https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/609/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-486-crushing-cleveland-r9644/* Listen Here *9644Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-cleveland-1-bullpen-dominates-as-twins-take-series-r9643/Box Score Home Runs: Garver (1) Top 3 WPA: Clippard .105, Wisler .084, Smeltzer/May/Romo .083 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): It was more of the same in the final game of the series against Cleveland. Just like we saw happening several times this week, the offense provided the early lead...9643Sun, 02 Aug 2020 21:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-82-tyler-clippard-to-open-bullpen-game-r9642/UPDATE We have a roster move: LAST NIGHT’S GAME RECAP Twins 3, Cleveland 0: Miguel Sanó Hits Pair of Bombas, Kenta Maeda Pitches 6 Shutout Innings TODAY Twins vs. Cleveland, 1:10 pm CT Betting Lines: MIN -1.5, -115, 9.0 O/U Twins: Tyler Clippard, RHP 2020: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Taking...9642Sun, 02 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bullpen-ready-when-needed-r9641/Going back a decade or more, the concept of Closer-by-Committee was met with disdain by many inside baseball circles. Meanwhile, the concept behind it was certainly sound. Use your best bullpen arms in the best positions for them to succeed. In other words, if your opponent has Mike Trout, Anthony...9641Sun, 02 Aug 2020 04:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-cleveland-0-miguel-san%C3%B3-hits-pair-of-bombas-kenta-maeda-pitches-6-shutout-innings-r9639/Box Score Maeda: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Home Runs: Sanó 2 (2), Rosario (2) Top 3 WPA: Maeda .344, Sanó .172, Rosadio .088 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): King Kenta Kenta Maeda continues to make Twins fans forget who they gave up to receive him (Brusdar who?). His six innings of wor...9639Sun, 02 Aug 2020 01:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-3-twins-have-started-the-strongest-r9638/3.) Alex Avila Big Al is conforming to his role quickly. Jason Castro had a respectable 101 OPS+ and 13 homers in 79 games for the Twins last year. Avila looks to be another formidable backup for Garver. He is 3-for-9 with a homer and a massively important, 2-out RBI single in Wednesday’s win ove...9638Sat, 01 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reviewing-a-week-of-twins-quotes-r9637/“I actually think they’re going to have a good team. I just think we’re a better team.” - Jake Cave on the White Sox Were you worried headed into Chicago? You shouldn’t have been. Not because the Sox are the team they’ve been for the last 7 years, but because the Twins are still better. While the...9637Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-81-will-maeda-pitch-into-the-6th-inning-alcala-up-littell-to-the-il-r9636/ROSTER MOVE Zack Littell has been placed on the 10-day Injured List and Jorge Alcala will take his place. https://twitter.com/Twins/status/1289657762683576320 LAST NIGHT’S GAME RECAP Twins 4, Cleveland 1: Dobnak Delivers 5 Shutout Innings TODAY Twins vs. Cleveland, 6:10 pm CT Betting Lines: MIN -...9636Sat, 01 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-cleveland-1-dobnak-delivers-5-shutout-innings-r9635/Box Score Starter: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Kepler (3), Avila (1) Top 3 WPA: Dobnak .213, Rosario .106, Kepler .078 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Bats back up Dobnak’s solid start early Minnesota sent out a lefty-filled lineup to try to get to Indians starter Mike Cleving...9635Sat, 01 Aug 2020 03:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/getting-to-starters-early-will-be-imperative-for-the-minnesota-twins-r9631/Chicago’s Gio Gonzalez also went 3.2 innings, but his came following starter Reynaldo López who was knocked out after just two-thirds of an inning. Here’s another number for you – 26. That’s the number of earned runs those five pitchers gave up in their combined 15.1 innings facing Twins hitters....9631Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-731-twins-vs-cleveland-still-on-the-schedule-at-least-for-now-r9634/It’s possible tonight’s game gets postponed. These positive tests, just like in the real world, can have a domino effect. Multiple Miami Marlins players testing positive after leaving Philadelphia caused the Phillies-Yankees series to be postponed. Even the Phillies-Blue Jays series that was sche...9634Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/multiple-st-louis-cardinals-test-positive-for-covid-19-r9633/The Cardinals completed a two-game series with the Twins on Wednesday, and their current opponent, the Cleveland Indians, used the same visiting facilities yesterday that the Cardinals used Wednesday. At the very least this suggests that some portion of the Twins’ series versus Cleveland is in jeo...9633Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:34:00 +0000