https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/635/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-twins-alds-preview-which-starting-rotation-has-the-edge-r9924/In Game 1 on Tuesday, Kenta Maeda will oppose Zack Greinke. That’s a pretty classic matchup, featuring veterans with ample postseason experience and the ability to dominate when they’re in command of their full arsenal. The numbers say Maeda is better than Greinke right now, though, and in watchi...9924Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-reasons-why-this-twins-team-is-different-r9923/On each of those teams we have always been able to look back and see what went wrong in the Postseason that brought what were promising seasons to a sudden halt. However, this Twins team is constructed in a new mold, that differs drastically from those in years past. So, here are five reasons why...9923Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-stealing-the-central-r9922/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/21 through Sun, 9/27 *** Record Last Week: 3-2 (Overall: 36-24) Run Differential Last Week: -1 (Overall: +55) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central Bomba Counter: 91 Three weeks ago in this column, when I was recapping a week in which Byron Buxton and Josh D...9922Mon, 28 Sep 2020 02:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cin-5-min-3-twins-lose-in-extras-win-division-r9921/Box Score Hill: 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Romo -.394, Cruz -.230, Rosario -.202 Chicago Drama No matter what the Twins did, a White Sox loss guaranteed them the division. So when the Cubs took a 6-0 lead over the Sox in the second inning of their game this after...9921Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ain39t-their-first-rodeo-the-perfect-storm-of-seasoned-playoff-veterans-r9920/It was a sight that no baseball fan wants to see. Highly-touted prospect Edwar Colina had just exited his major league debut in a tight game against the Cincinnati Reds; and it wasn’t pretty. Recording just one out, Colina surrendered three runs on four hits and walked two, putting the nail in the...9920Sun, 27 Sep 2020 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-927-one-more-big-game-before-the-playoffs-r9919/TODAY Reds @ Twins: 2:10 CT Twins Starter: Rich Hill, RHP 3.27 ERA Rich Hill will potentially make his final start in a Twins uniform today. He has been pretty much exactly what the Twins were hoping, and they will be asking for one more solid start to close out the season. In seven starts this ye...9919Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-cin-3-arr%C3%A1ez-and-shine-r9918/Box Score Pineda: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Arráez .238, Gonzalez .094, Kepler .074 Rocco Baldelli said earlier this week that Michael Pineda was going to be the Twins starting pitcher in an eventual Game 3 of the Wild Card series, whomever they face. Even though the...9918Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forecasting-sano-in-october-r9914/2020 has been a tale of three seasons, or rather three streaks. The first was a brutal cold streak. Sano spent much of his early summer quarantined in a room in his home with an asymptomatic COVID diagnosis. While the virus didn’t take its toll on his body, his ramp up time was affected. He opene...9914Sun, 27 Sep 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-926-twins-look-to-slow-streaking-castillo-maintain-lead-in-division-r9917/LAST NIGHT’S RECAP CIN 7, MIN 2: Twins Lose Game, Donaldson, Buxton SEE ALSO Records the Twins Can Set This Weekend If These Three Excel, the Twins Will Go Far This October Taking a Temperature Reading of the Twins Bats Heading Into October This Season Is a Culmination of the Front Office's Succe...9917Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cin-7-min-2-twins-lose-game-donaldson-buxton-r9916/Box Score Berríos: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Berríos -.177, Gonzalez -.160, Sanó -.126 Donaldson, Buxton Exit Josh Donaldson didn’t take the field with his teammates to start the second inning. He was removed due to what the Twins say is a right calf cramp, they’re...9916Sat, 26 Sep 2020 03:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/records-the-twins-can-set-this-weekend-r9913/Best Home Winning Percentage Minnesota enters the weekend with the highest home winning percentage in baseball history. The Twins enter play on Friday with a 23-5 record at home, which calculates out to a .821 home winning percentage. In 1932, the Yankees went 60-15 at home and finished with an .8...9913Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/if-these-three-excel-the-twins-will-go-far-this-october-r9912/3. Miguel Sanó Sanó’s 2020 season has been a rollercoaster, as it sometimes can be with him. He hit .140 with a .632 OPS over his first 18 games, frequently swinging through centercut fastballs and striking out at a (even for his standards) ridiculously high rate. Over his next 19 games ranging fr...9912Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:00:00 +0000