https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/639/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-4-min-3-donaldson-ejection-steals-the-show-white-sox-take-series-r9878/Box Score Maeda: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Home Runs: Buxton 2 (12), Donaldson (5) Bottom 3 WPA: Romo -.371, Wisler -.164, Sanó -.150 Byron Buxton has been on a power display since his return from the IL. After his inside the park home run in game one of this series was taken away, Buxton has...9878Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gas-pedal-needs-to-be-pushed-for-twins-r9875/Because of the expanded Postseason field in 2020 there has been talk all year alluding to the muted significance behind the regular season. That’s more than a fair argument, although it didn’t stop the trade deadline from being a feeding frenzy. As Minnesota has tread water towards the top of the...9875Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kenta-maeda-is-everything-the-twins-needed-r9873/Madison Bumgarner used to be an ace. In fact, he is the exact type of specimen that fuels the term's modern mythology. His World Series performances are nothing short of legendary. They loom large in the minds of fans, and even front offices. The echoes of Bumgarner's long-removed ethos were enoug...9873Thu, 17 Sep 2020 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-chw-1-bullpen-shines-as-twins-beat-giolito-r9872/Box Score Odorizzi: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Rosario (11), Buxton (10), Sanó (12) Top 3 WPA: Stashak .159, Buxton .125, Odorizzi .120 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Roster Shuffling Before the game, the Twins optioned Randy Dobnak and Travis Blankenhorn in order to activat...9872Thu, 17 Sep 2020 03:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-916-flip-the-switch-in-the-windy-city-r9871/Yesteday's Game Recap CHW 6, MIN 2: White Hot-White Sox TODAY Twins (30-20) @ White Sox (32-16), 7:10 pm CDT Twins Starter: Jake Odorizzi, RHP 8.10 ERA Rocco Baldelli announced Tuesday night that Odorizzi will return from the 10-day IL to start Wednesday night’s game against Chicago. Odorizzi was...9871Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/travis-blankenhorn-makes-mlb-debut-doubles-r9870/Travis Blankenhorn began the 2019 season at High-A Ft. Myers. After just 15 games, he moved up to Double-A Pensacola where he hit .278 with 18 doubles and 18 homers in 93 games. In his time with the Blue Wahoos, he had the opportunity to see several of his teammates move up and eventually debut wi...9870Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-6-min-2-white-hot-white-sox-r9869/Box Score Dobnak: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Buxton (9) Bottom 3 WPA: Dobnak -.259, Sanó -.103, Jeffers -.079 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The Twins got another look at one of the strong young AL Central arms in Dane Dunning. Dunning was an often-overlooked secondary piece...9869Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/double-bubble-unraveling-mlb%E2%80%99s-new-playoff-format-r9866/Expanded Playoffs In the hours before the season began, MLB and the Players Association agreed to a deal that would expand the playoffs from 10-teams to 16-teams. This means more than half of baseball’s teams will qualify for postseason play. MLB did more than just add more teams and some of those...9866Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-problem-solved-through-infield-issues-r9865/Although the 2019 roster produced a record setting number of homers, adding Josh Donaldson to the mix this winter seemed like a no-brainer. Sano could slide across the diamond and Minnesota could use some of their available cash flow to lock down a superstar for the immediate future. He brings eve...9865Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/play-travis-blankenhorn-every-day-r9868/Blankenhorn, 24, was called up Monday to help the team weather its seemingly perpetual dearth of fully healthy, fully functioning hitters. He was 18th on our preseason list of the Twins’ top prospects, although national prospect publications tended to slot him a bit lower. Some injury issues contr...9868Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-915-bounce-back-against-chicago-r9867/Monday's Game One Recap: Twins Leave 15 Runners On Base TODAY Indians @ Twins, 7:10 pm CDT Twins Starter: Randy Dobnak, HP 3.61 ERA Dobnak has hit some expected regression over his last three starts. He has allowed at least five earned runs in two of them and he is still struggling to strike guys...9867Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/have-we-already-seen-the-best-of-max-kepler-r9859/While the Twins are undoubtably excited to have Kepler back from his 10-day IL stint after suffering a groin injury, his (albeit brief) 2020 campaign has looked less a leap into superstardom and more like pre-2019 breakout Kepler. His walk and strikeout percentages have remained very good, but hi...9859Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000