https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/658/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cle-2-min-0-shane-bieber-is-a-cheat-code-r9630/Box Score Berrios: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Donaldson -.154, Polanco -.118, Sano -.110 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): With Jose Berrios and Shane Bieber taking the hill, a low scoring affair could be expected, and that’s exactly what we got. Berrios’s st...9630Fri, 31 Jul 2020 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/early-report-on-eddie-rosario39s-plate-discipline-r9629/Up to this point in his career, Eddie Rosario has taken a lot of flack for being a free-swinger who bails out pitchers by swinging at pitches out of the zone. He would frequently find himself in pitcher’s counts, and consistently kill rallies by popping up the first pitch of an at-bat after the p...9629Fri, 31 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fans-welcomed-back-to-target-field-r9628/After a long and arduous battle over financials and restart principles leading up to Opening Day, we’ve finally got a level of consistency and schedule from Major League Baseball. Despite the best efforts of the Miami Marlins attempting to bring the league to its knees, virtually every other team...9628Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-730-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-vs-shane-bieber-r9627/LAST NIGHT’S GAME RECAP MIN 3, STL 0: Hill Pitches 5 Shutout Innings in Twins Debut TODAY Twins vs. Cleveland, 6:07 pm CT Betting Lines: CLE -1.5, -106, 8.5 O/U Twins: José Berríos, RHP Berríos had a disappointing 2020 debut, giving up five runs over four innings while striking out just one batt...9627Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-stl-0-hill-pitches-5-shutout-innings-in-twins-debut-r9626/Box Score Hill: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Rosario (1) Top 3 WPA: Hill .281, Cruz .123, Rosario .064 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Rich Hill finally made his first start in a Twins uniform, after being scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday. For Twins fans who didn’...9626Thu, 30 Jul 2020 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-may-and-the-next-adjustment-r9625/May has always been a cerebral hurler, as interested in the craft and the theory of pitching as in the sheer force of his fastball or the filthiness of his changeup. Through a career interrupted repeatedly by injuries, May fought to find the best possible blend of pitches to suit his talents, inc...9625Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/first-impressions-from-each-al-central-team-r9623/Minnesota Twins: They are who we thought they were. Entering today the Twins are 3-1 with an offense that picked up right from 2019 and a pitching staff that seems improved. The “Bomba Squad” has already racked up the homers with Nelson Cruz leading the way. Luis Arraez is going to hit .400 and Ja...9623Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-new-nemesis-has-joined-the-al-central-r9619/For years, the Minnesota Twins were haunted by Detroit Tigers corner infielder, Miguel Cabrera. Over his career, Miguel has posted a .313 batting average with an OPS of .944 against the Minnesota Twins. Cabrera seemed to put that fear of God into you that comes from truly the best players. He gave...9619Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000