https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/659/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-729-rich-hill-debut-for-twins-against-cardinals-r9617/LAST GAME RECAP MIN 6, STL 3: Donaldson Breaks Out, Early Offense Leads to Another Twins Win QUESTION OF THE DAY What has been your favorite Player’s Weekend nickname? TODAY Cardinals at Twins, 7:10 pm CT Betting Lines: MIN -1.5, -185, 10.0 O/U Twins: Rich Hill, LHP (info below via Baseball Savan...9617Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/9-thoughts-from-9-innings-of-a-home-opening-win-r9622/1st Inning: Making Martínez Sweat The bottom of the first was not a great showing for the Twins offense. They missed some big opportunities. Nelson Cruz popped out to foul territory on a 2-0 count with two in scoring position, and later Mitch Garver grounded out to third on 3-1 with the bases jui...9622Wed, 29 Jul 2020 03:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-stl-3-donaldson-breaks-out-early-offense-leads-to-another-twins-win-r9621/Box Score Bailey: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Polanco (1), Donaldson (1) Top 3 WPA: Bailey .131, Polanco .122, Sanó .093 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): With former Twins behind the backstop watching the Bomba Squad play their home opener, they got off to a hot start. Homer Ba...9621Wed, 29 Jul 2020 02:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/paving-a-path-women-in-baseball-kate-townley-r9616/While women are vastly underrepresented throughout the game, it’s also worth noting that talented individuals are present in virtually every organization. The Minnesota Twins aren’t an exception here. Kate Townley was immediately offered up as someone to highlight and having been a part of Twins T...9616Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-reasons-nelson-cruz-is-a-good-bet-to-win-the-al-mvp-r9613/So far, so good. Cruz’s season is only three games old but he’s managed to make the most of it. Cruz is leading the American League in fWAR (at 0.6 he’s over halfway to his 1.1 fWAR ZiPS projection), home runs (3), RBI (10), and wOBA (.801). Again, it’s a very small sample size, but we’re also dea...9613Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2020-twins-player-walkup-music-published-r9618/Let us know what you think - and what your walkup music would be - below.9618Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bomba-hunting-tracking-down-minnesota%E2%80%99s-home-runs-with-dustin-morse-r9615/For Dustin Morse, collecting each of the team’s home run balls in Chicago was not “premeditated.” However, the first pitch of the season put in place some historic moments for the Twins in their first series of the year. Bomba 1: Kepler’s First Pitch Minnesota’s season started with a bang as Max K...9615Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-728-homer-bailey-to-start-home-opener-vs-cardinals-buxton-batting-9th-r9612/LAST GAME RECAP MIN 14, CHW 2: Lineup Flexes Early to Aid Maeda in Victorious Twins Debut QUESTION OF THE DAY Do you have any home opener traditions you’re going to maintain? TODAY Cardinals at Twins, 7:10 pm CT Betting Lines: MIN -1.5, -127, 10.0 O/U Twins: Homer Bailey, RHP (info below via Base...9612Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-bench-players-demonstrate-minnesota%E2%80%99s-depth-r9608/Jake Cave, OF Byron Buxton’s injury is one of the biggest reasons Cave was given the opportunity to play in two of the team’s first three games. He certainly made his presence felt in Sunday’s game by cracking a first inning grand slam that put the Twins on the way to a blowout win. For the series...9608Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/luis-arraez-shows-some-slug-r9610/Last season, Luis Arraez hit .334, showing an extraordinary feel for contact, a disciplined approach, and the uncanny ability to find open spaces in the defense where he could turn batted balls into hits. However, the weakness that kept him from becoming a higher-profile prospect during his time i...9610Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-overreactions-from-opening-weekend-r9611/1. Kenta Maeda is the Twins’ Best Offseason Addition Although most of Monday’s headlines surrounded Nelson Cruz, Kenta Maeda quietly dominated the White Sox in his first outing as a Twin yesterday, striking out six in five innings. The pitching on both Friday and Saturday toed the line of disaste...9611Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/join-twins-daily39s-postgame-pint-tonight-after-the-home-opener-r9614/John Bonnes will be attempting to moderate Twins Daily's writers and the virtual crowd on our Zoom event. We'll celebrate, commiserate and and take your questions, both via chat or voice. We want the Twins Daily community to drive the discussion. We’re trying something new, and we want you to join...9614Mon, 27 Jul 2020 19:25:00 +0000