https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/704/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-820-cruz-leads-twins-offensive-explosion-r8290/Box Score Pineda: 7 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 79.5% strikes (70 of 88 pitches) Home Runs: Kepler (34), Cruz (33), Polanco (19) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2 for 5, 2B, HR), Cruz (4 for 5, 3 2B, HR), Rosario (2 for 5) WPA of +0.1: Cruz .347, Kepler .176 WPA of -0.1: None The pitchers were in control o...8290Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/6-reasons-why-the-twins-will-win-the-al-central-r8289/1. It's Building Not Chasing Let’s start with the basics. Minnesota isn’t coming back from anything. Sure, the lead was once 11.5 games, but the current lead doesn’t have “games back” tied to it. Rocco Baldelli’s club owns a two-game (three now, after Tuesday's action) lead over the Cleveland Indi...8289Wed, 21 Aug 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-819-twins-unable-to-mount-comeback-drop-series-opener-6-4-r8288/Box Score Gibson: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 66.7% strikes (66 of 99 pitches) Bullpen: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Polanco (18) Multi-Hit Games: Arraez (3-for-5, 2B), Rosario (3-for-5), Polanco (2-for-5, 2B, HR), Cruz (2-for-5), Sano (2-for-5), Cave (2-for-4, 2B) Bottom 3 WPA: Gibso...8288Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nelson-cruz-and-the-unlikely-quest-for-400-home-runs-r8286/Few Twins fans may be aware of the journey Cruz has taken to the 400-home run mark. In recent years, fans saw future Hall of Fame player Jim Thome collect his 600th home run in a Twins uniform. Thome was a different player than Cruz and fans might not fully appreciate what Cruz has been able to do...8286Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-with-cooper-and-matt-the-twins-stand-alone-again-r8284/8284Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-440-road-warriors-r8283/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_440.mp38283Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-miguel-sano-turned-his-season-around-r8282/Sano’s low point involved a frustrating pitch selection and inexplicable inability to make contact with fastballs. He would swing through low 90s center-cut fastballs or flail at a breaking ball that bounced in the left-handed batter’s box. To repair, the Twins and Sano focused on his hand path,...8282Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-back-on-top-r8280/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/12 through Sun, 8/18 *** Record Last Week: 5-1 (Overall: 76-48) Run Differential Last Week: +17 (Overall: +144) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (2.5 GA) Willians Watch: ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL It's been nearly two months since our guy Willians Astudillo pl...8280Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-818-polanco-leads-twins-over-lynn-in-texas-r8279/Box Score Perez: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 65% strikes (65 of 100 pitches) Bullpen: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-4), Adrianza (2-for-5) Top 3 WPA: Polanco .426, Castro .162, Gonzalez .130 Bottom 3 WPA: Cron -172, Rosario -.134, Cave -.131 Lance Lyn...8279Sun, 18 Aug 2019 22:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mitch-garver%E2%80%99s-other-big-improvement-r8277/During the offseason, and into spring training, we heard a lot about the work Twins Catching Coordinator Tanner Swanson, was putting in with Twins catchers to improve their defense behind the plate, specifically with regard to framing pitches in the strike zone. Mitch Garver was the main point of...8277Sun, 18 Aug 2019 15:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-817-twins-win-slugfest-in-texas-r8275/Box Score Berrios: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 62.0% strikes (57 of 92 pitches) Home Runs: Cron (20), Sano (23) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2 for 5, BB), Sano (3 for 6, HR), Polanco (3 for 5, BB), Gonzalez (3 for 5), Cron (2 for 4, HR), Cave (3 for 5) WPA of +0.1: Duffey .208, May .156, Gonzalez .1...8275Sun, 18 Aug 2019 04:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dear-future-rocco-r8272/Dear future Rocco, Twins Territory is grateful and maybe surprised by how good our team has been with you behind the wheel. We thank you for such a fun season, for putting together, alongside your coaching staff, the best offense in baseball and maybe one of the best of all time. So many smiles af...8272Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:20:00 +0000