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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/733/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>NYY 4, MIN 1: Twins Fizzle, Bronx Drizzles</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nyy-4-min-1-twins-fizzle-bronx-drizzles-r7762/</link><description>Box Score
Pineda: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 63.2% strikes (60 of 95 pitches)
Home Runs: None
Multi-Hit Games: Gonzalez (2-for-4)
WPA of +0.1: None
WPA of -0.1: Adrianza -.127, Pineda -200

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The Twins rotation has been on fire lately. Well, pretty much everybody excep...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7762</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 23:21:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily's Weekly Review 4/28-5/4</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily39s-weekly-review-428-54-r7760/</link><description>Stories
I count 28 stories on Twins Daily last week, which is remarkable, but we&#x2019;re happy to have more. Among contributing writers, Cody Christie and Ted Schwerzer led the field in views again, but Andrew Thares pushed his way into the third spot, just ahead of Steve Lein. I&#x2019;m also very happy to n...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7760</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 15:53:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 7, NYY 3: Curse This</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-nyy-3-curse-this-r7758/</link><description>Box Score
Odorizzi: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 65.0% strikes (65 of 100 pitches)
Home Runs: Garver (6), Cron (6), Cruz (7)
Multi-Hit Games: Garver (3-for-5, HR), Schoop (2-for 3), Buxton (2-for-4, 2B)
WPA of +0.1: Odorizzi .316, Garver .215
WPA of -0.1: None

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It&#x2019;s only on...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7758</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 20:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>NYY 6, MIN 3: All Too Familiar at Yankee Stadium</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nyy-6-min-3-all-too-familiar-at-yankee-stadium-r7755/</link><description>Box Score
Gibson: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 61.0% strikes (61 of 100 pitches)
Home Runs: Cruz (6)
Multi-Hit Games: Gonzalez (2-for-4)
WPA of +0.1: None
WPA of -0.1: Kepler -.139, Adrianza -.178, Gibson -.244

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The Twins current record is still tied for their best since 2001...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7755</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>On Slaying Stupid Dynasties</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-slaying-stupid-dynasties-r7754/</link><description>From 1936 through 1964, the Yankees failed to win the American League pennant just seven times, meaning they were in the World Series twenty-two times in twenty-nine years. But in 1964, there were indications that the end was near. Entering a series with the first place Twins immediately prior to...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7754</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Martin Perez Now a Cut Above</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/martin-perez-now-a-cut-above-r7748/</link><description>Coming into 2019 Perez had a five-pitch mix featuring a fastball, sinker, changeup, slider, and a curveball. He flipped those offerings with velocities ranging from 78 mph all the way up to 93 mph. As a starter, things weren&#x2019;t all that impressive in 2018, but late work out of the pen seemed to ca...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7748</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 8, HOU 2: Twins Win! Take Season Series vs Astros!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-hou-2-twins-win33-take-season-series-vs-astros33-r7750/</link><description><![CDATA[Box Score
Berrios: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 77.3% strikes (68 of 88 pitches)
Home Runs: Castro (3)
Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-3, 2B&amp;3B), Gonzalez (2-3), Schoop (2-4), Castro (2-4, 2B&amp;HR)
WPA of +0.1: Castro .267, Berrios .136, Schoop .102
WPA of -0.1: None

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Jos...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">7750</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 20:34:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota's Rotation: Better than Advertised?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota39s-rotation-better-than-advertised-r7747/</link><description>Gibson&#x2019;s Pending Free Agency
Kyle Gibson is a free agent at season&#x2019;s end. Don&#x2019;t shout that too loud in Twins circles. The man Minnesota took ahead of Mike Trout is headed for free agency and he might just be coming into his own. Among qualifying pitchers, only Jose Berrios ranked higher on the tea...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7747</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 12:52:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Minor League Report (5/1): Williams Crushes Nightcap, Rijo Smooth Early</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-51-williams-crushes-nightcap-rijo-smooth-early-r7746/</link><description>TRANSACTIONS
Fort Myers Miracle
RHP Bailey Ober placed on the seven-day IL with a right ulnar nerve subluxation
RED WINGS REPORT
Scranton/WB 8, Rochester 6
Box Score
Zack Littell got the start for Rochester tonight and turned in seven innings of strong work. Fanning seven while walking two and all...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7746</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 6, HOU 2: MARTIN! MARTIN! MARTIN!</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-hou-2-martin33-martin33-martin33-r7745/</link><description>Box Score
Perez: 8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 66.0% strikes (66 of 100 pitches)
Home Runs: Schoop (5)
Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-4), Cruz (2-for-4, 2B)
WPA of +0.1: Perez .347, Schoop .157
WPA of -0.1: None

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Perez continued to feature the cutter tonight, he threw 45 am...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7745</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 03:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Finer Points: Options, part two (The Fourth Option)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finer-points-options-part-two-the-fourth-option-r7741/</link><description>You've been led all along your whole life to believe to that there were only three options available to be used on players. And, yet, here we are, after all of these years, telling you it isn't entirely true.
On my power ranking of lists of things that aren't true and how it changes your lives, th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7741</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>HOU 11, MIN 0: Completely Dominated</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hou-11-min-0-completely-dominated-r7743/</link><description>Box Score
Pineda: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 65.3% strikes (64 of 98 pitches)
Home Runs: None
Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-3, 2B, BB)
WPA of +0.1: None
WPA of -0.1: Cruz -.127, Pineda -.164

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This game actually got off to a very encouraging start for the Twins. After Mic...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7743</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 03:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
