https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/737/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-421-tigers-and-tiger-r7685/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_421_Tigers_and_Tiger_2019-04-14.mp37685Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-det-4-berrios-figures-it-out-bullpen-barely-hangs-on-r7683/Box Score Berrios: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 67.3% strikes Home Runs: Cron (1), Rosario (3) Multi-Hit Games: Rosario (3-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Polanco (2-for-4), Cruz (2-for-4, R), Garver (2-for-3, 2 2B, BB, R), Buxton (2-for-4, 2B, RBI) WPA of +0.1: Hildenberger .283, Rogers .172, Cron...7683Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-det-3-bats-quiet-bullpen-hangs-on-r7681/Box Score Pineda: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 76.0% strikes (73 of 96 pitches) Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Rosario (2-for-4, 2 RBI) WPA of +0.1: Parker .170, Buxton .132, Rogers .124, Kepler .101 WPA of -0.1: Cron -.140 (chart via FanGraphs) At first glance this doesn’t appear to be all t...7681Sat, 13 Apr 2019 21:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-metrodome-friday39s-game-39would-have-been-played-period39-r7677/RandBall’s Stu: This freak April blizzard caused the Twins to postpone Friday evening’s game well over 24 hours before the scheduled first pitch. Metrodome: Huh. Is that right? RS: You sound like you’re being sarcastic. MD: You know what would have happened if the game was in the Metrodome? RS: I...7677Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-twins-mainstay-dying-before-our-eyes-r7678/Across major league baseball, the shift is now commonplace in an attempt to get batters out. Every team does it, and in fact, Minnesota is an organization that employs it at one of the highest clips. With the shift on, your goal is to downplay the strengths of an opposing batter. It’s less about w...7678Fri, 12 Apr 2019 00:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nym-9-min-6-forever-of-a-5th-inning-r7674/Box Score Odorizzi: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 57.7% strikes Home Runs: Garver (3) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-4, 2B), Schoop (3-for-4, 2B) WPA of +0.1: Odorizzi .168, Kepler .126 WPA of -0.1: Astudillo -.110, Hildenberger -.120, Vasquez -.414 (chart via FanGraphs) That rough fifth inning...7674Thu, 11 Apr 2019 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-14-nym-8-beating-the-best-r7673/Box Score Gibson: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 53.6% strikes Home Runs: Garver 2 (2), Rosario (2), Schoop 2 (2), Polanco (2) Multi-Hit Games: Garver (4-for-5, 2 HR), Polanco (3-for-5, 3B, HR), Schoop (2-for-5, 2 HR), Rosario (2-for-4, 2B, HR, BB), Buxton (2-for-5, 2 2B) WPA of +0.1: .184 Garver,...7673Wed, 10 Apr 2019 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tyler-austin-traded-to-san-francisco-r7669/Heading into this offseason, it appeared Austin had the inside track at the starting first base gig. His overall batting line of .236/.294/.488 (.782 OPS) was uneven, but there's never been any questioning his power. Well, a C.J. Cron waiver claim and Nelson Cruz free agent signing later and Austi...7669Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-road-warriors-r7667/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/1 through Sun, 4/7 *** Record Last Week: 3-2 (Overall: 5-3) Run Differential Last Week: -1 (Overall: +6) Standing: 3rd Place in AL Central (1 GB) Willians Watch: 4-for-12 last week (Season AVG: .500) Before we get underway with this week's column, a few ho...7667Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-420-all-astudillo-all-the-time-r7666/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Final_Final_Show.mp3?dest-id=745907666Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/phi-2-min-1-kepler-stays-hot-hoskins-pops-deciding-homer-r7665/Box Score Berrios: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 65.3% strikes (64 of 98) Home Runs: Kepler (3) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-4, HR), Gonzalez (2-for-4) WPA of +0.1: Kepler .130 WPA of -0.1: Schoop -.120, Cron -.126 (chart via FanGraphs) This game got off to a tremendous start for the Twins, as...7665Sun, 07 Apr 2019 20:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-phi-2-twins-find-power-stroke-slug-3-homers-in-victory-r7663/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Box Score Pineda: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 63.8% strikes (51 of 80 pitches) Home Runs: Kepler (2), Astudillo (1), Rosario (1) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-5, HR) WPA of +0.1: Rogers .137, Buxton .121, Pineda .114, Hildenberger .106, Kepler .103 WPA of -0.1: C...7663Sat, 06 Apr 2019 21:02:00 +0000