https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/771/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cle-5-min-3-odorizzi-fades-busenitz-blows-it-r7180/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Odorizzi: 55 Game Score, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB, 56.4% strikes (53 of 94 pitches) Home Runs: Adrianza (6), Sano (13) Multi-Hit Games: None WPA of 0.1 or higher: Adrianza .218, Odorizzi .103 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Kepler -.116, Busenitz -.416 Odorizzi’s third t...7180Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-cle-3-astudillo-gets-first-homer-mauer-scores-1000th-run-r7177/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Starting Pitcher: 45 Game Score, 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 2 BB, 59.6% strikes (56 of 94 pitches) Home Runs: Astudillo (1) Multi-Hit Games: Rosario (3-for-5, 2B), Grossman (2-for-3, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Grossman .356, Rogers .261, Hildenberger .216, Rosario .171...7177Thu, 30 Aug 2018 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/awkward-decisions-r7176/Let's start with Joe Mauer. Mauer has been climbing toward the top of franchise record books this season. Most recently, he became the third Twin ever to reach 1,000 runs scored, days after passing Rod Carew for second on the all-time hits list. As the 35-year-old checks off these estimable accomp...7176Thu, 30 Aug 2018 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-roundtable-grading-the-front-office-r7173/Nick Nelson Short-term planning is hard sometimes. No one could have predicted last offseason that returning core players like Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano and Ervin Santana — as well as new additions like Lance Lynn, Logan Morrison and Addison Reed — would collectively contribute so little in 2018 a...7173Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cle-8-min-1-where-did-the-runs-go-r7174/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Starting Pitcher: 39 Game Score, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 3 BB, 58.3% strikes (60 of 103 pitches) Home Runs: Cave (7) Multi-Hit Games: Mauer (2-for-4, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: None WPA of -0.1 or lower: Rosario -.101, Gibson -.126 Kyle Gibson didn’t give up much lo...7174Wed, 29 Aug 2018 02:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-st-paul-saints-about-to-break-championship-drought-r7172/That was the last time the Saints have won a league championship. In fact, that league, the Northern League, is no longer in existence, as St. Paul is now a part of the American Association. Since joining the association in 2006, the Saints have made five trips to the playoffs, reaching the champi...7172Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-magill-making-his-improbable-case-r7171/During the offseason, the Twins were quite active in the free agent market. They signed Fernando Rodney, Zach Duke, Addison Reed, Lance Lynn and Logan Morrison to major league deals. In addition, they signed the likes of Ryan LaMarre, Gregorio Petit, Bobby Wilson, Jordan Pacheco, Myles Jaye, Nick...7171Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-386-summer-breeze-r7169/7169Mon, 27 Aug 2018 03:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-mauer-passes-carew-r7167/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/20 through Sun, 8/26 *** Record Last Week: 2-5 (Overall: 61-69) Run Differential Last Week: -16 (Overall: -37) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (13.0 GB) HIGHLIGHTS On Friday night, Joe Mauer notched his 2,086th career hit, surpassing Rod Carew for second p...7167Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/oak-6-min-2-austin-goes-deep-twice-in-loss-r7166/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Berrios: 43 Game Score, 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 0 BB, 63.8% strikes (60 of 94 pitches) Home Runs: Austin 2 (14) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-3), Austin (2-for-4, 2 HR) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Austin .164 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Garver -.119, Grossman -.142, Magill -....7166Sun, 26 Aug 2018 21:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hall-of-famers-on-and-off-the-field-r7165/There are a lot of similarities between Jim Thome and Joe Mauer, though they may not be obvious at first glance. Sure, Mauer has been mostly a singles and doubles hitter, batting for high average while Thome knocked over 600 home runs in his career. Mauer is long and lean while Thome is power-pac...7165Sun, 26 Aug 2018 06:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/oak-6-min-2-gonsalves-gets-burned-on-mistake-pitch-r7163/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Gonsalves: 32 Game Score, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 4 BB, 53.3% strikes (48 of 90 pitches) Home Runs: Sano (12), Austin (12) Multi-Hit Games: Mauer (2-for-5), Austin (2-for-4, HR) WPA of 0.1 or higher: None WPA of -0.1 or lower: Kepler -.106, Gonsalves -.148, Rosario...7163Sun, 26 Aug 2018 02:47:00 +0000