https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/785/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-tor-0-berrios-hurls-gem-twins-get-second-straight-shutout-r7770/Box Score Berrios: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 70.6% strikes (65 of 92 pitches) Home Runs: Mitch Garver (7) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-5, 2B), Garver (3-3, HR) WPA of +0.1: Berrios .418, Garver .235 WPA of -0.1: Cruz -.168, Schoop -.114 (Chart via FanGraphs) After a couple of starts in a row whe...7770Wed, 08 May 2019 02:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/aggressiveness-in-a-new-area-for-twins-r7769/As of Tuesday, Wes Johnson’s staff is sending first-pitch strikes into the zone at a 62.1% rate. That’s ninth in all of baseball, and fourth in the American League. Right now, the major league average sits at 60.6%, and it’s a far cry from where this team has been previously. A year ago, Minnesota...7769Tue, 07 May 2019 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-tor-0-perez-impresses-bats-bounce-stroman-early-r7767/Box Score Perez: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 64.7% strikes (66 of 102 pitches) Home Runs: Castro (4), Rosario (12), Polanco (6) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (3-for-4, 2B, HR, BB), Cruz (3-for-5), Castro (2-for-3, HR), Schoop (2-for-4, 2 2B) WPA of +0.1: Perez .216, Castro .153 WPA of -0.1: None (c...7767Tue, 07 May 2019 02:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-will-sano%E2%80%99s-return-impact-the-roster-r7766/Marwin’s Struggles Marwin Gonzalez has been getting most of the playing time at third base with Sano out of the line-up. Entering play on Monday, he is hitting .204/.271/.286 with four extra-base hits in 98 at-bats. These are far below his career totals (.261/.316/.414). One has to wonder if his l...7766Mon, 06 May 2019 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-424-are-the-twins-for-real-r7764/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_424_Are_the_Twins_for_real.mp3?dest-id=745907764Mon, 06 May 2019 03:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-battery-power-r7763/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/29 through Sun, 5/5 *** Record Last Week: 4-3 (Overall: 20-12) Run Differential Last Week: +0 (Overall: +25) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (2.0 GA) Willians Watch: DNP last week :-( Quick housekeeping: Adalberto Mejia was placed on IL with a calf injur...7763Mon, 06 May 2019 00:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nyy-4-min-1-twins-fizzle-bronx-drizzles-r7762/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 (chart via FanGraphs) The Twins rotation has been on fire lately. Well, pretty much everybody excep...7762Sun, 05 May 2019 23:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily39s-weekly-review-428-54-r7760/Stories I count 28 stories on Twins Daily last week, which is remarkable, but we’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’m also very happy to n...7760Sun, 05 May 2019 15:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-nyy-3-curse-this-r7758/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 (chart via FanGraphs) It’s only on...7758Sat, 04 May 2019 20:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nyy-6-min-3-all-too-familiar-at-yankee-stadium-r7755/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 Chart via FanGraphs The Twins current record is still tied for their best since 2001...7755Sat, 04 May 2019 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/on-slaying-stupid-dynasties-r7754/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...7754Fri, 03 May 2019 03:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/martin-perez-now-a-cut-above-r7748/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’t all that impressive in 2018, but late work out of the pen seemed to ca...7748Thu, 02 May 2019 23:00:00 +0000