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The Saints game on May 8, 2005 set a record for the earliest start time for a professional game, with the first pitch thrown at 5:35 a.m. The promotion was centered around Mother&#x2019;s Day, and drew a crowd of 2,253 to Midway Stadium. One of the giveaways was free cereal....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6964</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 01:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Front Office Flop for the Twins?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/front-office-flop-for-the-twins-r6963/</link><description>When searching for answers, the Twins could build an extensive laundry list of things that haven&#x2019;t gone their way. Two of the most integral figures when it comes to defining future success aren&#x2019;t currently on the big-league roster (despite being healthy), the staff ace of a season ago (along with...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6963</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 21:40:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Twins 2018 MLB Draft Signing Tracker</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2018-mlb-draft-signing-tracker-r6864/</link><description>For this year&#x2019;s draft the Twins had a total bonus pool of $5.93 million, which can be divvied up among each of their picks in the first ten rounds. Additionally, if any pick after round ten signs for more than $125K the amount of money they exceed it by comes out of the Twins total bonus pool.
Bel...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6864</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 06:17:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIL 3, MIN 2: Pushing Against a Stone</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mil-3-min-2-pushing-against-a-stone-r6960/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Jose Berrios: 44 Game Score, 7.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB, 61.9% strikes
Bullpen: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Lineup: 1-for-8 w/RISP, 4 LOB
WPA of 0.1 or higher: Polanco .195
WPA of -0.1 or lower: Kepler -.222, Garver -.113, Cave -.110

The Twins have been an ugly combinatio...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6960</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 23:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIL 2, MIN 0: Strikeouts Galore</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mil-2-min-0-strikeouts-galore-r6958/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Jake Odorizzi: 51 Game Score, 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 9 K, 4 BB, 61.5% strikes
Bullpen: 3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 7 K, 0 BB
Lineup: 0-for-5 w/RISP, 8 LOB
Bottom three per WPA: Jake Cave -.118, Max Kepler -.111, Bobby Wilson -.105

As you can probably tell from that intro, if you di...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6958</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 00:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIL 6, MIN 5: Oh, That Rodney Experience</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mil-6-min-5-oh-that-rodney-experience-r6955/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Kyle Gibson: 35 Game Score, 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB, 62.8% strikes
Bullpen: 4.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 2 BB
Lineup: 2-for-8 w/RISP, 5 LOB
Bottom three per WPA: Zach Littell -.355, Fernando Rodney -.286, Bobby Wilson -.135

We had a good run without having to deal wi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6955</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Time to Trade Kyle Gibson Is Now</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-time-to-trade-kyle-gibson-is-now-r6953/</link><description>Kyle Gibson has looked like a new and improved pitcher in 2018. Not only has Gibson dropped his ERA to a level lower than it has ever been, but he is also striking out batters at a much higher rate than he ever has. So far this year, Gibson has struck out 23.3 percent of batters that he has faced...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6953</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 376: Is It Over?]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-376-is-it-over-r6950/</link><description><![CDATA[http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/7-1_COMPLETE.mp3?dest-id=74590
Sponsored by Bye, Goff &amp; Rohde, Pick and Shovel, Mack Weldon and Harry's Razors.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">6950</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Cooked</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-cooked-r6949/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 6/25 through Sun, 7/1



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Record Last Week: 1-5 (Overall: 35-45)



Run Differential Last Week: -18 (Overall: -34)



Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (8.0 GB)


HIGHLIGHTS
This might have been the worst week of baseball the Twins have put forth all year (really sayin...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6949</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 01:36:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Saints First Half Recap Includes 1000-Win Club Honor</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/saints-first-half-recap-includes-1000-win-club-honor-r6947/</link><description>Moving On Up
Three Saints have had their contracts purchased so far in the 2018 season. Vinny Nitolli, starting for the first time in his career, got off to a great start. In five starts, Nitolli went 3-2, with a 3.21 ERA before getting his contract purchased by Saltillo of the Mexican League on J...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6947</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:22:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CHC 11, MIN 10: Epic Comeback Falls Short</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chc-11-min-10-epic-comeback-falls-short-r6948/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Current record:
Lance Lynn: 8 Game Score, 1.2 IP, 7 ER, 1 K, 3 BB, 53.2% strikes
Bullpen: 6.1IP, 4 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
Lineup: 5-for-13 w/RISP, 11 LOB
Top three per WPA: Garver .100, Cave .090, Dozier .080

The Twins got the scoring started in the top of the second inning...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6948</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:39:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CHC 14, MIN 9: It&#x2019;s Not the Heat, it&#x2019;s ... Actually, It Is the Heat This Time</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chc-14-min-9-it%E2%80%99s-not-the-heat-it%E2%80%99s-actually-it-is-the-heat-this-time-r6944/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Adalberto Mejia: 35 Game Score, 4.0 IP, 4 ER, 1 K, 3 BB, 60.8% strikes
Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 10 ER, 4 K, 4 BB
Lineup: 3-for-10 w/RISP, 7 LOB
WPA of .1 or higher: Rosario .266, Mauer .174, Adrianza .130, Astudillo .128, Wilson .101
WPA of -.1 or lower: Hildenberger -.401,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6944</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2018 22:36:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
