https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/839/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-kc-5-rosario-drives-in-4-hildenberger-holds-it-together-r6070/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) The Twins had built an early 5-1 lead but saw that advantage slip. Ervin Santana wasn’t in top form, giving up four runs over five innings, but Hildenberger got this game back on track. Tyler Duffey and Taylor Rogers made a bit of a mess in the seventh inning, comb...6070Sat, 09 Sep 2017 04:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-kc-2-comeback-complete-r6067/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) Jorge Polanco … the team’s No. 3 hitter tonight … the guy who has an OPS over 1.000 since the start of August … was asked to bunt with no outs in the eighth. The Twins would end up not scoring. The very next inning, however, Polanco was given a chance to hit and de...6067Fri, 08 Sep 2017 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/escobar-proving-invaluable-for-minnesota-r6065/Since coming to Minnesota, the utility player has been worth 3.8 fWAR over the past five years. While that’s hardly anything to get excited about, it’s the smaller things that he brings to the club that make all of the difference. Despite being out of position at times, he has played every positio...6065Fri, 08 Sep 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twinsroyals-97715pm-r6064/1. Kansas City – With an estimated population of 481,420, it is the largest city in Missouri with St. Louis coming in 2nd. It isn’t an accident that the two major population centers of Missouri are tucked closely to the eastern and western borders; it is because everybody needs to be able to aband...6064Thu, 07 Sep 2017 11:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brian-dozier-is-taking-the-lead-r6063/"Leadership" has always been an ambiguous term in pro sports. It's one of those intangible, immeasurable factors that is impossible to quantify. But no one can deny its import, especially on a team full of inexperienced players still learning how to be big-leaguers. Many in and around the organiza...6063Thu, 07 Sep 2017 04:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-10-tb-6-twins-prevail-thanks-to-big-error-r6061/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) Brian Dozier got things started with a leadoff home run. He now has 29 homers, which is the second-most in his career. The Rays answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning, but Ehire Adrianza put the Twins back on top with a three-run homer in the...6061Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mauer39s-renaissance-season-r6057/The Dark Ages Mauer moved to first base but his offense didn't follow him to his new position. His poor play corresponded with some of the worst seasons in Twins history. This made him an easy target for fans looking for someone to blame for the team's poor results on the field. While many would c...6057Wed, 06 Sep 2017 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tb-2-min-1-too-little-too-late-r6058/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) The Twins sure ran into Jake Odorizzi at the wrong time. Over his previous three starts, the right-hander gave up 13 runs over 12.1 innings, but the streaky starter found his groove Tuesday night. Odorizzi held the Twins hitless into the seventh inning, and finishe...6058Wed, 06 Sep 2017 02:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/inexperienced-bullpen-gaining-valuable-experience-r6056/Trevor Hildenberger was the Twins Daily choice for Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year in both 2015 and 2016. He was called up to the big leagues and debuted on June 23rd in Cleveland. That was just six days after another 26-year-old reliever, Alan Busenitz, made his debut for the Twins at Tar...6056Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tb-11-min-4-bullpen-lets-game-get-out-of-hand-r6055/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) The offense could muster only five hits and Jose Berrios gave up five runs over 5.0 innings. To be fair, the score was just 3-1 when Berrios was removed from the game. Things really fell apart once the bullpen took over. It took five different relievers to get thro...6055Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-to-find-great-twins-content-r6053/For starters, let's get this out there: You don't need me to tell you what to read. You're smart enough to make that decision for yourself. These are simply my suggestions, with the underlying current being this: read everything! We are lucky to have access (er, Access?) to so many different persp...6053Tue, 05 Sep 2017 01:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-94-curtains-and-new-seasons-r6052/9:30 pm update: The E-Twins evened the series with Greeneville with a convincing 14-7 win. Despite giving up a run and an early lead, Elizabethton bounced back to up six first-inning runs and never look back. Their offense was led by Kolton Kendrick who had three hits including a double and two-ru...6052Mon, 04 Sep 2017 20:32:00 +0000