https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/845/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-det-4-twins-match-2016-win-total-with-46-games-left-to-play-r5970/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Brian Dozier led off the game with a home run, his sixth big fly already this month. That’s now 19 of Dozier’s 23 homers this season that have been solo shots. Miguel Sano also homered, driving a two-run shot in the third inning. In contrast, 15 of Sano’s 26 homers...5970Sun, 13 Aug 2017 21:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-12-min-11-twins-lose-crazy-game-on-walk-off-hr-r5968/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Thanks in large part to a James McCann grand slam, the Tigers jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. This game appeared to be headed toward another one of those ugly, one-sided losses we were accustomed to seeing earlier this season, but a monster third inni...5968Sun, 13 Aug 2017 02:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-9-det-4-we-comin%E2%80%99333333-r5965/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) The Twins lineup is suddenly a finely-tuned machine. Over their six-game winning streak they’ve scored 42 runs, an average of seven per game. The big blows tonight were home runs from Eddie Rosario and Max Kepler, who both had three hits. Joe Mauer also had three h...5965Sat, 12 Aug 2017 03:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-tigers-811610pm-ct-r5964/1. Detroit – There has been a lot of talk about the wall that Trump wants to build along the Mexico border, but I have another idea and it’s brilliant… (like usual)[sic]*. Try to follow along if you can. We never worry about Canadians sneaking into the U.S. and stealing all the good jobs. They use...5964Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-mil-2-5-alive33-r5962/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Now that Jorge Polanco is out of his funk, the only slumping Twins hitters are Joe Mauer (.194 average over last four weeks) and Byron Buxton (.559 OPS since returning from the DL). Well, better make that were Joe Mauer and Byron Buxton. Joe and Buxton had three hi...5962Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brian-dozier-and-the-summer-swoon-r5961/To appreciate what may lie ahead, we must first look back at what was. In 2016, nothing went right for the Twins except for the power bat of Dozier. In launching 42 long balls on the year, he posted an incredible twenty-nine game August. With hits in all but three of those contests, he owned a .30...5961Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/it39s-ok-to-get-excited-again-twins-fans33-r5960/There are a number of ways to look at the 2017 Minnesota Twins to try to figure out what they should do here in August. It’s clear that the team, at least not right now, should not sell off any additional players. At least not this week. But should they be buyers? Well, the Twins are now 4.5 games...5960Thu, 10 Aug 2017 05:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-mil-0-big-sexy-with-7-scoreless-lifts-twins-back-to-500-r5959/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) There are very few things I feel I know for certain about baseball, and one of them is that the game is very difficult. That being the case, how in the world is it possible that Bartolo Colon can make it look this easy? Big Sexy cruised through 7.0 innings of work,...5959Thu, 10 Aug 2017 03:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/st-paul-saints-staying-in-the-hunt-r5958/Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks (Aug 3rd-6th) The Saints' first two games back at CHS Field unfortunately continued the woes the team has been having for a little more than a month. A 6-2 loss in the opener and a 6-5 follow-up had everyone wondering when the team would snap out of their funk. Well, they s...5958Thu, 10 Aug 2017 02:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twinsbrewers-89710pm-ct-r5956/1. Milwaukee – French fur traders were the first Europeans to settle into the area. Fifty years later the Germans came in waves, followed by Polish immigrants and then the Fonzerellis, Delvecchios, Arcolas, Tuscaderos, DeFazios and Regusas of Italy. The Germans brought beer, the Polish brought sau...5956Wed, 09 Aug 2017 11:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-11-mil-4-twins-slug-5-home-runs-r5955/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a squeeze bunt. How adorable. After Kepler’s two-run homer, Milwaukee took back the lead in the top of the fourth, rallying for three runs. The Twins responded by scoring six runs in the bottom of that inning and...5955Wed, 09 Aug 2017 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/independent-streak-r5953/For those who enjoy the human element of the game, there's something special about independent ball. Players in these leagues are a long way from the majors, whether undrafted or trying to make their way back into an MLB system. But they're chasing their dreams, often playing in front of paltry cr...5953Wed, 09 Aug 2017 02:53:00 +0000