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6/1/20: Tampa Bay Rays (33-28) @ Minnesota Twins (37-23) 7:10pmCT Moving Forward My goal of this project was only to go until real baseball began. If this proposal is accepted we will deliver games up until the day before real baseball is brought back including simming to the postseason to show a tease of what the real team could bring. Hoping proposal is passed but regardless just wanted to quick update everyone what the plans are. Catch-up The Twins end the month of May riding higher than they have all season, an 19-9 record, multiple players near the tops of the All-Star ballot, and tonights starter in Jose Berrios coming back to form will make for a fun month of June. Also "Big Mike," returns on Wednesday! Pre-game 6:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 37-23 2. Indians 32-29 3. Royals 31-29 4. White Sox 27-33 5. Tigers 24-35 Starting Pitchers Tampa Bay: Blake Snell** 6-2, 2.59 ERA, 73.0 IP, 88 K'sMinnesota: Jose Berrios* 6-2, 3.52 ERA, 69.0 IP, 78 K's*=Jose Berrios: 2-1, 2.12 ERA, 41 K's, 1.00 WHIP in Month of May (6 starts). **= Blake Snell: 5th in AL, Quality Starts (10 in 12 starts). Tampa Bay Batting Order CF Kevin Kiermaier .229 BA, 3 HR, 13 RBI SS Willy Adames* .301 BA, 16 HR, 46 RBI RF Austin Meadows .238 BA, 8 HR, 26 RBI 1B Ji-Man Choi .332 BA, 12 HR, 34 RBI LF Hunter Renfroe .252 BA, 7 HR, 14 RBI C Mike Zunino .268 BA, 7 HR, 23 RBI 3B Yandy Diaz .251 BA, 11 HR, 33 RBI 2B Brandon Lowe .245 BA, 4 HR, 29 RBI DH Joey Wendle .232 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI*=Willy Adames: 4th in AL, RBI (46). Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .237 BA, 17 HR, 35 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .289 BA, 9 HR, 40 RBI C Mitch Garver* .320 BA, 19 HR, 42 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .293 BA, 19 HR, 45 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .250 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .265 BA, 14 HR, 41 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .258 BA, 9 HR, 27 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .318 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Byron Buxton .242 BA, 7 HR, 20 RBI*=Mitch Garver: Leading AL vote getter overall for All-Star Game (389K votes at Catcher). Bomba Tracker - 2020: 107 - 2019 through 60 games: 111 Storylines It's our 4th "Ace Off," of the year as Jose Berrios squares off this time against one of the best in the business, the 2018 Cy Young winner in Blake Snell (21-5, 1.89 ERA, 5.6 H/9, 221 K's in 31 starts). We're going to find out a lot about these Twins this week. Playing the Rays who as of now are 1.5 out of the Wild Card, and then hosting the Angels who are first in the Wild Card and those Angels took 2 out of 3 in LA in the first week of May. Again I want to say that this ends immediately when real baseball comes back and one of the things I wanted to do when that date arrived was sim this virtual season to the end to give us a taste of what this team could do come November or December or whenever this proposed season would end.

Catch-up Six lead changes, our 2nd extra innings game in three days, and a raid from the real Trevor May checking in on the Virtual Twins. An unreal day yesterday and what makes today even better, this game will decide the series. Pre-game 12:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings Team Record PCT GB L10 Division 1. Twins 36-23 .610 - 6-4 15-10 2. Royals 31-29 .517 5.5 5-5 12-11 3. Indians 31-29 .517 5.5 5-5 16-9 4. White Sox 27-32 .466 9.0 6-4 8-13 5. Tigers 24-35 .407 12.0 5-5 10-18 Starting Pitchers Chicago: Reynaldo Lopez* 4-2, 3.74 ERA, 65.0 IP, 62 K'sMinnesota: Kenta Maeda** 1-2, 3.19 ERA, 48.0 IP, 74 K's*=Reynaldo Lopez: In two starts against Minnesota (9.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 8 BB, 12 K's 0-1). **=Kenta Maeda: Last start against Chicago 4/10/20 (5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K's W in 4-1 win for Minnesota. Also leads Twins staff in K's with 74). Minnesota Batting Order C Mitch Garver* .321 BA, 19 HR, 42 RBI RF Max Kepler .237 BA, 16 HR, 33 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson** .245 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .260 BA, 13 HR, 38 RBI LF Marwin Gonzalez .250 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI 1B Alex Avila .270 BA, 4 HR, 7 RBI SS Ehire Adrianza .301 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .320 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Jake Cave .303 BA, 0 HR, 6 RBI*=Mitch Garver: 2nd in AL, SLG (.663) **=Josh Donaldson: 4-10 this series with 3 HR. Chicago Batting Order SS Tim Anderson .277 BA, 5 HR, 22 RBI 3B Yoan Moncada .263 BA, 6 HR, 28 RBI 1B Jose Abreu .251 BA, 3 HR, 19 RBI LF Eloy Jimenez* .308 BA, 20 HR, 45 RBI CF Luis Robert .328 BA, 6 HR, 13 RBI DH Edwin Encarnacion** .218 BA, 14 HR, 36 RBI C Yasmani Grandal .254 BA, 6 HR, 21 RBI RF Nomar Mazara** .278 BA, 9 HR, 24 RBI 2B Leury Garcia .230 BA, 6 HR, 23 RBI*=Eloy Jimenez: 1st in MLB, HR (20). **=Encarnacion and Mazara "The Twin Killers," have each HR'd at least once in these first two games of the series and in 10 games this season against MIN they've combined for 6 HR's. Bomba Tracker - 2020: 105 - 2019 through 59 games: 108 Storylines Reynaldo Lopez hasn't necessarily lit up the scoreboard against Minnesota this season, but he has been decent only allowing 2 ER in each start and going 5.0 IP and Chicago will lean on him to take the series for the first time this season over Minnesota today. The Twins have to ask which Kenta Maeda they are getting today. Averaging 4.2 IP and with the ERA ballooning from 1.78 a couple starts ago to 3.19 now, the Twins need a bounceback game to take the series before heading home to Target Field for a homestand with the Rays and Angels. Today ends the Twins best month of the year currently 18-9 in the month of May and Chicago having just lost their best winning streak of the year, 5 games, the final game of this series should be a good one!

A crazy game but my favorite moment of the year, the Actual Trevor May raids the stream to check on how the Virtual Twins are doing. https://clips.twitch.tv/SpinelessSuperTitanSwiftRage

5/30/20: Minnesota Twins (35-23) @ Chicago White Sox (27-31) 1:10pmCT Catch-up We had a Grand Slam from Encarnacion, we had a position player pitching for the first time all season in Miguel Sano, and we had a barn burner in game one that went the way of Chicago 15-6. Today's game happens to fall on a Saturday, where the Twins are 8-1 this season and must really prove a point that it's their favorite day of the week. The White Sox on a 5 game winning streak, the Twins looking to even the series, should be a good one. Pre-game 12:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 35-23 2. Indians 31-28 3. Royals 30-29 4. White Sox 27-31 5. Tigers 23-35 Starting Pitchers Chicago: Gio Gonzalez* 2-7, 7.18 ERA, 52.2 IP, 42 K'sMinnesota: Homer Bailey** 5-1, 1.90 ERA, 66.1 IP, 44 K's*=Gio Gonzalez: Last start against Minnesota 4/11/20 (7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K's season high, and the W in a 9-2 White Sox victory). **=Homer Bailey: 2nd in AL in ERA & WHIP, (1.90 and 0.95 respectively). Minnesota Batting Order** RF Max Kepler .238 BA, 16 HR, 33 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .286 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI C Mitch Garver* .326 BA, 19 HR, 41 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .294 BA, 19 HR, 44 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .257 BA, 12 HR, 36 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .259 BA, 9 HR, 27 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .241 BA, 4 HR, 16 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .312 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Byron Buxton .237 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI*=Mitch Garver: 2nd in AL, OPS (1.082) **=Twins Offense: 1st in AL as a club in SLG (.483, 114 doubles with Rosario leading club with 15, 6 triples, and 100 Bombas with Garver and Sano tied for team lead with 19 a piece). Chicago Batting Order SS Tim Anderson .269 BA, 5 HR, 20 RBI 3B Yoan Moncada .271 BA, 6 HR, 28 RBI 1B Jose Abreu .252 BA, 3 HR, 19 RBI LF Eloy Jimenez* .314 BA, 20 HR, 45 RBI CF Luis Robert** .333 BA, 5 HR, 12 RBI DH Edwin Encarnacion .214 BA, 13 HR, 35 RBI C James McCann .273 BA, 18 HR, 60 RBI in 2019 All-Star campaign, 0-5 this season. RF Nomar Mazara .274 BA, 8 HR, 23 RBI 2B Danny Mendick .181 BA, 3 HR, 13 RBI*=Eloy Jimenez: 1st in MLB, HR (20). **=Luis Robert: AL Rookie of the month and well on his to win award for May leading all qualified rookies in Batting Average with .333 and OPS with .947 Bomba Tracker - 2020: 100 - 2019 through 58 games: 106 Storylines Chicago is not only one win away from taking the series over Minnesota for the first time this season, but extending their already season high winning streak of 5 games to 6 today. Feels like we say this everytime, but the unlikely hero of the season for Minnesota will toot the rubber again in Homer Bailey. We've boasted over his stats earlier in this post but he's out for some revenge here in game two as Bailey had one of his worst starts of the year his last time out against Chicago (5.2 IP, 4 H, 3ER, 2 BB, 4 K's). My whole goal of this project has been to try and provide entertainment and your daily fix of baseball at a time where we so desperately miss it. With all that is going on in Minneapolis right now, we will try and lift your spirits and provide a fun distraction to your otherwise stressful afternoon.

5/29/20: Minnesota Twins (35-22) @ Chicago White Sox (26-31) 7:10pmCT Catch-up Chicago finished off their road trip with a 4 game sweep over Baltimore and now begin a home-stand against the Twins for the third time this season (Twins winning previous two series, 4-2 overall against Chicago this season). With the Twins coming off an emotional lose yesterday, could this be the series Chicago proves they've arrived? Pre-game 6:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 35-22 2. Indians 31-27 3. Royals 29-29 4. White Sox 26-31 5. Tigers 23-34 Starting Pitchers Chicago: Carlos Rodon 5-5, 3.82 ERA, 61.1 IP, 59 K'sMinnesota: Jake Odorizzi 2-4, 5.24 ERA, 55.0 IP, 56 K'sMinnesota Batting Order LF Eddie Rosario .258 BA, 9 HR, 26 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .292 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .237 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .255 BA, 12 HR, 34 RBI RF Marwin Gonzalez .269 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .313 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI 1B Ehire Adrianza .286 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI C Willians Astudillo .184 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI CF Byron Buxton .236 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBIChicago Batting Order SS Tim Anderson .263 BA, 5 HR, 20 RBI 3B Yoan Moncada .269 BA, 6 HR, 27 RBI 1B Jose Abreu .249 BA, 3 HR, 19 RBI LF Eloy Jimenez .312 BA, 20 HR, 44 RBI C Yasmani Grandal .254 BA, 6 HR, 21 RBI DH Edwin Encarnacion .208 BA, 12 HR, 30 RBI CF Luis Robert .311 BA, 5 HR, 9 RBI RF Nomar Mazara .265 BA, 7 HR, 19 RBI 2B Leury Garcia .222 BA, 6 HR, 22 RBI*=Eloy Jimenez: 1st in MLB, HR (20). Bomba Tracker - 2020: 98 - 2019 through 57 games: 105 Storylines It's the third series of the year between these two AL Central foes and both clubs are coming in 5-2 in each of their last 7 games. So some good baseball being played for the past week should result in a great series in the windy city. While Mitch Garver has had a rough stretch the past 4 games, Eloy Jimenez has not, batting .411, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 5 XBH during that stretch and is looking to add more firepower tonight now leading baseball in HR's. For Rondon, it's been two quiet starts against Minnesota this year, both totaling 5.0 IP, 2 ER, and a No Decision. For Jake Odorizzi it's only been one start where he went 5.0 IP, and 2 ER, but he's lacked consistency for the whole season it feels like. In the month of May Odo has made 5 starts, is 1-1 in 23.1 IP with a 6.62 ERA.

Thank you Sconnie I'm happy you've enjoyed it and you've been very supportive throughout all of this. By the way you should check the highlight underneath today's game..

I'll cut up a formal post-game soon but I mean, this is probably my favorite moment of this whole project. https://clips.twitch.tv/KnottyDreamyHamYee

5/28/20: Twins (35-21) @ Yankees (40-16) 7:05pmCT Get Your Brooms Out.. Catch-up For the first time since 2014, the Twins have taken a series from the Yankees in the big apple behind a career day from Jose Berrios (14K's Career Best), and the 2nd game in a row with a 3-Run HR by Kepler in the 9th. Now they chase after something that hasn't happened in nearly 53 years, a series sweep in New York Pre-game 6:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 35-21 2. Indians 31-26 3. Royals 28-29 4. White Sox 26-31 5. Tigers 22-34 Starting Pitchers Minnesota: Randy Dobnak 5-0, 3.89 ERA, 34.2 IP, 22 K'sNew York: James Paxton* 7-2, 2.11 ERA, 76.2 IP, 88 K's*=James Paxton: 4th in AL, ERA (2.11). 3rd in AL, WHIP (0.98). Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .237 BA, 15 HR, 31 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .298 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI C Mitch Garver* .330 BA, 19 HR, 41 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .291 BA, 17 HR, 40 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .257 BA, 9 HR, 26 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .260 BA, 12 HR, 34 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .238 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .315 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Byron Buxton .228 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI*=Mitch Garver: 1st in AL, OPS (1.094) New York Batting Order 2B D.J. LeMahieu* .313 BA, 7 HR, 35 RBI RF Brett Gardner .283 BA, 6 HR, 16 RBI SS Gleyber Torres .279 BA, 13 HR, 36 RBI DH Giancarlo Stanton .277 BA, 15 HR, 26 RBI C Gary Sanchez .188 BA, 6 HR, 15 RBI 1B Mike Ford .382 BA, 2 HR, 4 RBI LF Clint Frazier .000 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI in 2 At-Bats. 3B Miguel Andujar .242 BA, 12 HR, 36 RBI CF Mike Tauchman .176 BA, 1 HR, 1 RBI*= D.J. LeMahieu: 11th in AL, OBP (.396) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 95 - 2019 through 56 games: 104 Storylines 1. This is the definition of a revenge game for Randy Dobnak. His last start against NYY in the ALDS he went 2.0IP, 6H, 4ER, 2BB, and the lose. Tonight Dobnak is coming off back to back 7.0IP shutout performances and has earned his spot in the rotation, now trying to defeat his old foe. 2. The Twins have already done something historic beating the Yankees in New York (hadn't been done since 2014), but now with the sweep today, it would net the Twins the first of its kind since 1968. (Credit u/mightyminnesota for the stats via Baseball Reference). 3. In his career Paxton is 3-1 with a 2.27 ERA against Minnesota (Only 0.16 off of his current 2020 ERA) in 6 starts and is averaging 5.2 IP and should most assuredly be a formidable foe for Minnesota tonight.

Moving forward this will house every game-thread in the comments below until real baseball hopefully comes back. I should have done this sooner and apologize for flooding the forums with posts daily.

Key players like Max Scherzer speaking out certainly helps. I am more worried and curious about the state of minor league baseball moving forward with all those cuts Jeff Passan tweeted out earlier. Hopefully things continue to move forward.

DOWN GOES NEW YORK! Jose Berrios on his birthday goes 7.0IP, 4H, a career high 14 K's, and 1 ER and although the Yankees rally, the Twins give him the best present of all, a Minnesota Twins win. For the first time since 2013 on the road, the Twins take the series over the Yankees and look to sweep New York on the road for the first time since 1968. Highlight #1:|Berrios ends his career day with a punchout| https://clips.twitch.tv/HardTsundereGoatTakeNRG Highlight #2: |Kepler with his second 3-Run HR in two days! https://clips.twitch.tv/RealGlamorousChoughPeanutButterJellyTime

Thank You We were fortunate enough again to have another news outlet cover our "Virtual," Twins and yesterday it was WCCO. Thank you for the continued support. WCCO Article Catch-up The game of the season yesterday went the way of Minnesota behind a late rally against Chapman in the 9th sparked by Adrianza getting HBP, an infield single by Buxton, and then finally a game-tying 3-Run Bomba from Kepler. If game was any indication, this should be a phenomenal game two. Pre-game 6:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 34-21 2. Indians 31-26 3. Royals 27-29 4. White Sox 25-31 5. Tigers 21-34 Starting Pitchers Minnesota: Jose Berrios 5-2, 3.77 ERA, 62.0 IP, 64 K'sNew York: Gerrit Cole* 7-0, 2.20 ERA, 82.0 IP, 100 K's*=Gerrit Cole: 1st in AL Strikeouts (100). AL Pitcher of the Month, April (4-0 in 6 starts, 1.96ERA). Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .227 BA, 14 HR, 27 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .291 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI C Mitch Garver* .333 BA, 19 HR, 40 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .292 BA, 16 HR, 35 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .265 BA, 12 HR, 34 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .261 BA, 9 HR, 26 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .238 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .317 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Byron Buxton .228 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI*=Mitch Garver: 7th in MLB, Runs Created (51.4) New York Batting Order 2B D.J. LeMahieu .305 BA, 7 HR, 35 RBI RF Brett Gardner .279 BA, 5 HR, 13 RBI SS Gleyber Torres .279 BA, 13 HR, 36 RBI DH Giancarlo Stanton .283 BA, 15 HR, 26 RBI C Gary Sanchez .186 BA, 5 HR, 13 RBI 1B Luke Voit .230 BA, 9 HR, 20 RBI CF Aaron Hicks .221 BA, 4 HR, 13 RBI 3B Gio Urshela* .400 BA, 13 HR, 37 RBI LF Mike Tauchman .214 BA, 1 HR, 1 RBI*= Gio Urshela: 1st in MLB, Batting Average (.400) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 93 - 2019 through 55 games: 104 Storylines The last time the Twins had a player with a birthday it was Sano and he capped his big day off with a HR. Tonight Jose Berrios is celebrating his birthday in a battle against arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now in Gerrit Cole. Since 2013 the Twins have only won two series against New York and the latest being from September of 2018 and have a chance to make it three tonight. Yesterday's win snapped the active Yankees 4-game winning streak and the overall 5-game winning streak New York had over Minnesota. For the Twins to win again today they'll have to best Gerrit Cole in our third "Ace Off," of the year (1st Shane Beiber vs. Jose Berrios Indians won 15-2, 2nd Clayton Kershaw vs. Jose Berrios Twins won 4-2).

Full-Game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/632977622 The game of the year no doubt about it. Our first highlight comes with the Minnesota Twins down three runs against the best closer in baseball in Aroldis Chapman looking to give New York the win... Max Kepler had other plans. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/clip/UglyDistinctShallotTF2JohnThat was only to tie the game, and so Tyler Clippard strikes out the side to send it to extras where the game was ended, by the Boomstick. https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/clip/SarcasticInnocentSquirrelPJSaltBut this was not the game, the Yankees had the winning run at the plate with two outs and the former Twin Aaron Hicks at the plate, the 0-2 https://clips.twitch.tv/BlindingVastSandstormPogChampThe Twins win for the first time since July 22nd of 2019 against New York in a thriller, 6-4.

Thank You We were fortunate enough again to have another news outlet cover our "Virtual," Twins and yesterday it was WCCO. Thank you for the continued support. WCCO Article Catch-up It's time. Love it or hate it (mostly hate it for us Twins fans), it is time to go to war against the Evil Empire. The Twins had their first off day since May 7th on Memorial Day and are now fully rested and poised to battle the best team in the American League. Pre-game 6:50pmCT, Moment of Silence at 7:05 for George Floyd Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 33-21 2. Indians 30-26 3. Royals 27-28 4. White Sox 24-31 5. Tigers 20-34 Starting Pitchers Minnesota: Kenta Maeda* 1-2, 3.48 ERA, 44.0 IP, 67 K'sNew York: Jordan Montgomery 3-6, 4.89 ERA, 57.0 IP, 50 K's*=Kenta Maeda: 1st in AL among Starting Pitchers, K/9 (13.70) Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .217 BA, 12 HR, 23 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .289 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI C Mitch Garver* .341 BA, 19 HR, 40 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .294 BA, 16 HR, 35 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .236 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .265 BA, 11 HR, 32 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .257 BA, 9 HR, 26 RBI 2B Ehire Adrianza .302 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI CF Byron Buxton .222 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI*=Mitch Garver: Currently 3rd in MVP voting behind Jose Altuve bang bang, and Gio Urshela. New York Batting Order 2B D.J. LeMahieu .303 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI RF Brett Gardner .277 BA, 4 HR, 12 RBI 3B Gio Urshela* .403 BA, 13 HR, 37 RBI DH Giancarlo Stanton .289 BA, 15 HR, 26 RBI C Gary Sanchez .183 BA, 5 HR, 13 RBI 1B Luke Voit .237 BA, 9 HR, 20 RBI CF Aaron Hicks .231 BA, 4 HR, 13 RBI SS Gleyber Torres .281 BA, 13 HR, 34 RBI LF Clint Frazier .267 BA, 12 HR, 38 RBI in 69 games in 2019. First game called up in 2020.*= Gio Urshela: 1st in MLB, Batting Average (.403) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 90 - 2019 through 54 games: 104 Storylines These two teams have combined for 184 HR's this season and both are #1 and #2 in the American League heading into the contest (NYY #94, MIN #90). Outside of the HR's this series will also feature some of the best bullpens in baseball. Trevor May leads all AL qualified reliever's in ERA (0.39) and Aroldis Chapman leads the AL in saves (16). Last year the Yankees went 4-2 against the Twins in the regular season and we know how the ALDS went. A team that has for so long dominated the Twins, could this finally be the year the Twins defeat the Evil Empire? For the Twins to win they will be relying on some statistical providence heading into the match-up. Kenta Maeda, although averaging 4.1IP per start, is annihilating batters with an absurb K/9 of 13.70. And as u/mightyminnesota pointed out "An MVP catcher in Minnesota? Nah that's crazy talk." Twins fans have fond memories of Joe Mauer winning batting titles and an MVP but lest we forget about Garv Sauce. Slugging a league leading .705, he is currently in the top three of the early MVP poll.

Chuck Garifen of NBC Sports Chicago: https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/1264556883584651264?s=20

Catch-up After pitcher's duels in the first two games that were split between a Twins victory (5-0) and a White Sox victory (2-1), the third game of this series was an explosion of runs as the Twins won behind four Bombas from Nelson Cruz (2), Max Kepler, and Mitch Garver. The finale will decide the series before an off day on Memorial Day. Pre-game 12:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 32-21 2. Indians 28-26 3. Royals 26-27 4. White Sox 22-30 5. Tigers 20-32 Starting Pitchers Chicago: Carlos Rodon 5-5, 3.83 ERA, 56.1 IP, 53 K'sMinnesota: Homer Bailey* 5-1, 1.63 ERA, 60.2 IP, 40 K's*=Homer Bailey: 1st in AL, ERA (1.63) Chicago Batting Order SS Tim Anderson .250 BA, 3 HR, 16 RBI 3B Danny Mendick .194 BA, 3 HR, 12 RBI 1B Jose Abreu .246 BA, 3 HR, 18 RBI DH Edwin Encarnacion .210 BA,11 HR, 26 RBI C Yasmani Grandal .265 BA, 6 HR, 20 RBI LF Eloy Jimenez* .302 BA, 17 HR, 38 RBI RF Nomar Mazara .272 BA, 7 HR, 17 RBI CF Adam Engel .277 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI 2B Leury Garcia .219 BA, 5 HR, 19 RBI*=Eloy Jimenez: 2nd in MLB, HR (17). Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .222 BA, 12 HR, 23 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .282 BA, 8 HR, 38 RBI C Mitch Garver* .333 BA, 18 HR, 37 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .287 BA, 16 HR, 35 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .224 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .264 BA, 11 HR, 32 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .256 BA, 9 HR, 25 RBI 2B Ehire Adrianza .317 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI CF Byron Buxton .228 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI*= Mitch Garver: 1st in MLB, HR (18) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 89 - 2019 through 53 games: 103 Storylines 1. On short rest, the Twins with an off-day tomorrow will lean on the American League leader in ERA to try and least finish 5 innings today and try to lead Minnesota to their 2nd series victory over Chicago this year. 2. Carlos Rodon's first start against Minnesota this year was good (5.0IP, 6H, 2ER, 2BB, 4K's) but he was bested by Kenta Maeda in a 4-1 victory for the Twins. Today Rodon looks to bounceback for the southside and even the series today. 3. The Twins will play the Chi Sox again next weekend but before that, they will do battle with the Evil Empire starting on Tuesday against the Yankees (39-14, 1st in AL East).

Twingo Night Another home-stand means more Twingo with merch given away courtesy of SotaStick. How it works is below there will be a link to Twingo cards and you can browse all five boards and message on Twitch which one of the five boards you want to use before first pitch. Twingo Cards (Will be updated by 5:00pm) Catch-up The Twins took game one of the series behind a terrific start from the AL's leader in ERA in Homer Bailey, and yesterday the man one place behind Bailey in Lucas Giolitio led the Chi Sox to a 2-1 victory. Tonight's game will feature Dallas Keuchel squaring off for the first time against Minnesota for Chicago. Pre-game 5:45pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 31-21 2. Indians 27-26 3. Royals 26-26 4. White Sox 22-29 5. Tigers 19-32 Starting Pitchers Chicago: Dallas Keuchel* 4-3, 2.15 ERA, 67.0 IP, 45 K'sMinnesota: Jake Odorizzi 1-4, 5.44 ERA, 49.2 IP, 48 K's*=Dallas Keuchel: 6th in AL, ERA (2.15) Chicago Batting Order SS Danny Mendick .201 BA, 3 HR, 12 RBI 3B Yoan Moncada .268 BA, 5 HR, 23 RBI 1B Jose Abreu .236 BA, 3 HR, 16 RBI DH Edwin Encarnacion .216 BA,11 HR, 26 RBI C Yasmani Grandal .272 BA, 6 HR, 20 RBI LF Eloy Jimenez* .299 BA, 17 HR, 37 RBI RF Nomar Mazara .260 BA, 6 HR, 15 RBI CF Luis Robert .292 BA, 5 HR, 9 RBI 2B Leury Garcia .218 BA, 5 HR, 18 RBI*=Eloy Jimenez: T-1st in MLB, HR (17). Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .221 BA, 11 HR, 20 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .284 BA, 8 HR, 37 RBI C Mitch Garver .331 BA, 17 HR, 34 RBI 3B Miguel Sano .288 BA, 16 HR, 34 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .256 BA, 9 HR, 24 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .259 BA, 9 HR, 29 RBI 1B Willians Astudillo .171 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI 2B Ehire Adrianza .304 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI CF Byron Buxton .221 BA, 6 HR, 17 RBI*= Mitch Garver: 2nd in AL, OPS (1.095) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 85 - 2019 through 52 games: 102 Storylines 1. It's #WorldTurtleDay and in the lineup card for Minnesota, La Tortuga, looking to help the Twins take a leg up in the series tonight. 2. We spent a good amount of time talking about Lucas Giolito but now we turn to yet another great starter in Dallas Keuchel. This will now mark the 3rd starter in this series who is within the top 10 in ERA in the American League (Bailey and Giolitio the other two). 3. Twingo returning tonight so if you want to play be sure to tune in during the pre-game to register your card!

Catch-up The Twins log their 6th shutout as a club, 5th at home, yesterday in a 5-0 victory capped off late by a mammoth 469ft missile by Alex Avila. Tonight the Twins and the White square off with both of their aces, Lucas Giolito and Jose Berrios, set to toot the rubber. Pre-game 6:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 31-20 2. Indians 27-25 3. Royals 26-25 4. White Sox 21-29 5. Tigers 19-31 Starting Pitchers Chicago: Lucas Giolito* 4-2, 1.77 ERA, 66.0 IP, 63 K'sMinnesota: Jose Berrios 5-1, 3.93 ERA, 55.0 IP, 58 K's*=Lucas Giolito: 2nd in AL, ERA (1.77) Chicago Batting Order SS Tim Anderson .254 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI 3B Yoan Moncada .274 BA, 5 HR, 23 RBI 1B Jose Abreu .241 BA, 3 HR, 16 RBI DH Edwin Encarnacion .214 BA,11 HR, 26 RBI C Yasmani Grandal .270 BA, 5 HR, 19 RBI LF Eloy Jimenez* .303 BA, 17 HR, 37 RBI RF Nomar Mazara .265 BA, 6 HR, 15 RBI CF Luis Robert .290 BA, 5 HR, 9 RBI 2B Leury Garcia .222 BA, 5 HR, 18 RBI*=Eloy Jimenez: T-1st in MLB, HR (17). Minnesota Batting Order C Mitch Garver* .337 BA, 17 HR, 34 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .284 BA, 1 HR, 37 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .228 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .296 BA, 16 HR, 34 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .259 BA, 9 HR, 29 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .249 BA, 9 HR, 23 RBI RF Max Kepler .226 BA, 11 HR, 20 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .323 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Jake Cave .300 BA, 0 HR, 6 RBI*= Mitch Garver: 1st in AL, OPS (1.111) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 85 - 2019 through 51 games: 100 Storylines 1. On paper yesterday's game did not look like a pitcher's duel but it ended up being great performances by both starters. Today, the paper clearly points toward a pitchers duel as the ace of each club toots the rubber for game two of the series, 2. In Chiacgo's last 14 games they have scored over 4 runs only 3 times. And the last time Chicago lost to Minnesota and had a chance to answer this season they beat the Twins 9-2 in Chicago, so expect a hearty pre-game preach from Renteria to try and light a fire in Chicago. 3. For Twins fans, Twingo will be returning Saturday and Sunday if no winners on Saturday.

Catch-up The Twins rallied to tie the ballgame in the 9th inning with a Bomba from Kepler, but lose in extras on getaway day to the O's 4-3. Now series #2 between the Chi Sox and the Twins begins tonight during Memorial Day Weekend (Series #1: 4-1 MIN over CHI, 2-9 CHI over MIN, 6-4 MIN over Chi 6-4 in 13 innings.) Pre-game 6:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 30-20 2. Indians 27-24 3. Royals 26-24 4. White Sox 21-28 5. Tigers 19-30 Starting Pitchers Chicago: Reynaldo Lopez* 3-1, 3.46 ERA, 54.2 IP, 52 K'sMinnesota: Randy Dobnak** 4-0, 4.88 ERA, 27.2 IP, 16 K's*=Reynaldo Lopez: Last start against MIN 4/12/20| ND, 4.2IP, 5H, 2ER, 4BB, 5K's **=Randy Dobnak: 2nd start this season, Last start 5/13/20| W, 6.2IP, 7H, 1ER, 1BB, 4K's Chicago Batting Order SS Tim Anderson .259 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI 3B Yoan Moncada .280 BA, 5 HR, 23 RBI 1B Jose Abreu .241 BA, 3 HR, 16 RBI DH Edwin Encarnacion .218 BA,11 HR, 26 RBI C Yasmani Grandal .277 BA, 5 HR, 19 RBI LF Eloy Jimenez* .304 BA, 17 HR, 37 RBI RF Nomar Mazara .265 BA, 6 HR, 15 RBI CF Luis Robert .281 BA, 5 HR, 9 RBI 2B Leury Garcia .224 BA, 5 HR, 18 RBI*=Eloy Jimenez: T-1st in MLB, HR (17). Minnesota Batting Order CF Byron Buxton .227 BA, 6 HR, 17 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .325 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .226 BA, 3 HR, 14 RBI 1B Miguel Sano* .293 BA, 16 HR, 33 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .260 BA, 8 HR, 27 RBI RF Max Kepler .224 BA, 11 HR, 20 RBI SS Ehire Adrianza .308 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI C Alex Avila .250 BA, 2 HR, 4 RBI LF Marwin Gonzalez .265 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI*= Miguel Sano: 4th in AL, OPS (1.051) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 83 - 2019 through 50 games: 99 Storylines 1. The Twins are pulling a page of the Wild's book and are running a line change tonight. Starters Jorge Polanco, Eddie Rosario, and Mitch Garver will all get days off in game one of the series. 2. Chicago has been playing some good baseball of late, going 6-4 in their last ten but Renteria's squad has an opportunity with a four game set here to maybe flirt the idea of a run for the division or at the very least a Wild Card berth (Currently 6.5GB of the Rays for spot #2).

Catch-up If you were checking track at home, yesterday's game ended in very *Mark Buerhle-*esk action as the game only lasted 1hr and 20min. But with that pitcher's duel the Twins came out on top courtesy of the American League leader in ERA, Homer Bailey (1.63). The final game of the series tonight with the Twins going for the sweep. Pre-game 6:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 30-19 2. Indians 27-24 3. Royals 25-24 4. White Sox 21-28 5. Tigers 19-30 Starting Pitchers Baltimore: Keegan Akin 3-5, 4.81 ERA, 48.2 IP, 37 K'sMinnesota: Kenta Maeda 1-2, 3.46 ERA, 39.0 IP, 61 K'sBaltimore Batting Order 2B Andrew Velzquez .300 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI LF Anthony Santander .233 BA, 5 HR, 18 RBI DH Renato Nunez .250 BA, 5 HR, 25 RBI CF Austin Hays .248 BA, 4 HR, 7 RBI 3B Rio Ruiz .316 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI 1B Chris Davis* .163 BA, 3 HR, 10 RBI RF Dwight Smith Jr. .267 BA, 4 HR, 14 RBI SS Jose Iglesias .226 BA, 1 HR, 12 RBI C Austin Wynns .216 BA, 4 HR, 11 RBI*Chris Davis: Milestone Watch, #298 Career HR Minnesota Batting Order LF Eddie Rosario .256 BA, 9 HR, 23 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .280 BA, 7 HR, 35 RBI C Mitch Garver .329 BA, 17 HR, 34 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .256 BA, 8 HR, 27 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .232 BA, 3 HR, 14 RBI RF Max Kepler .223 BA, 10 HR, 19 RBI 1B Willians Astudillo .161 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI 2B Ehire Adrianza .306 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI CF Byron Buxton .226 BA, 6 HR, 17 RBI*= Mitch Garver: 1st among Catchers in BA,HR,RBI,OBP,SLG,OPS (.325/17/33/.411//.695/1.106) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 81 - 2019 through 49 games: 96 (8HR day for 2019 Twins against LAA in a 16-7 win on May 23rd.) Storylines 1. The Twins will turn from their most reliable starter in Homer Bailey to their most questionable one in Kenta Maeda. Maeda is averaging 4 1/3IP per outing this year and those numbers has crunched even more in the month of May. The Twins are hoping the Kenta of April can return to his "ace," form (23.1IP, 10H, 4ER, 8BB, 42K's with a 1-1 record in 5 starts in May). 2. The recipe for success for Baltimore will be to work Kenta early and often and try to get another early exit and try and take getaway day. The O's are now 0-8 in their last meetings with Minnesota from 2019-2020 and will try and steal a game tonight.

Catch-up After jumping out to an early 4-0 lead on the strength of home runs from Hays,Nunez, and Davis the O's looked primed to take down the Twins in game one. But behind a 2-Bomba day from Sano and some other clutch hitting the Twins pulled away 7-5 and are looking to take the series tonight. Pre-game 6:15pmCT Where to Watch Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 29-19 2. Indians 26-24 3. Royals 24-24 4. White Sox 21-27 5. Tigers 18-30 Starting Pitchers Baltimore: Kohl Stewart 1-4, 5.49 ERA, 39.1 IP, 26 K'sMinnesota: Homer Bailey* 4-1, 1.86 ERA, 53.1 IP, 38 K's*=Homer Bailey: 2nd in AL, ERA (1.86). Baltimore Batting Order 2B Hanser Alberto .161 BA, 2 HR, 10 RBI LF Anthony Santander .237 BA, 5 HR, 18 RBI DH Renato Nunez .255 BA, 5 HR, 25 RBI CF Austin Hays .248 BA, 4 HR, 7 RBI 3B Rio Ruiz .333 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI 1B Chris Davis* .160 BA, 3 HR, 10 RBI RF Dwight Smith Jr. .268 BA, 4 HR, 14 RBI SS Jose Iglesias .229 BA, 1 HR, 12 RBI C Pedro Severino .179 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI*Chris Davis: Milestone Watch, #298 Career HR Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .222BA, 10 HR, 19 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .286 BA, 7 HR, 35 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .231 BA, 3 HR, 14 RBI C Mitch Garver* .325 BA, 17 HR, 33 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .299 BA, 16 HR, 33 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .259 BA, 8 HR, 27 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .255 BA, 9 HR, 23 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .320 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Byron Buxton .231 BA, 6 HR, 17 RBI*= Mitch Garver: 1st among Catchers in BA,HR,RBI,OBP,SLG,OPS (.325/17/33/.411//.695/1.106) Bomba Tracker - 2020: 81 - 2019 through 48 games: 88 Storylines 1. Despite all the hype around the Bomba Squad, lost in the shuffle is the season being had by Homer Bailey. Bailey leads the Twins staff in ERA and is atop the AL in ERA and WHIP making a push for an All-Star position. 2. The O's came into Target Field yesterday and quickly quieted the crowd going up early 4-0 and despite losing, that has to carry some momentum for the O's here in game two with the thought that the offense is potentially coming back around. 3. On the mound for the Orioles is the former Twin Kohl Stewart (4-3, 62.0IP, 33ER in two season with Minnesota, 6 starts).

Miss the game? https://www.twitch.tv/videos/625165471 Want to skip the pre-game? Time Stamp 29:38It's been a while, but we're back. After a non-televised game on Sunday the Twins returned to Target Field up 3 games in the AL Central looking to expand that lead. This is not the ideal start to said expansion. https://clips.twitch.tv/BigGloriousChinchillaDancingBananahttps://clips.twitch.tv/InspiringAlertSeahorseHumbleLifeAt this point if you told me the score would be 4-0 with three HR's I would've said how many does Sano have? Well none go the way of Minnesota and the O's are up early 4-0. And with a chance to add even more runs to the board, with two men aboard Chris Davis stepped to the plate in the 5th. https://clips.twitch.tv/RepleteKitschyLadiesDeIlluminatiA clutch performance from Romero out of the pen and the Twins strand a pair, as the broadcaster alluded to, hoping for the offense to wake up in the home half. https://clips.twitch.tv/EphemeralBlazingOryxRedCoaThe Twins would two more with an RBI triple from Buxton and a Sac-Fly RBI from Kepler and heading into the 6th inning the Twins were looking for more. https://clips.twitch.tv/PlausibleOutstandingLeopardTwitchRPGThe O's would eventually tie the ballgame back up in the top of the 8th and seemed like they would just not go away. So the Twins did what they do best against Baltimore, they hit Bombas. https://clips.twitch.tv/TameZanyCrabThisIsSpartahttps://clips.twitch.tv/BoxyBloodyDonkeyFrankerZFinal: Twins (29-19) WIN 7-5 over the Orioles (14-33) Game Two: 6:40pmCT

Brief Preface I want to apologize for not posting game-threads Saturday and Sunday as I was i the process of moving. The Twins finished up their series on Sunday without me streaming the game and lost a thriller 5-4 but still took 2 out of three against Cleveland. Thank you again for all of you tuning in and I was fortunate enough to have another story done on the Virtual Twins from CCX Sports. CCX Story on Virtual Twins TWINGO Twingo returns tonight with our Target Field promotions courtesy of SotaStick. To play click on the link below and message on Twitch chat which one of the 5 cards you are choosing to play with and the prize is baseball merch on SotaStick's website. (Cards will be updated around 5:00pmCT) Twingo Cards Catch-up The Twins ended their 4 game winning streak on Sunday after another thriller in a 5-4 lose. With the Twins now holding a 3.0 game lead in the AL Central, the Twins welcome the Orioles into town to begin the 4th home-stand of the year (Other 3: 2-4, 6-4, 5-1). Pre-game 6:15pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 28-19 2. Indians 26-23 3. Royals 23-24 4. White Sox 21-26 5. Tigers 17-30 Starting Pitchers Cleveland: Alex Cobb 1-7, 5.13 ERA, 52.2 IP, 31 K'sMinnesota: Jake Odorizzi 1-4, 5.16 ERA, 45.1 IP, 45 K'sBaltimore Batting Order 2B Hanser Alberto .167 BA, 2 HR, 10 RBI LF Anthony Santander .239 BA, 5 HR, 18 RBI DH Renato Nunez .255 BA, 4 HR, 23 RBI CF Austin Hays .242 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI 3B Rio Ruiz .417 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI 1B Chris Davis .155 BA, 2 HR, 9 RBI RF Dwight Smith Jr. .268 BA, 4 HR, 14 RBI SS Jose Iglesias .222 BA, 1 HR, 11 RBI C Pedro Severino .190 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBIMinnesota Batting Order* RF Max Kepler .220 BA, 10 HR, 18 RBI SS Jorge Polanco .290 BA, 7 HR, 35 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .236 BA, 3 HR, 14 RBI C Mitch Garver .327 BA, 17 HR, 33 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .294 BA, 14 HR, 30 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .265 BA, 8 HR, 27 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .248 BA, 7 HR, 21 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .322 BA, 1 HR, 9 RBI CF Byron Buxton .227 BA, 6 HR, 16 RBI*= Minnesota Twins: 1 of 6 teams in MLB with three players with 30 RBI's or more. Bomba Tracker - 2020: 77 - 2019 through 47 games: 86 Storylines 1. Throughout the month of May the high-flying Twins are 9-5 and tonight they begin their 4th home-stand against the Orioles who they went 6-0 against last year and outscored the O's 45-19. 2. Since starting the season 6-9, the remainder of the season has been anything but nice for Baltimore. After going 8-23 since April 11th, the Orioles will look to try and build some consistency here in Minnesota. 3. Twingo returns tonight as our "Target Field," promotions continue. Be sure to lock in your bingo card before 6:40pmCT so you can play along at home!

Catch-up The last time these two squared off the Tribe took 2 out of 3 in Minnesota but since then it's been the Twins who've been on the winning path and currently own a 2 game lead in the division. A three game weekend series will decide who will remain atop the division here in May. Pre-game 11:45amCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 26-18 2. Indians 25-21 3. Royals 22-22 4. White Sox 19-26 5. Tigers 16-29 Starting Pitchers Cleveland: Mike Clevinger 1-6, 5.19 ERA, 50.1 IP, 51 K'sMinnesota: Kenta Maeda 1-2, 3.41 ERA, 34.1 IP, 56 K'sCleveland Batting Order SS Francisco Lindor .275 BA, 10 HR, 22 RBI DH Cesar Hernandez .247 BA, 3 HR, 20 RBI 1B Carlos Santana .261 BA, 7 HR, 27 RBI 3B Jose Ramirez .277 BA, 7 HR, 29 RBI RF Franmil Reyes .269 BA, 14 HR, 30 RBI LF Domingo Santana .333 BA, 8 HR, 23 RBI C Roberto Perez .155 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI 2B Christian Arroyo .306 BA, 3 HR, 12 RBI CF Oscar Mercado* .245 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI*=Oscar Mercado: 1st in AL, Triples (4) Minnesota Batting Order 2B Luis Arraez .306 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI SS Ehire Adrianza .256 BA, 1 HR, 6 RBI 1B Miguel Sano .286 BA, 12 HR, 23 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .252 BA, 7 HR, 23 RBI C Mitch Garver* .317 BA, 16 HR, 31 RBI 3B Josh Donaldson .228 BA, 3 HR, 13 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .250 BA, 7 HR, 20 RBI RF Marwin Gonzalez .244 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI CF Byron Buxton .220 BA, 5 HR, 12 RBI*= Mitch Garver: 2nd in AL, OPS (1.092). Bomba Tracker - 2020: 71 - 2019 through 44 games: 79 Storylines 1. With the division lead down to two games, a big series from Cleveland in front of their home crowd could net Tito's Indians 1st, but on the other side of the coin Rocco's Twins could put themselves up in a big way with a good series this weekend. A lot of moving parts should be a fun series to watch! 2. Clevinger has not come back to his elite 2019 form and currently leads the Indians staff in loses after one of them came in Target Field back in mid-April. An important game to try and bounceback for Clevinger as the Indians try to cut down the Twins today. 3. Kepler and Polanco getting days will Marwin Gonzalez back in the lineup who hasn't seen playing time in a good while and also for the Twins the ever productive Ehire Adrianza gets game one as well off the bench.

Catch-up Rocco's Twins were not going to make it three walk-offs in a row yesterday, as they thump the Tigers behind a Grand Slam from Polanco and a terrific outing by Randy Dobnak 7-1. With the season series between the Tigers and Twins now tied 3-3, a win today would put someone back in front. Pre-game 6:50pmCT Where to watch. Virtual Twins Network AL Central Standings 1. Twins 25-18 2. Indians 25-21 3. Royals 22-21 4. White Sox 18-26 5. Tigers 15-28 Starting Pitchers Detroit: Michael Fulmer 2-4, 4.50 ERA,48.0 IP, 40 K'sMinnesota: Homer Bailey* 3-1, 1.86 ERA, 48.1 IP, 33 K's*=Homer Bailey: 4th in AL, WHIP (0.93) Detroit Batting Order CF Cameron Maybin .264 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI SS Niko Goodrum* .312 BA, 6 HR, 22 RBI DH Miguel Cabrera .270 BA, 6 HR, 22 RBI 1B C.J. Cron .319 BA, 6 HR, 16 RBI 2B Jonathan Schoop .201 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI 3B Jeimer Candelario .223 BA, 0 HR, 6 RBI RF Victor Reyes .312 BA, 1 HR, 11 RBI C Austin Romine .273 BA, 3 HR, 15 RBI LF Travis Demerittie .210 BA, 0 HR, 6 RBI*=Niko Goodrum: 6th among AL SS, RBI's (22) Minnesota Batting Order RF Max Kepler .232 BA, 10 HR, 17 RBI SS Jorge Polanco* .286 BA, 7 HR, 32 RBI C Mitch Garver* .314 BA, 15 HR, 29 RBI DH Nelson Cruz .255 BA, 7 HR, 23 RBI 3B Miguel Sano .285 BA, 12 HR, 23 RBI LF Eddie Rosario .243 BA, 6 HR, 18 RBI 1B Willians Astudillo .200 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI 2B Luis Arraez .308 BA, 1 HR, 6 RBI CF Jake Cave .318 BA, 0 HR, 4 RBI*= Jorge Polanco: T-10th in AL, Hits (52). Bomba Tracker - 2020: 69...nice - 2019 through 43 games: 78 Storylines After a terrific spot start by Randy Dobnak, Wes Johnson will have to ponder how he wants to handle the rotation going forward. For now Homer Bailey is back on the mound for Minnesota as an early Cy Young contender here in May. Michael Fulmer's first start against Minnesota here in 2020 was not bad by any stretch, but he was bested by Jhoulys Chacin and his best start of the year. In that game Fulmer went 5.0IP, 4H, 1ER, 3BB, and 7K's and will look to build on that performance tonight. The season series now split at 3-3. 4 of the 6 games have been decided by one run, there have been two walk-offs, and todays game should continue to live up to the hype. Gardy's Tigers set to square off against Rocco's Twins in a game that will decide the season series here in May.