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Heading into the August 4th game at KC, the Twins have a winning record against every division in the American League but are a woeful 12-21 against National League opponents. vs AL East 13-12, vs AL Central 18-16, vs AL West 13-8, Inter-League 12-21 At this rate, we'd expect the Twins to go 5-10 against the National League in their remaining 15 inter-league games, 3-3 vs the AL East, 10-8 vs the AL Central and 6-4 vs the AL West for a 24-25 result and an overall 80-82 finish. Only the SF Giants in the remaining Inter-league games are under .500. The rest of the NL teams on the schedule are Atlanta (67-45), Philadelphia (60-53), Milwaukee (69-43) and the Padres (58-55). The path for the Twins to contend will be to pick up their already-winning pace in the AL. This has to start tonight against the Royals who are 21 games below .500 but who have already beaten the Twins 6 times in their 10 games. Twins records by NL opponent faced: ARI 2-1, CHC 1-2, CIN 0-3, COL 2-1, LAD 0-3, MIA 2-1, MIL 1-2, NYM 1-2, PIT 0-3, STL 2-1, WSN 1-2. Twins remaining Inter-League games: (15) MIL 3, PHI 3, ATL 3, SDP 3, SFG 3. Twins records by AL opponent faced: ATH 2-1, BAL 1-2, BOS 5-1, CHW 3-4, CLE 6-4, DET 5-2, HOU 4-2, KCR 4-6, LAA 2-1, NYY 2-1, SEA 2-4, TBR 1-5, TEX 3-0, TOR 4-3. Twins remaining AL games: (34) **EAST (6)** BAL 3, NYY 3, **CENTRAL (18)** KCR 3, CHW 6, DET 6, CLE 3, **WEST** (10) LAA 4, TEX 3, ATH 3, bold = losing records

Bill Campbell pitched 167.2 innings and won 17 games for the 1976 Twins - ALL IN RELIEF!

At least when Garrett Crochet falters, he has emotional support. His family is a really close-knit group.

When did the Twins sign Rex Kwon Do?

After a few $2 beers it becomes harder to read the fine print.

Ryan Kreidler looked highly competent at shortstop on a couple of challenging plays.

Update: Lower back tightness for Ryan.

Joe Ryan is scratched from his pitching assignment today. Is there something in the works?

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Same strategy with the coaches as the Twins brought in Derek Shelton and LaTroy Hawkins. The team is definitely leaning into "comfort" hirings.

Should we read something into this or is it more likely a harried Twins staffer just plopped him there. Twins Depth Chart

We've seen enough of Larnach to move on from him and clear some of the clutter at DH/OF. (OF=Outfield, not OnlyFans.)

Why do I see an ad for this shoe every time I login to Twins Daily? It looks like someone stepped in a giant marshmallow. I realize this site is getting my browsing history and plugging something it thinks I'll buy into the ad frames, but enough already! I will never buy this shoe!!!

In the past, the Twins would just unveil a new uniform to distract us from the current goings-on.