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Twins
August 21, 2017
Souhan: Pounds sneak up on injured Sano as Twins get back in race

Souhan: Pounds sneak up on injured Sano as Twins get back in race

Miguel Sano, playing heavier than his listed weight of 260 pounds, needs to show some dietary discipline.
Twins
August 21, 2017
Minnesota Twins pitcher Bartolo Colon throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Minneap

Pitchers who have beaten all 30 major league teams

Bartolo Colon became the 18th pitcher to beat all 30 MLB teams.
Twins
August 20, 2017

Twins 12, Arizona 5

Eddie Rosario's grand slam helped Bartolo Colon join an exclusive club of MLB pitchers. The nine-run first inning sent the Twins in a sweep of the Diamondbacks.
Twins
August 20, 2017
Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano (22) hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Twins wait for tests on Miguel Sano before taking on the Diamondbacks

Bartolo Colon has never beaten Arizona, the only major league club he has failed to defeat during his hefty career
Twins
August 20, 2017

Souhan: Keeping or signing hometown stars hasn't always worked for Twins, Wild

The risk in having home-state favorites end their careers here is wondering if the player wants to return home more because of comfort than ambition.
Twins
August 20, 2017
Five-run fourth inning backs up Berrios as Twins shut out Arizona

Five-run fourth inning backs up Berrios as Twins shut out Arizona

Jose Berrios pitched seven shutout innings to improve to 7-1 at home this season.
Twins
August 19, 2017
Chicago White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada (10) tags out Texas Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo (17) on a stolen-base attempt during the first inning of a ba

MLB Insider: Rebuilding White Sox waiting for tide to rise

Chicago is rebuilding, but it has a lot of premier prospects coming up.
Twins
August 19, 2017
Miguel Sano has been out of action for more than a month.

Sano exits Saturday's game with sore left shin, will undergo tests

The slugger had to leave the game in the fourth inning when he could not run to first base at full speed
Twins
August 19, 2017
Tim Melville

Melville, not Gonsalves, will pitch for Twins in Monday's doubleheader

Tim Melville, a 2008 fourth-round pick of the Royals, will be called up from Class AAA Rochester in time to pitch one the games, with fellow righthander Dillon Gee starting the other.
Twins
August 19, 2017

Saturday's Twins-Diamondbacks game recap

A look back at Saturday's game.
Twins
August 19, 2017

Baseball observations and predictions

Three observations and two predictions.
Twins
August 19, 2017
CORRECTS TO SECOND INNING NOT FIRST Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain hits a two RBI single against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning of a

American League Central Division updates

A weekly look around the AL Central
Twins
August 19, 2017
Dillon Gee

Twins to start Gee, Melville in Monday's doubleheader at Chicago

The Twins will face former foe Zack Greinke on Saturday as they try to win the second game of this three game series at Target Field.
Twins
August 19, 2017
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) slid safely into home plate off an inside-the-park home run as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Ian

Buxton's blitz around the bases sparks Twins' six-home run attack

Byron Buxton's blazing inside-the-park home run was one of his three hits and six Twins home runs Friday night against the Diamondbacks.
Twins
August 19, 2017
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) celebrated his inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the fourth inning as Arizona Diamondbacks st

How fast is the Twins' Byron Buxton? See for yourself, kids

Buxton's inside-the-park home run was the fastest recorded trip around the bases since MLB started keeping track.
Twins
August 19, 2017
Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver (43) adjusted his gloves during batting practice Friday.

Garver's call up to Twins alters wife's travel plans

Mitch Garver's wife was set to fly from the Twin Cities to Rochester, N.Y., this weekend. Instead, she's still here and watching her husband in the big leagues.
Twins
August 19, 2017
Reusse: Gardy returns to Target Field as happy, healthy Arizona bench coach

Reusse: Gardy returns to Target Field as happy, healthy Arizona bench coach

Following prostate cancer surgery in April, former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is with the Diamondbacks as a bench coach. It's the perfect weekend for Arizona to be here for a visit.
Twins
August 19, 2017

Friday's Twins-Diamondbacks game recap

A look back at Friday's game.
Twins
August 19, 2017
Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano (22) hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Postgame: Twins say they could see Sano's breakout game coming

Trevor Hildenberger needed only two pitches to help extricate the Twins from a dangerous seventh-inning jam.
Twins
August 18, 2017
Garver not in Twins lineup, but ready to make MLB debut

Garver not in Twins lineup, but ready to make MLB debut

Paul Molitor said he won't be afraid to use the rookie catcher at first base or in the outfield.