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Twins
April 15, 2019

Blue Jays rally to dump Twins 5-3

Teoscar Hernandez's three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted Toronto over the Twins 5-3 on Monday night at Target Field.
Twins
April 15, 2019
2B Ronny Rodriguez(60) gets rid of the ball to toss out Mitch Garver as C.J. Cron slides late into 2nd base in the 7th inning.

Twins overcome rough start, shaky ending with middle-inning offense

Home runs by C.J. Cron and Eddie Rosario were among seven extra-base hits that allowed the Twins to survive a shaky opening and late struggles by two relievers in a 6-4 victory.
Twins
April 15, 2019
Twins catcher Mitch Garver (18) is starting in his third consecutive game and will lead off Monday night against the Blue Jays.

Tablesetter Garver leads Twins against Blue Jays

Manager Rocco Baldelli is going with the hot hand in catcher Mitch Garver, who is starting in his third consecutive game and will lead off Monday night.
Twins
April 15, 2019
Fans (mostly) loving Justin Morneau's work on FSN during Twins' 8-4 start

Fans (mostly) loving Justin Morneau's work on FSN during Twins' 8-4 start

The Twins are expanding the number of games in which someone other than Bert Blyleven is working with Dick Bremer on FSN. Morneau has worked the first dozen games and is scheduled for 28 more.
Twins
April 15, 2019
Byron Buxton, left, and Jorge Polanco celebrated the Twins' 6-4 victory over the Tigers on Sunday. In the third inning, Buxton again slammed against t

Another highlight-reel catch in center field for Twins' Buxton

Buxton added 15 pounds of muscle during the offseason, he said, so he could handle crashes into the wall like on Sunday.
Twins
April 14, 2019

Twins-Toronto series preview

At 8-4, the Twins lead the AL Central by 1½ games. Last year, their high-water mark was three games over .500.
Twins
April 14, 2019
Minnesota Twins' Mitch Garver (18) connects for a double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Sunday, April 14, 2019,

Sunday's Twins-Detroit game recap

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton went 2-for-4 with an RBI and made a leaping catch at the wall to rob Christin Stewart of extra bases.
Twins
April 14, 2019

Twins hold off Tigers, sweep two-game series

The Twins outlasted the Tigers 6-4 at Target Field on Sunday.
Twins
April 14, 2019
Mitch Garver is one of three Twins catchers, with Jason Castro and Willians Astudillo, trying to earn playing time.

Garver is catching flavor of the day as Twins face Detroit

After wrapping up a weather-shortened two-game series against the Tigers, the Twins will play host to the Blue Jays in a four-game series.
Twins
April 14, 2019
Twins don't get much, but it's enough to beat Tigers 4-3

Twins don't get much, but it's enough to beat Tigers 4-3

The Twins used five singles and seven walks to beat Detroit. Eddie Rosario's two-run single did the most damage.
Twins
April 13, 2019
Injured Twins third baseman Miguel Sano smiled from the dugout on Opening Day. He is set to report to Fort Myers this week to enhance his rehab from a

Sano headed to Fort Myers and 'ready to do everything'

By the middle of the week, Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey said, Miguel Sano will report to the Twins' Florida headquarters to begin a simulated, if shortened, spring training.
Twins
April 13, 2019

Twins-Tigers Saturday game recap

A look back at Saturday's game.
Twins
April 13, 2019
Snow in your yard? No matter. It's baseball weather at Target Field.

Snow in your yard? No matter. It's baseball weather at Target Field.

Twins resume their 2019 season today, with Michael Pineda facing the Tigers.
Twins
April 13, 2019
Workers hosed off snow and ice inside Target Field.

For Twins at Target Field, it's always 'weather permitting'

By now, the Twins are used to springtime disruptions. Friday's game was the 22nd to be called off before a pitch was thrown.
Twins
April 12, 2019

Target Field weather history

There have been 24 games postponed (two after first pitch), one game suspended and one game shortened.
Twins
April 12, 2019

Twins-Detroit series preview

The two-game series kicks off Saturday afternoon.
Twins
April 12, 2019
Idaho post office named after Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew

Idaho post office named after Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew

The Hall of Famer was raised in Payette, Idaho, which honored him with a ceremony on Friday.
Twins
April 12, 2019
A worker used a hose to clear snow and ice Friday at Target Field in Minneapolis. The Twins postponed Friday's game because of the weather.

Sometimes it snows at Target Field in April, but there's baseball to be played

The Twins are vowing to play their games Saturday and Sunday against Detroit. Here's some of what they're doing to prepare.
Twins
April 12, 2019
Minnesota Twins infielder Jonathan Schoop. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com Minnesota Twins players and coaches posed for po

Twins second baseman Schoop is hot, but the weather is not

Consecutive idle days for the Twins - one scheduled, one due to the recent late-winter storm - come just when Jonathan Schoop was showing signs of getting in that groove he desperately seeks.
Twins
April 12, 2019
High winds whip fresh snow along 7th St. S in downtown Minneapolis Thursday, April 11, 2019.] DAVID JOLES •david.joles@startribune.com Snow sto

Tonight's Twins-Tigers game postponed to May 11

The teams will play a split doubleheader next month after Thursday's weather played havoc with Target Field.