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Twins fall to Guardians on Ramírez home run off Duran
The Twins ended their scoreless drought but dropped the series opener to the AL Central leaders. "It's frustrating for our players when late in the game every meaningful call did go against us," Rocco Baldelli said.
Varland, after demotion to minors, seeing success with different pitch
The North St. Paul native was told to use his changeup more, and it has been effective during his stint with the Saints.
Yankees shut out Twins again; scoreless streak hits 26 innings
Remember that Ryan Jeffers home run in the first inning of the series opener? No Twins player crossed home plate after that in the Yankees' sweep.
Reusse: 378 pitches of agony for Twins at Target Field
How weak was the Twins offense? Even the Loons and PWHL Minnesota outscored the Twins this week. The defense also fell short as the Yankees made their series sweep look easy.
After costly mistakes vs. Yankees, Castro back in lineup
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli decided to play Willi Castro in the infield, where he's most comfortable.
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Twins to try to get back on track against Central-leading Guardians
After being swept by the Yankees, the team next faces the Guardians, which handed the Twins losses in their first two home games.
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NHL, NBA demand more from Diamond Sports
The leagues have given DSG one month to prove it can stay in business.
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Neal: Baldelli content to roll DH dice with Jeffers in All-Star form
Not too long ago, running a lineup with both catchers would have been unthinkable. With Jeffers leading the AL in slugging percentage, the Twins don't mind the tradeoffs.
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Yankees' Judge gives a little extra in 4-0 defeat of Twins
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge collected four extra-base hits — three doubles and a prodigious 467-foot homer in the first inning — while the Twins were able to produce only four hits of any sort.
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Slump by Twins' Kirilloff raises questions about his health
Previous hitting droughts endured by Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff have coincided with physical injuries, but there's no indication he's hurting.
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Live: Twins face Yankees, follow along with Gameview
After losing the series opener at Target Field on Tuesday, the Twins get another shot at the Yankees with Pablo López on the mound. Click here for in-game statistics, scores around the league and more.
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Baseball officials cast doubt on Bally Sports bankruptcy plan
MLB wrote that Diamond Sports' plan to emerge from bankruptcy is hanging by the "thinnest of threads" in light of Comcast's decision to drop Bally Sports channels two weeks ago.
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Reusse: Yankees' World Series drought should end soon
The Yankee haven't been in a World Series since 2009. But their current roster gives them a good chance of getting there and winning the title.
You can probably guess the top two. And you might remember some of the F's. Only Patrick Reusse, in attendance on the Minnesota Twins' first day in 1961, can grade them all.
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Paddack, Castro struggle as Twins lose to Yankees in series opener
Chris Paddack gave up a career-worst 12 hits and Willi Castro had trouble in center field, ending a streak of six straight series-opening wins for the Twins.
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Buxton could rejoin Twins by the weekend; Topa out for six weeks
Byron Buxton's right knee inflammation has dissipated and he's eligible to be activated, which might come in time for a three-game weekend series against the Guardians.
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Streaking Twins, Yankees collide at Target Field
The Yankees have won seven of their past nine games, while the Twins have won six consecutive series for the first time since 2010.
Luis Arraez's crown is the 15th batting title won by five Minnesota Twins players. Rod Carew won the most titles as a Twin with seven. Here's the complete list:
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Lewis feels strain of injury, uncertainty. 'It's been hard for him.'
His injury suffered on Opening Day has kept Twins third baseman Royce Lewis off the field. Among other things, he missed his first chance to play in front of friends and family in California.
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Funderburk gets bullpen on track, rescues Ober's winning effort
After Cole Sands failed to retire any of the three batters he faced in the seventh inning against Toronto, lefty Kody Funderburk extracted the Twins from a dangerous situation.
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Ober spectacular, Santana homers again in 5-1 Twins win
Only one of the 20 batters Bailey Ober faced reached base and Carlos Santana broke a scoreless tie with a three-run blast for his third home run in the three games in Toronto.
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Jeffers' commanding attention as Twins' slugging catcher
Ryan Jeffers has been one of baseball's best hitters this season, splitting time between catching and being the Twins' designated hitter. There's been an interesting pattern to his team-high home run total.
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Staumont's Twins debut was his first healthy game in years
The former Royals righthander spent almost a year recovering from surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome before getting the last three outs against Seattle on Thursday.
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From up six to down two, Twins allow big rally to Blue Jays
Toronto scored seven of its runs from the fifth inning on after the Twins raced out to a 7-1 lead, chasing ace Kevin Gausman from the game.
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Twins hang on to beat Blue Jays 3-2 after Ryan goes seven innings
Joe Ryan struck out seven, and rescued a Twins offense that looked overmatched against Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi.
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Twins still have faith in struggling infielder Julien
Manager Rocco Baldelli said Edouard Julien's low numbers recently are "normal ups and downs."
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Failed double steal runs Twins out of first inning vs. Blue Jays
The Twins thought the plate was illegally blocked, but their challenge was to no avail.
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