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Twins
August 18, 2015
New York Yankees pitcher Bryan Mitchell delivers the ball to the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug 17, 2015, at Y

Three Twins postgame thoughts from LEN3: Nunez, Mitchell, Fien

The Twins lost a tough one on Monday after coming back twice from deficits against the Yankees in New York.
Twins
August 17, 2015
Minnesota Twins' Miguel Sano

Yankee Stadium dazzles Twins youngsters

Miguel was one of a handful of Twins playing in Yankee Stadium for the first time.
Twins
August 16, 2015
Twins embark on key road trip with some pep in their step after victory Sunday

Twins embark on key road trip with some pep in their step after victory Sunday

The victory over Cleveland capped 4-2 homestand leading up to crucial 11-game Eastern trip.
Twins
August 16, 2015
Twins closer Glen Perkins continues to struggle with back spasms.

Twins' Sano shows off speed with first stolen base

The 6-4 Miguel Sano took off for second base in the sixth inning, beating the throw from Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes with room to spare.
Twins
August 16, 2015
New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira swings on a sixth-inning single that scored Chris Young in a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadiu

Twins-Yankees series preview

This is the first stop on their longest road trip of the season, a 10-game visit to AL East cities.
Twins
August 16, 2015

Gallery: Twins 4, Cleveland 1

The Twins played the Cleveland Indians Sunday afternoon at Target Field winning 4-1.
Twins
August 16, 2015
A discouraged Twins pitcher Ervin Santana collected his thoughts after giving up a two-run homer last week to Texas’ Mitch Moreland. Santana, a

Hartman: Twins getting little bang for their biggest bucks

Four of the team's five highest-paid players — Joe Mauer, Phil Hughes, Ervin Santana and Ricky Nolasco — have underperformed greatly.
Twins
August 16, 2015

Gallery: Twins 4, Cleveland 1

Twins win 4-1, with Tyler Duffy getting his first major league win with 6 shutout innings.
Twins
August 16, 2015
Duffey makes amends, helps Twins top Cleveland 4-1

Duffey makes amends, helps Twins top Cleveland 4-1

His second start went much better than his first, as he gave up one hit.
Minneapolis
August 15, 2015
Target Field is situated in the shadow of the Minneapolis skyline.

Pohlad family, owners of Twins, builds up around Target Field

The Twins' owners are building a strong lineup around their star, Target Field. Although their developer, United Properties, seemed slow to realize the ballpark's ability to launch nearby development, the company has since made up for lost time.
Twins
August 15, 2015
Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario.

Twins' Rosario throwing out runners regularly

The outfielder has 10 assists in only 80 games this season.
Twins
August 15, 2015

Saturday's Twins-Cleveland game recap

The key player and stats from Saturday's game:
Twins
August 15, 2015
Yankees teammates congratulated pitcher Masahiro Tanaka after his 4-1 victory at Toronto on Saturday.

MLB Insider: Twins, Yankees trying to reverse fortunes

New York didn't do much at the trade deadline but is back in first place after blowing a seven-game lead.
Twins
August 15, 2015

MLB Insider: Central Intelligence

A look around the AL Central:
Twins
August 15, 2015

MLB Insider: The 3-2 Pitch

Five MLB items from La Velle E. Neal III:
Twins
August 15, 2015
Twins kept in check by Kluber's one-hitter

Twins kept in check by Kluber's one-hitter

The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner dominated again, facing just 28 batters and needing 98 pitches.
Twins
August 14, 2015
Twins Eduardo Nunez bobbled the ball hit by Cleveland's Lonnie Chisenhall in the fourth inning.

Twins notes: Boyer joins Hughes on disabled list

The veteran reliever went on the disabled list Friday because of elbow inflammation
Twins
August 14, 2015

Cleveland 6, Twins 1

Cleveland had 14 hits in the 6-1 win in the first game of the series against the Twins at Target field, August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015
Aaron Hicks.

This is why you don't give up on a guy like Aaron Hicks

His resurgence since coming back in early July is quite possibly the most surprising positive thing in a Twins season full of both good and bad surprises.
Twins
August 14, 2015

Gallery: Texas 6, Twins 5

Gallery: The Twins squandered a four-run lead to lose 6-5 and split the season series with Texas at three games each.