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Twins
September 23, 2016
How hard is it to issue an intentional walk? Well, watch Pat Light

How hard is it to issue an intentional walk? Well, watch Pat Light

Pat Light's wild pitch said well over the catcher's head and out of the camera shot from behind the mound during the opener of Thursday's doubleheader.
Twins
September 23, 2016
My pinch-me moment with broadcasting legend Vin Scully

My pinch-me moment with broadcasting legend Vin Scully

When the Dodgers named their press box after Vin Scully in 2001, the team wanted one of the beat writers to speak at the ceremony. That honor fell to Joe Christensen.
Twins
September 23, 2016

Dozier's home run wasted in 'frustrating, embarrassing' sweep

Hardly anyone was in the stands when Brian Dozier hit a record-setting home run during the first inning of Thursday's make-up game. Things went downhill from there.
Twins
September 23, 2016

Thursday's Twins-Detroit doubleheader recap

A look back at Thursday's games.
Twins
September 23, 2016

Twins-Seattle series preview

The Twins, starting their final homestand of the season, are 12-11 against Seattle in Target Field
Twins
September 22, 2016
Small crowd greeted Twins-Detroit in Game 1 of doubleheader

Small crowd greeted Twins-Detroit in Game 1 of doubleheader

Around 1,000 people were in the stands for first pitch of the 1:10 p.m. start of the day-night doubleheader.
Twins
September 22, 2016
Target Field one suburb short of full capacity right now for Twins game

Target Field one suburb short of full capacity right now for Twins game

When a 96-loss team plays an afternoon make-up game on the day after an epic downpour ...
Twins
September 22, 2016
Coaches Neil Allen, Tom Brunansky, and manager Paul Molitor, from left, stood for the singing of the national anthem Wednesday evening at Hammond Stad

Twins coaching staff in limbo as final games approach

Manager Paul Molitor and his Twins coaching staff will be evaluated by the yet-to-be-hired new front-office leader. The team is headed toward 100 losses this season.
Twins
September 22, 2016
Sano returns to lineup in front of sparse Target Field crowd

Sano returns to lineup in front of sparse Target Field crowd

The Tigers, one game back in the AL wild card standings, are looking for a sweep. And you had to look hard to find many fans for the make-up part of today's doubleheader.
Twins
September 22, 2016
A baseball fan is protected by his umbrella after other fans cleared their seats when heavy rans forced a delay in the third inning of a baseball game

Twins-Tigers postponed; split doubleheader set for Thursday

Wednesday night's Twins-Tigers game at Target Field was called in the bottom of third inning because of heavy rain.
Twins
September 21, 2016

Twins postgame thoughts on a game that never happened

The Twins and Tigers were rained out after three innings on Wednesday and will play two games on Thursday
Twins
September 21, 2016
A Minnesota Twins grounds crew worker pulls the wind-blown tarp over the infield during a rain delay in the third inning of a baseball game against th

Twins-Tigers washed out at Target Field

The Twins had two on and two out in the third inning when it began to rain so hard that umpires could not wait to let the inning play out.
Twins
September 21, 2016
The Twins' Kennys Vargas took a practice swing on deck in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. He went 0-for-4

Twins' Vargas on his future: 'I need to hit home runs'

Kennys Vargas intends to discover whether his readjusted swing carries him as far as some of the tape-measure blasts he's hit this month.
Twins
September 21, 2016
Cabrera's huge night moves Twins closer to their worst record ever

Cabrera's huge night moves Twins closer to their worst record ever

Nobody should have been caught off guard by Miguel Cabrera's seventh-inning home run off Michael Tonkin, a vintage blast deep into the left field bleachers.
Twins
September 20, 2016

Detroit dominates Twins

Miguel Cabrera added to his litany of ballpark records on Tuesday with a double and home run.
Twins
September 20, 2016
Postgame: A handful of mistakes doomed Santiago's hot streak

Postgame: A handful of mistakes doomed Santiago's hot streak

Dozier moves up to third in MLB in steal percentage; Cabrera surprises with his base-running
Twins
September 20, 2016
Tigers starter Matt Boyd allowed one run and three hits over eight innings.

Twins-Detroit game recap

The key player and stats from Tuesday's game:
Twins
September 20, 2016
Minnesota Twins' Eddie Rosario talks in the dugout during a baseball game with the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Minneapolis.

No more Rosario this year; Mauer and Sano sitting vs. Detroit

Twins open final homestand against a Tigers team desperate for wins.
Twins
September 20, 2016
Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton follows through on an RBI-single during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Minneapolis. (A

Buxton continues battling the weight of heavy expectations

Now in his fourth stint with the Twins, he appears to be looking closer to the player fans have been hoping for from the day he was drafted.
Twins
September 20, 2016

Twins' Mauer, Dozier and Gibson urge Minnesotans to vote

In collaboration with the Minnesota Twins, Secretary of State Steve Simon urges Minnesotans to vote.