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Twins recall Griffin Jax, plan to pitch him out of the bullpen for now
The 26-year-old Air Force alum has been impressive for the Class AAA Saints.
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Twins launch three home runs, edge Kansas City 5-4 to end losing streak
Jose Berrios was good enough before Hansel Robles escaped another ninth-inning jam.
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Donaldson blasts pitchers' use of foreign substances as 'performance-enhancing'
Josh Donaldson also called the practice "cheating" and "the next steroids of baseball ordeal."
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Friday's Twins-Kansas City game recap
A look back at Friday night's game.
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Saints sweep Louisville in Friday doubleheader
Chandler Shepherd pitched 5⅔ innings, allowing one run on two hits in a 2-1 victory over the Louisville Bats. The Saints also won the second game 4-1 when three pitchers combined on a one-hitter.
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Five rookies in lineup, Astudillo batting clean-up for Twins in K.C.
Jorge Polanco is playing shortstop again with Andrelton Simmons sitting out for the third consecutive game with a sore ankle. Nelson Cruz is on the bench, too.
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Souhan: Twins fraying at corners with underachieving Sano, Donaldson
Sometimes, injury luck can decide a team's fate, and that appears to be the case with the 2021 Twins. That doesn't excuse the performances of several key players — two in particular.
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One play with two errors sends stumbling Twins to third straight loss
Playing his second major league game, center fielder Gilberto Celestino made two errors on a routine fly ball that scored the winning run in Kansas City's 6-5 victory.
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Thursday's Twins-Kansas City game recap
A look back at the series-opening game.
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Next outfielder up for Twins could be infielder Gordon
Backup infielder Nick Gordon took some fly balls in Baltimore and could be an outfield stopgap because of the team's growing list of injured players.
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Podcast: Chatting with Joe Mauer and a Gophers recruiting update
Joe Mauer joins the Daily Delivery to talk about this year's Twins, dad life and trash talk between teammates. Also a visit with college basketball writer Marcus Fuller about Gophers recruiting and coach Ben Johnson.
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Saints held to two hits in second loss at Louisville
The teams were scheduled to play two seven-inning games — making up the rained out series opener on Tuesday — but the start of this game was delayed by rain, and they played one nine-inning game.
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Promotion to Twins gives Celestino the opportunity he wanted
Gilberto Celestino, 22, got the call to play center field "out of the blue."
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It's not your imagination: Baseball players are getting hurt a lot
What is happening in baseball this season has not only alarmed people around the game, it has underscored how far behind some experts say baseball is compared to other sports in terms of injury prevention.
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Thielbar becomes 10th Twins player on injured list; Anderson called up
Caleb Thielbar suffered a groin strain in Wednesday's loss in Baltimore. His replacement, Shaun Anderson, was on the injured list earlier this season.
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Skidding, battered Twins lose again to baseball's worst team in Baltimore
The Twins lost for the second straight night to the Orioles, who own the worst record in baseball and hadn't won consecutive games since the end of April.
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Mauer digs in for charity, and is a pull hitter now
Retired Twins great Joe Mauer on Wednesday plied his home run swing as his children's health care benefit approaches.
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Garver's hospital visit turns into surgery after foul tip to the groin
Mitch Garver laid in the dirt for several minutes before being slowly helped to his feet and gingerly walking off the field. "It's probably unlikely that Mitch is going to be catching anytime soon," manager Rocco Baldelli said.
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Louisville ends Saints' seven-game winning streak
The Bats scored all six of their runs in the eighth inning.
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Twins-Kansas City series preview
Kansas City has won 11 of 17 after an 11-game losing streak to sneak back above .500 (27-26).
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- Brent Rooker hits a go-ahead double in the 10th to carry the Athletics past the Orioles 3-2
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