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Twins concede early lead, lose 7-3 to Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright tossed seven effective innings and rookie Edmundo Sosa homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Wainwright (9-6) allowed three runs and six hits in an 85-pitch stint. He struck out five and walked one in

Aug 01

Twins kick three-game skid with dominant 8-1 win over Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — Rookie right-hander Bailey Ober threw four effective innings, Ryan Jeffers hit a three run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak. Ober, making his 11th career start, allowed one run on four hits over

Aug 01

Twins activate Arraez from injured list, send down Celestino

The Minnesota Twins got back a key part of their lineup Saturday as Luis Arraez was activated from the injured list. To make room for him on the roster, outfielder Gilberto Celestino was sent to Triple-A St. Paul. Arraez, who has played second base, third base and left field this

Jul 31

Twins' bullpen falters in 5-1 loss to Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — Tommy Edman drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double, Wade LeBlanc pitched 5 2/3 strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Friday night. LeBlanc matched a season-high in innings pitched. He worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the

Jul 31

Robles dealt to Red Sox for minor-league pitcher Scherff

The Minnesota Twins squeezed in one more trade before the MLB trade deadline Friday, swapping reliever Hansel Robles to Boston for minor-league pitcher Alex Scherff. Robles signed a one-year contract as a free agent coming off a rough 2020 with the Los Angeles Angels. He etched his way into a

Jul 30

Twins deal Happ to Cardinals for pitchers Gant, Sisk

After trading Jose Berrios to Toronto earlier Friday, the Minnesota Twins weren’t done dealing starting pitchers. J.A. Happ, along with cash, was sent to St. Louis in return for pitchers John Gant and Evan Sisk. An offseason free-agent signing, the veteran Happ never clicked in 2021. In 19 starts he

Jul 30

Twins trade Berrios to Blue Jays for two top prospects

MINNEAPOLIS — Despite all the speculation that surrounded José Berríos this month, with the Minnesota Twins nowhere near contention and ready to reload for the future, the right-hander wasn’t ready to accept he could be traded. The news that he was heading to Toronto on Friday brought him and his

Jul 30

New Twins prospect Joe Ryan makes start for U.S. team in 8-1 win over Israel

YOKOHAMA, Japan — The United States started a pitcher who was Tampa Bay’s No. 12 prospect before he was dealt to Minnesota last week in the Nelson Cruz trade. Israel went with a 30-year-old who has never pitched above Double-A and brought in the director of music programming at New

Jul 30

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Jul 30

Twins prospect Wallner healthy, mashing at Cedar Rapids

Minor-league baseball is back! With games back on in 2021 every Thursday for the rest of the season, Bally Sports North will take a closer look at some specific young players in the Minnesota Twins’ farm system -- as well as noting others who might be stepping up -- measuring,

Jul 29

Twins bats powerful, pitching fruitless in 17-14 loss to Tigers

MINNEAPOLIS — Playing to a score befitting an NFL matchup, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins also were counterpunching like the best of boxers. Detroit finally had enough for a knockout blow. Jeimer Candelario and Eric Haase each drove in three runs and the Tigers, despite giving up seven homers

Jul 28

Twins' Rooker helps soften the blow of Cruz trade

Brent Rooker, Twins outfielder/designated hitter (⬆️ UP) Sure, not having Nelson Cruz around any more is a bummer. But on the bright side, it’s giving a guy like Rooker a chance to play. Called up after Cruz’s trade to Tampa Bay, Rooker went 6-for-19 (.316) with two doubles and two

Jul 28

Twins give up 9th inning grand slam, fall to Tigers in extra innings

MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Cabrera hit a run-scoring single in the 11th inning after Eric Haase tied the game with a grand slam with one out in the top of the ninth as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Tuesday night. Cabrera’s hit scored automatic runner Jonathan Schoop.

Jul 28

Twins place All-Star Rogers on 10-day IL

Taylor Rogers, the subject of trade rumors, might be off the market as the Minnesota Twins placed the left-handed reliever on the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Rogers suffered a sprained left middle index finger during the ninth inning of Minnesota’s eventual 6-5 win over Detroit on Monday night. This will

Jul 27

Kepler's walk-off single in 10th gives Twins 6-5 win over Tigers

MINNEAPOLIS — Max Kepler's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning against All-Star closer Gregory Soto gave the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. Soto walked the bases loaded in the ninth before striking out Willians Astudillo on three pitches, finishing him

Jul 27