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Tigers Earn Series Win With Sunday Victory Over Twins

Dave Overlund — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:51:58 +0000

Torii Hunter hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning against his old team Sunday in a 5-2 Tigers win over the Twins. The blast, off starter PJ Walters, was Hunter’s 300th career homer. Austin Jackson hit a two run home run in the fourth inning to give Detroit a 4-0 [...]

Twins Take Game Two From Tigers Saturday

Dave Overlund — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:47:59 +0000

The Twins evened up a weekend series with the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 win Saturday night at Target Field. Every hitter in Minnesota’s lineup charted at least one hit in the victory. Trevor Plouffe had a big game for the Twins in his return from the disabled list, going 3-4 with three RBI. Clete [...]

Twins Drop Finale To Philly Thursday

Dave Overlund — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:26:56 +0000

The Twins fell 3-2 against the Phillies at Target Field Thursday night. Cliff Lee got the win for Philadelphia with seven strong innings.

The game was 1-0 in favor of Philly heading into the bottom of the seventh inning when Justin Morneau clubbed a two-run double that gave the Twins a 2-1 lead.

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Twins Win With Another Late Rally

Dave Overlund — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:14:39 +0000

The Twins topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 at Target Field Wednesday night. Clete Thomas drove in the game-tying run and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to secure the win. Thomas finished the game 3-4, and Oswaldo Arcia was 4/4 with a double and three runs scored. Mike Pelfrey earned a quality start [...]

Twins Top Nats In Extra Innings Saturday

Dave Overlund — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:23:24 +0000

The Twins topped the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 11 innings Saturday at Nationals Park. Ryan Doumit stayed hot for Minnesota in the win by going 2-5 and hitting the winning single in the eleventh.

Joe Mauer had a solo home run for the Twins, Brian Dozier knocked a run-scoring single and Josh Willingham scored after a ball hit by Justin Morneau was flubbed by first baseman Adam Laroche to account for the Twins' runs

Twins Blow Late Lead: Lose to Kansas City

Seth B. Toupal — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:27:25 +0000

The Minnesota Twins lost at the hands of the Kansas City Royals by a score of 7-3 Thursday night. The Twins lead 3-2 going into the 6th inning, but Mike Pelfrey surrendered the tying run on a Salvador Perez RBI single in the bottom of the 6th. The Royals added 4 runs in the bottom [...]

Twins Leave Small Army On Basepaths In Loss At KC

Dave Overlund — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:28:49 +0000

The Twins fell to the Royals 4-1 at Kauffman Stadium. The win snapped an eleven game home losing streak for Kansas City.

The Twins jumped on Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie for a quick run in the first inning on a Josh Willingham RBI single, but the Royals scored three in the bottom of the opening inning and never looked back.

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Twins, Correia Beat Brewers 6-3

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 28 May 2013 10:34:50 +0000

The Twins defeated the Brewers in Milwaukee 6-3 Monday afternoon. Kevin Correia threw 6 innings with 7 hits and 3 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 5-4.

Minnesota Bundles Up for Twins Home Opener [PHOTOS]

Tim Lyon — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:55:43 +0000

Minnesota Twins fans didn't mind the cold too much. They were at Target Field Monday for the earliest -- and maybe the chilliest -- Home Opener in club history. Alas, the Twins lost the opener, 4-2 to the Detroit Tigers.

Carl Pavano Injured In The Most Carl Pavano Way Yet

Joe Student — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:00:16 +0000

Spring training hasn’t started yet, but Carl Pavano is already in mid-season form. Pavano, 37, is a veteran major league pitcher with a medical history littered with bizarre injuries. On Thursday, Pavano ruptured his spleen after falling while shoveling snow in his driveway in Vermont. He will be out 6 to 8 weeks. Could happen [...]

Twins Caravan Brings Out Loyal Fans [PHOTOS]

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:52:04 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan brought approximately 200 fans to Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud. Twins relief pitchers Glen Perkins and Brian Duensing met fans, signed autographs and fielded questions.

Twins Winter Caravan Coming to St. Cloud Tuesday

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:10:03 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan comes to St. Cloud Tuesday night at Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud.

Twins Interested in Freddy Garcia

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:35:36 +0000

The Twins are reportedly interested in free agent starting pitcher Freddy Garcia. The 36-year old Garcia pitched 30 games for the Yankees in 2012 including 17 starts. He was 7-6 with a 5.20 ERA for New York.

Twins Sending Perkins, Duensing to St. Cloud on Caravan

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:43:41 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan will be coming to St. Cloud Tuesday January 15 at Rivers Edge Convention Center. Current Twins players relief pitchers Brian Duensing and Glen Perkins will be coming to St. Cloud for the event along with assistant coach Joe Vavra, Assistant General Manager Rob Antony and Kris Atteberry from the Twins Radio Network.

Twins to Sign Pitcher, Mike Pelfrey

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:09:59 +0000

The Twins have agreed to sign right-handed starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey to a 1-year $4 Million contract with a possibility to earn another $1.5 Million in incentives. Pelfrey is coming off Tommy John surgery and is expected to be ready to return during spring training.

Twins Agree to Sign Kevin Correia

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:44:06 +0000

The Twins have agreed to sign free agent right-handed starting pitcher Kevin Correia to a 2-year $10 Million contract. Correia is a 32-year old who pitched for Pittsburgh in 2012. Correia was 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA with the Pirates.

Twins Re-Sign Burton; Grab Pitcher In Rule 5 Draft

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:48:51 +0000

The Twins re-signed righthanded relief pitcher Jared Burton to a 2-year $5.5 Million contract extension Thursday. Burton had 5 saves, 55 strikeouts, 16 walks and a 2.18 ERA in 62 innings for the Twins in 2012. Burton will make $2.05 Million in 2013 and $3.25 Million in 2014.

Twins Trade Revere to Phillies for Pair of Pitchers

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:32:32 +0000

The Twins traded centerfielder Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Philllies to righthanded starting pitchers. The two pitchers are Vance Worley and prospect Trevor May. Worley is a 6'2 230 pound 25-year old who's pitched parts of 3 seasons in the major leagues for the Phillies.

Twins Trade Span to Nationals

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:27:05 +0000

The Twins have traded centerfielder Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for minor league righthanded pitcher Alex Meyer. Meyer is a 22-year old who was drafted 23rd overall in the 2011 draft.

Twins Add Gibson, Hicks to 40-Man Roster

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:39:20 +0000

The Twins have added 8 players to their 40-man Major League roster and invite each player to spring training with a chance to make the team. Among the 8 players added are righthanded starting pitcher Kyle Gibson, who is coming off elbow surgery. Gibson was 3-2 with a 5.40 ERA pitching in the Arizona Fall League.