Minnesota Twins

Garcia, 31, is in his ninth season at the Major League level, with the first eight years spent with the St. Louis Cardinals. Garcia is 4-7 this season with a 4.30 ERA and has a career mark of 66-52 with an ERA of 3.65.

Minnesota heads to Los Angeles to begin a series with the Dodgers Monday night. The game can be heard on AM 1240 WJON, with pregame coverage beginning at 8:30.

The Twins are reportedly close to acquiring left handed starting pitcher Jamie Garcia from the Atlanta Braves for a minor leaguer. The name of the minor league hasn't been revealed.

The Twins behind a 6-run 2nd inning defeated the New York Yankees 6-1 Wednesday to capture the rubber game of the 3-game series.

The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 Tuesday night at Target Field. The Twins fall to 47-46 on the season and trail Cleveland by 1.5 games in the American League Central.

The Twins and Yankees will do battle again Tuesday night, weather permitting. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. on AM 1240 WJON.

Kyle Gibson picked up his eighth loss of the season after pitching six innings while allowing four runs on six hits and four walks. Ehire Adrianza and Kennys Vargas each had home runs for Minnesota in the loss.

Both Kenny Vargas and Ehire Adrianza hit home runs but the Twins fell to the Astros 5-3 Sunday.

The Twins Community Fund and Cenex have donated $10,000 to help renovate Champion Field in Sartell.

The Twins took the second game of their series against the Astros Saturday night. Eddie Rosario broke a 2-2 tie in the 6th inning to give the Twins the win.

The Twins lost 10-5 Friday night to the Astros in Houston. Twin's starter Jose' Berrios (8-3) lasted only 1.2 innings and gave up 2 earned, and 5 unearned runs.

The Twins lost 11-5 to the Orioles at Target Field yesterday. Twins' starter Kyle Gibson lasted just 4-plus innings with 9 hits and 7 earned runs allowed to take the loss and drop to 5-7.