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2023 – Have gone 3-3 through six games on their 10-game homestand, the Twins lost to the Red Sox at Target Field by a score of 9-3, suffering their fourth loss in their last five games and 10th loss in their last 15. Pablo López (3-4) was the Twins starter and loser, allowing five runs (4 earned) on six hits in 5.2 innings pitched, with three walks and nine strikeouts. Lopez, has one win in his last nine starts going back to the end of April. The offense recorded seven hits, two from Willi Castro. The only extra-base hit for Minnesota was a three-run homer by Christian Vázquez in the fifth inning, his first of the season; Vázquez’s three RBI marked a season-high. The Twins are now 36-37 but still in first place in a weak Central Division. Box Score
2022 – The Twins lost to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field by a score of 7-1. Chris Archer (1-3) was the starter and loser, allowing two runs on three hits in 4 innings pitched, with no walks and three strikeouts. Caleb Thielbar allowed four runs in relief, including a grand slam to Buddy Kennedy, the first allowed by a Twins pitcher this season. The offense had just five hits, including two from Jose Miranda, both singles. The Twins completed their six-game, seven-day roadtrip with a record of 3-3, going 2-1 in Seattle and 1-2 in Arizona. They know head for home to begin a six-game homestand with the Guardians and then the Rockies. Twins are 20-14 at home and 18-16 on the road. Box Score
2021 – The Twins come from behind to beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 at Globe Life Field and win their sixth series of the season. Randy Dobnak was the Twins starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing two runs on four hits in 5 innings pitched. The bullpen combined for 4 scoreless innings of relief as Caleb Thielbar earned his second win and Taylor Rogers earned his seventh save. The Twins were out hit 7 to 4 but won the game in interesting fashion. The Twins scored the winning run in the seventh without the benefit of a hit when Ranger reliever John King retired Miguel Sano for the first out, then walked Max Kepler who promptly stole second base, Andrelton Simmons was retired for the second out of the inning bringing up Luis Arraez. King then threw a wild pitch that allowed Kepler to move up to third. Another wild pitch by King on a 3-1 count allowed Kepler to score the winning run as Arraez took first on the walk. Kind retired Polanco to retire the side but it was too little, too late, and the damage was done as the Twins held on for the 3-2 win. The twins winning streak reaches three games as they record moves up to 29-41. Box Score
2020 – The New York Yankees are in town for a four-game week-end series, until you remember that nothing has changed, all the games this season have been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19. 77 games missed so far.
The Minnesota Twins issued the following press release this morning after taking the Calvin Griffith statue down at Target Field. Where does this end?
Major League Baseball, which has had at least 12 major-league players and staff members test positive for COVID-19, has decided to immediately shut down all of their spring training facilities in Arizona and Florida, a high-ranking official with direct knowledge of the decision told USA TODAY Sports. MLB has ordered all of the facilities to undergo a deep clean, and will require all players and staff members to undergo testing before being able to use the facilities again when they open.
2019 – The Twins lost to the Red Sox at Target Field by a score of 9-4, losing the three-game series 2-1. Kyle Gibson (7-4) was the starter and loser, allowing six runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings pitched. Sean Poppen made his major league debut in relief and pitched the final four innings for the Twins allowing 5 hits, 4 walks and 3 runs while fanning two batters. The offense recorded nine hits, three from second baseman Willians Astudillo, who hit his third home run of the season. Max Kepler hit his 19th home run, one short of his single-season career-high (20 last season), while tying Eddie Rosario for team-lead in homers. Box Score
2018 – The The Twins lost to the Red Sox last night by a score of 9-4, losing the three-game series 2-1…Kyle Gibson (7-4) was the starter and loser, allowing six runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings pitched…the offense recorded nine hits, three from Willians Astudillo, who hit his third home run of the season…Max Kepler hit his 19th home run, one short of his single-season career-high (20 last season), while tying Eddie Rosario for team-lead in homers.wins are home again at Target Field and beat the 49-24 Boston Red Sox and Chris Sale 6-2. The game started as a pitchers duel between Sale and Jose Berrios as expected with both teams deadlocked at 0-0 after five innings. Eduardo Escobar remained double hot as he hit two more doubles to add to his league leading total and going 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and a run scored. Robbie Grossman hit a triple to score two more Twins baserunners and the Twins ended up winning 6-2 even though Berrios did not get the win. Zach Duke allowed the tying run to score in the 8th inning and blew the save but got a win instead. Box Score
2014 – A two-hour and 6 minute rain delay before tonight’s Twins game at Target Field started was no biggie for Twins starter Yohan Pino. After all, he has toiled in the minors for 10 years and waited 30 years and 175 days before making his Major League debut against the White Sox on Thursday. The right-hander went seven innings, giving up two runs and five hits and one walk while striking out seven, but was lifted after 7 innings with the score knotted at 2-2. His seven strikeouts were the second most in franchise history in a debut, tying him with Darrell Jackson and Bert Blyleven, and trailing only Boof Bonser‘s eight strikeouts set in 2006. Pino became the oldest starting pitcher to make a big league debut in Twins history, passing Andrew Albers, who was 27 years and 304 days old when he made his debut with the Twins just last season. Casey Fien pitched the eighth and retired the side on five pitches and took home the win. Josh Willingham hit the games only home run. The Twins ended up winning the game 4-2. Box Score
2010 – The Twins trailed by five runs through eight innings, but showed some remarkable resolve against the Phillies by rallying for five runs in the ninth inning to tie the game 9-9. Jim Thome hit a monstrous pinch-hit homer to center (career number 570) in the ninth off Jose Contreras, closing the gap to 9-6. Jim Thome has now homered off all 30 Major League clubs. Denard Span added an RBI single and Mauer dealt the clutch blow with a two-run homer to center off Phillies closer Brad Lidge, tying the game at 9. Drew Butera slammed a pinch-hit homer (first career home run for Butera) to left off Chad Durbin to open the 10th. But the Phillies were far from done, though, as pinch-hitter Ross Gload hammered a solo home run just over the right-field wall off Twins closer Jon Rauch with two outs in the bottom of the 10th and the score was again tied at 10-10. Delmon Young delivered the game-winning run when he hit an infield single to shortstop, scoring Joe Mauer for a stunning 13-10 victory in 11 innings before a sellout crowd of 45,254 at Citizens Bank Park. The teams combined for 29 hits and nine home runs, four by the Twins (Morneau, Thome, Mauer and Butera). There was a total of 392 pitches in the game, 176 by the Twins and 216 by the Phillies. Box Score
Twins’ bench is twice as nice in comeback against Phillies by Brain Williams
Away from the baseball field original Twins owner, Calvin Griffith was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario. Joining Griffith in this year’s class for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame are former Blue Jays star Roberto Alomar, Canadian pitcher Paul Quantrill and stats guru Allan Roth.
2007 – On the bus ride to Shea Stadium to take on the Mets in an inter-league contest, Twins’ color commentator Bert Blyleven says he will have his head shaved if the Twins starter Johan Santana, throws a complete-game shutout, the last he would throw in a Twins uniform. Santana allowed no runs on just four hits and oddly enough struck out just one batter. The left-hander from Venezuela shaves the broadcaster’s head after going the distance in Minnesota’s 9-0 victory over New York’s National League team. Twins third baseman Jeff Cirillo had 3 hits to lead the Twins to victory. Box Score
2006 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1996 – No game today. Shenanigans at Yankee Stadium? The game was rescheduled as part of a June 25 double-header at the Metrodome. The Yankees were not happy that the site of the game was changed from New York to Minnesota and the Twins were upset that the games was called at all. Here is what Pat Reusse said happened.
1988 – Bert Blyleven wins his 250th career game as Minnesota beats Seattle 3-1 at the Metrodome. Blyleven went 7 inning and allowed one run on five hits. Jeff Reardon picks up his 20th save of the season, giving him 7 straight 20-save seasons. Gary Gaetti was the hitting star with three hits including a home run and all three of the Twins RBI. Box Score
1981 – MLB on strike.
1978 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1972 – No game today, Twins versus Cleveland Indians game at Met Stadium was rained out and rescheduled as game one of a DH tomorrow.
1968 – The Twins and Dean Chance shut out the Washington Senators 4-0 in a 2 hour 10 minute game at the Met for their sixth win in a row. Chance allows just three hits while striking out 10 and won his 100th career game. Ted Uhlaender was 3 for 5 with a home run and double and Frank Quilici who has been hotter than a pistol had 3 hits and raised his average to .423. Harmon Killebrew becomes the first Twins player to get his 1,000th career RBI as he knocks in the Twins first run of the game and as it turns out, the winning run. Turns out that this game was also managers Cal Ermer’s 100th career win. Box Score
1961 – Scheduled Day Off
1954 – Harmon Killebrew is signed by the Washington Senators’ scout Ossie Bluege as an amateur free agent at the age of 17 under a “bonus baby” contract for $30,000. Killebrew is required to spend the next two years on the roster, by the end of the 1956 season Harmon has batted only 192 times and has hit nine home runs.
