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2023 – The Twins lost to the Boston Red Sox at Target Field by a score of 10-4, losing their third-straight game and their fifth in their last six chances. Bailey Ober (4-4) was the starter and loser, allowing three runs on eight hits in 6 innings (95 pitches) pitched, with no walks and four strikeouts. The offense recorded 11 hits and scored all four runs in the eighth and ninth innings after trailing 10-0. Ryan Jeffers and Royce Lewis each had three hits. Byron Buxton (11), Lewis (3) and Max Kepler (8) each homered. Oliver Ortega who had pitched for the Angels in 2021-2022 made his Twins debut allowing two runs on one hit (HR) and a walk in one inning of pitching. The big lead allowed Baldelli to bring in utility man Willi Castro to pitch a scoreless ninth inning allowing one hit and needing just nine pitches to retire the side in his second pitching appearance of the season. Box Score
2022 – No Twins game today, scheduled day off.
2021 – The Twins beat the Texas Rangers by a score of 4-2 at Globe Life Field for their seventh consecutive victory in Texas, sweeping Texas in three games, marking their second sweep of the season. Kenta Maeda (3-2) was the starter and winner, allowing two runs on five hits in 5.1 innings pitched. The offense recorded 14 hits, three apiece from Luis Arraez, Trevor Larnach and Andrelton Simmons but not very efficient going 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position and leaving ten runners stranded. Byron Buxton recorded his 11th double and hit his 10th home run. The Twins have completed their six-game, seven-day roadtrip with a record of 4-2, going 1-2 in Seattle and 3-0 in Texas and tomorrow will begin a six-game, seven-day homestand. 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. 78 games missed so far.
2019 – The Twins completed their nine-game homestand with a record of 5-4 and now the team hits the road for a quick four game series at Kauffman Stadium against the KC Royals. The last place Royals with a 25-49 record make short work of the visiting Twins and beat them 4-1 in just 2 hours and 37 minutes. All-Star Jorge Polanco puts the Twins on the board with a home run in the first inning but as it turns out, that is the only run the team will score. CJ Cron gets two of the teams five hits and Royals pitchers only issue one walk plus the Twins commit three errors. All-Star Jake Odorizzi goes just four innings and allows all four run on 8 hits and a walk. Kohl Stewart pitches 4 sparkling shutout innings of relief allowing just 2 hits. Box Score
2018 – Another day and another win over the Boston Red Sox at Target Field. Today the Twins beat another former Cy Young winner, David Price 4-1. Lance Lynn started for Minnesota and went just five innings (97 pitches) primarily due to 5 walks but he did limit the Rsox to just 3 hits and 1 run for the win. Max Kepler who has struggled of late hit a big two-run home run in fourth inning and made a super diving catch later in the game off J.D. Martinez. Robbie Grossman hit a home run and Brian Dozier had a nice game going 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and a stolen base. Box Score
2016 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2011 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2005 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1991 – No Game Today
1986 – A six run sixth inning that has home runs by Tim Laudner and pinch-hitter Randy Bush proves to be just enough for the Twins to beat the visiting Indians at the Metrodome and up the Twins record to 28-38. Kent Hrbek goes 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, scores twice and knocks in three. The Twins hit five home runs off Indians pitchers. Box Score
The Twins trade pitcher John Butcher to the Indians and get pitchers Neal Heaton and Kevin Trudeau in return. Trudeau never reached the major leagues.
1981 – MLB on strike.
1968 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1967 – No game today, scheduled day off. That said, the Twins played an ISEG in Indianapolis against the Indianapolis Indians of the PCL. The Twins lost 11-10 and coach Billy Martin who hasn’t played since he retired in 1961 put himself in the line-up and got a couple of hits. There also is a little blurb about a “dispute” between Tony Oliva and Ted Uhlaender.
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1965 – The largest crowd to ever watch the Twins play on the road, 71,245 New York fans watched their beloved Yankees get swept by the Minnesota Twins 6-4 and 7-4 in a doubleheader as the Twins marched towards their first ever World Series. In the first game Minnesota came back with one in the eighth on a Killebrew home run and two in the ninth on a passed ball and a wild pitch to beat the Bombers 6-4. Al Worthington got the win and Jim Kaat got a rare save. In game 2 Harmon Killebrew was 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBI. Dick Stigman pitched the final 3.1 innings for starter Dave Boswell and didn’t allow a hit earning the save.
1961 – Twins starter Jack Kralick was breezing along with a four-hitter and a 4-1 lead after eight innings at the Met over the visiting Orioles. Kralick had all but locked up his seventh win of the season when things unraveled in the ninth inning. Twins nemesis Jim Gentile singled and Gus Triandos followed that with another single and all of a sudden the O’s had the tying run at the plate in Ron Hansen. Fortunately for Kralick, center fielder Bill Tuttle made a nice catch on a line drive to center for the first out of the inning bringing up utility player Earl Robinson who was playing right field on this day. The right-handed batting Robinson proceeded to hit a long home run to right field, his first homer of the season and just like that it was a 4-4 game and when Kralick gave up another single to the next batter, he was done for the day. Chuck Stobbs got the Twins out of the inning without further damage. With the score tied 4-4 at the Met against the Baltimore Orioles, Julio Becquer is called upon to lead off the bottom of the ninth as a pinch-hitter against Jack Fisher and he smashes a 370 foot home run over the right-center field screen becoming not only the first Twin to pinch hit a home run but also becomes the first Twins player in history to hit a walk-off home run as the Twins win 5-4. Harmon Killebrew also hit a home run in the game and Chuck Stobbs who pitched to three batters to retire the side in the ninth picked up an easy win. Box Score
