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2023 – The Twins celebrated Mother’s Day by beating the Cubs at Target Field by a score of 16-3, their largest margin of victory thus far this season. Louie Varland (1-0) was the starter and winner, allowing three runs on four hits in 6.1 innings pitched. The offense recorded season highs in runs and hits (18). Each player in the starting lineup had a hit as seven Twins had multiple hits.Additionally, seven different Twins had at least two RBI as Trevor Larnach drove in four. Larnach (4), Joey Gallo (9) and Michael A. Taylor (5) each homered. The Twins won back-to-back games by at least 10 runs for the fourth time in Twins/Senators history (since 1901), previously doing so from July 9 (2)-July 10, 1932; September 14-15, 1962; and April 24-25, 1996. The Twins set a Target Field record with 29 runs scored over a three-game series. Over the three-game series with the Cubs, Target Field drew 95,726 for an average of 31,908. Box Score
2022 – The Twins lost to the Guardians at Target Field by a score of 3-2 in 10 innings, making them 1-1 in extra inning games this season. The Twins outhit Cleveland 10-7, losing for the first time this season in such instances (15-1). Devin Smeltzer was the starter and pitched well but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on three hits in 5 innings pitched. The Twins used a total of seven pitchers with Jharel Cotton (0-1) taking the loss. Gio Urshela highlighted the offense, going 2-for-5 with his second home run of the season, his first home run since Opening Day. Minnesota went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men stranded. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was ejected by third base umpire John Tumpane during the 10th inning. Box Score
2021 – Playing at home in Target Field doesn’t help as the Twins lose to the visiting Oakland A’s and Frankie Montas 6-1. The losing streak reaches five games for the second time this season. Matt Shoemaker (2-4) was the Twins starter and loser, allowing five runs on five hits in 6 innings pitched with three home runs allowed. The offense recorded six hits, two going for extra-bases, a double from Willians Astudillo (4) and a home run from Josh Donaldson (4). The Twins went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Twins pitchers now allowed an MLB leading 55 homeruns so far this season. Willians Astudillo’s streak of 390 career plate appearances without taking a called third strike ended today. Astudillo complained, and with good reason as MLB’s StatCast system showed the pitch as outside the strike zone. Box Score
2020 – The Twins are on the road in the Motor City and close out a four-game series with the Detroit Tigers today. But as we all know it did not happen. So far all games this season have been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19. We have now missed 44 games.
2019 – On a beautiful 72 degree evening at Target Field in a season where it has been cold and wet, 26,747 tickets were sold for the Twins/Angels game and the games was worth the money as the Twins prevailed 4-3. Kyle Gibson (4-1) was the starter and winner, allowing three runs on six hits in 5.2 innings pitched. Blake Parker earned the save against his former club, his seventh of the season in seven chances. The offense recorded seven hits, highlighted by a Mitch Garver two-run homer in the third inning. In the play of the game, Byron Buxton recorded his third outfield assist in the eighth inning, throwing out Shohei Ohtani at the plate with a 98.6 mph throw to end the inning and preserve the Twins’ one-run lead and eventually the win. Twins catcher Mitch Garver was injured on the play suffering a high ankle sprain and had to leave the game and was placed on the IL the next day. Max Kepler had assisted on throwing out Ohtani at third base earlier in the game. The Angels used an “opener” in this game having Cam Bedrosian pitch the first inning followed by Felix Pena. Box Score
2018 – After completing their 11-day road trip the Twins began their nine-game home stand with a rain-delayed 1-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Target Field in a makeup game from April 8. The start was delayed by almost two hours due to rain. The Twins had just four hits off starter Wade LeBlanc and three other Seattle relievers. The winning run scored on a Logan Morrison throwing error on a Brewers sac bunt. Jake Odorizzi was the Twins starter but ended up with a ND as Trevor Hildenberger took the defeat. Box Score
Former Minnesota Twins player, coach, manager and broadcaster died at the age of 79 in Burnsville, Minnesota after a long illness. Quilici was the Twins sixth skipper and managed the team from 1972-1975 and had a 280-287 won/lost record. The man had a smile all the time and was a great ambassador for Twins baseball.
2016 – Minnesota Twins traded right-handed pitcher J.R. Graham to New York Yankees for Player To Be Named Later but was later changed to cash.
2007 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2006 – On a Mothers Day nationally ESPN broadcast game from the Metrodome the Twins lose 9-7 to the White Sox in a crazy game after scoring 7 runs in the bottom of the first inning and taking a 7-3 lead. After four innings the White Sox led the Twins 9-7 and held on for the win. Jim Thome, Jermaine Dye and A.J. Pierzynski hit home runs for the pale hose squad. White Sox Mark Buehrle became only the second ML pitcher to win a game after giving up 7 runs in the first inning. In the sixth inning, Twins second baseman Luis Castillo hit into a triple play. Carlos Silva took the loss. Box Score
2003 – Rick Reed pitches a shutout and the Twins win 7-0 at the Metrodome. Right fielder (yes he was the right fielder that day) Doug Mientkiewicz goes 3 for 5 with two doubles and Corey Koskie hits a home run to support Reed. Matthew LeCroy suffers a broken nose after being hit by a pitch from Kansas City’s Runelvys Hernandez in the 4th inning. LeCroy asked Twins manager Ron Gardenhire to put him back in the lineup as soon as possible, so he wouldn’t have time to develop any insecurity. LeCroy returned after one game and swung at the first pitch he saw. Box Score
1974 – No game today, Twins vs Chicago White Sox at White Sox Park rained out and rescheduled for June 27.
1972 – Jim Kaat hits a 2 run home run off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Skip Lockwood in the third inning at Met Stadium in a Twins 4-2 victory. It turns out that this is the last home run that a Twins pitcher has hit in a home game. Kaat pitched a complete game and remained unbeaten with a 4-0 record. Each team had six hits and 2 hours and 13 minutes after it started, the game was over. Box Score
1970 – Was originally a scheduled day off but the Twins played the Kansas City Royals at Met Stadium in a make-up game that was originally scheduled for April 13 but was snowed out. Luis Tiant started for Minnesota against Dave Moorhead of the Royals. The Twins has a 2-0 lead but the Royals tied the game in the fourth inning with two of their own and sent Tiant to an early shower. The Twins however; bounced back with three of their own in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-2 lead and that is what the scoreboard showed when the game ended. Tommy Hall (1-1) pitched the last five scoreless innings for Minnesota allowing just one hit and getting credit for the win. Rod Carew had three hits and two RBI and Rich Reese, Leo Cardenas, and Paul Ratliff contributed two hits each. Box Score
1969 – The O’s get to Twins starter Dick Woodson for five runs in the second inning and have a 9-3 lead going into the bottom of the eighth only to have the Twins come back with five of their own off three Orioles hurlers to make it a 9-8 game going into the ninth. The Twins get two on with one out in the bottom of the ninth but Dick Hall shuts the door for the Baltimore victory. Woodson took the loss but the 1.1 innings pitched by Charlie Walters in which he gave up four runs on three hits and two walks didn’t help the situation any. Tony Oliva and Ted Uhlaender each had three hits and one of Oliva’s hits was a home run. Box Score
1962 – No Twins game, scheduled day off
1961 – The Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 in an error-filled game (seven errors – 3 for Twins and 4 for Angels) for the third win in a row giving them a series sweep and ended their 13 game homestand with a 6-7 record and upped their season mark to 15-12 and moved them up to third place. The Angels jumped on Twins starter Jack Kralick for two runs in the first but Kralick held on to go seven innings before leaving with a ND. Ray Moore (3-1) went the final two inning to get the win. Jim Lemon was 2-3 with the games only home run, his first at the Met. The Twins are off to the windy city to play the White Sox. Box Score
1920 – Hall of Famer Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 300th victory with a 9-8 win over the Detroit Tigers at Griffith Stadium. Box Score
