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Twins fun facts from Twins 3/21 ST notes

SUNDAY’S RECAP: The Twins were shut out by the Atlanta Braves, 5-0, on Sunday at Hammond Stadium. Kenta Maeda was the starter and took the loss after yielding five runs on four hits (2 HR), with two walks and five strikeouts in 4 innings of work. Pablo López made his first appearance with the Twins after rejoining the team following the 2023 World Baseball Classic, tossing a scoreless frame in the top of the ninth. Minnesota was held to just two hits, singles by Kyle Garlick (1-for-3) and Ryan LaMarre (1-for-2). The Twins were off on Monday.

THE KNUTSON CUP: The Twins and Rays are facing off today for the finale of five scheduled exhibition games. The Twins took the first meeting, 8-4, February 25 at Hammond Stadium and the second meeting, 4-2, March 2 at Tropicana Field; the Rays won the third, 7-4, March 14 at The Trop and the fourth, 2-0, March 16 at The Trop. Since 2006 the Twins hold the exhibition edge 44-34-3 (13-5-1 under Baldelli). The Twins and Rays will play six times during the 2023 regular season, playing three in St. Petersburg from June 6-8 and three in Minneapolis from September 11-13. Byron Buxton is in the Twins’ starting lineup for the first time this spring, batting leadoff as the designated hitter. Carlos Correa is scheduled to make his seventh start of spring tonight….. Hope the boys aren’t too tired to make a road trip to JetBlue Park across town to play the Red Sox tomorrow night.

FORT MYERS IS TWINS TERRITORY: The Twins are celebrating their 33rd spring training in Fort Myers this year. With four home games remaining (including tonight), the club has drawn 74,040 fans in 12 games, good for a 6,170 average crowd that ranks sixth in the Grapefruit League.

Since March 13 the Twins are 2-5-1. No one cares about Spring Training exhibition games, but in those 8 games they have averaged 4.6 hits and 2.4 runs per game. Pretty dismal hitting just 9 days away from Opening Day. What are the chances the Twins Opening Day line-up plays a game or two together before Opening Day?

Twins fun facts from Twins 3/17 ST notes

SPRING FLING: Today the Twins will play the 21st of 32 scheduled Grapefruit League games. Twins also played one World Baseball Classic exhibition against Team Dominican Republic March 9. After today, eleven spring training games remain to be played.

YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Twins were shut out, 2-0, by the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday afternoon at Hammond Stadium. Joe Ryan was the starter and was saddled with the loss, allowing two runs on five hits (1 HR), with one walk and five strikeouts. Relievers Jeff Hoffman (1.0 IP, 2 K), Caleb Thielbar (1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 K), Jhoan Duran (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K), Griffin Jax (1.0 IP, 1 K) and Jorge Alcala (1.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 K) combined for 5.0 scoreless innings in relief of Ryan. Kyle Garlick (1-for-3) and Nick Gordon (1-for-3) tallied the Twins’ two hits of the afternoon.

(BAD) LUCK OF THE IRISH: Since 2006, the Twins have gone 4-11-1 on St. Patrick’s Day. Make that 5-11-1 after they lost again today to the Orioles by a 5-3 score.

TO THE MAX: Max Kepler is in his 10th spring training, all with the Twins. He enters today hitting .409 (9-for-22) with three doubles, two home runs, three RBI, four walks, a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.318 OPS in nine games so far this spring. He leads Twins players in games since 2017 (721), and was the club’s 2022 Opening Day right fielder for sixth consecutive season. Hit third career grand slam May 23 vs. Detroit, off Elvin Rodriguez, it was also the 1,000th home run by a Twins player in Target Field history. Led team in defensive runs saved with nine, ranking ninth in baseball (per FanGraphs).

54 active players in camp (19 non-roster):
26 pitchers (7 non-roster)
6 catchers (4 non-roster)
10 infielders (4 non-roster)
12 outfielders (4 non-roster)
2 60-day Injured List