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2023 – The Twins were shut out by Detroit at Comerica Park in a quick game that lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes, losing by a score of 3-0. It marked their second shutout in their last three games. The loss marked their third straight defeat after winning five-straight from August 3-7. Kenta Maeda (3-7) was the starter and loser, allowing one run on three hits in 6 innings pitched, his only run allowed being a Riley Greene sixth-inning homer. The Twins on again-off again offense had just two hits and walked three times. Starter Reese Olson (2-5) got the win for Detroit. The Twins are now off to Philly to to try their luck against the red-hot Phillies. Box Score
2022 – The Twins lost to the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium by a score of 8-5, suffering their fourth sweep of the season. Sonny Gray was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing four runs (3 earned) on seven hits in 4.2 innings pitched. Michael Fulmer (4-5) was issued the loss in relief, allowing a go-ahead home run to Chris Taylor in the sixth inning, just the second home run allowed by Fulmer all season. The offense recorded eight hits, three from Luis Arraez and two from Jose Miranda. Jorge Polanco hit his 15th home run, a three-run shot in the third inning that temporarily put the Twins out front, but sadly that would not last. The loss dropped the Twins out of first place, a spot that they have owned or shared since April 24. The game was played in front of 53,432, making it the highest attendance for a Twins home or road game since Game 163 on October 6, 2009 vs. Detroit at the Metrodome (54,088). The have lost ten-straight to the Dodgers, dating back to April 30, 2014. Now the Twins are on to Anaheim. Box Score
2021 – The Twins get back on the winning track by beating the White Sox who have had their number in 2021 by a score of 4-3, evening the series at one game apiece on a warm 85 degree evening. Rookie Griffin Jax (3-1) was the starter and winner, allowing three runs on five hits in six innings pitched with one walk and a career-high 10 strikeouts. He became the 10th rookie in club history (since 1961) to record double-digit strikeouts. Alex Colome pitched a scoreless ninth inning tonight, earning his sixth save of the season and first at Target Field. The Twins faced a left-handed starter for the 39th time this evening and now hold a record of 13-26 against southpaws. The offense recorded six hits, highlighted by a Willians Astudillo sixth-inning two-run go-ahead home run. Box Score
2020 – Randy Dobnak’s start at Miller Park against the Milwaukee Brewers did not start out smoothly as he needed 21 pitches in each of the first two innings giving up one run on three hits and a walk. Dobnak settled down after that giving up just one hit and and no runs over the next three innings lowering his league leading ERA to 0.90. It took just one swing of the bat for the Twins to score all four of their runs in the third inning on Eddie Rosario’s fourth career grand slam home run, his fourth long ball of the season. The Twins had seven hits again today and Ehire Adrianza had two of them. Dobnak was credited with the win upping his record to 3-1 on the young season. Twins relievers allowed one run on four hits and Taylor Rogers got his fourth save. The 4-2 win snapped the Twins four-game losing streak. According to ELIAS Sports Bureau this game marks the third time that a grand slam has accounted for all the runs in a Twins victory with Bobby Darwin doing it on 6/29/73 in California and Gary Gaetti doing it on 5/22/88 in Texas. Box Score
2019 – 35,268 Twins fans looked on as the Twins scored twice in the fourth inning and finally took a lead in a game for the first time in the last 39 innings. The Twins go on to beat the Indians by a score of 4-1 after a 1:51 rain delay. Jake Odorizzi (13-5) was the starter and winner, pitching 5.2 scoreless innings with six hits, four walks and six strikeouts. Sergio Romo earned his fourth hold as a Twin and Taylor Rogers pitched 2.0 innings to earn his 18th save. The offense recorded 10 hits, highlighted by Max Kepler’s 32nd home run and Marwin Gonzalez’s 13th. Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig threw out CJ Cron at home in the fourth inning, not much impact today, but….. With their 71st win the Twins regain a one game lead over Cleveland. Box Score
The Twins purchased outfielder Ian Miller from the Seattle Mariners.
2018 – The Twins show up at Comerica Park a totally different team then the one that was there in mid-June. Ron Gardenhire’s Tigers take game one of the series 5-3 although being out hit by Minnesota 10 to 4. Throw in two Tigers errors and the Twins should have been easy winners but that was not the case. Ervin Santana took the loss, his first of the season. Ehire Adrianza led the Twins attack with 3 hits in 4 at bats with an RBI. Box Score After the game the Twins announced that DH/1B Logan Morrison would have Hip surgery and would be lost for the season. LoMo was having a terrible season so the Twins will not miss him and probably will not pick up his option for 2019 as surgery rehab could be anywhere from 4-8 months.
2016 – No game today. The Twins versus Astros game at Target field was rained out and will be made up tomorrow as part of a double header.
2015 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2014 – The Twins steal three bases and hit two home runs on their way to a 6-1 win in Oakland. Twins lead-off hitter Danny Santana was 3 for 5 with a stolen base and two runs scored. Phil Hughes went 7 strong innings for his 12th win allowing just one run on four hits while striking out seven. Box Score
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have traded RHP Kevin Correia to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
2011 – The Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 at Target Field and Twins closer Joe Nathan notches his ninth save of the 2011 season. But this save is special because it is Nathan’s 255th Twins save, one more than the Twins previous record holder, Rick Aguilera. Nathan goes on to save 260 games for Minnesota during his Twins career. Twins starter Nick Blackburn leaves after 6.2 innings and 1 run (unearned) allowed but Glen Perkins blows the lead only to get the win. Jim Thome and Delmon Young each had two hits for the Twins. Box Score
2010 – Twins bats were thumping the ball early and often as the Twins scored in each of the first four and six out of the nine innings at U.S. Cellular Field in a 12-6 beating of the White Sox. The Twins hit five home runs including Joe Mauer who was 3 for 5 with 3 RBI. Scott Baker wasn’t sharp giving up five runs in six frames but it was enough for a win. Box Score.
The Minnesota Twins, in conjunction with Hubbard Broadcasting, today announced that 1500 ESPN Twin Cities will remain the team’s Twin Cities metropolitan area radio affiliate through the 2012 season. Grrrr….
2009 – No Game today, scheduled day off.
2000 – Twins catcher Danny Ardoin hits a home run for his first major league hit at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Hitting ninth Ardoin was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Joe Mays start for the Twins was a tough one, he walked 3, had a HBP, allowed one single and retired one batter before leaving the scene and taking a loss to bring his record to 6-14. Box Score
1995 – No Game Today
1994 – In what turns out to be the final game of the 1994 season due to the looming strike deadline, the Twins score early and often including an eight run seventh inning and beat the Red Sox 17-7 at the Metrodome. Kirby Puckett is 2 for 3 with 4 runs scored, two home runs, and seven RBI’s. Three hits each by Shane Mack and Chuck Knoblauch go largely unnoticed. When Kent Hrbek takes off his major league uniform he does not know that it will be for the last time in his career after going 1 for 5 with 1 run scored and 3 RBI’s. Twins starter Jim Deshaies gets the win for Minnesota. The Twins finish the season with a 53-60 record and finish in fourth place (out of five teams) in the new AL Central Division. Attendance 23,492. Box Score
1990 – The Twins score six runs in the seventh on a 2-run homer by Shane Mack and a grand slam by Gary Gaetti at the Skydome and put a 7-3 pasting on the Toronto Blue Jays. David West pitches a complete game for his 6th win against seven losses. Although West will pitch as late as 1998, this game turns out to be his final complete game of his career. Box Score
The Minnesota Twins first manager, Harry Arthur “Cookie” Lavagetto died in his sleep at his home in Orinda, California at the age of 77.
1989 – No Game Today
1981 – When the Twins played their last game prior to the MLB strike on June 11 they lost to the Detroit Tigers 7 to 2 and were in last place with a 17-39 and they trailed the first place Oakland A’s managed by Billy Martin by 18 games. When play resumed today their were 15,414 fans in the stands at Met Stadium to watch as the Minnesota Twins resumed the 1981 season with a 6-2 win over the first place Oakland A’s. Roger Erickson started for the Twins going the first five innings and allowing two runs on four hits and leaving down 2-0. The Twins came back with a six-spot in the bottom of the fifth inning on six hits, a walk and an error against starter Rick Langford and relievers Jeff Jones and Tom Underwood before the Twins were done. Erickson (3-6) got the victory and Langford (5-8) took the loss. Jerry Koosman went the final four scoreless innings for Minnesota and earned his first save of the season. Rob Wilfong, Danny Goodwin and Butch Wynegar had two hits each for Minnesota. Box Score
Twins down A’s to take second-half “reopener” by Peter Seibel
1979 – The Oakland A’s and the Twins split a twin bill at Met Stadium as Oakland reliever Dave Heaverlo wins the first game and loses the second game. In Game 1 the A’s come back from four runs down to win 6-5 on a Mike Heath sac fly off Mike Marshall in the 11th inning. Marshall pitched the final 4.2 innings of the game for Minnesota. Ken Landreaux was a home run short of the cycle going 3 for 5.
The Twins win the nite-cap when they fight back from a 2-0 deficit and win 3-2 on a walk-off single by Ken Landreaux off Dave Heaverlo in the 12th inning scoring pinch-runner Willie Norwood. Rob Wilfong also had 3 hits for the good guys. Twins starter Roger Erickson went 9 innings allowing just 2 run but got a ND for his work. Darrell Jackson pitched 3 scoreless innings of relief for the victory.
1978 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1977 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1971 – Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit his 500th home run in the first inning off Baltimore’s Mike Cuellar at Met stadium to become the 10th player with at least 500. Killebrew also hit No. 501 off Cuellar, but the Orioles won 4-3 in 10 innings on a Marv Rettenmund home run leading off the 10th inning off Ray Corbin. Killebrew was 3 for 4 with the two home runs and 3 RBI. Box Score
1970 – Originally scheduled to be a day off, the Twins instead hosted the Oakland A’s to play an April 12 rainout. The A’s blew apart a close game with a 4-run eighth inning and went on to beat the Twins 7-3. Bill Zepp started for Minnesota and went the first four innings and gave up two runs but the Twins bullpen didn’t have it today. The A’s who have been in a hitting slump showed no signs of it today outhitting the Twins 19 to 8. Harmon Killebrew hit his 35th home run and Leo Cardenas contributed two hits for the Twins. Box Score
1969 – For the second time this season, Twins’ second baseman Cesar Tovar breaks up a no-hit bid by an Oriole pitcher with a ninth inning single, Mike Cuellar is the victim this time. Mike Cuellar’s (15-9) string of 35 straight batters retired is ended by Cesar Tovar, who also spoils Cuellar’s no-hit bid in a 2-0 win against the Twins at Memorial Stadium. The line drive by Tovar just went over the glove of a leaping shortstop Mark Belanger leading off the ninth inning at Memorial Stadium. Tovar has the only hit in a game for the third time, and the second time this season. Box Score
1967 – The Twins beat the Senators 5-0 at Met Stadium as Jim Perry pitches a complete game shutout allowing just 5 hits. The game was a pitchers duel between the Senators Barry Moore and Jim Perry with the Twins leading 1-0 until the Twins broke the game open with four runs in their home half of the seventh inning. Bob Allison is the hitting star going 3 for 4 with two home runs and a double, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI. Box Score
1964 – No Game Today
1962 – The Los Angeles Angels Dean Chance and the Twins Jim Kaat lock up in a real pitchers duel at Dodger Stadium. Both pitchers go the distance but the Twins come out on the short end of a 1-0 game when Kaat gets the first out in the 11th inning but them gives up consecutive singles to Steve Bilko and Bob Rodgers. With runners on first and third, Leon “Daddy Wags” Wagner delivers a game winning walk-off single to center. The loss dropped the 64-51 Twins into third place, six games behind the New York Yankees. Kaat gives up a total of 6 hits in 10.1 innings with 4 walks while striking out 8. Chance who pitched the full 11 innings gives up 5 hits, 3 walks, and strikes out 7. Twins catcher Earl Battey had 2 of the Twins 5 hits. What did relievers do in those days? Box Score
1961 – Yes sir! Another day in Fenway, another Twins loss, another loss by one run. The Red Sox and Tracy Stallard take a 3-0 lead but the Twins scored one in the fifth on a Zoilo Versalles home run and again in the sixth on a Jim Lemon home run but that is all the runs they could muster as they lost 3-2 ending their disastrous 15 game four city road trip with a 5-10 record. Stallard held the Twins at bay until the ninth inning when things got a bit dicey. Earl Battey started the inning with a walk but Stallard retired Ted Lepcio and Zoilo Versalles before PH Joe Altobelli singled moving pinch-runner Pedro Ramos to third. With runners at the corners and sitting on a one-run lead Red Sox manager Pinky Higgins turned to closer Arnold Earley and Twins skipper Mele chose to go with PH Billy Martin batting for Lenny Green. Martin strikes out and the Twins come up short but at least they can finally go home again. The Twins are still in ninth place, 28.5 games behind the AL leading Yankees who now have stretched their lead over Detroit to 3 games. Tracy Stallard wins his first major league game and only one of two games he will win in 1961. Yes, this is the same Tracy Stallard that ends up giving up home run number 61 to Roger Maris later this season. Al Schroll pitched another respectable game giving up 3 runs over 6 innings but all he would get is another defeat, his record now stands at 0-2 on the season. Box Score
