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2023 – The Twins are back home after an unpleasant two-game trip to Milwaukee. The Twins beat the visiting Texas Rangers at Target Field by a score of 7-5, scoring three runs in the bottom of the eight for their 30th comeback win this season. Nine victories when trailing after seven innings. Pablo López was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs on 10 hits in 5 innings pitched, including three home runs. Minnesota’s bats were in full-swing with five home runs of their own, including one from Royce Lewis (6), Kyle Farmer (8), Ryan Jeffers (10) and two from Michael A. Taylor (18, 19). Taylor recorded the fourth multi-homer game of his career (2nd this season) and Jeffers recorded his second career pinch-hit homer (4th for a Twin this season). The Twins finished with 11 hits, marking their seventh time with double-digit hit totals in their last 10 games. Box Score
2022 – The Twins losing streak reaches five games when they lose to the Astros at Minute Maid Park by a score of 5-3. Dylan Bundy (7-6) was the starter and loser, allowing two runs on three hits in 5 innings pitched, with one walk and no strikeouts. The offense recorded just four hits, two going for extra bases, doubles by Luis Arraez and Jorge Polanco. Minnesota went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. A continuing problem that has plagued the Twins. The Twins have not homered in five-straight games, marking their longest streak in a single season since September 21-25, 2014 (also 5). Box Score
The Twins, in conjunction with MLB, today announced their preliminary schedule for the 2023 regular season. The club’s 63rd campaign in Twins Territory will be the first in which Minnesota plays each of the other 29 teams at least once, as MLB debuts a new scheduling format.
2021 – The Twins have gone 0-4 on their current roadtrip, losing three games in New York, followed by a 11-9 loss in the series opener tonight in Boston’s Fenway Park despite scoring six runs in the final four innings in the marathon 4 hour and 9 minute game. It marked the Twins’ third loss this season when scoring nine-or-more runs (12-13 defeat on April 21 at Oakland and a 14-17 defeat on July 28 vs. Detroit). Griffin Jax (3-2) was the starter and loser, allowing nine runs on seven hits (3 home runs) in 4.2 innings pitched, with four walks and four strikeouts. Jorge Polanco highlighted the night by hitting his single-season career-high 23rd home run while driving in three. Polanco’s 72 career home runs as a switch hitter (49 as left-handed batter, 23 as right-handed batter) rank second-most all-time for the Twins, trailing Roy Smalley (110). The Twins went 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on the bases. The 54-71 Twins have now lost their four straight games. Box Score
2020 – Coming off a near no-hitter in his last start, Twins starter Kenta Maeda battled through five innings (83 pitches) striking out seven and allowing one run on five hits and left the game with the score tied at 1-1. But in the top of the sixth Miguel Sano hit his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot that put the Twins up 3-1 and the Twins held on for a 3-2 win making Maeda (4-0) a winner. Rogers notched another Save. Nelson Cruz also hit a home run, his eleventh this year. The first place Twins were out-hit 12-8 but they outscored the Indians for their 20th win of the season against 10 losses marking the half way point in the 60 game season. The Twins 20-10 record through the first 30 games is the club’s best record in that span since 2001 (22-8) and tied with the 1930 and 1925 Senators for the fourth-best 30-game starts in franchise history. Miguel Sanó has a career-best streak of eight-consecutive games with at least one extra-base hit, the longest in baseball this season. The Twins record is 11 games set by Brian Dozier in 2016. Box Score
2019 – Max Kepler (35) gets the MN Twins off to a quick 1-0 lead when he leads off the bottom of the first inning with a a lead-off home run but the Twins fall behind 4-1 before coming through with a big five-run fifth. When all was said and done at Target Field the scoreboard read Twins 8 and Tigers 5. Kyle Gibson (12-6) was the starter and winner, allowing five runs on 10 hits in 5.1 innings. Twins bats recorded 11 hits, including home runs from Kepler (35), Miguel Sanó (26) and Jake Cave (5). Sano’s home run was his sixth in his last nine games. The game was played on a beautiful Saturday evening in front of 39,429 (we were amongst them) which marked the 10th sellout of the season. The Twins are still wearing their ugly ghost white uniforms this “players week-end”. Sergio Romo wore different colored shoes on each foot. Box Score
2018 – For seven innings it is a pitchers duel at Target Field with the A’s Sean Manaea having a 2-1 lead over the Twins starter Jake Odorizzi who finally recorded an out in the seventh inning for the first time in 27 starts this season. The Twins bullpen however; allowed three runs in the eighth and 2 more in the ninth and the A’s had their 77th win of the season in the bag. Eddie Rosario and Robbie Grossman had two hits each. The only other hit by the Twins was a single by DH Joe Mauer but it was a big one, his 2,086 hit as a Minnesota Twins moving him past Rod Carew into second place behind Kirby Puckett on the Twins all-time hit list. It is also worth noting that during Harmon Killebrew’s 22-year career with Washington/Minnesota and Kansas City, he amassed exactly 2,086 hits. The second ever Player’s Weekend is taking place, the joint effort between MLB and the MLB Players Association includes new uniforms and nicknames on the back of new uniforms, a “Thank You” patch for players to recognize someone who was important in their development, and customized gear. Box Score
2015 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1998 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1981 – In his first ML game, Kent Hrbek, 21, homers in the 12th inning off pitcher George Frazier to give the Twins a 3-2 win over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The 21-year-old first baseman grew up in Bloomington, MN, less than a mile from Metropolitan Stadium and jumped directly to his hometown club from Class-A Visalia (California League), where he was hitting .380 with 27 HRs and 112 RBI. Hrbek, hitting eighth in the line-up was 2 for 5 in his first big league action scoring once and had two RBI. Brad Havens started for the Twins and went 6.1 innings allowing two runs on six hits but did not figure in the decision of this 12 inning affair. Tommy John started for the Yanks and went 9.1 innings but got a ND. Box Score
video of home run can be seen here
1980 – The Twins trail the Tigers the entire game and finally score two runs in the bottom of the ninth with two out on a two-run homer by Bombo Rivera but end up losing the game 3-2 at Met Stadium. Dan Schatzeder pitches a complete game for the Tigers to win the game and Twins starter Geoff Zahn also goes the distance but comes up the loser. Each team had seven hits but no one got more than one for either team. Box Score
Twins manager Gene Mauch resigns following the 3-2 loss to the Tigers, he was replaced by John Goryl.
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1972 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1970 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1967 – The Twins and Tigers are tied 2-2 after 7 innings before Harmon Killebrew hits his 34th home run of the season and puts the Twins in front 3-2 and KO’s Denny McLain (16-14) from the ballgame. The Twins hold on for a 4-2 win and are happy to put the Tigers in their rear view mirror. Ted Uhlaender supports the cause with 3 hits and an RBI. Dave Boswell starts and lasts 6 innings giving up 2 runs but gets a ND as Al Worthington works the final three innings allowing just one hit and no runs for the win. Box Score
1961 – Twins starter Jim Kaat matched Camilo Pascual’s 4-0 shutout yesterday with one of his own as the Twins whitewashed the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on just five hits with only one runner getting as far as third base. The shutout for Kaat was his first in the big leagues and it was his first win over the pale hose. Kaat wasn’t just tough on the mound either, he led off the third inning with a triple and scored on a Billy Martin double giving the Twins a 1-0 lead which was all they would need on this day. Harmon Killebrew doubled home two more runs in the fifth inning giving Kaat and the Twins some insurance in the 3-0 victory. With his 1-3 effort at the plate Kaat is hitting .280 with 14 hits in 50 AB’s. The win for Kaat was his seventh against 12 losses. Sox starter Ray Herbert (8-12) took the loss. The Twins had just seven hits with four going for extra bases (3 doubles and a triple). The Twins win gave them a 4-2 six-game road trip and moved their record to 55-70, good for seventh place. Now they head for home and a 14-game homestand. Box Score
