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2023 – TWINS CAN’T GET OUT OF KC FAST ENOUGH: The Twins lost to the lasst-place Royals again on Sunday afternoon by a score of 2-1, suffering their fourth sweep of the season. Kenta Maeda (2-6) was the starter and loser, allowing two runs on four hits in 5 innings pitched, with two walks and seven strikeouts.The offense recorded seven hits, two from Willi Castro. Matt Wallner hit his fifth home run of the season. Minnesota put two men in scoring position on the afternoon and left six men on base. The Twins finished the month of July with a 13-11 record (first winning month since April) and their season record stands at 54-53 and their hold on first place has slipped to just a half game over Cleveland. Box Score
2022 – The Twins beat the Padres at Petco Park by a score of 7-4, evening the three-game series at one game apiece. Minnesota held a 2-1 lead until scoring five runs in the top of the eighth inning. Sonny Gray (6-3) was the starter and winner, allowing one run on five hits in 5 innings pitched, with one walk and five strikeouts. The offense recorded nine hits, highlighted by home runs from Byron Buxton (26) and Carlos Correa (13). But it wasn’t without a little anguish as Tyler Duffey gave up a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth before retiring the last two Padre batters. Box Score
2021 – After completing their seven-game homestand with a record of 2-5, the Twins began their road-trip with a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 5-1. Griffin Jax was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on two hits over five innings. Tyler Duffey (2-3) was issued the loss after allowing three runs on three hits in one inning of relief. The offense recorded nine hits, three apiece from Jorge Polanco, Willians Astudillo and Andrelton Simmons. The Twins left nine men on the bases. The Twins are 24-30 at home this season and 19-31 on the road. Box Score
Off the field in the trading deadline news the Twins make the following deals.
Minnesota Twins trade RHP Jose Berrios to Toronto Blue Jays for minor league SS Austin Martin and RHP Simeon Woods Richardson.
Minnesota Twins trade RHP Hansel Robles to Boston Red Sox for minor league RHP Alex Scherff
Minnesota Twins trade LHP J.A. Happ and cash to St. Louis Cardinals for RHP John Gant and minor league LHP Evan Sisk.
2020 – The Cleveland Indians come to town and win the series opener as Cleveland starter Shane Bieber proves to be too tough for Minnesota to handle as he goes the first eight innings pitching shutout baseball and striking out 13 while allowing just three hits as Cleveland beats the Twins 2-0 and end their win streak at three. Twins starter Jose Berrios (0-1) allowed both runs in five innings of work and took his first loss of the season. Miguel Sano committed the Twins first error of the season. The Twins bats recorded just three hits and drew no walks. Box Score
2019 – The Twins play some inter-league baseball against the Miami Marlins in Marlins Park that opened in 2012. The Twins beat the Marlins by a score of 2-1. Jake Odorizzi (12-5) was the starter and winner, allowing one run on four hits in 5.2 innings pitched. Sergio Romo made his Twins debut, earning a hold with 1 scoreless inning and Taylor Rogers earned his 16th save with a scoreless ninth. Each team had just four hits in the game. Byron Buxton hit his 10th home run last night, giving the Twins 11 players with 10-plus home runs so far this season. Miguel Sano had the other Twins RBI. Box Score
2018 – Finally home and still reeling from recent trades, the Twins walk-off the first place Cleveland Indians 5-4 at Target Field. The game was knotted at four for each team after six innings and then in the bottom of the ninth Miguel Sano walked to lead off the inning. Ehire Adrianza pinch-ran for Sano and advanced to second on a ground out and scored the winning run on a double by catcher Mitch Garver. Garver and Sano each had two hits including a double. Fernando Rodney got the win in relief. Twins starter Ervin Santana made his first appearance and start of the season after having surgery on a finger on his pitching hand this past off-season and threw 88 pitches in 5.1 innings and allowed four runs. Jose Ramirez had a nice day for the Indians going 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a stolen base. Box Score
Prior to the game the Twins kept on trading and sent Zach Duke to the Mariners and Lance Lynn to the Yankees. In return for Duke the Twins received pitcher Chase De Jong and first baseman/third baseman Ryan Costello.
The Yankees sent first baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin and pitcher Luis Rijo to Minnesota in return for Lance Lynn.
2017 – The Twins score three times in the top of the first on home runs by Brian Dozier and Eduardo Escobar at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum but when it is all said and done they get walked off in the 12 inning on a Yonder Alonso home run off Twins reliever Tyler Duffey. Box Score
Less than a week after making a trade for Jaime Garcia in an apparent move to make a run at the postseason, the Twins reversed course and shipped the left-hander to the Yankees on Sunday in exchange for lefty Dietrich Enns and Minor League prospect Zack Littell.
2009 – No Game today, scheduled day off.
2007 – Twins score early and late and take the Kansas City Royals 3-1 at the Metrodome. Twins starter Scott Baker goes 8 innings and gives up just two hits, unfortunately they were a double and single back to back in the fourth inning and produced the single run for the Royals. Joe Nathan locked it down with a save. Joe Mauer was 2 for 4 with all 3 RBI and outfielder Jason Tyner was 3 for 4 and scored twice. Box Score
Minnesota sends second baseman Luis Castillo to the Mets for catcher Drew Butera and outfielder Dustin Martin. Martin never reached the big leagues but as of 2018 was still playing in the minors for 12 seasons.
2001 – No Game Today. The Twins acquire pitcher Rick Reed from the New York Mets but have to give up outfielder Matt Lawton.
1981 – MLB on strike.
1971 – The Twins jump all over New York Yankee starter Stan Bahnsen and take a 9-1 lead after 5 innings at Met Stadium. Twins starter Jim Kaat leaves in the top of the seventh with a 9-3 lead and a Yankee on second base but Twins relievers can not hold the lead and give up 7 runs and the Twins end up losing 11-9. Catcher George Mitterwald was 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBI. This is the first time in Twins history that they have blown a lead of five or more runs going into the eighth inning and lost the game. The Twins won’t let this happen again for 755 games (May 27, 2011), a major league record for a winning streak of this type. Box Score
Quiet as kittens against Kaat, Yankees roar back to beat Twins by Mark S. Sternman
In off the field news the Twins agree to sell 35 year old reliever Ron Perranoski to the Detroit Tigers after the Tigers claimed him on waivers.
1968 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1966 – The Twins and Dave Boswell shut out the Baltimore Orioles 7-0 at Met Stadium in two-hour and nine minute. Earl Battey and Harmon Killebrew hit home runs and Dave Boswell throws a complete game 1 hitter. The only hit that Boswell gave up was a single to right leading off the top of the seventh by outfielder Russ Snyder. Boswell ended up throwing 111 pitches and striking out 11 and walking one batter. Box Score
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1962 – All-Star game two is played at Wrigley Field. C Earl Battey and 3B Rich Rollins are starters and pitchers Camilo Pascual and Jim Kaat are reserves and both pitch in relief. The AL beats the NL 9-4. The first All-Star game that year was played in Washington D.C. on July 10 that year. Box Score
Enjoy this 21-minute video of action from Wrigley Field in 1962, which includes player introductions and action from the first two innings of the game. Two of the voices you hear belong to Curt Gowdy and Vin Scully. You can also clearly hear the voice of Wrigley PA announcer Pat Pieper. The commercials are also a great time capsule of TV in that era.
1961 – The Twins beat the high flying Detroit Tigers 4-0 at Tiger Stadium behind Jack Kralick’s complete game shutout in which he allowed 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7. Kralick upped his record to 10-6 when he beats the 14-6 Frank Lary. Lary doesn’t get out of the second inning when the Twins jumped on him for three runs on a bases empty homer by Bob Allison (23) and a two-run home run later in the same inning by Ted Lepcio (6). The Tigers had 8 hits but an 0 for 10 with RISP left the runners high and dry. Back-up catcher Hal Naragon was 3 for 4 with a run scored. The Twins win completes a three game sweep of the Tigers and is the fifth win in a row for Sam Mele’s bunch as they head into the break for All-Star game number two. MLB had two All-Star games between 1959-1962. After the break the suddenly hot 45-56 Twins, now in sixth place will move on to Baltimore. The Twins finish July with a 16-11 record, their first winning month since April. Box Score
