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2023 – The Twins lost to the Orioles at Target Field by a score of 6-2. All-Star Sonny Gray (4-3) was the starter and loser, allowing a season-high six runs on six hits in 6 innings pitched. All six runs allowed scored in the top of the second inning on six singles and two walks. It tied his career-high for most runs allowed in a single inning. Sonny retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced. Other than the sixth inning, Twins pitching allowed zero hits in 8 of the 9 innings. The offense recorded nine hits, three from Donovan Solano, who matched his career high with three doubles and recorded one RBI. But an 0 for 8 with RISP certainly didn’t help their cause. Box Score
2022 – The Twins lost to the Rangers at Globe Life Field by a score of 6-5, with all six runs allowed coming in the fifth inning. Sonny Gray (4-2) was the starter and loser, allowing five runs on four hits in 4.2 innings pitched, with no strikeouts. It marked Gray’s first start without a strikeout since March 31, 2019 (2.2 IP), a span of 78 starts. The offense recorded 11 hits, three each from both Max Kepler and Ryan Jeffers. Jeffers hit his sixth home run and Carlos Correa hit his 10th, marking the seventh time in his eight seasons to reach the double-digit mark (except for 2020, 5 HR). Twins center fielder Byron Buxton made an acrobatic catch of a ball hit by Marcus Semien. Box Score
2021 – The Twins beat the visiting Detroit Tigers by a score of 5-3 and ended a two-game losing skid. J.A. Happ (5-4) was the starter and winner, allowing three runs on eight hits over 7 innings pitched, one out short of his season-high back in April. The Twins trailed 2-0 when Ryan Jeffers sixth home run of the season broke up Tigers starter Tarik Skubal’s perfect game in the fifth inning. Miguel Sano also hit a home run, his 15th in the seventh inning. Taylor Rogers had his eighth save. The games lone error by Tigers second baseman led to the Twins scoring two unearned runs in the seventh inning. The game was played in a snappy 2 hours and 23 minutes. The Twins record now stands at 36-50, good for fourth place in the Central division. Box Score
2020 – The Twins would be taking on the visiting Kansas City Royals today but all the games this season have been postponed/canceled due to COVID-19. 94 games missed so far. Twins Summer Camp 2020 is underway at Target Field and CHS Field.
2019 – No game today, All-Star break. Jose Berrios, Jake Odorizzi and Jorge Polanco are off to Cleveland to represent the Twins. Polanco is the starting shortstop but Odorizzi is injured and will not pitch.
2018 – On Armed Forces Appreciation Day the Twins whip the 24-64 Baltimore Orioles at Target Field by a score of 10-1. Starter and winner Jake Odorizzi threw 101 pitches in six scoreless innings allowing just five hits while whiffing five. Brian Dozier had two hits including a home and double and 3 RBI. Eduardo Escobar had a homer and 2 RBI and catcher Mitch Garver hit his fourth home run of the season and had 2 RBI. O’s starter Alex Cobb had a day he would like to forget with 5 runs in 5 innings and the loss dropped his record to 2-11. The Twins take four in a row from the Orioles at home, the first time that they have ever accomplished this feat. Box Score
Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios was named to the 2018 AL All-Star team. Berrios was a Twins first round selection (supplemental pick for loss of Michael Cuddyer to free agency) and 32nd pick over-all in 2012.
2015 – The Twins beat up the Orioles 5-3 at Target Field as Tommy Milone ups his record to 5-1 with 7 innings of work allowing just one run on five hits. All-Star Glen Perkins converted his 28th straight save opportunity, setting a club record, passing Joe Nathan’s 27 straight (May 8-August 15, 2004). It marked his 116th career save, tying Eddie Guardado for third on the Twins all-time list (Joe Nathan – 260, Rick Aguilera – 254). Perkins finished his career last season with 120 saves. Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer each hit home runs and four different players contributed doubles. Box Score
2012 – It was 96 degrees when this game began on a hot July evening in Texas. With one out in the top of the fourth inning, in a game against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Minnesota’s Ryan Doumit was facing Rangers hurler Roy Oswalt trying to help the Twins break a scoreless tie. Suddenly, a bright flash of lightning appeared and a deafening clap of thunder immediately ensued. Oswalt, along with his teammates, Doumit, and the Twins base coaches scattered and fled into their respective dugouts. The Rangers grounds crew put a tarp on the infield as a 46-minute rain delay began. Here is the video. The Twins had a 1-0 lead going into the ninth and added on two more runs to make it 3-0 but the Rangers scored three unearned run in the bottom of the inning off Glen Perkins to tie the game. In the bottom the 13th inning Ian Kinsler hit a single of Twins reliever Alex Burnett with one out and the bases loaded and the Rangers had a walk-off win after 4 hours and 32 minutes of action. Box Score
2011 – The White Sox jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead over the visiting Twins and starter Nick Blackburn but Blackburn and four Twins relievers shut out the White Sox for the rest of the game and the Twins become 8-5 winners. Twins first baseman Luke Hughes led the comeback effort by going 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBI. Blackburn threw 106 pitches in just 5 innings and allowed 10 hits but became the first pitcher in Twins history to allow 5 runs in the first inning and still be credited with the win. Box Score
2002 – No game today, All-Star break.
1998 – No game today, All-Star break.
1997 – No game today. The All_Star game was played at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, the home of the Cleveland Indians of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3-1. This was the last All-Star Game in which the Milwaukee Brewers were a member of the American League. The Brewers moved to the National League for the 1998 season. Chuck Knoblauch again for the lone Twins representative and he played as a reserve. Box Score
1996 – No game today, All-Star break.
1991 – No game today, All-Star break.
1981 – MLB on strike.
1980 – No Twins game today. The 1980 All-Star Game was played at Dodger Stadium and the NL beat the AL 4-2. Ken Landreaux represented the Twins as an outfield reserve. A crowd of 56,088 was at the game. Box Score
1971 – The California Angels beat the Twins 7-4 at the Met. The Twins out hit the Angels 12-7 but they also commit three errors. Second baseman Steve Braun had a nice game with 3 hits in 4 at bats with a run scored and a run batted in while Leo Cardenas was 1 for 4 with 2 RBI. Starter Steve Luebber didn’t have it and was gone in the fourth inning. This was the Twins tenth annual fly-in with more than 150 small planes flying in for the game. Attendance was 21,741 Box Score
You can listen to the game here – 1971 07 08 @Angels at @Twins Old Time Baseball Radio
The Twins trade catcher Paul Ratliff to Milwaukee for catcher Phil Roof.
1969 – The Minnesota Twins beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 4-3 at Met Stadium and win game number 48 for the season. Tony Oliva and Cesar Tovar each hit home runs in the winning effort with the win going to reliever Al Worthington. Box Score
The Boston Red Sox send pitcher Darrell “Bucky” Brandon to the Twins in return for third baseman Ron Clark.
1968 – No game today. All-Star break.
1967 – The Twins get walked-off by the White Sox for the second day in a row, this time they lose 1-0 on a Wayne Causey sac fly off Twins starter Jim Merritt. The Twins get 3 hits today, all by Tony O and have gotten 5 hits in the last two days at White Sox Park. Tommy John gets the complete game shutout and ups his record to 8-5 and Jim Merritt pitches a “complete” game of 8 2/3 innings for the loss. Box Score
1965 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1964 – No game today, All-Star break.
1963 – No game today, All-Star break.
1961 – Twins starter Jack Kralick kept the expansion Senators off the board and with home run support from Ted Lepcio (1) and Harmon Killebrew (26) had a 2-0 lead through seven innings but the eighth proved to be a problem. The Senators used five hits to score three times off Kralick, and relievers Jim Kaat and Ray Moore and the Twins were suddenly down 3-2 with just one turn at bat left. John Gabler pitched a clean ninth for the Senators and got his fourth save of the season. The save turned out to be the final one he would ever get in the big leagues. The expansion Senators now lead the season series 6 games to 2 and the Twins record drops to 33-50. The game was over in an expeditious 2 hours and 25 minutes in front on 9,147 fans at Griffith Stadium. Box score