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2023 – The Twins beat the Brewers at Target Field by a score of 4-2, sweeping Milwaukee, their second sweep this season and first over the Brewers since 2017 (also 2 games). Bailey Ober (4-3) was the starter and winner, allowing two runs on six hits in 6 innings (93 pitches) pitched, with one walk and seven strikeouts. Brock Stewart (1.0 IP) and Jhoan Duran (1.0 IP) each earned a hold while Griffin Jax pitched a scoreless ninth inning to record his second career save. The offense recorded just five hits, but walked seven times and only struck out seven times. Carlos Correa highlighted the offense continuing his hot streak, going 1-for-3 with a two-run triple in the third inning. Box Score
2022 – The Twins lost to the Mariners at T-Mobile Park by a score of 5-0, suffering their ninth shutout this season, the most in baseball. Joe Ryan (5-3), who made his first start since May 21 (COVID IL), was dealt the loss, after allowing four runs on five hits in 4.2 innings pitched, with one walk and three strikeouts, throwing 74 pitches. The offense recorded just four hits, highlighted by two-hit games from both Carlos Correa and Gilberto Celestino. The Twins lost pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez on waivers to the Milwaukee Brewers. Box Score
2021 – The Twins had a 3-1 lead after four innings at T-Mobile Park against the Seattle Mariners but could not hold it and lost 4-3. Jake Bauers solo home run in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie off Hansel Robles (2-3) who took the loss. Twins starter Kenta Maeda made his return from the Injured List, allowing one run on three hits in 4 innings pitched. The offense recorded 10 hits, three from Nelson Cruz, who also drew a walk. Alex Kirilloff hit his fifth home run of the season and Gilberto Celestino homered for the first time in his career. Twins went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position
and left nine men on base. The Twins already have 20 players on the roster who have hit a home run this season. Box Score
2020 – The Twins are in Kansas City playing the Royals or they are not. In reality nothing has changed, all the games this season have been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19. 73 games missed so far.
2019 – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has declared June 15, 2019 to be Joe Mauer Day in the state, in recognition of Mauer’s legacy and contributions to Minnesota sports. He presented the proclamation to Mauer before Friday’s Twins-Royals game. During his career with the Twins, Mauer became the first catcher to win the American League batting title. He also won three AL batting crowns overall, was a six-time AL All-Star, earned five Silver Slugger Awards, three consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards and was the AL Most Valuable Player in 2009. Mauer played his last game with the Twins on Sept. 30, and officially retired on Nov. 9 last year.
An announced sell-out crowd of 38,898 at Target Field witnessed a heck of a pitchers duel between Kyle Gibson and Brad Keller of the Kansas City Royals as they pitched in the opening game of the three game series in which Joe Mauer’s number 7 will be retired. Keller went seven scoreless innings allowing just 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. Gibson (7-3) went 8 scoreless innings (88 pitches) allowing just two hits and struck out eight. In the bottom of the eighth inning PH Marwin Gonzalez lined out, Max Kepler walked, Jorge Polanco lined out and then Mitch Garver hit a long home run (11) to center scoring Kepler and the Twins were up 2-0. Taylor Rogers needed only 10 pitches to retire the Royals in the ninth for his 7th save of the season. The crowd yelled and screamed until Garver came out for his first career standing ovation. The final score was 2-0 for the Twins and the game was played in a snappy 2 hours 21 minutes. The Twins lead in the Central remains at 11 games. Box Score
2018 – The Twins lose to the Tigers again and the Tigers take the series two games to one. The Twins scored their lone run in the first inning on an Eduardo Escobar single. Lance Lynn was the starter and loser, allowing three runs on five hits in 6.2 innings pitched while tying a season-high nine strikeouts. The seemingly helpless offense recorded just six hits with Mitch Garver getting two on an infield single and a double. The team has scored one or less runs twelve times this season and has lost all twelve. After the game the Twins optioned infielder Miguel Sano to High A Ft. Myers. Sano has had a horrendous season so far and was hitting .203 in 37 games with 66 strikeouts and just 30 hits in 148 at bats. Box Score
2011 – No game today. The Twins game at Target Field against the visiting White Sox was rained out and rescheduled as part of a DH on September 5.
2010 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2004 – No game today, scheduled day off. Instead of enjoying a day of relaxation the Minnesota Twins play in their fifth HOF game in Cooperstown but come up on the short-end of a 10-7 game to the Atlanta Braves. MLB discontinued this game after the last one was played in 2008.
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1981 – MLB on strike.
1975 – Baltimore Orioles starter Ross Grimsley who came into the game with an 1-8 record shuts out Minnesota 7-0 at the Met on just five hits. Left fielder Don Baylor who goes 2 for 4 with a double and a home run and first baseman Lee May who is 3 for 5 with a double lead the O’s offense. Eric Soderholm is the only Twin with 2 or more hits. Twins starter Jim Hughes lasts just 2.1 innings. Box Score
The Milwaukee Brewers send outfielder Johnny Briggs to the Twins and take outfielder Bobby Darwin in return.
1973 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1969 – The Twins lose their third game in a row when Indians starting pitcher Dick Ellsworth goes the distance and shuts out Minnesota 12-0 at Met Stadium. The Twins had just 6 hits and committed three errors to boot. Billy Martin wore a path to the mound today as he burned through seven pitchers. Box Score but there is nothing to see here…. move on.
1965 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1961 – Camilo Pascual and the Twins are in cruise control with a 2-0 lead against the KC A’s at Met Stadium and Pascual has 13 strikeouts and allowed just two hits when everything goes south for Pascual in the top of the 8th inning when he walks Gene Stephens, allows a single to Jerry Lumpe but then retires Wes Covington on a flyball for the first out of the inning. With runners on first and second, Norm Siebern who has struck out twice against Pascual earlier in the game homers deep to right field and all of a sudden the A’s are up 3-2. Pascual walks the next batter and Lavagetto brings in Ray Moore who then walks two more batters without retiring anyone to load the bases. Lavagetto again goes to the mound and brings in Bill Pleis with the bases loaded and one out. Pleis promptly allows single-single-double which scores four runs and he too is sent to the showers without retiring a batter. Lavagetto turns to rookie Gerry Arrigo who just started two days earlier against the Red Sox game to get some outs. Arrigo retires the next two batters but the damage is done as the A’s score 8 times on 5 hits and 4 walks. The A’s score an unearned run in the ninth off Arrigo and beat Minnesota 9-2. Pascual goes 7.2 innings, strikes out 13 and takes the loss as four of the runs are charged to him. In the process he gives up just four hits and 6 walks but to be fair only his last two BB scored. What a weird game. Box Score
The Twins make a deal and acquire pitcher Danny McDevitt from the Yankees in exchange for second baseman Billy Gardner.
