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2023 – The Twins lost to the Tigers at Target Field by a score of 7-1. Joe Ryan (7-4) was the starter and loser, allowing six runs on seven hits in 7 innings (99 pitches) pitched, allowing five runs on five hits in the third inning. The offense recorded seven hits, two from both Edouard Julien and Donovan Solano. Alex Kirilloff drove in the Twins only run with a solo home run to the opposite field, his fourth homer of the season. Box Score
2022 – No Twins game today, scheduled day off.
2021 – The Twins break a three-game losing streak when they beat the Mariners by a 7-2 score. Bailey Ober made his fourth career start, pitching 4 scoreless innings with one hit allowed, no walks and six strikeouts. The offense recorded 11 hits, three from Jorge Polanco and two from Ryan Jeffers, who hit his fourth home run of the season. Nelson Cruz added a home run, his 14th of the season and 431st of his career, tying Cal Ripken Jr. for 49th on Major League Baseball’s all-time list. When Jorge Polanco stole third base in the third inning it was the first time a Twins player had stolen third base in two seasons, it Polanco’s fourth steal of the season. The last place Twins (27-41) are off to Texas to take on the Rangers. Box Score
2020 – The Brew Crew stops by Target Field for a couple of games against the Twins. However; nothing has changed, all the games this season have been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19. 74 games missed so far.
2019 – The Twins winning streak ends at three games when the visiting Royals beat the Twins 8-6 in a four hour game in spite of being out-hit by Minnesota 15-9. Martín Pérez (7-3) was the starter and loser, allowing five runs (4 earned) on six hits in 6.2 innings pitched. 38,886 fans paid to see the Twins play and see Max Kepler get 4 hits including 2 doubles and 2 RBI, Jonathan Schoop get 3 hits, Miguel Sano hit his 7th homerun and Nelson Cruz hit number 13. The Twins record drops to 47-23 and their division lead drops to 10 games. Box Score.
2018 – Eddie Rosario was a triple short of the cycle as he continued to torment the Indians by going 4-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBIs, scored four runs scored and stole a base for good measure, while Logan Morrison added two doubles and three RBIs to help lift the Twins to a 9-3 win on Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field. Fernando Romero was the starter but did not factor in the decision, allowing three runs on six hits in 4.0 innings pitched. Matt Magill relieved Romero and pitched 3.0 perfect innings of relief with one strikeout and earned the win. Box Score
2008 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2003 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1994 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1982 – Twins rookie left-hander Frank Viola allows one run in 7 innings to record his first big league victory in a 5-2 win over the Royals at Royals Stadium in Kansas City. Tom Brunansky was 2 for 4 with a home run, two runs scored and two knocked in. Box Score
1981 – MLB on strike.
1979 – No game today, scheduled game against the visiting Baltimore Orioles was called on account of rain and rescheduled for August 27th as part of a doubleheader.
1967 – The Twins took a 1-0 lead over Cleveland in the sixth inning on a Rod Carew home run but the Indians tie the game at 1-1 in the seventh. The Twins lose to the Indians in 10 innings 2-1 on a walk-off Chuck Hinton single off reliever Al Worthington. Jim Merritt went the first 9 innings for Minnesota before being lifted for a pinch-hitter. Luis Tiant went all 10 innings for the Indians to claim the win. Twins right fielder Tony Oliva crashed into the fence chasing a Joe Azcue double and was momentarily knocked out and suffered a bruise over his right eye and an abrasion over his lip and was carried from the field on a stretcher. Oliva spent 2 nights at Shaker Heights Medical Center and then was released and he appeared in the June 18th games as a pinch-hitter and of course delivered a bases clearing double. Box Score
1961 – The Twins sent recently acquired 28 year-old lefty Danny McDevitt to the mound to open the four game series against the Al Lopez managed Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park I. The White Sox countered with Don Larsen and yes, he is the same dude that threw that perfect game in the 1956 World Series for the Yankees. The White Sox scored in the bottom of the first without the benefit of a base hit by taking advantage of McDevitt’s wildness. In the inning McDevitt walked three, hit one and catcher Earl Battey had a passed ball that allowed a run to score. The Twins tied the game in the second but McDevitt’s wildness continued when he hit Sherm Lollar leading off the bottom of the second and manager Cookie Lavagetto said that he has seen enough and called for Pedro Ramos who had been banished to the bullpen of late after losing 5 of his last 7 starts and getting a ND in two others. Pistol Pete was on his game and pitched the remainder of the game throwing 8 shutout innings allowing just 4 hits, 1 walk and best of all, no home runs and got his 4th win against 8 losses. Jim Lemon had a home run and a double and Harmon Killebrew also smacked 2 hits with one of them being his 100th career home run and 16th of the season. Third baseman Rich Rollins who was called up recently made his major league debut going 1-4 with a single off future Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn. Rollins who was signed by the Washington Senators prior to the 1960 season spent all of 1960 playing class B ball at Wilson and then appeared in 39 minor league games in class A and AAA in 1961 before getting the call to head for Minnesota. When all was said and done the Twins had a 6-1 win and upped their record to 24-26 but remained in ninth place. I don’t want to spill the beans here but did this game make the Twins the first team to use an “opener” that became a more widely used strategy in 2018? Box Score
