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2023 – After completing their short four-game homestand with a four-game series split with the Cleveland Guardians, the Twins began their six-game U.S.A. and Canada road-trip with a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Twins were shut out by the Rays at the Trop by a score of 7-0, marking their fifth time being shut out this season and their third consecutive loss. They have now scored just four runs in their last four games. Louie Varland (3-2) was the starter and loser, allowing a career-high seven runs on six hits in 6 innings pitched, including two home runs (Luke Raley and Jose Siri). The offense recorded just four hits, two going for extra-bases, doubles by Carlos Correa and Michael A. Taylor. The game was played in 2:07, tied for the second-quickest game for the Twins this season (2:07 – 4/16 at NYY, 1:57 – 4/4 at MIA). Box Score
2022 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2021 – The Twins beat the Royals by a score of 2-1, coming back to split the four-game series in Kansas City with two-straight wins. Bailey Ober started for Minnesota but did not factor into the decision in his second career outing, allowing one run on five hits in 4 innings (51 pitches) pitched. The bullpen combined to pitch five scoreless innings allowing one hit, one walk and seven strikeouts. The offense recorded 10 hits, With Jorge Polanco, Nick Gordon and Andrelton Simmons getting two each. The RBI’s came from Miguel Sano and Trevor Larnach. The Twins went homer-less, snapping their home run streak at 16-straight games, which tied a Twins/Senators franchise high. The Twins turned a triple play in the third inning, the 15th in Minnesota history (since 1961). The 3-(Sano) 6- (Simmons) 4 (Gordon) triple play is only the eighth in MLB history. Sano has now been involved in the Twins last four triple plays, two at third and two at first. Luke Farrell got his first win as a Twin. The Twins completed their seven-game road trip with a record of 3-4, going 1-2 against Baltimore and 2-2 against Kansas City. Box Score
2020 – The Twins are home against the Angels for a four-game set. Nothing has changed, all the games this season have been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19. We have now missed 66 games. MLB and MLBPA each send out letters in the last few days explaining why they reject each others plans to play baseball in 2020.
2019 – The Twins beat the Indians at Progressive Field by a score of 5-4 in the “Max Kepler game” avoiding the three-game sweep. José Berríos (8-2) was the starter and winner, allowing two runs (1 earned) on two hits, one walk and six strikeouts. The Twins offense recorded seven hits, four came off the bat of Max Kepler, who homered three times and singled, it marked the second three-homer game of his career and 10th all-time for the Twins. At this point in history Kepler and Eddie Rosario are the only two Twins to have two or more 3-home run games. Kepler’s first three home run game also took place at Progressive Field. Box Score
2018 – The Twins lead the last place White Sox (19-39) at home 2 to 1 after five innings but the Sox knock Twins starter Jake Odorizzi out of the game with back-to-back singles leading off the sixth inning and when the inning ends the Sox have scored four times with reliever Ryan Pressly on the mound on four hits and a wild pitch and the White Sox go on to a 5-2 win. Ehire Adrianza is 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 1 RBI and Mitch Garver is 2 for 4 with one double. Box Score
2016 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2005 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2004 – The Twins score three in the sixth and three in the eighth and hold on for the win. Local boy Joe Mauer hits his first major league home run, a 3 run shot off Esteban Yan and the Tigers in a 6-5 win at the Metrodome. Lew Ford and Matt LeCroy also go long. Carlos Silva went 7.2 innings but had no win to show for his efforts as that honor went to J.C. Romero. Box Score
2002 – In Twins on the field action they beat the Indians 8-3 at the Dome. The Twins scored five in the fifth inning after the Indians had scored three in the top of the inning. A three-run home run by Torii Hunter in the inning was the big blow although they had five other hits and a walk in the same inning. Jacque Jones had a 3 for 5 game with two doubles and a stolen base. Kyle Lohse went five innings to up his record to 6-3. Box Score
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission agrees to drop its lawsuit against the Twins and Major League Baseball. The deal settles a lawsuit blocking baseball’s contraction plan and removes the Minnesota Twins from consideration for elimination for the 2003 season.
1987 – The Twins were down 2-1 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. TK decided to have Mark Salas pinch-hit for Greg Gagne and Salas came through with a pinch-hit home-run to tie the game at 2-2. The Twins then walked-off the Rangers 3-2 in the 13th inning at the Metrodome on a Steve Lombardozzi single off Mitch Williams. Twins starter Frank Viola went seven innings but came away with a ND. Box Score
The Yankees trade knuckle-baller Joe Niekro to the Twins for catcher Mark Salas and Niekro becomes the Twins first knuckle-ball pitcher.
1983 – No Game today.
The Twins have the first overall pick in the June free agent draft and select pitcher RHP Tim Belcher, but Belcher will reject their $125,000 signing bonus offer and pitch for Team USA in the Pan American Games instead. He is the only first-rounder who doesn’t sign. The Reds take Kurt Stillwell with the 2nd pick. Roger Clemens is taken with the 19th pick.
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1978 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1974 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1969 – Washington Senators pitchers Barry Moore who went the first five innings and Darold Knowles who went the last four innings silenced the Twins bats and shutout the Twins 1-0 on just four hits and put an end to the Twins three game win streak. George Mitterwald’s two doubles accounted for half of the Twins hits. Twins starter Jim Kaat gave up a single run on 9 hits in 6.2 innings and took the tough luck loss at the Met. Box Score
1961 – The Twins find themselves in ninth place in the with a 19-30 record to begin the day. Twins manager Cookie Lavagetto is given a weeks “furlough” by owner Calvin Griffith prior to the game today. Coach Sam Mele temporarily replaces Lavagetto but it doesn’t help much as the Twins lose 7-2 to New York at Yankee Stadium I making it 12 losses in a row and 17 losses in their last 18 games. Interim manager Sam Mele was ejected in the second inning and coach Ed Lopat took over, making him the Twins third manager of the day. Yankee starter Whitey Ford was tough, allowing just one hit through the first seven innings before being pulled after allowing two hits in the eighth inning. Two of the Twins three hits were by pinch-hitters Billy Gardner and Jim Lemon. Yankee Roger Maris hit the games only home run and Tony Kubek was 3 for 5. Box Score
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