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2024 – The Twins beat the Nationals on get-away day by a score of 3-2, winning the series two games to one. Simeon Woods Richardson was the starter but did not factor into the decision, pitching 4.2 scoreless innings, with three hits allowed, one walk and one strikeout. Minnesota used five relievers as Steven Okert earned his first win as a Twin with 1.1 perfect innings of relief. Okert also drew some attention when he took the bullpen cart to enter the game and when he arrived he tipped the cart driver a $5 bill. The offense recorded seven hits, highlighted by Max Kepler, who went 2-for-4 with a solo home run (4) and a double (12). Carlos Correa also added a home run, hitting his fourth of the season and second of the series. The Twins (26-23) are now headed home to take on the Texas Rangers. Box Score
2023 – The Twins lost to the Giants at Target Field by a score of 4-1…Bailey Ober (3-1) was the starter and loser, allowing four runs on three hits in 5.0 innings pitched…he allowed all four runs to cross in the first inning, highlighted by a Michael Conforto three-run homer after he walked the first two batters of the game…the offense recorded four hits, two from Carlos Correa, who doubled for the 11th time this season and sixth time in his last 12 games. Kyle Garlick drove in the Twins only run with his second home run of the season…Minnesota also struck out 16 times, matching a season-high, done twice previously (4/18 at BOS & 5/19 at LAA). Box Score
In off the field news we have – The Tyler Mahle saga in Minnesota probably has come to the toughest conclusion possible for both player and team. The Twins announced today that Mahle successfully underwent Tommy John surgery today.
2022 – The Twins beat the Royals at Kauffman Stadium by a score of 7-6, scoring all seven runs in the eighth and ninth innings extending their winning streak to four. The win marked their first come-from-behind victory when down by six-or-more runs since August 31, 2018 at Texas, when the Twins were down 0-6 and won 10-7. Bailey Ober was the Twins starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on three hits, with one walk and four strikeouts in 5 innings pitched. Trevor Megill made his Twins debut with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief and Tyler Duffey (2-2) picked up the win in relief. The Twins offense outhit the Royals 12 to 8 with three hits coming from Luis Arraez. Kyle Garlick (4) added a home run. The Twins win marked their fourth sweep of the season and their first at Kauffman Stadium since 2011 (4 games) completing their six-game, seven-day road-trip with a record of 5-1. Box Score
2021 – The Twins extra-innings losing streak continues. After a blowout 10-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians yesterday at Progressive Field, the Twins lose to Cleveland by a score of 5-3 in 10 innings, dropping to 0-8 in extra-inning games. Alex Colomé allowed a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to Cesar Hernandez, his second in a similar instance this season after allowing one to Jordan Luplow on April 26. The Twins suffered their fifth walk-off defeat of 2021. Kenta Maeda was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing three runs on three hits in five innings pitched with one walk and six strikeouts. Maeda who has been pitching with a sore groin muscle was sent to the IL after the game. Miguel Sano hit his eighth home run of the season but it was not enough. The offense once again did not deliver when it counted, going 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Box Score
2020 – The Mighty Whitey’s drop by at Target Field to take on the Twins in a four-game week-end set. But as we all know it did not happen. So far all games this season have been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19. We have now missed 52 games.
2019 – Game Rained Out. It’s the 17th home rain-out in Angels history — the 12th at Angel Stadium — and the first at Angel Stadium since July 19, 2015, vs. Boston. Prior to the postponed game in 2015, the previous rain-out at home was June 16, 1995, against the White Sox. Game rescheduled for the next day (May 23).
2018 – On a nice 75 degree evening at Target Field the Twins score three times in the fifth and three more times in the seventh and shutout the visiting Detroit Tigers 6-0 behind 6.2 five-hit innings from Lance Lynn who earns his second win although he was more than just slightly miffed at being removed from the game. Brian Dozier and Ehire Adrianza each had two doubles and five RBI between them. It was the Twins fifth shutout of the season. Box Score
In kind of a shocking move for the Twins, they designated right-handed pitcher Phil Hughes for assignment in spite of owing him about $22.5 million through 2019.
2014 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2010 – The Twins blew a four-run lead in the top of the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Target Field but win in 12 innings, 8-7. It was only the second Twins home game since moving to Minnesota in 1961 in which they blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning but went on to win. Ron Mahay and Jon Rauch allow the Brewers to score five in the top of the ninth inning and take a 7-6 lead but the Twins tie the game in the bottom of the inning. The Twins finally win in the bottom of the 12th inning on a walk-off sac fly by Jason Kubel. Jesse Crain gets the win in relief. The Twins big guns (Mauer, Morneau, and Cuddyer) go 10-for 18 with 3 RBI and score 6 times. The other time was on September 2, 2001, when the Angels came back from a four-run deficit in the ninth, before Denny Hocking’s walk-off homer in bottom of the ninth. Box Score
2009 – Right fielder Michael Cuddyer goes 4 for 5 and hits for the cycle to become the second Twins player in the 2009 season to accomplish the rare feat. The Twins whip the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 in this inter-league game at the Metrodome as Kevin Slowey gets his sixth win and it is only mid-May. Cuddy is the 10th Twins player in history to hit for the cycle. Box Score
(Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)
2006 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2002 – Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura approves a financing framework for a $330 million open-air stadium. The bill is the result a seven-year effort by the Twins to secure help from the state, but the plan has only tepid support from the club because team officials are unsure if they’ll be able to find $120 million for a required down payment and get a guarantee from major league baseball that a team will play in Minnesota for at least 30 years. When all the smoke clears the plan expires and nothing happens.
1981 – Coach Billy Gardner replaces the fired John Goryl as manager of the Twins. Minnesota (11-25) had lost 8 consecutive games, but shuts out Kansas City 7-0 at Royals Stadium in Gardner’s managerial debut as Jerry Koosman pitches the 6 hit shutout. Third baseman John Castino goes 2 for 3 with a double and a home run and knocks in 3 and scores twice. Box Score
1980 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1975 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1972 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1969 – The Twins quickly knock Oriole starter Jim Hardin from the game when they score two runs on a single, walk, and two singles before Hardin can put a single out on the board. Jim Perry goes six innings for Minnesota allowing two runs but it goes for naught as the Twins can’t score any more runs and the Orioles beat the Twins 6-2 at Memorial Stadium. Ron Perranoski gets beat up for the first time this season as he gives up four runs in 2/3 of an inning and takes the loss. The top of the Twins line-up, Uhlaender, Carew and Oliva each had two hits. The loss means the Twins are one game out in second place and head for the Bronx. Box Score
1961 – It took the Cleveland Indians 4 hours and 8 minutes and 15 innings but they extended the Twins losing streak to three games and swept the three-game series with a 7-5 win when they bunched four singles off Twins reliever Ted Sadowski (0-2). Frank Funk the Indians fourth pitcher of the game pitched the last 8 innings allowing no runs on just two hits, two walks while striking out seven. When the 1961 season ended, Funk had appeared in 56 games, all in relief, and he had an 11-11 record with a 3.31 ERA. Woodie Held led the Indians hitting attack with two home runs. Twins spot starter Ed Palmquist went 8 innings and received a ND for his work. Palmquists’ big league career lasted only 39 games (between the Dodgers and the Twins) and he had never pitched more than 4.1 innings in any other game. Harmon Killebrew hit number 10 out of the park but it was not enough. Lenny Green had just one hit bit it stretched his hitting streak to 19 in a row. Turns out this was one of the two (August 6) longest games (in terms of innings) the Twins would play in 1961. Box Score
