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2023 – The Twins beat the Mets at Target Field by a score of 8-4, securing the series win, their 23rd of the season (23-18-5). Kenta Maeda (4-7) was the starter and winner, allowing two runs on five hits in 5.1 innings pitched. The offense put together 13 hits and went 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Kyle Farmer and Willi Castro each had three hits as Farmer drove in two runs. One of Castro’s three hits was a home run, his sixth of the season. Max Kepler sealed the win with a bases loaded triple in the seventh inning. Box Score
2022 – TWINS RUN OUT OF INNINGS AGAINST GUARDS: The Twins lost to the Guardians at Target Field by a score of 7-6, nearly closing a 7-0 deficit and scoring all six of their runs from the fifth inning on. Dylan Bundy (8-7) was the starter and loser, allowing seven runs on a season-high 12 hits, including three home runs. Aaron Sanchez (3.1 IP) and Jovani Moran (1 IP) combined to pitch 4.1 scoreless innings of relief. The offense recorded 14 hits, their most since August 16 vs. KC. Josen Miranda and Gio Urshela each had three hits, while Carlos Correa tied a career-high with four hits. Correa drove in four runs and hit his 19th home run of the season, third in as many games. He also reached 900 hits for his career. The loss dropped the Twins into third place Box Score
2021 – The Twins lost to the Indians at Progressive Field by a score of 4-1, snapping their four-game winning streak. Andrew Albers (1-2) returned to the club, making the start while allowing three runs on six hits in 4 innings and was dealt the loss. The Twins who mustered just four hits in the game actually scored first when Miguel Sanó homered in the second inning for the second-straight night and third time in his last five games, the homer was his 26th of the season. Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill (5-3) recorded the win. Bill Evers, who was the acting manager for the club, went 3-1 in Baldelli’s absence. The last place Twins finished the road-trip with a 4-3 mark and now head home to take on the Royals who are just ahead of them in the standings. Rocco Baldelli who is thought to be the first MLB manager to take paternity leave is expected to return to take over the helm tomorrow. Box Score
2020 – No game today. The Twins were originally scheduled to play the Cardinals in St. Louis but the league asked the teams to play a DH on September 8 so that the Cardinals could have a day off today. For more info on why this happened go to September 8.
2019 – No Game Today.
2018 – After almost being no-hit yesterday, the Twins bounce back and take the series with an exciting 3-1 walk-off win over the Royals at Target Field on Willians Astudillo’s two-run home run. With two out, Max Kepler doubled to keep the game alive and bring up Astudillo who delivered the big blast on the second pitch for his second hit of the game. September call-up Chase De Jong made his Twins debut with four scoreless innings while allowing one hit and four walks on 73 pitches. Twins pitchers allowed KC just three hits but one was a home run. Box Score
Prior to the Sunday afternoon game the Twins hosted a Fortnight Game Day at Target Field and it is believed to be the first time an MLB team has done an event like this, about 341 fans came to watch. Twins pitcher Trevor May and @BasicallyIDoWrk, @Jordan_Fisher, and @Ninja were the players with Twins catcher Mitch Garver acting as the emcee.
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2013 – The Twins play the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a make-up game (April 17) at Target Field and win 6-3 on a day that was originally scheduled as a day off. With the win the team breaks a franchise record 10 game home losing streak. The Twins last won at home on August 15 and then proceeded to lose 3 to the White Sox, 1 to the Mets, 3 to the Royals and 3 more to the Blue Jays before finally winning a home game. Casey Fien is the Twins winner in relief and the hitting star is catcher Josmil Pinto who is 3 for 4 with 3 doubles, scores twice and gets one RBI. Trevor Plouffe is 2 for 4 with 3 RBI. Box Score
2010 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2009 – Toronto scores first with a run in the fifth inning at Rogers Centre but the Twins score the last four runs of the game to win 4 to 1. Carl Pavano wins his twelfth game with a 7.1 innings effort in which he allows just the one run. Roy Halladay pitches a complete game for the Blue Jays albeit in a losing effort. Twins third baseman Brian Buscher had three hits on the day including a double while Orlando Cabrera and Justin Morneau contributed home runs in a game that lasted just 2 hours and 23 minutes. Speaking of Morneau, he took a foul ball off his face in the first inning but hung in there as shown in the great picture below. Box Score
2004 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2003 – Long time Twins pain Chicago White Sox starter Mark Buehrle beats Minnesota again, this time he goes 6 innings and allows 2 runs on 7 hits. Corey Koskie is 3 for 3 and Doug Mientkiewicz is 2 for 4. When all is said and done, the White Sox win 8-6 at U.S. Cellular Field. Box Score
The San Diego Padres send infielder Alex Garcia to Minnesota and the Twins send first baseman Todd Sears to the west coast. Garcia spent just one season with the Minnesota organization in Quad Cities low A ball and was let go.
1998 – The Anaheim Angels hold on for a 10-8 win over the Twins at Edison Field after 14 Angels hitters parade to the plate against Twins starter Frankie Rodriguez and reliever Dan Serafini for 9 runs on 9 hits, two walks and 2 errors in the third inning for a 10-2 lead. Between the two teams, thirteen different pitchers were used but the game lasted just 3 hours and 3 minutes. Matt Lawton and David Ortiz hit home runs for Minnesota. Corey Koskie becomes the 500th Twins player when he makes his major league debut in the 7th inning of a game at Anaheim against the Angels. Koskie goes 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts. Box Score
1992 – The Twins set a team record with 6 stolen bases in their 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners at the HHH Metrodome. Kirby Puckett leads the stolen base parade with two and Chuck Knoblauch, Terry Jorgensen, J.T. Bruett, and Shane Mack stole one each. The frustrated Mariners catcher was Lance Parrish. Winner Kevin Tapani almost gets a complete game but is pulled after allowing two singles and throwing 109 pitches in 8.2 innings. Box Score
1984 – Two big innings by the Rangers crushed the Twins 9-3. Kent Hrbek hits the longest home run ever by a Twins player at the Metrodome when he crushes one 480 feet to right field off knuckleballer Charlie Hough in a 9-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. The 36-year old Hough wins game number 15 and he will pitch a league leading 17 complete games in 1984. Gary Gaetti had 3 hits in 4 AB’s but it was not nearly enough. Starter Ken Schrom gave up 7 runs in 4.1 innings and his record dropped to 4-9. Box Score
1982 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1976 – At Arlington Stadium in Texas, Rod Carew turns a 1-0 lead into a 5-0 lead when he hits a pinch grand slam off the Rangers Steve Hargan in the 7th for the Twins, as Minnesota wins, 6 – 0. The hot Twins have now won five in a row and ten of their last 12 games and closed the gap on the first place Royals to 9 1/2 games. It is Carew’s third grand slam of the year, pretty amazing since Rod had never hit a grand slam prior to this season. It was the ninth pinch-hit grand slam in Twins history. Dave Goltz twirls the three-hit shutout. Box Score
1971 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1961 – The Kansas City Royals come flying out of the blocks with four hits, a walk and a wild pitch in the first inning off Twins starter Al Schroll and in the third inning tack on one more run and have a nifty 4-0 lead after five innings. But things change in the sixth when A’s starter Bob Shaw gives up back-to-back singles to Lenny Green and Billy Martin putting runners on the corners for Harmon Killebrew who delivers a Sac Fly to break the ice and put Minnesota on the board. Jim Lemon scores Martin with a double and Earl Battey whacks his sixteenth home run of the season and all of a sudden it is a 4-4 ballgame and Shaw is headed for the showers. KC gets out of the inning without any further damage but it is too little and too late. Killebrew hits his 41st home run in the seventh inning off Ed Rakow and all of a sudden the Twins have a lead for Twins reliever Bill Pleis to protect. Pleis pitches four scoreless innings of relief and he picks up the win as the Twins come from behind to beat the A’s 5-4 and break their five game winless streak. Lemon has a 3 for 4 day with a double, RBI and run scored and Martin chips in with two safeties. Box Score
