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2023 – TWINS GET OBER THE HUMP IN LA: The Twins beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles (Dodger Stadium (Chavez Ravine)) by a score of 5-1. Bailey Ober (3-0) was the starter and winner, allowing one run on six hits in 6 innings pitched, with one walk and six strikeouts. The offense recorded 11 hits as five different Twins had two-hit games (Solano, Buxton, Farmer, Gallo & Castro). Kyle Farmer hit his third home run and drove in three. Willi Castro also drove in a run while recording a pair of singles. The win marked the Twins second-ever victory at Dodger Stadium, the other being a 5-3 win on June 11, 2005, a difference of 6,549 days. Attendance 52,159. Box Score
2022 – The Twins beat the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum by a score of 3-1, marking their fourth consecutive win over the A’s. Chris Archer was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on two hits, including two walks and two strikeouts. Yennier Cano (2.0 IP), Griffin Jax (2.0) and Tyler Duffey (1.0) combined for 5.0 scoreless innings of relief, as Cano earned his first major league win and Duffey earned his first save of the season and fifth of his career. The offense recorded eight hits, highlighted by Gary Sánchez, who went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run, his third of the season. The A’s who can’t seem to get a new stadium and have talked of moving are having problems drawing fans, todays attendance was a measly 3,138. Box Score
2021 – After breaking their losing streak yesterday the Twins fell back into their losing ways today with a 7-6 loss to the Oakland A’s. The Twins had a 4-1 lead after three innings but blew that and it was tied at 6-6 after 8. In the ninth inning with Taylor Rogers pitching, a Josh Donaldson error put runners at the corners with one out. Rogers struck out Matt Chapman swinging but it was a wild pitch and the runner from third scored the unearned run which turned out to be the winning run when the Twins failed to score in the home half of the ninth. Kenta Maeda was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs (3 earned) on eight hits in 4 innings pitched. Taylor Rogers (0-2) was issued the loss. The offense recorded 11 hits as Max Kepler hit a three-run homer (4) in the second inning and Andrelton Simmons hit a game-tying two-run homer (2) in the eighth. Box Score
2020 – The Twins are on the road in the Rock and Roll Capital of the World to take on the Indians in a week-end series. But as we all know it did not happen. So far all games this season have been postponed/canceled due to COVID-19. We have now missed 46 games.
2019 – The red-hot Minnesota Twins show up at T-Mobile Field to take on the Seattle Mariners who started the season 13-2 but have fallen on lean times ever since. The Twins have a seven run fourth inning in which they get seven hits including two home runs and two Mariners errors, a walk and a hit batter contribute to the big inning. Michael Pineda (3-3) was the starter and winner, allowing three runs on five hits in 7 innings, with no walks and six strikeouts. Miguel Sano was finally activated from the IL after having started the season rehabbing from a cut to his heal that he suffered in a winter league celebration. Sano had two doubles in his 2019 Twins debut. The Twins had four home runs that were hit by Max Kepler, C.J. Cron, Jason Castro and Byron Buxton. When the final score was posted the Twins had won their third straight game by a score of 11-6. Box Score
2018 – The Twins lose to the Cardinals 7-5 at Target Field in a 3 hour 50 minute marathon that saw 23 hits between the two teams. Twins starter and former Cardinal Lance Lynn allowed three runs on four hits in 3 innings and took the loss. Eddie Rosario was 3 for 4 and Logan Morrison hit his fifth homer of the season. Box Score
Catcher Jason Castro’s meniscus in his right knee was more damaged than surgeons expected, and the repair was more extensive than planned. As a result, the Twins catcher will miss the rest of the 2018 season, the Twins announced Wednesday.
2014 – The Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 at Target field and in the process the Minnesota Twins overtook their forerunners. The victory improved the Twins’ record since moving to Minnesota for the 1961 season to 4,224 wins, 4,262 losses and eight ties. That’s one more victory, over 54 seasons, than the franchise won as the Washington Senators from its founding in 1901 to its final season in the capital 60 years later. The Senators won 4,223, lost 4,864 and tied 101, a winning percentage of .465 — far worse than Minnesota’s .498. And, of course, the Twins own two (1987 and 1991)World Series titles, while the Senators’ lone title came in 1924. Casey Fien extinguished an eighth inning rally by the Mariners and helped preserve a Twins lead. Kyle Gibson earned the win and Glen Perkins got the save. The Twins hit six doubles to support the home runs hit by Brian Dozier and Josmil Pinto. Box Score
2013 – No game today, scheduled day off.
2010 – The old saying “that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then” is apparently true. Jason Kubel hit a stunning grand slam off Mariano Rivera with two outs in the eighth inning Sunday, and the Twins snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Yankees with a 6-3 victory. Kubel’s third homer of the season and sixth career slam snapped a string of 51 straight converted save opportunities for Rivera at home, tying the major league record set by Eric Gagne with the Dodgers. Justin Morneau also hit a home run in the game. Nick Blackburn (4-1) allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings for Minnesota, which picked up its first win against New York since Aug. 13, 2008. The Twins had lost 12 straight overall against New York, counting the sweep in last year’s AL division series. Box Score
2005 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1994 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1990 – No game today. Due to rain todays game versus the Yankees has been rescheduled as part of a double-header on July 6.
1984 – The Twins sell 51,863 tickets to their 8-7 loss to the Blue Jays, but only 6,346 fans show up for the game. The skewed numbers are the result of a massive ticket buyout plan organized by Minneapolis businessman Harvey Mackay to keep the Twins in Minnesota; if the club does not sell 2.41 million tickets this season it can break its lease with the Metrodome. Taking advantage of reduced prices on the Family Day promotion, Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets. The Twins down 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth score a run and have the bases loaded with no outs but the Blue Jays bring in Jim Acker who gets Dave Engle to hit into a double play (a run scores) and Tom Brunansky to fly out and the Twins rally comes up a run short. Twins closer Ron Davis blows his fifth save of the season and it is only mid May. Tim Teufel gets 3 of the Twins 12 hits but it is not enough. Box Score
1983 – The Twins enter the ninth inning at the Metrodome trailing the Oakland A’s 7-0. The Twins hit four home runs in the bottom of the ninth (Dave Engle, Bobby Mitchell, Gary Gaetti, and Mickey Hatcher and they score 6 runs. They have the tying run on first when Dave Engle who pinch-hit a home run to lead off the rally strikes out to end the game. Hatcher’s home run was also as a pinch-hitter marking the third time in Twins history they have pinch-hit two home runs in the same game. The attendance was only 7,056 and you wonder how many fans were actually still at the Dome to witness this amazing comeback that fell a run short. Tom Burgmeier finally got the save and the win went to Mike Norris while Brad Havens took the defeat. Box Score
1980 – The Twins started their second home-stand of the season against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers at Met Stadium by spotting the Brewers three runs in the first inning. Darrell Jackson was the Twins starter but lasted just one inning giving up all three runs on five hits including a home run by Ben Oglivie. The Twins scratched back with one in the bottom of the first and then scored their second run in the bottom of the seventh off starter Mike Caldwell and ended his night. In the bottom of the eighth inning the Twins Ken Landreaux drew a walk off Bob McClure, Roy Smalley doubled him home to tie the game and Bill Castro was brought in to pitch to Willie Norwood but manager Gene Mauch had other ideas and brought in Rick Sofield to hit and he singled, scoring Smalley and the Twins were up 4-3. The Brewers weren’t ready to give up and in the ninth Sixto Lezcano drew a walk from closer Doug Corbett. Corbett then retired Sal Bando and Gorman Thomas. Charlie Moore then doubled to right field but Rick Sofield who entered the game as a PH an inning earlier and knocked in the winning run fielded the Moore hit, threw to 2B Wilfong who threw to C Wynegar to retire Lezcano at the plate for the game ending out. Jerry Koosman pitched 2/3 of an inning of relief to get his between starts work in and was credited with the win. The Twins introduced their new Loon mascot and started a contest to name him with the winner getting 4 season tickets. The winning name turned out to be Twinkie the Loon and he was the Twins mascot for the 1980 and 1981 seasons. The man behind the Loon mask was Alan Johnson. Box Score
1974 – No game today, scheduled day off.
1969 – No Game Today as the home game against the Detroit Tigers was rained out. Both teams took BP and then at 8:45pm the game was called. Oakland won so the Twins are now a full game out of first.
1961 – The Twins modest four game winning streak was ended by the ageless 41-year-old Early Wynn as he pitched and batted the White Sox to a 5-4 win over the Twins at Comiskey Park. Wynn not only pitched a complete game for win number 288 but he also singled in the winning run in the eighth inning off Twins starter Pedro Ramos. Ramos (3-3) took the loss but he pitched a complete game and was 3 for 3 at the plate with a home run, a RBI and 3 runs scored. Ramos had 3 of the Twins 6 hits lifting his average to .363 with 8 RBI on the season. The 16-13 Twins are headed home again after a short two day road trip and will take on the KC Athletics after a day off. Box Score
1928 – Billy Martin was born in Berkeley, California. Billy played in the majors for 11 seasons with the New York Yankees, Kansas City A’s, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves and finished his playing career with the Minnesota Twins in 1961. Billy managed the Twins in 1969, the Tigers in 1971-1973, the Texas Rangers in 1973-1975, the New York Yankees from 1975-1979, 1983, 1985 and again in 1988, and the Oakland A’s from 1980-1982. Billy died on December 25, 1989.
