Myers RBI single in 9th and strong bullpen outing lift Reds past Twins 5-4

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dane Myers had an RBI single in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds scored the game’s final three runs to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 Saturday. Cincinnati’s bullpen tossed 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief with Kyle Nicolas (1-0) striking out the side in the eighth before Tony Santillan struck […]

Twins finish a 4-game sweep of the Tigers on a 2-run single in the 8th by Brooks Lee for a 3-1 win

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Mick Abel pitched six scoreless innings and Josh Bell went 3 for 4 with a home run for the Twins, who […]

Twins win their home opener 10-4 over the Rays behind Tristan Grays first grand slam

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tristan Gray hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run seventh inning for the Minnesota Twins in a cold and rainy 10-4 home-opener victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Gray’s one-out line drive off a 1-1 cutter from Yeondrys Gómez was just high enough to clear the […]

Jeremy Zoll takes over the baseball operations for the Twins after an offseason of major change

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just two weeks before the start of spring training, Jeremy Zoll suddenly learned he’ll be leading the entire baseball operations for the Minnesota Twins. Zoll’s elevation with president Derek Falvey’s departure came less than two months after another major change, the appointment of Tom Pohlad as executive chair and controlling owner […]

Twins bring back Taylor Rogers to fortify bullpen with 1-year, $2M contract, finalize Caratini deal

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins signed left-hander Taylor Rogers to a one-year, $2 million contract to bring the veteran reliever back to his original team as part of a bullpen revamp Friday, while also finalizing a two-year, $14 million deal with catcher Victor Caratini. Rogers and Caratini were at Target Field for their […]

Guardians beat Twins for 9th straight win and move 1 1/2 games behind division lead

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — José Ramírez homered for his third career 30-30 season and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-0 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. Bo Naylor homered twice, George Valera and Daniel Schneemann also went deep, and Cleveland won its ninth straight game and 14th of 15 […]