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Twins' Zebby Matthews and three relievers blank Nationals
Zebby Matthews pitched six scoreless innings, Byron Buxton drove in the game's lone run, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Royce Lewis ripped a double for the only extra-base hit for the Twins, who won the series opener despit...
Nationals, Twins meet up with questions lingering as trade deadline looms
A feeling of uncertainty hangs over the Minnesota Twins as they return home to open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,After a 2-4 road trip against the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, the Twins have dropped to four games below .500. The tr...
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman walks it off vs. Twins; Ohtani wallops another
Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his fifth consecutive game and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The Dodgers' ninth-inning rally started with two outs on an infie...
Twins place RHP David Festa (shoulder) on 15-day IL
The Minnesota Twins placed starting pitcher David Festa on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of right shoulder inflammation.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Twins recalled rookie right-hander Travis Adams from Triple-A St. Paul.,Festa, 25, last pitched on ...
'Disciplined' Twins seek series victory vs. Dodgers
The Minnesota Twins have delivered an impressive impersonation of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. ,The Twins worked seven walks and took complete advantage of a shaky defense in a 10-7 win on Tuesday in Los Angeles. They head into Wednesday's game against the Dodgers with a chance at ...
Royce Lewis, Christian Vazquez carry Twins past struggling Dodgers
Royce Lewis and Christian Vazquez each drove in three runs and the visiting Minnesota Twins used a trio of three-run innings to earn a 10-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.,Lewis, a native of Southern California, managed to drive in a run in three separate innings without the aid of ...
Dodgers bid to pick up steam in rematch vs. Twins
With a six-game home losing streak behind them, the Los Angeles Dodgers will continue to search for solid footing when they face the visiting Minnesota Twins in the middle contest of a three-game series. ,The Dodgers were swept in three-game home series against the Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewe...
Will Smith's two homers spark Dodgers' win over Twins
Will Smith hit two home runs, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a six-game home losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday.,Ohtani pitched the first three innings, allowing one run in his sixth start of the season since re...
Dodgers need strong outing from Shohei Ohtani vs. Twins
Shohei Ohtani will resume his progression as a regular member of the starting rotation when the Los Angeles Dodgers face the visiting Minnesota Twins for the opener of a three-game series Monday.,His two-way powers are needed more than ever after the Dodgers were just swept by the Milwaukee Brewers ...
Royce Lewis homers twice to lift Twins over Rockies
Royce Lewis hit two home runs for his second multi-homer game of his career -- and first in the regular season -- as the Minnesota Twins went deep four times to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 in Denver on Sunday.,Matt Wallner and Harrison Bader also homered to back seven strong innings from starter J...
Ryan McMahon aims to propel Rockies to sweep of Twins
The Colorado Rockies will look to turn their first home series win of 2025 into a three-game series sweep on Sunday when they host the Minnesota Twins in Denver.,The Rockies recorded a 6-4 win over the Twins on Friday and a 10-6 victory on Saturday.,"That's definitely a nice building block," Colorad...
Rockies beat Twins again to clinch home series
Ryan McMahon, Ezequiel Tovar and Hunter Goodman homered and the host Colorado Rockies rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 10-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night at Denver in a game that was delayed 38 minutes by rain.,The Rockies have won the first two games to clinch their first home seri...
Twins reinstate RHP Zebby Matthews from IL to start vs. Rockies
Minnesota Twins right-hander Zebby Matthews was activated from the 15-day injured list to start Saturday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,Matthews has been on the injured list with a strained right shoulder since June 8. He made one rehab start with Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, strikin...
Rockies search for first home series win of season against Twins
The Colorado Rockies took a big step toward winning their first home series of the season on Friday, and they can complete the mission Saturday night against the Minnesota Twins.,Colorado won the opener of the three-game set, 6-4, and will go for its second straight win with Antonio Senzatela (3-13,...
Jordan Beck falls just short of cycle in Rockies win over Twins
Jordan Beck homered and finished a double shy of hitting for the cycle, Ryan McMahon also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 in Denver on Friday night.,Beck had a chance to complete the cycle in the eighth but struck out looking to end the inning.,Mickey Moniak, Tyler F...
Rockies look to get rare home win vs. Twins
The Colorado Rockies begin the second half of the season trying to avoid history and win their first home series of the year.,Colorado, at 22-74, is on pace to break the modern era record for losses of 121, set by the 2024 Chicago White Sox. The Rockies are just 10-36 at home and have yet to win a s...
RHP Kyle Gibson retires after 13 MLB seasons
Longtime right-hander Kyle Gibson announced his retirement on Thursday after 13 seasons in the majors.,Gibson, 37, went 112-111 with a 4.60 ERA in 334 appearances (328 starts) with five teams. He won 10 or more games eight times during his career.,Gibson opted out of a minor league contract with the...
MLB commish on Twins sale: Confident 'there will be a transaction'
With the imminent sale of the Tampa Bay Rays in baseball's rearview mirror, another franchise transaction of the Minnesota Twins now assumes the spotlight.,In October 2024, the three Pohlad brothers announced they would pursue a sale of the team, which their father Carl bought in 1984. They had expe...
Pirates break eight-game slide to edge Twins
Spencer Horwitz drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Tommy Pham hit a solo home run for Pittsburgh, which ended an eight-game losing streak. Ke'Bryan Hayes went 2-for-4 ...
After hitting for cycle, Byron Buxton to lead Twins vs. skidding Pirates
The Minnesota Twins will go for a three-game sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates when the teams meet Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis on the final day before the All-Star break.,Pittsburgh has lost eight games in a row, and Minnesota has won six of its past eight. A victory Sunday would put the Twin...