The Minnesota Twins, based in Minneapolis, Minn., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League Central Division. The Twins were founded as the Washington Senators in 1901.
TWINS 3, RAYS 2in Fort Myers, Fla. Monday, March 30 Rays at the plate: Carlos Pena belted a two-run homer in the eighth inning. It was one of two hits that Pena recorded on the day. Jason Bartlett notched two hits and reached once on an error in the contest, bringing his spring batting average [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/30/foZdaZKG.jpg” alt=”Left-hander pleased with spring tuneup against Rays on Monday” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — Twins starter Glen Perkins threw six scoreless innings against the Rays on Monday, but he admits that he got a little help from one of his teammates in putting up the zero. That assistance came from [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/30/ugOaUvWI.jpg” alt=”Third baseman, outfielder sidelined; cuts to be made Tuesday” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins will be without third baseman Joe Crede and outfielder Delmon Young for a couple of days due to injuries, manager Ron Gardenhire said after Monday#039;s 3-2 win over the Rays. Crede was drilled on [...]
TWINS 5, CARDINALS 3at Fort Myers, Fla. Sunday, March 29 Twins at the plate: Delmon Young doubled down the left-field line in the second inning, driving in one run. Carlos Gomez added a two-run double to center later in the second. Brendan Harris, who drew a one-out walk in the fifth, scored from third on [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/29/S8SHstGa.jpg” alt=”Catcher unlikely to head north with team next weekend” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — Joe Mauer said on Sunday that his sore back feels quot;the best it#039;s felt all spring,quot; but the Twins catcher doesn#039;t expect to travel to Minnesota when the team breaks camp on Saturday. quot;I think I#039;ll [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/29/yIPADsFk.jpg” alt=”Young right-hander delivers solid start against tough Cards lineup” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — The last week of Spring Training is the time when pitchers finally get a chance to pitch to the types of lineups they might see at the start of the regular season. That was the case [...]
RED SOX 9, TWINS 4at Fort Myers, Fla.Saturday, March 28 Red Sox at the plate: The Red Sox belted three homers in the bottom of the third inning, starting with a three-run shot by Rocco Baldelli. It was the first of the spring for the backup outfielder. David Ortiz went opposite field for a two-run [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/28/iYfeuBWg.jpg” alt=”Club completes trade with Yanks, options Rule 5 pick to Triple-A” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins added depth to their Triple-A Rochester rotation on Saturday when they completed a trade with the Yankees to keep right-hander Jason Jones, whom Minnesota chose in the Rule 5 Draft. The Twins [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/28/VxWGnOFT.jpg” alt=”Twins lefty lacks #039;A#039; game vs. Red Sox in next-to-last spring start” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — Francisco Liriano#039;s third inning on Saturday was one that he would rather forget, giving up seven earned runs — as many as he had allowed all spring — on four hits to the [...]
TWINS 16, RAYS 2at Fort Myers, Fla. Friday, March 27 Twins at the plate: Justin Morneau belted his third home run of the spring and Michael Cuddyer added a two-run homer as part of a five-run fourth inning. It was one of three innings in the contest that Minnesota scored five runs. Denard Span drove [...]