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.
ST. PETERSBURG — The Twins have been patient with Francisco Liriano as he's tried to fight his way through his recent struggles. But the question now is how much longer can that patience last? For the third straight start Liriano was unable to make it to the fifth inning, allowing four runs on seven hits [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Alexi Casilla was surprised earlier this month when he learned he'd been demoted to Triple-A Rochester just after the team plane landed in Baltimore for the second stop of a two-city road trip. But it didn't take him long to realize that perhaps the move was the best thing for him. "I [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — The Twins will likely be without third baseman Joe Crede for Sunday's series finale against the Rays after Crede left Saturday's contest with a left knee contusion. Crede fouled a ball off his left knee during his at-bat in the third inning. He was able to go back out on defense for [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Late-inning rallies on the road are nothing new for the Twins. And neither is the fact that they keep coming up just a little short in those comeback attempts. The frustrating road woes continued for the Twins on Friday night when they were once again left to lament bad breaks and missed [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Following Friday's loss to the Rays, the Twins placed shortstop Nick Punto on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain and recalled infielder Alexi Casilla from Triple-A Rochester to take his place on the roster. Punto missed his second straight game on Friday due to his sore groin. Twins manager [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — With the number of quality starts recorded recently, the Twins rotation has started to deliver like the club had been expecting it would going into the 2009 season. But there is still one starter that the Twins are hoping can get things turned around — Francisco Liriano. Liriano has not gotten off [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — In his first career start this past Saturday, Twins starter Anthony Swarzak was spotted six runs by his offense. Not that he needed them, as the rookie threw seven scoreless innings to earn his first victory. In his encore performance Thursday afternoon against the Red Sox, Swarzak had trouble replicating his first outing, [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The road has not been kind to the Twins. Minnesota holds the second-worst road record in the Majors at 5-14 this season, ahead of only the Nationals and their 6-17 mark on the road. It's understandable, then, if the Twins are a bit apprehensive about leaving the Teflon roof and artificial turf of [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Both managers and starting catchers were ejected in an eventful seventh inning of the series finale between the Red Sox and the Twins at the Metrodome on Thursday. In the top of the seventh inning of Boston's 3-1 victory, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and catcher Mike Redmond were tossed by home-plate umpire Todd [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — It wasn't easy, but Kevin Slowey picked up win No. 7. Slowey threw 99 pitches in six innings, while center fielder Denard Span reached base five times as the Twins topped the Red Sox, 4-2, on Wednesday, improving their record to .500. The first inning was a battle for Slowey, who labored through [...]