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Twins 5, Cardinals 4: Ken-ough is Ken-ough!

On this Barbie Day afternoon at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins said “Ken-ough is Ken-ough!” and decided to take the series from the St. Louis Cardinals! The Twins looked to do some damage off St. Louis SP Michael McGreevy right out of the gate when Byron Buxton doubled & Royce Lewis drew a walk, but […]

Game 73: Cardinals at Twins

First Chuck: 1:10 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Viva El Birdos l recently finished reading this book about the history of music composed for television. I cannot imagine a more thorough coverage of the subject than what author Jon Burlingame provided. It got […]

Cardinals 9, Twins 6: Comeback? Runs Lack

After last night’s improbable comeback-within-a-comeback-within-a-comeback-within-a-comeback, there was reason to believe the Twins could do it again after erasing an early 4-0 deficit. The Cardinals, who scored two in the first on an Ivan Herrera homer, and another two in the second on RBIs from Pedro Pages and Masyn Winn, seemed intent on scheduling Connor Prielipp […]

Game 72: Cardinals at Twins

(The below is Brandon’s post. It was somehow incorrectly posted as weeks ago, so I’m copying it here) First Pitch: 1:10 pm CDTTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy After years of going “well, that looks fun,” and keeping up with the PC scene on the outside looking in, I […]

Twins 9, Cardinals 8: Bombas fly over the rainbow

On a drizzly night, the Twins managed (somehow) to win a battle of bumpy bullpens. (In bWAR for relievers, the Cards’ pitchers are ninth in MLB; the Twins’ are 29th.) Inning-by-inning notes: 1: Cards 1B Alec Burleson has a home run in each of his last three games; make it four. Heckuva hot streak. If […]

Game 71: Cardinals at Twins

Time: 7:10 Central Weather: Increasing chance of sky water, 79° Opponent’s SB site: Viva El Birdos TV: Twins TV. Radio: Do you have batteries for yours in case of emergency? DO YOU? You’ll be forgiven if today’s Cards starter, Kyle Leahy, sounds like one of those guys the Twins had for like eight days in […]

Somebody Save Me: The 2026 Twins have already set a franchise RP record

My college journalism courses taught me to never bury the lede of a story. Sorry, University of Minnesota-Morris English profs—but I’m going to do just that here in pursuit of dramatic effect. The 2026 Minnesota Twins bullpen has set a franchise record in the realm of saves. Before the big reveal, let’s take a brief […]

Tigers 11, Twins 0: You didn’t really miss anything, trust me

The Minnesota Twins were probably looking to end this stretch against American League Central opponents on a high note by taking the rubber match against the Detroit Tigers. However, the Tigers came out swinging early and often against Zebby Matthews, and… well… if you were planning to write home about this game, I wouldn’t. Detroit […]

Game 70: Twins at Tigers

FIRST PITCH: 1210p Central TELEVISION: Twins.TV, “presented” “by” “Progressive” RADIO: WCCO 830 AM “Your Good Neighbors to the North”, KMNB 102.9 FM “The Wolf”, The “Glen Perkins Kinda Sounds Like He’s Getting Tired of Kris Atteberry” Baseball Network, Audacy Application KNOW OUR FOE: Bless You Boys, a Detroit Tigers Community The Minnesota Twins finish up […]

Kaelen Culpepper: It Is Time

The Kaelen Culpepper hype train is full speed ahead right now. The Twins have lost 10 of their last 14 while getting very little production out of the shortstop position, both offensively and defensively. Meanwhile, Culpepper just keeps getting better and better this season. He’s batting .357 with a 1.062 OPS so far in June […]

Twins 6, Tigers 4: Tensely truncate tabby triumph

I took my troubles to the baseball gameUp at the park with the financial name.Strive for a win which we surely wouldn’t mind;Would we have the trouble of blown bullpen in the ninth? We know the Twins have made us flop in grief:They call the ‘pen, but do we get relief?Well, Buxton and Royce hit […]

Game 69: Twins at Tigers

First Pitch: 5:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Bless You Boys Time to watch the game again,The year a slog in June.See the title, start to laughAnd confirm you’re not immune. ‘Cause it’s the sex meme number;Though the prudish slumber,We still chuckle, driving them insane.Can we assumeIt […]

Tigers 10, Twins 4: Tigers out-slug Twins

Byron Buxton kicked the game off with a homer, his 19th of the year, to put the Twins up 1-0. Taj Bradley had a really rough start again, as Dillon Dingler tied the game in the bottom of the first with a solo homer of his own. Then, in the 2nd, Riley Greene hit a […]

Game 68: Twins at Tigers

First Pitch: 5:40 PM CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com Know thine enemy: Bless You Boys Taj is looking to bounce back from a rough start in Chicago where gave up 7 hits, walked 5, and allowed 4 runs in 4.2 innings. Tigers starter Troy Melton has […]

Twins Top 40 Prospects: June 2026

Editor’s note: welcome to the official Twinkie Town top prospects list. This is a living document we’ll update throughout the season as your one-stop shop for all things Minnesota Twins prospects. Now over two months into the 2026 season, we are starting to get a good idea of where the Minnesota Twins organization is at. […]

Royals 6, Twins 5: Diamond kings trump bullpen jokers

After a devastating blown-save loss yesterday afternoon, today the again Byron Buxton-less Minnesota Twins looked to at least hold serve in this four-game series with the Kansas City Royals. It didn’t happen—and somehow it didn’t happen in exactly the fashion you’d probably expect (terrible bullpen & no offense until it was too late). The homesteaders […]

Game 67: Royals at Twins

First Chuck: 1:10 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Royals Review Today is Toy Story Day at Target Field. Great timing considering that a slate of blockbuster flicks are scheduled to hit theaters this month and the next (the unofficial kickoff to summer movie […]

Royals 3, Twins 2: Blowing it Scott-Style

Close and late situations are not the friend of the 2026 Minnesota Twins. After a leadoff homer made it 1-0 Royals, Joe Ryan settled down for six innings of one-run ball, as Royal righty Luinder Avila matched him with five two-hit frames, walking three and allowing one run in a bases-loaded, no-out situation that the […]

Game 66: Royals at Twins

First Pitch: 1:10 pm CDT TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy Avila. Ryan. Titans of the game. With the series split, the Twins will try to grab the inside track towards a weekend victory, and close the gap on their 30-35 record as they attempt to keep […]

Twins 5, Royals 3: Gutsy Zebby and Austin’s arm get it done

A less-controlled-than-usual Matthews manages to last longer than we (or I) expected, and he’s helped by some Cuddyer/Rosario-style cannon shots from the outfield. Inning-by-inning notes: (Rain Delay): Hey, remember when rain delays might have Kris Atteberry interviewing a baseball book author or something interesting like that? No. It’s a 1991 game. I like hearing Herb […]

The Legend of Pat Dean

Every Minnesota Twins season, there’s a player who shines for a period of time and then is never memorably heard from again. Think Scott Diamond in 2012, Chris Colabello’s 2014 RBI binge, Michael Restovich winning a wild one in 2003, or Michael Ryan whipping the White Sox to end ‘03. With the way 2016 had […]

Game 65: Royals at Twins

Time: 7:15 Central Weather: Some chance of rain, 79° Opponent’s SB site: Royals Review TV: “Only in Cupertino.” Radio: What say we bring back Mientkiewicz as a color guy Today’s Royals starter, Michael “Wacha Wacha” Wacha, has been basically Mr. Consistency the last four years; count on him to give you an ERA of about […]

Royals 8, Twins 6: Sign o’ the Times

Prince Night at Target Field included some back-and-forth scoring, some back-and-forth circus baseball, and a rain delay. If the production crew didn’t play Purple Rain during the delay, then they should be fired. Seth Lugo faced off for the Kansas City Royals against the Minnesota Twins’ bullpen to start off this contest. Everything kicked off […]

Game 64: Royals at Twins

FIRST PITCH: 6:40p Central TELEVISION: Twins.TV, “presented by Progressive” RADIO: ‘CCO 830 AM, KMNB 102.9 FM “The Wolf”, Treasure Island Baseball Network, Audacy Application KNOW THE FOE: Royals Review Your Minnesota Twins continue their stretch of games against American League Central enemies, hosting the Kansas City Royals for a four-game set tonight through Sunday before […]