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#NoPlaceLikeHere 2026 Minnesota Twins
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7.8
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3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/08/2026
What a nail biter that turned out to be. Game started out 6-0 Twins after the first inning. Twins bats were ready to go from the get go as they jumped Framber right away. 6 runs and 4 hits in the first.
Ober pitched effectively and induced weak contact for a majority of his outing until he ran into trouble in the 6th. That’s when the bullpen took over and things got shaky.
Tigers immediately made it a 7-2 game. Twins added another on an inning later. And then after 7 innings it was 8-6.
Both 8th and 9th innings were congested with base runners from the Tigers as the Twins bullpen had no feel for the zone whatsoever. Lawyerson and Funderburk were wild and damn near blew the game.
Buck stays hot as he goes 3/4 with a walk. A total threat on the base paths as well. Royce grabs a hit and a couple walks as well. We also saw some base running out of Royce as he stole a bat and tried again late in the game.
Twins pick up a series win and improve to .500 on the year. Sweep time 🧹 🧹
6.8
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/06/2026
A day late to rating - Offense might be clicking. It will be put to the test Tuesday versus Skubal so we shall see. Great to see Keaschall finally get rewarded for hard swings and batted balls. Also Royce is showing improved signs of better at bats and patience at the plate. He is also everyone’s biggest cheerleader even when he’s struggling. It makes him so easy to root for when he shows genuine happiness and excitement for the game and his teammates.
7.4
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/07/2026
Move over Skubal, there’s a new ace in the AL central. Taj Bradley have yourself a night, what a start to the 2026 season for him. Another solid 6.1 innings and 10 strikeouts tonight. 6 came on the splitter too which ties a career high. He had a long leash too and partly due to him not having many high stress pitches for the first 5 innings. He commanded the zone and executed well. If he can keep pitching close to this level all of a sudden it sparks a little hope for the season. Buxton continued to hit the ball hard too. Just finding the glove right now but it’s a good sign he’s getting deep into counts and then making hard contact. Ryan Jeffers is an underrated part of the game as he obviously drove in 2 runs on a double, but his challenges he used were pivotal and on point. He might be the best in the MLB at doing it and it shows. A very underrated part of his game.
7.0
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season03/28/2026
Twins win baby. Bullpen actually looked competent this game and Taj Bradley, man if he can fine tune his command a little more we might have something. His splitter was nasty today and he shut down the O’s lineup for 4 solid innings. Pitch count was high due to a few walks and just being a little wild with command. Buxton showed how he can manufacture runs all on his own in ths 4th. Infield single he beat out barely after a challenge. Took 2nd base on a tag up fly ball. Took 3rd base after a back pick error from the catcher. And then tagged on a shallow fly ball to left that maybe 1% of the league even attempts to run on.
6.6
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/03/2026
After a delayed start due to a power outage in the North Loop neighborhood. The game got underway and the Rays got out to an early lead. But by the middle innings it was all tied up. Until the 7th when the Twins tacked on 3 runs to make it 6-3. Then Tristan Gray stepped up with the bases loaded and delivered a homerun he will never forget. Blew the doors off the game by extending the lead to 10-4 and the Twins never looked back. Gray finished with 5 RBIs in a career day.
6.4
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/02/2026
Can’t beleive the Twins didn’t get swept. Taj Bradley has been one of the few good things so far in the young season. If he can keep this up he’ll be a staple this season and future ones too. Lineup still just doesn’t feel or look right. Besides the 9th when Wallner, Clemens, and Bell all went deep. It got dicey in the bottom of the 9th as the Royals had some traffic on after a bobble by Royce Lewis and a walk. But in the end the Twins save the sweep and leave KC with a win bringing them to 2-4 on the year. Optimistically a 2-4 road trip while it’s not good. Isn’t the absolute worst. Baltimore and Kansas City are both good teams as well. Not the best, but not the worst. Get back home for the opener and take 2/3 from the Rays and maybe 2/3 from the Tigers and get back to .500.
7.0
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season03/29/2026
Back and forth game with a lot of big moments, big calls, and big overturns via ABS.
The Twins might be the least clutch team in all of baseball. The numbers with RISP improved from Thursday, but holy cow we cannot leave near 20 guys on base. Multiple bases loaded opportunities with 0 outs, 1 out, and 2 outs and nothing to show for, for the most part.
Loved seeing Royce with another homer today. His excitement when he plays is unlike any other. He’s got more work to do to get back to where he was in 2023, but you’ve got to love the start he’s gotten off to compared to the last couple seasons.
Twins drop the rubber match and move to 1-2 on the season. Honestly besides the clutch hitting aspect, the series went better than I thought it would and has me ALMOST believing this team could flirt with a WC berth and a .500 record.
5.6
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/05/2026
Late to rate this game - Watched while I was driving home from Easter. Considered crashing after the 3 run top of the 10th by the Rays because you already knew the Twins wouldn’t get a single run let alone 3. (Kidding about crashing too)
4.0
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3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/04/2026
Late to rating this game. Looking back I’m sure after this game I was mad.
3.4
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3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/01/2026
Twins fan - This game sucked. If you just looked at the score you’d think, “Oh a high scoring game, I’m sure it was fun to watch.” Nope. Bad play all around from the Twins. Was 12-1 after the 6th and then we saw Derek Shelton pull Royce and Buxton with bases loaded opportunities to prevent any injuries, only for the Twins to make a little comeback late and make it at least close. The offense was abysmal for the first 6 innings. Genuinely hard to watch and multiple times I wanted to throw my computer. Joe Ryan got beat around today too and I’m sure the weather did have some affect on his stuff and the grip, but so did their pitcher who we should have been able to knock around. Buxton is supposed to be a lefty killer, but he hasn’t been able to do anything versus lefties so far in 2026. He swings at junk pitches in the dirt and doesn’t look comfortable in the box. Twins drop to 1-4 now and the little amount of hope there was for 2026 is flying out the window.
3.4
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season03/30/2026
First off. Screw MLB for regional blackouts. How can someone pay for the full MLB package but then just not watch their team because they’re playing a road game in their market area. Talk all about growing the game well maybe make it accessible for everyone. No other sport has it this bad for just being able to view a game.
Okay, now the actual game. Twins can’t hit anything right now and it shows. SWR actually pitched better than I thought he would only allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. The 2 runs came on a homerun so he really only made a few mistakes. Overall 60/100 on the impressed scale with him. Bubic looked great for the Royals but maybe it was the team at the plate couldn’t hit a beach ball with a paddle. Who knows!
Twins fall to 1-3 now. Would love to see them take the next two games after the off day tomorrow and be .500 heading into the home opener. The attendance will already be bad but if this team is 10-20 going into May it’s going to be ugly at Target Field all summer long.
3.0
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season03/26/2026
Twins fan - Going to be a long here. This is how most games will go for this team. Great start ruined by a disabled bullpen after the 2025 deadline. 1/12 with RISP was an issue last year and I see it continued over into this year. It’s opening day and I have low expectations due to ownership issues over the last 2 years. So take everything with a grain of salt.
Trevor Rogers again looks great. Whatever he found after the spot start last year clicked and works. This O’s team should be fun to watch as the year goes on.
8.7
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3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/13/2026
Those first two innings by the Twins were something special. I cannot remember the last time I’ve witnessed the Twins, let alone any team do something like that offensively to an arm of that caliber in Garret Crochet. Truly unbelievable and a game that no matter how the season goes I’ll look back on and reminisce.
Kudos to Buck on becoming Target Field’s homerun leader. Can’t wait for his number to be retired in 10 or so years. Jeffers stays scorching hot with the bat and Ober looked above average on the mound today. I’ll take that from him every 5 days.
On the flip side, I don’t have much on the Red Sox because I just don’t really care, but god dang it I needed Contreras homerun as the last leg of a 4-leg homerun parlay with odds of +28211 and they pulled him before his 4th at bat. Oh well it’s a lottery ticket parlay.
8.2
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/09/2026
SWEEP 🧹🧹🧹🧹
Another great pitching performance for the Twins. This time from Mick Abel who goes 6 strong innings. I love Shelton giving him a leash and letting him finish the 6th. Gives confidence to your guys you trust them to do their job.
Offense was sluggish at times but Brooks Lee got the job done in the end. Loved that moment for him as he has struggled to start the year. Royce had some solid contact today and ended up with an infield single on his worst contact of the day. Also had a Royce scare where you thought he’d be out for months on a non-contact injury after a swing. But he stayed in and then showed he is “probably” fine after running out that previously mentioned infield single.
Bullpen was better today. Not many available arms so Shelton had to get fancy. Acton came in and I was impressed. Attacked hitters well and executed for two innings. Then Orze comes in and seals the deal in the 9th.
Twins improve to 7-6 and will look to improve on their Canadian trip.
6.8
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/12/2026
Taj Bradley back again. His command wasn’t as great as it has been in 2026, but he was still able to give 5 quality innings and pick up another win. That’s huge if he can have his B- stuff and still give the team a big start. That’s difference maker level stuff from a young guy who obviously has the talent just hasn’t been able to put it together consistently in his young career.
Twins bats again were alive in the earlier innings getting it done. Andrew Morris was amazing to see pitch some good innings in relief. He looked extremely composed out there on the mound and should be a good piece to the bullpen for now. 6 pitch arsenal is always great to see.
6.5
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/11/2026
Hope Springer gets back soon. Another blow to my fantasy baseball team. Twins scored all their runs in a crazy 3rd. But pitching was able to hold it down and secure the win. Score shows a lot closer than it was as it was 7-2 entering the 9th. If we would’ve blown this I would’ve freaked.
Bluejays are so injured it’s hard to not feel terrible for them. They just gotta stay afloat until they get some guys back and hope they be go on a run.
5.3
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/10/2026
Twins jumped early and looked promising. Until it wasn’t and the Bluejays never looked back. Felt promising and coming off a big sweep just isn’t what you wanted.
7.9
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/19/2026
Unbiased this was a good game. But as a Twins fan this game pissed me off. What are we doing. Blowing games left and right this is how I thought this team would play. And then we can’t even get a run in the bottom of the 9th or 10th with a runner on 2nd and nobody out. Bunt the damn ball and do a job. I don’t care who you are. Buxton would be the only exception to that. Everyone else is bunting him over. STUPID managerial decisions cost us the game. Isn’t the first time. And won’t be the last.
If you want fans to care and be engaged. Get rid of Outman, Lee, and Wallner; and call up Culpepper, E-Rod, and Gabriel Gonzales for now and then Jenkins in late July. We have exciting young talent, let them play!
6.7
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/18/2026
Taj with another good start. 6 innings and only 2 runs given up. Offense and bullpen didn’t pull their end of the deal. Shelton was heated today and I like the flare.
6.4
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/18/2026
Wasn’t able to watch due to traveling. Looks like multiple opportunities to score and just couldn’t get the big hit. Yet another lefty and another one coming next game.
3.0
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/15/2026
This game was boring. A blowout the entire time. Final score makes it seem like somewhat of a back and forth battle. It wasn’t.
Twins got an early 1-0 lead but that was it until the bottom of the 9th. Red Sox bats woke up today against SWR who just can’t generate whiffs. I think he’ll be in AAA or a cleanup reliever by the end of the year.
Twins drop the series finally and move to 11-8, but still are 8-2 in their last 10 so nothing to be upset about.
7.0
@nbreitbarth
3mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/14/2026
Another great game by the Twins. Mick Abel with the best start of his young career so far. 7 shutout innings and 10 strikeouts. Wow if he can be anything like this the Twins have a demon pitcher and that trade last summer with Duran going to Philly makes Tait straight up house money.
Boston looks pitiful. Maybe it’s good pitching but bias aside they are prolly just all slumping at the same time. Nonetheless the Twins pitchers are still executing well and doing their job and doing it well.
Byron Buxton welcome back. We all know you’d get it going and now with a 2 homerun night after your first last game. 4/5 on the night and hitting every ball hard. A great sign after multiple games of stringing walks and long at bats together.
Twins improve to an AL best 11-7 now and the part of me that believes this is real is growing. That playoff % and division title % continues to rise as well.
6.5
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/21/2026
Was only able to see highlights since I was at the Yankee/Red Sox game. But big homerun from Buxton and SWR again was not terrible and able to keep the Twins in the game for 5 or so innings. That’s all you can ask of him every 5th day. Devin Williams may have gifted us the game in the 9th as he completely lost any and all control and walked in two runs to make the difference in the end.
1.0
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27d
MLB • Reg. Season06/03/2026
Waste of an afternoon watching this one. Get Culpepper across town and playing short for this team. He’s proved himself for a month straight now at AAA. Tristan Gray is not the answer and never was. He was a 2 week fill in guy until Culpepper was ready and now it’s been 6 weeks of him. DFA Gray and Outman and call up Culpepper and Royce Lewis again.
Infield from left to right would be Brooks Lee, Culpepper, Royce, Clemens. Outfield then is Martin, Buxton, Larnach. Which leaves Caritini/Jeffers when healthy catching and Jeffers/Bell at DH. That’s got potential for a solid lineup. On top of a healthy rotation of Ryan, Abel, Prileip, Bradley, Ober, and Zebby. Add two bullpen arms at the deadline for cheap and you’ve got a chance to make the postseason. It’s wide open and the moves are obvious.
7.8
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28d
MLB • Reg. Season06/02/2026
Have not lost a game at home to an AL Central rival yet this year. Just what we needed off a long road trip. For the love of god get the sweep tomorrow and shift to KC on a winning streak.
7.4
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29d
MLB • Reg. Season06/01/2026
Finally a win versus the White Sox. Joe Ryan pitched better than his stat line showed. 4 ER but more like 2 since Luke Keaschall wasn’t credited for an error moments before Miguel Vargas went deep for the first time. Keaschall really needs to be sent down for a reset. His defense is lacking and his offense needs an adjustment. Let Culpepper come out and try out. You know you’re getting good defense with him at the very least.
1.4
@nbreitbarth
1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/31/2026
Yikes. Throw this last week away. Terrible week for the Twins. But it’s the American League so you’re never really out of it. Flush it and reset.
7.0
@nbreitbarth
1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/30/2026
Ober got lit up today. 7 ER allowed to the Pirates. Would be nice if he could find that magic he had for about 3 weeks around mid April. Twins offense puts up some runs but just can’t hold the Pirates. Twins drop another game and have now lost 5/6 of their last games to the White Sox and Pirates combined. Not exactly a good sentence to read.
1.5
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/29/2026
If only the Twins had a bullpen. It was a matter of when not if the Twins blew this game. You could feel it coming the whole time. As soon as my hopes get somewhat high we decide to lose 3/4 to the Sox and then lose a game like this. Maybe a 2027 lockout isn’t the worst thing so I can work on having a positive summer.
3.0
@nbreitbarth
1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/28/2026
Lost a 4 game series 3-1. This team is lucky to be in the American League where we can be this bad and still be in a playoff spot. Just got to stay the course and hope when September rolls around we’re still playing meaningful baseball. But this white Sox series was terrible and hard to watch.
0.5
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/27/2026
This one pains me to do, but -
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Not much to say about this one. Only somewhat positive is my AL ROY future on Murikami got a little better after tonight.
8.1
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/26/2026
Exciting extra inning win. White Sox are a good club this year. This is a good win. Joe Ryan pitched amazing until the two run homerun to Murakami late. His 19th of the season. Brooks Lee with the big bases clearing double in the extras to seal the deal. Twins win. 27-28 on the season.
5.5
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/25/2026
White Sox are good in 2026. Hard to wrap my head around but kudos to them. Twins just needed offense here and we could’ve won this won. Bounce back tomorrow. Zebby pitched good after giving up a few early runs. Still managed 6 innings in this one.
8.0
@nbreitbarth
1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/23/2026
Scary finish for a Twins fan. Morris completely lost all command. Twins find a way though and will look for the series sweep tomorrow. Bush league plays by Wilson Contreras in this one. What he did by running into Caritini at home is legal technically, but Contreras is a former catcher and if he was the one getting ran into he’d be extremely upset as well. Caritini did the right thing by saying something and not really escalating the situation. Contreras was barking back like he was the one who was the victim. Trashy player in my mind after today.
9.0
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/22/2026
Very exciting win. That 2 run shot by Buxton I could feel coming after the dropped foul pop up. Austin Martin getting a homerun there was not even remotely on my mind. He has been a sneaky top 2 hitter on the 2026 Twins. Gutty performance and win here. Priliep got hit around a little but he still got through 4 and it was more just getting hit not command issues so that’s good to see from a young gun. Red Sox are terrible though so I was expecting a series W already. Another Red Sox sweep is on the table.
8.4
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/24/2026
Stressful finish. Rain didn’t help either. Awful send by the Red Sox third base coach in the 9th. Twins now back to 1 game under .500 and heading to Chicago to play the White Sox. White Sox are better but still expect to get 2/4 at the very least and 3/4 is what I’d expect. Twins could and should be over .500 by next Thursday afternoon.
7.4
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/20/2026
Secured the series W with this one. Good series even against a struggling Houston team. Pitching looked excellent today with Ryan battling through 6 innings and had his strikeout stuff going. He got 19 whiffs today I’m sure that’ll end up being top 3 on the day. Bullpen came in and was lights out too. Rinse and repeat now. Culpepper should be called up any day now. Tristan Gray leaves to welcome a newborn and while it sucks I’m sure there’s a chance he loses his spot when he’s back.
7.4
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/19/2026
Good close game. Astros got extremely lucky with Buxton in that last at bat. They should have walked him. They got the out to end the game but the last pitch was a breaking ball that hung and ended up middle middle. Buxton just missed it too. Dumb decision almost turned into a dumb consequence.
6.5
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/18/2026
After a lengthy rain delay. The Twins were finally able to put the finishing touches on this W. Josh Bell I think was a couple 0/4 days away from being DFA’d, safe to say he bought himself another couple weeks at least tonight. 3/4 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBIs. Solo shot in his first at bat followed by a 2 run homerun in his next at bat. Luke Keaschall was responsible for the other 2 RBIs via a bases loaded 2-run single later in the game. Astros got Pena back but just as the Astros 2026 season has gone, that means someone found themselves put onto the IL. This time it was Jose Altuve. Just unfortunate luck for the Astros who can’t see to stay healthy.
As for the Twins. The record may not be great, but the AL is so weak this season they find themselves only 0.5 GB of a playoff spot via the 3rd wildcard. Insane to think that this Twins team is still right in it with how bad they’ve played. Give this team 3-4 average bullpen arms by trade or AAA pitchers in your system and you got a team.
8.4
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1mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/17/2026
Much needed win to prevent the sweep. Ryan Jeffers with a big homerun in this one. Just a well played game and a 1 run game that the Twins win.
1.5
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/16/2026
Royce Lewis again. Get Culpepper up tomorrow. Royce needs a hard reset. Buxton was at least out doing baseball actives today on the field pregame. Good sign I’m guessing just exercising a little caution with the hip flexor being a vital part of a swing and him knowing he can be prone to reactivating injuries in the past. Logan Henderson is really good but Connor Prielip is also damn good. He in my opinion out dueled Henderson tonight. His change up is so dang good he’s got a future with it.
8.0
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/14/2026
Zebulon Matthews welcome back to the Twins. 7 strong innings allowing not a single run or even threat really and striking out 5 batters. Everything looked good today for him and even with Shelton pulling him after 7 with the pitch count being relatively low, I like the move as you let him leave the game on a high note and gives him something to push for next time he’s on the mound. 1 bad inning can ruin a lot of confidence. Offense showed up even without Buxton today. A lot of it was aided by Braxton Garrett not being able to throw a strike for the first 13 batters. He walks FIVE guys in 1.1 innings. 64 pitches and only 30 strikes is a recipe for an instant demotion. Twins get the home series W and now get the “rivalry” Brew Crew coming to town.
2.6
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/15/2026
Very frustrating game that we should have won. Ryan pitched lights out good to see him get back on track after the recent injury scare. Buxton sat out again. I think this is mainly cautionary and Buxton just listening to his body better than he has in the past. Just a little sore. But Royce my guy. I don’t care if it’s obstruction or not by definition. It sucks it was you but it feels like it’s just piling on. Culpepper has been getting reps at third at AAA and crushing baseballs. Your time is coming and I will miss you. I’ll never forget the 2023 second half and postseason you had.
4.2
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/13/2026
Get SWR off the team. Send him back down to AAA. He’s an automatic loss every 5th game. It’s time for changes and seeing what some of the young guys at AAA have.
Buxton though, my god is he scorching hot. His first two at bats he saw two pitches and hit two homeruns. Just crushing baseballs right now and trying to put the team on his back. That makes 15 homeruns on the year and 23 RBIs which is kind of crazy to me.
8.6
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/12/2026
BAILEY FREAKING OBER. THE BEARED DRAGON. Truly special night. An 89 pitch Maddux. Shutout nonetheless. 7 strikeouts as well so his stuff was getting swings and misses. No walks. About as good as it gets. Great team win. It’s just the Marlins, but it’s games like this and the last one against the Guardians that turn a season around.
8.0
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/10/2026
Twins win back to back 1 run games. Good sign for 2026, but also to do it against Cleveland who is notorious for beating us these type of games. Twins move to 7-20 in 1 run games since 2022 versus the Guardians. First series win at Progressive Field as well for the Twins since September 2023. I’m not letting myself get too high right now, but this could surely be the series we look back on and how it changed the season. It’s a big morale boost to get a series win against a divisional rival on the road nonetheless. Twins hitters saved all their hits for today apparently too. Good to see some life back in the bats on a getaway day.
2.0
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/08/2026
Rough game again. Had a little hope for a bit of a comeback, but ultimately the bullpen couldn’t stop an 8U team from scoring. It is what it is at this point. We’ll continue to supplement the bullpen with cheap guys that other teams DFA or cut and give them a shot. Come July I’ll have fully shifted from this season to watching our younger guys play and convincing myself the future is bright (it probably isn’t)
2.0
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/07/2026
Now it’s shitty base running costing this team the game multiple times. Pathetic series. Pitching got shelled all weekend.
Can’t watch to turn them on tomorrow night too
9.0
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/09/2026
WOW. The Twins don’t win many one run games versus Cleveland. Let alone when you have 2 hits the whole game and 1 hit game in the first at bat. Thank god for Byron Buxton. He’s a special player and a HOF player when healthy. If injuries were turned off, he’s a HOF player. It’s been awesome to see him play like the superstar he is the last couple years. Brooks Lee and his defense saved the game for the Twins. Two huge and stellar plays in extras. First was a diving catch that I don’t know how he got to. The second was the final out and a nice sliding stop and strong throw with a saving scoop from Clemens on the receiving end at first. Great win here. Gotta get the series W tomorrow now.
8.2
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/05/2026
Solid win. Taj battled on the mound after having close to 50 pitches after two innings. He was able to end up going 6 innings and only giving up 2 runs. That’s huge for the bullpen in the first game of a series. Buxton goes deep late for a 3 run shot. Also was his first hit with RISP which was very surprising. 0 for 20 before the homerun. Brooks Lee continued to get on base. Larnach had a nice double and beautiful but scary catch in left field. He’s sneaky been a good defender this season so far. First time in awhile we’ve won two in a row. Have to go back to the Red Sox series in mid April.
3.0
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/03/2026
This bullpen and defense almost blew it again. Glad we won and tied the series, but good god it’s a nightmare on repeat every single game.
Ryan left after two batters as well so that’s terrible news. He was probably getting traded sometime this summer, his value got tanked now.
Twins are at the absolute bottom right now.
1.5
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2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/06/2026
Well that happened. No position player pitching in this one even though I thought it was coming in the 8th. Couple things: Who TF is Drew Millas 😭 and CJ Abrams hit a grand slam to payout the DraftKings Grand Slam payout. Wish I had bet CJ Abrams homerun today.
Flush it and hope to get a series W tomorrow.
1.4
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/02/2026
The Pohlads, the bullpen they “built” for 2026, and the defense today are a complete joke.
Time to bet some horses I don’t know a thing about.
3.4
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season05/02/2026
Buxton goes 2/4 with a walk. Another homerun but at least someone was on base this time for it. Toronto’s own Japanese player hits two homeruns in this one. Almost had a third one as well that came up just short in left center field. The former Twin Varland gets it done in the 9th. Man would it be nice to have him closing games for us.
Doesn’t pertain to this game, but E-Rod got hurt in the AAA game and left with a thumb injury after sliding into first base. So that’s great. Stuck with Wallner and Outman for another 30 games.
7.5
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/30/2026
Good win by the Twins. Ober again looked good. He’s not overpowering but he is just weird enough and tall enough to be effective. Buxton goes deep along with going 3/4 on the night. He’s been unreal as of late. Blue Jays defense imploded in the 8th and the Twins piled onto their lead to seal it.
Onto the next. Gausman was always going to be a win. The Twins have owned him throughout his whole career.
3.8
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/29/2026
I hate this bullpen. We knew this would be the problem and yet we haven’t tried anything to fix it. Some of these arms at AAA need to be converted to RPs. Rojas, Festa (when healthy), and Dasan Hill to name a few. Until then this same game script will happen over and over.
Twins starting pitcher Taj Bradley dominates and looks like a freaking ace. Incredible stuff and limiting damage for a majority of his outing. Twins are tied or leading on some clutch late hitting in the 8th to take the lead. Then the bullpen blows it in the 9th.
Mariners bring on their all star closer to shut down the Twins easily.
Twins lose the series at home. Blue Jays are coming to town and you need to take 3/4 from them. Playing bad at home is for sure not going to help fan support
3.8
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/28/2026
Buxton continues to rake. Joe Ryan pitched well and gave the Twins a chance and the bullpen came in and let it go right away. Brutal defense by Austin Martin in right field as well. Missed a tough catch but then let it snowball by missing an easy line drive that allowed Randy Arozarena to get a “triple”. Should have been an error in my opinion, it hit his glove and was a ball that should be caught by a major leaguer 9/10 times.
Twins need to get the rubber match here on Wednesday and get a series win at home. Win games at home and call up some prospects to bring any excitement possible is the goal of the season. Go 45-36 at home and play good baseball to try and get the home fans back on your side. Right now it’s a shit show for attendance and fan support. Use Matt Wallner’s last minor league option and let him either figure it out at AAA or cut him. He’s had his chance and now you have E-Rod crushing balls at AAA.
7.2
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/27/2026
Good to see the bats produce again. Homerun from Clemens and Buxton for the Twins and Raleigh from the Mariners. Prilliep looked good in his first MLB win. Andrew Morris worked in long relief and he also looked solid.
3.8
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/26/2026
Holy boring. Not ashamed to say I fell asleep for innings 5 through 8. Score was close, but just trailing the whole game again. I’m not sure the Twins led at one point this whole series.
5.4
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/24/2026
Taj just couldn’t limit the long ball against his former team. 4 homeruns is always going to get you the loss for the day. Brooks Lee continues to hit well going 3/4 with a homerun and Royce Lewis also homered. Caminero goes deep twice for the Rays along with Aranda.
3.2
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/25/2026
Games at Tropicana always have a “boring” feel to them. The stadium is just so dull. But it didn’t help the Twins looked terrible. Ober didn’t even pitch that bad either we just couldn’t get anything going offensively. The 1 run was a garbage time RBI single from Royce Lewis in the 9th too. Regroup a try and not get swept tomorrow by a mid Rays team.
6.8
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/22/2026
Felt bad for the Mets so decided to give them this one after our admin cooked them last night after their 12th loss in a row. Felt good giving to the needy tonight.
8.5
@nbreitbarth
2mo
MLB • Reg. Season04/23/2026
This was an exciting game to watch. From the disaster start from Scott on the mound with 6 early walks to Ryan getting beat up throughout his whole start. The Twins continued to put pressure on the Mets and it paid with a game tying grand slam in the top of the 8th from Ryan Jeffers. Only to give it right back on a bases clearing triple from Bichette. Twins had the typing run in Buxton on 2nd, so basically any hit ties the game, and couldn’t muster up one more hit. Fun game to watch. Devin Williams might have needed heavy security leaving the stadium if he blew that save.