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In a game of dueling grand slams, of last at-bat comebacks and missed opportunities, the Twins pulled out a 7-6 victory on Sunday by doing nothing at all. Which is exactly what the situation called for. "We had several guys go out there and not swing," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said proudly. "They did not offer at those pitches, and that takes discipline and toughness." With two outs in the ...

Box ScoreStarting Pitcher: Bailey Ober - 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K ( 73 Pitches, 52 Strikes, 71% Strikes)Piggy-Backer: Dallas Keuchel - 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K ( 76 Pitches, 45 Strikes, 59% Strikes)Home Runs: Royce Lewis (7)Top WPA: Donovan Solano (.732), Michael A. Taylor (.612), Royce Lewis...

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The Minnesota Twins dropped game three to the Rangers, the Lynx got blown out by New York at home, and the Vikings lost their third and final preseason game on Saturday.

Ryan Jeffers lined the first pitch of the 10th inning into the Crawford Boxes in left field and the Minnesota Twins won the opener of their three-game series with the Houston Astros 7-5 on Monday.J

Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (80 pitches, 51 strikes (63%) Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (9) Top 3 WPA: Jorge Polanco (.155), Joe Ryan (.153), Jhoan Duran (.103) Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin Jax (-.457), Caleb Thielbar (-.115), Matt Wallner (-.085) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) J...

The Minnesota Twins took advantage of erratic pitching early, drawing four walks and scoring four runs in the first inning Friday night in a 12-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in a game that also saw the benches clear. The AL West-leading Rangers lost their season-high eighth straight game. Rangers starter Dane Dunning walked three…

The Twins go toe-to-toe with Texas, but can’t close the deal.

The Twins gave up four runs in the ninth inning.

The Texas Rangers ended their season-worst skid and remained tied for the AL West lead with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins, after Robbie Grossman and Leody Taveras sparked a four-run ninth inning Saturday with consecutive bases-loaded walks.