Twins Release P Kevin Jepsen
The Minnesota Twins announced Monday they've released relief pitcher Kevin Jepsen.
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The Minnesota Twins announced Monday they've released relief pitcher Kevin Jepsen.
Max Kepler hit Minnesota's first grand slam this season and the Twins added three more homers to go into the All-Star break with a 15-5 win over the AL-leading Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Eddie Rosario homered, tied a career record with four hits and scored a career-high four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 on Saturday night.
Rougned Odor and Elvis Andrus had RBI triples and the Texas Rangers overcame a struggling start by All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels in a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Max Kepler drove in three runs with a homer and a short sacrifice fly, Tyler Duffey matched a career high with nine strikeouts and the last-place Minnesota Twins again beat the AL-leading Texas Rangers, 10-1 on Thursday night.
Minnesota Twins pitching coach Neil Allen rejoined the team Thursday, six weeks after his arrest on suspension of drunken driving. Allen was back for the start of a four-game series at Texas, the last games before the All-Star break.
Ervin Santana struck out eight and walked none in a two-hitter that led the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday.
Die-hard Twins fans stuck it out at Tuesday night's game during the longest rain delay in franchise history. The rest have been offered a trade-in deal.
Neither the Minnesota Twins nor the Oakland Athletics wanted a postponement, despite a severe thunderstorm that delayed the first pitch by 2 hours and 42 minutes and left the ballpark largely empty.
Rules required the Minnesota Twins to send a player to the All-Star game despite their worst-in-the-majors record. Eduardo Nunez was nonetheless a deserving candidate.
Coco Crisp snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single, and the Oakland Athletics ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.
The Minnesota Twins have placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the disabled list because of a broken left rib. He'll likely miss more than a month.
Cole Hamels was knocked out in the fifth inning of his shortest start this season and lost for the first time since May 27 as the last-place Minnesota Twins beat the first-place Texas Rangers for the second consecutive day, 5-4 on Sunday.
The Twins designated closer Kevin Jepsen for assignment and welcomed Eddie Rosario back from Triple-A Rochester. Jepsen entered Sunday with a 6.16 ERA with seven saves in 11 chances.
Max Kepler homered twice and set a Twins rookie record by driving in seven runs, helping Minnesota rout the Texas Rangers 17-5 on Saturday.
