Twins face elimination by Astros in ALDS: Everything you need to know
The Minnesota Twins face elimination in game four of the American League Division Series on Wednesday.
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The Minnesota Twins face elimination in game four of the American League Division Series on Wednesday.
The Twins are back in action Wednesday night for Game 4 of the ALDS against the Houston Astros.
Just from the Twins perspective alone, each additional game in the postseason means 2,500 people can continue working at Target Field — whether that's the ticket gates, concession stands or the cleaning crew.
José Abreu hit a three-run homer for Houston in a four-run first inning against Sonny Gray and piled on with a two-run shot in the ninth to power the Astros past the Minnesota Twins 9-1.
Its original purpose was to help sell subscriptions for the paper, and Robbins changed the words to the song "My Baby Does the Hanky Panky," when she pitched the idea to her boss.
The ceremonial first pitch of Game 3 will be a reunion of Hall of Famers — two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana will throw out the pitch to 2009 AL Most Valuable Player and hometown hero Joe Mauer.
Carlos Correa had three hits and three RBIs and Pablo López pitched seven shutout innings, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 2 of their AL Division Series.
Even with the Twins in Houston, Target Field still drew tens of thousands of fans. More than 30,0000 showed up to watch the game 1 of the ALDS together from Twins Territory.
Justin Verlander pitched six shutout innings, Yordan Alvarez homered twice and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins in their AL Division Series opener.
The Twins will be playing in a packed ballpark next week when they face off against the Houston Astros.
Carlos Correa's path to a second season with the Minnesota Twins was a circuitous one that included him almost signing with both the Giants and the Mets.
On Saturday, the Gophers are hosting Michigan for the Little Brown Jug. The Vikings have the Super Bowl champion Chiefs coming to town on Sunday. And there will be viewing parties at Target Field for the Twins playoff games at Houston both Saturday and Sunday.
When it comes to tomorrow's game one ALDS matchup, Twins vs. Astros, which bats will be most effective? Many experts will be looking at the former first-overall draft pick, Royce Lewis.
"Seeing zero championships in 30 years for one team is actually not that anomalous," said statistics professor Vittorio Addona. "It might be hard to swallow."
A sea of red homer hankies lit up the stands Wednesday night at Target Field as the Twins looked to conclude the American League Wild Card round with their first postseason series win since 2002.
