Thomas Homers Off Blanton, Twins Beat Angels 4-3

After driving in a pair of runs with a homer and a double, Clete Thomas had another chance to do some damage in the eighth inning with runners at the corners and none out. He struck out against Dane De La Rosa, but more than made up for that disappointment in the bottom half by robbing pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta of a go-ahead homer to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Monday night and hand Joe Blanton his major league-worst 13th defeat.

• Jul 23, 2013

Colabello Joins Twins After Triple-A All-Star Game

The Minnesota Twins have recalled first baseman Chris Colabello from Triple-A Rochester, the last of three replacements in an All-Star break roster shake-up. Colabello joined the team for Thursday's game against Cleveland.

• Jul 19, 2013

Even More Concerts For Target Field – Big And Small

Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes Nation Tour" with the Zac Brown Band set a Target Field record last week with nearly 44,000 fans attending. In 2012, Chesney and Tim McGraw drew more than 42,500 fans to Target Field for their "Brothers of the Sun Tour."

• Jul 18, 2013

Twins Beat Sabathia, Sloppy Yankees 10-4

Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer a pitch after shortstop Eduardo Nunez made a two-out throwing error, and the Minnesota Twins took advantage of some Yankees miscues and misfortune to beat CC Sabathia for the first time in six years and end more than a decade of misery in the Bronx with a 10-4 win Sunday.

• Jul 14, 2013

Believe It: The Twins Beat The Yankees 4-1 (Finally)

Samuel Deduno pitched seven impressive innings and the slumping Minnesota Twins finally figured out a way to beat the New York Yankees, hitting three home runs off Phil Hughes in a 4-1 win Saturday. Trevor Plouffe, Ryan Doumit and Pedro Florimon connected against Hughes — all on 2-2 pitches.

• Jul 13, 2013

Moore Wins 13th, Rays Sweep Twins

Matt Moore won his 13th game this season, Luke Scott and Evan Longoria hit back-to-back homers, and the surging Tampa Bay Rays completed a four-game sweep by beating the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Thursday.

• Jul 11, 2013

Gibson Falters & Streaking Rays Top Twins 4-1

Chris Archer pitched six strong innings, while Matt Joyce and Kelly Johnson drove in two runs apiece to help the surging Tampa Bay Rays extend their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 4-1 victory over the sputtering Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

• Jul 9, 2013

Rays Beat Twins 7-4

Yunel Escobar and Ben Zobrist homered during a three-run seventh inning and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Monday night. Escobar had a leadoff tiebreaking homer in the seventh off Samuel Deduno (4-4), who departed after Desmond Jennings followed with a triple. Caleb Thielbar entered and got one out before Zobrist gave Tampa Bay a 6-3 lead with a two-run shot. Alex Torres (3-0) pitched a perfect seventh for the Rays, who have won nine of 10 and moved to a season-best 10-games (50-40) over .500. Escobar also had a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

• Jul 8, 2013

Diamond Struggles Again As Blue Jays Beat Twins

Scott Diamond is running out of answers while trying to solve his pitching problems. Todd Redmond threw one-hit ball over five innings for his first major league win and the Toronto Blue Jays hit three home runs off Diamond Sunday to beat the slumping Twins 11-5. "It's frustrating the way it all worked out again," said Diamond, who's allowed eight homers in his past four starts. "I'm really struggling keeping guys in the park." Diamond (5-8) allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings and matched a career-high with four walks, losing for the fourth time in six starts.

• Jul 7, 2013

Dozier Homers As Twins Beat Blue Jays 6-0

Brian Dozier hit a three-run home run, Mike Pelfrey and three relievers combined for a four-hitter and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 on Saturday. Dozier had two hits and four RBIs, connecting off knuckleballer R.A. Dickey for his eighth homer as the Twins snapped a six-game skid and won for just the fourth time in 14 games.

• Jul 6, 2013

Yankees Dismiss Twins 9-5, Sweep The 4-Game Series

Vernon Wells drove in three runs, and the New York Yankees pounded rookie Kyle Gibson and the Minnesota Twins 9-5 on Thursday to finish a four-game sweep.

• Jul 4, 2013

Twins Blog: Staying In The Sport

Baseball has many players. I don't mean just those on the field. There are coaches, hundreds of employees who work front office and dozens groom the field. There are also the people who work in the stadium, the vendors, reporters, TV crews, merchandise sellers, fans, reporters. You get the idea. One of those guys who's "a part of the sport" is Gordy Jones. He's worn many hats throughout his career: a newspaper writer, blogger, photographer and most recently, children's author. "Baseball is my passion," Jones said. "I love kids and I like to do as many things as I can. I'm having more fun now than I've ever had in my life."

• Jul 3, 2013

Twins Blog: Mo Honored At Target Field

The Twins gave the greatest closer of all-time perhaps the greatest retirement gift of all time on Tuesday.

• Jul 3, 2013

Twins Give Rivera Chair Made From Broken Bats

The Minnesota Twins have watched Mariano Rivera break a lot of their bats over the years. On Tuesday they presented the New York Yankees closer with a gift that captured Rivera's dominance.

• Jul 2, 2013

Willingham Hits DL With Torn Meniscus

Minnesota Twins slugger Josh Willingham has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a torn meniscus in his left knee.

• Jul 2, 2013

Cano, Yankees Rally And Top Twins 10-4

Robinson Cano homered twice and Andy Pettitte broke Whitey Ford's club record for career strikeouts to help the New York Yankees snap a five-game skid with a 10-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

• Jul 1, 2013

Twins OF Willingham Scratched With Sore Left Knee

Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham has been scratched from the lineup against the New York Yankees with discomfort in his left knee. Willingham was slotted to be the designated hitter in the series opener Monday night.

• Jul 1, 2013

Is Justin Morneau's Home Run Power Back?

Is the power back on? It's a question a whole lot of Twin Cities residents were asking last week. And it's one that a whole lot of Twins fans were asking about in terms of Justin Morneau on Sunday night.

• Jul 1, 2013

Fmr. Twin Michael Cuddyer Runs Hitting Streak To 27 Games

Michael Cuddyer's scruffy beard keeps sprouting more and more gray. It's becoming quite scratchy, too. The Colorado Rockies outfielder wants so badly to take a razor to the whiskers, but that will just have to wait.

• Jul 1, 2013

TwinsFest Moving To Target Field

The Minnesota Twins announced Monday that the annual baseball celebration TwinsFest is moving to Target Field. TwinsFest will take place Jan. 24-26, 2014, at the team's baseball home.

• Jul 1, 2013

Twins Blog: The Kyle Gibson Show - Video

Unless you were deep in the forest or floating in the middle of a lake you probably heard that Kyle Gibson won his major league debut on Saturday.

• Jun 30, 2013

Twins Squander Chances In 9-8 Loss To Royals

David Lough hit three doubles, then launched a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning that led the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 9-8 Sunday.

• Jun 30, 2013

Gibson Wins Debut As Twins Beat Royals 6-2

Kyle Gibson pitched six solid innings in his major league debut, and Trevor Plouffe homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Saturday. Gibson (1-0) allowed two runs and eight hits, and he struck out five to become the first first-round pick in Twins history to win a start in his major league debut. He had plenty of early help as Minnesota scored five in the first inning. Wade Davis (4-6) was yanked after giving up another run in the second with no one out. The one inning outing marked Davis' shortest outing of the season for the Royals, who have lost seven of 10.

• Jun 29, 2013

Marlins Rally Past Twins 5-3 For Winning June

Placido Polanco homered for the first time in more than a year and Jeff Mathis hit his first since last August, helping the Miami Marlins overcome a three-run deficit Wednesday in a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins.

• Jun 26, 2013

MLB-Worst Marlins Drop Twins 4-2

Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and Derek Dietrich homered to help the Miami Marlins to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in interleague play. A.J. Ramos (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings in relief and Steve Cishek worked the ninth for his 13th save for the Marlins, who have won four of five.

• Jun 25, 2013

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