Milone, Dozier Lead Twins Past Tigers 6-2
Tommy Milone held Detroit scoreless until the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins broke through with five runs in the seventh in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
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Tommy Milone held Detroit scoreless until the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins broke through with five runs in the seventh in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Matt Boyd allowed three hits in six outstanding innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat Minnesota 1-0 on Monday night to hand the last-place Twins another loss just hours after they announced the firing of general manager Terry Ryan.
There is no question that this season, with the Twins currently at 33-58, had taken a toll on Terry Ryan.
The Minnesota Twins announced Monday that general manager Terry Ryan has been relieved of his duties.
Josh Tomlin pitched 7 2-3 strong innings, Mike Napoli hit one of three Cleveland homers and the Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Sunday.
Joe Mauer raced home with the winning run when Max Kepler's comebacker ricocheted off pitcher Joe Colon's glove in the 11th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a rain-delayed 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
The Minnesota Twins inducted Torii Hunter into the team's Hall of Fame on Saturday, and the popular outfielder concluded his acceptance speech with a plea for unity in the wake of two recent police shootings that have sparked unrest across the country.
Mike Napoli had three hits, including his 19th home run, Carlos Carrasco pitched into the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Friday night.
It's Hall of Fame weekend for the Minnesota Twins, and two big names for fans will become the 27th and 28th members of the club.
Twins starters are 19-38 with a 5.26 ERA this season, ahead of only Cincinnati.
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.
