The Minnesot Twins pounded on the Texas Rangers Tuesday night as the Twins beat the Rangers 11-4.  The Twins had 13 hits but they scored 11 runs with great production up and down the lineup.  Eleven runs were scored and not one of them came via the home run which is even more impressive.

Alexi Casilla, Delmon Young, and Mike Lamb all had two rbi each in the game to lead the way for the Twins.  Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Michael Cuddyer, and Adam Everett all had one rbi in the game.  Now that is what I call production up and down the lineup!

Glen Perkins improved his record to 1-1 on the season as he pitched 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win.  Perkins allowed six hits and three runs (two were earned) in his six plus innings of action.  Brian Bass then came in and tossed 2 2/3 innings while giving up one run.

The Twins are in second place of the Central Division as they are 1.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox.   Let’s see if the Twins can make a nice run at the top position during the rest of the week.  Twins Blog

The Minnesota Twins tied the game in the ninth inning with a rbi single and then eventually beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 with a rbi single in the 12th inning.  Great come from behind win for the Twins that will hopefully spark them up a little bit so they can go on a nice winning streak.

Joe Mauer had the rbi single in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the game into extra inning.  In the 12th inning it was Howie Clark who delivered the game winning hit.  Alexi Casilla led the Twins with three rbi in the game as he had a three run home run in the fourth inning.  Mauer finished the game with two rbi while Mike Lamb and Clark both had one rbi.

Bobby Korecky got the Twins out of a bases loaded jam in the 11th inning and then pitched the 12th inning as he recorded his first win of the season.  Korecky also got a hit in the game as well.  Korecky became the first Twins pitcher to get a hit in an American League game since the designated hitter rule was enacted in 1973.

Starting pitcher Boof Bonser gave up six hits and four runs in 6 1/3 innings.  Matt Guerrier and Dennys Reyes both gave up one run in relief as well.  It was Jesse Crain, Joe Nathan, and Juan Rincon who pitched three scorless innings before Korecky came into the game.

Good win for the Twins and hopefully they can continue to win some ballgames.  Twins Blog

The Minnesota Twins dropped to 17-16 on the season as they lost to the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Thursday afternoon.  The Twins dropped two of three games against the White Sox in the series. Talk about a let down for the Twins…

Kevin Slowey took the loss for the Twins after giving up three runs and four hits in five innings.  Slowey’s record drops to 0-2 on the season with the loss.  Juan Rincon, Pat Neshek, and Brian Bass all gave up one run as they pitched in relief.

Matt Tolbert and Joe Mauer had a rbi each for the Twins.  The rest of the team pretty much struggled at the plate as they struck out eleven times and left ninteen runners on base.

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The Minnesota Twins were nearly no-hit by the Gavin Floyd and the Chicago White Sox but Joe Mauer came to the rescue for the Twins in the ninth inning.  Mauer doubled to deep left center field to break up the no hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out.

The Twins did get one run earlier in the game when Jason Kubel hit a sacrafice fly to to center that scored Mauer.

Nick Blackburn pitched six inning and allowed six hits and four runs.  Three of the four runs were earned.  Jesse Crain pitched one inning and allowed two runs.  Bobby Korecky pitched one inning and also gave up a earned run.

It was just a bad pitching and hitting performance by the entire Twins lineup.  They can pretty much only do better tomorrow against the White Sox.

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The Minnesota Twins scored a run in the seventh and eigth innings as they went onto defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-4.  With the win over the A’s, the Twins record is now back to .500 at 10-10.

Jason Kubel singled to center field in the eigth inning that scored Joe Mauer for the winning run.  In the seventh inning, Craig Monroe hit a solo home run that tied the game.  Monroe finished with three RBI.  Mike Lamb and Kubel both had one RBI each.

Juan Rincon picked up his second win of the season as he pitched in relief.  Starting pitcher Livan Hernandez tossed six innings as he allowed seven hits and four earned runs.  Joe Nathan picked up his seventh save in the game as well.

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The Minnesota Twins lost to the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 7-3 on Thursday night.  Boof Bonser pitched four innings to take the loss for the twins.  Bonser just didn’t have his good stuff tonight and he put the Twins in a big hole early in the game.

Matt Tolbert, Joe Mauer, and Delmon Young all had one RBI each for the Twins.

It sucks to see the Twins lose to the Rays, but you have to have good starting pitching and more productivity out of your hitters if you want to win on a consistent basis no matter what team you play.

With the loss the Twins record drops to 7-9 on the season.

The Minnesota Twins score the go ahead run in the eigth inning on a sacrafice fly by Mike Lamb and the Twins went onto beat the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 6-5.  Delmon Young scored when Carl Crawford caught the ball in foul ground and hoped to still get Young out at the plate.  Young scored and the Twins went onto win.

Juan Rincon picked up the win and Joe Nathan got his fifth save of the season.  Livan Hernandez pitched six innings and gave up eight hits and six runs.  Only four of the six runs were earned however.

The Twins got four RBI from four different players as Joe Mauer, Jason Kubel, Brendan Harris, and Lamb all had one RBI in the game.

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The Minnesota Twins blew a big lead as the Detroit Tigers score three runs in the 8th inning to beat the Twins by the score of 6-5.  The Twins comeback came up just short as they were only able to score one run in the 9th inning.

Scott Baker pitched seven innings allowing five runs and three earne runs as he got the no decision.  Jesse Crain took the loss as he gave up three earned runs to end the ball game.

Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau both had two RBI’s for the Twins. Morneau’s two RBI’s came on a two -run home run.  Craig Monroe also chipped in with one RBI.

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The Minnesota Twins controlled the game against the Chicago White Sox for most of the day, all except for the 7th inning when the White Sox put up five runs and took the lead for good giving the Twins there fifth lose of the season.

Mike Lamb had two RBI, while Joe Mauer and Delmon Young each had one RBI.

Nick Blackburn started the game for the Twins but only lasted five innings as he gave up seven hits and two earned runs.  Matt Guerrier took the loss as he allowed two earned runs, and Pat Neshek allowed three earned runs.  You have to have better performances out of the bullpen if you want to compete, the Twins will have to work on that.

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The Minnesota Twins gave the Kansas City Royals their first loss of the season as th Twins won the first game of their series by the score of 4-3.

The Twins used a balanced attack as four different players had one RBI each.  Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Delmon Young, and Adam Everett all had one RBI each.

On the mound for the Twins, Scott Baker picked up the win by pitching 6.2 innings.  Joe Nathan picked up his second save of the season.

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