Locked On Twins - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Twins

The Twins improved to 24-16 Friday by sweeping the Detroit Tigers in a doubleheader. Randy Dobnak pitched five scoreless innings in the first game and the Twins' bullpen held it down in game two. Josh Donaldson hit a moonshot, Jorge Polanco went 5-for-7 on the day with a homer and a clutch RBI single, and the Twins have all-of-a-sudden won four straight games.

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The Twins smashed the White Sox Wednesday and won 8-1. Josh Donaldson returned and drove in two runs on a two-out double in the second inning. Eddie Rosario, Jake Cave and Miguel Sanó homered. José Berríos started and pitched a fantastic game. He allowed only one run in six innings against the hottest offense in the American League. The Twins are now only a 1/2 game back from the White Sox and 1 1/2 games back from Cleveland in the Central.

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The Twins beat the White Sox 3-2 Tuesday behind six strong innings from Michael Pineda, unlikely bullpen heroes, and Byron Buxton's magic. After losing six straight games, Rocco Baldelli held an impromptu team meeting after Monday's game to urge the team to move forward. The Twins' chances looked dire early again Tuesday when Eloy Jiménez ripped a two-run, first inning double into the left field gap. Those were the only runs Chicago would score all night. The Twins chipped away and benefitted from a José Abreu dropped ball at first and clutch pinch extra-base hits from Jake Cave (triple) and Luis Arráez (double). Byron Buxton kept the game in reach when he leaped and stole an Edwin Encarnación home run in centerfield. Buxton wasn't done contributing. With a tie game and two outs, Nelson Cruz stood on second in the bottom of the seventh. Buxton laced an 0-1 screamer single to left field to take the lead. Caleb Thielbar, Sergio Romo and Matt Wisler pitched scoreless frames to finish the game.

Josh Donaldson is set to return for Wednesday night's series finale against Reynaldo López. José Berríos will start for Minnesota.

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The Twins lost 8-5 in a blown game Monday. Lucas Giolito started for the White Sox in front of a defense that couldn't make any plays. The Twins went up 4-0 thanks to the errors, and it looked like the 5-game losing streak may end there. Not so fast, Rich Hill lost command of his curveball in the fourth inning and the White Sox stormed back. Luis Robert homered off a Trevor May hanging slider to tie the game at 5 late before Max Kepler dropped a routine fly ball in right field. The Sox capitalized on the drop and scored three runs. Dallas Keuchel will face Michael Pineda Tuesday in game two.

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The Twins lost their fifth straight game Sunday in Detroit. They were swept by the Tigers, a team they beat 14 out of 19 times in 2019. Minnesota will host the co-first place Chicago White Sox at home starting Monday with Rich Hill on the mound against Lucas Giolito, who threw a no-hitter in his last start.

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The Twins' doubleheader in Detroit was rained out Friday, setting up another doubleheader Saturday and next Friday. With 28 games to go, the Twins have a 1/2 game lead over both Cleveland and Chicago in the A.L. Central.

In today's episode, we talk trade deadline and possibly targeting an outfielder or a starting pitcher. Nash thinks it's unlikely. Also, let's predict the rest of the schedule.

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The Twins fell 6-3 to Cleveland Wednesday. José Berríos allowed a three-run homer to José Ramírez to erase the Twins' 2-0 lead. Jake Cave singled to right after Ehire Adrianza doubled to tie the game at three late, but Sergio Romo relieved and allowed three more runs. The Twins lost the series and will now head to Detroit for a four-game set.

Matthew Boyd is on the hill against Randy Dobnak Thursday. Chris Castellani joins Locked On Twins to talk Boyd, Tigers, and much more.

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The Twins lost 4-2 Tuesday. Shane Bieber, the American League Cy Young favorite, started for Cleveland. He struck out 10 over six innings and allowed two runs. Rich Hill pitched well for the Twins, striking out five over five innings of one-run ball. Jorge Alcalá pitched the sixth and made a critical mistake to Francisco Lindor that turned into a two-run, game-winning homer.

Stingy right-hander Mike Clevinger was activated and will start Tuesday against José Berríos. This is a huge game. The Twins hold a 1.5 game lead over Cleveland in the Central. First pitch is at 6:10 p.m.

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The Twins won a nail-biter Monday 3-2. Kenta Maeda started and pitched five strong innings with seven strikeouts. He was credited with the win and improved to 4-0 on the season. Nelson Cruz homered, Miguel Sanó stayed hot, and the bullpen shut it down in less-than-secure fashion. The Twins will be tasked with Shane Bieber Tuesday as they send Rich Hill to the mound. First pitch is at 6:10 p,m. CT.

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The Twins closed up their season series against the Kansas City by winning two of three games at Kauffman Stadium. They lost Friday as Jake Odorizzi struggled and took a line drive off his ribs. The Twins bounced back, as they usually do, to win Saturday and Sunday and extend their lead in the division to 1.5 games.

Aaron Civale will start for Cleveland tonight versus Kenta Maeda.

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