Locked On Twins - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Twins

Max Kepler punished Lucas Giolito on his first pitch of the 2020 season. One inning later, he homered again. The Twins led 5-1 before a White Sox onslaught in the bottom of the 2nd. Yoán Moncada hit a three-run blast to tie up the game at 5.

Jorge Polanco came up with two outs and the bases juiced in the fourth and blooped a single to center. The Twins led 7-5 and never looked back. Up 8-5 in the seventh, Luis Arráez ripped a base hit to right to score two more runs. Trevor May, Tyler Clippard, Tyler Duffey and Cody Stashak combined for four scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

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The 2020 postseason, pending ratification, will be expanded to include 16 teams instead of 10. Fringe teams like the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays will now have a greater chance of playing in October. Nash breaks down the change and how it hurts and helps the Twins, plus he lays out the entire field and predictions for how the bracket will look at the end of September.

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The Twins lost 4-3 in an exhibition game at Wrigley Field. Homer Bailey allowed two homers to Willson Contreras and another to Anthony Rizzo. The good parts: Miguel Sanó played strong defense at first, Jorge Alcala pumped 99 MPH and Josh Donaldson caught a barrel. Plus, updates on Jake Odorizzi and Byron Buxton.

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There are the big names: Josh Donaldson, Max Kepler and Taylor Rogers will make the opening day roster. The intrigue lies in spots 26-30, spots that weren't open before the coronavirus shutdown MLB and rosters were expanded to 30. Let's break them all down. From Donaldson to Blankenhorn, who is projected to make the opening day roster?

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Jake Odorizzi was scratched from his start Sunday with upper back stiffness. He was presumably slated to start Saturday's game in Chicago against Dallas Keuchel and the White Sox. Rocco Baldelli said he may be moved back a day or multiple days. What are some contingency plans? Should Randy Dobnak start in Chicago? Rich Hill? Also, Travis Blankenhorn is looking like a strong candidate to be the 30th man on the Twins' roster. Let's discuss.

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Twins opening day is just one week away. Today on the show, TwinsDaily.com's Matthew Taylor joins to discuss his article that ranked all Twins from 59-to-1. It's not often you see a team win 101 games and then add their best player. The Twins did. Taylor talks Donaldson, Maeda, Hill, Lewis and more. Have a great weekend!

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The Twins have a top 3 lineup in baseball, a top 3 bullpen, and a rotation that is capable of great things. How good can this team be? Nash gives his prediction.

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Nash recaps the Twins' 3-3 intrasquad win. Max Kepler, Ryan Jeffers, and Nelson Cruz went deep. Kenta Maeda went five strong. Overall, a strong day at Twins camp. Sanó returned, Buxton said he'll be out there on opening day, and the Twins won a thriller.

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Byron Buxton has been diagnosed with a mid-foot sprain after falling to the turf at Target Field on Monday. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli went on Sirius FM MLB Network to give an update on his centerfielder, confirming that he avoided a major injury. The Twins have since announced that Buxton is day-to-day. Nash talks about the scare and the contingency plans for the Twins' outfield without Buxton.

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Miguel Sanó is still not in Twins' camp. Nash breaks down whether or not he should start in Chicago if he doesn't get back by the end of the week.

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