The Twins needed to hit the ground running coming out of the break, but instead fell flat. As the trade deadline looms, the players are shaping their own destiny through lackluster play. Could a note of Royce Lewis optimism to close the weekend signal a turning of the tides? Nick recaps the first few games of second-half action.

As they arrive at the break, the Twins are playing their best ball in some time, overcoming quality opponents with their two top players showing out and ready to rep Minnesota at the All-Star Game. Nick recaps the final week of the first half, and provides updates on the approaching returns of Zebby Matthews and Bailey Ober.

The Minnesota Twins won their first series since early June and finally snapped a lengthy losing streak in one-run games. Their resurgent pitching staff is back to leading the way as the offense keeps searching for answers. Nick recaps the past 7 days and trending storylines as the All-Star break approaches. 

The Minnesota Twins hadn't won consecutive games in three weeks before taking three in a row against quality opponents behind the type of lights-out pitching that had gone amiss in the month of June. The Twins still have their share of issues to sort through, including a broken Bailey Ober, but they're emerging from the abyss. Nick breaks down everything you need to know from the past seven days of Twins baseball.

With no pitching, no situational hitting, and no sense of baseball’s most basic principles, the Minnesota Twins are unraveling at every level. If this isn’t rock bottom, it’s close enough to taste the gravel. Nick recaps another week of lethargic, blunder-filled, losing baseball for the spiraling Twins. 

The starting rotation imploded, Royce Lewis got hurt again, and the Twins were overwhelmed in a run of blowouts and walk-off losses that dragged them back toward .500 and raised fresh doubts about this team’s true staying power. Nick recaps the action, including curious roster decisions, a new bullpen addition, and a continually disappointing Carlos Correa.

A dominating start to the week in West Sacramento gave way to a losing streak and potentially calamitous injuries in the rotation. Can Minnesota's top-tier pitching staff weather the storm of midseason attrition? Nick recaps the past seven days of Twins baseball, laments the loss of Pablo López, and stages the return of Simeon Woods Richardson.

The Twins lost two series on the road but that doesn't tell the whole story of their week – they played plenty of entertaining, exciting and encouraging baseball while welcoming back two crucial power bats from the injured list. Nick recaps all the biggest news, including emphatic returns from Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner.

The Twins didn't let gloomy weather at Target Field dampen their resolve in a week where they battled division foes in closely contested games and celebrated three walk-off wins. Nick gives a run-down of the action, while also getting you up to speed on the returns of Matt Wallner and Byron Buxton, and setting the stage for a coast-to-coast 10-game road trip.

The Twins lost their two biggest stars to concussions but ran their winning streak to 13 in another week of dominant pitching that sets them up for a key divisional home stand. Nick gives the latest on Buxton and Correa, remarks on the rise of Kody Clemens, and laments this never-ending stream of injuries.