Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images An early season rematch! That’s right folks, we have our first rematch of the young season. That means we have a brand new, shiny sidebar with updated 2024 stats and different categories we’ll go through in this article. Since the Twins just played them a week ago, their outlook has changed very little, so be sure to check out the Round 1 preview as well. Quick note: all stats are accurate through the games on April 17th. What’s changed since we last met? As I said from the top, not much! It’s been a grand total of four days since the Twins last saw Detroi ..read more

SetNumber: X70350 TK1 Can the Twins overcome Lewis’s quad like they did Mauer’s knee? After 24-year-old Royce Lewis’s 2023 playoff heroics revitalized Twins Territory, his first 2024 swing lofted a home run over Kauffman Stadium’s LF fence—the legend seemingly continued. Two-and-a-half innings later, he was removed from the game after coming up lame rounding second base. Diagnosed with a significant quad injury that will likely cost him at least two months, it was a bitter pill in lieu of the high expectations. Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Oh to have these two playing ..read more

Remember what the groundskeepers keep saying in “Major League”? That. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports Walked off, and walk away. [...instrumental break over.] Best of hopes were wary, Narrow gap to sham it; Fling the ball... sod it all, Hollering GODDAMMIT!! Arms a massive tangle, Whiffs like a buffoon might; Homers three hurt brutally; DUDS are across the gamut. Sputter sprinkling sparely, Special spunk spy spartan. STUDS are few: Pablo, Stew, Austin Martin. [we played like] Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo doo-doo, Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo... ¡Que mierda! Me recuerda a ..read more

Just like the team has been for the first two-plus weeks: ass. | Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Lazy, limping lamely, losing lot, lamenting... First Pitch: 12:05 PM TV: BSN Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy Know Thine Enemy: Camden Chat To borrow from Craig Dykstra in the Invitational: “I am the Minnesota Twins and... It’s getting to the point where I’m no fun anymore, I am sorry. Sometimes it hurts so badly I must cry out loud, Losing only. I can’t score, few are fine, We are what we are, We make it hard. Whatever things ahead are done, we’ll try to win another, No controversy ..read more

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The Orioles lineup got to Chris Paddack early and often as they cruised to victory. Chris Paddack did not have it tonight in Baltimore. In the 2nd inning James McCann hit an RBI double, then Gunnar Henderson blasted a 2-run homer to make it a 3-0 game. With the Twins hitting as poorly as they have this year, that felt like it was probably enough to win. Still, the Orioles added 4 more runs in the 3rd, including a 2-run homer by Jordan Westburg. Byron Buxton had a good game today, and it started with a triple to left that scored Alex Kirilloff from first. The Or ..read more

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images The Twins try to right the ship. First Pitch: 5:35 PM CDT TV: Bally Sports North Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830 Know thine enemy: Camden Chat Taking the mound for the Twins today is Chris Paddack. He’s had a quite mediocre start to his season, with a 4.15 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in two starts. Opposite Paddack for the Orioles is the righty Grayson Rodriguez. He’s 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA in his three starts so far this year. The Twins lineup really needs to get going, as they rank dead last in MLB with a .194 batting average as a team. It doesn’t get any easier today against R ..read more

Not pictured: Cedric Mullins crushing the Minnesota Twins hopes and dreams — and a rare scoring opportunity — in the first inning with an incredible catch. | Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports The Twins made progress at the plate but still had issues in all facets The Minnesota Twins seemingly made some progress in Monday night’s 7-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. But they also had issues in the three major stages of the game that combined to send them to yet another defeat. On the plus side of the ledger, the Twins had 11 hits as a team, tied for their most in a game this season and the most sin ..read more

The Twins need Louie Varland to turn in a strong performance against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. | Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Time to right the ship First Pitch: 5:35 PM CDT TV: Bally Sports North Radio: TIBN Know Thine Enemy: Camden Chat | Twinkie Town Series Preview The Baltimore Orioles came out of nowhere to win 101 games last season. They’re not sneaking up on anyone in 2024. In a stacked American League East, the Orioles are 9-6 and 2.5 games back of New York; all five teams in the division are at least .500 through the first two-plus weeks of the season. Insanity. Adding to ..read more

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Loaded with current and former top prospects that all look the same, are we sure the Orioles don’t actually have a cloning lab? The Baltimore Orioles shocked the world by winning 101 games in 2023. They had several young players break out and become face-of-the-league types. With 3 - 4 more top hitters on the way, the Orioles are on their way to establishing a dynasty in the American League like the Astros before them. While the Orioles can seemingly grow hitters on trees, their pitching development hasn’t quite had the same level of success ..read more

Photo by Matt Krohn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Stellar performances from Austin Martin and SWR The Past Week on Twinkie Town: The Twins are now 6-8 and currently sit 3.5 games back of the Guardians, who lead the division. As always, check out our Game Threads and Game Recaps! Looking ahead to this week’s games? Stay caught up with our series previews! In light of the recent series with the Dodgers, Zach Koenig compares the 2024 Los Angeles club to other historic superteams of the past. Elsewhere in Twins Territory: John Ke and Ben Jones recap the last week in Twins baseball, including inj ..read more