All Things 2026 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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Graphic on TV stated that over the last 2 seasons, Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis have the lowest batting averages in MLB versus fastballs.

Guess how they did with runners on 1st and 3rd with one out? 😑
 

If not established before tonight, Anthony Banda needs to be sent down or away. I’d say away, but what noodle arm do they have to replace him?
 

coolhandgopher said:
If not established before tonight, Anthony Banda needs to be sent down or away. I’d say away, but what noodle arm do they have to replace him?
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It doesn't matter. Zebby Mathews. Or anyone else from St. Paul. No self respecting MLB team can keep running him out there. My God.
 


The Twins were 11-7 on 4/14. Since then they have gone 5-16.

The bullpen is now second worse behind Houston. Opponents BA against the bullpen is .283 which is by far the highest. The lowest is Miami at .188.
 





Twins Win!
 



Absolute gem by +WAR superstar Brooks Lee to close out the game.

Buck with all the RBI

Ryan gives up 2 hits in 6 innings, and 6 relievers combine for 5 innings of shutout ball
 

Unregistered User said:
Buck with all the RBI.
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You buried the lead.

Buck also had ALL the Twins HITS. Both of them. Leadoff solo shot and then they were proceeded to be No Hit for 10.1 innings. Buck snapped it with a run scoring double in the 11th, driving in the "ghost runner" awarded 2nd.

Unregistered User said:
Absolute gem by +WAR superstar Brooks Lee to close out the game.
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Very sweet play by Lee. I had seen him make a similar play while he was with the Saints 2 seasons ago.

He also made a game saving stab on a liner in the bottom of the 10th with the sacks full. That was while they had brought Austin Martin in from LF as a 5th infielder, just as they did B9.

Unregistered User said:
Ryan gives up 2 hits in 6 innings, and 6 relievers combine for 5 innings of shutout ball
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Those were the only Guards hits for the evening. Despite the elbow scare this week, Ryan threw 107 pitches. That's the most he had gone all season.

All of this was after a 2 hour Rain Delay.

Wow.
 

Ope3 said:
You buried the lead.

Buck also had ALL the Twins HITS. Both of them. Leadoff solo shot and then they were proceeded to be No Hit for 10.1 innings. Buck snapped it with a run scoring double in the 11th.
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Wow! Didn’t even realize that! Also had the Wild game on and the Lakers vs the Floppers
Ope3 said:
Very sweet play by Lee. I had seen him make a similar play while he was with the Saints 2 seasons ago.

He also made a game saving stab on a liner in the bottom of the 10th with the sacks full. That was while they had brought Austin Martin in from LF as a 5th infielder, just as they did B9.
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Really nice play, but more of a result of reflex and positioning, the game ending play was much more impressive.
Ope3 said:
Those were the only Guards hits for the evening. Despite the elbow scare this week, Ryan threw 107 pitches. That's the most he had gone all season.

All of this was after a 2 hour Rain Delay.

Wow.
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Great to see Ryan out there looking good and loose. Can’t believe there was only 4 hits in the entire game. Every time I looked at that TV it seemed like there was action on the basepaths…12 walks in the game.
 




howeda7 said:
I, for one, never doubted Luis Garcia in the 11th....
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I wonder if that got Garcia's Season ERA to under Double Digits?
 


Gopher_In_NYC said:
Here is an article posted by the Twins’ MLB writer

www.mlb.com

Notes: Twins trade for 'big-arm' reliever; Ryan throws, listed as Saturday starter

The Twins continued their bullpen shuffling on Wednesday, acquiring right-hander Yoendrys Gómez from the Rays for cash considerations. Gómez, 26, was designated for assignment by the Rays on Saturday. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, Minnesota designated Triple-A right-hander Christian...
www.mlb.com www.mlb.com

The Twins continued their bullpen shuffling on Wednesday, acquiring right-hander Yoendrys Gómez from the Rays for cash considerations.

Gómez, 26, was designated for assignment by the Rays on Saturday. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, Minnesota designated Triple-A right-hander Christian Roa for assignment. No move was made on the 26-man active roster yet, but Gómez is expected to be added in the coming days.
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coolhandgopher said:
Minnesota Twins Alt-Slogan:
You might not love our relievers on the mound, but you'll love them when playing Immaculate Grid!
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Yoendrys Gómez is the first Minnesota Twin to ever wear Uniform #94 in a Regular Season game. Factoid courtesy of TwinsTV.

He faced 1 batter tonight. Unscathed. Now Twins Grid eligible.
 

Ope3 said:
Yoendrys Gómez is the first Minnesota Twin to ever wear Uniform #94 in a Regular Season game. Factoid courtesy of TwinsTV.

He faced 1 batter tonight. Unscathed. Now Twins Grid eligible.
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Didn’t see the game, but fwiw, the box score shows the save went to #40 Luis Gomez in what was his 6th appearance as a Twin🤔
 

Ope3 said:
I wonder if that got Garcia's Season ERA to under Double Digits?
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No. It did not. I have to wonder if Justin Topa is also hurt. There's almost no way they voluntarily used Garcia over him in the 11th.
 


howeda7 said:
No. It did not. I have to wonder if Justin Topa is also hurt. There's almost no way they voluntarily used Garcia over him in the 11th.
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It appears we have a bullpen game today as Morris is listed as the starter on the MLB App after he went 2/3 if an inning last night.

Maybe the plan was to use Topa today for 2-3 innings?
 

Ope3 said:
Yoendrys Gómez is the first Minnesota Twin to ever wear Uniform #94 in a Regular Season game. Factoid courtesy of TwinsTV.

He faced 1 batter tonight. Unscathed. Now Twins Grid eligible.
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And now he has his first Twin save, while hitting 97 on the gun - Big Arm indeed😃
 

Twins Win!
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
And now he has his first Twin save, while hitting 97 on the gun - Big Arm indeed😃
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Rojas with his first Twins W, as we take a series on the road from the Guards.

Mr. Royas hopefully your Saints day are in your rear view.

Loving these Fighting Shelton’s.
 

Ope3 said:
Yoendrys Gómez is the first Minnesota Twin to ever wear Uniform #94 in a Regular Season game. Factoid courtesy of TwinsTV.

He faced 1 batter tonight. Unscathed. Now Twins Grid eligible.
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Gopher_In_NYC said:
@Ope3

My bad - I conflated my Gomez and Garcia
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Gómez also threw 1/3rd of an inning on Friday which I missed.

AppleTV.
 

howeda7 said:
Boom. With his 6.23 ERA I assume he's our new closer...

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Hey Twins, this was meant to be sarcastic.....

Seriously the bullpen is gassed and their main "veteran" Topa hasn't pitched since Tuesday. He's clearly hurt or something why is not on the IL instead of sending down Funderburk?
 

Cheap Pohlads will not pay for translator for Audra to interview Kendry Rojas so poor Pablo Lopez has to do it...
 

From Hayes’ column regarding Morris’ development


• There’s promising development occurring with rookie Andrew Morris, but that’s expected to take time. Morris only now pitched on consecutive days for the first time in his career, hitting 98 mph while recording two outs Saturday and pitching a scoreless inning Sunday.

Now, the Twins need to see how Morris’s arm responds to throwing more frequently. With a day off on Monday, Minnesota picked an ideal spot to test out Morris.

Because the Twins are developing a rookie like Morris, the bullpen needs to be flooded with veterans instead of other young, undeveloped arms. Not knowing how Morris’s arm and body will respond, the Twins know they may need to occasionally give him extra days of rest. Having two young relievers on the roster like the Twins did earlier in the week, when John Klein was up, can be tricky because if both rookies are unavailable, it places a heavier strain on the rest of the bullpen.
 

It appears that Jax is being extended out to be a starter for Tampa. I know it had been discussed when he was with the Twins too.
 

Nice article about Brooks progress with the bat and glove

www.nytimes.com

Twins’ Brooks Lee is playing unafraid and showing defensive improvement after slow start

Lee says a commitment to be aggressive on defense has helped him to play better at shortstop for Minnesota.
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Sports Info Solutions tracks Defensive Miscues and Good Fielding Plays, which are akin to web gems. Since April 21, Lee’s 6 Good Fielding Plays are tops among all shortstops in baseball, per Mark Simon. During that span, he’s made no errors or misplays.

For nearly a month, Lee’s hit better than ever. Over his last 28 games, he is batting .308/.357/.500 with five homers and 22 RBIs. On the season, Lee is carrying a .751 OPS, which equates to a career-best 110 weighted Runs Created Plus.
 


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