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Kepler has 3 RBIs in return from injured list; Twins beat White Sox 7-0

Apr. 22, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler had two hits and three RBIs in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Monday night. Chris Paddack struck out 10 in seven innings to win as a starter for the first time in nearly two years. Edouard...

Twins send struggling Varland to Triple-A and bring Kepler back from the injured list

Apr. 22, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins sent struggling starting pitcher Louie Varland to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday and reinstated right fielder Max Kepler from the 10-day injured list. Varland was 0-4 with a 9.18 ERA in four starts. He allowed four runs on three hits and four...

Casey Mize throws 6 shutout innings for 1st win since 2021 as Tigers beat Twins 6-1

Apr. 21, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Casey Mize pitched six scoreless innings for his major league win since 2021, and Buddy Kennedy homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Sunday. Spencer Torkelson had two hits, scored twice and knocked in two runs....

Dave McCarty, 11-year MLB veteran and member of the 2004 Red Sox championship team, dies at 54

Apr. 20, 2024 23:46 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Dave McCarty, a member of the Boston Red Sox championship team in 2004 who played with seven MLB teams in an 11-year career, has died. He was 54. The Red Sox announced McCarty's death in a statement, saying the former first baseman and outfielder died Friday after...

Twins right-hander Daniel Duarte scheduled for season-ending elbow surgery

Apr. 20, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-handed reliever Daniel Duarte will have season-ending elbow surgery on May 8, the team announced Saturday. Twins athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said the surgery will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas. “He had...

Ober throws 6 solid innings as Twins stop 5-game slide by edging Tigers 4-3

Apr. 20, 2024 17:44 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bailey Ober pitched six solid innings, and the Minnesota Twins stopped a five-game slide by edging the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Saturday. Byron Buxton and Austin Martin each had two hits for Minnesota, which scored three runs on sacrifice flies. ...

Tigers hand Twins season-worst 5th straight loss. Wenceel Pérez hits go-ahead single in 9th

Apr. 19, 2024 23:51 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead two-out single in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers handed the Minnesota Twins their season-worst fifth straight loss, 5-4 on Friday night. Pérez finished with three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored on a frigid night...

Cedric Mullins hits 2-run homer in bottom of the 9th to give Orioles 4-2 win over Twins

Apr. 17, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 4-2 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday and a three-game sweep of the Twins. It was the first career walk-off homer for Mullins. “I wasn't trying...

Baltimore Bombers? Mullins' walk-off drive was the latest highlight of the Orioles' power surge

Apr. 17, 2024 17:37 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first Baltimore batter homered, and so did the final one. The latter was a drive by Cedric Mullins that ended the game — and extended an impressive streak of power by the Orioles. Mullins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning...

Orioles homer 3 more times in an 11-3 rout of Minnesota; they can sweep the series Wednesday

Apr. 16, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and Ryan O'Hearn homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched six solid innings and the Baltimore Orioles trounced the Minnesota Twins 11-3 on Tuesday night. Colton Cowser had two more hits for the Orioles, who have taken the first two games...