Minnesota Twins Hit 3 Homers In A Row, Top Toronto Blue JaysThe Blue Jays slipped into the third spot in the AL wild-card race, one game behind Boston and half-game behind the Yankees. Toronto fell to 13-3 in September.
Indians Cruise Past Twins, 12-3Oscar Mercado, Bobby Bradley and Franmil Reyes homered to help ignite a lagging Indians lineup and provide Cal Quantrill plenty of support in a 12-3 victory over the Twins on Wednesday night.
Twins Split Doubleheader With IndiansTriston McKenzie cruised through six innings of the first game of a doubleheader to lead the Indians past Minnesota 3-1 on Tuesday, after a comebacker off the wrist of Twins rookie Joe Ryan sidelined one half of the pitching duel.
Yankees Overcome 5-Run Deficit To Beat Twins In 10thAaron Judge hit a tying three-run homer off Alex Colomé with two outs in the eighth inning, Gary Sánchez lined a winning single in the 10th, and the New York Yankees overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Monday.
Twins Pitcher John Gant Leaves Game Against Yankees With Apparent InjuryMinnesota Twins pitcher John Gant lasted just 12 pitches against the New York Yankees on Monday, leaving with what appeared to be an injury.
Oops! Twins Reach New York at 1:30 A.M. Due To Problem With PlaneThe Minnesota Twins' charter flight had mechanical problems, forcing the team to change planes. Manager Rocco Baldelli said the Twins arrived at their hotel in New York for their makeup game against the Yankees at about 1:30 a.m. Monday.
Polanco Homers Twice As Twins Hit 5 In 9-2 Win Over RoyalsByron Buxton homered for the second straight day, and Nick Gordon and Max Kepler also went deep for Minnesota, which has won five of seven.
Andrew Benintendi Pushes Royals Past Twins In 11th With 2nd HomerAndrew Benintendi had four hits and two home runs, the last a two-run shot in the 11th to send the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Cleveland Snaps 25-Inning Scoreless Streak, Beats Twins 4-1Franmil Reyes, Oscar Mercado and José Ramirez homered, and the Cleveland Indians scored for the first time in three games, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Thursday night.
Rookie Ryan Shines As Twins Hold Cleveland To 1 Hit In 3-0 WinJoe Ryan carried a perfect game into the seventh inning of his second big league appearance, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Gant Wins, Rooker Homers As Twins Blank Indians 3-0Hours after manager Rocco Baldelli's wife gave birth, Brent Rooker homered as he awaits a call from home for an arriving baby and Minnesota beat Cleveland 3-0 on Tuesday night, spoiling Indians starter Aaron Civale's return from injury.
Polanco Goes 4 For 5, Homers As Twins Beat Cleveland 5-2Jorge Polanco hit a solo homer and doubled three times, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Monday night.
Gordon Has RBI Single In 9th, Twins Beat Rays 6-5Nick Gordon had a game-tying seventh-inning RBI single and a go-ahead run-scoring base-hit in the ninth as the Minnesota Twins beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Sunday.
'It's A Big Day': Twins Manager Rocco Baldelli Leaving Team For Child's BirthBaldelli said he would be in the dugout for the start of Sunday's game at Tampa Bay but could depart before it ends.