Simeon Woods Richardson
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Ryne Nelson
Late game for the West Coasters or night owls.
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2024 Game 74: Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins
Taj Bradley
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Joe Ryan
Twins best starter by ERA and innings pitched looks to continue the winning streak. The Twins lead the Royals by a single game and since they now get to play the A's, the Twins need to keep racking up wins against the middling opponents too.
2024 Games 70-71: Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins
Doubleheader day in progress.
Day game:
JP Sears
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Bailey Ober
Night game:
Joey Estes
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Chris Paddack
2024 Game Log 68: Colorado Rockies at Minnesota Twins
Austin Gomber
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Pablo López
Day game alert!
I don't think I've heard of Austin Gomber before. This being his fourth season in Colorado along with his 98 ERA+ mostly explains that. His best season by ERA so far but not by FIP. Nothing that remarkable about him but he is a lefty and an unheralded draft pick from the fourth round in 2014. He could be this generation's Jeremy.
2024 Game 61: Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
Chris Paddack
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Carlos Rodón
Another Twins-Yankees game. The Twins are 0-4 so far this season. That means they are due for a win.
2024 Game 55: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
Seth Lugo
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Bailey Ober
30-24 in 54 games is a 90-72 team. That's three wins better than last season but I'm not sure that's enough to win the suddenly competitive division this season. The #1, #4, and #5 records, by winning percentage in the AL, are in the ALC right now. Expanded postseason gives the Twins the final wild card but it's a tenuous position.
Attempting to improve that situation is Ober who was knocked out in the second inning of his March 31 start against the Royals. Now two of his earned runs happened after he left but it was still 6-0 before that. His opponent, Lugo, was scoreless over his six innings the day before with the Twins scoring five after he left to get the win. While the result was good, the way to get there doesn't seem repeatable.
2024 Game 49: Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals
Simeon Woods Richardson
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Jake Irvin
Day game alert!
Skid over, helped in no small part by facing one of the worst starting pitchers. Irvin is not that as he's slightly above average in his second season. Nothing stands out about him so either the Twins are going to knock him around or he's going to pitch deep into the game.
2024 Game 42: New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins
Marcus Stroman
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Pablo López
López takes the mound to cleanse the palate of last night's Minnesota sports.
Opposite him is Stroman with an average ERA this season but a well below average FIP. He both walks too many and gives up too many home runs. Maybe the Twins can get a few of those in the right order and manage more than a single home run.
2024 Game 37: Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins
Logan Gilbert
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Pablo López
Game in progress with the Twins up 5-0 early.
2024 Game 36: Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins
George Kirby
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Chris Paddack
Kirby is very good and an ideal for anyone that loathes walks. He had a Silvaesque 19 walks over 190 ⅔ innings last season. This year is more of the same with four walks in his 38 ⅓ innings. He's striking out a bit more than last year and also surrendered a mere two home runs.