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September 25, 2022
Live at 1 p.m.: Twins finish series with Angels. Follow on Gameview

Live at 1 p.m.: Twins finish series with Angels. Follow on Gameview

It's the rubber match of the weekend series at Target Field. Tap here for play-by-play, a box score and score updates throughout MLB.
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September 24, 2022

Saints close out road schedule with eighth-inning rally, victory at Indy

They finished the season with the most road losses in minor league baseball.
Twins
September 24, 2022
Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan lasted just four innings but was backed up by the bullpen in an 8-4 victory.

Ryan, bullpen help skidding Twins get back to winning ways

Saturday's victory stopped a five-game losing streak for the Twins, who got some solid pitching and racked up 11 hits.
Twins
September 24, 2022
Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez (24) celebrates with Minnesota Twins first baseman Luis Arraez (2) after hitting a 3-run home run against the Los

Saturday's Twins-Angels recap

A quick look at the Twins' slump-breaking victory.
Twins
September 24, 2022
Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton looks on from the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Friday, Aug. 26,

Buxton's knee surgery is a long time coming

Byron Buxton and the Twins have known since April that surgery was in his future, but recovery will take only six to eight weeks.
Twins
September 24, 2022
The Yankees’ Aaron Judge, left, and the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani on Friday night.

Reusse: In Judge-vs.-Ohtani debate, team record proves a worthy tiebreaker

Shohei Ohtani might be having a better year than he did a year ago, but Aaron Judge's mighty bat kept the Yankees afloat when the rest of the lineup did next to nothing.
Twins
September 24, 2022
Shohei Ohtani throws to a Twins batter during the third inning Friday

Ohtani shows his stuff; Twins eliminated from AL Central race

Shohei Ohtani held the Twins hitless into the fifth inning while reaching 200 strikeouts for the season. He also hit an RBI single in the seventh inning.
Twins
September 24, 2022
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli

Baldelli 'big part of our future' Twins boss Falvey says

President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey endorsed manager Rocco Baldelli on Friday as a disappointing Twins season nears its finish.
Twins
September 24, 2022
Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jorge Lopez reacts after the team's 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game in Chicago, Friday, Sept. 2, 2

Reusse: Dissecting Lopez's catastrophic fall from grace with Twins

Acquired at the trade deadline to help push for the AL Central, righthander Jorge Lopez hasn't shown the promise displayed in Baltimore.
Twins
September 24, 2022
Twins center fielder Byron Buxton

Twins' Buxton to have season-ending knee surgery

With the Twins' playoff hopes fading, star center fielder Byron Buxton will have surgery soon on his troublesome right knee.
Twins
September 23, 2022

Friday's Twins-Angels game recap

A quick look at Friday night's game.
Twins
September 23, 2022
Tyler Mahle pitched in only four games for the Twins this season before he was shut down because of shoulder problems.

Twins have penchant for just-acquired pitchers suffering injuries

Tyler Mahle, Chris Paddack and Sam Dyson all suffered season-ending injuries, but President Derek Falvey defended the team's vetting process.
Twins
September 23, 2022
Drew Waters (6) celebrates with Bobby Witt Jr. after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Twins Thursday as part of a three-gam

Twins end season-wrecking road trip with another loss to Royals

The Twins will open the 2023 season in Kansas City next March 30. That gives them six months to forget the awfulness of this week's visit to Kauffman Stadium.
Twins
September 23, 2022
If Byron Buxton, above celebrating a homer this season, can stay healthy next season, Twins could win 90 games. He is a difference-maker.

Souhan: Healthy Twins, featuring Buxton, could win 90 games next season

Injuries caused the Twins to cave. By the time they were in what could be called a title race, they were missing key pitchers, Byron Buxton and almost an entire starting lineup.
Twins
September 22, 2022
Louie Varland, a Maplewood native and former Concordia (St. Paul) standout, has started two games this season for the Twins.

MVP vs. hometown hero: Shohei Ohtani will face Twins rookie Louie Varland

Varland and fellow Minnesotan Matt Wallner will be making their Target Field debuts after showing promise on the road.
Twins
September 22, 2022
Shohei Ohtani

Series preview: Twins to face Ohtani in opener vs. Los Angeles Angels

ShoheiOhtani, who leads the American League with 11.92 strikeouts per nine innings, will make his first start on the mound at Target Field.
Twins
September 22, 2022

Thursday's Twins-Kansas City game recap

The Royals recorded their first three-game sweep against an opponent in Kansas City since July 2021.
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September 22, 2022
As Bally Sports app readies for Monday launch, does chaos loom?

As Bally Sports app readies for Monday launch, does chaos loom?

It has been a volatile time for regional sports networks and cord-cutting fans who want to watch them. One solution arrives Monday for Minnesota fans and brings with it a new set of questions.
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September 22, 2022
Minnesota Twins' Gilberto Celestino watches his RBI single during the 12th inning of the first baseball game of the team's doubleheader against the Ne

Baldelli calls Celestino's in-game benching a learning opportunity

Outfielder Gilberto Celestino was back in the lineup Wednesday after a baserunning blunder and a poor reaction to an umpire's bad call the night before.
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September 22, 2022
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez (13) celebrates on second after hitting an RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnes

Twins offense is team's worst enemy as losses continue piling up

Double plays short-circuited two potential rallies and the Twins continued leaving runners on base as they lost for the sixth time in their last seven games.