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Castro's three-run birthday blast helps Twins beat White Sox
Willi Castro celebrated his 27th birthday with a three-run home run Wednesday night, and the Twins defeated the MLB-worst Chicago White Sox 6-3.
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Duran, Correa hope to return during Twins' upcoming road trip
If it's up to a couple of their injured players, the Twins' roster will have a different look during the road trip that starts Friday in California.
Alec Marsh and 4 relievers combined for a 6-hitter as the Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-2
Alec Marsh and four relievers combined for a six-hitter as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Wednesday night.
Twins almost fall victim to 3-20 Chicago until late rally saves them
One night after victimizing the White Sox for their most lopsided win of the season, the Twins earned their most dramatic victory with a pair of two-run rallies.
Twins' Lewis 'tracking in a good direction' for return
Baseball chief Derek Falvey says there's no timetable for third baseman Royce Lewis' return from an Opening Day injury, but he will be assessed this week.
Reusse: How bad are the White Sox? They made Twins look good.
The offense is still mired in a terrible start, but Twins' hitters and pitcher Chris Paddack looked rejuvenated on Monday. The White Sox looked like, well, the White Sox.
Kepler returns, Twins' offense comes alive in 7-0 win over White Sox
The Twins totaled 11 hits, matching a season high, and starter Chris Paddack struck out 10 batters over seven innings in his best start of the season.
Twins demote Varland, activate Kepler and call up reliever
Louie Varland compiled a 9.18 ERA through four outings, the second-highest ERA in the American League among pitchers who have pitched at least 15 innings.
Who (or what) is to blame for the Twins' horrible start?
Twins fans are mad. Twins players are frustrated. The manager has been noticeably edgy with postgame comments lately. It's not hard to figure out why.
Martin hits first career homer, doesn't show much excitement
The rookie didn't smile during his home run trot and spoke quietly about it afterward owing to another Twins loss. "I play for the Minnesota Twins, not the Minnesota Austin Martins, you know what I mean?
Varland rocked again in Twins loss. Is he finished as a starter?
Louie Varland walked three of the first five Detroit batters he faced and gave up a home run to the last one before being yanked in the third inning. His ERA jumped to more than one run per inning.
Twins' cold offense hot clubhouse topic after another loss
Several players were taking swings in the batting cages and discussing their problems at the plate to remedy their .195 team batting average — a franchise low through 20 games.
Team worse than the Twins? White Sox arrive for four games.
The Chicago White Sox are off to the worst start in franchise history with a major league-worst record of 3-18. They visit Target Field for four games starting Monday night.
With upper level closed, Twins fans say early-season games feel more fun
Sparse April games led the Twins to close the upper levels to keep the lower areas full.
Twins even series with Tigers thanks to a series of sacrifice flies
Bailey Ober was magnificent in his second straight start against Detroit, but it took reliever Cole Sands stranding two runners in scoring position in the seventh inning and Matt Bowman leaving another runner on base in the eighth to secure a 4-3 victory.
Twins' Royce Lewis moving in 'right direction' with quad strain, but timeline to return remains unclear
Reliever Daniel Duarte will have season-ending elbow surgery, while Carlos Correa continues his recovery.
Neal: Twins' slow start leads to many worries
Little is working so far for the Twins, who many predicted would win the AL Central again.
Twins closer Duran could begin rehab assignment next week
Jhoan Duran threw live batting practice for the first time since spring training on Friday.
Former Twins top draft pick Dave McCarty dead at 54
The No. 3 overall pick in the 1991 draft lasted 11 major league seasons with seven teams in all.
Twins lose 5-4 to Tigers as struggles mount late
Thielbar surrendered a two-out single, committed a throwing error on a pickoff attempt and gave up a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth for the Twins' fifth straight loss.