Eight sounds great!
The Twins are now one of the hottest teams in baseball, sweeping the Baltimore Orioles to start the week and finishing off the San Francisco Giants this weekend to improve to 21-20 and maintain their eight-game winning streak. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. hit a walk-off single to left field in the 10th inning on Sunday, finishing a wild 7-6 game. They are still 4th in the AL Central, which speaks to how good the division has been this year, and are now 5.0 games behind the Tigers.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Need to vent about the Twins? Or provide some reasons to calm down? Check out our Game Threads and join the conversation!
- In case you forgot what happened this past weekend, our Game Recaps are back as well!
- John Foley looks at how Danny Coulombe has found success this season.
- Zach Koenig takes us back to 2015 and the heroics of Eddie Rosario.
- Ben Jones provides the April Farm Report, highlighting AAA slugger Carson McCusker.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Phil Miller at Star Tribune highlights an interesting opinion Rocco holds about road trips.
- Theo Tollefson at Zone Coverage looks at what led the Twins to finally get over .500.
- Matthew Leach at MLB.com provides an update on Matt Wallner’s return from injury.
In the World of Baseball:
- Detroit is still atop the AL with a 26-15 record, with the Guardians, Yankees, and Royals all tied at 2.5 games behind. The Dodgers maintained their position atop the NL, with a 27-14 record, putting them a game ahead of the Padres and Mets.
- Manager Bud Black and bench coach (and old friend) Mike Redmond were fired from their roles with the Rockies, which clearly will fix the Rockies, as opposed to spending money to upgrade the team.
- Buster Olney at ESPN highlights a few things to watch with the trade deadline this year.