
Dan Hayes
Twins Beat Writer at The Athletic
Twins writer at @TheAthletic. 2021 PST champ. NorCal. SoCal. Chicago. Formerly known as Disco Danny.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Hayes
MINNEAPOLIS - The list of the walking wounded increased by one on Wednesday afternoon, but it didn't prevent the Minnesota Twins from completing a much-needed series victory. Already without Matt Wallner and Carlos Correa, who was available for defensive purposes only, the Twins removed Willi Castro in the eighth inning with right oblique tightness.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Hayes
MINNEAPOLIS - Carlos Correa and Matt Wallner were removed from Tuesday night's game against the New York Mets with injuries. The Twins shortstop exited in the middle of a fifth-inning at-bat with left wrist soreness. After he fouled off a pitch, Correa appeared to grimace and grabbed the back of his left hand. Correa, who earlier had singled in a run, briefly chatted with manager Rocco Baldelli and a trainer before leaving without taking a practice swing.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Hayes
MINNEAPOLIS - The offense is absent. Good defense continues to elude them. Fans are staying away in droves. Unable to sustain any type of momentum whatsoever, the Twins produced another clunker on Monday night, losing 5-1 to the New York Mets in front of the smallest non-COVID crowd in Target Field history.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Hayes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the fourth time in five games, the Twins were forced to contemplate what could have been. Following a 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, Cole Sands and Rocco Baldelli answered questions about the reliever's inability to preserve a late one-run lead and the manager's choice to remove his starting pitcher in favor of the back end of the bullpen.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Hayes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Welcome back, Joe Ryan. With his stuff playing up, his team in need of good vibes and no questions about his health weighing him down, Ryan delivered a big performance for the Twins on Wednesday night. The right-hander faced one batter over the minimum and combined with two relievers on a three-hit shutout as the Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 4-0 in front of 13,156 at Kauffman Stadium.
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The skinny on why Byron Buxton was not in the lineup for a second straight day today is included. #MNTwins

For the fourth time in five games, the #MNTwins lost a potentially winnable game to fall to 4-9 overall. https://t.co/4rAh3YBRrH

For the fourth time in five games, the #MNTwins lost a potentially winnable game to fall to 4-9 overall. https://t.co/4rAh3YBRrH

#MNTwins fall 3-2. Cole Sands surrendered the two key runs. But the Twins offense went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, including two at-bats in the ninth. Offense struggles again. Twins are 4-9.