Joel Rippel

5 days ago | startribune.com | Joel Rippel

By Joel Rippel The Twins went 6-1 against the Athletics last season - sweeping a four-game series at Target Field and going 2-1 in Oakland. Ober was the winning pitcher in two of the games. ... 3B Royce Lewis is in an 0-for-30 slump after ending an 0-for-36 slump in May. OF Matt Wallner went 2-for-6 with a home run in two games in Seattle after returning from the injured list. He had been sidelined since April 16. ... 1B Ty France has hit safely in 11 of his past 13 games. France was 2-for-4 on Sunday.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Joel Rippel

Twins vs. Seattle Mariners The Twins (30-25) were idle on Thursday after losing two of three in Tampa. The Twins scored just just six runs in the the series, which concluded with a 5-0 loss on Wednesday. ... The Twins were 5-2 against Seattle last season, outscoring the Mariners 38-22. Twins won three of four at Target Field in early May and won two of three in Seattle in late June. ...

1 week ago | startribune.com | Joel Rippel

By Joel Rippel The Rays (26-26) have a five-game winning streak as they conclude a nine-game, 10-day homestand against the Twins. The Rays, who have won 10 of their past 15 games, started the homestand by winning two of three from Houston before wrapping up a three-game sweep of Toronto with a 13-0 victory Sunday. The winning streak has improved their record in their temporary home to 16-18. ... This is just the Rays' second series with an AL Central team this season.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Joel Rippel

By Joel Rippel The Royals (28-23) continue their six-game road trip after winning two of three from the Giants in San Francisco. The Royals won the series finale, 8-4, on Wednesday and are tied with the Twins for second place in the A.L. Central. ... The Royals won three of four games from the Twins April 7-10 in Kansas City. The Royals have scored four runs or fewer in 42 of their 51 games. That is the second most in MLB. Only Pittsburgh (44) has more.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Joel Rippel

By Joel Rippel Catherine Rapp and Mariah Nguyen scored in the first half as Minnesota Aurora FC opened their fourth USL W League season with a 2-0 victory over Rochester FC on Thursday at TCO Stadium in Eagan. The Aurora, in their first season under coach Jen Larrick, remained unbeaten in USL W League regular-season games. In their first three seasons, the Aurora won three Heartland Division titles and two league regular-season titles while compiling a 33-0-3 record.