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The new guys continued to impress in their second games with the Twins, and Scott Diamond put in another quality start, but on this night, there wasn’t enough offense and the team lost in walk-off fashion in the ninth.
Scott Diamond started and gave up two runs on nine hits over 6.2 innings to keep his ERA below 3 (2.95). Alex Burnett got him out of the 7^th, and Jared Burton worked a scoreless eighth frame. Tyler Robertson came out to start the ninth inning. He gave up two hits and a walk ...

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In my fourth annual Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook, which became available in January, I posted my Top 30 Twins Prospect list as well as my annual rankings back five or six years. I enjoy looking at those lists for a couple of reasons. First, it is humbling. No one will likely ever produce a top 10 list that is 100% accurate. Second, it’s a fun reminder of some of the names from the past that didn’t stick around or make it. Third, it’s just fun to review to see what I have learned since then. ...

Tags: aaron hicks, adrian salcedo, alex wimmers, angel morales, bj hermsen, brian dozier, chris herrmann, chris parmelee, danny santana, eddie rosario, hudson boyd, joe benson, kyle gibson, levi michael, liam hendriks, manuel soliman, max kepler, miguel sano, minnesota twins, niko goodrum, oswaldo arcia, tom stuifbergen, top prospects, travis harrison

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As we get closer to the end of the minor league seasons, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the leaders in many statistical categories. Throughout the season, Twins Daily has posted daily minor league reports. Within those, some names certainly tend to find their way into the reports more frequently than others. At the same time, there are others who have just been solid throughout the season and may surprise you when you see some of their rankings. There is still another 3-4 weeks, ...

Tags: aaron hicks, adam walker, chris colabello, chris herrmann, deibinson romero, eddie rosario, evan bigley, jd williams, jhon goncalves, josmil pinto, lance ray, levi michael, matt carson, matt koch, miguel sano, minnesota twins, nate roberts, oswaldo arcia, pedro florimon, prospects

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As we get closer to the end of the minor league seasons, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the leaders in many statistical categories. Throughout the season, Twins Daily has posted daily minor league reports. Within those, some names certainly tend to find their way into the reports more frequently than others. At the same time, there are others who have just been solid throughout the season and may surprise you when you see some of their rankings. There is still another 3-4 weeks, ...

Tags: aaron hicks, adam walker, chris colabello, chris herrmann, deibinson romero, eddie rosario, evan bigley, jd williams, jhon goncalves, josmil pinto, lance ray, levi michael, matt carson, matt koch, miguel sano, minnesota twins, nate roberts, oswaldo arcia, pedro florimon, prospects

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Down 5-1 going through six innings, the Twins collected three unearned runs in the seventh inning. Cleveland’s All-Star closer Chris Perez came on and gave up three runs in the top of the 9^th, two of them unearned. The Twins won 7-5 in unlikely fashion. Sam Deduno was back on the mound for the Twins. This time, he lasted just four innings and gave up four runs on five hits and five walks. He struck out three. Jeff Manship came on and gave up a run on two hits and two walks in his two innings. He ...

Tags: aaron hicks, andrew albers, angel morales, bryan santy, candido pimentel, carl pavano, chris colabello, chris mazza, daniel turpen, danny rams, eddie rosario, gonzalo sanudo, jd williams, jeremias pineda, josmil pinto, kyle gibson, lance ray, levi michael, liam hendriks, luis nunez, max kepler, miguel sano, minnesota twins, nate hanson, nate roberts, nelvin fuentes, oswaldo arcia, rene tosoni, stephen wickens, steve liddle, steven gruver, tyler grimes, tyler jones

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It was Revenge of the Former Twins in Tuesday night’s Twins/White Sox game. Francisco Liriano got through six innings and gave up just two runs. Jesse Crain relieved him for a scoreless inning. And, AJ Pierzynski hit the big two-run homer in the top of the ninth off of Jeff Gray, and that was it. The Twins tried to come back, scoring one run in the bottom of the ninth, but Addison Reed closed out the 4-3 win for the White Sox. Denard Span had a four-hit game.

Here is a look at the ...

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The Twins got a very nice 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. But the offense and defense of Denard Span and some great ninth inning work from the bottom of the order gave the Twins a walk-off win. Danny Valencia led off the ninth with a line drive single. Alexi Casilla pinch ran for him. Brian Dozier laid down a perfect bunt that AJ Pierzynski threw into right field, allowing both runners to advance. Jamey Carroll stepped up and flew out to right field, deep enough for Casilla to ...

Updated 07-31-2012 at 09:50 AM by Seth Stohs

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The Twins lost 4-3 to Baltimore to split a series with the Orioles. Tonight, they start a weekend series in Kansas City against the Royals. The Territory Train is packed full and heading to KC. I’m certain many other Twins fans will be following the team, watching some baseball, visiting the Negro League Baseball Museum and likely eating some really good BBQ. Yes, I’m jealous and need to get down to KC some day!

Anyway, it was an interesting night in the Twins farm system. Rochester ...

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Twins players scattered all over the place to enjoy their All Star breaks. Joe Mauer is the team’s lone representative in tonight’s All-Star game. On Monday night, it was the Tigers’ Prince Fielder who out-slugged Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista to win his second Home Run Derby. The Rochester Red Wings also began their All-Star break with no game on Monday. New Britain played an early afternoon game and with its completion, they are now on their All-Star break. Each of the other Twins affiliates played ...

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Liam Hendriks was again unable to pick up his first career win. Despite being given a five run lead going into the bottom of the 5^th against the Tigers, he was unable to get an out. However, the Twins bullpen did what they’ve done all year. Anthony Swarzak came in and maintained the lead. Alex Burnett was tremendous again. And Glen Perkins got the save. All the efforts gave manager Ron Gardenhire his 900^th career win. Quite an accomplishment! The Twins have now won four in a row and play the Tigers ...

Tags: adam walker, alex muren, brian dinkelman, casey fien, chris colabello, corey williams, david bromberg, david hurlbut, dj hicks, evan bigley, jhonathan goncalves, josh burris, josmil pinto, kaleb merck, kuo hua lo, levi michael, max kepler, melciades de la cruz, miguel sano, minnesota twins, oswaldo arcia, ray chang, romy jimenez, rory rhodes, ryan o'rourke, sam deduno, steve evans, steve liddle

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The Twins got just one run off of Royals’ starter Luis Mendoza and found themselves down 4-1 going into the bottom of the ninth. Jonathan Broxton came in the Twins scored two off of him. They had the tying run at third base with two outs but were unable to score. The Twins lost 4-3. Saturday will be a long day as the Twins and Royals will play a double header with Game 1 at noon and Game 2 scheduled for 6 p.m.

Here is a look at the Twins minor league scores and highlights from Friday: ...

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The Twins started their three-game series at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati against the Reds with a 5-4 win. Ben Revere and Ryan Doumit each had four hits, and the Twins got another four shutout innings from their bullpen to hold the win for Nick Blackburn who went the first five innings.

Here is a look at the Twins minor league scores and highlights from Friday:

ROCHESTER 3, CHARLOTTE 0

The Red Wings recorded their sixth shutout of the season on ...

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Jaynesville, WI - The Twins were in Cleveland on Saturday night and won 7-4. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one inning thanks to RBI singles by Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Trevor Plouffe. Cleveland clawed back with single runs in the first, third, fourth and fifth to tie the game. However, Plouffe’s sixth home run of the season made it 5-4 after six, and Mauer’s third home run, a two-run shot, gave the Twins their 7-4. PJ Walters started and his string of quality starts came to an end. He ...

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Today, we continue to work through my Top 50 Twins Prospects list by looking at my choices for prospects 11 through 20. Last week, we looked at prospects 21-30, prospects 31-40, and prospects 41 through 50. For those that don’t think the Twins have any shortstop prospects, you may want to check out this section. There are some high-quality, future big-league arms in this range. A couple of them were just drafted last year. Unfortunately, a couple of them are currently having some injury issues. ...

Tags: adrian salcedo, alex wimmers, bj hermsen, chris herrmann, danny santana, levi michael, madison boer, matt summers, minnesota twins, niko goodrum, pedro florimon, top prospects

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