Nelson Cruz homered and drove in three runs on four hits for Minnesota in his second game back from a wrist injury, yet another powerful performance at the plate by the 39-year-old designated hitter for the Twins in a 14-4 victory over the Chicago...
With balls flying out of stadiums at a record pace, we look at each franchise's all-time greatest long ball moments, from David Ortiz and Ken Griffey Jr. to B.J. Upton and Mike Hampton.
Jose Abreu hit a towering three-run homer in Chicago's four-run second inning, helping Ivan Nova and the White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Monday night.
Twins slugger Nelson Cruz was reinstated from the injured list Monday and will play through a ruptured tendon in his left wrist.
There's a big shuffle up top as we spotlight each team's key player heading toward the stretch run.
Jorge Polanco cleared the bases with a tiebreaking triple in the eighth inning, helping the Minnesota Twins to their first-ever four-game sweep of Texas with a 6-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.
C.J. Cron had a two-run home in Minnesota's six-run first inning, and the Twins went on to beat the Texas Rangers 12-7 on Saturday night.
Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Duffey was awarded a win on Saturday, a day after pitching in a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Max Kepler and Jonathan Schoop hit two-run home runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
The Braves' Luis Diaz, Cubs' Marcos Encarnacion, Mariners' Eliezer Mejia and Twins' Ian Krol have drawn suspensions for drug violations that will carry into next season.
Luis Arraez hit the first of three more homers by the slugging Minnesota Twins, putting them ahead to stay in a 13-6 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
Twins pitcher Michael Pineda returns from a right triceps strain and is scheduled to start Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Rookie Trent Grisham hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday.
Christian Yelich returned to the starting lineup and sparked a late rally, but it wasn't enough for the Milwaukee Brewers as Marwin Gonzalez hit a three-run home run off of Josh Hader to propel the Minnesota Twins to a come-from-behind 7-5 win.
Minnesota Twins slugger Nelson Cruz won't need surgery on his injured left wrist, and he has been cleared to resume baseball activities, the Twins said Monday.
Games in London, Puerto Rico and... Iowa? Next season's schedule has more than the usual collection of quirks.
As the Mets climb back into the race, the Yankees and Astros keep finding ways to get stronger.
With key plays and a slam in extras, the Tribe took a series with the Twins to tie things up atop the division heading for the stretch run.
Carlos Santana hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Sunday to win the four-game series and forge another tie for the AL Central lead.
Max Kepler and Marwin Gonzalez homered, All-Star Jake Odorizzi earned his career-high 13th victory and the Minnesota Twins broke a tie with Cleveland atop the AL Central, beating the Indians 4-1 Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Shane Bieber pitched into the eighth inning, Jose Ramirez had three hits and the Cleveland Indians pulled into a tie in the American League Central with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 76 | 49 | .608 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 74 | 52 | .587 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Chicago | 56 | 68 | .452 | 19.5 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 45 | 81 | .357 | 31.5 | L1 |
| Detroit | 37 | 85 | .303 | 37.5 | L3 |
