By SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ and Michael Busch homered and five Chicago pitchers combined for a six-hitter as the Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Wednesday. Javier Assad worked the first four innings and Jorge López (2-2) worked two innings and earned the ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer Raiders coach Antonio Pierce hopes to finally take a major step forward Saturday in picking the starting quarterback when Las Vegas opens its preseason at Minnesota. Pierce said a decision will be made later this week whether incumbent Aidan O'Connell or ...
By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Winless for almost a month, the Chicago White Sox are making the worst kind of history. The woeful White Sox lost their 20th consecutive game Sunday, the majors' longest skid in 36 years and one short of the American League record, as ...
By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago White Sox extended their team-record losing streak to 19, giving up Max Kepler's tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 6-2 win on Saturday night. "It can't go on forever," White Sox ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis homered and had a season-high four RBIs and the Minnesota Twins sent the Chicago White Sox to their 18th straight loss, romping to a 10-2 victory Friday night. The futility streak is the longest in the majors since Baltimore ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered to start a six-run fourth inning and the New York Mets blew out the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Monday night, turning the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders into a lopsided laugher. Jeff ...
By The Associated Press undefined BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Jhonattan Vegas won for the first time in nearly seven years, holing a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot victory over Max Greyserman in the 3M Open. Vegas finished at 17-under 267 at the windy TPC ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Byron Buxton hit a home run and a double, Christian Vázquez had a homer and three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Friday night. "I think everybody put something on the table to win this game," said Vázquez, who ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Taylor Pendrith shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Matt NeSmith into the weekend in the 3M Open. Playing in windier afternoon conditions, Pendrith made a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th and tapped in for ...
By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler's infield single drove in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a series-clinching 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Trevor Larnach was hit by a pitch by Philadelphia ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double to cap a three-run ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Tuesday night. After a scoreless duel between Phillies ace Zack Wheeler and Twins rookie Simeon Woods ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota starter Bailey Ober rebounded from Bryce Harper's two-run homer in the first to settle in for seven innings, and the Twins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Monday night. Ober (9-5) threw only 83 pitches and retired 17 ...
By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and rookie Jackson Chourio homered and drove in three runs to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a two-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-7 win at Target Field on ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joey Ortiz hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 12th inning after hustling home for the go-ahead run in the 11th, one of many players to give the Milwaukee Brewers a spark out of the All-Star break and help them beat the Minnesota ...
By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Santana homered to break a sixth-inning tie — a shot down the left-field line that survived a review to give him home runs in all 30 current major league ballparks — and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on ...
By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kyle Harrison pitched five strong innings, Brett Wisely had three hits and two RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Friday night. The Giants had lost four of five coming into the game, but Harrison (5-4) ...
By SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa hit consecutive homers and Ryan Jeffers added the go-ahead RBI as the Minnesota Twins split a doubleheader with Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Jeffers brought home Byron Buxton in the seventh ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Christian Vázquez led off the ninth inning with a home run to give the Minnesota Twins a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Vázquez, who had two hits and drove in all three Twins runs, hit a full-count sinker from ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Miranda went 5 for 5 with three doubles, four runs scored and three RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 12-3 on Thursday in a game called in the seventh inning due to rain. The start was moved up an hour with ...
By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a grand slam and Wenceel Pérez followed with a home run to back Keider Montero's first major league win as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2 on Wednesday night. Riley Greene and Matt Vierling hit ...