The Twins had a 3-3 week (stop me if you’ve heard this before), taking a 2-1 series against the Marlins, which included an incredible Bailey Ober “Maddux”, and then dropping two games to the Brewers during “Rivalry Weekend” in the MLB. We might have seen the last of Matt Wallner in a Twins uniform after he was sent down to Triple-A, and Simeon Woods-Richardson’s scheduled start today is getting skipped in favor of a bullpen game, so things are slowly changing in the Twins dugout. With Byron Buxton’s
absence in the last few games due to an injury, Austin Martin has batted leadoff for the last four games with mixed results. A three-game series against the equally hapless Houston Astros and a weekend series in Fenway await the Twins this week.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- We’re starting a new segment called Daily Questions! Provide your opinion on the Twins and debate with the community!
- Game threads and recaps are back! Commiserate with your fellow fans as we experience the season together.
- Zach Koenig evaluates Ryan Jeffers’ place among catchers in Twins history.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Dan Hayes at The Athletic provides his thoughts on what the Twins should do with Royce Lewis.
- Betsy Helfand at the Pioneer Press looks at how Austin Martin’s role is growing this season.
- Theo Tollefson at Zone Coverage checks in on Aaron Sabato’s development in St. Paul this year.
In the World of Baseball:
- The Rays have increased their lead to 3.0 games over the Yankees. The Guardians and White Sox are a game apart in the AL Central competition, while the A’s have a one-game lead in the AL West over the Rangers.
- Atlanta has also increased their gap over the Cubs and Dodgers to 3.0 games.
- The Mets broke a 96-game losing streak in games where they trailed after eight innings after rookie Carson Benge hit a walk-off single in the 10th to lead the Mets over the Yankees.
- In one of the more interesting baseball plays this week, Double-A Biloxi gave up an inside-the-park home run after right fielder Damon Keith landed on top of the ball and got it stuck in the outfield grass.
