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Twinkie Town 1 hour ago
Twins 4, Royals 1: So It Begins

Twins 4, Royals 1: So It Begins

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports A rollercoaster of emotions weaves its way through an Opening Day victory. The Minnesota Twins started the 2024 season with a little dose of everything — sudden excitement, an undercurrent of comfort, a heartbreaking twist. But the end result is the most important — and a 4-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals means the Twins are 1-0 to start one of their most highly-anticipated seasons in recent memory. Those four runs started counting in the first inning, when after a couple of quick outs, Royce Lewis nuked a 98-mph baseball...

Pablo López in control as Twins open season with 4-1 victory over Royals

Pablo López dominant on the mound and Royce Lewis homered before leaving because of an injury.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune 3 hours ago

Royce Lewis exits with right quad injury after hitting home run in Twins' opener

The Twins third baseman opened the season with a flair, but headed for the dugout after trying to score from first base on a double by Carlos Correa.
Twinkie Town 6 hours ago
Game 1: Twins at Royals

Game 1: Twins at Royals

Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports It’s no coincidence “Opening Day” rhymes with “Hope! I mean, yay!?” First Pitch: 3:10 pm CDT TV: Bally Sports North / ~ / Radio: TIBN Gang - we did it. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that baseball’s offseason passes differently for each fan. Rogers Hornsby famously had a hard time with the ordeal. And while I certainly have other things going on in my life, baseball remains one of my major passions. That being said, the 2023-2024 offseason seemed to go by quicker than any winter I can remember as a fan. Perhaps that’s in...
Twinkie Town 6 hours ago
Twins Series Preview: Kansas City Royals, Round 1

Twins Series Preview: Kansas City Royals, Round 1

Photo by Aaron Doster/ The Twins start the season with a familiar foe. For the first time in a while, the Kansas City Royals went into the offseason with a clear goal to get better. While they undoubtedly did, the roster still has plenty of question marks, though projections systems seem to believe they can challenge the Twins for the AL Central crown. For these series previews, I’ll be taking a look at each team and what’s changed since the last time they faced the Twins, which will be quite a bit when a whole offseason has passed. Where were they in 2023? The...