Minnesota Twins News

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The return of Francisco Liriano didn’t last long.

Francisco Liriano has heard plenty about Cy Young during a spectacular rookie season. Now that he is out for the rest of the season, another pitcher might be entering the conversation — Tommy John. Liriano’s highly anticipated return to the Minnesota rotation came to a sudden halt because of elbow problems Wednesday and Dan Haren [...]

Minnesota Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano, making his first start in more than a month, left in the third inning of Wednesday’s game with left elbow pain. Liriano came off the disabled list earlier this week after being shelved since Aug. 8 with a strained ligament in his throwing arm. The Twins hoped his return to [...]

Justin Morneau came through in the clutch again Tuesday night. Morneau’s two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics. “I’ve been in that situation enough times that you learn to relax and do what you need to do and block everything else out,” [...]

Carlos Silva’s trusty sinker is working again, and September was a great time to find it. Silva threw seven smooth innings, Michael Cuddyer homered and drove in four runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 Monday night to move within 1 1/2 games of idle Detroit in the AL Central. “I want [...]

Minnesota’s Joe Mauer learned this summer just how hard it is for a catcher to maintain consistently high offensive production when your primary job is behind the plate. There is the wear and tear on the body from all that crouching and all those foul tips. Plus, plenty of brain power is required to call [...]

With less than 20 games left, we rank the contenders’ remaining schedules.

Johan Santana already has one AL Cy Young Award and appears to be closing in on another. After his latest dazzling effort brought the Minnesota Twins within striking distance of Detroit in the AL Central, teammate Nick Punto thinks Santana deserves consideration for another honor — MVP. The left-hander struck out 11 and allowed only [...]

MINNEAPOLIS – Led by a few stars and a cast of role players, the scrappy Minnesota Twins are taking a bite out of the AL Central.

This is Boof Bonser’s third stint in the majors this season. His recent pitching performances suggest he won’t be getting sent back down again. Bonser brought Minnesota a little bit closer in the tightening three-team race in the AL Central, striking out five and allowing only five hits in seven strong innings in the Twins’ [...]