Double Trouble: Twins Twisted by Tendonitis as Star Players Hit the Injured List!
The Twins suffered a setback on Friday when two important players were placed on the 10-day injury list. Byron Buxton first went to the IL […]
The Twins suffered a setback on Friday when two important players were placed on the 10-day injury list. Byron Buxton first went to the IL […]
Two rival demonstrations against the war in Gaza took place at the University of Minnesota on Friday, sparking conflict. The day before, pro-Palestinian student organizations […]
Perhaps it is overstating things to say that it is the main reason the Arizona Diamondbacks paid money to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in exchange for right-handed reliever Matt Bowman, but it’s impossible to draw a connection between the trade and the now-famous bee incident from earlier this week. The Diamondbacks and Dodgers’ game in Arizona on Tuesday was postponed for almost two hours due to a swarm of bees that had gathered at the top of the netting behind home plate. The D-Backs used seven relievers in a 10-inning victory over the Dodgers as a result of Jordan Montgomery being removed from his scheduled start. Montgomery ended up starting on Wednesday and only lasted three innings, further stressing the bullpen. The Diamondbacks then wired money to the Twins on Thursday in order to get Bowman ahead of the waiver wire line. Had Bowman made it to the waiver wire—the procedure that was followed after the Twins released him—he would have been available for selection since he is a veteran who has run out of minor-league options. It doesn’t really matter why Arizona spent a lot of money to acquire Bowman; what matters is that the 32-year-old reliever now provides the worn-out D-Backs bullpen with a 32-year-old arm that was pitching 7.2 innings in Minnesota, giving up just two runs while striking out six and walking four. Can the Twins express their gratitude to the bees for giving them something when they would not have gotten anything else? We might never find out…Was the Diamondbacks’ trade of Matt Bowman to the Twins motivated by the Arizona Bee incident?
In what has turned out to be a good start to the season, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora took a time to commend his squad for a great homestand. Still, it was only a moment. Cora’s mind instantly shifted to Friday’s first game of a three-game series in Minneapolis against the Minnesota Twins. Cora praised the 4-2 homestand, during which his club outscored opponents 34-16. “It was a great homestand,” he remarked. It was excellent, but not superior to the previous one. We performed really well. We made a strong pitch. We engaged in clean baseball play. Consequently, Minnesota is here. On the trip, we’ll attempt to follow the same plan.” It probably won’t be simple. Before the first game of their seven-game homestand, the Twins had won ten straight games. Minnesota recently completed an ideal road trip, winning three straight games against the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels. But there was a price for the Twins’ most recent triumph. Byron Buxton hobbled off the field after suffering a right knee injury during Wednesday’s series finale versus the White Sox. Throughout his career, Buxton has struggled with injuries. Following the game, he declined to talk to media, and the team stated it will soon receive further information regarding his injuries. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli stated, “We’re going to get some imaging done just so we know what we’re dealing with, and we’re going to start there.” After the injury, Ryan Jeffers, a teammate, claimed to have spoken with Buxton. “He seems to be doing well,” Jeffers stated. “I don’t know much about the injury, but he seemed to be in good spirits and spoke some encouraging things. Let’s interpret that as encouraging. Tanner Houck, a right-hander for the Red Sox (3-2, 1.60 ERA), will take the mound in the opening game of the series and try to build on his breakout season. In 39 1/3 innings this season, Houck, 27, has struck out 41 batters while walking five. Houck is 2-0 with a 3.12 ERA in his career versus the Twins in three starts. […]
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