Twins, Pirates and Byron Buxton
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A ninth inning Pittsburgh Pirates run prevented the Minnesota Twins, once again, from sweeping a series. The Pirates strung together a trio of singles and got a good bounce to push across a late
Spencer Horwitz had a bases-loaded RBI ground out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended an eight-game slide by beating the Minnesota Twins 2-1.
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If pre-Draft projections are anything to go on, the 2025 MLB Draft appears unusually unsettled at the top. That’s welcome news for the Twins.
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Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Durán is reportedly drawing interest from several teams as the trade deadline approaches.
Preview the July 13 matchup between the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.
The Minnesota Twins play the Pittsburgh Pirates after Byron Buxton hit for the cycle against the Pirates on Saturday.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Phillies want to pick up either Griffin Jax or Jhoan Duran this trade deadline season.
Buxton, who will participate in next week’s Home Run Derby in Atlanta, crushed a 427-foot solo homer off Pirates reliever Andrew Heaney with two outs in the seventh to complete the cycle.
Rocco Baldelli noted that the Twins have won two bullpen games recently, and specifically praised pitchers like Cole Sands for being willing and happy to take on the opener role, knowing that he