Chris Parmelee

Pressure is on Twins' Plouffe to produce

2013-06-17 19:20:04

MINNEAPOLIS Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe, eager to end his rehabilitation stint at Class AAA Rochester last week, contacted General Manager Terry Ryan. "I was pushing for Terry to bring me up for (Tigers) series," Plouffe said. "I gave him a call...

Twins offense invisible in loss to Tigers

2013-06-16 20:05:04

MINNEAPOLIS In losing two of three to the Tigers, the Twins continued their light-hitting ways of recent weeks. It was supposed to be the other way around. Twins pitching was expected to be the shaky link on this squad. The Twins spent the offseason...

MLB: Plouffe sparks Twins; Tigers fall 6-3

2013-06-15 21:54:00

MINNEAPOLIS -- Trevor Plouffe had three hits, including a two-run homer, in his return to the Twins lineup, and Sam Deduno held Detroit in check over seven innings in Minnesota’s 6-3 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night. �Plouffe, back...

Jim Souhan: Mauer is worth the money Twins are paying him

2013-06-15 19:05:07

A rare moment in recent baseball history passed Thursday at Target Field without anyone noticing. It deserved a standing ovation, at least among the accountants in attendance. Cliff Lee faced Joe Mauer from 60 feet, 6 inches away, the rare occasion...

Baseball games in an ultra-slow time machine

2013-06-13 05:20:03

MINNEAPOLIS Baseball romantics wax poetic about their game being the only American professional sport with no time clock. But with major league games increasingly stretching beyond 31/2 hours, the romance is being tested. "Brutal" is the way ex-Twin,...

Twins 4, Phillies 3

2013-06-13 00:00:00

MINNEAPOLIS — In what began as a familiar script, the Minnesota Twins dug themselves an early hole by giving up two runs in the first inning. But the Twins chipped away at the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and came back to earn a 4-3 win at Target...

Phillies fall to Twins 4-3

2013-06-12 20:21:00

In what began as a familiar script, the Minnesota Twins dug themselves an early hole by giving up two runs in the first inning. But the Twins chipped away at the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and came back to earn a 4-3 win at Target Field on Wednesday....

Twins swept by Nationals in day-night doubleheader

2013-06-10 00:00:00

WASHINGTON The Minnesota Twins opened this weeklong road trip looking ready to bury the slump-ridden Royals, and whip the injury-hounded Nationals. Seven days later, Kansas City has passed Minnesota, and it's the Twins who are getting hurt. Not what...

Royals beat the Twins, and win a series, and score seven, and hit a homer

2013-06-07 00:00:00

KANSAS CITY, MO. Hey, what's this? A little life, suddenly, from the once-thinning blue wave? The Royals have their first two-game winning streak in more than a month after rallying Thursday for a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium....

Twins pound Seattle 10-0

2013-06-02 19:20:03

MINNEAPOLIS It was only 10 days ago that Joe Mauer was being praised for a clutch ninth-inning single that led the Twins to not getting no-hit at Detroit. "The rock bottom," Twins second baseman Brian Dozier called it. "About to lose 10 straight and...

Patrick Reusse: Embarrassed Twins see hope in Florimon

2013-06-01 00:00:00

MINNEAPOLIS Hitting, once a question mark, has rounded out his game. The Twins had seven hitters who were basically helpless against Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma on Friday night. The result was a 3-0 victory that put the Mariners' record at 14-5...

Twins swing, miss against Mariners

2013-05-31 23:49:00

MINNEAPOLIS -- Mike Pelfrey has heard it all before. He knows coming back from Tommy John surgery takes time and that pitchers often struggle in their first season back from the ligament replacement procedure. �As he continues to scuffle through his own...

Alejandro De Aza is unable to catch the three-run home run hit by the Twins' Chris Parmelee during the fifth inning.

2012-09-04 00:00:00

Alejandro De Aza chases the double hit by the Twins' Chris Parmelee during the sixth inning.

2012-09-03 00:00:00