Scott Diamond

Fielder lifts Tigers over Twins 7-6

2013-05-24 01:05:19

DETROIT - Prince Fielder bounced a tiebreaking single off Jared Burton's glove in the eighth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Omar Infante started the inning with a single...

Minnesota Twins: Rain delay is the least of slumping team's problems

2013-05-20 00:54:03

For the couple of hundred diehard Twins fans that waited out Sunday's three-hour rain delay at Target Field, there could have been a sweet moment of redemption for their loyalty. Joe Mauer came to the plate in the eighth inning with two outs and the...

On deck for Minnesota Twins pitchers: Hitting (or at least trying)

2013-05-20 00:54:03

Twins pitcher Mike Pelfrey was leafing through the team's media guide during spring training when he came upon a disturbing entry under Vance Worley's bio. "Worley!" Pelfrey yelled across the room to his new teammate. "I gave up your first big-league...

Chances upcoming for Johnny Gomes

2013-05-19 05:04:02

When Jonny Gomes signed a two-year deal with the Red Sox, he was advertised as a hard-nosed player. A good chemistry guy not known for his glove, but adequate on defense. Someone who could get on base more than the average player, hit more than his...

David Ortiz hits 2 HRs to power Sox past Twins

2013-05-19 05:04:02

Regrets? There were a few last night. Start with Red Sox manager John Farrell, who regretted sticking with wild Ryan Dempster for as long as he did. Dempster threw 127 pitches, more than in all but one of his 228 starts since 2001, and still was...

Minnesota Twins: Scott Diamond's poor start only increases the stress

2013-05-19 04:44:02

How many times does Twins manager Ron Gardenhire have to sound this alarm? Is the message getting through to the Twins' starters that the bullpen needs some relief? A regrettable trend continued for the Twins on Saturday night in their 12-5 loss to...

MLB: Red Sox down Twins

2013-05-18 22:12:00

MINNEAPOLIS— David Ortiz insists he isn’t trying to do anything special to show the Minnesota Twins they made a big mistake by letting him go in 2002.�� It just looks that way every time he crushes another ball into the Target Field seats.�...

Twins fall to Ortiz and Red Sox

2013-05-19 00:04:02

MINNEAPOLIS _ The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Somebody arrest David Ortiz. It has been a full decade now since the Twins, in what was surely a disastrous paperwork mix-up and not one of the all-time worst personnel...

Ortiz torments Twins again

2013-05-19 01:04:02

The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Somebody arrest David Ortiz. It's been a full decade now since the Twins, in what was surely a disastrous paperwork mix-up and not one of the most mind-boggling personnel misjudgments of all...

St. Cloud Times, Minn., Mick Hatten column

2013-05-17 01:14:01

If it wasn't for a rash of bad weather, the Minnesota Twins would be about of the way through their schedule. The Twins sit at 18-19 and 3 1/2 games out of first, which is nothing to brag about but, compared to the last couple seasons, it's a pretty...

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-05-15 08:06:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. five -- consecutive quality starts for Chris Tillman. Right-hander Chris Tillman pitched seven strong innings Tuesday night, allowing four...

Orioles' 6-0 win over Twins marred by Wei-Yin Chen's injury

2013-05-12 17:16:00

The Orioles played one of their better all-around games of the young season Sunday, using three homers and strong pitching to shut out the Minnesota Twins, 6-0, while capturing their ninth series victory in 12 opportunities. And yet the Orioles fly...

Twins starting pitcher Scott Diamond.

2012-09-04 00:00:00