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TWINS WIN!

It was a wild one at Target Field tonight as the Minnesota Twins outslug the St. Louis Cardinals in a 9-8 series-opening win.

Joe Ryan battled through a rocky first few innings but still gave them a quality start, and the Twins scored 7 runs over their final three trips to the plate to come back with massive homers late from Kody Clemens, Royce Lewis, and Brooks Lee...

Buxton: 3/3, HR, RBI, BB
Clemens: 1/3, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Lewis: 2/3, HR, 2 RBI
Ryan: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 8 K

Record: 32-39

Nolan Teasley isn't wasting any time reshaping the Vikings front office...

Days after firing three high-ranking executives, the Vikings are hiring Andrew Healy and Trent Kirchner as assistant GMs, with current AGM Ryan Grigson reportedly set for a different role, per Alec Lewis.

Healy spent the last decade with the Browns, and Kirchner won two Super Bowls in Seattle alongside Teasley. Kirchner is a Fulda, Minnesota native and former St. John's quarterback.

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James Outman has been claimed off waivers, but he isn't leaving the AL Central...

The Detroit Tigers have claimed Outman, six days after the Twins designated him for assignment. He was the only return in the Brock Stewart trade last year, and lost his roster spot to Royce Lewis, who is 6 for his first 16 with a 444-foot homer since the call-up.

Good luck in Detroit, James... just not against the Twins.

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Unless something changes with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s preference, the dream of bringing him to Minnesota is looking pretty close to dead for now...

In a piece on the latest reporting around Giannis wanting to stay in the East from the Stein Line, Kurt Helin of NBC Sports writes:

“Teams in the West that might be a fit (like Minnesota) have not come hard because Antetokounmpo wants to stay in the East.”

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The Minnesota Twins go down hard in the series finale in Detroit, getting shut out in an 11-0 rout to drop two of three against the Tigers. Zebby Matthews got smacked around in the middle innings as his record falls to 2-4, and the offense couldn't generate much of anything off Keider Montero or the Tigers bullpen.

Lewis: 2/4
Caratini: 1/2
Larnach: 1/4
Matthews: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER

Record: 31-39

Nolan Teasley has reportedly put his first real stamp on the Minnesota Vikings front office, firing THREE high-ranking executives in the college scouting department.

Another, according to Kevin Seifert (ESPN) assistant GM Demitrius Washington, received permission to leave and seek out opportunities elsewhere.

Alec Lewis (The Athletic) was first to report the front office departures.

The Minnesota Twins WIN Game 2 against the Tigers 6-4, with Royce Lewis getting the offense going on a solo shot early and Byron Buxton delivering the big swing with a three-run BOMB in the 5th.

Mike Paredes gave them three solid innings to open the bullpen game and the rest of the pen finished off the much-needed win to snap a three-game losing streak.

Lewis: 1/4, HR, RBI
Buxton: 2/4, HR, 3 RBI
Jackson: 2/3, R
Paredes: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 K

Record: 31-38