6 DAYS AGO • PUCKETTSPOND.COM
KODY CLEMENS
12 HR •
26 RBI •
.213 AVG
12 HR
26 RBI
.213 AVG
ESPN quietly praises Twins' sneakiest move of the season When Roger Clemens made note of how impressive the Minnesota Twins looked last month, chances are he had his son in mind. Infielder Kody Cle...
Hits third July homer Clemens went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run during Saturday's 12-4 win over the Pirates.
Impact Clemens got the scoring started for the Twins with his third home run in July, a 389-foot, three-run blast that kickstarted a six-run second inning. The 29-year-old, who was claimed off waivers by the Twins earlier this year, continues to be a valuable power bat as he's slashing .225/.306/.528 with 12 home runs and 26 RBI with Minnesota. With Luke Keaschall (forearm) getting closer to a return, how much playing time that will be available for Clemens on the other side of the All-Star break remains to be seen.
JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE
Hits third July homer Clemens went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run during Saturday's 12-4 win over the Pirates.
Impact Clemens got the scoring started for the Twins with his third home run in July, a 389-foot, three-run blast that kickstarted a six-run second inning. The 29-year-old, who was claimed off waivers by the Twins earlier this year, continues to be a valuable power bat, as he's slashing .225/.306/.528 with 12 home runs and 26 RBI for Minnesota. With Luke Keaschall (forearm) getting closer to a return, it remains to be seen how much playing time Clemens gets on the other side of the All-Star break.
JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE
Buxton hits for the cycle on his bobblehead day as Twins beat Pirates, 12-4
All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton hit for the cycle on his bobblehead day, completing it with a solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins routed the Pittsburg...JULY 12 • Associated Press
Joe Ryan starts Twins toward 2-1 victory over Pirates, Paul Skenes MINNEAPOLIS - Kody Clemens, an infielder whose family tree suggests he knows something about intimid...
JULY 12 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Crow-Armstrong homers twice as Cubs top Twins 8-1 to deny series sweep
Pete Crow-Armstrong powered the Chicago Cubs to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins with two home runsJULY 10 • Associated Press
Out of Wednesday's lineup Clemens is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs.
Impact The left-handed-hitting Clemens had garnered each of the last two starts at first base against right-handed pitching, but he will begin Wednesday's festivities on the bench as the Cubs send righty Cade Horton to the bump. Ty France is at first base and will bat eighth for the Twins.
JULY 9 • ROTOWIRE
Brooks Lee's walk-off bunt single lifts Twins to 6-5 win over Rays
Brooks Lee drove in the game-ending run with a bunt single in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5JULY 5 • Associated Press
Idle Saturday Clemens is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday.
Impact Clemens will hit the bench after starting in the Twins' last six games, going 3-for-18 (.167) with four runs scored and two solo homers over that span. Willi Castro will shift to the keystone while Trevor Larnach, Harrison Bader and Matt Wallner start in the outfield from left to right.
JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE
Idle Saturday Clemens is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday.
Impact Clemens will hit the bench after starting in the Twins' last six games, going 3-for-18 (.167) with four runs scored and two solo homers over that span. Willi Castro will shift to the keystone while Trevor Larnach, Harrison Bader and Matt Wallner start in the outfield from left to right.
JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE
Twins take 3-game win streak into matchup with the Tigers
The Minnesota Twins will attempt to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the Detroit TigersJUNE 28 • Associated Press
Byron Buxton homers in the Twins' 4-1 victory over the Tigers
Byron Buxton homered and scored twice to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night for their third straight victoryJUNE 28 • Associated Press
Ryan wins for 7th time in 8 decisions, Clemens hits 9th homer and Twins beat Mariners 2-0
Joe Ryan won for the seventh time in eight decisions, Kody Clemens hit his ninth homer and Willi Castro drove in the go-ahead run as the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 2...JUNE 26 • Associated Press
Homers Tuesday Clemens went 1-for-1 with a solo homer, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Mariners.
Impact Clemens got the Twins on the board with a solo blast to right in the third inning against Luis Castillo. It was just his third hit in his last 28 at-bats and two of those three hits have been home runs. Clemens has picked up three consecutive starts with Willi Castro dealing with some recent wrist pai. Clemens was replaced in the sixth by Castro and should find himself back on the bench as soon as Castro is ready to be back in the lineup, maybe as soon as Wednesday.
JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE
Kody Clemens rewarded with homer after trusting his process Kody Clemens, who homered Thursday for the Twins, entered the game with four hits in is previous 41 at-bats.
JUNE 20 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Goes yard against Reds Clemens went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Thursday's 12-5 win over Cincinnati.
Impact Clemens launched his seventh home run of the season, tagging Nick Martinez for a two-run homer that plated Ryan Jeffers. Clemens came into Thursday's contest hitless in his last 11 at-bats and without a multi-hit game since May 19. On the year, Clemens is slashing .219/.317/.486 in 121 plate appearances.
JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE
Buxton powers Twins past Reds to stop 6-game slide
Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including the second of back-to-back shots with Kody Clemens, and Ryan Jeffers had a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati...JUNE 19 • Associated Press
Starting in third straight vs. RHP Clemens will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Reds.
Impact Clemens started just once in the Twins' last six games while the team faced off against five left-handed pitchers, but he finds himself in the starting nine for the third consecutive matchup with a righty. Outfielder Harrison Bader, meanwhile, has been on the bench for all three of those matchups with righties, so Bader and Clemens could end up forming a de facto righty/lefty platoon while the Twins have an open spot in the lineup with Royce Lewis (hamstring) on the injured list. Both Clemens and Bader could see their opportunities tail off once Lewis is back in action.
JUNE 19 • ROTOWIRE
Starting in third straight vs. RHP Clemens will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Reds.
Impact Clemens started just once in the Twins' last six games while the team faced off against five left-handed pitchers, but he finds himself in the starting nine for the third consecutive matchup with a righty. Outfielder Harrison Bader, meanwhile, has been on the bench for all three of those matchups with righties, so Bader and Clemens could end up forming a de facto righty/lefty platoon while the Twins have an open spot in the lineup with Royce Lewis (hamstring) on the injured list. Both Clemens and Bader could see their opportunities tail off once Lewis is back in action.
JUNE 19 • ROTOWIRE
Hitting bench Thursday Clemens is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Impact Though he'll take a seat with southpaw Patrick Corbin on the bump for Texas, the left-handed-hitting Clemens had started at second base in five of the previous six games. Clemens went just 2-for-17 with a home run and two walks in that six-game stretch, however, and with Royce Lewis finally beginning to break out of his extended slump at the plate, Clemens could end up losing out on more opportunities to play against right-handers in the near future.
JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE
Clemens' HR mark eclipsed by Twins' missed opportunities MINNEAPOLIS – Kody Clemens set a new career high with his sixth home run on Saturday afternoon at Target Field, but instead of celebrating,...
JUNE 7 • MLB.COM
Springer hits go-ahead homer in Blue Jays' 5-4 win over Twins
George Springer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on SaturdayJUNE 7 • Associated Press
Barger hits 2-run HR, Bichette has go-ahead 2-run single as Blue Jays beat Twins 6-4
Addison Barger hit a two-run home run, Bo Bichette had a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 for their fifth straight...JUNE 7 • Associated Press
Sticking in lineup Sunday Clemens will start at second base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Impact Earlier this weekend, the Twins got Harrison Bader back from a four-game absence due to a finger injury and Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner from stints on the injured list, but their returns haven't yet had a negative effect on Clemens' playing time. Clemens will start at his third different position of the series and will pick up his sixth consecutive start overall, with manager Rocco Baldelli getting creative in finding ways to keep the 29-year-old's bat in the lineup. Since being acquired from the Phillies on April 25, Clemens has produced a monstrous .957 OPS, though he's begun to cool down a bit with a .158/.238/.316 slash line over his last six games. In the long term, Clemens will likely struggle to hold down a regular spot in the Minnesota lineup, especially if the struggling Royce Lewis eventually breaks out of his extended slump at the plate.
JUNE 1 • ROTOWIRE
Sticking in lineup Sunday Clemens will start at second base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Impact Earlier this weekend, the Twins got Harrison Bader back from a four-game absence due to finger injury and Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner from stints on the injured list, but their returns haven't yet had a negative effect on Clemens' playing time. Clemens will start at his third different position in the series and will pick up his sixth consecutive start overall, with manager Rocco Baldelli getting creative in finding ways to keep the 29-year-old's bat in the lineup. Since being acquired from the Phillies on April 25, Clemens has produced a monstrous .957 OPS, though he's begun to cool down a bit with a .158/.238/.316 slash line over his last six games. In the long term, Clemens will likely struggle to hold down a regular spot in the Minnesota lineup, especially if the struggling Royce Lewis eventually breaks out of his extended slump at the plate.
JUNE 1 • ROTOWIRE
