MATT WALLNER NEWS

Slugs 15th homer Wallner went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-3 loss at Detroit.

Impact The Minnesota outfielder opened the game's scoring with a 420-foot blast to center off Tigers starter Casey Mize in the first. This marks his second long ball since the All-Star break, as Wallner has found a groove in the second half, hitting .267 (12-for-45) with 11 RBI, 10 runs scored and 11 walks across 16 games. In 259 total plate appearances, the 27-year-old is now slashing .217/.324/.493 with 30 runs scored and 26 RBI over 71 games.

AUGUST 5 • ROTOWIRE

Kerry Carpenter's homer leads Tigers to 6-3 win over Twins

Kerry Carpenter homered in a three-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday

AUGUST 5 • Associated Press

Tigers host the Twins on 4-game home win streak

The Detroit Tigers host the Minnesota Twins trying to continue a four-game home winning streak

AUGUST 4 • Associated Press

Twins score 4 runs in 1st inning, beat Guardians 5-4 to snap 4-game losing streak

Trevor Larnach had a two-run single in a four-run first inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep

AUGUST 3 • Associated Press

Goes yard in loss Wallner went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Guardians.

Impact Wallner has homered three times over his last six games, but he is batting just .225 (9-for-40) since the All-Star break. That's a little better than his .208 average for the season, though he should have little trouble holding a starting role in right field the rest of the way after the Twins' fire sale at the trade deadline. Wallner has added a .778 OPS, 14 homers, 24 RBI, 28 runs scored and no stolen bases over 251 plate appearances (69 games) this season.

AUGUST 2 • ROTOWIRE

Naylor has RBI double in 8th inning, Guardians beat Twins 5-4 for 4th straight win

Bo Naylor had an RBI double in the eighth inning, José Ramírez and Daniel Schneeman homered and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to four with a 5-4 victory ove...

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

Twins still trying to process deadline moves: "A lot of guys were shocked" Sometime around 5:50 p.m. local time, outfielder Matt Wallner estimated, reliever Louie Varland’s phone rang. About six minutes later, so di...

AUGUST 2 • TWINCITIES.COM

New-look Twins attempt to regroup in Cleveland for series against Guardians

A full-fledged meet and greet was the first order of business for the Minnesota Twins upon their arrival at the ballpark

AUGUST 1 • Associated Press

Lifts homer Wallner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 7-2 loss to Washington.

Impact Wallner went yard in his first plate appearance Sunday, tagging Jake Irvin for a solo shot in the second inning. The homer snapped a streak of 11 straight hitless at-bats. Wallner has a dozen homers this season, and he's slashing .203/.300/.450 over 233 plate appearances.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

CJ Abrams hits a leadoff homer and steals 3 bases as the Nationals beat the Twins 7-2

CJ Abrams hit a leadoff homer, stole three bases and scored three runs as the Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2

JULY 27 • Associated Press

Twins beat Nationals 1-0 behind 2-hitter over 6-inning start by Zebby Matthews

Zebby Matthews pitched a two-hitter over six scoreless innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals

JULY 26 • Associated Press

Twins pull off a 1-0 win over Nationals behind a strong start by Zebby Matthews The only run scored when Matt Wallner walked, reached second and then third on wild pitches and made it home on a sacrifice fly.

JULY 26 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Lewis hits 2 homers and Ryan strikes out 11 as Twins top Rockies to avert series sweep

Royce Lewis hit two home runs — his first career multihomer game — and Joe Ryan struck out 11 in seven innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 to prevent a thr...

JULY 20 • Associated Press

Homers in victory Wallner went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Saturday's 12-4 win over the Pirates.

Impact Wallner became the fifth Twin to join the double-digit homer club, launching a 434-foot bomb for the 10th of his season in the sixth inning. The 27-year-old has been incredibly boom-or-bust at the plate this season; he has a .207 batting average and a 29.6 percent strikeout rate but also a .756 OPS. He's still a long ways off from the .894 OPS he had in 75 games last season, so the power-hitting outfielder has some work to do to get his season more in line with his numbers in the past.

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

Larnach hits two-run HR, Ryan outpitches Skenes as Twins beat Pirates 2-1

Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer, Joe Ryan outpitched Paul Skenes

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Matt Wallner, Carlos Correa power Twins past Cubs Matt Wallner went 2-for-3 with a home run as the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night in Minneapol...

JULY 10 • SACBEE.COM

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JULY 10 • DEADSPIN.COM

Minnesota Twins beat Chicago Cubs 4-2, but Buxton injures hand

Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa each had an RBI as the Minnesota Twins scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second straight game in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs

JULY 10 • Associated Press

Supplies lone run in loss Wallner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 4-1 loss to Miami.

Impact Wallner broke the Marlins' shutout attempt in the seventh inning, when he took Cade Gibson deep to center field for a solo home run. It was Wallner's eighth home run of the season, six of which have come since the beginning of June. That hasn't masked the 27-year-old outfielder's struggles at the plate this season, as he sports a .199/.295/.44 slash line with 14 RBI and a 28.9 percent strikeout rate in 173 plate appearances.

JULY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Agustín Ramírez's two-run homer leads Marlins past Twins 4-1

Agustín Ramírez hit a two-run home run, Xavier Edwards singled twice and the Miami Marlins won their fourth straight series with a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday

JULY 3 • Associated Press

Idle against ace lefty Wallner is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Wallner had started in each of the Twins' last 11 games, but he'll take a seat along with fellow left-handed hitters Trevor Larnach and Kody Clemens while Minnesota adds more right-handed bats to the lineup to counter Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal. With Wallner and Larnach on the bench, Ryan Jeffers will get a day off from catching to serve as the Twins' designated hitter, and Harrison Bader and Willi Castro will pick up starts at the corner-outfield spots.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

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 victory

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Twins rout Mariners in finale after lengthy rain delay MINNEAPOLIS -- Trevor Larnach, Brooks Lee and Matt Wallner homered on Thursday afternoon as the Twins beat the Mariners, 10-1. The teams wai...

JUNE 27 • MLB.COM

Twins top Mariners 10-1 after spark from Woods Richardson's strong start and Larnach's homer

Trevor Larnach homered with three RBIs after Simeon Woods Richardson started with five scoreless innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 10-1 after a rain delay...

JUNE 27 • Associated Press