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Indians, streaking Rosario set for matchup against Twins

Rosario takes a 10-game hit streak into matchup with Twins

JUNE 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Slugs 16th homer Cruz went 1-for-5 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's 7-5 extra-innings win over the Reds.

Impact The veteran slugger took Tyler Mahle deep to lead off the second inning and produce the game's first run. Cruz has gone yard six times in the last 11 games, batting .385 (15-for-39) over that stretch with 13 RBI, and the 40-year-old is once again laughing in the face of Father Time with a .298/.372/.564 slash line, 16 homers and 38 RBI through 63 contests on the year.

JUNE 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Reds look to stop 5-game skid against Twins

Cincinnati will try to break its five-game losing streak when the Reds take on Minnesota

JUNE 22, 2021 • Associated Press

Sanó homer lifts Twins past Reds 7-5 in 12 innings

Miguel Sanó hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning to lift Minnesota past Cincinnati 7-5

JUNE 22, 2021 • Associated Press

Hitting cleanup Monday Cruz (neck) is hitting cleanup and starting at designated hitter Monday against the Reds.

Impact He exited Sunday's game with neck stiffness but the issue was apparently minor. Cruz is batting .392 with five home runs in 15 games this month with just one hitless game over that dominant stretch.

JUNE 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Reds look to end 4-game losing streak against Twins

Cincinnati will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Reds take on Minnesota

JUNE 21, 2021 • Associated Press

Buxton, Maeda, Twins win 4th in row; Texas skid hits 6

Byron Buxton launched a two-run home run into the second deck beyond left field eight pitches into the game and Kenta Maeda earned his first win since May 3 as the Minnesota Twins...

JUNE 20, 2021 • Associated Press

Battling neck tightness Cruz was removed from Sunday's game against the Rangers with neck tightness, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact The veteran slugger went 1-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch hitter during the fourth inning. Cruz should be considered day-to-day as he continues to be evaluated.

JUNE 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Blasts two-run homer Cruz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's win over the Rangers.

Impact Cruz delivered his 15th homer of the season in the fourth inning off Kolby Allard, a key blast that would tie a game the Twins would go on to win. The veteran slugger continues to provide value at the plate with his power, but he's also hitting .299 with an impressive .931 OPS. He's also hit safely in six straight games and in 13 of the Twins' last 14 contests, which translates to an impressive .388 average across the month of June.

JUNE 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Texas takes 5-game slide into matchup with Minnesota

Texas is looking to snap its five-game losing streak with a win over Minnesota

JUNE 20, 2021 • Associated Press

Nelson Cruz homers, Twins celebrate Byron Buxton's return with 1-run win over Texas: 'Missed him a lot' "To be able to get that ball to end the game ... it felt good." Buxton was a factor on both sides of the ball for the Twins in his return.

JUNE 20, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Byron Buxton returns, Nelson Cruz blasts a two-run home run to spark Twins over Texas 3-2 Returning from the injured list, Byron Buxton beat out an infield single and Nelson Cruz slugged him home with his 15th home run of the seas...

JUNE 19, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins take lead on consecutive wild pitches, top Rangers 3-2

Max Kepler scored the go-ahead run on a second consecutive wild pitch from Texas reliever John King in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Rangers 3-2

JUNE 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Rangers look to break 4-game slide against Twins

Texas will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Rangers take on Minnesota

JUNE 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Twins' triple and 2 bases-loaded walks in 10th beat Texas

Luis Arraez hit an RBI triple to start the Minnesota 10th inning and the Twins then drew two bases-loaded walks to beat the Texas Rangers 7-5

JUNE 19, 2021 • Associated Press

Rangers look to end 3-game skid against Twins

Texas will try to break its three-game losing streak when the Rangers take on Minnesota

JUNE 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Hits three-run shot Cruz went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.

Impact Cruz delivered against his former team and essentially put the game out of reach with a three-run shot in the top of the fifth inning off Justus Sheffield. It was Cruz's 14th homer of the season and also extended his hitting streak to four games. In fact, the veteran slugger has hit safely in all but one game this month, slashing .390/.480/.756 with four homers, nine RBI, six runs scored and an 8:8 BB:K across 49 plate appearances in June.

JUNE 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nelson Cruz and Bailey Ober lift Twins over Mariners 7-2 Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer against his former team, rookie starter Bailey Ober struck out six and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattl...

JUNE 17, 2021 • TWINCITIES.COM

Cruz, Ober lift Twins over Mariners 7-2

Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer against his former team, rookie starter Bailey Ober struck out six and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2

JUNE 17, 2021 • Associated Press

Mariners host the Twins following Flexen's strong outing

Seattle looks to follow up a dominant performance by Tuesday starter Chris Flexen

JUNE 16, 2021 • Associated Press

Reaches base four times in loss Cruz went 3-for-4 with a walk in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.

Impact Cruz reached base four times but was not involved in any of the three runs the Twins put up. He's slashing .297/.373/.549 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI, 30 runs scored and a stolen base, and Cruz is striking out at one of the lowest rates of his career despite the fact that he's turning 41 in a couple of weeks. Cruz is in the final year of his contract and could be on the move to a contending team at some point with the Twins looking unlikely to make a playoff push this season.

JUNE 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Flexen expected to start for the Mariners against the Twins

The Twins will start J.A

JUNE 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Brantley has 4 of Astros' 20 hits in 14-3 rout of Twins

Michael Brantley had his second four-hit game of the series and drove in four runs, and the Houston Astros had a season-high 20 hits and routed Minnesota 14-3 to take two of three...

JUNE 13, 2021 • Associated Press

Houston's Brantley puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Twins

Brantley takes a 10-game hit streak into matchup with Twins

JUNE 12, 2021 • Associated Press

Goes deep again Cruz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's loss to the Astros.

Impact After drilling a game-winning home run off Aroldis Chapman on Thursday, Cruz took Jose Urquidy deep in his first at-bat Friday to stake the Twins to an early lead. The homer extended his hitting streak to seven games, during which the veteran is batting .409 (9-for-22) with five RBI and a 6:3 BB:K.

JUNE 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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Indians, streaking Rosario set for matchup against Twins

Reds look to stop 5-game skid against Twins

Sanó homer lifts Twins past Reds 7-5 in 12 innings

Reds look to end 4-game losing streak against Twins

Buxton, Maeda, Twins win 4th in row; Texas skid hits 6

Texas takes 5-game slide into matchup with Minnesota

Twins take lead on consecutive wild pitches, top Rangers 3-2

Rangers look to break 4-game slide against Twins

Twins' triple and 2 bases-loaded walks in 10th beat Texas

Rangers look to end 3-game skid against Twins

Cruz, Ober lift Twins over Mariners 7-2

Mariners host the Twins following Flexen's strong outing

Flexen expected to start for the Mariners against the Twins

Brantley has 4 of Astros' 20 hits in 14-3 rout of Twins

Houston's Brantley puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Twins