MAY 7, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
With baseball in his blood, Twins' Nick Gordon looks like he belongs in MLB debut Nick Gordon made his major league debut Thursday. It was an underwhelming game for the Twins but Gordon showed he was not overwhelmed.
Byron Buxton injures hip, leaves game in Twins loss The center fielder hurt himself running out a seventh inning ground ball.
MAY 7, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Gordon electrifies in long-awaited debut MINNEAPOLIS -- Nick Gordon kind of knew what to expect from the big league experience, considering his big league family lineage. He wasn't...
MAY 6, 2021 • MLB.COM
Josh Sborz - Picks up first save Sborz earned the save against the Twins on Thursday by tossing a perfect inning that included a pair of strikeouts.
Impact The 27-year-old entered the 10th inning with the Rangers leading by one and retired all three of his batters in just 11 pitches, including strikeouts of Willians Astudillo and Josh Donaldson. Sborz has only allowed one run over his last seven appearances and sports a 3.55 ERA and 0.87 WHIP across 12.1 innings this season.
MAY 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Jonah Heim - Belts game-tying homer Heim went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and another run scored during Thursday's win over the Twins.
Impact With the Rangers trailing by one in the seventh frame, Heim stepped up to the plate with two outs and evened the score with a long ball against Hansel Robles. The Rangers eventually pulled ahead with an extra innings victory in the 10th. Across 12 games, the 25-year-old backstop has hit two homers while batting .125/.182/.325.
MAY 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Joey Gallo - Swats homer in win Gallo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's victory over the Twins.
Impact Gallo responded to Minnesota's early lead by taking Michael Pineda deep in the second inning to even up the score, 1-1. With six hits over the last six games, the 27-year-old improves his season stat line to .226/.393/.368 with four long balls.
MAY 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Aaron Gleeman: Byron Buxton left the game with a hip strain... - The Athletic Byron Buxton left the game with a hip strain and is day-to-day, the Twins announced.
MAY 6, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
