Jake Odorizzi

The Twins offered starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi a qualifying offer and Odorizzi accepted it Thursday. He'll be paid $17.8 Million next season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins saw their season come to an end Monday night with their 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees at Target Field. The Yankees advance to the ALCS while the Twins have moved into their off-season.

The Twins lose 8-6 at Oakland Tuesday night to begin a 3-game series. Minnesota went out to a 3-0 lead in the 3rd inning before Oakland started the comeback. The A's got a 2-run home run from Matt Olson before former Twin Chris Hermann hit a grand slam home run in the 4th inning.

The Twins completed a 3-game sweep of the Blue Jays in Toronto Wednesday night to improve to 23-12. Kyle Gibson took his turn dominating the Blue Jays. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON.

The Twins behind the pitching of Jake Odorizzi defeated the Houston Astros 1-0 Monday night to open a 4-game series. Odorizzi threw 7 shutout innings to get the win. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan said Odorizzi worked with pitching coach Wes Johnson a lot in spring training that made a difference.