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The Twins hit a record tying 8 home runs in their 16-7 win over the Angels in Anaheim Thursday. The Twins have hit a major league best 98 home runs for far this season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins won 3-1 at Anaheim against the Angels Monday night to open the 3-game series. Miguel Sano hammered a 2-run home run in the 8th inning to break the 1-all tie. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins won 11-6 at Seattle last night to take the first game of the 4-game series. Minnesota got solo home runs from Max Kepler and Jason Castro, a 2-run home run from C.J Cron and a 3-run home run from Byron Buxton. Cron finished with 4 hits.

The Twins have activated third baseman Miguel Sano from the Injured list today and placed catcher Mitch Garver on the injured list. Garver sustained a high ankle sprain when Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani slid into him on an eighth inning play at the plate. It is unclear how long Garver may be …

The Twins lead the American League Central by 2 1/2 games entering play Thursday over Cleveland. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me today on WJON. He says the Twins lineup and improved pitching coupled with injuries and a slow start from Cleveland has the Twins in the driver's…

The Twins lost 10-4 in Houston against the Astros last night. The Twins went out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning only to see Houston come storming back and they showed how impressive they can hit the ball.

The Twins lost 7-4 at home against the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday afternoon. Michael Pineda had his worst start of the year allowing 7 hits and 6 earned runs in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss and drop to 2-1.

The Twins beat the Phillies 6-2 in Philadelphia Saturday. Minnesota jumped out to a 3-nothing lead in the 3rd inning. Byron Buxton scored on a Jake Arrieta wild pitch before Max Kepler and Willian Astudillo hit back to back home runs.

The Twins blanked the Cleveland Indians 2-0 Thursday to win their season and home opener. Jose Berrios made his first opening day start and threw 7 2/3 innings with 2 hits and no runs allowed with 10 strikeouts to earn the win.

The Twins continue with spring training games this week in preparation for the 2019 season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me from Twins spring training in Fort Myers, Florida today.