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Minnesota Twins

AL Central · 2021

73-89.45120.0 GB

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Division

AL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
CWS	93-69	—	796	636	+160
CLE	80-82	13.0	717	727	-10
DET	77-85	16.0	697	756	-59
KC	74-88	19.0	686	788	-102
MIN	73-89	20.0	729	834	-105

2021 Outlook

Final record

73-89.451 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.439
Deserved record	71-91
Luck (W vs Pythag)	+2
MLB Pythag rank	24th of 30

Schedule

Full schedule →

Date	Opp	Res	Score
9/29	vsDET	W	5-2
9/30	vsDET	L	7-10
10/1	@KC	L	6-11
10/2	@KC	W	4-0
10/3	@KC	W	7-3

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Jorge Polanco	33
RBI	Jorge Polanco	98
SB	Jorge Polanco	11
AVG	Byron Buxton	.306
OPS	Byron Buxton	1.005

2021 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Jorge Polanco	1B	152	644	33	98	11	.269	.323	.826
Josh Donaldson	3B	135	543	26	72	0	.247	.352	.827
Miguel Sanó	3B	135	532	30	75	2	.223	.312	.778
Max Kepler	LF	121	490	19	54	10	.211	.306	.719
Luis Arráez	2B	121	479	2	42	2	.294	.357	.733
Andrelton Simmons	SS	131	451	3	31	1	.223	.283	.557
Trevor Larnach	LF	79	301	7	28	1	.223	.322	.672
Ryan Jeffers	C	85	293	14	35	0	.199	.270	.671
Byron Buxton	CF	61	254	19	32	9	.306	.358	1.005
Mitch Garver	C	68	243	13	34	1	.256	.358	.875
Alex Kirilloff	RF	59	231	8	34	1	.251	.299	.722
Willians Astudillo	3B	73	216	7	21	0	.236	.259	.634
Nick Gordon	SS	73	216	4	23	10	.240	.292	.647
Brent Rooker	DH	58	213	9	16	0	.201	.291	.688
Jake Cave	CF	76	178	3	13	1	.189	.249	.542

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Michael Pineda	9
SV	Alex Colomé	17
SO	Kenta Maeda	113
IP	John Gant	110.0
ERA	Tyler Duffey	3.18
WHIP	Jorge Alcalá	0.97

2021 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
John Gant	5	11	4.09	1.51	21	0	110.0	92
Michael Pineda	9	8	3.62	1.23	21	0	109.1	88
Kenta Maeda	6	5	4.66	1.30	21	0	106.1	113
Bailey Ober	3	3	4.19	1.20	20	0	92.1	96
Griffin Jax	4	5	6.37	1.35	14	0	82.0	65
Alex Colomé	4	4	4.15	1.40	0	17	65.0	58
Caleb Thielbar	7	0	3.23	1.17	0	0	64.0	77
Tyler Duffey	3	3	3.18	1.22	0	3	62.1	61
Matt Shoemaker	3	8	8.06	1.66	11	0	60.1	40
Jorge Alcalá	3	6	3.92	0.97	0	1	59.2	61
Randy Dobnak	1	7	7.64	1.54	6	1	50.2	27
Taylor Rogers	2	4	3.35	1.14	0	9	40.1	59

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Andrelton Simmons	+16
FLD%	Max Kepler	1.000
RF/9	Ben Rortvedt	9.07
DP	Miguel Sanó	94

2021 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Andrelton Simmons	SS	131	1091.2	167	322	12	67	.976	4.03	+16
Miguel Sanó	1B	118	996.0	878	43	13	94	.986	8.32	-6
Jorge Polanco	2B	120	971.1	164	294	12	70	.974	4.24	-4
Max Kepler	RF	97	785.2	169	5	0	1	1.000	1.99	+8
Josh Donaldson	3B	92	761.0	71	187	13	19	.952	3.05	+1
Ryan Jeffers	C	84	670.2	626	30	4	2	.994	8.80	—
Byron Buxton	CF	60	509.2	179	0	1	0	.994	3.16	+7
Trevor Larnach	LF	60	466.0	98	1	3	0	.971	1.91	—
Mitch Garver	C	59	451.2	426	12	1	2	.998	8.73	—
Luis Arráez	3B	55	414.2	40	95	6	11	.957	2.93	-5
Brent Rooker	LF	38	264.0	64	1	0	0	1.000	2.22	—
Ben Rortvedt	C	39	256.0	244	14	3	2	.989	9.07	—
Nick Gordon	CF	34	222.2	64	1	0	0	1.000	2.63	—
Alex Kirilloff	1B	29	213.2	181	15	0	10	1.000	8.26	—
Willians Astudillo	3B	29	204.2	20	43	2	7	.969	2.77	—

2021 · vs league

xwOBA

.33187

AVG

.23830

SLG

.41670

Barrel%

10.5%100

Hard%

41.8%87

89.893

BB%

8.5%47

23.5%47

Speed

26.817

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

4.50

R/G

5.15

RA/G

-0.65

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	4.50
Runs allowed / G	5.15
Run diff / G	-0.65
Expected record	71-91
Expected win %	.439
Actual vs Pythag	+2

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	38-43	365	409	-44
Away	35-46	364	425	-61
vs Division	37-39	370	397	-27
1-run games	25-19	183	177	+6
Last 10	6-4	45	42	+3

Roster Profile

50 players · 21 pos / 29 P

Average age33.0

Age distribution

U25 025-29 930-33 2034+ 21

Bats

Left 14Right 35Switch 1

Throws

Left 12Right 38

Recent Form

last 12 · 8-4

WinLossStreak W4

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2021-10-03	@	KC	W	7–3
2021-10-02	@	KC	W	4–0
2021-10-01	@	KC	L	6–11
2021-09-30	vs	DET	L	7–10
2021-09-29	vs	DET	W	5–2
2021-09-28	vs	DET	W	3–2
2021-09-26	vs	TOR	L	2–5
2021-09-25	vs	TOR	L	1–6
2021-09-24	vs	TOR	W	3–1
2021-09-23	vs	TOR	W	7–2
2021-09-22	@	CHC	W	5–4
2021-09-21	@	CHC	W	9–5

Injured List

9 on IL

Player	Pos	Status	Detail
Byron Buxton	CF	10-Day IL· hip	The Twins placed Buxton (hip) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com reports.
Cole Sands	P	15-Day IL· forearm	Sands (forearm) tossed a perfect inning in his rehab appearance with Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.
Connor Prielipp	P	15-Day IL	Prielipp did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Twins, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out six.
Marco Raya	—	15-Day IL	The Twins placed Raya on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a right shoulder impingement.
Anthony Banda	P	60-Day IL	Banda underwent surgery to repair his left lat strain and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
David Festa	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	The Twins announced June 1 that Festa (shoulder) has started a throwing progression, MLB.com reports.
Garrett Acton	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	Acton (shoulder) struck out a batter and allowed three earned runs on one hit and three walks over two-thirds of an inning in a rehab appearance Tuesday in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
Mick Abel	P	60-Day IL· elbow	Abel (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.
Pablo López	P	60-Day IL· elbow	The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.

MIN News

20 items

Guardians hammer Twins All-Star Ryan, hit 7 homers in rout
The Guardians hit seven home runs in a rout of the Twins, with six coming off All-Star starter Joe Ryan.
MIN Joe Ryan1h
Twins activate All-Star Byron Buxton after 9-game absence
The Twins have activated Byron Buxton after the All-Star outfielder, who is sixth in the majors with 25 home runs, missed nine games with a right hip strain.
MIN Byron Buxton5h
Byron Buxton: Reinstated from injured list
The Twins activated Buxton (hip) from the 10-day injured list Monday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
MIN Byron Buxton17h
Byron Buxton: Logs two singles in return
Buxton went 2-for-3 in Monday's 13-4 loss to the Guardians. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
MIN Byron Buxton20h
Joe Ryan: Rocked by career-high six homers
Ryan (6-6) took the loss against the Guardians on Monday, allowing eight runs on 10 hits while striking out three across four innings. He did not issue a walk. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
MIN Joe Ryan20h
Imanaga throws 7 shutout innings and Cubs roll to 10-1 win over Twins
— Shota Imanaga pitched seven shutout innings and Nico Hoerner had a bases-loaded triple and four RBI to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
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Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights
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Twins’ Mick Abel, David Festa Likely To Miss Rest Of 2026 Season
Twins GM Jeremy Zoll provided reporters (including Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press) with some unfortunate updates on two starting pitchers today. Mick Abel is unlikely to pitch again this season in the aftermath of his arthroscopic elbow surgery on July 1, and David Festa‘s season-long shoulder problems will keep him off the […]
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Royce Lewis: Good to go Sunday
Lewis (hamstring) is starting at second base and batting cleanup Sunday against the Cubs. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
MIN Royce Lewis1d
Byron Buxton: Could return against Cleveland
Buxton (hip) is on track to return for this week's series against the Guardians, Bobby Nightengale Jr. of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
MIN Byron Buxton1d
Cubs play the Twins after Hoerner's 4-hit game
Minnesota Twins (49-50, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (55-43, second in the NL Central)
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Dodgers Re-Sign Charlie Barnes
TODAY: Barnes re-signed with the Dodgers on a new minor league deal, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. Barnes has been assigned to Triple-A. JULY 15: Barnes elected free agency, MLBTR has learned. JULY 14: Left-hander Charlie Barnes has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, per his MLB.com transaction tracker. The Dodgers designated the […]
MIN Charlie Barnes2d
Rangers Re-Sign Jonah Bride
TODAY: Bride signed a new minor league deal with the Rangers yesterday, according to his MLB.com profile page. Bride has been assigned to Round Rock. JULY 13: The Rangers have granted infielder Jonah Bride his release, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. He’s now a free agent and is eligible to sign with […]
MIN Jonah Bride2d
Kody Clemens: Swats two homers in Saturday's loss
Clemens went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Cubs. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
MIN Kody Clemens2d
Jeffers hits 3-run HR to back Ober in the Twins' 5-2 win over the Cubs
— Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night.
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Cubs play the Twins in first of 3-game series
Minnesota Twins (48-49, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (54-42, second in the NL Central)
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Joe Ryan: Not starting this weekend
Ryan is not listed among the Twins' probable pitchers for this weekend's series against the Cubs, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
MIN Joe Ryan5d
Royce Lewis homers, doubles to lead Twins over Angels 5-3
— Royce Lewis hit a two-run homer and sparked the go-ahead rally with a seventh-inning double Saturday as the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3.
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Chris Paddack Signs With KBO’s Samsung Lions
The Samsung Lions of the KBO League in South Korea announced that they have signed right-hander Chris Paddack. Ilyo Shinmun (Korean link) reported the transaction prior to the official announcement. Paddack, 30, expands the scope of his journeyman season. He signed a $4MM deal to join the Marlins this offseason. He made seven appearances with […]
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Vahn Lackey: Goes in top three
The Twins selected Lackey with the third overall pick in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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