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The Minnesota Twins are 42-46, 3rd in the AL Central.

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The Minnesota Twins are 42-46, 3rd in the AL Central. They are 4-3 over their last 7 games.

Minnesota Twins News & Updates

July 02, 2026

The Minnesota Twins were 42-46, 3rd in the AL Central. Yesterday, the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 8-3 at Daikin Park.

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Ticking along. A W by 5 last night. The most recent result always counts most. On top of that, 4 of the last 7 in the win column.

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Twins Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 8-3 at Daikin Park.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	8	8	2
	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	8	0

Highlights

Kody Clemens went 1-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Josh Bell went 1-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Trevor Larnach went 3-5 with 2 RBI.

Twins Record & Standings

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
White Sox	45	40	.529		L1
Guardians	45	42	.517	1.0	W1
Twins	42	46	.477	4.5	W1
Tigers	38	49	.437	8.0	W3
Royals	35	52	.402	11.0	L2

Minnesota Twins are 4-3 in their last 7 games, with a +2 run differential.

Twins Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
25 Byron Buxton	25	.268	.898	43
56 Josh Bell	11	.244	.713	56
22 Brooks Lee	14	.251	.746	47

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
41 Joe Ryan	5-5	3.61	1.08	97.1
26 Taj Bradley	7-3	3.86	1.29	88.2
94 Yoendrys Gómez	0-0	3.57	1.24	40.1

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
56 Josh Bell	3 hits, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .25 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
52 Zebby Matthews	7.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start

Twins News

Kody Clemens' recent power surge, including a home run in front of his family in Houston, shines a spotlight on a Twins lineup that desperately needs that kind of spark, especially as the team grapples with a disappointing 41-46 record. With Joe Ryan's uncharacteristically poor outing still fresh in the minds of fans, the pressure is on for him to reclaim his ace status. A looming trade deadline could see the Twins making tough decisions, particularly regarding Josh Bell, whose impending free agency makes him a prime candidate for a summer move. As the Twins look to turn around their -12 run differential over the last week, fans can only hope that Clemens’ success is a sign of better days ahead, but the clock is ticking.

Sources

MLB.com

Clemens' 3rd homer in Houston, part of Twins' power surge, comes in front of dad

HOUSTON -- Kody Clemens has homered in front of his father before. But to hit one in his hometown, with his grandmother in attendance as well? That’s a special night.

Puckettspond

A Twins trade deadline sell-off would actually benefit these 2 players

A Twins trade deadline sell-off would clear space for these two outfielders on the 26-man roster.

Puckettspond

Twins fans shouldn't overreact to one bad Joe Ryan start

Joe Ryan had an uncharacteristically poor start on Tuesday. Twins fans shouldn't let that affect how they view the team's ace.

Twinkie Town

Twins 8, Astros 3: Taj and go

Well, the sun beats down on Houston’s heavy night,All bathed in gaudy light,Ready to take the mound:Stepping on a Texas diamond, you can hurl,The ball a spinning pearlAll of their batters swung and frowned. Did you feel it pleasing?Do you realizeThat you are a master of surprise? On the hill, you were the master of […]

Twinkie Town

Game 88: Twins at Astros

First Pitch: 7:10 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: The Crawfish Boxes Still early in the summer, and the team has got to last:Way too many games remaining to become already gassed.Down to Houston for a third assignment, and a victory’s the planAs long as in the dugout […]

Justbaseball

MLB’s Most-Traded Bat Is Trending Toward Another New Home

It’s hard to think about the Major League Baseball trade deadline and not think about Minnesota Twins first baseman Josh Bell. After three straight years of getting traded at the deadline, Bell saw a season out with the Washington Nationals in 2025. However, this year, it’s trending toward another summer changing uniforms for the switch […] The post MLB’s Most-Traded Bat Is Trending Toward Another New Home appeared first on Just Baseball.

Twins Upcoming Schedule

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