The Twins finished their homestand 1-6 after they were swept by the Athletics and lost three of four games to the Tigers.

As the Twins crumble around him, Ryan is neck and neck with Sonny Gray for Minnesota's best season by a starter since Johan Santana.

Royce Lewis, batting just .199 at Target Field, .175 in August, and .136 during this homestand, was robbed of a potential extra-base hit by A’s left-fielder Tyler Soderstrom in the sixth inning Thursday, and took it out on his headwear when he reached the dugout, pounding it several times against the bat rack in frustration.

Twins starter José Ureña (0–1) ran into trouble in the second after two quick outs. A hit-by-pitch and a pair of basehits loaded the bases for Lawrence Butler, who cleared them with a double to left. Oakland added three more runs in the frame, building a 6–0 lead the Twins couldn’t recover from. The Twins couldn’t even get halfway there.

An influx of talented arms would be a welcome sight for the struggling Twins, who dropped six of seven contests during their homestand.

Ryan Fitzgerald, whom the Twins called up after the trade deadline in early August, and James Outman, acquired for Brock Stewart and called up last weekend, bear a striking resemblance to each other, so much so that the new Twins are often mistaken for each other, even within the clubhouse.

With the dust settling after Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, multiple outlets have taken a fresh look at their top prospect lists. Recently MLB Pipeline said the Minnesota Twins have the second-best system in the majors. That’s a good thing considering how much talent they just offloaded.

Whenever he’s asked, Brooks Lee has dismissed the notion that moving around the diamond is a problem. He’s a ballplayer, Lee insists, and whether it’s second, third or shortstop, he’s fine. It’s a commendable attitude,

Berlin’s newest panda twins have celebrated their first birthday with frozen vegetable treats and a candle made out of bamboo shoots.