JORGE POLANCO NEWS

Polanco homers twice as Twins hit 5 in 9-2 win over Royals

Jorge Polanco hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Michael Pineda pitched five strong innings in his return to the rotation and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Singer scheduled to start for Royals at Twins

The Royals will start Brady Singer on Saturday while the Twins are expected to counter with Michael Pineda

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Benintendi pushes Royals past Twins in 11th with 2nd homer

Andrew Benintendi had four hits and two home runs, the last a two-run shot in the 11th to send the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jax expected to start for the Twins against the Royals

The Twins are expected to send Griffin Jax to the mound Friday and the Royals will give Daniel Lynch the start

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dobnak, Twins to face Quantrill, Indians

The Twins will start Randy Dobnak on Thursday and the Indians are expected to counter with Cal Quantrill

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Civale expected to start as Indians host the Twins

The Indians will send Aaron Civale to the mound Tuesday and the Twins will give John Gant the start

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Displays power in win Polanco went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, three doubles and two total runs scored in Monday's 5-2 win over Cleveland.

Impact The infielder has collected nine hits in his last four games, and all but one of them have gone for extra bases. Polanco's recent surge has lifted his slash line to .283/.340/.519 across 547 plate appearances. He's added 27 homers, 83 RBI, 84 runs scored, 10 stolen bases and 32 doubles in 128 contests.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Byron Buxton, Jorge Polanco lead Twins over Cleveland By the time Cleveland starter Logan Allen released his sixth pitch of the night, the Twins had already collected hits on three of the first...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • TWINCITIES.COM

Polanco goes 4 for 5, homers as Twins beat Indians 5-2

Jorge Polanco hit a solo homer and doubled three times, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jorge Polanco, Byron Buxton lead Minnesota hit parade, hand Cleveland Indians 5-2 loss The Indians opened a seven-game homestand by taking on the Twins at Progressive Field.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM

Allen expected to start as Indians host the Twins

The Indians will send Logan Allen to the mound Monday and the Twins will give Bailey Ober the start

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gordon has RBI single in 9th, Twins beat Rays 6-5

Nick Gordon had a game-tying seventh-inning RBI single and a go-ahead run-scoring base-hit in the ninth as the Minnesota Twins beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-5

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patino scheduled to start for Tampa Bay against Minnesota

The Rays will send Luis Patino to the mound Sunday and the Twins will give Griffin Jax the start

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Falls triple shy of cycle Polanco went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, a single, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 11-4 loss to the Rays.

Impact While the rest of the Twins' bats scuffled, Polanco stayed hot with a stat-stuffing night that saw him fall a three-bagger shy of the cycle. He also homered for the second straight night against the Rays, with this latest round-tripper coming off Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer in the fifth inning. Since July 1, the infielder is hitting .315 with 17 homers and 51 RBI.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Díaz, Rays tie team record with 6 HRs, romp past Twins 11-4

Yandy Díaz hit one of Tampa Bay’s franchise record-tying six homers and drove in four runs, Wander Franco extended his on-base streak to 34 games and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Archer scheduled to start for Tampa Bay against Minnesota

The Twins will start Andrew Albers on Saturday and the Rays are expected to counter with Chris Archer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Knocks 25th homer Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Rays.

Impact Polanco got the Twins on the board early with his solo shot off Michael Wacha in the first inning. He later knocked an RBI double in the eighth. It was his first homer since going deep in three straight games from Aug. 23-25 and he's gone 21-for-63 (.333) with nine extra-base hits over his last 15 games. Polanco is slashing .276/.334/.498 with 80 RBI through 125 games.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wacha scheduled to start for Tampa Bay against Minnesota

The Rays will send Michael Wacha to the mound Friday and the Twins will give Randy Dobnak the start

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Davies scheduled to start for Cubs at Twins

The Cubs will start Zach Davies on Tuesday and the Twins are expected to counter with John Gant

AUGUST 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jax scheduled to start for Minnesota against Milwaukee

The Brewers will start Aaron Ashby on Sunday and the Twins are expected to counter with Griffin Jax

AUGUST 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barnes scheduled to start as Minnesota hosts Milwaukee

The Twins are expected to send Charlie Barnes to the mound Saturday and the Brewers will give Adrian Houser the start

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sale and Dalbec lead Red Sox to 12-2 rout of Twins

Red Sox ace Chris Sale joined Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers on record with three immaculate innings, Bobby Dalbec homered twice and Boston beat the Minnesota Twin...

AUGUST 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On bench Thursday Polanco isn't starting Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Polanco will get a rare day off after he hit .351 with three homers, two doubles, 13 RBI, five runs and a stolen base across the last eight games. Luis Arraez will shift to the keystone while Willians Astudillo starts at third base.

AUGUST 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE