JUNE 19, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
NELSON CRUZ #32 - DESIGNATED HITTER - SAN DIEGO PADRES
5 HR •
23 RBI •
.245 AVG
5 HR
23 RBI
.245 AVG
Byron Buxton returns, Nelson Cruz blasts a two-run home run to spark Twins over Texas 3-2 Returning from the injured list, Byron Buxton beat out an infield single and Nelson Cruz slugged him home with his 15th home run of the seas...
Twins take lead on consecutive wild pitches, top Rangers 3-2
Max Kepler scored the go-ahead run on a second consecutive wild pitch from Texas reliever John King in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Rangers 3-2JUNE 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rangers look to break 4-game slide against Twins
Texas will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Rangers take on MinnesotaJUNE 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Twins' triple and 2 bases-loaded walks in 10th beat Texas
Luis Arraez hit an RBI triple to start the Minnesota 10th inning and the Twins then drew two bases-loaded walks to beat the Texas Rangers 7-5JUNE 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rangers look to end 3-game skid against Twins
Texas will try to break its three-game losing streak when the Rangers take on MinnesotaJUNE 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hits three-run shot Cruz went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.
Impact Cruz delivered against his former team and essentially put the game out of reach with a three-run shot in the top of the fifth inning off Justus Sheffield. It was Cruz's 14th homer of the season and also extended his hitting streak to four games. In fact, the veteran slugger has hit safely in all but one game this month, slashing .390/.480/.756 with four homers, nine RBI, six runs scored and an 8:8 BB:K across 49 plate appearances in June.
JUNE 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Nelson Cruz and Bailey Ober lift Twins over Mariners 7-2 Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer against his former team, rookie starter Bailey Ober struck out six and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattl...
JUNE 17, 2021 • TWINCITIES.COM
Cruz, Ober lift Twins over Mariners 7-2
Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer against his former team, rookie starter Bailey Ober struck out six and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2JUNE 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mariners host the Twins following Flexen's strong outing
Seattle looks to follow up a dominant performance by Tuesday starter Chris FlexenJUNE 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reaches base four times in loss Cruz went 3-for-4 with a walk in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.
Impact Cruz reached base four times but was not involved in any of the three runs the Twins put up. He's slashing .297/.373/.549 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI, 30 runs scored and a stolen base, and Cruz is striking out at one of the lowest rates of his career despite the fact that he's turning 41 in a couple of weeks. Cruz is in the final year of his contract and could be on the move to a contending team at some point with the Twins looking unlikely to make a playoff push this season.
JUNE 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Flexen expected to start for the Mariners against the Twins
The Twins will start J.AJUNE 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brantley has 4 of Astros' 20 hits in 14-3 rout of Twins
Michael Brantley had his second four-hit game of the series and drove in four runs, and the Houston Astros had a season-high 20 hits and routed Minnesota 14-3 to take two of three...JUNE 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston's Brantley puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Twins
Brantley takes a 10-game hit streak into matchup with TwinsJUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Goes deep again Cruz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's loss to the Astros.
Impact After drilling a game-winning home run off Aroldis Chapman on Thursday, Cruz took Jose Urquidy deep in his first at-bat Friday to stake the Twins to an early lead. The homer extended his hitting streak to seven games, during which the veteran is batting .409 (9-for-22) with five RBI and a 6:3 BB:K.
JUNE 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Maldonado, Astros make late noise, overcome 4 Twins homers
Martín Maldonado hit a go-ahead double in the ninth, prompting a fan to toss an inflatable trash can onto the field, and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4JUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Launches game-winning homer Cruz went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, a double, four total RBI and a walk in Thursday's win over the Yankees.
Impact Cruz reached base in his three plate appearances but emerged as the hero for the Twins with a game-winning, two-run shot off Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth. The veteran slugger now has 11 home runs on the year and a .885 OPS, while he also extended his hitting streak to six contests.
JUNE 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Back-to-back home runs by Josh Donaldson, Nelson Cruz give Twins a walkoff over Yankees MINNEAPOLIS -- Just when it looked like the Yankees were going to earn another victory over the Twins, Josh Donaldson and Nelson Cruz struck...
JUNE 11, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Donaldson, Cruz homers off Chapman lift Twins over Yanks 7-5
Josh Donaldson and Nelson Cruz hit two-run homers off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweepJUNE 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mets' Alonso claims MLB manipulating baseballs to harm FAs
New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso accused Major League Baseball of manipulating the baseballs to harm the earning potential for star free agents and players eligible for arbitratio...JUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rejoining lineup Manager Rocco Baldelli said that Cruz (knee) will return to the Twins lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Impact Baldelli acknowledged that Cruz, who has sat out the team's past two games, is still less than 100 percent while he battles a sore left knee, but the 40-year-old will play through the injury for a Twins lineup that's already missing several key players. Before exiting the lineup with the knee injury, Cruz hadn't hit a home run in any of his last 12 games.
JUNE 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Sánchez homers, Yankees snap skid with 8-4 win over Twins
Gary Sánchez and Miguel Andújar homered, DJ LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 to end a four-game skidJUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Tuesday Cruz (knee) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
Impact Left knee stiffness will sideline Cruz for the second consecutive game. The slugger would surely be in the lineup if he was healthy enough to play, as the Twins are set to face southpaw Jordan Montgomery and Cruz has a .951 OPS against lefties this season. It's unclear when exactly Cruz will return to action.
JUNE 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Yankees take 4-game skid into matchup with Twins
New York will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Yankees take on MinnesotaJUNE 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 under-the-radar stars who could be traded As the trade market starts to take shape over the next month, you’ll undoubtedly hear plenty of speculation surrounding Max Scherzer, Trevor...
JUNE 8, 2021 • MLB.COM
Dealing with knee stiffness Cruz was not in the starting nine for Sunday's game against the Royals because of stiffness in his left knee, but he remains an option to come off the bench, Betsy Helfand reports.
Impact Cruz was originally scheduled to be in the lineup, but the knee stiffness forced him to have to sit for the beginning of the series finale. Given that he's available off the bench, Cruz figures to have a good chance to return to the lineup Tuesday against the Yankees.
JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
