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The Twins topped the Detroit Tigers Monday 6-2 to improve to 26-17. The Twins are 1 game back of both the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians for first place in the American League Central entering play Tuesday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins beat the Tigers 6-2 Monday behind a 4-run 3rd inning. Ryan Jeffers had 2 hits, a home run and 2 RBIs, Eddie Rosario added a bases clearing double, Byron Buxton added 2 hits including a solo home run. Michael Pineda started the game and threw 7 innings with 2 earned runs allowed with 8 strikeouts to get the win and improve to 1-0.

The Twins are fighting through a 5-game losing streak including a 3-2 loss to Detroit Sunday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins just haven't hit the ball well enough. Injuries to Josh Donaldson, Mitch Garver and Byron Buxton have been a factor.

The Twins lost 6-3 at Cleveland in the final game of a 3-game series Wednesday night. The Twins lost 2 of 3 games this week. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins posted another win Sunday 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City to improve to 19-10. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He isn't sure of the severity of the injury to Jake Odorizzi but says that Kenta Maeda, Rich Hill and Jose Berrios are scheduled to start the 3-games in the Cleveland series.

The Twins rallied to win 4-3 in 12 innings Tuesday night. Kenta Maeda took a no-hitter into the 9th inning before it was broken up. Taylor Rogers blew the save before Byron Buxton scored the game-winning run on a Jorge Polanco ground out. Maeda finished with 12 strikeouts in 8-plus innings. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins improved to 15-8 with a 4-1 win over Kansas City at Target Field Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says many of the hitters in the lineup haven't performed at the level they did last season and that the pitching has really shined.

The Twins had their game rained out Friday night and played a pair of 7-inning games Saturday to make up for it. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He isn't a fan of shortening doubleheaders to 7 innings saying Major League Baseball shouldn't be doing that.

The Twins lost 6-4 at Milwaukee Tuesday night. The Twins went with a bullpen day instead of a traditional starter. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said doing this twice so far this season due to injuries to their starting pitchers isn't ideal.

The Twins improved to 10-2 after downing the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Wednesday night. Randy Dobnak threw 6 shutout innings to get the win for the Twins. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says Dobnak will have opportunities to pitch with the Twins even if injured starters Jake Odorizzi, Rich Hill and Homer Bailey are healthy.