When is the next Twins game?

The Minnesota Twins host the Chicago White Sox for a 3-game series starting Friday.

How are the Twins doing?

The Minnesota Twins are 64-70, 3rd in the AL Central. They are 2-5 over their last 7 games.

Minnesota Twins Daily Update
August 27, 2026

The Minnesota Twins are 64-70, 3rd in the AL Central. Yesterday, the Minnesota Twins lost to the Athletics 4-7 at Sutter Health Park.

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Hard to find a bright spot in the data. The 2-5 record this week is doing most of the damage. And dropped last night by 3 and the temperature took a hit.

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Twins Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Minnesota Twins lost to the Athletics 4-7 at Sutter Health Park.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	0
	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0		7	12	0

Highlights

Brooks Lee went 1-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Kaelen Culpepper went 1-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Trevor Larnach went 2-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Twins Record & Standings

AL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
White Sox	70	63	.526		W2
Guardians	68	66	.507	2.5	W7
Twins	64	70	.478	6.5	L2
Tigers	62	71	.466	8.0	L1
Royals	59	75	.440	11.5	L1

Minnesota Twins are 2-5 in their last 7 games, with a -13 run differential.

Twins Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
56 Josh Bell	17	.253	.740	80
22 Brooks Lee	21	.247	.736	70
2 Kody Clemens	21	.238	.754	66

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
33 A.J. Minter	2-2	1.87	0.92	33.2
24 Jeff Hoffman	6-8	4.02	1.43	56.0
35 Tommy Nance	2-2	3.35	1.34	48.1

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
12 Kaelen Culpepper	6 hits, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .5 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

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

Twins News

The Minnesota Twins face a critical juncture as they prepare for the next 15 games, all against division rivals, amid a disappointing stretch that saw them lose to the Athletics 4-2. With a record of 64-69 and a -7 run differential over the past week, the urgency is palpable. Byron Buxton's ongoing hip issues add to the concern, as the team awaits his evaluation after pulling him from the lineup. While the playoff picture seems bleak, discussion of potential postseason rosters feels premature when the current squad can't seem to hold leads, as seen in yesterday's game meltdown. The next series against fellow contenders is not just a chance for redemption, it could ultimately define the Twins' season.

Sources

MLB.com · 15h ago

The next 15 games could define the Twins' season

It’s a stretch of schedule that’s been highlighted for quite some time. The Twins’ next 15 games come exclusively against fellow contenders, all within the American League Central: six against the White Sox, six against the Tigers, three against the Guardians.

MLB.com · 20h ago

Twins to evaluate Buxton after scheduled off-day

The Twins will wait at least one more day to make a decision on Byron Buxton, who was removed from Tuesday night’s loss to the Athletics due to a recurrence of discomfort in his troublesome right hip. The club did not make a roster move Wednesday, prior to flying home

Puckettspond · 22h ago

Way-too-early Twins playoff roster prediction as team fights for Wild Card spot

As the Twins fight for a Wild Card spot, here's a way-too-early postseason roster prediction.

Puckettspond · Yesterday

Twins’ fear of a potential lockout shouldn’t hold back Walker Jenkins

History shows a potential lost season of development shouldn't keep the Twins from calling up their top prospect.

Twinkie Town · 18h ago

A’s 7, Twins 4: Morris meltdown

It’s been a long, long year,And we’ve been waiting for ignition;It’s getting late, we fear,And this flat collapse is now tradition.Three guys hit some early homers,Thus giving the Twins a rapid lead.But in the sixth, after Prielipp was done,They called the ‘pen to prevent the run;Instead, they bleed. This has been the plight of an […]

Twinkie Town · 21h ago

Game 134: Twins at Athletics

First Pitch: 8:05 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Athletics Nation How to do it?Pushing through it,August plummeting.A little wet in the feetIn the Cali heatInstead of steady summiting. Though down, not out— but it’s getting dire —So light a fire in their bottom.There are twenty-eight games To […]

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Twins Upcoming Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time
Fri 08/28	vs Chicago White Sox	8:10 PM
Sat 08/29	vs Chicago White Sox	2:10 PM
Sun 08/30	vs Chicago White Sox	2:10 PM

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