La Velle E. Neal III

The Twins scored four times in the ninth inning but left the tying and winning runs on base as they lost for the ninth time in 12 games.

The rookie lefthander from Wisconsin has not even accumulated 130 minor league innings over four seasons, and the pitching-needy Twins will have to monitor his workload the rest of the season.

On Monday, 13 Minnesota high school teams met at TCO Stadium to compete in a season-ending tournament for the second consecutive year.

The Twins bullpen faltered a couple of times, but they got a tying three-run homer from Kody Clemens in the seventh inning and solo shots from Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee in the eighth.

GM Jeremy Zoll says the Twins are encouraged with Mick Abel’s progress, as the righthander continues to rehab an elbow injury that has sidelined him for two months.

Former Olympian Joe Klecker, fresh off sub-2:06 Boston Marathon, is going after the half-marathon record in Duluth with siblings also in the field and family cheering them on.

Joe Klecker ran a sub 2:06 at the Boston Marathon, and is seeking a Grandma's Marathon record Saturday. Parents Barney and Janis Klecker will be there for a running family reunion.

Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer two pitches into game to the delight of the many Dodgers fans in the Target Field crowd, sparking a 2-1 win.

Minnesota Twins GM Jeremy Zoll push back on Byron Buxton trade rumors on Tuesday, but the team needs to win before the deadline if it wants the chatter to stop.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will rely on Jaden McDaniels to raise his game in the aftermath of their Naz Reid-LaMelo Ball trade with the Charlotte Hornets.