Denard Span News

After scuffling for much of the last month, the Tigers have turned it on for Memorial Day weekend, and have won back-to-back games for the first time since they won four straight in mid-April. P.J. Walters and the division rival Twins stand in their way from making it three in a row on Sunday.

Even with that offensive ineptitude, the Twins did nab 3 runs thanks to home runs from Justin Morneau and Denard Span , but poor starting pitching was once again the story today.

The music had kicked off at noon, but most fans were kept at bay by early rains that left the... "I gotta say," Beyonce told the crowd of 5500 fans who packed Revel, "it feels so good to be back... The Tigers' used a four-run fifth inning to propel them to a win over the Twins today in Minneapolis for Detroit's first two-game winning streak since ... (more)

Prince Fielder had three hits and two RBIs and the struggling Detroit Tigers offense broke out in a big way in a 10-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

Now that the Minnesota Twins are a little past the quarter mark of the 2012 season, trends have formed not only on the field, but also in the minds of Twins fans.

The M&M boys were the only Twins to do any damage tonight while the White Sox and strong winds made short work of the Minnesota pitching staff.

Justin Morneau bashed a three-run homer and P.J. Walters recorded a complete-game win Tuesday in the Minnesota Twins' 9-2 rout of the Chicago White Sox.

Twins fans have called Matt Capps plenty of things in the time he's been here, and many of them have not been pleasant.

But I'm not that kind of person, so I don't. Denard Span has been a bright spot on a team in rather dire need of them.

Milwaukee Brewers' Rickie Weeks is out at second as Minnesota Twins' Brian Dozier, right, turns a double play on a ball hit by Travis Ishikawa during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 18, 2012, in Milwaukee.

With Denard Span and Ryan Doumit both recovering from leg injuries, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is heading into interleague play with a deeper bench than he's had all week.

With the 2012 Major League Baseball first-year player draft less than one month away, it seems timely to look back on the Minnesota Twins' draft history.

Nick Blackburn allowed six runs over two innings against the Tigers on Wednesday, raising his ERA to 8.37. And this came after Jason Marquis raised his ERA to 6.68 after Tuesday's loss to the Indians.

Raburn's first home run of the year was the deadly blow in the Tiger's 8-run, comeback 6th inning, which overcame a seemingly insurmountable lead built against Max Scherzer, jinxed by Kevin In Dallas.

After dropping two straight to the Indians, the Minnesota Twins are now just 1-8-3 in series play this year.

Jamey Carroll was moved to third base on Tuesday, May 15, giving Alexi Casilla a chance to play second base in the Twins' 5-0 loss to Cleveland at Target Field.

The New Westminster, B.C., native took another round of early batting practice Tuesday, his 31st birthday, to test his sore left wrist and reported no problems.

Twins center fielder Denard Span in the second inning at Target Field in Minneapolis on Monday May 14, 2012.

Yunel Escobar and Eric Thames knocked in runs for Toronto, which had the tying run on third base in the eighth inning, but the Jays lost 4-3 to Minnesota on Sunday, settling for a split of their four-game series.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie, right, tags Minnesota Twins' Josh Willingham in the first inning on Friday night.