The Twins lost 3-1 Wednesday night to the Texas Rangers to fall to 11-18. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins really miss infielder/outfielder Luis Arraez at the top of the lineup and the recent hot hitting from Alex Kirilloff.
Alex Kirilloff led the Twins to a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers Monday night to open a 4-game series. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says rookie outfielder/1st baseman Alex Kirilloff is the "next great Twins hitter".
The Minnesota Wild rallied for a win against St. Louis in overtime, the Timberwolves fell to New Orleans in OT, and the Twins got blown out by Kansas City. Meanwhile, collegiate baseball and softball teams ended up with three sweeps and a split.
The Vikings selected left tackle Christian Darrisaw from Virginia Tech with the #23 overall pick in the first round Thursday night after trading back from #14 with the New York Jets. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Vikings may have wanted left tackle Rashawn Slater from Northwestern who was selected #13 by Northwestern.
The Twins lost 7-4 Tuesday night in Cleveland to drop to 7-15 on the season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Alex Colome was told he'd be pitching in less pressure situations. That didn't happen in Tuesday night's game. Colome pitched again in a critical situation and struggled again.
Dave and Jay bring you another edition of "Ovie and the Franchise." The show is usually recorded on Tuesdays, except when it is recorded Monday, Wednesday or Thursday.
The NFL draft will take place from Thursday-Saturday with the first round starting Thursday night at 7 p.m. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says because of the demand for left tackles and the shortage of quality at that position the Vikings may need to trade up from #14 to get either Penei Sewell from Oregon or Rashawn Slater from Northwestern.
The Twins lost in excruciating fashion (again) and the Timberwolves won a second consecutive game for the first time since the season's first two games. Here is Tuesday's sports page.
The Twins lost again and the SCSU baseball and softball teams both posted sweeps on Sunday. Here's a recap of Sunday's action and a look ahead to Monday.