1390 THE FAN » Trevor Plouffe http://1390thefan.com Sun, 26 May 2013 01:27:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Blue Jays Edge Twins 6-5 in 10 Innings http://1390thefan.com/blue-jays-edge-twins-6-5-in-10-innings/ http://1390thefan.com/blue-jays-edge-twins-6-5-in-10-innings/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:04:38 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=88088 The Twins lost 6-5 in 10 innings to the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night. Yan Gomes hit a solo homerun off Glen Perkins in the 9th inning to force extra innings before Anthony Gose hit the game-winning RBI single off Brian Duensing in the 10th inning. Trevor Plouffe was 2-3 with a 2-run homerun and 3 RBIs and Jamey Carroll went 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for the Twins.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/blue-jays-edge-twins-6-5-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Getty Images Indians Top Twins in 10 Innings http://1390thefan.com/indians-top-twins-in-10-innings/ http://1390thefan.com/indians-top-twins-in-10-innings/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:54:47 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=85854 The Twins lost 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday afternoon at Cleveland. Casey Kotchman singled in the game-winning run in the 10th off Twins reliever Anthony Swarzak. Swarzak takes the loss. Trevor Plouffe was 2-4 with a solo homerun and Pedro Florimon was 1-2 with a run scored.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/indians-top-twins-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Edge Royals 4-3 In 10 Innings http://1390thefan.com/twins-edge-royals-4-3-in-10-innings/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-edge-royals-4-3-in-10-innings/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:49:20 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=84978 The Twins won 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday night to salvage the final game of the 3-game series against Kansas City. Denard Span had the walk-off RBI double for the Twins to win it. Trevor Plouffe forced extra innings with a solo homerun in the 9th inning. Plouffe was 2-4. Josh Willingham hit a solo homerun, his 34th and drove in 2 runs on the night.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-edge-royals-4-3-in-10-innings/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins, Deduno Blank Mariners 10-0 http://1390thefan.com/twins-deduno-blank-mariners-10-0/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-deduno-blank-mariners-10-0/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:33:31 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=82661 The Twins blanked the Seattle Mariners 10-0 at Target Field Wednesday night. Sam Deduno threw 7 shutout innings with just 2 hits allowed to get the win and improve to 5-2. Deduno struckout a career high 9 and allowed no walks. Trevor Plouffe was 2-4 with a 2-run homerun and 4 RBIs, Josh Willingham was 2-3 with a solo homerun and 2 RBIs and Joe Mauer was 3-5 with a triple and 2 RBIs. Plouffe's homerun was his 20th this year while Willingham hit his 32nd.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-deduno-blank-mariners-10-0/feed/ 0 Getty Images Mariners Complete Sweep of Twins 5-1 http://1390thefan.com/mariners-complete-sweep-of-twins-5-1/ http://1390thefan.com/mariners-complete-sweep-of-twins-5-1/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:23:27 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=81001 The Twins lost 5-1 at Seattle Sunday and were swept away in the 3-game series. The Twins have lost 5 straight games. Blake Beavan threw 5 1/3 innings with 7 hits and 1 earned runs to get the win and Sam Deduno allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs allowed to take the loss. Deduno also walked 6. Trevor Plouffe drove in the lone Twins' run with a sacrifice fly and Ryan Doumit had 2 hits for Minnesota.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/mariners-complete-sweep-of-twins-5-1/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Activate Plouffe; Nishioka Optioned to Triple-A http://1390thefan.com/twins-activate-plouffe-nishioka-optioned-to-triple-a/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-activate-plouffe-nishioka-optioned-to-triple-a/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:02:05 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=80039 The Twins have activated third baseman Trevor Plouffe from the 15-day disabled list and optioned infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka to triple-A Rochester. Plouffe was 0-8 in his rehab assigned at triple-A Rochester. Nishioka was 0-12 with 3 errors in his stint with the Twins last week. He played all 3 games against Cleveland but didn't play in the series against Tampa Bay over the weekend.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-activate-plouffe-nishioka-optioned-to-triple-a/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien, Getty Images Trevor Plouffe Part of Twins Core Long-Term http://1390thefan.com/trevor-plouffe-part-of-twins-core-long-term/ http://1390thefan.com/trevor-plouffe-part-of-twins-core-long-term/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:21:04 +0000 Seth B. Toupal http://1390thefan.com/?p=74528 As long as Trevor Plouffe's bat remains hot, he'll have a job at third base.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/trevor-plouffe-part-of-twins-core-long-term/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien, Getty Images Twins Edge Royals To Take 3 of 4 on the Weekend http://1390thefan.com/twins-edge-royals-to-take-3-of-4-on-the-weekend/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-edge-royals-to-take-3-of-4-on-the-weekend/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:12:40 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=72938 The Twins defeated Kansas City 10-8 Sunday afternoon to win 3 out of 4 against the Royals over the weekend. Minnesota came from down 5-1 to score 5 runs in the 6th inning to lead 6-5. Josh Willingham had a 3-run homerun and Trevor Plouffe homered twice for Minnesota. Drew Butera added a 3-run homerun in the 8th inning to boost the Twins to the win. Plouffe has a team leading 18 homeruns this season. Jeff Gray threw 1 inning of scoreless relief to get the win.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-edge-royals-to-take-3-of-4-on-the-weekend/feed/ 0 Getty Images Phillies, Blanton Beat Twins 6-1 http://1390thefan.com/phillies-blanton-beat-twins-6-1/ http://1390thefan.com/phillies-blanton-beat-twins-6-1/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:29:05 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=69938 The Twins lost 6-1 at home to the Philllies Thursday night. Philadelphia takes 2 out of 3 this week from the Twins at Target Field. Joe Blanton threw a complete-game with 7 hits and 1 earned runs allowed to get the win. Scott Diamond allowed 5 hits and 4 earned runs in 6 innings to take the loss for the Twins. Jim Thome hit a 3-run homerun for the Phillies and Trevor Plouffe hit a solo homerun for the Twins. Alexi Casilla and Joe Mauer each had 2 hits for Minnesota.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/phillies-blanton-beat-twins-6-1/feed/ 0 Getty Images Phillies Beat Twins 9-8; Walters Hurt http://1390thefan.com/phillies-beat-twins-9-8-walters-hurt/ http://1390thefan.com/phillies-beat-twins-9-8-walters-hurt/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:28:29 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=69750 The Twins lost 9-8 at home against Philadelphia Wednesday night. P.J. Walters left the game in the 1st inning with a right shoulder stiffness. He didn't retired a hitter and allowed 4 hits and 4 earned runs to take the loss and drops to 2-2. Walters will have his shoulder looked at today. Denard Span went 3-5 with a run scored and 1 RBI and both Trevor Plouffe and Josh Willingham each had a solo homerun for the Twins. Ben Revere went 2-5 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for Minnesota.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/phillies-beat-twins-9-8-walters-hurt/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Outscore Phillies 11-7 http://1390thefan.com/twins-outscore-phillies-11-7/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-outscore-phillies-11-7/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:37:41 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=69566 The Twins outscored the Phillies at Target Field 11-7 Tuesday in the first game of a 3-game series. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning to get off to a good start. Trevor Plouffe went 3-5 with a homerun, 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs. Plouffe has 10 homeruns this season. Josh Willingham and Denard Span each had solo homeruns, Ben Revere was 3-5 with 2 RBIs and Jamey Carroll went 3-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs for the Twins. Nick Blackburn threw 5 innings with 8 hits and 4 earned runs allowed to get the win and improves to 3-4.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-outscore-phillies-11-7/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins, Diamond Beat Indians 6-3 http://1390thefan.com/twins-diamond-beat-indians-6-3/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-diamond-beat-indians-6-3/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:26:28 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=67837 The Twins downed Cleveland 6-3 Sunday afternoon to win 2 of 3 games from the Indians in the weekend series. Scott Diamond threw 7 innings with 7 hits and 3 runs (0 earned) with 2 strikeouts and no walks to get the win and improve to 4-1. Matt Capps threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the save, his 12th. Trevor Plouffe went 3-4 with a run scored, Josh Willingham had 2 hits, a run and 1 RBI and Brian Dozier went 2-3 with a run scored for the Twins.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-diamond-beat-indians-6-3/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins, Mauer Beat Cleveland 7-4 http://1390thefan.com/twins-mauer-beat-cleveland-7-4/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-mauer-beat-cleveland-7-4/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:49:28 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=67675 The Twins downed Cleveland 7-4 Saturday night behind solid performances from Trevor Plouffe and Joe Mauer. Mauer was 3-5 with a 2-run homerun and 3 RBIs on the night and Plouffe was 2-4 with a solo homerun and 3 RBIs on the night. Ben Revere and Denard Span each added 2 hits and Revere scored 2 runs. P.J. Walters started the game but didn't hang around long enough to get the win. He allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-mauer-beat-cleveland-7-4/feed/ 0 Getty Images Rebuilding the Twins: Designated Hitter http://1390thefan.com/rebuilding-the-twins-designated-hitter/ http://1390thefan.com/rebuilding-the-twins-designated-hitter/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:14:51 +0000 Seth B. Toupal http://1390thefan.com/?p=27071 Who will be the Twins next DH? Seth Toupal doesn't think any one player will be the DH. Find out why, after the jump.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/rebuilding-the-twins-designated-hitter/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Close Season With 1-0 Win http://1390thefan.com/twins-close-season-with-1-0-win/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-close-season-with-1-0-win/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:35:37 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=16778 The Twins closed the season Wednesday night with a 1-0 win over Kansas City at Target Field. Trevor Plouffe singled in Denard Span in the 9th inning to earn the Twins a walk-off victory. Carl Pavano threw the complete-game 5-hit shutout with 3 strikeouts and no walks to get the win and improve to 9-13.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-close-season-with-1-0-win/feed/ 0 Getty Images Rebuilding the Twins: Shortstop http://1390thefan.com/rebuilding-the-twins-shortstop/ http://1390thefan.com/rebuilding-the-twins-shortstop/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:27:05 +0000 Seth B. Toupal http://1390thefan.com/?p=15500 In this installment of Rebuilding the Twins, we look at the position of shortstop and who should lead the Twins in this position in 2012.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/rebuilding-the-twins-shortstop/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Plouffe Gets His Chance; Move Him Back To Shortstop http://1390thefan.com/plouffe-gets-his-chance-move-him-back-to-shortstop/ http://1390thefan.com/plouffe-gets-his-chance-move-him-back-to-shortstop/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:23:43 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=7939 The Twins recalled infielder/outfielder Trevor Plouffe Sunday and he's expected to see regular at-bats the rest of the season. Plouffe played left field Monday night after Delmon Young was traded in the afternoon but Plouffe could play 2nd base and shortstop too. He was drafted as a shortstop and was playing there in the minor league until recently.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/plouffe-gets-his-chance-move-him-back-to-shortstop/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Beat Royals 8-4 http://1390thefan.com/twins-beat-royals-8-4/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-beat-royals-8-4/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:32:37 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=5507 The Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 at Target Field Thursday night. Minnesota fell behind 3-0 before scoring 4 runs in the 5th inning capped by Trevor Plouffe's 2-run homerun. Delmon Young went 3-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Joe Mauer drove in 2 runs for the Twins. Francisco Liriano allowed 7 hits and 3 runs (1 earned) in 7 innings to get the win and improve to 6-7.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/twins-beat-royals-8-4/feed/ 0 Getty Images Plouffe Will Stay When Nishioka Returns http://1390thefan.com/plouffe-will-stay-when-nishioka-returns/ http://1390thefan.com/plouffe-will-stay-when-nishioka-returns/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 14:01:56 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=4052 The Twins will have a decision to make when 2nd baseman/shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka returns from a broken leg. Nishioka is close and could be back within a couple of weeks. When that happens the Twins have to decide if Nishioka is a 2nd baseman or shortstop and if Plouffe stays or Casilla stays.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/plouffe-will-stay-when-nishioka-returns/feed/ 0 Getty Images Twins Beat A's 4-3 In 10 Innings http://1390thefan.com/twins-beat-as-4-3-in-10-innings/ http://1390thefan.com/twins-beat-as-4-3-in-10-innings/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 12:57:58 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=4046 The Twins earned their 2nd straight win Wednesday night with a 4-3 win in 10 innings at Oakland against the A's. Trevor Plouffe drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning scoring Delmon Young. Plouffe was 2-4 with 3 RBIs on the night and Justin Morneau was 2-4 with 1 RBI for Minnesota.

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