2023 Minnesota Twins season

2023 Minnesota Twins
2023 Minnesota Twins
American League Central Champions
League	American League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Target Field
City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Record	87–75 (.537)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Jim Pohlad
Managers	Rocco Baldelli
Television	Bally Sports North
Radio	WCCO
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference

The 2023 Minnesota Twins season was the 63rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 14th season at Target Field, and the 123rd overall in the American League.^[1]^[2]

With a shutout win over the Chicago White Sox on September 17, the Twins improved on their 78–84 record from the 2022 season. After a 8–6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on September 22, the Twins clinched their first American League Central title and playoff appearance since the 2020 season. They defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in two games in the ALWCS. Their game 1 victory was their first playoff win since 2004, snapping an 18 game playoff losing streak.^[3] Their series victory was their first since 2002.^[4] However, they were defeated by the Houston Astros in the ALDS in four games.

Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes were in place with the start of the 2023 season:^[5]

institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

New Uniforms

On November 18, 2022, the team unveiled its first complete uniform redesign since 1987. Along with the 4 brand new uniform designs, the team unveiled an altered "TC" logo and an "M" logo featuring a red North Star.^[6]

Season standings

American League Central

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AL Central
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota Twins	87	75	.537	—	47‍–‍34	40‍–‍41
Detroit Tigers	78	84	.481	9	37‍–‍44	41‍–‍40
Cleveland Guardians	76	86	.469	11	42‍–‍39	34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox	61	101	.377	26	31‍–‍50	30‍–‍51
Kansas City Royals	56	106	.346	31	33‍–‍48	23‍–‍58

American League Wild Card Teams

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Division leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Baltimore Orioles	101	61	.623
Houston Astros	90	72	.556
Minnesota Twins	87	75	.537

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Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Tampa Bay Rays	99	63	.611	+10
Texas Rangers	90	72	.556	+1
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	—
Seattle Mariners	88	74	.543	1
New York Yankees	82	80	.506	7
Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	11
Detroit Tigers	78	84	.481	11
Cleveland Guardians	76	86	.469	13
Los Angeles Angels	73	89	.451	16
Chicago White Sox	61	101	.377	28
Kansas City Royals	56	106	.346	33
Oakland Athletics	50	112	.309	39

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

2023 American League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	7–6	4–2	3–4	6–1	3–3	5–1	5–2	4–2	7–6	6–1	4–2	8–5	3–3	10–3	26–20
Boston	6–7	—	2–4	3–3	5–1	2–5	5–2	3–4	4–3	9–4	4–2	3–3	2–11	3–3	7–6	20–26
Chicago	2–4	4–2	—	8–5	5–8	3–4	6–7	3–4	4–9	4–2	3–4	2–4	1–6	1–5	0–6	15–31
Cleveland	4–3	3–3	5–8	—	4–9	2–4	7–6	3–4	7–6	2–4	5–1	4–3	3–3	3–3	4–3	20–26
Detroit	1–6	1–5	8–5	9–4	—	3–3	10–3	3–3	8–5	2–5	3–4	3–3	1–5	3–4	2–4	21–25
Houston	3–3	5–2	4–3	4–2	3–3	—	1–5	9–4	2–4	2–5	10–3	4–9	3–3	9–4	3–4	28–18
Kansas City	1–5	2–5	7–6	6–7	3–10	5–1	—	2–4	4–9	2–4	2–4	1–6	3–4	1–5	1–6	16–30
Los Angeles	2–5	4–3	4–3	4–3	3–3	4–9	4–2	—	3–3	4–2	7–6	5–8	2–4	6–7	2–4	19–27
Minnesota	2–4	3–4	9–4	6–7	5–8	4–2	9–4	3–3	—	4–3	5–1	3–4	1–5	5–2	3–3	25–21
New York	6–7	4–9	2–4	4–2	5–2	5–2	4–2	2–4	3–4	—	5–1	4–2	5–8	3–4	7–6	23–23
Oakland	1–6	2–4	4–3	1–5	4–3	3–10	4–2	6–7	1–5	1–5	—	1–12	2–5	4–9	2–4	14–32
Seattle	2–4	3–3	4–2	3–4	3–3	9–4	6–1	8–5	4–3	2–4	12–1	—	3–4	4–9	3–3	22–24
Tampa Bay	5–8	11–2	6–1	3–3	5–1	3–3	4–3	4–2	5–1	8–5	5–2	4–3	—	2–4	7–6	27–19
Texas	3–3	3–3	5–1	3–3	4–3	4–9	5–1	7–6	2–5	4–3	9–4	9–4	4–2	—	6–1	22–24
Toronto	3–10	6–7	6–0	3–4	4–2	4–3	6–1	4–2	3–3	6–7	4–2	3–3	6–7	1–6	—	30–16

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Record vs. National League

2023 American League record vs. National League v t e Source: MLB Standings
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH
Baltimore	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	4–0
Boston	2–1	3–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–3	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2
Chicago	1–2	2–1	1–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2
Cleveland	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1
Detroit	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–0	0–3	2–2	1–2	3–0	2–1	1–2
Houston	3–0	3–0	3–0	0–3	3–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1
Kansas City	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	0–3	0–3	3–0	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	2–2	1–2
Los Angeles	1–2	1–2	3–0	0–3	1–2	0–4	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1
Minnesota	3–0	0–3	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2
New York	2–1	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2
Oakland	1–2	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	0–3	0–3	3–0	0–3	0–3	2–1	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–3
Seattle	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	0–3	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–1	2–1	2–1	1–2
Tampa Bay	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	2–1	1–2	0–3	3–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0
Texas	1–3	1–2	1–2	0–3	3–0	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–2
Toronto	3–0	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–3	3–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Regular season

Game Log

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Legend
	Twins win
	Twins loss
	Postponement
	Clinched division
Bold	Twins team member

2023 Game Log: 87–75 (Home: 47–34; Away: 40–41)

March/April: 17–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
1	March 30	@ Royals	2–0	P. López (1–0)	Greinke (0–1)	Durán (1)	38,351	1–0	W1
2	April 1	@ Royals	2–0	Gray (1–0)	Lyles (0–1)	J. López (1)	16,633	2–0	W2
3	April 2	@ Royals	7–4	Ryan (1–0)	Keller (0–1)	—	14,589	3–0	W3
4	April 3	@ Marlins	11–1	Mahle (1–0)	Cueto (0–1)	—	8,898	4–0	W4
5	April 4	@ Marlins	0–1	Alcántara (1–0)	Maeda (0–1)	—	10,668	4–1	L1
6	April 5	@ Marlins	2–5	Floro (1–0)	Jax (0–1)	—	8,981	4–2	L2
—	April 6	Astros	Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: April 7.
7	April 7	Astros	3–2 (10)	J. López (1–0)	Stanek (1–1)	—	38,465	5–2	W1
8	April 8	Astros	9–6	Ryan (2–0)	Martinez (1–1)	Durán (2)	26,330	6–2	W2
9	April 9	Astros	1–5	Brown (1–0)	Mahle (1–1)	—	14,316	6–3	L1
10	April 10	White Sox	3–4	Cease (2–0)	Maeda (0–2)	López (2)	12,078	6–4	L2
11	April 11	White Sox	4–3 (10)	Jax (1–1)	Scholtens (0–1)	—	16,153	7–4	W1
12	April 12	White Sox	3–1	Gray (2–0)	Giolito (0–1)	Durán (3)	17,658	8–4	W2
13	April 13	@ Yankees	11–2	Ryan (3–0)	Brito (2–1)	—	39,024	9–4	W3
14	April 14	@ Yankees	4–3	Pagán (1–0)	Holmes (0–1)	Durán (4)	41,039	10–4	W4
15	April 15	@ Yankees	1–6	Germán (1–1)	Mahle (1–2)	—	38,363	10–5	L1
16	April 16	@ Yankees	0–2	Cole (4–0)	P. López (1–1)	—	39,342	10–6	L2
17	April 18	@ Red Sox	4–5 (10)	Schreiber (1–0)	Morán (0–1)	—	28,132	10–7	L3
18	April 19	@ Red Sox	10–4	Ryan (4–0)	Kluber (0–4)	Headrick (1)	30,027	11–7	W1
19	April 20	@ Red Sox	5–11	Houck (3–0)	Maeda (0–3)	—	34,427	11–8	L1
20	April 21	Nationals	2–3	Ramírez (1–1)	Jax (1–2)	Finnegan (4)	12,469	11–9	L2
21	April 22	Nationals	4–10	Thompson (2–1)	P. López (1–2)	—	23,045	11–10	L3
22	April 23	Nationals	3–1	Ober (1–0)	Corbin (1–3)	Durán (5)	14,763	12–10	W1
23	April 24	Yankees	6–1	Gray (3–0)	Brito (2–2)	—	16,242	13–10	W2
24	April 25	Yankees	6–2	Ryan (5–0)	Cortés Jr. (3–1)	—	19,201	14–10	W3
25	April 26	Yankees	6–12	Germán (2–2)	Maeda (0–4)	—	20,511	14–11	L1
26	April 27	Royals	7–1	Stewart (1–0)	Greinke (0–4)	—	12,862	15–11	W1
27	April 28	Royals	8–6	P. López (2–2)	Lyles (0–5)	J. López (2)	11,754	16–11	W2
28	April 29	Royals	2–3	Chapman (1–1)	Durán (0–1)	Barlow (4)	22,883	16–12	L1
29	April 30	Royals	8–4	Gray (4–0)	Singer (2–3)	Durán (6)	17,150	17–12	W1

May: 12–15 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
30	May 2	@ White Sox	2–3 (10)	Lambert (2–1)	Thielbar (0–1)	—	13,094	17–13	L1
31	May 3	@ White Sox	4–6	Santos (1–0)	Jax (1–3)	Middleton (1)	11,468	17–14	L2
32	May 4	@ White Sox	7–3 (12)	Pagán (2–0)	Colomé (0–1)	—	14,650	18–14	W1
33	May 5	@ Guardians	2–0	Ober (2–0)	Battenfield (0–3)	Durán (7)	17,849	19–14	W2
34	May 6	@ Guardians	3–4	Stephan (2–1)	Alcalá (0–1)	Clase (11)	20,795	19–15	L1
35	May 7	@ Guardians	0–2	Quantrill (2–2)	Ryan (5–1)	Clase (12)	17,477	19–16	L2
36	May 9	Padres	1–6	Wacha (3–1)	Jax (1–4)	—	16,882	19–17	L3
37	May 10	Padres	4–3 (11)	Jax (2–4)	Tapia (0–1)	—	18,467	20–17	W1
38	May 11	Padres	5–3	Pagán (3–0)	Honeywell Jr. (2–2)	J. López (3)	23,365	21–17	W2
39	May 12	Cubs	2–6	Smyly (4–1)	Jax (2–5)	—	30,037	21–18	L1
40	May 13	Cubs	11–1	Ryan (6–1)	Wesneski (2–2)	—	32,270	22–18	W1
41	May 14	Cubs	16–3	Varland (1–0)	Stroman (2–4)	—	33,419	23–18	W2
42	May 15	@ Dodgers	8–9 (12)	Bickford (1–1)	J. López (1–1)	—	49,749	23–19	L1
43	May 16	@ Dodgers	5–1	Ober (3–0)	Kershaw (6–3)	—	52,159	24–19	W1
44	May 17	@ Dodgers	3–7	Graterol (2–1)	De León (0–1)	—	36,434	24–20	L1
45	May 19	@ Angels	4–5	Weiss (1–0)	Jax (2–5)	Estévez (11)	31,079	24–21	L2
46	May 20	@ Angels	6–2	Varland (2–0)	Sandoval (3–3)	—	35,688	25–21	W1
47	May 21	@ Angels	2–4	Devenski (2–0)	P. López (2–3)	Estévez (12)	42,138	25–22	L1
48	May 22	Giants	1–4	Manaea (2–2)	Ober (3–1)	Alexander (1)	16,627	25–23	L2
49	May 23	Giants	3–4	Cobb (4–1)	J. López (1–2)	Doval (13)	20,790	25–24	L3
50	May 24	Giants	7–1	Ryan (7–1)	DeSclafani (3–4)	—	23,464	26–24	W1
51	May 26	Blue Jays	1–3	Gausman (3–3)	Varland (2–1)	Romano (11)	25,061	26–25	L1
52	May 27	Blue Jays	9–7	P. López (3–3)	Bassitt (5–4)	Stewart (1)	29,111	27–25	W1
53	May 28	Blue Jays	0–3	Berríos (5–4)	Ober (3–2)	Romano (12)	31,025	27–26	L1
54	May 29	@ Astros	7–5 (10)	Durán (1–1)	Abreu (2–1)	—	40,744	28–26	W1
55	May 30	@ Astros	1–5	Bielak (2–2)	Ryan (7–2)	—	34,604	28–27	L1
56	May 31	@ Astros	8–2	Varland (3–1)	Brown (5–2)	—	37,127	29–27	W1

June: 12–15 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
57	June 1	Guardians	7–6	Jax (3–6)	Morgan (2–1)	—	16,788	30–27	W2
58	June 2	Guardians	1–0	Stewart (2–0)	Sandlin (2–3)	Durán (8)	26,818	31–27	W3
59	June 3	Guardians	2–4	Allen (3–2)	Gray (4–1)	Clase (18)	27,153	31–28	L1
60	June 4	Guardians	1–2	Karinchak (2–4)	Ryan (7–3)	Clase (19)	23,629	31–29	L2
61	June 6	@ Rays	0–7	Eflin (8–1)	Varland (3–2)	—	14,689	31–30	L3
62	June 7	@ Rays	1–2	Adam (2–1)	Durán (1–2)	—	10,846	31–31	L4
63	June 8	@ Rays	2–4	Chirinos (3–1)	Ober (3–3)	Adam (10)	12,584	31–32	L5
64	June 9	@ Blue Jays	3–2 (10)	Durán (2–2)	Cimber (0–1)	—	35,222	32–32	W1
65	June 10	@ Blue Jays	9–4	J. López (2–2)	Cimber (0–2)	—	41,990	33–32	W2
66	June 11	@ Blue Jays	6–7	Pearson (4–0)	Pagán (3–1)	Romano (18)	41,673	33–33	L1
67	June 13	Brewers	7–5	Winder (1–0)	Williams (3–1)	—	34,514	34–33	W1
68	June 14	Brewers	4–2	Ober (4–3)	Rea (3–4)	Jax (1)	32,222	35–33	W2
69	June 15	Tigers	4–8	Boyd (4–5)	Morán (0–2)	—	27,570	35–34	L1
70	June 16	Tigers	1–7	Englert (2–2)	Ryan (7–4)	—	27,170	35–35	L2
71	June 17	Tigers	2–0	Headrick (1–0)	Wentz (1–7)	Durán (9)	26,950	36–35	W1
72	June 18	Tigers	4–6	White (1–0)	Varland (3–3)	Foley (3)	31,221	36–36	L1
73	June 19	Red Sox	3–9	Paxton (3–1)	P. López (3–4)	—	22,081	36–37	L2
74	June 20	Red Sox	4–10	Crawford (2–3)	Ober (4–4)	Kluber (1)	22,650	36–38	L3
75	June 21	Red Sox	5–4 (10)	Morán (1–2)	Ort (1–1)	—	23,912	37–38	W1
76	June 22	Red Sox	6–0	Ryan (8–4)	Garza (0–2)	—	28,553	38–38	W2
77	June 23	@ Tigers	4–1	Maeda (1–4)	Wentz (1–8)	Durán (10)	19,782	39–38	W3
78	June 24	@ Tigers	2–3	Olson (1–2)	P. López (3–5)	Lange (12)	24,403	39–39	L1
79	June 25	@ Tigers	6–3 (10)	Jax (4–6)	White (1–1)	Durán (11)	21,585	40–39	W1
80	June 26	@ Braves	1–4	Strider (9–2)	Gray (4–2)	Yates (1)	40,884	40–40	L1
81	June 27	@ Braves	2–6	Elder (6–1)	Ryan (8–5)	—	42,635	40–41	L2
82	June 28	@ Braves	0–3	Yates (3–0)	Maeda (1–5)	Iglesias (13)	38,260	40–42	L3
83	June 30	@ Orioles	8–1	P. López (4–5)	Kremer (8–4)	—	34,792	41–42	W1

July: 13–11 (Home: 7–5; Away: 6–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
84	July 1	@ Orioles	1–0	Ober (5–4)	Bradish (4–4)	Durán (12)	40,012	42–42	W2
85	July 2	@ Orioles	1–2	Pérez (2–1)	Durán (2–3)	Bautista (22)	16,299	42–43	L1
86	July 3	Royals	8–4	Headrick (2–0)	Clarke (1–3)	—	28,218	43–43	W1
87	July 4	Royals	9–3	Maeda (2–5)	Greinke (1–9)	—	25,033	44–43	W2
88	July 5	Royals	5–0	P. López (5–5)	Marsh (0–2)	—	19,692	45–43	W3
89	July 7	Orioles	1–3 (10)	Bautista (4–1)	Durán (2–4)	—	32,724	45–44	L1
90	July 8	Orioles	2–6	Wells (7–4)	Gray (4–3)	—	27,617	45–45	L2
91	July 9	Orioles	2–15	Gibson (9–6)	Ryan (8–6)	—	27,100	45–46	L3
ASG	July 11	NL @ AL	3–2	Doval (1–0)	Bautista (0–1)	Kimbrel (1)	47,159	—	N/A
92	July 14	@ Athletics	5–4	Jax (5–6)	Fujinami (5–8)	Durán (13)	7,923	46–46	W1
93	July 15	@ Athletics	10–7	Morán (2–2)	Tarnok (0–1)	Durán (14)	10,534	47–46	W2
94	July 16	@ Athletics	5–4	J. López (3–2)	Erceg (2–1)	Durán (15)	9,335	48–46	W2
95	July 17	@ Mariners	6–7	Gilbert (8–5)	Gray (4–4)	Sewald (19)	25,770	48–47	L1
96	July 18	@ Mariners	10–3	Ober (6–4)	Woo (1–2)	—	28,141	49–47	W1
97	July 19	@ Mariners	6–3	Jax (6–6)	Muñoz (2–3)	Durán (16)	25,825	50–47	W2
98	July 20	@ Mariners	0–5	Kirby (9–8)	P. López (5–6)	—	29,443	50–48	L1
99	July 21	White Sox	9–4	Ryan (9–6)	Lynn (6–9)	—	31,339	51–48	W1
100	July 22	White Sox	3–2	Balazovic (1–0)	Middleton (2–2)	Durán (17)	30,894	52–48	W2
101	July 23	White Sox	5–4 (12)	Pagán (5–1)	Scholtens (1–3)	—	29,001	53–48	W3
102	July 24	Mariners	4–3 (10)	J. López (4–2)	Sewald (3–1)	—	22,969	54–48	W4
103	July 25	Mariners	7–9	Brash (5–3)	Ortega (0–1)	Sewald (20)	26,824	54–49	L1
104	July 26	Mariners	7–8	Miller (7–3)	Ryan (9–7)	Muñoz (2)	25,728	54–50	L2
105	July 28	@ Royals	5–8 (10)	Clarke (2–4)	Durán (2–5)	—	23,022	54–51	L3
106	July 29	@ Royals	7–10	Lyles (2–12)	Ober (6–5)	Barlow (13)	20,643	54–52	L4
107	July 30	@ Royals	1–2	Yarbrough (4–5)	Maeda (2–6)	Hernández (1)	13,752	54–53	L5

August: 15–12 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
108	August 1	@ Cardinals	3–2	López (6–6)	Mikolas (6–7)	Durán (18)	37,162	55–53	W1
109	August 2	@ Cardinals	3–7	Hudson (2–0)	Ryan (9–8)	—	34,332	55–54	L1
110	August 3	@ Cardinals	5–3	Gray (5–4)	Liberatore (1–4)	Durán (19)	36,949	56–54	W1
111	August 4	Diamondbacks	3–2	Thielbar (1–1)	McGough (1–7)	Durán (20)	29,408	57–54	W2
112	August 5	Diamondbacks	12–1	Maeda (3–6)	Nelson (6–6)	—	34,044	58–54	W3
113	August 6	Diamondbacks	5–3	Thielbar (2–1)	Sewald (3–2)	—	24,778	59–54	W4
114	August 7	@ Tigers	9–3	López (7–6)	Wentz (2–10)	—	13,779	60–54	W5
115	August 8	@ Tigers	0–6	Rodríguez (8–5)	Gray (5–5)	—	16,588	60–55	L1
116	August 9	@ Tigers	5–9	Holton (1–2)	Ober (6–6)	Cisnero (2)	16,570	60–56	L2
117	August 10	@ Tigers	0–3	Olson (2–5)	Maeda (3–7)	Brieske (2)	18,709	60–57	L3
118	August 11	@ Phillies	2–13	Sánchez (1–3)	Keuchel (0–1)	—	33,071	60–58	L4
119	August 12	@ Phillies	8–1	López (8–6)	Walker (13–5)	—	40,117	61–58	W1
120	August 13	@ Phillies	3–0	Gray (6–5)	Suárez (2–6)	Durán (21)	40,111	62–58	W2
121	August 15	Tigers	5–3	Floro (4–5)	Cisnero (2–3)	Durán (22)	30,150	63–58	W3
122	August 16	Tigers	7–8	Holton (2–2)	Jax (5–7)	—	26,716	63–59	L1
123	August 18	Pirates	5–1	López (9–6)	Jackson (0–1)	—	30,687	64–59	W1
124	August 19	Pirates	4–7	Keller (10–8)	Gray (6–6)	Bednar (26)	23,822	64–60	L1
125	August 20	Pirates	2–0	Keuchel (1–1)	Bido (2–4)	Durán (23)	25,987	65–60	W1
126	August 22	@ Brewers	3–7	Wilson (5–0)	Floro (4–6)	—	38,688	65–61	L1
127	August 23	@ Brewers	7–8 (10)	Peguero (4–4)	Durán (2–6)	—	38,164	65–62	L2
128	August 24	Rangers	7–5	Winder (2–0)	Sborz (5–6)	Jax (2)	23,333	66–62	W1
129	August 25	Rangers	12–2	Gray (7–6)	Dunning (9–6)	—	25,144	67–62	W2
130	August 26	Rangers	2–6	Burke (5–2)	Jax (5–8)	—	25,843	67–63	L1
131	August 27	Rangers	7–6 (13)	Floro (5–6)	Hernández (1–2)	—	24,431	68–63	W1
132	August 28	Guardians	10–6	Funderburk (1–0)	Curry (3–3)	Winder (1)	20,323	69–63	W2
133	August 29	Guardians	2–4	Gaddis (2–1)	López (9–7)	Clase (35)	23,433	69–64	L1
134	August 30	Guardians	2–5 (10)	Stephan (6–4)	Pagán (5–2)	Clase (36)	20,169	69–65	L2

September/October: 18–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 11–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/Streak
135	September 1	@ Rangers	5–1	Ryan (10–8)	Burke (5–3)	—	26,940	70–65	W1
136	September 2	@ Rangers	9–7 (10)	Headrick (3–0)	Chapman (5–4)	Durán (24)	36,555	71–65	W2
137	September 3	@ Rangers	5–6	Bradford (3–1)	Winder (2–1)	—	35,531	71–66	L1
138	September 4	@ Guardians	20–6	López (10–7)	Giolito (7–12)	—	17,359	72–66	W1
139	September 5	@ Guardians	8–3	Jax (6–8)	Stephan (6–6)	—	20,224	73–66	W2
140	September 6	@ Guardians	1–2	Williams (2–5)	Ryan (10–9)	Clase (38)	16,148	73–67	L1
141	September 8	Mets	5–2	Thielbar (3–1)	Reid-Foley (0–1)	Durán (25)	26,154	74–67	W1
142	September 9	Mets	8–4	Maeda (4–7)	Peterson (3–8)	—	30,673	75–67	W2
143	September 10	Mets	0–2	Raley (1–2)	Jax (6–9)	Ottavino (9)	22,890	75–68	L1
144	September 11	Rays	4–7	Glasnow (9–5)	Gray (7–7)	Fairbanks (23)	18,683	75–69	L2
145	September 12	Rays	3–2	Varland (4–3)	Littell (3–6)	Durán (26)	24,390	76–69	W1
146	September 13	Rays	4–5	Kelly (5–2)	Jax (6–10)	Stephenson (1)	18,342	76–70	L1
147	September 14	@ White Sox	10–2	Maeda (5–7)	Ureña (0–6)	—	13,233	77–70	W1
148	September 15	@ White Sox	10–2	Ober (7–6)	Scholtens (1–9)	—	18,001	78–70	W2
149	September 16	@ White Sox	6–7	Toussaint (4–7)	López (10–8)	Banks (1)	24,964	78–71	L1
150	September 17	@ White Sox	4–0	Gray (8–7)	Cease (7–8)	—	17,641	79–71	W1
151	September 18	@ Reds	3–7	Phillips (1–0)	Ryan (10–10)	—	15,364	79–72	L1
152	September 19	@ Reds	7–0	Maeda (6–7)	Cruz (1–2)	—	24,186	80–72	W1
153	September 20	@ Reds	5–3	Durán (3–6)	Díaz (9–5)	Jax (3)	22,306	81–72	W2
154	September 22	Angels	8–6	López (11–8)	Daniel (0–1)	Durán (27)	32,006	82–72	W3
155	September 23	Angels	0–1	Rosenberg (2–2)	Gray (8–8)	Estévez (31)	31,403	82–73	L1
156	September 24	Angels	9–3	Ryan (11–10)	Fulmer (0–1)	—	24,232	83–73	W1
157	September 26	Athletics	11–3	Ober (8–6)	Blackburn (4–7)	—	22,329	84–73	W2
158	September 27	Athletics	6–4	Keuchel (2–1)	Jiménez (0–2)	Jax (4)	20,520	85–73	W3
159	September 28	Athletics	1–2	Erceg (4–4)	Maeda (6–8)	May (21)	19,466	85–74	L1
160	September 29	@ Rockies	7–6	Funderburk (2–0)	Kinley (0–4)	Pagán (1)	47,272	86–74	W1
161	September 30	@ Rockies	14–6	Paddack (1–0)	Kauffmann (2–5)	—	40,264	87–74	W2
162	October 1	@ Rockies	2–3 (11)	Hollowell (2–0)	Luplow (0–1)	—	33,375	87–75	L1

Postseason

Game Log

2023 Postseason game log: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 1–1)

AL Wild Card Series: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
1	October 3	Blue Jays	3–1	López (1–0)	Gausman (0–1)	Durán (1)	38,450	1–0	W1
2	October 4	Blue Jays	2–0	Gray (1–0)	Berríos (0–1)	Durán (2)	38,518	2–0	W2

AL Division Series: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
1	October 7	@ Astros	4–6	Verlander (1–0)	Ober (0–1)	Pressly (1)	43,024	0–1	L1
2	October 8	@ Astros	6–2	López (2–0)	Valdez (0–1)	—	43,017	1–1	W1
3	October 10	Astros	1–9	Javier (1–0)	Gray (1–1)	—	41,017	1–2	L1
4	October 11	Astros	2–3	Urquidy (1–0)	Thielbar (0–1)	Pressly (2)	40,977	1–3	L2

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters

American League Wild Card Series

Pitchers: 15 Emilio Pagán 18 Kenta Maeda 20 Chris Paddack 22 Griffin Jax 37 Louie Varland 41 Joe Ryan 49 Pablo López 54 Sonny Gray 55 Kody Funderburk 56 Caleb Thielbar 59 Jhoan Durán 61 Brock Stewart Catchers: 8 Christian Vázquez 27 Ryan Jeffers Infielders: 4 Carlos Correa 11 Jorge Polanco 12 Kyle Farmer 19 Alex Kirilloff 39 Donovan Solano 47 Edouard Julien Outfielders: 2 Michael A. Taylor 26 Max Kepler 38 Matt Wallner 45 Andrew Stevenson 50 Willi Castro Designated hitters: 23 Royce Lewis

American League Division Series

Pitchers: 15 Emilio Pagán 17 Bailey Ober 18 Kenta Maeda 20 Chris Paddack 22 Griffin Jax 37 Louie Varland 41 Joe Ryan 49 Pablo López 54 Sonny Gray 56 Caleb Thielbar 59 Jhoan Durán 61 Brock Stewart Catchers: 8 Christian Vázquez 27 Ryan Jeffers Infielders: 4 Carlos Correa 11 Jorge Polanco 12 Kyle Farmer 19 Alex Kirilloff (Games 1–3) 39 Donovan Solano 47 Edouard Julien Outfielders: 2 Michael A. Taylor 26 Max Kepler 38 Matt Wallner 45 Andrew Stevenson 50 Willi Castro Designated hitters: 23 Royce Lewis 25 Byron Buxton (Game 4)

Roster

2023 Minnesota Twins

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

27 Ryan Jeffers
8 Christian Vázquez

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

25 Byron Buxton

Manager

5 Rocco Baldelli

Coaches

35 Hank Conger (first base/catching)
75 Nate Dammann (quality control)
98 Anderson De La Rosa (bullpen catcher)
46 Tony Diaz (assistant bench)
63 Rudy Hernández (hitting)
88 Pete Maki (pitching)
98 Connor Olson (bullpen catcher)
79 David Popkins (hitting)
91 Luis Ramirez (assistant pitching)
67 Derek Shomon (assistant hitting)
84 Colby Suggs (bullpen)
33 Jayce Tingler (bench)
40 Tommy Watkins (third base)

Player statistics

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	SLG
Carlos Correa	135	514	60	118	29	2	18	65	0	59	.230	.399
Max Kepler	130	438	72	114	22	2	24	66	1	45	.260	.484
Donovan Solano	134	394	43	111	26	1	5	38	0	40	.282	.391
Willi Castro	124	358	60	92	18	5	9	34	33	34	.257	.411
Michael A. Taylor	129	355	48	78	14	1	21	51	13	26	.220	.442
Edouard Julien	109	338	60	89	16	1	16	37	3	64	.263	.459
Kyle Farmer	120	336	49	86	14	2	11	46	2	23	.256	.408
Christian Vázquez	102	327	34	73	13	0	6	32	1	25	.223	.318
Byron Buxton	85	304	49	63	17	1	17	42	9	35	.207	.438
Jorge Polanco	80	302	38	77	18	0	14	48	4	36	.255	.454
Ryan Jeffers	96	286	46	79	15	2	14	43	3	33	.276	.490
Joey Gallo	111	282	39	50	9	1	21	40	1	48	.177	.440
Alex Kirilloff	88	281	35	76	14	1	11	41	1	28	.270	.445
Royce Lewis	58	217	36	67	7	0	15	52	6	20	.309	.548
Matt Wallner	76	213	42	53	11	1	14	41	2	28	.249	.507
Trevor Larnach	58	183	26	39	7	3	8	40	1	27	.213	.415
José Miranda	40	142	12	30	4	0	3	13	0	9	.211	.303
Nick Gordon	34	91	13	16	5	1	2	7	0	1	.176	.319
Jordan Luplow	32	63	10	13	3	0	2	4	2	9	.206	.349
Andrew Stevenson	25	37	4	7	1	0	0	1	4	2	.189	.216
Kyle Garlick	14	28	2	5	1	0	2	4	0	2	.179	.429
Totals	162	5489	778	1336	264	24	233	745	86	594	.243	.428
Rank in AL	—	10	5	9	9	6	1	5	11	2	10	4

Note: Carlos Correa is team leader in batting average (.230) and slugging average (.399) because he was the only player with +502 plate appearances for the Twins.

Source:[1]

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Pablo López	11	8	3.66	32	32	0	194.0	176	81	79	48	234
Sonny Gray	8	8	2.79	32	32	0	184.0	156	59	57	55	183
Joe Ryan	11	10	4.51	29	29	0	161.2	155	83	81	34	197
Bailey Ober	8	6	3.43	26	26	0	144.1	125	58	55	29	146
Kenta Maeda	6	8	4.23	21	20	0	104.1	94	50	49	28	117
Emilio Pagán	5	2	2.99	66	1	1	69.1	45	26	23	21	65
Louie Varland	4	3	4.63	17	10	0	68.0	66	35	35	17	71
Griffin Jax	6	10	3.86	71	0	4	65.1	58	30	28	19	68
Jhoan Durán	3	6	2.45	59	0	27	62.1	46	25	17	25	84
Jovani Moran	2	2	5.31	43	0	0	42.1	35	27	25	27	48
Dallas Keuchel	2	1	5.97	10	6	0	37.2	45	25	25	18	25
Jorge López	4	2	5.09	37	0	3	35.1	34	22	20	11	27
Josh Winder	2	1	4.15	19	0	1	34.2	35	16	16	14	28
Caleb Thielbar	3	1	3.23	36	0	0	30.2	23	12	11	6	36
Brock Stewart	2	0	0.65	28	0	1	27.2	19	2	2	11	39
Brent Headrick	3	0	6.31	14	0	1	25.2	27	18	18	10	30
Tyler Mahle	1	2	3.16	5	5	0	25.2	22	11	9	5	28
Jordan Balazovic	1	0	4.44	18	0	0	24.1	26	13	12	12	17
Cole Sands	0	0	3.74	15	0	0	21.2	20	10	9	13	21
Jorge Alcalá	0	1	6.23	11	0	0	17.1	14	13	12	10	16
José De León	0	1	4.67	12	1	0	17.1	16	10	9	5	17
Dylan Floro	2	1	5.29	19	0	0	17.0	22	10	10	6	17
Oliver Ortega	0	1	4.30	10	0	0	14.2	11	7	7	7	14
Kody Funderburk	2	0	0.75	11	0	0	12.0	6	1	1	5	19
Chris Paddack	1	0	5.40	2	0	0	5.0	6	3	3	1	8
Simeon Woods Richardson	0	0	9.64	1	0	0	4.2	7	5	5	3	5
Willi Castro	0	0	11.57	3	0	0	2.1	3	3	3	2	0
Jordan Luplow	0	1	13.50	2	0	0	1.1	1	3	2	0	0
Dereck Rodríguez	0	0	13.50	1	0	0	0.2	1	1	1	1	0
Totals	87	75	3.87	162	162	38	1451.1	1294	659	624	443	1560
Rank in AL	7	9	4	—	—	11	3	3	1	4	3	1

Source:[2]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	St. Paul Saints	International League	Toby Gardenhire
AA	Wichita Wind Surge	Texas League	Ramon Borrego
A-Advanced	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Midwest League	Brian Dinkelman
A	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	Florida State League	Brian Meyer
Rookie	FCL Twins	Florida Complex League	Seth Feldman
Rookie	DSL Twins	Dominican Summer League

References

^ "Minnesota Twins: Who's in, Who's out for the 2023 40-Man Roster". Puckett's Pond. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
^ "What is the status of these 3 Twins?". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
^ "Twins win first playoff game since 2004". MPR News. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Twins sweep Blue Jays to win their first playoff series in 21 years - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
^ Krueger, Andrew (November 18, 2022). "Minnesota Twins unveil new uniform designs". MPR News. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

External links

2023 Minnesota Twins season at Baseball Reference

[1] "Minnesota Twins: Who's in, Who's out for the 2023 40-Man Roster". Puckett's Pond. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

[2] "What is the status of these 3 Twins?". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

[3] "Twins win first playoff game since 2004". MPR News. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[4] "Twins sweep Blue Jays to win their first playoff series in 21 years - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[5] "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

[6] Krueger, Andrew (November 18, 2022). "Minnesota Twins unveil new uniform designs". MPR News. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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