Where Twins pitching and offense rank since slump began Aug. 18

The Twins are 11-23 since Aug. 18 and their playoff hopes are on life support.

Sep 20, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; during the eighth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images / Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images

Minnesota was 70-53 entering play on Aug. 18. Since then, they own the third-worst record in the majors at 11-23 and have seen their healthy cushion in the wild-card race vanish. They're now two games out of a wild-card spot with five days left in the regular season.

How bad has it been? Here's how poor the offense has been since Aug. 18.

Category	Twins	MLB rank	MLB leader
HR	26	29	Dodgers (59)
Runs	122	27	D-Backs (215)
Steals	5	30	Nationals (48)
AVG	.230	24	Cubs (.273)
OBP	.294	21	D-Backs (.351)
SLG	.353	29	Dodgers (.485)

The pitching has been just as bad since Aug. 18. The total numbers are below, but Minnesota's starting pitchers have a 4.51 ERA since Aug. 18. Twins relievers own a 5.06 ERA, which ranks 26th in the league over the past 34 games.

Category	Twins	MLB rank	MLB leader
ERA	4.75	26	Braves (2.73)
Quality starts	11	18	Mets (22)
WHIP	1.38	24	Mariners (1.03)
BABIP	.329	28	Mariners (.238)

It's been ugly. If things don't improve immediately, their season is likely going to come to an end on Sunday and down as one of the biggest collapses in Twins history.