No team has faced left-handed pitchers more often than the Minnesota Twins so far in 2026, which is another reason why their 9-7 record is one of baseball's biggest surprises.
It was a bumpy finish, but Minnesota held on for an 8-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night, bringing them one win away from a four-game sweep of the defending AL Central champs.
The first 10 days of the Major League Baseball season have passed, and the Minnesota Twins find themselves exactly where everyone thought they would be: at the bottom of the American League Central Division.