Ricky Nolasco

Jason Vargas began tinkering sometime between the second and third inning, after his pitch count had risen perilously high yet he'd managed to wiggle out of three straight jams. Whatever he did seemed to work.

Joe Mauer hit his first home run of the season and free-agent acquisition Ricky Nolasco earned his first win for the Minnesota Twins in a 7-1 victory Saturday over the Kansas City Royals.

Alejandro De Aza hit two homers, and Jose Abreu had two hits in his major league debut to back Chris Sale and lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 season-opening victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Summer were long for the Minnesota Twins, and their fans last year. The Twins lost 96 games, but there's fresh grass, and new faces that may provide a glimpse of optimism in 2014.

Twins first baseman Joe Mauer's error in the eighth inning led to two runs that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday.

Ricky Nolasco allowed seven straight batters to reach in a seven-run first inning for the New York Mets, who beat the Minnesota Twins 9-1 Friday.

Ricky Nolasco pitched five solid innings against his former team in the Minnesota Twins' 4-2 victory over a Miami Marlins split squad Sunday.

Offseason acquisition Ricky Nolasco allowed two hits in two scoreless innings for the Minnesota, but the Twins fell to Tampa Bay 6-3 on Sunday.

Phil Hughes has long been on Minnesota’s radar. Thanks to a rough season by the right-hander in New York, the Twins finally added him to their roster.

Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan would much prefer to draft and develop players, grooming them as they rise through the farm system and reach the majors at affordable price points. But after watching the worst starting pitching staff in the majors get bludgeoned for two straight years, Ryan realized it was time to spend.