Community Picks: Minnesota 0% vs Baltimore 0%

For six innings, Kyle Gibson was unhittable. If it wasn't so early in the season, and if Gibson hadn't wasted so many pitches on walks, the Minnesota Twins right-hander might have been given the opportunity to finish what he started. Gibson was forced to abandon his no-hit bid after the sixth, and the Baltimore Orioles didn't get their first hit until the eighth inning in Minnesota's 6-2 victory Saturday night. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 11:33:pm EST

Minnesota starter Kyle Gibson threw six innings of no-hit baseball and Miguel Sano homered and drove in two runs as the Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Saturday night at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Gibson (1-0) threw 102 pitches and struck out six in those six innings, but walking five batters drove up his pitch count and forced manager Paul Molitor to remove him before the seventh. In fact, Gibson came into the game with a 2-2 career record versus Baltimore, plus a 5.89 ERA, but he shut down the Orioles on this night. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 10:11:pm EST

Adam Jones homered on Fernando Rodney's first pitch starting the bottom of the 11th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Thursday for their eighth consecutive opening day victory. After working out of trouble in the 10th, Rodney's debut with the Twins came to an abrupt end when Jones went deep to left. Richard Bleier (1-0) worked one inning for the Orioles, who made the most of five hits. Continue to Article

March 29, 2018 7:49:pm EST

It’s opening week in the major leagues, and that means it’s time to catch up on what’s been happening in baseball over this very odd offseason — and time to look forward to the season ahead. To do that, we’ve enlisted the help of our preseason forecasting model (publishing Wednesday), which assesses every team and offers a projection for their 2018 campaign. I’ve also gone through and highlighted the most interesting teams and players to watch during the year, as well as the ones about which we just don’t have any clue. (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) Play ball! AL East Team to beat: New York Yankees. Our simulations show the AL East as the tightest division battle of the 2018 season, but we’re giving the Yankees Continue to Article

March 27, 2018 1:15:pm EST