Twins vs Pirates Starting Pitcher Matchup - Jul. 12
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Joe Ryan posts the best first-half ERA by a Minnesota Twins pitcher since Johan Santana in 2007, earning a long-overdue All-Star recognition.
Dunne, the former LSU gymnast and current social media sensation, was in town to watch her boyfriend Paul Skenes pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates. And between innings, the Twins played a celebrity lookalike game on their scoreboard. They found Dunne in the stands, and gave Livvy herself as a celebrity lookalike.
A hybrid, a drama, a fairy tale and a documentary – even Slovak director Miro Remo doesn't know how to define Karlovy Vary Film Festival winner "Better Go Mad in the Wild." And he doesn't care. "It's not important to me where this film fits formally.
What looked like a classic pitchers’ duel before the game took some twists and turns on Friday, with one ace looking rock-solid, but losing, and another ace struggling early, but winning.
When the MLB amateur draft begins Sunday, the Twins will watch the 15 teams picking ahead of them draft player after player that they had hoped to select at No. 16. Which, weirdly, is actually kind of fun, Sean Johnson said.
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Livvy Dunne was in Minnesota to watch Paul Skenes and ended up seeing herself on the scoreboard. Midway through Friday’s matchup between the Pirates and Twins at Target Field, Dunne was put on the jumbotron during the ballpark’s celebrity look-alike segment — showing Dunne as her own doppleganger.
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa had to be helped off the field after injuring his right ankle when Pittsburgh’s Tommy Pham slid into him at second base.
On Sunday, the Twins will add the next wave of talent to the organization when the draft begins, making their first selection at No. 16 overall with another pick coming at No. 36 overall, a Competitive Balance Round A selection.