Swingin'

Offensive Woes

The Twins have a .239 team average since the All-Star break.

That's 14th (aka "dead last") in the AL. They're also 14th in home runs, slugging, and OBP. They're 12th in total runs scored. They're first in strikeouts, but unfortunately that's not in reference to the pitching staff.

They have a 16-19 (.457) record since the break and have lost six of their ten completed series. One of those series losses was a sweep.


Offensive Wows

The Twins have won 10 of their 17 games in August and 6 of their last 7. They are currently on a 5-game winning streak with wins against Oakland and Seattle bookending a 3-game sweep of the [censored] Whine Sox.

During the current streak, the Twins have posted 58 hits, 27 runs, 6 home runs (half by Matthew LeCroy), 5 other extra-base hits, and 8 stolen bases (half by Nick Punto). They have won three of their five completed series this month.

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This is what we've been waiting for since, oh, May-ish. And it is indeed a thing of beauty.