The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a 3-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis Friday.

The Twins will counter with their own All-Star right-hander, Joe Ryan, who is 8-4 with a 2.76 ERA. Ryan recently learned he will head to next week's All-Star Game in Atlanta, replacing Houston's ...

The stage is set for a fun Friday night at Target Field featuring Ryan vs. fellow All-Star Paul Skenes and a postgame concert ...

After being hit by a pitch on Wednesday night at Target Field and leaving the game with a left hand contusion, star center fielder Byron Buxton was not in the starting lineup for the Twins in the ...

Byron Buxton was held out of Thursday afternoon’s game against the Cubs, a day after he suffered a left hand contusion when ...

Early signs were encouraging Thursday morning for Byron Buxton, a day after he left Wednesday’s 4-2 victory over the Cubs ...

The Minnesota Twins held All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of the starting lineup on Thursday because of a bruised ...

The Minnesota Twins have kept All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of Thursday's starting lineup due to a bruised left ...

Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton is, perhaps unsurprisingly, out of the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series ...

The Twins won a game Wednesday night but lost All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton for the last seven innings of a 4-2 ...

Initial X-rays were negative, but the injury takes place five days before Buxton's scheduled to compete in the Home Run Derby ...