Game 1: Twins at Orioles

BALTIMORE, MD - October 07: A view of the Warehouse at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD, during Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series between the Texas Rangers versus the Baltimore Orioles on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images First Chuck: 2:05 PM CDT (click here each week for a new anthem! ) The Tube: Twins.

TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Camden Chat If you weren’t around this past offseason—and no judgement here —you missed our community Back to The Future discussion . When it comes to the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles clashing before May flowers spring from April showers, Old Biff sums things up nicely… Since the year 2000, the Twins & Orioles have clashed 9 times (’00, ‘07, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘16, ‘18, ‘19, & ‘24) at either locale before the very merry month of May. I’m not sure if that is statistically significant, but it certainly seems like it is!

Overall, our crew is 13-15 in these early-season Orange Bird contests. A couple of the highlights… ’07 : Behind some Justin Morneau HRs, Joe Mauer 2Bs, and wins from Johan Santana, Pat Neshek , & Ramon Ortiz, the Twins swept the O’s at the Dome to open the season. ’19 : The Bomba Squad was born in a late-April Camden Yards clash, with the Twins blasting 11 bombas in a three-game sweep.

Of course, sometimes it hasn’t gone so well when the other guys are in Oriole Orange… ’12 : MN opened the season in BAL and clocked just five runs in three games—an Oriole sweep. ’16 : As you’ve already seen, the Total System Failure (TM) campaign kicked off with three debilitating losses on the banks of the Patapsco River. ’24 : In their defense of the ‘23 AL Central title, the Twins were tripped up in Baltimore with a close loss, a blowout loss, and a walk-off loss.