As the Minnesota Twins descend into non-contender status, team decision-makers should strongly consider parting ways with one of the club's more impressive first-half performers.

Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan struck out 11 over seven innings on Sunday afternoon as the Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1. The Twins moved to 48-51 with the

The Twins enjoyed a stroll in the ballpark Sunday, waltzing to a 7-1 victory over the walk-happy Rockies. Colorado pitchers issued four leadoff walks — three by starter German Marquez — and Minnesota hit four home runs, denying Colorado a rare three-game sweep at Coors Field.

The trade deadline hasn’t gotten any easier for baseball fans since the league expanded the number of teams that qualify for the postseason each year from

He went seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits with three strikeouts and just one walk. He allowed just two hits after the second inning, induced two crucial double plays, and threw 78 pitches. It was the fourth time a Rockies starter has gone seven innings this season and the first since Germán Márquez on May 22.

Jordan Beck homered and finished a double shy of hitting for the cycle, Ryan McMahon also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 in Denver on Friday night.

A few hours after he exited a one-on-one meeting with his manager, Royce Lewis looked an awful lot like Royce Lewis. Other than the third baseman noting that encouragement was offered, neither Lewis nor Twins manager Rocco Baldelli divulged any details about their Sunday morning chat.