Minnesota has the best record in baseball heading into Memorial Day weekend.
Max Kepler celebrates his two-run home run with Twins teammates during Thursday's 16-7 win over the Angels in Anaheim.
“I think there’s a little bit of a narrative of what an amazing year 2017 was and what a disappointment 2018 was,” said Levine, an Alexandria native and T.C. Williams High graduate. “It’s undeniable one was better than the other, but we look at it with a more tempered view. We were still [in 2018] two years removed from having the worst record in baseball. If you told us in two years we’d go from 59 wins to 78, our fans would be very happy.
Among the changes the Astros made to Pressly’s arsenal after the trade was to dramatically increase the usage of his elite curveball as an overall percentage of his pitches by roughly 50 percent while reducing his overall fastball usage and getting him to elevate that fastball more often. “We had uncovered some of what Houston implemented,” Levine said. “I think the biggest difference was their execution of a plan. … Certainly, that was something we reflected upon. Not unlike any other move we make, we try to assess what transpired, good, bad and indifferent, from every move. There was a lot to be learned from that one.”
On offense, the Twins’ attack is highlighted by their major league-leading 98 home runs , which puts them on pace for 324 — which would shatter the record of 267 by the 2018 Yankees. What the Twins have done better than any other team in the majors is hit the ball in the air. Their flyball rate of 42.2 percent of all batted balls ranks first in the majors, up from 38.3 percent a year ago. And not surprisingly, their average launch angle of 15.4 percent also leads the majors.
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