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| Season Summary | 84-77, Final Rank:4, GB: 17.5 | |
| Days in First | 56 | last on Tuesday, Aug 16, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 66 | last on Aug 16, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 3.5 | last on Wednesday, May 25, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 18.5 | last on Friday, Sep 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 19 | last on Friday, Aug 12 |
| Most Games under .500 | 2 | last on Friday, Apr 15 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Friday, May 13 to Tuesday, May 17 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Wednesday, Sep 7 to Tuesday, Sep 13 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 13 | Saturday, Jul 2 and Friday, Jul 8 |
| Most Runs Scored | 19 | Sunday, Jun 26 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 17 | Saturday, Sep 17 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 4 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Saturday, Apr 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 7 | 0-1 | 7 | 1.5 | Torrez | Schueler | 2:37 | 12,562 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Sunday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 6 | 9 | 0-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Medich | Redfern | Torrealba | 2:57 | 0 | -- | |
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 1 | 1-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Thormodsgard | Umbarger | Burgmeier | 2:43 | 5,494 | + | |
| 4 | 4 | Monday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 12 | 3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2.0 | Zahn | Segui | 2:41 | 8,979 | ++ | ||
| 5 | 5 | Tuesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 3-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Schueler | Laxton | Burgmeier | 2:31 | 8,589 | +++ | |
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3-3 | 5 | 2.0 | Moore | Burgmeier | 3:44 | 11,635 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 3-4 | 5 | 3.0 | Wheelock | Redfern | Montague | 2:18 | 9,167 | -- | |
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 5 | 4.0 | Torrez | Thormodsgard | Giusti | 2:50 | 14,788 | --- | ||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 5 | 3.0 | Zahn | Blue | 2:25 | 6,946 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 10 | 2 | 5-5 | 5 | 2.0 | Pazik | Umbarger | 2:49 | 5,921 | ++ | |||
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 6 | 6-5 | 3 | 1.5 | Johnson | Mingori | 2:51 | 13,802 | +++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 11 | 6-6 | 5 | 1.5 | Colborn | Redfern | 2:52 | 12,230 | - | ||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 7-6 | 4 | 1.5 | Burgmeier | Littell | Johnson | 3:06 | 9,267 | + | |
| 14 | 14 | Thursday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 4 | 8-6 | 3 | 1.0 | Zahn | Perry | 2:37 | 8,170 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 9-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Johnson | Blyleven | 2:25 | 18,804 | +++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 1 | 9-7 | 4 | 1.0 | Alexander | Goltz | 1:54 | 14,167 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 12 | 6 | 10-7 | 3 | 0.5 | Redfern | Boggs | 2:46 | 10,544 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 5 | 3 | 11-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Burgmeier | Thomas | Johnson | 2:51 | 3,422 | ++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 5 | 3 | 12-7 | 1 | Tied | Johnson | Moore | Burgmeier | 2:30 | 3,170 | +++ | ||
| 20 | 20 | Thursday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 12-8 | 2 | 0.5 | Montague | Goltz | 2:39 | 3,766 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12-9 | 3 | 0.5 | Foucault | Johnson | Hiller | 3:00 | 10,240 | -- | |
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 7 | 3 | 13-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | Zahn | Roberts | 2:22 | 9,596 | + | |||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 14-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | Holly | Hiller | 2:02 | 8,637 | ++ | |||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15-9 | 1 | up 1.0 | Burgmeier | Kern | Johnson | 2:57 | 4,363 | +++ |
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 15-10 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hood | Johnson | LaRoche | 2:30 | 3,353 | - | |
| 26 | 26 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 2 | 16-10 | 1 | up 1.0 | Zahn | Lemanczyk | Schueler | 2:33 | 26,355 | + | |
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 1 | 17-10 | 1 | up 1.0 | Thormodsgard | Hargan | Johnson | 2:21 | 34,091 | ++ | |
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 5 | 4 | 18-10 | 1 | up 1.0 | Goltz | Jefferson | Johnson | 2:47 | 20,902 | +++ | |
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 7 | 5 | 19-10 | 1 | up 1.5 | Holly | Sykes | Burgmeier | 2:22 | 8,358 | ++++ | |
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 3 | 8 | 19-11 | 1 | up 0.5 | Roberts | Zahn | 2:16 | 7,893 | - | ||
| 31 | 31 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20-11 | 1 | up 0.5 | Schueler | Willis | 2:51 | 9,667 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 13 | 3 | 21-11 | 1 | up 0.5 | Goltz | Singer | 2:41 | 10,503 | ++ | |||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 5 | 3 | 22-11 | 1 | up 1.5 | Burgmeier | Garvin | Schueler | 2:48 | 11,401 | +++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Monday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 8 | 1 | 23-11 | 1 | up 2.0 | Zahn | Garland | 2:46 | 5,451 | ++++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 10 | 4 | 24-11 | 1 | up 2.5 | Burgmeier | Dobson | 2:41 | 7,831 | +++++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 24-12 | 1 | up 1.0 | Ryan | Goltz | 2:46 | 15,167 | - | ||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 3 | 24-13 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tanana | Thormodsgard | 2:08 | 24,164 | -- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 5 | 24-14 | 1 | up 1.0 | Ross | Zahn | LaRoche | 2:28 | 24,139 | --- | |
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 5 | 25-14 | 1 | up 2.0 | Johnson | Scott | 2:55 | 21,048 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 13 | 5 | 26-14 | 1 | up 3.5 | Goltz | Stanley | Burgmeier | 3:15 | 0 | ++ | |
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 4 | 27-14 | 1 | up 3.5 | Thormodsgard | Paxton | 2:53 | 24,686 | +++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 6 | 27-15 | 1 | up 3.0 | May | Zahn | 2:21 | 12,219 | - | ||
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 27-16 | 1 | up 2.0 | Palmer | Holly | 2:15 | 47,360 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 28-16 | 1 | up 3.0 | Goltz | Flanagan | Johnson | 2:04 | 15,083 | + | |
| 45 | 45 | Monday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 7 | 9 | 28-17 | 1 | up 2.5 | Grimsley | Schueler | McGregor | 3:10 | 16,065 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 8 | 3 | 29-17 | 1 | up 3.0 | Redfern | May | 2:23 | 4,535 | + | |||
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 30-17 | 1 | up 3.0 | Johnson | Guidry | 2:44 | 23,684 | ++ | |||
| 48 | 48 | Thursday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 10 | 30-18 | 1 | up 2.0 | Figueroa | Holly | Lyle | 2:39 | 30,741 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 31-18 | 1 | up 2.0 | Goltz | Stanley | 2:26 | 11,852 | + | |||
| 50 | 50 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 31-19 | 1 | up 2.0 | Lee | Thormodsgard | 2:12 | 15,290 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 31-20 | 1 | up 2.0 | Cleveland | Burgmeier | Campbell | 2:35 | 37,756 | -- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Monday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31-21 | 1 | up 1.0 | LaGrow | Schueler | 3:45 | 10,305 | --- | ||
| 53 | 53 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32-21 | 1 | up 2.0 | Johnson | Anderson | 3:11 | 11,230 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 9 | 8 | 10 | 33-21 | 1 | up 3.0 | Johnson | Gura | 3:11 | 9,255 | ++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 7 | 33-22 | 1 | up 2.0 | Hassler | Redfern | Mingori | 2:42 | 9,912 | - | ||
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 33-23 | 1 | up 2.0 | Guidry | Zahn | Lyle | 2:39 | 21,897 | -- | |
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 33-24 | 1 | up 2.0 | Hunter | Goltz | Lyle | 2:43 | 23,681 | --- | |
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 1 | 34-24 | 1 | up 2.0 | Thormodsgard | Figueroa | 2:18 | 52,821 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 9 | 12 | 34-25 | 1 | up 2.5 | Miller | Schueler | LaRoche | 3:00 | 12,344 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 35-25 | 1 | up 3.0 | Goltz | Tanana | 2:34 | 11,724 | + | |||
| 61 | 61 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 7 | 6 | 36-25 | 1 | up 3.0 | Johnson | Ryan | 3:06 | 21,036 | ++ | |||
| 62 | 62 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 36-26 | 1 | up 2.5 | Colborn | Zahn | 2:26 | 24,436 | - | ||
| 63 | 63 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 36-27 | 1 | up 1.5 | Splittorff | Butler | Littell | 2:14 | 35,515 | -- | |
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 7 | 8 | 36-28 | 1 | Tied | Gura | Johnson | 3:05 | 36,912 | --- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Monday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 36-29 | 1 | Tied | Ellis | Thormodsgard | Lindblad | 2:35 | 6,966 | ---- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 9 | 5 | 37-29 | 1 | Tied | Schueler | Alexander | Johnson | 3:15 | 8,792 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 8 | 10 | 37-30 | 2 | 1.0 | Knowles | Burgmeier | Marshall | 3:16 | 10,687 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Thursday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 12 | 2 | 38-30 | 1 | Tied | Goltz | Briles | 3:01 | 18,060 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 7 | 6 | 39-30 | 1 | up 1.0 | Johnson | LaGrow | 2:36 | 21,457 | ++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 8 | 39-31 | 1 | Tied | Knapp | Zahn | 2:47 | 21,156 | - | |||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 19 | 12 | 40-31 | 1 | up 1.0 | Johnson | Stone | 3:13 | 46,463 | + | |||
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 10 | 3 | 41-31 | 1 | up 1.0 | Goltz | Augustine | 2:39 | 10,534 | ++ | |||
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 3 | 42-31 | 1 | up 1.0 | Thormodsgard | Beare | 2:47 | 14,703 | +++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 0 | 1 | 42-32 | 1 | up 1.0 | Sorensen | Johnson | Castro | 3:02 | 13,713 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 42-33 | 1 | Tied | Knapp | Goltz | 2:26 | 35,709 | -- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 8 | 13 | 42-34 | 2 | 1.0 | LaGrow | Johnson | 3:00 | 26,957 | --- | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 42-35 | 2 | 3.0 | Wood | Zahn | 2:12 | 0 | ---- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 8 | 10 | 42-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Kravec | Holly | 2:59 | 33,898 | ----- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 0 | 43-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Thormodsgard | Sorensen | 2:41 | 13,070 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Tuesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 44-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Goltz | Caldwell | 2:29 | 10,625 | ++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Wednesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 45-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Johnson | Hartzell | 2:25 | 10,690 | +++ | |||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 8 | 6 | 46-36 | 2 | 2.5 | Schueler | Tanana | Johnson | 3:08 | 18,121 | ++++ | ||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 11 | 13 | 46-37 | 2 | 3.5 | Laxton | Thormodsgard | Romo | 2:50 | 11,966 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 2 | 5 | 46-38 | 2 | 4.5 | Pole | Goltz | Romo | 2:45 | 23,401 | -- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 15 | 0 | 47-38 | 2 | 3.5 | Zahn | Thomas | 2:40 | 34,213 | + | |||
| 86 | 86 | Monday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 47-39 | 2 | 4.5 | LaRoche | Johnson | 3:30 | 30,403 | - | |
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 3 | 47-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Ryan | Thormodsgard | 2:10 | 16,117 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 48-40 | 3 | 4.0 | Goltz | Simpson | 2:27 | 15,276 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 7 | 8 | 11 | 48-41 | 3 | 5.5 | Giusti | Johnson | 4:03 | 4,559 | - | |
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 8 | 48-42 | 3 | 5.5 | Blue | Redfern | 2:27 | 16,596 | -- | ||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 49-42 | 3 | 5.0 | Thormodsgard | Langford | 2:36 | 0 | + | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 5 | 50-42 | 3 | 5.0 | Zahn | Coleman | Johnson | 2:44 | 10,170 | ++ | |
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 51-42 | 3 | 4.5 | Goltz | Ryan | 2:33 | 21,239 | +++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | L | 2 | 6 | 51-43 | 3 | 5.5 | Brett | Thormodsgard | 2:27 | 19,133 | - | |||
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | CAL | W | 10 | 4 | 52-43 | 3 | 5.5 | Redfern | Barlow | 2:32 | 18,207 | + | |||
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 53-43 | 3 | 5.0 | Zahn | Lacey | Johnson | 2:40 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 10 | 9 | 12 | 54-43 | 3 | 5.0 | Johnson | Bair | 3:13 | 30,400 | +++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Monday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 55-43 | 3 | 5.0 | Goltz | Langford | 2:39 | 18,550 | ++++ | ||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 7 | 9 | 55-44 | 3 | 6.0 | Abbott | Thormodsgard | Segui | 2:51 | 12,017 | - | |
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 4 | 1 | 56-44 | 3 | 5.0 | Redfern | House | 2:22 | 16,869 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 5 | 56-45 | 3 | 5.5 | Wheelock | Zahn | Montague | 2:12 | 11,759 | - | |
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 57-45 | 3 | 5.5 | Thormodsgard | Garland | Johnson | 2:33 | 8,576 | + | |
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 14 | 58-45 | 2 | 5.5 | Johnson | Monge | 3:58 | 18,051 | ++ | |
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 9 | 58-46 | 2 | 5.5 | Fitzmorris | Redfern | 2:34 | 0 | - | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 4 | 59-46 | 2 | 5.5 | Johnson | Waits | Burgmeier | 2:58 | 33,968 | + | |
| 106 | 106 | Monday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 9 | 5 | 60-46 | 2 | 4.5 | Zahn | Colborn | Johnson | 2:57 | 19,370 | ++ | ||
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 9 | 4 | 61-46 | 2 | 3.5 | Goltz | Hassler | 3:01 | 24,691 | +++ | |||
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 11 | 1 | 62-46 | 2 | 2.5 | Thormodsgard | Arroyo | 2:37 | 13,174 | ++++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 2 | 4 | 62-47 | 2 | 3.5 | Rozema | Redfern | 2:40 | 18,060 | - | |||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 14 | 10 | 63-47 | 2 | 2.5 | Zahn | Monge | Johnson | 2:58 | 14,178 | + | ||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 64-47 | 2 | 1.5 | Redfern | Garland | 2:53 | 16,209 | ++ | |||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 11 | 1 | 65-47 | 2 | 0.5 | Goltz | Eckersley | 2:27 | 21,801 | +++ | |||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 6 | 65-48 | 2 | 2.0 | Jefferson | Thormodsgard | 2:34 | 23,450 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 3 | 66-48 | 2 | 0.5 | Goltz | Byrd | Johnson | 2:45 | 18,430 | + | |
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 12 | 11 | 67-48 | 1 | up 0.5 | Burgmeier | Arroyo | Johnson | 2:36 | 20,554 | ++ | |
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 1 | 2 | 67-49 | 2 | 0.5 | Wilcox | Zahn | Foucault | 2:11 | 23,147 | - | |
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 67-50 | 2 | 0.5 | Rozema | Johnson | 2:35 | 35,803 | -- | ||
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 13 | 9 | 68-50 | 1 | up 0.5 | Schueler | May | 3:22 | 18,115 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 13 | 68-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Martinez | Johnson | 4:28 | 20,846 | - | |
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 68-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Mitchell | Zahn | Romo | 2:38 | 11,739 | -- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Thursday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 8 | 2 | 69-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Thormodsgard | Galasso | 2:23 | 13,884 | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 69-53 | 3 | 0.5 | Flanagan | Goltz | 2:14 | 19,356 | - | |||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 69-54 | 4 | 1.0 | Grimsley | Redfern | Martinez | 2:13 | 18,668 | -- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | W | 9 | 5 | 70-54 | 2 | 1.0 | Schueler | May | 2:43 | 23,333 | + | |||
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 71-54 | 2 | 1.0 | Johnson | Lee | 2:34 | 22,805 | ++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 7 | 0 | 72-54 | 2 | 1.0 | Goltz | Jenkins | 2:32 | 32,346 | +++ | |||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 11 | 72-55 | 2 | 2.0 | Hunter | Redfern | 2:05 | 26,676 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 72-56 | 2 | 3.0 | Lyle | Johnson | 2:58 | 38,846 | -- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 73-56 | 2 | 3.0 | Johnson | Kreuger | 2:25 | 33,415 | + | ||
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 73-57 | 3 | 3.0 | Lee | Schueler | Willoughby | 2:23 | 34,636 | - | |
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 73-58 | 3 | 4.0 | Paxton | Schueler | Campbell | 2:35 | 31,619 | -- | |
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 74-58 | 2 | 2.5 | Schueler | Murphy | 2:58 | 0 | + | ||
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 6 | 5 | 75-58 | 2 | 2.5 | Johnson | Willis | 2:31 | 10,364 | ++ | |||
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 75-59 | 3 | 3.0 | Medich | Thormodsgard | Bair | 2:03 | 6,318 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 75-60 | 4 | 4.5 | Guidry | Goltz | 2:18 | 20,270 | -- | |||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 75-61 | 4 | 5.5 | Figueroa | Schueler | 2:47 | 25,465 | --- | |||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 75-62 | 4 | 6.5 | Gullett | Zahn | 1:48 | 29,969 | ---- | |||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 76-62 | 3 | 6.5 | Thormodsgard | Alexander | Burgmeier | 2:35 | 9,067 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | W | 7 | 4 | 77-62 | 3 | 6.5 | Goltz | Blyleven | 2:49 | 6,444 | ++ | |||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 77-63 | 3 | 7.5 | Ellis | Johnson | Moret | 2:34 | 6,811 | - | ||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 77-64 | 3 | 9.0 | Pattin | Thormodsgard | Bird | 2:51 | 11,970 | -- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 10 | 77-65 | 4 | 10.0 | Splittorff | Goltz | 2:34 | 23,601 | --- | |||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 4 | 77-66 | 4 | 11.0 | Hassler | Zahn | 2:30 | 11,563 | ---- | |||
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 7 | 77-67 | 4 | 11.5 | Hamilton | Burgmeier | 3:19 | 8,020 | ----- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 77-68 | 4 | 12.0 | Barrios | Thormodsgard | 2:23 | 11,488 | ------ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 0 | 78-68 | 4 | 12.5 | Goltz | Kravec | 2:50 | 15,633 | + | ||
| 147 | 147 | Thursday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 2 | 79-68 | 4 | 13.0 | Zahn | Stone | 2:22 | 12,962 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | W | 9 | 7 | 80-68 | 4 | 12.0 | Johnson | Moret | 3:00 | 20,632 | +++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 17 | 80-69 | 4 | 13.0 | Barker | Carrithers | 5:12 | 13,163 | - | |
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 80-70 | 4 | 14.5 | Perry | Thormodsgard | Devine | 2:50 | 0 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 8 | 10 | 80-71 | 4 | 14.5 | Umbarger | Goltz | Devine | 2:31 | 10,575 | --- | |
| 152 | 152 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 80-72 | 4 | 15.5 | Splittorff | Zahn | 2:21 | 24,549 | ---- | ||
| 153 | 153 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 10 | 80-73 | 4 | 16.5 | Colborn | Johnson | 2:33 | 22,909 | ----- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 81-73 | 4 | 17.0 | Goltz | Haas | 2:07 | 4,910 | + | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | L | 6 | 8 | 81-74 | 4 | 18.0 | Sorensen | Thormodsgard | Rodriguez | 2:28 | 0 | - | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | MIL | W | 8 | 4 | 82-74 | 4 | 18.0 | Schueler | Travers | 2:15 | 4,928 | + | |||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 6 | 8 | 82-75 | 4 | 17.0 | Knapp | Zahn | Hamilton | 2:34 | 2,623 | - | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 82-76 | 4 | 17.0 | Renko | Goltz | LaGrow | 2:15 | 3,291 | -- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Friday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 7 | 5 | 82-77 | 4 | 18.5 | Caldwell | Thormodsgard | 1:52 | 3,159 | --- | |
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 1 | 83-77 | 4 | 17.5 | Redfern | Sorensen | Schueler | 2:41 | 4,056 | + | |
| 161 | 161 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 2 | 84-77 | 4 | 17.5 | Goltz | Travers | 2:17 | 4,394 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.