Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1998 / 2000
63-97, Finished 5th in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Tom Kelly (63-97)
Scored 686 runs, Allowed 845 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-95
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 1,202,829 (14th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 107
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| Season Summary | 63-97, Final Rank:5, GB: 33.0 | |
| Days in First | 1 | last on Thursday, Apr 8, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 2 | last on Apr 8, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 33.5 | last on Saturday, Oct 2, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 1 | last on Thursday, Apr 8 |
| Most Games under .500 | 34 | last on Sunday, Oct 3 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 4 | Friday, May 21 to Monday, May 24, Tuesday, Jul 27 to Saturday, Jul 31 and Wednesday, Aug 25 to Sunday, Aug 29 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 8 | Saturday, Sep 25 to Saturday, Oct 2 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 15 | Monday, May 17, Tuesday, May 25 and Sunday, Jul 4 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Tuesday, Aug 31 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Friday, May 21 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 6 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 | 0.5 | Radke | Hentgen | 2:49 | N | 45,601 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 7 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 3 | 9 | 1-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Wells | Lincoln | Halladay | 2:55 | N | 9,220 | - | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 8 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 11 | 9 | 2-1 | 1 | Tied | Trombley | Hamilton | Aguilera | 3:17 | N | 9,431 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 9 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 5 | 14 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Nagy | Hawkins | 3:11 | N | 16,348 | - | |||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 10 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 7 | 12 | 2-3 | 2 | 2.0 | Karsay | Lincoln | 3:18 | N | 18,829 | -- | |||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 11 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 8 | 9 | 2-4 | 3 | 3.0 | Wright | Radke | Jackson | 3:20 | D | 12,430 | --- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3-4 | 2 | 3.0 | Aguilera | Runyan | 3:32 | D | 47,449 | + | |
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 1 | 7 | 3-5 | 2 | 4.0 | Weaver | Hawkins | 2:25 | N | 12,263 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 8 | 6 | 4-5 | 2 | 3.5 | Wells | Moehler | Aguilera | 2:50 | N | 11,818 | + | |
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 17 (1) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 4-6 | 2 | 3.5 | Nagy | Radke | 2:21 | D | 40,582 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 17 (2) | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5-6 | 2 | 3.5 | Aguilera | Jackson | 4:20 | N | 42,860 | + | |
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 5-7 | 3 | 4.5 | Shuey | Wells | Jackson | 2:59 | D | 42,317 | - | |
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 6-7 | 2 | 4.0 | Hawkins | Suppan | Aguilera | 2:48 | N | 11,919 | + | |
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 7 | 13 | 7-7 | 2 | 4.0 | Aguilera | Witasick | 4:03 | N | 11,217 | ++ | |
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7-8 | 3 | 5.0 | Mathews | Guardado | 2:51 | N | 10,826 | - | |
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Apr 22 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 4 | 6 | 7-9 | 4 | 5.0 | Sele | Milton | Wetteland | 3:05 | N | 11,221 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 7-10 | 4 | 6.0 | Clark | Lincoln | Wetteland | 2:38 | N | 15,321 | --- | ||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 2 | 7 | 7-11 | 4 | 6.0 | Morgan | Hawkins | 2:37 | N | 19,479 | ---- | |||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 5 | 9 | 7-12 | 5 | 6.0 | Helling | Perkins | 2:44 | D | 14,801 | ----- | |||
| 20 | 20 | Monday, Apr 26 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 8-12 | 4 | 6.0 | Radke | Wakefield | Trombley | 2:52 | N | 9,674 | + | ||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 9-12 | 4 | 6.0 | Guardado | Corsi | Aguilera | 2:51 | N | 10,681 | ++ | ||
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 4 | 9 | 9-13 | 4 | 7.0 | Rapp | Lincoln | 2:46 | D | 11,097 | - | |||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 7 | 9-14 | 5 | 7.5 | Ponson | Hawkins | 3:02 | N | 41,688 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 10-14 | 5 | 7.5 | Radke | Coppinger | 2:37 | D | 44,054 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 6 | 10-15 | 5 | 7.5 | Mussina | Milton | 2:52 | D | 41,535 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 11-15 | 5 | 7.5 | Lincoln | Mendoza | Aguilera | 3:04 | N | 15,923 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 11-16 | 5 | 7.5 | Pettitte | Hawkins | Rivera | 3:00 | N | 17,859 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Thursday, May 6 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11-17 | 5 | 8.5 | Grimsley | Aguilera | Rivera | 3:36 | D | 16,465 | -- | |
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 1 | 5 | 11-18 | 5 | 9.5 | Appier | Milton | 2:53 | N | 16,417 | --- | |||
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 6 | 11-19 | 5 | 9.5 | Rosado | Perkins | Santiago | 2:43 | N | 17,052 | ---- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 2 | 7 | 11-20 | 5 | 10.5 | Suppan | Lincoln | 2:52 | D | 11,581 | ----- | |||
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 10 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | L | 4 | 8 | 11-21 | 5 | 11.5 | Witasick | Hawkins | 2:40 | N | 9,636 | ------ | |||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TBD | W | 2 | 1 | 12-21 | 5 | 11.5 | Radke | Rupe | Aguilera | 2:32 | N | 17,227 | + | |
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TBD | W | 9 | 4 | 13-21 | 5 | 11.5 | Milton | Arrojo | Trombley | 3:18 | D | 18,068 | ++ | |
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 7 | 13-22 | 5 | 12.5 | Worrell | Lincoln | Taylor | 2:58 | N | 8,145 | - | |
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 6 | 13-23 | 5 | 13.5 | Mathews | Guardado | 2:43 | D | 18,016 | -- | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 13-24 | 5 | 13.5 | Haynes | Radke | Taylor | 2:34 | D | 31,804 | --- | |
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 5 | 15 | 13-25 | 5 | 14.5 | Halama | Milton | 2:53 | N | 25,710 | ---- | ||
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 10 | 13-26 | 5 | 15.5 | Garcia | Perkins | 2:39 | N | 20,486 | ----- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 7 | 13-27 | 5 | 16.5 | Fassero | Lincoln | 2:23 | N | 20,497 | ------ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14-27 | 5 | 15.5 | Miller | Jones | 4:55 | N | 14,433 | + | ||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15-27 | 5 | 14.5 | Wells | Rigby | 3:29 | N | 15,381 | ++ | ||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 8 | 3 | 16-27 | 5 | 14.5 | Milton | Heredia | 3:12 | D | 12,881 | +++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 10 | 5 | 17-27 | 5 | 13.5 | Perkins | Fassero | 2:54 | N | 12,101 | ++++ | |||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 5 | 15 | 17-28 | 5 | 14.5 | Halama | Rath | 3:15 | N | 13,875 | - | |||
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 3 | 11 | 17-29 | 5 | 15.5 | Moyer | Hawkins | 2:45 | D | 17,022 | -- | |||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 6 | 17-30 | 5 | 15.5 | Sele | Radke | Wetteland | 2:42 | N | 27,765 | --- | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17-31 | 5 | 15.5 | Wetteland | Trombley | 3:28 | N | 38,466 | ---- | |
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 17-32 | 5 | 15.5 | Zimmerman | Mays | Wetteland | 2:30 | D | 40,286 | ----- | |
| 50 | 50 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | ANA | W | 3 | 2 | 18-32 | 5 | 15.5 | Hawkins | Hasegawa | Trombley | 2:57 | N | 20,466 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | ANA | L | 1 | 5 | 18-33 | 5 | 15.5 | Hill | Lincoln | 2:24 | N | 17,003 | - | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | ANA | L | 1 | 2 | 18-34 | 5 | 16.5 | Finley | Radke | Percival | 2:22 | N | 17,766 | -- | |
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | MIN | HOU | L | 6 | 7 | 18-35 | 5 | 16.5 | Hampton | Trombley | Wagner | 3:23 | N | 13,152 | --- | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | MIN | HOU | L | 5 | 6 | 18-36 | 5 | 17.5 | Elarton | Mays | Wagner | 2:57 | N | 17,150 | ---- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | MIN | HOU | W | 13 | 6 | 19-36 | 5 | 17.5 | Sampson | Bergman | 3:28 | D | 13,720 | + | |||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 7 | boxscore | MIN | CIN | W | 8 | 6 | 20-36 | 5 | 17.0 | Lincoln | Avery | Trombley | 2:58 | N | 12,241 | ++ | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | MIN | CIN | W | 5 | 2 | 21-36 | 5 | 16.0 | Radke | Villone | Trombley | 2:54 | N | 13,157 | +++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | MIN | CIN | L | 1 | 3 | 21-37 | 5 | 17.0 | Tomko | Milton | Graves | 2:53 | N | 11,047 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 7 | 22-37 | 5 | 16.5 | Wells | Weathers | Trombley | 3:20 | N | 30,344 | + | |
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | MIN | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 6 | 23-37 | 5 | 16.5 | Sampson | Eldred | Trombley | 3:32 | N | 23,915 | ++ | |
| 61 | 61 | Monday, Jun 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 23-38 | 5 | 17.5 | Wasdin | Trombley | 2:56 | N | 30,099 | - | ||
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 23-39 | 5 | 18.5 | Martinez | Milton | Wakefield | 2:30 | N | 31,805 | -- | |
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 23-40 | 5 | 19.5 | Rose | Perkins | Guthrie | 2:49 | N | 30,085 | --- | |
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 7 | 24-40 | 5 | 19.5 | Hawkins | Rapp | Trombley | 3:20 | N | 31,446 | + | |
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | MIN | TBD | W | 8 | 5 | 25-40 | 5 | 18.5 | Wells | Aldred | Trombley | 3:11 | N | 24,157 | ++ | ||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | MIN | TBD | L | 3 | 4 | 25-41 | 5 | 19.5 | Rekar | Radke | Hernandez | 2:49 | N | 16,823 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | MIN | TBD | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25-42 | 5 | 20.5 | Newman | Trombley | 3:45 | D | 15,413 | -- | ||
| 68 | 68 | Monday, Jun 21 | boxscore | MIN | TBD | L | 2 | 3 | 25-43 | 5 | 21.5 | Rupe | Radlosky | Hernandez | 2:52 | D | 13,878 | --- | ||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 25-44 | 5 | 21.5 | Parque | Hawkins | 2:45 | N | 12,428 | ---- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 10 | 26-44 | 5 | 21.5 | Sampson | Sirotka | Trombley | 3:32 | N | 14,770 | + | |
| 71 | 71 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 26-45 | 5 | 21.5 | Navarro | Radke | Howry | 3:01 | D | 13,246 | - | |
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | L | 0 | 2 | 26-46 | 5 | 21.5 | Moehler | Milton | 2:31 | N | 21,604 | -- | ||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 27-46 | 5 | 20.5 | Mays | Mlicki | Trombley | 2:27 | N | 19,667 | + | |
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | MIN | @ | DET | W | 12 | 7 | 28-46 | 5 | 20.5 | Hawkins | Weaver | 3:31 | D | 21,355 | ++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 28-47 | 5 | 22.0 | Reed | Trombley | 2:36 | N | 43,159 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 29-47 | 5 | 21.0 | Milton | Wright | Trombley | 2:56 | N | 43,061 | + | |
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jul 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 7 | 29-48 | 5 | 22.0 | Colon | Carrasco | Jackson | 3:24 | N | 43,010 | - | |
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 11 | 4 | 30-48 | 5 | 21.0 | Hawkins | Weaver | 2:48 | N | 12,033 | + | |||
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | MIN | DET | W | 7 | 2 | 31-48 | 5 | 21.5 | Lincoln | Cruz | 2:38 | N | 14,042 | ++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 5 | 15 | 31-49 | 5 | 21.5 | Thompson | Perkins | 2:57 | D | 13,094 | - | |||
| 81 | 81 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 31-50 | 5 | 22.5 | Wright | Milton | Jackson | 3:02 | N | 12,579 | -- | ||
| 82 | 82 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 32-50 | 5 | 21.5 | Trombley | Reed | 3:21 | N | 12,710 | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 8 | boxscore | MIN | CLE | L | 2 | 9 | 32-51 | 5 | 22.5 | Nagy | Lincoln | 2:57 | N | 14,118 | - | |||
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | MIN | PIT | W | 5 | 4 | 33-51 | 5 | 21.5 | Radke | Silva | Trombley | 2:38 | N | 13,427 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | MIN | PIT | W | 5 | 4 | 34-51 | 5 | 21.5 | Guardado | Williams | 3:08 | N | 14,865 | ++ | |||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | MIN | PIT | L | 2 | 10 | 34-52 | 5 | 21.5 | Ritchie | Mays | 2:41 | D | 18,587 | - | |||
| 87 | 87 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHC | L | 3 | 9 | 34-53 | 5 | 22.5 | Sanders | Radke | Adams | 2:54 | N | 39,420 | -- | |
| 88 | 88 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHC | L | 10 | 11 | 34-54 | 5 | 22.5 | Adams | Trombley | 3:37 | D | 39,249 | --- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHC | W | 8 | 0 | 35-54 | 4 | 21.5 | Mays | Mulholland | 2:26 | D | 39,044 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | STL | W | 5 | 2 | 36-54 | 4 | 20.5 | Hawkins | Oliver | 3:07 | D | 45,665 | ++ | ||
| 91 | 91 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | STL | L | 4 | 8 | 36-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Mercker | Lincoln | Bottalico | 2:49 | N | 37,408 | - | |
| 92 | 92 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | STL | W | 4 | 2 | 37-55 | 4 | 20.5 | Radke | Luebbers | Trombley | 2:52 | N | 35,257 | + | |
| 93 | 93 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 10 | 37-56 | 5 | 20.5 | Simas | Carrasco | Howry | 3:42 | N | 12,399 | - | |
| 94 | 94 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 38-56 | 4 | 19.5 | Mays | Baldwin | Trombley | 2:43 | N | 12,397 | + | ||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 39-56 | 4 | 18.5 | Carrasco | Paniagua | 3:22 | N | 20,014 | ++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | W | 10 | 3 | 40-56 | 3 | 17.5 | Wells | Meche | 2:46 | N | 30,138 | +++ | |||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | MIN | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 40-57 | 4 | 17.5 | Moyer | Radke | Mesa | 2:43 | D | 21,621 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Monday, Jul 26 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | L | 7 | 14 | 40-58 | 4 | 18.5 | Groom | Sampson | 3:14 | N | 11,356 | -- | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 41-58 | 3 | 18.5 | Mays | Taylor | Guardado | 2:41 | N | 11,582 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | MIN | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 42-58 | 3 | 18.5 | Hawkins | Haynes | Trombley | 2:42 | D | 20,420 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | ANA | W | 3 | 1 | 43-58 | 3 | 18.5 | Radke | Hill | 2:48 | N | 38,319 | +++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | ANA | W | 8 | 0 | 44-58 | 3 | 18.5 | Milton | Finley | 2:36 | N | 37,011 | ++++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | ANA | L | 1 | 2 | 44-59 | 3 | 18.5 | Sparks | Mays | Percival | 2:04 | N | 24,045 | - | |
| 104 | 104 | Monday, Aug 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 44-60 | 3 | 19.5 | Zimmerman | Guardado | Wetteland | 2:46 | N | 24,720 | -- | |
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 5 | 9 | 44-61 | 4 | 20.5 | Morgan | Sampson | 3:09 | N | 28,090 | --- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 44-62 | 4 | 20.5 | Loaiza | Radke | Wetteland | 2:43 | N | 29,224 | ---- | |
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 9 | 8 | 45-62 | 3 | 19.5 | Miller | Service | Trombley | 3:39 | N | 23,471 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 5 | 46-62 | 3 | 19.5 | Wells | Rigby | Trombley | 2:49 | N | 38,391 | ++ | |
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | MIN | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 3 | 47-62 | 3 | 18.5 | Hawkins | Rigby | Carrasco | 3:09 | D | 15,595 | +++ | |
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 6 | 10 | 47-63 | 3 | 20.0 | Escobar | Radke | 3:18 | N | 15,842 | - | |||
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 47-64 | 3 | 21.0 | Carpenter | Milton | 2:40 | N | 15,777 | -- | |||
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | MIN | TOR | W | 3 | 0 | 48-64 | 3 | 20.5 | Mays | Hentgen | Trombley | 2:19 | D | 21,206 | + | ||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 14 | 48-65 | 3 | 21.5 | Pettitte | Hawkins | 3:19 | N | 44,568 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 49-65 | 3 | 21.5 | Wells | Cone | Trombley | 3:15 | D | 55,179 | + | |
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 50-65 | 3 | 21.5 | Radke | Irabu | Trombley | 3:10 | D | 56,180 | ++ | |
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 16 | boxscore | MIN | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 2 | 50-66 | 3 | 21.5 | Clemens | Milton | Rivera | 2:30 | N | 36,503 | - | |
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 50-67 | 3 | 21.5 | Mussina | Mays | 3:20 | N | 40,485 | -- | ||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 50-68 | 3 | 21.5 | Erickson | Hawkins | 2:17 | N | 38,820 | --- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 9 | 50-69 | 3 | 22.5 | Johnson | Perkins | 2:44 | D | 38,320 | ---- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 9 | 50-70 | 3 | 23.5 | Irabu | Radke | Nelson | 3:30 | N | 23,595 | ----- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | W | 6 | 1 | 51-70 | 3 | 23.5 | Milton | Clemens | Guardado | 2:59 | N | 32,170 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | MIN | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 51-71 | 3 | 24.5 | Hernandez | Mays | Rivera | 3:07 | D | 26,150 | - | ||
| 123 | 123 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 51-72 | 3 | 24.5 | Rapp | Hawkins | Lowe | 3:11 | N | 14,331 | -- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | L | 1 | 7 | 51-73 | 3 | 24.5 | Martinez | Ryan | 2:46 | N | 12,332 | --- | |||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | MIN | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 52-73 | 3 | 24.5 | Radke | Portugal | 2:34 | N | 11,185 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 53-73 | 3 | 24.5 | Milton | Rosado | Trombley | 2:43 | N | 11,176 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 54-73 | 3 | 24.5 | Wells | Morman | 3:21 | N | 14,136 | +++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | MIN | KCR | W | 6 | 2 | 55-73 | 3 | 23.5 | Hawkins | Stein | Wells | 2:47 | D | 11,585 | ++++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 30 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 55-74 | 3 | 24.5 | Hentgen | Ryan | Koch | 2:18 | N | 22,137 | - | |
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | W | 14 | 3 | 56-74 | 3 | 24.5 | Radke | Hamilton | 2:51 | N | 23,136 | + | ||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 4 | 56-75 | 3 | 25.5 | Escobar | Milton | 2:34 | N | 23,145 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Sep 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 6 | 56-76 | 3 | 26.5 | Wells | Mays | 2:28 | N | 22,255 | -- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TBD | L | 2 | 4 | 56-77 | 3 | 27.5 | Charlton | Guardado | Hernandez | 3:23 | N | 15,355 | --- | |
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TBD | L | 3 | 11 | 56-78 | 3 | 27.5 | Lopez | Miller | 3:27 | N | 17,805 | ---- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TBD | W | 4 | 1 | 57-78 | 3 | 27.5 | Radke | Rupe | 2:27 | D | 17,480 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | MIN | @ | TBD | W | 13 | 7 | 58-78 | 3 | 27.5 | Carrasco | White | 3:42 | D | 16,929 | ++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 0 | 5 | 58-79 | 3 | 27.5 | Erickson | Mays | 2:30 | N | 9,263 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 0 | 10 | 58-80 | 3 | 27.5 | Johnson | Hawkins | 2:37 | N | 9,564 | -- | |||
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | MIN | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 58-81 | 3 | 28.0 | Reyes | Miller | Timlin | 3:23 | N | 9,903 | --- | ||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | MIN | ANA | L | 2 | 4 | 58-82 | 3 | 29.0 | Finley | Radke | Percival | 2:43 | N | 11,200 | ---- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | MIN | ANA | W | 7 | 0 | 59-82 | 3 | 29.0 | Milton | Ortiz | 2:28 | D | 11,222 | + | |||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | MIN | ANA | L | 3 | 6 | 59-83 | 3 | 29.0 | Washburn | Mays | 2:31 | D | 11,301 | - | |||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 13 | boxscore | MIN | ANA | L | 5 | 6 | 59-84 | 3 | 30.0 | Magnante | Hawkins | Hasegawa | 3:29 | N | 8,716 | -- | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 59-85 | 4 | 30.0 | Kolb | Guardado | Wetteland | 3:30 | N | 9,717 | --- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | MIN | TEX | L | 3 | 8 | 59-86 | 4 | 30.0 | Loaiza | Radke | 3:11 | D | 9,706 | ---- | |||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 59-87 | 4 | 29.5 | Abbott | Trombley | 3:03 | N | 44,315 | ----- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 5 | 59-88 | 4 | 30.5 | Meche | Mays | 2:40 | N | 44,511 | ------ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | MIN | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 60-88 | 3 | 29.5 | Hawkins | Moyer | Trombley | 2:44 | D | 44,362 | + | |
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 20 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 0 | 61-88 | 3 | 28.5 | Ryan | Appier | 3:11 | N | 6,512 | ++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 61-89 | 3 | 29.5 | Mahay | Carrasco | Isringhausen | 2:48 | N | 6,498 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | MIN | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 62-89 | 3 | 29.5 | Redman | Worrell | Trombley | 3:12 | D | 9,895 | + | |
| 152 | 152 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 63-89 | 3 | 29.0 | Mays | Myette | 2:38 | N | 11,308 | ++ | |||
| 153 | 153 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 4 | 13 | 63-90 | 3 | 30.0 | Sirotka | Hawkins | 2:42 | N | 26,324 | - | |||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 63-91 | 4 | 31.0 | Baldwin | Ryan | Howry | 2:36 | D | 11,947 | -- | ||
| 155 | 155 | Monday, Sep 27 | boxscore | MIN | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 63-92 | 4 | 31.5 | Simas | Wells | Foulke | 2:55 | N | 9,022 | --- | ||
| 156 | 156 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 4 | 7 | 63-93 | 4 | 32.5 | Anderson | Trombley | Jones | 2:54 | N | 11,875 | ---- | ||
| 157 | 157 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 3 | 6 | 63-94 | 4 | 32.5 | Mlicki | Mays | Jones | 2:41 | N | 9,933 | ----- | ||
| 158 | 158 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | MIN | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 63-95 | 4 | 33.5 | Cordero | Wells | Jones | 3:23 | N | 11,464 | ------ | ||
| 159 | 159 | Friday, Oct 1 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 8 | 9 | 63-96 | 5 | 33.5 | Baldwin | Ryan | Howry | 3:11 | N | 11,887 | ------- | |
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 63-97 | 5 | 33.5 | Wells | Perkins | 3:05 | N | 17,904 | -------- | ||
| 161 | 161 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | MIN | @ | CHW | T | 1 | 1 | 7 | 63-97 | 5 | 33.0 | 1:41 | D | 18,694 | -------- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |