See Also New York Mets MILWAUKEE Theres no mystery regarding what has sparked the Minnesota Twins on their 13-game winning streak. Their pitching staff is on a roll unlike any before in Twins history. Minnesota recorded its third straight shutout in a 7-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The Twins allowed six runs in the third inning of an 8-6 win at Baltimore on Wednesday, but they havent given up any since. That stretch of 33 straight shutout innings is the longest such streak in Twins history, which began in 1961. Explore More They had three longer shutout streaks when they were the Washington Senators, but the most recent of those took place in 1913. That streak includes three straight shutout wins, a feat the Twins last accomplished in July 2004. Chris Paddack allowed three hits over seven innings in a 4-0 triumph at Baltimore on Thursday. Joe Ryan and Pablo Lpez each gave up two hits over six innings the last two nights in Milwaukee. You want to follow suit, Lpez said after Saturdays game in which he improved to 4-2 with a 2.40 ERA. You want to be the guy that just keeps that momentum going. Joe did it after Paddack. I wanted to do it after Joe. I woke up today just feeling so motivated and feeling ready that I want to continue that. I want to be on the mound and just feel those energies just take over. We have such a good thing going with the pitching and the hitting. This represents the second-longest winning streak in Twins history. Pablo Lopez pitched six shutout innings in the Twins 7-0 win over the Brewers on May 17, 2025. Getty Images They won 15 straight in 1991, the year they won their last World Series championship. It also is the second straight year that the Twins have produced a winning streak of at least 12 games. Theyre the first MLB team to win at least 12 straight games in consecutive seasons since Cleveland did it in 2016-17. The only other team from one of the mens major sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) to accomplish that feat is the NBAs Golden State Warriors, who had streaks of that length in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. Joe Ryan pitched six scorele s innings in the Twins 3-0 win over the Brewers on May 16, 2025. Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Each of the last two years, the Twins have Drew Ellis Jersey used a long winning streak to bounce back from a slow start. Last year, the Twins got off to a 7-13 start before reeling off 12 straight victories, though they eventually mi sed the playoffs after losing seven of their last eight games. This year, the Twins were 13-20 before winning 13 straight. Pitching has keyed that turnaround. Chris Paddack pitched seven scorele s innings in the Twins 4-0 win over the Orioles on May 15, 2025. Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Its been a pretty nice run the boys have been going on, but Id prefer not to talk about it too much, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. Id prefer to just let them keep playing the way theyre playing and pitching the way theyre pitching. Minnesota starters went a combined 1-5 with a 6.90 ERA in the Twins first 10 games. Theyre 15-4 with an MLB-leading 2.46 ERA in the 36 games since. Once you kind of get your feet wet to start the year, from spring, youre able to get a good routine in, get the schedule kind of mapped out after those early off days and some rainouts, said Bailey Ober, who has gone 4-1 with a 3.72 ERA. I feel like were just kind of getting back on schedule and kind of doing our thing. Bailey Ober is 4-1 with a 3.72 ERA this season for the Twins. AP The bullpen has been even better. Twins relievers have allowed one earned run over 38 / innings since May 6. The most important thing is were pounding the zone with strikes, said Danny Coulombe, who has worked 16 2/3 innings this season without allowing a run. We have a lot of really good stuff in this bullpen, so when you pound the zone with good stuff, generally good things happen. That outstanding pitching has helped the Twins withstand injuries to key position players as they fight for position in the loaded AL Central. Minnesota is second in the division, four games behind the Detroit Tigers. Shortstop Carlos Correa and center fielder Byron Buxton have both gone on the 7-day concu sion injured list after colliding while chasing a shallow fly ball Thursday. Utilityman Willi Castro also was out of the lineup Saturday after fouling a ball off his right knee in a 3-0 victory at Milwaukee on Friday. Even with a few of its highest-profile hitters mi sing, the Twins managed to keep it rolling. It helps when the pitchers arent allowing any runs at all. Bryson Stott Jersey