The Twins got off to a very rough start for the 2015-16 season going 1-6 in the first week which is about the worst possible start for a new manager in Paul Molitor. They didn’t even manage a run until their third game, but the second week of the season has been quite the turnaround.

One thing that has surprised me about the Twins is the play of Phil Hughes. He hasn’t been performing to what I expected of him. It’s also worrisome to see Brian Duensing hit the DL so early in the year.

The Twins bounced back and won the series against the Royals and Indians. They’ve been a smooth 4-1 over their last 5 games. Plouffe had a walk-off winner in the opener of the series against the Indians. Then to finish out the series, Trevor May tossed one of the best games of his career. Heybeef went 6 IP, gave up one earned run, and had zero walks. Also Torii Hunter hit a three run bomb for his first home run of the year and first as a Twin in 8 years.

If the Hometown 9 can continue their streaky hitting and good pitching they could maybe put together a couple winning streaks and get into second place. We all know that Detroit has the best chance of winning the division, going 10-2 to begin the year. Miggy and Cespedes have been some of the most dominant hitters in the game. Cespedes had 2 HR, Including a grand slam in the 9-1 win against the White-Sux last Sunday.

They’ve been powering The Motor City Kitties to the best record in the league. The Twins sit in last in the AL Central. The Royals series hasn’t gone well for the Twins at Kaufmann. Maybe it’s the moldy hot dogs the team’s been eating in the visiting locker room. Let’s hope for another nice stretch of baseball and see what May brings us. Pun intended.

** Ryan Schaal is a guest writer for Twins And Losses. You can follow him on Twitter: @ryan7997