| 87-76 | Lost ALDS |
| Record | Outcome |
The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a 87-76 record. They went 49-33 at home and 38-43 on the road. Including the postseason, the Minnesota Twins went 87-79. Their final game was a loss in the AL Divisional Series to the New York Yankees.
The 2009 Minnesota Twins played in the Central Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 2009 Minnesota Twins went 46-27 against their AL Central opponents.
The Twins won the AL Central in the 2009 season with a 87-76 record. The Tigers finished 1 game back with a 86-77 record. The White Sox finished 7.5 games back with a 79-83 record. The Indians finished 21.5 games back with a 65-97 record. The Royals finished 21.5 games back with a 65-97 record.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 12-6 | 66.7% | +30 |
| Kansas City Royals | 12-6 | 66.7% | +26 |
| Detroit Tigers | 12-7 | 63.2% | +20 |
| Cleveland Indians | 10-8 | 55.6% | +19 |
Among qualifying months, the 2009 Minnesota Twins had their best month in September, when they went 16-11 and had a 59.3% win percentage. Their worst month was May, when they went 14-16 and had a 46.7% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 11-11 | 50% | -23 |
| May | 14-16 | 46.7% | +30 |
| June | 15-12 | 55.6% | +19 |
| July | 12-12 | 50% | -12 |
| August | 14-14 | 50% | -3 |
| September | 16-11 | 59.3% | +22 |
| October | 5-0 | 100% | +19 |
Yes, the Minnesota Twins made the Postseason in 2009. They lost their only series against the New York Yankees in the AL Divisional Series.
The Minnesota Twins finished the regular season with a run differential of +52. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Twins could have been expected to have about 86.4 wins, or a 86-77 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 2009 Minnesota Twins went 25-25.
During the regular season, the 2009 Minnesota Twins went 7-7 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 2009 Minnesota Twins was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Twins had during the 2009 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Mon, Apr 6, 2009 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
| Tue, Apr 7, 2009 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 5 | ||
| Wed, Apr 8, 2009 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 5 | ||
| Thu, Apr 9, 2009 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Apr 10, 2009 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 12 - 5 | ||
| Sat, Apr 11, 2009 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 8 | ||
| Sun, Apr 12, 2009 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
| Mon, Apr 13, 2009 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 6 - 8 | ||
| Tue, Apr 14, 2009 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 2 | (11) | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2009 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 12 | ||
| Thu, Apr 16, 2009 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 9 | ||
| Fri, Apr 17, 2009 | vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Win 11 - 9 | ||
| Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Win 9 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Apr 19, 2009 | vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 10 | ||
| Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 3 - 7 | ||
| Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 1 | ||
| Sat, Apr 25, 2009 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 7 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Apr 26, 2009 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | Loss 1 - 7 | ||
| Tue, Apr 28, 2009 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Wed, Apr 29, 2009 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | Win 8 - 3 | ||
| Fri, May 1, 2009 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 7 - 5 | ||
| Sat, May 2, 2009 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 7 - 10 | (11) | |
| Sun, May 3, 2009 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
| Mon, May 4, 2009 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 2 | ||
| Tue, May 5, 2009 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 9 | ||
| Wed, May 6, 2009 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
| Thu, May 7, 2009 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Fri, May 8, 2009 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 11 - 0 | ||
| Sat, May 9, 2009 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 9 - 6 | ||
| Sun, May 10, 2009 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Tue, May 12, 2009 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 2 | ||
| Wed, May 13, 2009 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 14 - 10 | (13) | |
| Thu, May 14, 2009 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 5 | ||
| Fri, May 15, 2009 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Sat, May 16, 2009 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 6 | (11) | |
| Sun, May 17, 2009 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 3 | (10) | |
| Mon, May 18, 2009 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 6 - 7 | ||
| Tue, May 19, 2009 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
| Wed, May 20, 2009 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
| Thu, May 21, 2009 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 20 - 1 | ||
| Fri, May 22, 2009 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 11 - 3 | ||
| Sat, May 23, 2009 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 6 - 2 | ||
| Sun, May 24, 2009 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 6 - 3 | ||
| Mon, May 25, 2009 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Tue, May 26, 2009 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 2 | ||
| Wed, May 27, 2009 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Thu, May 28, 2009 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
| Fri, May 29, 2009 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Sat, May 30, 2009 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Sun, May 31, 2009 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Jun 2, 2009 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Wed, Jun 3, 2009 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 10 | ||
| Thu, Jun 4, 2009 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 11 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Jun 5, 2009 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 2 - 1 | (10) | |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2009 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Jun 7, 2009 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Mon, Jun 8, 2009 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Tue, Jun 9, 2009 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 10 - 5 | ||
| Wed, Jun 10, 2009 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 6 - 3 | ||
| Thu, Jun 11, 2009 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Fri, Jun 12, 2009 | @ Chicago Cubs | Win 7 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Jun 13, 2009 | @ Chicago Cubs | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Sun, Jun 14, 2009 | @ Chicago Cubs | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Tue, Jun 16, 2009 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 8 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 2 - 8 | ||
| Thu, Jun 18, 2009 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 5 - 1 | ||
| Fri, Jun 19, 2009 | vs Houston Astros | Win 5 - 2 | ||
| Sat, Jun 20, 2009 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Sun, Jun 21, 2009 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
| Tue, Jun 23, 2009 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Fri, Jun 26, 2009 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Sat, Jun 27, 2009 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Sun, Jun 28, 2009 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 6 - 2 | ||
| Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 2 - 1 | ||
| Wed, Jul 1, 2009 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 1 | ||
| Fri, Jul 3, 2009 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 9 - 11 | (16) | |
| Sat, Jul 4, 2009 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Jul 5, 2009 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Jul 7, 2009 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 10 | ||
| Wed, Jul 8, 2009 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jul 9, 2009 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
| Fri, Jul 10, 2009 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Jul 11, 2009 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 7 - 8 | ||
| Sun, Jul 12, 2009 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 13 - 7 | ||
| Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jul 19, 2009 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 5 | (12) | |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 13 - 14 | ||
| Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 2 | (10) | |
| Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 16 | ||
| Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Loss 5 - 6 | (10) | |
| Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Loss 3 - 6 | ||
| Sat, Jul 25, 2009 | @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Loss 5 - 11 | ||
| Sun, Jul 26, 2009 | @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Win 10 - 1 | ||
| Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Loss 5 - 11 | (11) | |
| Sat, Aug 1, 2009 | vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Loss 6 - 11 | ||
| Sun, Aug 2, 2009 | vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Loss 4 - 13 | ||