SEPTEMBER 16•NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Brooks Lee's career-best five RBI help Twins beat Reds 9-2 to avoid sweepMINNEAPOLIS - When the Twins were at one of their lowest points in the season with teams chipping aw...
Carlos Santana - Homers, drives in threeSantana went 3-for-4 Sunday with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored against the Reds.
ImpactSantana homered and doubled to finish just a triple shy of the cycle. The 15-year-vet's two-run blast in the seventh doubled the Twins' lead and served as the springboard to a five-run inning that sealed the game. Santana is now batting 8-for-18 (.444) with two homers, a double, six RBI and six runs scored during a modest five-game hitting streak.
SEPTEMBER 15•ROTOWIRE
Twins face first-place Guardians unlikely to repeat as AL Central championsThe Twins likely won’t be repeating as AL Central champions as they trail the first-place Guardians by 6½ games with two weeks to play.
SEPTEMBER 15•STARTRIBUNE.COM
Rocco Baldelli: Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton to miss some Twins games over final weeks of seasonBoth Twins stars were just activated from the injured list following long absences, but the team will continue to be careful with them.
SEPTEMBER 15•STARTRIBUNE.COM
With eye on '25, Lowder continues to make his case for a rotation spotMINNEAPOLIS -- While it's a tad early to project the Reds' 2025 rotation, rookie Rhett Lowder is making a case that his name should be writt...
SEPTEMBER 15•MLB.COM
David Festa - Can't escape fourth inningFesta did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks over 3.2 innings against the Reds. He struck out four.
ImpactFesta held the Reds to just a walk and a hit-by-pitch through three innings but ran into trouble in the fourth, allowing three consecutive hits that led to two runs to start the inning, then loaded the bases with a couple of walks that led to him being pulled prior to the end of the inning. It was the second-consecutive start Festa walked three while failing to make it into the fifth inning. Through 55 innings spanning 12 appearances (11 starts), Festa holds a 5.07 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with an impressive 66 strikeouts. His next turn is set to take place when the Twins travel to Boston to take on the Red Sox.
SEPTEMBER 15•ROTOWIRE
Rhett Lowder - Saddled with tough-luck lossLowder (1-2) was saddled with the loss Sunday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk across 5.1 innings against the Twins. He struck out five.
ImpactLowder entered the sixth with a one-run lead but was pulled after having allowed two batters to reach base with one out in the inning. Each of those baserunners later came around to score, saddling Lowder with two additional earned runs and saddling him with a tough-luck defeat. The 22-year-old rookie has been highly effective across four starts since earning the call from Triple-A, having allowed just one earned run prior to the three runs allowed Sunday. An encouraging trend is that he's also kept the walks in check, having allowed just one over his last two starts after allowing eight over his first two appearances. He's currently set up to make his next start in a home matchup against the Pirates.
SEPTEMBER 15•ROTOWIRE
