MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS

Cole Sands - Four-inning save Sands picked up a four-inning save in Wednesday's 10-1 victory over the White Sox. He allowed one run on four hits and one walk while striking out one.

Impact Sands entered the game with Minnesota up 10-0 in the sixth inning, and he pitched well, holding the White Sox to just one unearned run over four innings. The strong effort earned Sands the four-inning save, which was the first of his young career. Through 30.2 innings in the big leagues this season, Sands was 0-3 with a 5.87 ERA and 28 strikeouts.

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Louie Varland - First career win in final game Varland (1-2) earned the win Wednesday, allowing zero runs on four hits and zero walks over five innings against the White Sox. He struck out five.

Impact In the final game of the season, Varland recorded his first career win with a dominant performance against the White Sox. For the first time this season, Varland did not walk a batter, and he fanned five, his second-highest strikeout total of the season. After recording a 3.06 ERA in 126.1 innings across the minors this season, Varland struggled to begin his big-league career to the tune of a 4.71 ERA entering Wednesday, but the scoreless effort dropped his ERA to 3.81 and gives him positive momentum heading into the offseason.

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins' Luis Arraez Spoils Aaron Judge's Triple Crown Bid The star slugger led the American League in home runs and RBIs, but fell just short of the batting title.

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Luis Arraez joins four other Twins as American League batting champions Arraez's crown is the 15th batting title won by five Twins players. Rod Carew won the most titles as a Twin with seven. Here's the complete...

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins, Luis Arraez mark individual milestones as disappointing season ends Luis Arraez won the American League batting title on Wednesday, dashing Aaron Judge's hopes of a Triple Crown.

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

White Sox's 10-1 loss to Twins marks fitting end to forgettable season In the final game of the season Wednesday, the White Sox were blown out by the Twins 10-1 at Guaranteed Rate Field. Thought to be World Seri...

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • DAILYHERALD.COM

Arraez, McNeil win batting titles, Judge misses Triple Crown

Minnesota’s Luis Arraez finished with the lowest average for an American League batting champion since 1968, and the Mets’ Jeff McNeil won the National League title

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Correa discusses '22 season, future with Twins CHICAGO -- Carlos Correa watched Wednesday’s season finale from the top rail of the visitors’ dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field, his 2022 seas...

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • MLB.COM

Arraez wins AL batting title, Twins beat White Sox 10-1

Luis Arraez won the AL batting title, hitting a third-inning double after walking twice to finish the season at

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arraez captures American League batting title CHICAGO -- Luis Arraez had only been in the big leagues for three months in 2019 when Terry Francona, longtime baseball man and manager of a...

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • MLB.COM

Twins' Luis Arraez wins American League batting title Luis Arraez finished the season hitting .316 to Aaron Judge’s .311 to win his first career batting title.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • TWINCITIES.COM

Reusse: Mauer, Carew and Oliva know Arraez earned his batting title Three former Twins batting champs reflect on their own titles and share their happiness for Luis Arraez and his new crown.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

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OCTOBER 5, 2022 • MLB.COM

Cole Sands - Rejoins team for finale The Twins recalled Sands from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.

Impact Sands will give the Twins a fresh arm out of the bullpen behind starter Louie Varland in Wednesday's season finale. Minnesota optioned Simeon Woods Richardson to Triple-A to clear room on the active roster for Sands.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Simeon Woods Richardson - Sent back to minors The Twins optioned Woods Richardson to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.

Impact Woods Richardson wasn't scheduled to pitch again in 2022 after making his MLB debut Sunday in Detroit, where he struck out three while allowing three runs (two earned) in five innings en route to being handed a loss. The Twins will swap him off the 28-man active roster for right-hander Cole Sands, who will give the team a fresh arm out of the bullpen in Wednesday's season finale against the White Sox.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Jeffers - Resting Wednesday Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact After catching in Tuesday's 8-3 loss, Jeffers will take a seat Wednesday as the Twins close their season with a day game. Gary Sanchez will fill in for Jeffers behind the dish.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Correa - Gets Wednesday off Correa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Jermaine Palacios will fill in at shortstop while Correa gets a breather in the season finale. The 28-year-old holds a $35.1 million player option for 2023, but he may prefer to try his luck on the open market after a solid first season in Minnesota in which he hit .291 with 22 home runs, 64 RBI and 70 runs.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Miranda - Won't play in finale Miranda (mouth) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Miranda had been included in the Twins' initial lineup for Wednesday, but the Twins opted to hold him out for the season finale and give him more time to move past the mouth contusion he suffered when he was hit by a pitch Tuesday. He'll close out his rookie campaign with a .268 average, 15 home runs, 66 RBI and 45 runs over 124 games.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins take 4-game losing streak into matchup against the White Sox

The Minnesota Twins head into the matchup against the Chicago White Sox after losing four games in a row

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'It feels close': Arraez on brink of hitting history CHICAGO -- Luis Arraez can see the finish line. Sure, he's set to limp across that finish line at decidedly less than 100 percent as he nurs...

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • MLB.COM

Rookie Duran catches fire in Twins' bullpen CHICAGO -- When Jhoan Duran reported to Fort Myers, Fla., for Spring Training, he expected to be a starting pitcher in 2022. Instead, he was...

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • MLB.COM

Luis Arraez - Goes 1-for-4 in return Arraez (hamstring) went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Arraez missed the last two games while dealing with a hamstring issue, and he served as the designated hitter in this contest. He extended his hitting streak to eight games, a span in which he's gone 12-for-35 (.343) with one double, one RBI and five runs scored. The infielder is slashing .315/.372/.418 with eight home runs, 49 RBI, 86 runs scored and four stolen bases through 143 games.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jermaine Palacios - Clubs first homer Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Palacios has seen his playing time remain inconsistent since he was called up Sept. 3. He had a three-hit effort Sept. 30 versus the Tigers, and those were his only hits across 39 at-bats before his ninth-inning solo shot Tuesday. The infielder didn't do much in the majors this season, logging a .136/.181/.182 slash line with a homer, four RBI and seven runs scored through 73 plate appearances.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Winder - Short start in loss Winder (4-6) allowed four runs on five hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out two over 2.1 innings, taking the loss Tuesday versus the White Sox.

Impact Winder wasn't at his best in his last outing of the year. The White Sox did all their damage against him in the third inning, though it could have been worse had Aaron Sanchez not gotten a double play to end the threat in that frame. The rookie right-hander finished the campaign with a 4.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 47:18 K:BB across 67 innings spanning 15 appearances (11 starts) at the major-league level. He failed to complete five innings in four of his five outings after a recall to the big leagues in September.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Arraez keeps slight lead in AL batting race, but Twins drubbed by White Sox CHICAGO — One, potentially two, acts of baseball history became solidified Wednesday night.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM