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Tigers beat young Woods Richardson, sloppy Twins 5-2

Eric Haase and Victor Reyes homered and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of Minnesota’s sloppy play, beating touted pitching prospect Simeon Woods Richardson and the Twins 5-2

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tigers cap home schedule on high note, top Twins The Tigers defeated the Twins on Sunday, 5-2, in the final home game of the 2022 season.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Tigers have errors go their way, back them with power in 5-2 win over Twins in home finale Akil Baddoo started the scoring with speed in the first inning and Eric Haase delivered a third-inning HR as the Detroit Tigers beat the Twi...

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • FREEP.COM

Saturday's Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Selected the contract of RHP Simeon Woods Richardson from St.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Sandy León - Shifts to 60-day IL Leon (knee) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Leon was ruled out for the season earlier this week and is scheduled to undergo meniscus surgery on his right knee, so it's not a surprise to see him moved to the 60-day IL. The veteran backstop appeared in 34 games between the Guardians and Twins this season and ha d a.169/.298/.211 slash line.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ronny Henriquez - Sent back to minors Henriquez was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Henriquez was promoted from St. Paul on Sept. 18 and made three appearances in his first taste of the big leagues, and he pitched well with a 2.31 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB across 11.2 innings. Simeon Woods Richardson, who is starting Sunday in Detroit, was called up in a corresponding move.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Arraez - Sits with hamstring issue Arraez, who is not in Sunday's lineup, is dealing with a hamstring issue, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact Arraez is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, during which he is batting .355. Aaron Judge has a .313 average while Arraez's .315 average leads the American League.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Simeon Woods Richardson - Promoted for big-league debut Woods Richardson had his contract selected from Triple-A St. Paul and will start Sunday against the Tigers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact The 22-year-old was previously confirmed as the starter for Sunday's contest, and he's now officially been called up for his MLB debut. Woods Richardson split the 2022 campaign between Double-A Wichita and St. Paul, and he posted a 2.73 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 116:37 K:BB over 109.2 innings.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Arraez - Left out of Sunday's lineup Arraez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Arraez went 11-for-31 (.355) over his last seven games and took a two-point lead in the AL batting title race, but that will not stop him from being held out for the second time in three days.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins won't finish above .500 after bumbling through loss to Tigers The Twins need to win their final four games to avoid their second losing season in a row.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Dylan Bundy - Gives up two runs in no-decision Bundy gave up two earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out three over five innings in a 3-2 loss to the Tigers on Saturday. He did not factor into the decision.

Impact Bundy made his team-leading 29th start and looked good outside of a home run to Eric Haase. However, he suffered from some poor outfield defense by Matt Wallner in the first inning, which led to an earned run. The performance is a positive note on which to end the season for Bundy, who struggled immensely in September with a 7.06 ERA as the Twins fell out of playoff contention. He finishes the season with an ERA of 4.89, a WHIP of 1.28 and a Baseball-Reference WAR of -0.3.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers and Twins play in series rubber match

Both the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Correa to take Miranda under offseason wing DETROIT -- Even as it remains a mystery as to whether Carlos Correa will be back in a Twins uniform next season, he already knows he’s going...

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • MLB.COM

Tigers come out on top of Twins in sloppy game DETROIT — This one was a little gnarly.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Simeon Woods-Richardson - Set for debut Sunday Woods Richardson will start Sunday's game against the Tigers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Woods Richardson has had a dominant season in the upper levels of the minors for the Twins, combining to post a 2.73 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 116:37 K:BB across 108.2 innings with Double-A Wichita and Triple-A St. Paul. He has thrown six innings in three consecutive starts with St. Paul, so he shouldn't have any limitations on his workload in his big-league debut.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Detroit Tigers make the most of Minnesota Twins' mistakes in 3-2 victory The Detroit Tigers scored the winning run of their 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday without a hit in the sixth inning.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • FREEP.COM

Haase's 3 hits, including HR, helps Tigers beat Twins, 3-2

Eric Haase had three hits including a home run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gilberto Celestino - Absent from Saturday's lineup Celestino isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Impact Celestino will get a day off after he went 2-for-8 with a double, an RBI, a walk and a strikeout over the last two games. Mark Contreras is starting in center field and batting ninth.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Jeffers - Retreats to bench Saturday Jeffers isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Impact Jeffers was productive during Friday's series opener in Detroit, going 2-for-5 with a triple, a run and an RBI. He'll head to the bench while Gary Sanchez starts behind the plate and bats seventh.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Great community work has Buxton up for Clemente Award MINNEAPOLIS -- Byron Buxton isn’t much of an outspoken guy. He prefers to let his actions do the talking -- usually, in the form of tape-mea...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • MLB.COM

Joe Ryan - Strikes out eight in win Ryan (13-8) earned the win against the Tigers on Friday, allowing no runs on five hits while striking out eight and walking one over six innings.

Impact Ryan tossed 65 of 91 pitches for strikes across six frames. He allowed six baserunners, but none of them reached home. This was a bounce-back game for the righty who gave up three runs in four innings to the Angels in his last start. His Friday appearance was his third quality start in his last five games, all three of which resulted in wins. In five starts this month, Ryan ended up with a 2.20 ERA and has lowered his season ERA to 3.55.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Correa - Mashes two-run homer Correa went 2-for-5 a two-run home run in Friday's victory over the Tigers.

Impact Correa's two-run shot came in the seventh inning and sent Mark Contreras home. It was Correa's 22nd homer of the season, his seventh of the month, and his first in 15 days. The shortstop has found his stride at the end of the season, picking up hits in all but five out of 27 games this month and slashing .345/.405/.600. During the span of this month, Correa took his batting average from .269 to where it sits now at .287.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins bring 1-0 series lead over Tigers into game 2 Minnesota Twins (77-80, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (62-93, fourth in the AL Central)

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • THESTAR.COM

Ryan caps breakout rookie season with Twins record DETROIT -- Exactly a year ago, Joe Ryan’s spectacular month-long cameo in the big leagues to finish out the 2021 regular season came to a fo...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • MLB.COM

Joe Ryan wraps up rookie season in style as Twins shut out Tigers, 7-0 It seemed odd and unwarranted at the time, giving a rookie the honor of starting on opening day. Six months later, Joe Ryan might have locke...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • SACBEE.COM