AUGUST 10, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
MINNESOTA TWINS 82-80 · 4TH IN AL CENTRAL
82-80 · 4TH IN AL CENTRAL
Dodgers: Watch LA Fans Give Former Astro Plenty of Boos Carlos Correa may have forgotten about 2017, but Dodgers fans sure haven’t.
Alex Kirilloff - Surgery goes as planned Kirilloff underwent successful surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles to shorten the ulnar bone in his right wrist and clean up scar tissue, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.
Impact Kirilloff's season will come to an early end for the second year in a row due to right wrist surgery, with his latest procedure performed by Dr. Steven Shin and considered more uncommon than the prior one, which involved ligament damage. It's the third major surgery of the 24-year-old's professional career, as he previously missed the entire 2017 minor-league season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Twins are hopeful that Tuesday's procedure will provide a more permanent fix for Kirilloff's lingering wrist issues, and the expectation is that he'll be ready to go for spring training. He concludes the 2022 campaign with a .250 average, three home runs, 21 RBI and 14 runs over 155 plate appearances with the big club.
AUGUST 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Twins fall into tie for first place after 10-3 beating by Dodgers From spotty hitting to throwing errors to another bad start for starter Joe Ryan, the Twins didn't look like a first-place team. The Dodgers...
AUGUST 10, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Bailey Ober - Throws bullpen session Ober (groin) threw a 20-pitch bullpen on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla., with no issues, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Impact Ober has been out since early June with an aponeurotic plate injury, which he described as a tendon pulling on his pelvic bone. This is his first significant sign of progress since June. The Twins have said Ober is aiming for a return in September.
AUGUST 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
AL Central race shaping up to be tense for Twins LOS ANGELES -- A pair of division leaders walked into Chavez Ravine on Tuesday night. One looked much more the part -- and the other walked...
AUGUST 10, 2022 • MLB.COM
Dodgers host the Twins, try to extend home win streak
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Minnesota Twins looking to continue a five-game home winning streakAUGUST 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Byron Buxton - Crushes two-run homer Buxton went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 10-3 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Impact Buxton singled in the sixth inning and took reliever Phil Bickford deep to left in the eighth for his fourth long ball of the second half. The successful game improved his slash line to .222/.301/.549, though the bigger story is that the 28-year-old started again at DH despite two straight off days. Minnesota is taking a cautious approach with their injury-prone star even as Buxton (undisclosed) hasn't played the field since July 31 aside from one inning Sunday.
AUGUST 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Joe Ryan - Handed fifth loss Ryan (8-5) took the loss during Tuesday's 10-3 defeat at the hands of the Dodgers, allowing six runs (five earned) on nine hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings.
Impact Ryan surrendered runs in each of his first four innings to fall in line for the loss, matching a season high by putting 10 runners on base. The hiccup is the 26-year-old's second in his last three outings, though he's held the opposition to one run in five of his other six turns since the start of July. Ryan carries a 3.95 ERA and 1.13 WHIP into his next start, scheduled for next week against Kansas City.
AUGUST 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Another season ends prematurely for Twins' Alex Kirilloff, who opts for wrist surgery Manager Rocco Baldelli fined for Sunday's outburst over overturned call; loss to Dodgers knocks Twins into first-place tie.
AUGUST 10, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Tuesday's Twins-Dodgers game recap Joe Ryan threw 110 pitches in five innings, the most pitches thrown by a Twins pitcher this season.
AUGUST 10, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Dodgers roll past Twins to boost win streak to nine
Max Muncy hit a home run and Julio Urias pitched seven strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to a season-best nine games with a 10-3 victory over...AUGUST 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Minnesota Twins Box Score - August 10, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time MLB coverage and scores as the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Minnesota Twins at 2:10am UTC on August 10, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, and...
AUGUST 10, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
With Michael K. Williams' Omar whistle played before Orioles' Félix Bautista's latest appearance, a warning was sent: Félix comin' Before Baltimore traded Jorge López to the Minnesota Twins, López entered games at Camden Yards to flames on the scoreboard, the kind of hyp...
AUGUST 9, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM
Gary Sánchez - On bench Tuesday Sanchez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Impact Sanchez has a .482 OPS in 11 games since the All-Star break and will head to the bench Tuesday for the third time in Minnesota's past four contests. Sandy Leon will receive another start behind the plate.
AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luis Arraez - Steps out of lineup Arraez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Impact Arraez produced three hits in each of the past two contests and totaled three doubles, two RBI, two runs and a stolen base, but he'll take a seat Tuesday with lefty Julio Urias on the mound for Los Angeles. Jose Miranda will shift to shift base while Byron Buxton rests his legs as the designated hitter.
AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Twins promote former Concordia star Louie Varland to Class AAA Saints Former North St. Paul and Concordia (St. Paul) pitcher Louie Varland was among the pitching leaders in the Class AA Texas League.
AUGUST 9, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Under manager Rocco Baldelli, the quick hook is a big part of Twins baseball Twins starters are averaging 4.83 innings per start, which is second lowest in the majors. Pitchers know what's coming when Rocco Baldelli e...
AUGUST 9, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins mailbag: Alex Kirilloff's wrist, Tyler Mahle vs. José Berríos, dropping Tyler Duffey Plus, the end of the Miguel Sanó era, assessing Carlos Correa, and which Twins players have a future as managers.
AUGUST 9, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Twins visit the Dodgers to start 2-game series
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Minnesota Twins to open a two-game seriesAUGUST 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royce Lewis - Progressing well from ACL tear Lewis was cleared to resume walking without the aid of crutches July 12, three weeks after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com re...
Impact Though he's still in the early stage of his rehab program, Lewis already appears to be progressing at a faster rate than he did in February 2021, when he first tore the ACL of the same knee. After getting surgery last February, Lewis didn't start walking until five and a half weeks later. Lewis ultimately received a clean bill of health ahead of spring training, but due to the timing of his latest surgery and its estimated 10-to-12-month recovery timeline, he's likely to spent at least the first few weeks of the 2023 campaign on the injured list. While the pair of knee surgeries are troubling for a player like Lewis who is speed-oriented, he has youth working in his favor and shouldn't be sidelined for a large chunk of the upcoming season if he manages to steer clear of any setbacks in the months to come.
AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Randy Dobnak - Rehab assignment on tap Dobnak (finger) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Thursday, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.
Impact Dobnak has been sidelined since late in the 2021 season and his endured multiple setbacks in his recovery from lingering discomfort in his right middle finger. According to MLB.com, Dobnak ruptured two of the pulley tendons in his finger, and while a surgical fix is an option, the 27-year-old has been reluctant to go that route since there isn't any precedent for baseball players having such a procedure and resuming their careers. At least since he received a cortisone shot in the finger July 1, Dobnak seems to be progressing well, as he's been ramping up for nearly a month and reached an important milestone last Thursday, when he threw a live batting practice session. The Twins will likely have Dobnak get stretched out for a potential starting role during what could be a month-long rehab assignment, but it's more likely he pitches out of the bullpen if he rejoins the big club in September.
AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Ryan Jeffers - Ditches cast Jeffers had the cast removed on his surgically repaired right thumb Aug. 1 and is now sporting a removable splint, MLB.com reports.
Impact At the time he underwent surgery July 20 to repair an avulsion fracture of the thumb, Jeffers was projected to miss 6-to-8 weeks. Assuming that timeline still holds, Jeffers won't be a realistic option to rejoin the Twins until the early part of September at the soonest. Minnesota will get by with Gary Sanchez as its everyday catcher in the meantime.
AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Twins-Dodgers series preview: A rare visit to Dodger Stadium The Twins begin their five-game stay in Southern California with two against the NL West leaders.
AUGUST 8, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Miguel Sano's years with Twins end with apathy. What went so wrong? Miguel Sano's quiet exit with a damaged left knee after 13 years with the organization leaves an awkward dance among team, veteran player an...
AUGUST 8, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins' Alex Kirilloff out for season, will have wrist surgery after other treatments fail The unusual and potentially risky surgery is intended to relieve relieve the bone-on-bone pain that has affected Alex Kirilloff's right wris...
AUGUST 8, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
