MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS

Byron Buxton - Bows out Saturday Buxton is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Buxton walloped a whopping five home runs over his last three games, but he will get a chance to get off his feet Saturday. Gilberto Celestino will get the start in center field, and Gary Sanchez will serve as the Twins' designated hitter.

JUNE 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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Carlos Correa - Slugs fifth homer Correa went 3-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 9-4 win over the Rays.

Impact The Twins already had the game well in hand when Correa launched his fifth homer of the year off Calvin Faucher in the eighth inning. The shortstop hasn't missed a beat since a nine-game stint on the COVID-19 list, and over his last 14 contests dating back to May 18, Correa is slashing .362/.431/.603 with five doubles, three homers, eight RBI and 10 runs.

JUNE 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Byron Buxton - Power surge continues Friday Buxton went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs and a third run scored in Friday's 9-4 win over the Rays.

Impact After the center fielder took Gerrit Cole deep twice Thursday, it was Drew Rasmussen's turn to feel Buxton's wrath. The 28-year-old became only the fourth player in Twins history to have consecutive multi-homer games, and Friday's performance continued a power surge that has seen Buxton bat .400 (10-for-25) over his last six games with two doubles, six homers, nine runs and nine RBI.

JUNE 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Devin Smeltzer - Survives long balls for third win Smeltzer (3-0) picked up the win in Friday's 9-4 victory over the Rays, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks over six-plus innings. He struck out three.

Impact All three runs off Smeltzer came on a trio of solo shots, with two of them coming back-to-back to lead off the seventh inning, but the Twins had already built a 7-1 lead at that point. The quality start was the third in six outings for the southpaw, and Smeltzer sports a 2.38 ERA and 0.97 WHIP despite a poor 12.5 percent strikeout rate through 34 innings.

JUNE 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins face the Rays leading series 1-0

The Minnesota Twins lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays

JUNE 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'That's some greatness right there': Buxton amazes again MINNEAPOLIS -- When Byron Buxton is on one of his hot streaks, there are very few sights in baseball quite like it. He makes things look j...

JUNE 11, 2022 • MLB.COM

Star-crossed Royce Lewis decides surgery beats playing out season at less than full speed As for the Twins shortstop’s season-ending injury while playing center field, he said his aim was “helping the team win.”

JUNE 11, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Byron Buxton's two home runs just part of onslaught as Twins pound Rays, 9-4 MINNEAPOLIS — Two home runs from Byron Buxton spurred the Twins to a 9-4 victory against Tampa Bay on Friday.

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Chi Chi González - Starting for Twins on Saturday Gonzalez will start Saturday's game against the Rays, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Gonzalez headed back to the minors after making a spot start for the Twins last week, but he'll make his second major-league appearance of the season as Saturday's starter. The right-hander threw 45 pitches during Friday's start against the Blue Jays and allowed three runs on four hits and no walks while striking out one in three innings.

JUNE 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Buxton hits another pair of HRs as Twins power past Rays 9-4

Byron Buxton had his second straight two-homer game for the Minnesota Twins in a 9-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays

JUNE 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ariel Jurado - Reinstated from injured list Jurado (elbow) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

Impact Jurado spent the start of the season recovering from Tommy John surgery but has been cleared to return to game action in St. Paul. The right-hander made a rehab appearance at Single-A Fort Myers on Sunday and allowed a hit and two walks while striking out four in four scoreless innings.

JUNE 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Top Twins prospect Royce Lewis headed for ACL surgery, again

Minnesota Twins shortstop Royce Lewis will have reconstructive ACL surgery on his right knee for the second year in a row

JUNE 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins FREE LIVE STREAM (6/10/22): Watch MLB on Apple TV+ ' Time, TV, channel The Tampa Bay Rays face the Minnesota Twins in a regular season game on Friday, June 10, 2022 (6/10/22) at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn...

JUNE 10, 2022 • NJ.COM

Joe Ryan - Set to return next week Ryan (illness) will start Tuesday or Wednesday against the Mariners, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Ryan began a rehab assignment at Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and allowed a hit and no walks while striking out four in three scoreless innings. The Twins haven't yet settled on a date for him to rejoin the starting rotation, but he'll pitch sometime during the road trip in Seattle. The right-hander posted a 2.63 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 27.1 innings over his five starts prior to his absence.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sonny Gray - Rejoining rotation next week Gray (pectoral) is slated to rejoin the Twins' rotation sometime next week, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Gray threw 25-to-30 pitches in a simulated game Friday and apparently felt good afterward, as he's been cleared to rejoin the major-league club. The Twins haven't yet indicated which day Gray will start next week, but the team will also get reinforcements to its rotation since Joe Ryan (illness) is expected to start Tuesday or Wednesday against the Mariners.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins No. 1 prospect Royce Lewis has torn ACL, out until next year Shortstop Royce Lewis, the Twins' No. 1 prospect (No. 39 overall), has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and needs arthros...

JUNE 10, 2022 • MLB.COM

Royce Lewis - Suffers torn ACL, out for season Lewis has been diagnosed with a partially torn right ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2022 season, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Lewis also sustained a torn right ACL in February of 2021, and he carries a return timetable of approximately 12 months after sustaining the same injury last week. It's a devastating blow for the 23-year-old, who made his major-league debut in May and slashed .300/.317/.550 with two homers, five runs and five RBI over 12 games with the Twins. It seems unlikely that Lewis will be able to handle much work during spring training in 2023, but he'll attempt to return to the field by next summer.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Jeffers - Remains on bench Jeffers will sit Friday against the Rays.

Impact Jeffers still has the edge in starts behind the plate compared to Friday's catcher Gary Sanchez, appearing 33 times to Sanchez's 26. That edge may be slipping, however, as it's now been Sanchez behind the plate for four of the last five games.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Emmanuel Rodriguez - Out with apparent lower body injury Rodriguez was placed on the 7-day injured list at Single-A Fort Myers. He suffered an apparent lower body injury when sliding feet-first into third, Play-by-Play Broadcaster for th...

Impact Rodriguez was hitting .272 with nine home runs and a 1.043 OPS before the injury. The top prospect for the Twins has displayed strong on-base skills and power at age 19.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Struggling Yankees Are Starting to Contribute, Playing Key Role in Comeback Victory Joey Gallo and Aaron Hicks have been swinging hot bats to start the month of June, helping to lift the Yankees over the Twins on Thursday ni...

JUNE 10, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Twins play the Rays in first of 3-game series

The Minnesota Twins host the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a three-game series

JUNE 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Carlos Correa - Belts homer Thursday Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a loss to the Yankees on Thursday.

Impact Minnesota shocked Yankees ace Gerrit Cole with three straight homers to begin the bottom of the first inning, and Correa was responsible for the last of those blasts with a long ball to left field. It was his first home run since returning from the COVID-19-related IL on Wednesday. Correa got off to a slow start this season but is batting .368 (32-for-87) with three homers and 14 RBI in 21 games since April 28.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Byron Buxton - Blasts two homers in loss Buxton went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs, four total RBI and a walk in Thursday's loss to the Yankees.

Impact Both of Buxton's homers came off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, as he got to the right-hander for a solo shot in the first inning and a three-run blast in the second. After a 14-game stretch without a long ball from mid-May to early June, Buxton has gone deep four times in his past five games. He's tied with five others players for fifth in the league this season with 15 home runs.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dylan Bundy - Can't capitalize on run support Bundy did not factor in the decision against the Yankees on Thursday, pitching four innings and giving up four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one.

Impact The Twins gave Bundy seven runs through three innings, but the veteran hurler wasn't able to contain New York's offense. He surrendered a run in the first inning, two in the second and another in fifth before he was lifted for a reliever. Three of the runs he allowed came as a result of a pair of homers by Joey Gallo, who entered the game batting .186 on the campaign. After posting a 0.59 ERA through his first three starts this season, Bundy has since given up 29 earned runs across 30.2 innings, pushing his ERA up to 5.87 on the campaign.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE