SEPTEMBER 6, 2023•STARTRIBUNE.COM
Improved changeup of Twins starter Pablo López ranked second in ALCoaches, managers and scouts in a survey have taken note of righthander Pablo López’s deceptive specialty pitch, along with Jhoan Duran’s fa...
Emmanuel Clase Needs To Keep Doing This For The GuardiansEmmanuel Clase has sealed the deal in 13 of his last 15 save opportunities while posting an ERA of 1.61 since July 7 for the Cleveland Guard...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Terry Francona is walking a mile in Lucas Giolito's shoes: Guardians takeawaysGuardians trying to help Lucas Giolito escape the Twilight Zone.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023•CLEVELAND.COM
Michael Helman - Back from injured listHelman (shoulder), who was activated from the minor-league injured list Aug. 28, was promoted from Double-A Wichita to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, Brandon Warne of Access Twinsre...
ImpactHelman landed on the 60-day IL for St. Paul in May with a dislocated shoulder, and he played a few games with Wichita after being reinstated last week before rejoining St. Paul. The 27-year-old has just 12 games under his belt at Triple-A this year but has hit well in the limited sample with a .333/.434/.711 slash line and four homers.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins starting lineups for Sept. 5, 2023: Game No. 139Tnner Bibee faces the Twins in as close to a must-win situation as the Guardians will face this season.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023•CLEVELAND.COM
Ryan Jeffers - Taking seat TuesdayJeffers is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
ImpactTwins manager Rocco Baldelli has alternated starts for his two catcher over the last week, and it's Christian Vazquez's turn after Jeffers was behind the plate for Monday's 20-6 win. Jeffers has a hit in each of his three games so far in September after finishing August going 0-for-13 with 10 strikeouts in his final three tilts.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Triston McKenzie - Ready to face hittersMcKenzie (elbow) completed a bullpen session at Progressive Field on Monday and has been cleared to face live hitters at High-A Lake County on Friday, MLB.com reports.
ImpactMcKenzie and Shane Bieber (elbow) were both cleared to advance to the next phase of their respective recovery programs after the two experienced no issues during their bullpen sessions Monday. Bieber is scheduled to face hitters Thursday before McKenzie does the same Friday, and if all goes well, the right-handers could get the green light to begin minor-league rehab assignments the following week. Per Brian Dulik of the Associated Press, Francona said McKenzie and Bieber will both be activated from the 60-day injured list once they're capable of handling 85-pitch workloads. Francona offered up Sept. 20 as a tentative target date for both pitchers' reinstatements.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
