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Drew Waters - Tallies second career homerWaters went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Twins.

ImpactWaters was in the lineup for only the second time in the team's last six games. However, he took advantage of his opportunity Thursday by taking Josh Winder deep in the fifth inning for his second career home run. Across his first 71 career plate appearances, Waters has hit only .210 with a 33.8 percent strikeout rate.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Edward Olivares - Slugs fourth homerOlivares went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Twins.

ImpactOlivares took Josh Winder deep in the fourth inning to record his fourth home run of the season. He returned from a two-month absence on Sept. 17 and has gone 6-for-19 with three doubles, three runs scored and two RBI since. Overall, Olivares has a .305/.357/.466 line across 129 plate appearances on the season.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Brad Keller - First career saveKeller struck out two without allowing a baserunner in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Twins.

ImpactKeller entered the game with a three-run lead and didn't allow a ball out of the infield to record his first career save. Scott Barlow was likely unavailable after pitching both Tuesday and Wednesday, which gave Keller the spare opportunity. Since shifting to the bullpen Aug. 17, Keller has a disastrous 6.43 ERA with a 15:8 K:BB across 14 frames.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Jonathan Heasley - Earns fourth winHeasley (4-8) allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out three across six innings to earn the win Thursday against the Twins.

ImpactHeasley got 11 flyball outs and successfully kept the ball in the yard to turn in his second consecutive quality start. Since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Aug. 9, Heasley has maintained an impressive 3.26 ERA. However, that has come with just a 24:16 K:BB across 38.2 frames. Despite the strong results of late, Heasley owns only a 4.87 ERA across 94.1 innings for the season.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Josh Winder - Quality start in lossWinder (4-5) allowed three earned runs on six hits and a walk while striking out four across six innings to take the loss Thursday against the Royals.

ImpactWinder served up a pair of solo home runs but still managed to turn in a quality start. In three starts since being recalled by the Twins, Winder has maintained a 5.53 ERA with a 10:3 K:BB across 14.2 innings. Overall, he has a 4.20 ERA in 50 frames on the campaign while serving as both a starter and reliever with the Twins.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Thursday's Twins-Kansas City game recapThe Royals recorded their first three-game sweep against an opponent in Kansas City since July 2021.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022•STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins held to 2 hits to end tough road tripKANSAS CITY -- There was a dribbler down the third-base line that resulted in an infield hit for Carlos Correa. There was a sharp grounder o...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022•MLB.COM