Ober allowed one run on three hits and a walk over five innings in Sunday's win over the Royals. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision.
#1 DH
Luis Arraez: Collects three hits
May 22nd
Arraez went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Sunday's 7-6 win over Kansas City.
#1 CL
Jhoan Duran: Notches third save
May 22nd
Duran struck out two and earned a save with a perfect inning against the Royals on Sunday.
Gray (1-1) allowed two earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five across six innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Athletics.
#4 P
Chris Paddack: Undergoes second Tommy John surgery
Kirilloff was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.
#5 BP
Cole Sands: Suffers groin strain
May 13th
Sands was placed on the 7-day minor-league injured list with Triple-A St. Paul on Friday due to a left groin strain, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.
Thielbar threw a scoreless inning in Sunday's win over Oakland to earn his second hold. He lowered his ERA to 9.00 (10 ER in 10 IP).
#3 CF
Austin Martin: Heating up in May
May 9th
Martin went 2-for-6 with a home run and stolen base in a doubleheader Sunday for Double-A Wichita. He's hitting .242 with a .713 OPS with 14 stolen bases. Martin was off to a slow start but is hitting .263 with an .865 OPS with a home run in May.
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#3 P
Brady Singer: Another scoreless start
May 22nd
Singer allowed four hits and three walks over seven shutout innings in Sunday's loss to the Twins. He struck out three and did not factor in the decision.
Melendez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored against the White Sox on Wednesday.
#1 1B
Vinnie Pasquantino: Showing power, patience in Triple-A
May 18th
Pasquantino is hitting .240/.362/.512 with eight homers and a 22:23 BB:K through 35 games for Triple-A Omaha.
#1 C
Salvador Perez: Moves to injured list
May 17th
Perez (thumb) was placed on the 10-day injured last after Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
#1 BP
Scott Barlow: Handed loss Monday
May 16th
Barlow (2-1) took the loss Monday versus the White Sox. He allowed two runs (one earned) on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings.
#19 PROS
Will Klein: Debuts at Double-A
May 16th
Klein (lower leg) was reinstated from Double-A Northwest Arkansas' 7-day injured list Saturday and started in the affiliate's 7-6 loss to Wichita later that day. He covered 1.1 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on two hits and five walks while striking out one.
#1 DH
Ryan O'Hearn: Homers as pinch hitter
May 13th
O'Hearn hit a two-run home run as a pinch hitter in Friday's 14-10 win over the Rockies.
Payamps (1-1) pitched three scoreless innings against Texas on Wednesday, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out five to earn the win.
#2 RF
Edward Olivares: Likely to miss around six weeks
May 10th
The Royals anticipate Olivares will miss around six weeks after he was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a strained right quadriceps, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
#8 BP
Taylor Clarke: Secures first win
May 8th
Clarke (1-0) earned the win in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Orioles. He pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.