Twins vs Astros Odds

#1 3B

Royce Lewis: Sitting out Wednesday

May 31st

Lewis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston.

#1 SS

Carlos Correa: Absent from lineup

May 31st

Correa is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Astros.

#1 CF

Byron Buxton: Not quite 100 percent

May 31st

Buxton is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#2 P

Joe Ryan: Stung by long ball in loss

May 31st

Ryan (7-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Astros, allowing five runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six over four innings.

#4 BP

Caleb Thielbar: Sharp in rehab outing

May 30th

Thielbar (oblique) threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout Tuesday for Triple-A St. Paul during a rehab assignment. He's expected to throw again Thursday for the Saints, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#1 2B

Willi Castro: Swipes another bag

May 29th

Castro went 2-for-5 with a run and a stolen base against Houston in an extra-inning victory Monday.

#1 C

Ryan Jeffers: Belts game-winning homer

May 29th

Jeffers went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 10-inning win over the Astros.

#1 P

Sonny Gray: Settles for another no-decision

May 29th

Gray allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out three batters over six-plus innings in a no-decision against Houston on Monday.

#2 3B

Kyle Farmer: Moves back to bench Monday

May 29th

Farmer is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

#2 C

Christian Vazquez: Takes seat Monday

May 29th

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Houston.

#1 DH

Jorge Polanco: Continues running program

May 29th

Polanco (hamstring) was spotted taking part in sprinting and running drills on the field Sunday at Target Field, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

#1 RF

Matt Wallner: Dispatched to minors

May 29th

The Twins optioned Wallner to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday.

#1 LF

Max Kepler: Back from IL

May 29th

The Twins reinstated Kepler (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday.

#3 P

Bailey Ober: No run support in loss

May 29th

Ober (3-2) took the loss Sunday against the Blue Jays after allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out seven over five innings.

#1 CL

Emilio Pagan: Has strained hip

May 28th

Pagan left Sunday's loss to Toronto with a minor muscle strain in the hip/groin area, manager Rocco Baldelli told the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

#2 CF

Michael Taylor: Takes seat Sunday

May 28th

Taylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

#1 P

Pablo Lopez: Earns third win

May 27th

Lopez (3-3) earned the win Saturday, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks over 5.2 innings against the Blue Jays. He struck out six.

#5 BP

Brock Stewart: Earns first save

May 27th

Stewart picked up the save Saturday against the Blue Jays. He allowed one hit and no walks while striking out one over a scoreless inning.

#1 BP

Jorge Lopez: May struggles continue

May 27th

Lopez allowed three runs on three hits, including a two-run home run, without retiring a batter in Saturday's 9-7 victory over the Blue Jays.

#3 BP

Louis Varland: Takes first loss of season

May 26th

Varland (2-1) took the loss Friday, allowing three runs on seven hits over six innings against Toronto. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.

#1 CL

Jhoan Duran: Reaches 104 mph with fastball

May 24th

Duran allowed a hit while striking out two over two-thirds of a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Giants. He threw 104.6 mph and 104.4 mph fastballs, which are new Twins records, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

#1 DH

Trevor Larnach: Goes on IL with pneumonia

May 23rd

The Twins placed Larnach on the 10-day injured list Tuesday while he recovers from pneumonia, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

#2 1B

Donovan Solano: Makes cameo off bench Monday

May 23rd

Solano went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and played seven innings at second base in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Giants.

#3 P

Tyler Mahle: Set for surgery Monday

May 20th

Mahle (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery Monday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#7 BP

Jorge Alcala: Testing reveals stress fracture

May 20th

Further testing on Alcala's right forearm revealed a radial stress fracture, and he'll be shut down until his symptoms resolve, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.