Bader went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Thursday's loss against the Cardinals.
#1 RF
Matt Wallner: Begins season in leadoff spot
Mar 28th
Wallner started in right field and batted leadoff in Thursday's loss against the Cardinals. He went 0-for-4 with a walk.
#1 2B
Willi Castro: Gets start at second base
Mar 27th
Castro started at second base and went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's loss to the Cardinals.
#1 DH
Trevor Larnach: Two hits Opening Day
Mar 27th
Larnach started at DH and went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Thursday's 5-3 loss against the Cardinals.
#1 BP
Griffin Jax: Not sharp in regular-season debut
Mar 27th
Jax allowed a run on a home run and a walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning Thursday against the Cardinals.
#1 P
Pablo Lopez: Takes Opening Day loss
Mar 27th
Lopez (0-1) gave up four runs (two earned) on eight hits and no walks over five innings Thursday in taking the loss against the Cardinals. He struck out three.
#5 BP
Brock Stewart: Opening season on IL
Mar 27th
The Twins placed Stewart (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
#2 2B
Brooks Lee: Moved to IL
Mar 26th
The Twins placed Lee (back) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a lumbar strain.
#1 3B
Royce Lewis: Officially placed on IL
Mar 26th
The Twins placed Lewis (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
#9 BP
Michael Tonkin: Placed on injured list
Mar 26th
The Twins placed Tonkin on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right shoulder strain.
#2 DH
Luke Keaschall: Returns to second base
Mar 25th
Keaschall played second base for half of a Triple-A spring training game Tuesday, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Alcala is expected to be included in Minnesota's Opening Day bullpen, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports. He's thrown nine scoreless innings with a 5:2 K:BB ratio this spring.
#3 BP
Louis Varland: Likely to win bullpen role
Mar 19th
Varland is expected to make the Twins' major-league roster as a reliever, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports. He's thrown nine scoreless innings with a 5:2 K:BB ratio this spring.
#6 BP
Justin Topa: Returns to action
Mar 17th
Topa (shoulder) worked one inning of relief in Monday's 4-2 Grapefruit League loss to the Pirates, striking out two while giving up an earned run on one hit.
Nootbaar went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Twins.
#1 3B
Nolan Arenado: Shows off power
Mar 27th
Arenado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Twins.
#1 CL
Ryan Helsley: Impressive in first save chance
Mar 27th
Helsley struck out the side and allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Twins.
#1 P
Sonny Gray: Steady in Opening Day victory
Mar 27th
Gray (1-0) allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out six across five innings to earn the win Thursday against the Twins.
#2 PROS
JJ Wetherholt: Starting season at Double-A level
Mar 24th
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Monday that Wetherholt will begin the season at Double-A Springfield, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#1 DH
Alec Burleson: In line to DH on Opening Day
Mar 24th
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that he plans to start Burleson at designated hitter and bat him fifth Opening Day against Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#1 C
Ivan Herrera: Expected to catch on Opening Day
Mar 24th
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that he's planning to start Herrera at catcher and bat him sixth Opening Day versus the Twins, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#1 2B
Brendan Donovan: Slated to hit third in opener
Mar 24th
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that he plans to start Donovan at second base and bat him third in Thursday's opener against the Twins, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#1 SS
Masyn Winn: Slated to bat ninth Opening Day
Mar 24th
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that he plans to have Winn bat ninth in the lineup for Thursday's season opener against the Twins, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Matthew Liberatore: Will get 'long runway' in rotation
Mar 24th
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Sunday that Liberatore will receive "a long runway to figure out what he can do" in the rotation, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
#6 P
Zack Thompson: Headed to IL
Mar 23rd
The Cardinals will place Thompson (lat) on the 15-day injured list Monday.
#5 BP
Steven Matz: Opening season in bullpen
Mar 23rd
Matz will work in long relief to begin the campaign, though he is expected to enter the rotation as a sixth starter April 16 against the Astros, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
#3 PROS
Michael McGreevy: Beginning campaign in minors
Mar 23rd
The Cardinals optioned McGreevy to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.
Contreras reached base in all three of his plate appearances Wednesday versus the Nationals and is now slashing .412/.512/.588 during Grapefruit League play.