Twins vs Pirates Odds

#1 CL

Jhoan Duran: Notches first win

Jun 9th

Duran (1-2) picked up the win Sunday against Pittsburgh, striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning. He did not allow a baserunner.

#3 P

Bailey Ober: Struggles in no-decision

Jun 9th

Ober escaped with a no-decision Sunday against Pittsburgh, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings.

#1 3B

Royce Lewis: Sitting Sunday

Jun 9th

Lewis is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Pirates.

#4 P

Simeon Woods Richardson: Stuck with tough loss Saturday

Jun 8th

Woods Richardson (2-1) took the loss Saturday as the Twins were downed 4-0 by the Pirates, allowing one run on six hits over 6.1 innings. He struck out six.

#1 C

Ryan Jeffers: Sitting Saturday

Jun 8th

Jeffers is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.

#2 P

Joe Ryan: Takes hard-luck loss

Jun 7th

Ryan (4-5) was stuck with the loss Friday against the Pirates, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out eight.

#3 PROS

Emmanuel Rodriguez: Lands on IL with sprained thumb

Jun 7th

Double-A Wichita placed Rodriguez on the 7-day injured list Friday due to a sprained thumb, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

#1 SS

Carlos Correa: Swats fifth homer

Jun 6th

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's loss to the Yankees.

#1 P

Pablo Lopez: Struggles with control in loss

Jun 6th

Lopez (5-6) took the loss against the Yankees on Thursday, allowing seven runs on four hits and six walks while striking out four batters over four innings.

#1 CF

Byron Buxton: Getting breather

Jun 6th

Buxton isn't in the Twins' lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.

#1 1B

Carlos Santana: Ends perfect-game bid with homer

Jun 5th

Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Yankees on Wednesday.

#5 P

Chris Paddack: Lit up by Yankees

Jun 5th

Paddack (4-3) took the loss against the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing seven runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over four-plus innings.

#1 DH

Trevor Larnach: Getting breather versus LHP

Jun 5th

Larnach isn't in the Twins' lineup Wednesday against the Yankees.

#1 LF

Max Kepler: Resting versus lefty

Jun 5th

Kepler isn't in the Twins' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

#1 2B

Willi Castro: Moving to second base

Jun 5th

Castro started at second base and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Tuesday's loss against the Yankees.

#1 PROS

Walker Jenkins: Returns from hamstring injury

Jun 4th

Single-A Fort Myers reinstated Jenkins (hamstring) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday. He started in center field and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's win over Tampa.

#2 2B

Brooks Lee: Back from injured list

Jun 4th

Triple-A St. Paul reinstated Lee (back) from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.

#13 PROS

C.J. Culpepper: On IL with forearm injury

Jun 2nd

High-A Cedar Rapids placed Culpepper on the 7-day injured list Saturday with a right forearm strain.

#2 2B

Kyle Farmer: Retreating to bench role Sunday

Jun 2nd

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

#2 C

Christian Vazquez: Back on bench Sunday

Jun 2nd

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

#6 BP

Justin Topa: Shifts to 60-day IL

May 28th

The Twins transferred Topa from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday with left patellar tendinitis.

#1 RF

Matt Wallner: Struggles continue at Triple-A

May 27th

Wallner is hitting just .180/.265/.344 with five home runs in 33 games since being demoted to Triple-A St. Paul.

#2 DH

Luke Keaschall: Strong numbers at High-A

May 26th

Keaschall is hitting .327 with six home runs and a .976 OPS in 43 games at High-A Cedar Rapids. He also has 14 stolen bases.

#2 BP

Cole Sands: Earns second win in relief

May 25th

Sands (2-0) earned the win in Saturday's 5-3 win over Texas. He allowed no hits or walks while striking out two over two perfect innings.