Lopez (4-3) allowed three runs on 10 hits while striking out three over 6.1 innings, taking the loss Wednesday versus the Yankees. He did not walk a batter.
The 10 hits allowed were a season high for Lopez, who also received no run support in a 4-0 loss. He gave up a run in each of the first three innings before settling in to keep things relatively close. The Twins' ace is at a 3.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 58:8 K:BB through 50.1 innings over nine starts this season. Lopez is lined up for a more favorable road matchup versus the Nationals his next time out.
Twins' Brock Stewart: Gets PRP injection for shoulder
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Twins athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said Tuesday that Stewart didn't resume throwing this past weekend as anticipated and has since received a platelet-rich plasma injection for his right shoulder, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. "We have to get his arm strength where it needs to be," Paparesta said of Stewart. "We have to get his range of motion where it needs to be ... But we hope to see him throwing here in the short term."
Paparesta admitted that he might have initially been overzealous with his prediction that Stewart would start throwing again last weekend, but the right-hander doesn't seem to have suffered any major setback in his recovery from tendinitis. Once the injection takes full effect within the next few days, Stewart could start playing catch before gradually advancing to throwing off a mound and facing hitters. When he returns from the 15-day injured list, Stewart will be a key part of the bridge to closer Jhoan Duran.
Jeffers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Yankees.
Jeffers gave Minnesota the lead with a solo homer as the team's first batter of the game. However, they wouldn't score another run following Jeffers' round-tripper and Jeffers himself struck out in his final three plate appearances. The catcher has hit double-digit homers in 2024 and is on pace to smash his career high of 14 long balls.
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Twins' Chris Paddack: Rocked by Yankees
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Paddack (4-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Yankees, allowing five runs on 12 hits and two walks across five innings. He struck out four.
Paddack couldn't get much by the Yankees on Tuesday, tying his career high in hits allowed while all nine NYY batters generated a hit. The poor showing was a surprise considering Paddack was victorious in his previous four starts -- allowing five runs across 23.1 innings with two 10-strikeout games. Paddack has allowed two or fewer runs in five of his eight starts but owns a 4.89 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP over 42.1 innings. He's lined up to face the Guardians in Cleveland on Sunday.
Lewis (quadricep) did some light running on the field Tuesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Twins head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta described the upcoming week as a big one for Lewis when it comes to his recovery from the right quad strain that has kept him out since he suffered the injury Opening Day. Lewis will gradually ramp up the intensity of his running this week while incorporating more change-of-direction work into his training regimen. Depending on how Lewis responds to the running work, he could be cleared to begin a minor-league rehab assignment next weekend. In addition to running, Lewis has been fielding grounders and hitting.
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Twins' Justin Topa: Dealing with small tear in knee
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Topa underwent an MRI on Tuesday that revealed a 25 percent tear in his left patellar tendon, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. He'll be immobilized for the next week and isn't expected to resume throwing for another six weeks.
After getting a second opinion on the knee injury, Topa will forgo surgery, but he's still need considerable rest and rehab before being ready to make his season debut. He's currently using crutches and will spent the next week recovering from a platelet-rich plasma injection before he kicks off his ramp-up program. Topa appeared to be on the cusp of rejoining the Twins, but felt discomfort in his knee following the fourth appearance of his rehab assignment May 5 with Triple-A St. Paul and now appears unlikely to be ready for activation until sometime in July.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Rehab games required
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Buxton (knee) is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment later this week before being activated from the 10-day injured list, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Buxton is eligible to return from the IL on Tuesday, but the Twins want to give him some time to get in some minor-league at-bats before summoning him to the big leagues. He shouldn't be in line for an extended rehab assignment, so fantasy managers can expect Buxton to return from the IL as soon as this weekend.
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Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Absent from lineup
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Kirilloff is not in the lineup for Tuesday's tilt against the Yankees.
Kirilloff will begin this one on the bench as the Yankees send lefty Carlos Rodon to the hill. Austin Martin is getting the start in left field.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Out against left-hander
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Larnach is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Yankees.
Larnach hasn't started a game against a lefty this season, and that streak will continue as the Yankees turn to southpaw Carlos Rodon on Tuesday. Ryan Jeffers will be the designated hitter while Christian Vazquez does the catching.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Sitting versus southpaw
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Julien is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
With left-handed Carlos Rodon toeing the rubber for the Yankees, the lefty-swinging Julien will yield to Kyle Farmer at second base. Julien has made just two starts versus southpaws this season.
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Twins' Max Kepler: Sitting out Tuesday
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Kepler is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Yankees.
The left-handed hitting Kepler is swinging a red-hot bat but will take a seat in this one with the Yankees starting southpaw Carlos Rodon. Manuel Margot will patrol right field.
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Twins' Caleb Baragar: Inks MiLB deal with Twins
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Baragar signed a minor-league contract with Minnesota on Monday.
Baragar will report to Triple-A St. Paul after putting to paper on a minor-league deal. He's looked sharp so far this season in the Atlantic League, posting a 2.25 ERA with 18 strikeouts over 16 innings of work.
Twins' Gabriel Gonzalez: Goes on High-A injured list
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High-A Cedar Rapids placed Gonzalez on its 7-day injured list Wednesday with a low-back strain, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.
Gonzalez hadn't played since May 1 due to the injury before Cedar Rapids elected to deactivate him. The 20-year-old outfielder, who was acquired in the January deal that sent infielder Jorge Polanco to Seattle, is hitting .265 with a home run and two stolen bases across 73 plate appearances for Cedar Rapids on the season.
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Twins' Byron Buxton: Could be activated Tuesday
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Buxton (knee) ran the bases at Target Field on Saturday, and the Twins are optimistic he can be activated from the injured list Tuesday, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
The Twins have an off day Monday, but it sounds like Buxton will return when the team begins a series at home Tuesday against the Yankees. Buxton will run again Tuesday to test his knee before the game.
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Twins' Edouard Julien: Two hits, swipes bag Sunday
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Julien went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Julien led the game off with a single and added another base knock in the top of the eighth, stealing second base and scoring on an RBI double by Max Kepler in the frame. The stolen base was his fifth of the season and third over the last four games. Julien is now batting .224 with seven home runs, 15 RBI, 21 runs scored and five stolen bases over 125 at-bats in 40 games this year.
