Bailey Ober returns from rehab assingment will start against Cleveland
CLEVELAND, OHIO, AUG 2 – Bailey Ober returned from a left hip injury and rehab to start for the Twins, showing improved pitching despite a 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
- Minnesota Twins activated Bailey Ober from the injured list on Saturday for his first start since April 28 at Progressive Field against the Cleveland Guardians.
- After rough starts in June, Ober allowed 38 hits, 30 earned runs, and a 9.00 ERA due to a left hip impingement, ending his worst career results.
- Ober in rehab, allowing one earned run on six hits and a walk over nine innings, with his fastball velocity reaching nearly 91.2 mph, Baldelli said.
- Ober allowed four runs on six hits, including two homers, over five innings in a 5-4 loss to Cleveland, exiting one out from the final frame.
- The Twins see Ober as a key bulk-innings pitcher who could bolster their rotation if he proves reliable, under team control via arbitration for two more seasons.
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Bailey Ober returns to mix results in Twins’ loss to Cleveland
CLEVELAND — The results tell one story. Listening to Bailey Ober talk about his start tells a whole different tale. After pitching through a hip issue in June and spending July trying to heal and find his prior form, Ober returned on Saturday from the injured list, giving up four runs in his five-inning start in the Twins’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. “I felt like I threw better than what the line said,” Ober said. T…
With hip healed and delivery tweaked, Ober rounding back into form
CLEVELAND -- If you just look at the box score, you might miss it. But if you watched Bailey Ober throw the ball on Saturday afternoon, you’d know there was plenty to be encouraged by in the starter’s return from the injured list.
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