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Twins' Pablo Lopez reportedly set to return to face Royals
Returning from a three-month shoulder injury, Lopez's comeback aims to strengthen the Twins' pitching amid a 5.39 ERA since August, the fourth-worst in MLB, officials said.
- The Minnesota Twins will have right-handed pitcher Pablo López rejoin their rotation Friday in Kansas City after a three-month shoulder injury absence.
- López experienced discomfort during his last start on June 3 and was sidelined with a teres major muscle strain, while the Twins traded away key players at the deadline.
- Before his injury, López held a 5-3 record with a 2.82 ERA and.225 opponent batting average in 11 starts, and the Twins have since lost 21 of 32 games amidst bullpen struggles.
- Noah Davis was outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul Friday after clearing waivers, and Joe Ryan and Bailey Ober are scheduled to start Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
- López's return could bolster a struggling rotation, but the Twins remain a below-average defensive team with a bullpen ERA of 5.24 since the trade deadline.
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Twins reinstate P López (shoulder) off 60-day IL
Atter missing three months with a strain of the teres major muscle in his throwing shoulder, Twins RHP Pablo Lopez has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will start Friday night against the Kansas City Royals.
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Twins bring back Pablo López to start vs. Royals after he missed 3 months with shoulder strain
The Minnesota Twins have reinstated right-handed pitcher Pablo López from the 60-day injured list. He returned to the mound to start a series against the Kansas City Royals.
Twins Outright Noah Davis
The Twins announced Friday that they’ve passed right-hander Noah Davis through waivers and assigned him outright to Triple-A St. Paul. That’ll be the corresponding roster move for Pablo Lopez’s previously reported reinstatement from the 60-day injured list, which is now official. Davis landed in Minnesota back in July, coming over from the Dodgers in a cash swap after he’d been designated for assignment. The 2018 eleventh-rounder made four short…
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