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2025 Twins Game Logs

2025 Game Log 37: Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins

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Charlie Morton
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Simeon Woods Richardson

Morton has a 9.36 ERA this year. I saw that and thought he must have only a few starts and got shelled in at least one. No, this is his sixth start of the season and he appeared in relief three times. He's allowed at least four earned runs in all five starts. He struck out ten Red Sox in his second start of the season and still surrendered five runs over five innings. The absolute lowest his ERA has been was 8.84. It went up after his latest appearance, a single inning in relief, where he allowed two runs in a losing effort.

2025 Twins Game Logs

2025 Game 31: Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

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Pablo López
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Luis Ortiz

Tough loss last night but it was against someone (pre-2025) good. Tonight's matchup should be a bit easier. Ortiz was acquired from Pittsburgh in a three-team trade involving the Blue Jays. He has a career 4.66 FIP and 4.13 ERA. Cleveland seems to have gotten him to strike out way more batters but now he is walking nearly five per nine along with 1.4 HR/9. Expect strikeouts, walks, and fly balls. If the Twins can get them over the fence, this is a very winnable game.

2025 Twins Game Logs

2025 Game 24: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins

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Bryse Wilson
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David Festa

Festa has made two starts this season and has totaled only nine innings. While it does make the x/9 math simple, the Twins need to let him pitch deeper. The Twins were in line for a win when Festa left both of his starts, with a bullpen meltdown losing one of those, but poor Festa can only get a no decision since he hasn't completed five innings yet. And it's not because Festa has racked up huge pitch counts since he averaged 70 this season and was often pulled with fewer than 80 pitches last season. Let him go deeper and keep the bullpen from needing to cover as much.