Aaron Ashby
vs
Joe Ryan
Day game alert!
Ashby is in his second year with a long cup of coffee last year, spent mostly in relief. This year it's been mostly starts. He strikes out a bunch (10.7 K/9), walks slightly more than is comfortable (4.1 BB/9), but keeps the ball on the ground (60% career groundballs). If the Twins can hit some flyballs though, they have a good chance of leaving the field.
Joe Ryan
vs
Lance Lynn
Lynn's first start against the Twins this year. He missed the first two months and was not good when he returned in June. That changed with his July 1 start against the Giants where he went six scoreless. Last year he was very good versus the Twins, surrendering only four runs across four starts. Thankfully the Twins still managed to go 2-2 in those games. Today is as good as any to reverse that luck and bring back the Lance Lynn the Twins experienced in 2018.
Dylan Bundy
vs
Cal Quantrill
Game 3 4 of this long series. Since the disappointing series against Cleveland last week, the Twins continued to do okay while the Guardians were swept by Boston. Here's to adding to the losing and the Twins increasing their divisional lead.
Triston McKenzie
vs
Sonny Gray
1/8 of the way through the battle for first and it could have started better. The plus side is Pagán is unlikely to pitch again tonight.
Sonny Gray
vs
Marco Gonzales
Day-ish game alert! The starters keep returning and today we get Gray back. No rehab start for Gray and he had a simulated game with all of 30 pitches so I don't know how much to expect out of him today.
Today's game is on YouTube so you can watch right here.
Nestor Cortes
vs
Chris Archer
It's the Yankees annual trip to Target Field. Tonight's game is now on FS1 so the rest of the country gets to watch too. On the plus side, Correa is expected back for tonight's game.
Bailey Ober
vs
Tarik Skubal
Only two lefties in the lineup versus left-hander Skubal.
Lineup
Garlick LF
Sánchez DH
Polanco 2B
Urshela 3B
Larnach RF
Miranda 1B
Jeffers C
Palacios SS
Gordon CF
Rony García
vs
Dylan Bundy
Day game alert! Twins looking for their second consecutive sweep for the second time this season.
Lineup:
Buxton DH
Arraez 1B
Correa SS
Kepler RF
Sánchez C
Larnach LF
Urshela 3B
Gordon 2B
Celestino CF
Sonny Gray
vs
Daulton Jefferies
Odd start time day game alert!
The Twins face Jefferies again but Jeffers caught last night so once again, no Jeffer...s matchups.
José Urquidy
vs
Chris Archer
Came too close to comfort to two no-hitters last night. Urquidy was good, not great, in 2021. This year he's stepped back some and has been quite hittable. He doesn't walk many so the Twins should be expecting strikes and getting some hits.
