Sands was optioned to make room for Winder. He gave up a couple of solo homers but mostly looked solid in his return to action. In slightly positive news, the Twins did get Josh Winder back following his time spent on the IL, rehabbing, and then at Triple-A. Minnesota needed the additional pitching depth with Chris Archer landing on the IL due to pectoral tightness that forced him out of Saturday's game. STILL speaking of waiver pickups, Jharel Cotton will likely get another chance with the Twins, having been re-added to the 40-man and active rosters. Speaking of waiver pickups, right-hander Jake Jewell – claimed from Cleveland in mid-August – was outrighted from the 40-man roster. Another brilliant waiver pickup by this front office. In fact, Davis was designated for assignment, one day after giving up three runs on four walks in one inning against the Yankees. Cole Sands was activated from his injured list stint on Thursday, supplanting Austin Davis from the roster.The past week saw a lot of roster movement on the pitching staff, with the usual drumbeat of churn and burn remaining steady here as the end draws near. Their chances of making the postseason, according to FiveThirtyEight, have sunk to 8 percent. Seven long days later, the Twins are now below. "While they're still tied for first out of sheer circumstance" I wrote in the lede, "this team is not in a good place."īoy, that was putting it mildly. Game 139 | CLE 4, MIN 1: Overmatched Twins Go Quietly in SweepĪ week ago the Twins found themselves precariously perched atop the division. Game 138 | CLE 6, MIN 4: Another Early Hole Proves Too Deep Game 137 | CLE 7, MIN 6: Late Rally Can't Overcome Bad Bundy Game 136 | MIN 4, NYY 3: Twins Finally Scrape Out a Win in NYC Game 135 | NYY 7, MIN 1: Nothing Left in the Tank for the Nightcap Game 134 | NYY 5, MIN 4: Offense Stymied by Yankees Bullpen Game 133 | NYY 5, MIN 2: Homers from Marwin, Judge Sink Twins Standing: 3rd Place in AL Central (4.5 GB) Run Differential Last Week: -15 (Overall: +13) Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/5 through Sun, 9/11
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