US EditionTwins’ Pablo Lopez to begin rehab as trio of starters progress toward return
Pablo Lopez and Simeon Woods Richardson begin rehab starts as part of the Twins' pitching recovery, with Lopez aiming to throw 45 pitches and Woods Richardson following with four innings.
- Pablo López is scheduled to start rehab on Thursday at Triple‑A St. Paul, pitching three innings or 45 pitches as he recovers from a Grade 2 teres major strain sustained June 3.
- Facing a thin staff, the Minnesota Twins currently lack enough starting pitchers and have fallen out of the American League Wild Card race after going 25-40 since Opening Day starter Pablo López's June 3 start, following a Trade Deadline sell-off of 10 players.
- Simeon Woods Richardson, recovering from illness earlier this year, is set to throw a rehab start soon, while David Festa will throw batting practice at St. Paul Saturday and likely begin rehab five or six days later.
- If all three return, the Twins would have six starters for five starts, while catcher Christian Vázquez is recovering in Miami and will stay for about two more weeks on antibiotics.
- Roden, whose finger was injured and aggravated by a headfirst slide last Thursday, is ruled out for the season and will have surgery Friday to repair his left thumb's ulnar collateral ligament.
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Twins’ Pablo Lopez to begin rehab as trio of starters progress toward return
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Twins still hadn’t announced who would be pitching for them a day later in their series finale against the Athletics, but they had made their pitching plans clear for Triple-A St. Paul, where Saints fans will be treated to a double dose of rehabbing major leaguers Thursday. Pablo Lopez will make his long-awaited first rehab start for the Saints on Thursday and will be followed to the mound by Simeon Woods…
López, sidelined since June, to make first rehab start Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS -- Thanks to injuries and trades, the Twins don’t currently have enough starting pitchers to fill out a regular rotation. Before long, they may have too many. Pablo López, who has been out since June 3, will make his first Minor League rehabilitation start on Thursday at Triple-A St.
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