Minnesota Twins Lose Young Contributor to Injured List with Oblique Strain

The Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon, but it came with a cost in the form of young playmaker Royce Lewis, who is headed to the injured list.

The Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday by a score of 1-0, but the win came with a cost as young stud Royce Lewis is headed for the injured list.

The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal:

The Twins will place Lewis on the 10-day injured list after suffering a left oblique strain during Saturday's game against Baltimore, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

ANALYSIS
After grabbing at his left side while running to first base, Lewis had to exit the game with a trainer in the third inning. No official move has been made yet, but Jose Miranda was scratched from Triple-A St. Paul's lineup Saturday, so it seems pretty close to a done deal at this point. Lewis was 8-for-20 with two RBI and two runs across his last five games entering Saturday, and he'll be eligible to return right after the All-Star break.

That's a tough loss for the Twins, who see Lewis and his .326 batting average depart the lineup. He also has four homers this season and 15 RBI. The 24-year-old is one of the highest-touted young players in the Twins system and won't be available for a while potentially.

The win moved Minnesota to 42-42 on the season. At the time of this posting, they are in first place over the Cleveland Guardians by 1.5 games.

Minnesota will play Baltimore again on Sunday at 12:05 p.m. ET. Sonny Gray (4-2, 2.67) will pitch against Cole Irvin (1-3, 7.18 ERA).

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