Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan spoke about Pablo Lopez's injury, saying that Zack Wheeler and other pitchers dislike Sacramento.

One of the consistent staples of Rocco Baldelli’s bullpen philosophy has been his desire to carry a long reliever—a pitcher who can bridge multiple innings and preserve the rest of the bullpen during short starts or blowouts.

His big swing was one of many things for the Twins to like in Tuesday night’s 10-3 win over the Athletics. Casting a shadow over an otherwise great night for the Twins, however, was Pablo López gesturing to the team’s dugout with his red glove for a team trainer.

On Wednesday night, the Minnesota Twins received bad news when Pablo López was diagnosed with a teres major muscle strain in his throwing shoulder. The

The Minnesota Twins (32-27) meet the Athletics (23-38), who will be attempting to halt a seven-game losing skid, Tuesday at 10:05 p.m. ET, at Sutter Health Park. The Athletics are an underdog at home (+160) against the Twins (-192). The starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez (4-3) for the Minnesota Twins, and Jacob Lopez (0-3) for the Athletics.