4 years agoMinnesota Twins starting pitcher Lewis Thorpe is slated to make a spot start on Wednesday against the Rangers. Fellow hurler Michael Pineda (wrist) was originally scheduled to pitch on Wednesday, though the Twins are pushing his start back a day as he deals with a sore wrist, which was hit by a comebacker during his last start. Thorpe was solid in his first outing of the season against the Angels, pitching four innings of two-run ball and allowing a lot of weak contact, as evidenced by his 80.5 MPH average exit velocity against. He could have some DFS appeal against a strikeout-prone Rangers' lineup, as he posted strikeout rates above 28 percent in each of his last four seasons in the minors.--Tim Capurso
Source: Do-Hyoung Park