After a month in which he gave up 30 runs in 30 innings as he pitched through a hip issue that had bothered him since the end of spring training, Twins starter Bailey Ober described the need to

On second thought, maybe the nagging pain in Bailey Ober’s left hip really was a problem. Ober first mentioned the hip nearly a month ago, after allowing seven runs to the Rangers on June 12, but downplayed his condition as discomfort that he can pitch through.

López update Pablo López is still likely the Twins starter who is farthest away from a return to action, but the club is encouraged by his progress. López is rehabbing from a strained teres major muscle in his right shoulder, and Paparesta said that the inflammation is out of the area and that the muscle strain itself is recovering well.