The Twins have only won six games on the season, so save chances have been few and far between for the Twins’ stopper. It wasn’t easy in this one either, as Mark Vientos reached on an error and Luisangel Acuna smacked a two-out single that brought the tying run to the plate, but Duran was able to strike out Francisco Lindor to put an end to the threat. He now holds a 1.23 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and a 6/3 K/BB ratio over 7 1/3 innings on the season.

Whitley struck out two and didn’t walk a batter in the outing. He should make another appearance or two before potentially rejoining the Astros’ bullpen.

Lowe went 0-for-4 in Triple-A on Tuesday and is hitting just 2-for-13 in four games at the level. However, all of that is secondary to his health. If he continues to feel good after another game, the Rays could decide to bring him up with the team in Miami, which would likely push Travis Jankowski out of the starting lineup against righties.

The NFL’s trickle of 2025 schedule news includes a Super Bowl rematch in Kansas City, where Patrick Mahomes and company will look for a little revenge after getting bulldozed by the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, 40-22. Philadelphia’s elite defense held Mahomes to a mere 226 yards on 32 pass attempts, with much of that production coming in fourth quarter garbage time. Jalen Hurts threw of two scores and ran in another as Saquon Barkley was held in check to the tune of 57 scoreless yards on 23 carries. If the Chiefs are to get back at the Eagles in Week 2, they’ll have to do a far better job of protecting Mahomes.

The 23-year-old Kayfus is the 5th-ranked prospect in the Guardians’ system and is hitting .268/.340/.488 with two home runs in 11 games since being promoted to Triple-A. He has now started more games at third base in Triple-A than a first base, and it seems that the Guardians are trying to see if they can expedite his path to the big leagues since Carlos Santana and Kyle Manzardo have first base seemingly locked down. Kayfus will need to get his strikeouts in order at Triple-A first, but he’s a name to watch for second-half call-ups.

Correa was scratched from Sunday’s lineup, and the Twins have not played a game since. However, the 30-year-old is back in the lineup today, which means there may never have been any reason to be concerned.

Carpenter hadn’t ruled out a return to the big leagues this off-season, but no opportunity materialized, and he will now hang up his cleats. A 14-year veteran, Carpenter spent 12 of those years with the Cardinals and then a year each with the Yankees and Padres. He will finish his career with a .259/.366/.449 slash line with 179 home runs, 659 RBI, and a 31.5 WAR.