Pablo Lopez is done for the season. The Minnesota Twins starting pitcher is going on the injured list with a mild mid-forearm strain that he suffered in Friday's 6-2 loss to the molten-hot Cleveland Guardians, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic. He allowed two runs on three hits and recorded two strikeouts and two walks in what was his last outing of the 2025 campaign.

Lopez was mighty productive when he was on the mound, but a shoulder strain kept him on the shelf for three months. The Twins desperately missed his arm in the rotation, as they fell out of contention and went into seller mode. Lopez finishes with a 2.74 ERA, 73 strikeouts, 1.110 WHIP and a .622 OPS against in 75 2/3 innings of work. Article Continues Below

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