None of this is high stakes. Minnesota sits at 73-83, San Francisco has already lost 92 games, and both clubs are mostly playing out auditions. But that's exactly the kind of night where roster health tends to decide things more than talent does.
The Twins have won the last two stretches of their schedule, taking the finale against New York and splitting a bruising 4-game set with the Angels that ended in an 8-0 laugher. The Giants, meanwhile, have dropped 3 straight to the Dodgers by a combined 21-7, the kind of stretch that tends to happen when Devers, Chapman and Adames are all already out and Eldridge and Lee just joined them.
- 10-Day-ILTrevor Larnach (LF) — The Twins placed Larnach on the 10-day injured list Friday with left wrist soreness, Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com reports.09/18
- 10-Day-ILKaelen Culpepper (SS) — The Twins placed Culpepper on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain.09/16
- 10-Day-ILByron Buxton (CF) — Buxton will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right hip Sept. 18, Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com reports.09/11
- 15-Day-ILAnthony Banda (RP) — Banda underwent surgery to repair his left lat strain and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/09
- 60-Day-ILMike Paredes (SP) — The Twins transferred Paredes (oblique) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Saturday.08/02
- 60-Day-ILCole Sands (RP) — Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies and bone spurs from his right elbow, Jack Azoulay-Haron of ElEmergente.com reports.07/31
- 60-Day-ILDavid Festa (SP) — Festa (shoulder) will undergo a season-ending double surgery Wednesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/29
- 60-Day-ILMick Abel (SP) — The Twins plan to re-evaluate Abel (elbow) on Sept. 1, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
- 60-Day-ILPablo Lopez (SP) — The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
- Day-To-DayNewJung Hoo Lee (RF) — Lee (groin) exited Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Dodgers in the seventh inning, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.09/20
- Day-To-DayBryce Eldridge (DH) — Eldridge (head) is in concussion protocol and won't play Sunday against the Dodgers, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.09/20
- 10-Day-ILNate Furman (2B) — Furman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.09/19
- 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — Giants manager Tony Vitello said Monday that "there's a chance" Mayer (forearm/foot) returns before the end of the season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.09/07
- 10-Day-ILWilly Adames (SS) — Adames got a second opinion on his elbow Thursday and is expected to miss three to four weeks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/27
- 15-Day-ILReiver Sanmartin (RP) — The Giants placed Sanmartin on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Sept. 17, with a right oblique strain, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.09/19
- 15-Day-ILLogan Webb (SP) — The Giants placed Webb on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right middle finger blister, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.09/19
- 15-Day-ILJT Brubaker (RP) — Brubaker (ribs) resumed a throwing program over the weekend, MLB.com reports.09/07
- 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — Rodriguez (elbow) will pitch in the Arizona Fall League, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.09/15
- 60-Day-ILRafael Devers (1B) — Devers (abdomen) is expected to undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.09/13
- 60-Day-ILCarson Whisenhunt (SP) — Whisenhunt will undergo Tommy John surgery Sept. 16, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.09/09
- 60-Day-ILJesus Rodriguez (C) — The Giants transferred Rodriguez (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.09/04
- 60-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP) — The Giants transferred Winn (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday.09/03
- 60-Day-ILAdrian Houser (SP) — The Giants transferred Houser (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, effectively ending his season, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.09/01
- 60-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — Gage was pulled off his rehab assignment and shut down from throwing for a week after experiencing discomfort in his left elbow, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.09/01
- 60-Day-ILCasey Schmitt (LF) — The Giants transferred Schmitt (knee) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.08/30
- 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — Peguero has been shut down for the season due to a recurring left hamstring injury, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.08/21
- 60-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C) — Susac (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday.08/19
- 60-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Giants manager Tony Vitello said Thursday that Bader (foot) won't return from the 10-day injured list before the end of the season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/19
- 60-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — The Giants transferred Chapman (abdomen) to the 60-day injured list Thursday.08/14
- 60-Day-ILTrevor McDonald (SP) — McDonald is scheduled to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery in early August, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/13
- 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
Oracle Park in late September is usually a pitcher's park anyway, cool and breezy off the bay, and neither offense is walking in here at full strength. Whoever's starter holds up better through the middle innings probably decides this one.