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All of a sudden, Twins’ lineup nicked up

The Minnesota Twins face a mounting injury crisis as the season winds down, with Kaelen Culpepper, Royce Lewis, and Trevor Larnach out of the lineup ahead of the New York Yankees series.
Culpepper was hit by a pitch on his upper back on Saturday and departed early; Lewis aggravated his left shoulder sliding into first base on Sunday; Larnach felt wrist soreness after sliding Sunday.
Manager Derek Shelton described both Culpepper and Lewis as doing "significantly better" on Monday, while the Twins sent Larnach for magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate lingering wrist soreness.
During Sunday's game against the Cleveland Guardians, pitcher Joe Ryan became the first Twins pitcher to issue an Automated-Ball Strike Challenge in the second inning during a 3-2 count.
Bailey Ober takes the mound for the second game against the Yankees, opposing southpaw Max Fried, while the Twins named Pablo Lopez their Roberto Clemente Award nominee on Monday.

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