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The Twins are baseballs hottest team, as yesterdays 5-2 win over the Red Sox extended Minnesotas winning streak to 11 games. A victory today would tie the fourth-longest streak in Twins/Senators franchise history a 17-game streak in 1912 is the organizations overall longest winning streak, while the Twins 15-game streak in 1991 is their longest stretch of consecutive wins since moving to Minnesota in 1961. While the magic of has seemingly made the Twins unstoppable, plenty of injury concerns remain, including a pair of new players joining the injured list on Friday. In addition to with right knee inflammation, the Twins also placed right-hander on the 15-day IL due to tendinitis in his throwing shoulder. Stewarts placement is retroactive to May 2, and left-hander was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move. Sending Stewart to the IL was a bit of a precautionary measure, as manager told and other reporters. Stewarts shoulder has been bothering him for a week, and this is us really trying to get ahead of something and not trying to let it get down the road where hes mi sing a significant period of time , Baldelli said. Hes still throwing the ball really well.But it doesnt feel the way it needs to feel right now . It is understandable that the Twins would be careful given Stewarts checkered injury history. He mi sed all of 2021 recovering from Tommy John surgery, threw only 14 minor league innings in 2022 after returning from rehab, and then mi sed three months of the 2023 season with elbow sorene s. After posting a 6.05 ERA over 105 2/3 MLB innings with the Dodgers and Blue Jays from 2016-19 and then not getting any big league action in the next three seasons, Stewarts limited work with the Twins has been outstanding. The righty posted an 0.65 ERA and 35.8% strikeout rate over 27 2/3 innings for Minnesota last season, and had an 0.68 ERA and a 32.7% K% in his first 13 1/3 frames in 2024. Though an unsustainably high 99.5% strand rate and an uninspiring 10.6% walk rate are red flags, the 32-year-old Stewart has looked like an entirely different pitcher during his time in Minnesota, and a big bullpen weapon if he can stay healthy. Stewarts performance helped the Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Jersey Twins bullpen not mi s a beat when and started the season on the IL, but now that both pitchers are back in action, the relief corps will take another hit due to Stewarts own absence. has also yet to pitch in 2024 due to right knee tendinitis, and though Topa has made three Triple-A outings, chief baseball officer Derek Falvey told Helfand and company that Topa will take a little more time with the rehab a signment before activation. [Topa] hasnt felt at 100 percent yet. He hasnt felt like hes really where he needs to be, but hes progre sing well , Falvey said. We dont want to rush that. We want to make sure hes back and feeling good and feeling like he can execute the pitches he wants to execute . In other injury news, updated reporters (including ) on the status of his recovery from the quad strain that has kept him out of the Twins lineup since he left partway through the clubs first game of the season. Tests have revealed that the strain is healing at a usual pace, and Lewis has been able to increase his baseball activities to include some running and fielding work, as well as 80 swings in the batting cage. As Hayes notes, the initial expectation was that it would take Lewis roughly eight weeks to return to action, though no timeline was ever fully established due to the uncertain nature of quad injuries in general, and the severity of Lewis strain. While it would seem as though Lewis is making solid progre s, he admitted to some frustration over the mental challenge of trying to work through the rehab proce s without having a target date in place. Ive just got to keep continuing to wait , Lewis said. The hardest thing is not having a timeline.When you have no idea and you feel so good, its the most challenging rehab Ive ever had . and have gotten the bulk of playing time at third base with Lewis out, and has also seen some action at the hot corner though he had to step into regular shortstop duty when was on the IL. Miranada has hit well while Farmer has struggled badly at the plate, and with Correa back and Castro now able to chip in more frequently at third base, the Twins should hopefully be able to make do at the position until Lewis is able to return. Kevin Durant Jersey