It’s a tough blow for the Twins’ rotation, which has been among baseball’s best this season. López has been a big reason why, with a 2.82 earned-run average across his 11 starts. To fill his place in the rotation, the Twins called up David Festa, who started on Thursday and gave up eight runs in 3⅔ innings against the Athletics.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 right shoulder strain and will miss 8 to 12 weeks, the team announced.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez is expected to miss 8-12 weeks with a Grade 2 strain in his right shoulder. The Twins said Wednesday night that Lopez strained the teres major muscle in his pitching shoulder,

Preview the June 5 matchup between the Minnesota Twins and Athletics with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Its Thursday, June 5 and the Twins (34-27) are in Sacramento to take on the Athletics (23-40). David Festa is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Mitch Spence for Oakland. The Twins have taken the first three games in the series outscoring the A's 26-8.

Tyler Soderstrom hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, Max Muncy hit a three-run shot in the first inning, and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 14-3 to snap a nine-game losing streak.

Athletics first baseman Tyler Soderstrom speaks with NBC Sports California's Chris Caray and Dallas Braden about his big performance in the A's 14-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday at Sutter Health Park.