Connor Prielipp strikes out six Guards over five

Apparently, Prielipp had the blister in his previous start, but it ripped and began to bleed in the fourth inning on Thursday. That would explain why Prielipp, who had gotten nine of the first ten batters out, ran into big-time trouble in the fourth inning and allowed two home runs, which accounted for all of the runs he allowed. With the All-Star break coming, he may only miss one start, but the Twins could also be cautious with his innings totals and slow play his return a bit.

A sensational outing for Prielipp; one that saw him generate a whopping 20 swings-and-misses over 93 pitches. The two runs came on an infield single in the first, and an RBI knock in his sixth and final frame. Prielipp has been more down than up in his first taste of MLB action, but Sunday was a proof-of-concept for one of the better pitching prospects in the Minnesota system. He’ll try and match — or come close to it — those results Saturday against the Yankees.

It sounds like Ryan is feeling well enough to take the ball against Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday at Target Field after being scratched from Tuesday’s start due to illness. The 30-year-old’s return will push Connor Prielipp back to Friday’s series opener against the Rockies. There could be some changes depending on whether Tuesday night’s contest is played with showers in the forecast.

Prielipp falls to 2-5 on the season with the loss. The 25-year-old allowed nine hits and three walks, and the four strikeouts obviously didn’t make up for all of that traffic. Prielipp was certainly hurt by his defense as well — in this case an error by Brooks Lee — but the overwhelming majority of the blame goes to the former University of Alabama ace. Prielipp shouldn’t be near fantasy lineups next week in a scheduled start versus the Dodgers.

Prielipp didn’t seem long for this one after giving up a two-run homer to the second batter he faced in the first and two more runs in the second, but he hung around and kept the Twins in the game despite managing just two strikeouts and giving up 12 hard-hit balls. He wound up leaving with the score tied after six, only to immediately watch the Cardinals hit three homers in a five-run seventh. Prielipp remains 2-4 with a 5.26 ERA. He should stay in the rotation for now and face the D-backs next week, but a move to the pen could be a possibility at some point if the Twins get some injured starters back.

Prielipp gave up four hits, walked one and struck out seven. He fell to 2-4 with the loss. Prielipp had a quick hook after only 77 pitches as he was pulled with one out in the fifth inning. The move backfired on Twins manager Derek Shelton as his chosen reliever Andrew Morris allowed three runs. Prielipp has a 5.15 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Cardinals at home next weekend.

Prielipp gave up six hits, walked two and struck out seven. He improved to 2-3 on the season. Prielipp and the Twins fell behind early in the game as a throwing error by Minnesota and a two-run single by Miguel Vargas gave the White Sox the first three runs of the game. The Twins would come back to win 6-4 with Prielipp striking out seven in six innings. He’s lined up to face the Royals at home on Sunday.

After notching three strikeouts in the first inning, Prielipp got hit around a bit in the second inning, giving up four singles, with the most costly coming on a two-RBI knock by Sam Antonacci. Prielipp would run into more trouble in the third inning after allowing the first two batters he faced to reach base, only for Colson Montgomery to drive home Miguel Vargas to put the White Sox up 3-1. Prielipp would be pulled with two runners on and one out in the fifth innings, but wound up being charged for two more runs after exiting. After a strong start to his season, Prielipp has now allowed 11 earned runs in his last two starts. He’ll get a chance to make up for this disastrous outing in his next start, which is scheduled for Monday at home against the White Sox.

After walking Jarren Duran to start the game, Prielipp surrendered an RBI double to Wilyer Abreu two batters later to put the Red Sox up 1-0. That was just the beginning of a tough first inning for Prielipp, who allowed the next three runners he faced to reach base and had his team down 4-0 after the first inning. The Red Sox would touch up Prielipp for two more runs in the fourth inning, as the lefty struggled to keep runners off the base paths all night while notching a single strikeout. This was easily the worst outing of the season for Prielipp, who had allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his previous five starts. He was fortunate to escape this game with a no-decision and will hope for a bounce back in his next outing, which is scheduled for Wednesday at the White Sox.

Prielipp has allowed one or two earned runs in all five of his starts to date, but he has only a 1-2 record to show for it. His eight strikeouts tonight were a new high. He’s definitely a mixed-league option at this point, but he’s not a great play in a one-start week against the Red Sox in Fenway next weekend.