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Story hadn’t had even a two-hit game this season before breaking out today. It was also just the second time in 15 games that he’s gone without a strikeout. He’s hitting .192/.188/.273. And, yes, his OBP is lower than his average; he has one walk and two sac flies in 69 plate appearances.

Perez has been pretty quiet, but that wasn’t the case today, as he hit his seventh homer and drove in multiple runs for the fifth time this year. With his strikeout rate up some and his bat speed trending in the other direction, some decline seems to have set in here. Still, it’d be somewhat surprising if he weren’t a top-12 fantasy catcher the rest of the way.

Kolek allowed four hits, walked one and struck out three on his way to combining with Daniel Lynch IV and Lucas Erceg on a shutout. It improved his case for sticking around after Cole Ragans returns, but he’s probably still behind Noah Cameron on the depth chart for now. If the Royals, who have Thursday off, think Ragans will be ready soon, they could send down Kolek for a fresh arm prior to Monday’s game.

Erceg walked one, but he retired the other three batters, all on hard-hit balls. He’s 11-for-14 saving games with his 3.26 ERA in 20 appearances.

With his velocity up some, Pallante struck out seven today. He has 28 strikeouts over his last five starts, which, at least in that department, rates as the best stretch of his career. Prior to this, he totaled 12 strikeouts over his first four starts this season. The loss leaves him 4-4 with a 4.04 ERA. He’ll pitch in Cincinnati next weekend.

Jeffers was DHing today for the first time since May 1, as the Twins just couldn’t take his bat out of the lineup. He is slugging .600 with his three homers and four doubles during the month of May and is up to .538 overall.

Although he gave up homers to Garrett Mitchell and Christian Yelich and struck out just one batter today, Ober left with a 4-3 lead and was rewarded with his fifth win. Ober generated only three missed swings, all coming on his changeup. His ERA rose to 3.63 ahead of next weekend’s start in Boston.

García was the only one of five Twins relievers to give up a run today, but he had a two-run cushion, fortunately. He’s allowed 10 runs in 8 2/3 innings in all since joining the Twins late last month. That’s raised his ERA from 7.11 before he was released by the Mets to 9.00 now.

Gasser walked two and plunked three batters, factoring into his early exit. He averaged just 91.3 mph with his fastball, down from 93.0 mph in his six Triple-A starts. The Brewers have Thursday off and are probably getting Brandon Woodruff back after that, so Gasser should return to Triple-A now.

His last at-bat saw him foul off two attempts to bunt for a hit with none on and then swing and miss at a shoulder-level pitch. None of the pitches were in the strike zone. Lewis has two option years remaining, so it’s time for him to head to Triple-A for a spell. Tristan Gray and Ryan Kreidler can play third base if the team isn’t ready to give Kaelen Culpepper a look.

We didn’t know Mitchell had that in him; his previous career-high exit velocity was 112.6 mph from earlier this season. It was just his second homer of the year, though he does have 10 barrels. The Brewers had Andrew Vaughn hit for him against a lefty in the top of the eighth. Vaughn grounded out, and Mitchell’s absence proved costly in the bottom of the inning, when Jackson Chourio, who moved from left to center, couldn’t make a sliding catch on a Luke Keaschall triple that led to a Twins’ run.