


Twins: The team reinstated 3B Royce Lewis from the injured list Tuesday after a 15-game absence because of a recurrence of the hamstring strain that delayed his season debut. Lewis joined the Twins for the start of a three-game series at Miami. He hurt his left hamstring while running out a grounder in the ninth inning of a game on June 13, a less severe strain than the one he suffered late in spring training. That injury sidelined him for seven weeks, costing him the first 35 games of the season. Lewis went 0 for 8 with one walk on a three-game rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul. Lewis has played in only 182 regular-season games since making his major league debut in 2022, and this year has been the first time the interruption seems to have affected his production. Lewis is batting just .202 with a .585 OPS and two home runs in 30 games this season. He had 32 straight hitless at-bats from May 19 to June 3. Right before his latest setback, though, he had just gotten in a rhythm by going 9 for 20 with a home run and four RBIs in his last six games. The Twins are 18-12 in games Lewis has played in this season, despite his struggle at the plate, and 22-32 without him. The first overall pick in the 2017 draft was limited to 82 games last season by a severe quadriceps strain he suffered running the bases in the opener and later by a groin injury. The previous two years for Lewis were limited by recoveries from successive ACL surgeries.
Padres-Phillies: The second game of a three-game series between the Padres and Phillies was postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a split day/night doubleheader on Wednesday. The games are scheduled for 1:05 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. The Phillies were expected Tuesday to send left-hander Cristopher Sánchez (6-2, 2.79 ERA) to the mound against Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta (8-2, 3.36 ERA). The Padres had right-hander Dylan Cease (3-7, 4.53 ERA) set to pitch against rookie right-hander Mick Abel (2-1, 3.47 ERA) on Thursday.
Mariners: Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 33rd homer and Randy Arozarena connected twice as the Mariners beat the Royals 6-2 on Monday night. Raleigh led off the seventh inning with a home run against reliever Daniel Lynch IV, prompting chants of “MVP! MVP!” from the home crowd. Arozarena hit his 100th career homer with a solo shot in the fourth to give Seattle its first run. In the fifth, he broke open the game with a three-run drive, his 10th of the season. It was the first multihomer game for Arozarena since July 20, 2024. George Kirby (2-4) allowed one run and three hits in six innings, striking out five without a walk. He also permitted just one run and three hits over six innings his previous time out at Minnesota. Royals starter Michael Wacha (4-8) gave up five runs and eight hits over five innings. Bobby Witt Jr. had two RBIs for the Royals.
Diamondbacks: Alek Thomas went 3 for 3 with two runs scored and Ryne Nelson struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings as the Diamondbacks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Giants on Monday night. One pitch after Nelson was pulled in the seventh after exceeding his pitch count, Tyler Fitzgerald sent a shot to the warning track in center — just past a diving Thomas — to score two runs and tie it at 2. The Diamondbacks answered with a run in the seventh on Geraldo Perdomo’s bloop single to score Thomas. A controversial call for fan interference came in the top of the eighth on Christian Koss’ deep shot to left-center field, resulting in a ground-rule double. John Curtiss struck out Rafael Devers and Shelby Miller came in to get Heliot Ramos looking. Eugenio Suarez added a solo shot in the eighth — his 11th home run in June. The Giants have lost three in a row. Nelson allowed two earned runs and five hits, while not giving up a walk.