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The Twins outrighted Richards to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday. Richards had been designated for assignment following a 4.15 ERA with 11 walks and seven wild pitches in 13 innings after being acquired at the trade deadline. He's no longer on the 40-man roster but will remain in the organization as relief depth at St. Paul.
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Richards was designated for assignment by Minnesota on Tuesday. The Twins acquired Richards at the trade deadline for minor-league infielder Jay Harry, but he struggled with the Twins. Richards had a 4.15 ERA with 11 walks and seven wild pitches in 13 innings as he could not command his changeup - his key out pitch. The Twins have struggled with finding depth in their bullpen and cut their losses.
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Richards earned the save during a 6-3 win over the Guardians in the second game of Friday's doubleheader. He struck out one in a perfect ninth inning. After Jhoan Duran earned the save in the first game of the doubleheader, Richards got the call in the nightcap, setting down Cleveland in order to earn his first save of the year. It's a nice bounce-back effort from Richards, who allowed three runs while issuing five walks in just two-thirds of an inning in his last appearance. Overall, the 31-year-old Richards sports a 4.82 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP and 53:29 K:BB across 56 innings between the Twins and Blue Jays this year.
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The Twins acquired Richards on Tuesday in exchange for infielder Jay Harry, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Richards will provide the Twins with a right-handed option out of the bullpen who's capable of covering multiple innings. The 31-year-old covered 52.1 frames over his 45 appearances with the Blue Jays this season, logging a 4.64 ERA with seven holds and a 49:24 K:BB.
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Richards struck out one over two scoreless innings of relief in Monday's 7-3 loss to the Red Sox. He gave up no hits and one walk in the 33-pitch appearance. He had served as an opening pitcher in front of Bowden Francis in two of his previous five appearances, but Richards looks set to occupy a full-time role in the bullpen moving forward. The Blue Jays are expected to bring back Yariel Rodriguez (back) from the 15-day injured list this weekend in Cleveland, and he'll presumably step into the No. 5 spot in the rotation that had previously been covered by Richards-Francis tandem.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 55 | 2 | 65.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 35 | 44 | 4.54 | 1.20 |
| 2023 | TOR | 56 | 3 | 72.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 35 | 63 | 4.95 | 1.34 |
| 2022 | TOR | 62 | 4 | 64.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 35 | 57 | 5.34 | 1.43 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 2 | 2.70 | 1 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 8/23 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 2.25 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 8/19 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 8/18 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 8/14 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 8/12 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8/09 | vs  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |