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Woods Richardson (5-5) took the loss Saturday against the Reds, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings. Woods Richardson got through the first three innings but ran into a buzzsaw in the fourth as he began an inning in which the Twins allowed nine runs. The 23-year-old's struggles over the second half of the season continue, as he now has a 5.85 ERA in his last nine starts. Woods Richardson has seen his ERA climb to 4.08 through 128 innings this season.
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Woods Richardson (5-4) yielded two runs on three hits and three walks over 4.1 innings Sunday, striking out two and taking a loss against Kansas City. Woods Richardson worked through four scoreless frames before the Royals plated a pair of runs in the fifth inning. He took his first loss since Aug. 10 and has now thrown five or fewer innings in five straight starts. Woods Richardson has produced a 4.76 ERA during that five-game span. He owns a 3.96 ERA with a 106:43 K:BB through 125 innings this season. Woods Richardson is projected to face the Reds at home next weekend.
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Woods Richardson came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 8-6 extra-inning loss to Atlanta, giving up four runs on three hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out three. The right-hander tossed only 55 of 91 pitches for strikes and exited the mound with the Twins in a 4-0 hole, but his offense got him off the hook for the loss. Woods Richardson has failed to last longer than five innings in five of his last six starts, stumbling to a 5.59 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 26:13 K:BB in 29 innings over that stretch. He'll look for a better result in his next outing, which is scheduled to come on the road early next week in Tampa Bay.
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Woods Richardson (5-3) earned the win over San Diego on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over five innings. Woods Richardson kept the Padres off the scoreboard until Donovan Solano got to him for a solo homer in the fifth inning. The righty hurler didn't pitch beyond that frame since he racked up 101 pitches, but he cruised to an easy victory with Minnesota's offense supplying 10 runs of support while he was in the game. Woods Richardson has notched a win in consecutive starts for the first time as a big leaguer, and he's given up just five runs across 17 frames across his past three outings. He's projected to face Atlanta at home in his next start.
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Woods Richardson (3-3) took the loss against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks while striking out seven batters over seven innings. Despite being handed the defeat, this was one of the best starts of Woods Richardson's career. He completed seven frames for the first time as a major leaguer and needed just 89 pitches (62 of which were strikes) to do so. Woods Richardson also tied the second-highest single-game punchout total of his career and didn't walk a batter for the third time over 22 starts as a major leaguer. Though he hasn't won a game since June 26, Woods Richardson has given up three or fewer earned runs in six of his seven appearances since that victory.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 26 | 26 | 128.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 46 | 114 | 4.07 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9.64 | 2.14 |
| 2022 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.60 | 1.00 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/14 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 3.0 | 5 | 4.94 | 3 | 3 | 2.67 |
| 9/08 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 4.1 | 3 | 4.50 | 3 | 2 | 1.38 |
| 9/02 | @  |
- | - | - | 3.2 | 6 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 2.18 |
| 8/27 | vs  |
- | - | - | 4.2 | 3 | 3.86 | 3 | 3 | 1.29 |
| 8/21 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 2.65 | 2 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 8/16 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8/10 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2.57 | 0 | 7 | 0.57 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/19 | @ |
1:10 PM | Joey Cantillo |
| 9/20 | @  |
7:10 PM | Richard Fitts |
| 9/21 | @ |
4:10 PM | Kutter Crawford |
| 9/22 | @ |
1:35 PM | Nick Pivetta |
| 9/24 | vs  |
7:40 PM | Darren McCaughan |
| 9/25 | vs |
7:40 PM | Edward Cabrera |
| 9/26 | vs |
7:40 PM | Valente Bellozo |