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Sands earned a save against the Rangers on Saturday, striking out one batter in a perfect inning of work. Minnesota carried a three-run lead into the ninth inning, and manager Rocco Baldelli elected to call upon Sands with primary closer Jhoan Duran having pitched on three consecutive days. The decision proved to be the right one, as Sands cruised to a save by retiring the side in order on just nine pitches. The right-hander has registered a career-high four saves on the campaign, though his opportunities in that regard are highly unpredictable with Duran having a firm grasp on the closer role and Griffin Jax typically second in line with eight saves on the season.
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Sands picked up the save in Monday's 7-2 victory over the Phillies, pitching two clean innings with two strikeouts. The 27-year-old reliever entered the game in the eighth inning with a 4-2 lead and was allowed to finish off the game for his fourth career save after the Twins scored three runs in the bottom of the frame. Sands has been a solid bullpen option this year, pitching to a 3.38 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 53:7 K:BB across 45.1 innings. However this save was an anomaly, as Jhoan Duran remains firmly cemented as the closer for the Twins, with Griffin Jax a more than capable understudy.
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Sands (2-0) earned the win in Saturday's 5-3 win over Texas. He allowed no hits or walks while striking out two over two perfect innings. It was a nice bounce-back outing from Sands after he allowed five earned runs on five hits and two walks over 2.1 innings over his prior three appearances. He was used in some high-leverage spots while Jhoan Duran was out for a month with a back injury, but Sands may be used earlier in games with Duran healthy.
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Sands gave up a run over two innings with two strikeouts, no walks and a home run allowed in Sunday's blowout loss at Kansas City. Sands made the major-league roster as a long reliever. He shuffled between Triple-A and the majors multiple times last season, working in a long-relief role with the Twins. He posted a respectable 3.74 ERA, but it was accompanied by an 8.7 K/9 and 5.5 BB/9. At least he didn't allow any walks in his first outing.
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Sands was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday. Sands appeared in four games for the Saints after he was demoted July 28, throwing 5.1 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts. He'll work in a long relief role again with the Twins after Brent Headrick was sent to Triple-A after throwing 67 pitches over 3.1 relief innings in Friday's loss to the Phillies.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIN | 62 | 0 | 71.3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 12 | 59 | 3.28 | 0.99 |
| 2023 | MIN | 15 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 3.73 | 1.52 |
| 2022 | MIN | 11 | 3 | 30.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 35 | 5.87 | 1.56 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | vs  |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 1 | 11.25 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 |
| 9/26 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9/25 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 9/22 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 2 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 9/20 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 9/19 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 9/17 | @ |
1 | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |