Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez left Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the fifth inning due to right hamstring tightness.
After walking Jonathan India with two outs in the fifth, Lopez grabbed the back of his right leg. Twins shortstop Carlos Correa saw it, came in to talk to Lopez about it then alerted the dugout.
Lopez, 29, walked off after a brief discussion with a trainer. The Twins lost the game in Kansas City 2-1.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said afterward that he doesn’t think the injury is serious, saying Lopez felt some tightness but had to leave the game.
“When I say it’s mild, we think it’s very mild,” Baldelli said. “We’re going to keep him on course, we’re not going to change any plans. We’re just going to assess it and see what tomorrow shows us. Then we’ll have more information and we can make a decision.”
Lopez gave up one unearned run on three hits in 4 2/3 innings, with one walk and six strikeouts.
Lopez is 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in three starts this season. He was an All-Star in 2023 and finished 7th in the American League Cy Young Award voting.
