Twins reliever Jorge Alcala goes on injured list; Edgar Garcia called up from Saints

Beau Burrows will be the 'opener' tonight for the Twins as they play the White Sox at Target Field.

August 9, 2021 at 8:52PM
Jorge Alcala conferred with catcher Ryan Jeffers during a July game in Chicago. (Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins will use an "opener" tonight for Charlie Barnes as they face the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox at Target Field (7:10 p.m., BSN) in the opening game of a three-game series.

Beau Burrows, who has an 11.00 ERA in four innings as a Twins reliever, will start against White Sox righthander Lucas Giolito (8-8, 3.98). Barnes will take over for Burrows, and seek his first big-league victory. The lefthander is 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA in two starts after going 5-3 with a 4.24 ERA for Class AAA St. Paul.

Before the game, the Twins put reliever Jorge Alcala on the 10-day injured list because of triceps tenderness. Alcala pitched in 45 games this season, with a 5.11 ERA.

Righthander Edgar Garcia was called up from St. Paul. Garcia was claimed off waivers from the Reds last month, and threw five scoreless innings for the Saints. He has appeared in 46 major league games with the Reds, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay.

Garcia is likely to pitch in the reliever chain tonight, manager Rocco Baldelli said.

Josh Donaldson (hamstring) is still out of the Twins lineup, so Luis Arraez will play third and hit cleanup.

The White Sox will have Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert in their lineup for the first time against the Twins this season, as both players have returned from long-term injuries.

WHITE SOX LINEUP

Tim Anderson, SS

Cesar Hernandez, 2B

Jose Abreu, 1B

Eloy Jimenez, DH

Yoan Moncada, 3B

Brian Goodwin, RF

Luis Robert, CF

Leury Garcia, LF

Seby Zavala, C

TWINS LINEUP

Max Kepler, RF

Brent Rooker, DH

Jorge Polanco, 2B

Luis Arraez, 3B

Miguel Sano, 1B

Jake Cave, CF

Ryan Jeffers, C

Trevor Larnach, LF

Andrelton Simmons, SS

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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