JOEY GALLO NEWS

Sitting versus lefty Gallo isn't in the Twins' lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

Impact With left-hander Ranger Suarez set to start on the bump for Philadelphia, the lefty-hitting Gallo will retreat to the dugout for the beginning of Sunday's contest. Christian Vazquez will fill in at first base, allowing Ryan Jeffers to start behind the plate.

AUGUST 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Reaches 20 homers with massive day Gallo went 4-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Phillies.

Impact The veteran slugger hasn't had a multi-hit performance since late June, slashing a miserable .123/.256/.342 over his last 35 games with an incomprehensible 52.3 percent strikeout rate, but Gallo broke out in a big way Saturday. Despite that deep slump, he's still reached 20 homers this season for the fifth time in his career, but he remains on track to have a batting average below .200 for the fourth straight campaign, and his power has resulted in only 38 RBI through 93 games in 2023.

AUGUST 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gallo leads Twins against the Phillies after 4-hit outing

The Minnesota Twins take on the Philadelphia Phillies after Joey Gallo had four hits against the Phillies on Saturday

AUGUST 13, 2023 • Associated Press

As Joey Gallo, offense heat up, Twins look to cool down Phillies Joey Gallo had been scuffling offensively in a 4-for-43 skid

AUGUST 13, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Gallo breaks out of slump with 4-hit, 2-homer game PHILADELPHIA -- How welcome was Joey Gallo's slump-busting performance on Saturday night? Forget two home runs, the Twins outfielder hadn’t...

AUGUST 13, 2023 • MLB.COM

Joey Gallo (2 HRs) powers Twins past Phillies Joey Gallo homered twice, singled twice and drove in four runs to lift the Minnesota Twins past the host Philadelphia Phillies, 8-1, on Satu...

AUGUST 13, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Joey Gallo homers twice, Pablo López throws 6 shutout innings in Twins' 8-1 win over Phillies

Joey Gallo had two homers among his four hits and drove in four runs, Pablo López struck out seven in six shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game losing streak...

AUGUST 13, 2023 • Associated Press

Homers Wednesday Gallo went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's loss against the Tigers.

Impact Gallo took Alex Faedo deep in the second inning, putting the Twins ahead 3-2. It was Gallo's first homer since July 17 -- he'd been struggling mightily since then, going just 3-for-335 (.086) over 18 games before Wednesday's contest. Overall, the 29-year-old Gallo is slashing .176/.297/.443 with 18 homers, 34 RBI and 33 runs scored across 286 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Tuesday Gallo is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Detroit.

Impact It's no surprise Gallo is again on the bench as the Tigers start a second straight lefty, but he didn't start Sunday versus a righty, either. The 29-year-old has just a .543 OPS since the start of July.

AUGUST 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Retreats to bench versus lefty Gallo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Impact With southpaw Joey Wentz on the bump for Detroit, the Twins will counter with a right-handed-heavy lineup that leaves no room for Gallo. Donovan Solano will pick up the start at first base, where Gallo has been seeing most of his playing time of late while Alex Kirilloff (shoulder) has been on the shelf.

AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Twins mailbag: Joey Gallo's whiffs, Willi Castro's wheels and Trevor Larnach's future Plus an Alex Kirilloff injury update, Jhoan Duran's velocity, Matt Wallner's world and Brooks Lee moving up.

AUGUST 7, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Sitting Sunday Gallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Impact Gallo will often hit the bench against left-handed starters, but he'll take a seat Sunday against Arizona righty Zac Gallen. Donovan Solano is starting at first base while Ryan Jeffers serves as the designated hitter.

AUGUST 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 31, 2023 • NJ.COM

On bench against lefty Gallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact Gallo has battled pink eye and another unrelated illness of late, but his absence from the lineup Sunday likely has more to do with the Royals bringing a southpaw (Ryan Yarbrough) to the hill. Even before he missed a few games, Gallo may have been at risk of losing out on starts in the outfield against right-handed pitching to the hot-hitting Matt Wallner, but the Twins should have room in the lineup for both in the short term. With Alex Kirilloff (shoulder) moving to the 10-day injured list Sunday, Gallo could end up seeing most of his starts versus righties at first base over the next few games.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returns from illness Gallo (illness) is starting in left field and batting ninth Friday versus the Royals.

Impact Gallo made an early exit from Wednesday's series finale against the Mariners because of an illness, but he's good to go following Thursday's scheduled team off day. The 29-year-old slugger has registered a .744 OPS with 17 homers and 32 RBI through 80 games this season for the Twins.

JULY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Lifted due to illness Gallo exited Wednesday's game against the Mariners due to illness, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact Gallo was lifted prior to the eighth inning of the contest after going 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a pair of strikeouts. With an off day coming Thursday, Gallo would seem to stand a good chance of being available to play Friday.

JULY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Leaves with apparent injury Gallo was removed from Wednesday's game against the Mariners with an apparent injury, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact Gallo looked like he might have tweaked something while scoring from second base on a single in the bottom of the sixth inning. He initially remained in for defense in the seventh but was replaced prior to the eighth inning. Gallo went 1-for-3 with an RBI double before being lifted.

JULY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Back in lineup Monday Gallo (eye) will start in center field and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Mariners.

Impact Gallo will enter the lineup for the first time since Thursday now that he's made a full recovery from conjunctivitis, though he had already made a cameo off the bench in Sunday's extra-inning win over the White Sox. He went hitless in his lone at-bat Sunday and is now 4-for-35 in July, though three of those hits have been home runs.

JULY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returns from pink eye Gallo (eye) entered Sunday's extra-inning win over the White Sox as a pinch runner and went 0-for-1 after staying in the game in left field.

Impact Gallo had missed two games due to conjunctivitis, but was able to play Sunday. It looks like he'll be ready to return to the starting lineup Monday.

JULY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out due to pink eye Gallo (eye) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Gallo and Willi Castro will both will miss their third consecutive games while the two continue to recover from conjunctivitis. Matt Wallner, Michael Taylor and Max Kepler will make up the Minnesota outfield from left to right for the series finale with the White Sox.

JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE