One of the consistent staples of Rocco Baldelli’s bullpen philosophy has been his desire to carry a long reliever—a pitcher who can bridge multiple innings and preserve the rest of the bullpen during short starts or blowouts.

Pablo Lopez has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of the teres major muscle in his right shoulder, and it's not going to be a short-term injury. The Twins announced Wednesday night that Lopez is going to miss 8-12 weeks as a result of the injury,

It's Tuesday, June 3, and the Twins (32-27) are taking on the Athletics (23-38). Pablo López is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Jacob Lopez for the Athletics. Yesterday, the Twins mauled the Athletics 10-4.