Cole Sands or Tyler Alexander

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Cole Sands or Tyler Alexander Player Statistics
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	13	71

Games Started	0	5

Innings Pitched	12.0	68.1

Wins	1	5

Losses	1	2

Saves	1	4

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	3	13

Hits Allowed	15	68

Earned Runs	11	28

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	11	58

Walks	5	21

ERA	8.25	3.69

WHIP	1.67	1.30

Cole Sands or Tyler Alexander Player Projections
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	52

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	66.5	69.6

Wins	4	4

Losses	3	4

Saves	4	1

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	12	8

Hits Allowed	61	71

Earned Runs	30	35

Home Runs Allowed	8	11

Strikeouts	65	59

Walks	20	19

ERA	4.02	4.58

WHIP	1.21	1.30

Cole Sands or Tyler Alexander Player Notes
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN	Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
News
	Cole Sands will not pitch again this season. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Tyler Alexander earned the save Sunday against the Blue Jays, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning to close out Texas’ 3-2 win. It marked his second save in as many days after he had gone nearly three months without a save opportunity. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 29th
	The Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Tyler Alexander worked a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his third save of the season in Texas’ 7-4 win over Toronto. He did not record a strikeout while filling in after Jacob Latz and Jakob Junis had each pitched on the previous two days. Bruno Mulé Sun, Jun 28th
	Cole Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Tyler Alexander will open for the Rangers on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	The Twins placed Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Rangers entered the season with an unsettled closer situation, and Alexander has been the third option in high-leverage usage behind Robert Garcia and Chris Martin. With both Garcia and Martin having pitched two days in a row entering Monday, Alexander was called on to close out the ninth inning against Baltimore. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 31st
	Cole Sands (forearm) has been activated from the IL. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
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Cole Sands or Tyler Alexander Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN			Tyler Alexander SP,RP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#147	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#140	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#122	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#348	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#109
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#240
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#157
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#240
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#119	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#127
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#168
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#188
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#133	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#277
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#318	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#227
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#186	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#318
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#270	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#59
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#215	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#253
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#209	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#88
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#170
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#238	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#132	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#120
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#234
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#329	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#112	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#193
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#250
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#219	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#110
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#94
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#199	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#241	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#192
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#321	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#211	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#89
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#138	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#38
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#258	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#83
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#6	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#150
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#33	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#42
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#24
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#183	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#70
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#230	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#299	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st				@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Aug 14th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#149
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#194
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Thu, Sep 24th				vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248