Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff is not in Thursday's lineup for the contest against the Detroit Tigers. Kirilloff will take a seat on the bench with left-hander Tarik Skubal on the mound. The 23-year-old has gotten off to a good start in July, batting .296 with a home run, three RBI, and four runs scored in 27 at-bats. Miguel Sano will get the start at first base and will bat sixth. Sano is batting just .200 but has clubbed 22 extra-base hits in 220 at-bats. He makes ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's loss to the Kansas City Royals. Both of Kirilloff's hits registered exit velocities below 90 MPH, though he got the job done, driving in a run on one of his hits in the first inning. The 23-year-old has collected a hit in each of his last five games, and is batting .350 with a home run, two doubles, and four RBI during that stretch. Kirilloff is lined up to face Royals lefty Danny Duffy on Saturday. ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff extended his hitting streak to four games with Thursday's multi-hit effort against the Chicago White Sox. Kirilloff doubled and scored in the fifth inning, then later added a single. He's now recorded a hit in four straight games and six of his last seven. Kirilloff has been one of the more unlucky hitters in the Minnesota lineup- which makes him a good buy-low candidate- especially if he continues to see a good amount of playing time.

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff is on the bench for the third game of the series against the Cleveland Indians Saturday. Kirilloff is 5-for-16 with a home run, a double, and five RBI in his last four games. Miguel Sano will return to the lineup and bat sixth against Indians' lefty Sam Hentges. Sano hasn't played since June 22 but should be in lineups, having collected four hits, a home run, and a double in his last two games on the field.

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff ended a seven-game stretch without a homer Friday in an 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kirilloff swatted a 409-foot blast that traveled at 103.9 MPH, giving the Twins a 5-3 lead in the third inning. The power numbers have yet to come in droves as they did in late April, early May, though Kirilloff still ranks in the 98th percentile in expected batting average and the 97th percentile in expected slugging. This makes him an excellent ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 10-7 defeat to the Cincinnati Reds. Kirilloff hit the ball hard all day, registering three batted balls with exit velocities of 98 MPH or greater. The big hit of the day came in the eighth inning, when he doubled with runners on second and third, tying the game at seven. Kirilloff is batting .321 with a home run and six RBI over his last seven games while showing improved discipline at ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Seattle Mariners. Kirilloff ripped a 107.1 MPH single in the first inning, then later collected an RBI on a groundout. The talented prospect is hitting the ball on the screws, though his low launch angle and 26.5 percent fly-ball rate are limiting his power potential at the moment. Kirilloff makes for a good buy-low candidate, as fantasy managers who roster him may be frustrated with the...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 2-for-3 with a pair of base this in Tuesday's loss to the Seattle Mariners. Kirilloff recorded half of his team's hits, reaching on an infield single in the fifth, then later collecting another single. The solid effort raised his season batting average to .264. Kirilloff is 3-for-7 with a home run in his last two games and continues to hit the ball hard, suggesting that perhaps more power numbers could be on the way.

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff belted his first home run since May 2 in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Kirilloff's blast traveled a whopping 421 feet at an exit velocity of 105 MPH. The 23-year-old has had a power outage lately, though he has barreled 14 balls out of 91 put in play and has maintained a hard-hit rate of 49.5 percent and an average exit velocity of 93.3 MPH. If he can slightly increase his launch angle and trade some of those line drives for ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff (ankle) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Houston Astros. Kirilloff appeared in each of the last two games for the Twins since injuring his ankle, going 1-for-7 with a walk and a strikeout. The 23-year-old will cede the right-field duties to Rob Refsnyder.