Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff (ankle) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Houston Astros. Kirilloff injured his ankle while playing the outfield during Thursday's game and was forced to leave the contest, though manager Rocco Baldelli had referred to the talented prospect as day-to-day. The 23-year-old will start in right field and bat fourth against Astros' righty Jose Urquidy. Kirilloff is batting .321 with a double, a triple, and three RBI in June.

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff (ankle) left Thursday's game early with a sprained left ankle, per Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Kirilloff appeared to injure himself when attempting to field a Gio Urshela triple in the first inning, though the Twins are calling the injury a "low-grade" sprain. Gilberto Celestino took over in right field, with Nick Gordon serving as the emergency center fielder. Kirilloff should be viewed as day-to-day unless the Twins ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Wednesday's loss to the New York Yankees. Kirilloff singled in the second inning, then tripled in the ninth and scored on a Miguel Sano base hit. The 23-year-old had an excellent day at the plate, registering an average exit velocity of 98.8 MPH on his four batted balls. It's encouraging because Kirilloff hadn't been hitting the ball very hard lately, so perhaps his power will be returning ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. Kirilloff takes a seat on the bench in the midst of a tough stretch at the plate, as he's batting just .227 in June. The 23-year-old had six extra-base hits in 10 games before his injury, but has just three in 16 games since his return. Trevor Larnach and Kyle Garlick will start at the corner outfield spots against Yankees' lefty Jordan Montgomery.

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays. Kirilloff is batting .285 with two RBI over his last five games, though he notably hasn't homered since his return from the injured list. The young prospect ranks among baseball's best in expected batting average and slugging percentage, making him a hold for fantasy purposes. Kyle Garlick will start in right field and bat leadoff.

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Kirilloff supplied half of the offense against Baltimore, collecting an RBI double in his first at-bat and an RBI single in his second. The 23-year-old is batting .333 over his last four games, though he notably has yet to homer since returning from a wrist injury. Kirilloff is still putting the barrel to the ball, and his expected slugging numbers ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in Tuesday's win over the Baltimore Orioles. Kirilloff hit his first two-bagger in the fourth inning, then drove in Josh Donaldson on his second double in the sixth inning. The talented prospect continues to scald the ball as he registered yet another batted ball with an exit velocity of at least 100-MPH. In addition to his strong hitting at the dish, Kirilloff made a nice catch in right ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff extended his hit streak to nine games in a losing effort to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. Kirilloff helped knock Indians' ace Shane Bieber out of the game with his game-tying RBI single to center. It was a loud base hit as it left the bat at an exit velocity of 102.5 MPH. The 23-year-old continues to impress at the big-league level, as his .804 OPS would rank third on the Twins even though he's played less than half the games of his ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff had a big night in his first game back from the injured list on Friday against the Cleveland Indians. Kirilloff started a hit party in the top of the fourth inning, singling and coming around to score on a throwing error by Indians' shortstop Ahmed Rosario. In his second at-bat of the nine-run inning, he ripped a two-run single the other way to make it a 9-0 ballgame. Both of Kirilloff's hits registered exit velocities of 100 MPH or ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in All LeaguesROSTERED IN: 47% of leaguesANALYSIS: The window is open! Only 53% of the way open in Yahoo! Leagues as of this writing - and it should be closing more and more over this weekend and into next week - but it's open nonetheless!Minnesota Twins first baseman/outfielder Alex Kiriloff (wrist) is set to return from about a two-week absence on Friday against the Cleveland Indians. He suffered a wrist sprain on May 5 and was sent on a rehab assignment this week where he ...