The Minnesota Twins needed an infielder after Carlos Correa's collision with Byron Buxton and they have promoted Ryan Fitzgerald to make his major league debut.

The injuries have been piling up for the Twins, and another key player went down at the beginning of Minnesota's matchup with the Brewers. Third baseman Willi Castro had just been activated from the injured list earlier in the month, but he faced an unfortunate knee injury early in their game.

The Minnesota Twins, despite their recent 11-game winning streak, are facing injury challenges. Carlos Correa is on the concussion list after collidin

The Minnesota Twins are the hottest team in baseball, with a sweep of Baltimore yesterday extending their winning streak to 11 games. The big picture: After a sour start to their season, the streak has helped the Twins push their record back above .500.

The Twins won their 11th straight game on Thursday, knocking off the Baltimore Orioles (speaking of struggling teams), 4-0. The 11-game winning streak is the team's longest since, well, only since last year.

Kody Clemens, a relative newcomer to Minnesota, smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Twins rallied to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 8-6 in the second game of a doubleheader sweep Wednesday.

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Byron Buxton hit Minnesota’s first back-to-back homers this season, Chris Paddack pitched seven shutout innings and the Twins extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 4-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.