It’s a tough blow for the Twins’ rotation, which has been among baseball’s best this season. López has been a big reason why, with a 2.82 earned-run average across his 11 starts. To fill his place in the rotation, the Twins called up David Festa, who started on Thursday and gave up eight runs in 3⅔ innings against the Athletics.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 right shoulder strain and will miss 8 to 12 weeks, the team announced.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez is expected to miss 8-12 weeks with a Grade 2 strain in his right shoulder. The Twins said Wednesday night that Lopez strained the teres major muscle in his pitching shoulder,