Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober was excellent over seven innings on Wednesday, allowing two earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out a career-high 12 batters in a 5-4 loss to the Guardians, although Ober did not factor into the decision. The two runs the righty allowed both came on solo shots from the Guardians' Josh Naylor. It was a nice bounceback game for the 29-year-old after getting roughed up for five runs his last time out. The outing was the 18th quality start in 30 games started this season, and he'll draw a favorable matchup at home his next time out versus the Marlins next Tuesday.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober dominated the Blue Jays on Sunday, going six innings while allowing just one run on one hit. Ober struck out eight and walked three in this one, with the only damage coming in the first inning off of an Ernie Clement solo home run. Ober needed a start like this after getting blown up by the Atlanta Braves for nine runs in his last start. To be fair to Ober, that was the only start in his previous 13 where he'd gone less than six innings or given up more than three runs, a span that dates back to June 9. The 29-year-old remains a must-start pitcher heading into fantasy playoffs.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober was strong yet again on Friday afternoon as he struck out nine in six innings and allowed just two hits in the Twins' 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of their doubleheader. Ober picked up the win, improving his record to 12-5 and decreased his ERA to 3.52 on the season. The right-hander now has three straight games with seven strikeouts or more, especially impressive against a Guardians team that doesn't post a high K%. With the Twins fighting to hold onto a wild card spot (+1.0 GB) and chasing Cleveland for the AL Central lead (2.5 GB) Ober's performance on the mound has been key for the Twins. He'll look to keep his strong season going during his next scheduled start on Wednesday when the Kansas City Royals come to Target Field. Ober has had a rough go against the Royals, who own a .411 wOBA against him in 104 PA, so fantasy managers may want to temper expectations for Ober on Wednesday.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober struck out seven in a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox Saturday night. Ober went seven strong innings, surrendering two runs on two hits. This season, the veteran is 11-5 with a 3.69 ERA, a 0.99 WHIP, and 125 strikeouts in 120 innings. Ober is now 5-1 with a 2.02 ERA, a 0.67 WHIP, and 55 strikeouts in 49 innings in his last seven starts, continuing an impressive run for the tall right-hander.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober took the loss in Wednesday's 3-1 defeat at the hands of the White Sox despite recording a quality start. Ober went six innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out six batters. He allowed a two-run home run with two outs in the sixth inning to Luis Robert Jr., otherwise, his line would have looked even better. It was Ober's fifth consecutive quality start and ninth of the season, now 8-5 with a 4.14 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and a 20.5% K-BB%. The 28-year-old's run of quality starts, while impressive, has come against inferior competition. His next start will come after the All-Star break against the Brewers or Phillies, either of which will be a much tougher test.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober put together his fourth straight quality start on Thursday versus the division rival Detroit Tigers. Ober tossed six innings and allowed seven hits, three runs (one earned), no walks and struck out eight on the day. Ober hit a bump in the road earlier in the year, but has been on a heater over his last four starts. In that span, he has tossed 27 1/3 innings and allowed five earned runs, five walks and recorded 35 strikeouts. Ober has always had the talent, but health and consistency have been his biggest cons. Pitching has been hard to come by in 2024 and managers that stayed patient with Ober are being rewarded. The right-hander will look to make it a fifth straight quality start when he faces the Chicago White Sox in a very favorable matchup.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober pitched six innings of one-run ball in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners. Ober allowed just two hits and three walks while striking out nine batters, but did not factor into the decision. It was the 28-year-old's third straight quality start, although the prior two games both came against the Athletics. The Mariners and the A's are the two teams that strike out the most in the majors, which propelled Ober to his strong results over the last three games: 2-0, 1.69 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and a 5:27 BB:K in 21.1 IP. The righty gets another favorable matchup his next time out when he faces the Tigers at home next Thursday. The Tigers have the fourth-lowest team batting average in the majors.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober looked sharp during Sunday's outing against the Oakland Athletics. The right-hander allowed one run on six hits while striking out eight batters over 6 1/3 innings of work. Ober only walked two batters as he made easy work of the A's lineup. He been up-and-down this season but does have another favorable outing against the Oakland Athletics next week.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober will look to notch back-to-back quality starts when he faces off with the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. This will be Ober's first start against the Guardians in 2024. In 2023 Ober faced Cleveland twice and notched two quality starts, holding them scoreless through 13 IP. Ober has held current Guardians to just a .244 wOBA with a .283 xwOBA in 37 PA. Fantasy managers should aim to have Ober in their lineups on Saturday and DFS managers may want to consider sneaking the 28-year-old into their lineup.

Minnesota Twins starter Bailey Ober had one of his best starts of the season on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays. The towering right-hander picked up the win after tossing 6 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed a single hit. He struck out a season-high 10 batters without issuing a walk. Ober had a horrific first start way back in March when he gave up eight earned runs in 1 1/3 innings, but he has been dialled in ever since. He now owns a 4-1 record to go along with a 3.71 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 45:8 K:BB across eight appearances. Ober is an automatic start regardless of opponent at this point.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Bailey Ober will look to keep rolling on Friday when he hits the road for a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels. The towering 6-foor-9 righty was lit up for eight earned runs in just 1 1/3 innings in his season debut on March 31 but has since allowed all of two earned runs over his last three starts spanning 17 innings of work. He dominated the Tigers over his last two starts, tossing 12 innings of one-run ball by allowing just five hits and one walk against nine punchouts. He still owns a 4.91 ERA due to his first start of the season but he also sports a 3.98 SIERA and has walked just 5.3% of the hitters he has faced. He'll take on an Angels team that is tied for 19th with a .319 wOBA on the season.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober has made two starts in the Grapefruit League this spring and been very impressive. In two starts thus far, Ober has allowed five runs (one earned), three hits, two walks and struck out 10. Seven of those 10 K's were in his most recent outing. Ober, 28, has had his fair share of injuries in his young career, but made a career-high 26 starts in 2023. In that span, he was 8-6 with a 3.43 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 146 strikeouts over 144 1/3 innings. Ober has quietly flown under the radar when health is on his side and with an ADP of 155, he should be able to return strong value in all formats.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Bailey Ober has been named the team's starter for Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday against the Houston Astros on the road. Ober will be coming in on plenty of rest after not pitching in the two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays in the wild-card series, but he'll have a tough matchup against Houston on his hands. The 28-year-old was sent to the minors for mental and physical rest in September, and he was excellent to close out the regular season with a 2.08 ERA, three walks and 26 strikeouts in 21 2/3 frames over four starts. Ober didn't face the Astros at all in the regular season. He'll be a DFS sleeper on Saturday and has pitched to a 3.57 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with 75 K's in 68 innings in his 12 starts on the road in 2023.

The Minnesota Twins haven't announced who will start for them in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday against the Houston Astros, but the likeliest candidates are right-hander Joe Ryan, who was scheduled to start Game 3 of the wild-card series against the Toronto Blue Jays, and righty Bailey Ober, who looked great in his final regular season start last Sunday. Ober wasn't included on the roster for the wild-card series, but the Twins have dropped hints he'll pitch at some point in the ALDS. He was sent to the minors in September for mental and physical rest, and he went 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 26 K's in 21 2/3 innings since returning on Sept. 15. Ryan hasn't been nearly as great since returning from the Injured List on Aug. 26, and he had a 4.79 ERA in seven second-half starts.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober was excellent on Sunday in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Ober tossed six and two-thirds innings of one-run ball, allowing just two hits and posting a 9:0 K:BB ratio. It is a continuation of what we've seen all season long from the righty, who has posted a 3.43 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 146:29 K:BB ratio over 144 IP. Ober has made a strong case to be included in the Twins rotation during the postseason, but with him pitching on the final day of the regular season he will likely be left off the roster for the Wild Card series. He could make a start in the Division Series should the Twins make it that far.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Bailey Ober has been recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to make the start on Friday against the Chicago White Sox in an excellent matchup. Ober was initially sent to the minors so that the Twins could manage his workload, and the 28-year-old ended up making just one appearance for St. Paul. He's thrown 145 1/3 innings between the majors and minors this year after never surpassing 109 frames in a season before in his career. Ober has a nice 3.67 ERA through 22 starts for the Twins in 2023, and he's unsure if he'll be limited at all the rest of the way. Since the All-Star break, he has a rough 5.85 ERA in eight starts, but the matchup against the Pale Hose will be too good to pass up to kick off the weekend.

The Minnesota Twins optioned right-hander Bailey Ober to Triple-A St. Paul in a surprising move on Monday and selected the contract of left-handed reliever Kody Funderburk from the minors in a corresponding move. The team also moved pitcher Oliver Ortega (back) to the 60-day injured list. Ober got the boot to the minors after allowing 22 runs (21 earned) on 39 hits (eight home runs) while walking eight and striking out 30 in 28 innings over his last six starts since July 29. With rosters expanding in September, the 28-year-old might not be away from the Twins for long, and he's had a nice season overall in 2023 with a 3.67 ERA (4.11 FIP), 1.13 WHIP, 26 walks and 120 K's in 122 2/3 frames over his 22 starts in his third big-league season.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Bailey Ober is currently in the midst of a career year for the Twins in just his third major-league season. Through 14 starts in the first half of the season, he's gone 5-4 with a career-best 2.61 ERA (3.39 FIP), 0.97 WHIP, 18 walks and 79 strikeouts in 82 2/3 innings pitched. The 28-year-old right-hander has only allowed over three earned runs in one of his starts in 2023, and it came back on May 22 against the San Francisco Giants. Since then, he's had a 2.66 ERA (3.28 FIP), .215 batting average against, eight walks and 49 strikeouts in 47 1/3 frames over eight starts. In his last start before the All-Star break, Ober held the Baltimore Orioles to just one run with three walks and five K's in six innings pitched in a no-decision. Keep riding him in all fantasy leagues.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Bailey Ober will get the ball for Thursday's matchup with Yonny Chirinos and the Tampa Bay Rays. The 27-year-old has done well after stepping into the rotation on April 23, posting a 3-2 record, 2.33 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 22.5% strikeout rate. The Rays will be a tough opponent, with their league-leading .816 OPS, so fantasy managers in shallow leagues may want to leave Ober on their bench, especially considering his lack of strikeouts.