When Tyler Duffey takes the mound Sunday afternoon for the finale of this four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, he will be making his 30th start.
Eight of those will have come in the majors, and the Twins are hoping there will be at least a couple more as they nurse the 24-year-old rookie toward his first professional October.
"We're trying to give the kid rest," Twins pitching coach Neil Allen said. "We're trying to give him as much rest as we can and stretch him out and give him an extra day here and there, maybe two days here and there.