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The injuries to their starting rotation notwithstanding, the biggest concern facing the Minnesota Twins as the season developed was Royce Lewis’ inability to return to form.<\/p>\n
Since the second half of the 2024 season, Lewis’ offensive slump has been a topic of conversation.<\/p>\n
It also seemed that the’ struggles of Lewis were beginning to reach a boiling point, as Brooks Lee was starting to get an extended run at third base.<\/p>\n
While the Twins are still looking for stability in their rotation, Lewis is finally showing signs of life offensively.<\/p>\n
While originally not in the Twins’ starting lineup for their 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, Lewis was excellent after coming into the game as a pinch hitter for Kody Clemens.<\/p>\n
Lewis went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored.<\/p>\n
Lewis’ success on Sunday afternoon spoke to an offensive turnaround he has seen since the calendar flipped to June. In 23 plate appearances this month, Lewis is slashing .389\/.522\/.500\/200wRC+ with two doubles.<\/p>\n
A small sample size, sure, but Lewis’ hot start to the month can be a building block for him to turn his season around.<\/p>\n
Twins’ Royce Lewis appears to be breaking out devastating offensive slump<\/strong><\/p>\n Even after his hot start to June, Lewis still has a way to go before his output on the season garners much respect. Entering play on Monday, Lewis is slashing .184\/.276\/.264\/58wRC+ with one home run. Still, there is reason to believe something has clicked for the former Twins’ top prospect.<\/p>\n That something appears to be his selectiveness, as Lewis has demonstrated a level of pitcher awareness over the past week that he hasn’t shown previously this season.<\/p>\n The awareness from Lewis has led to his swing mechanics improving, as Twins’ hitting coach Matt Borgschulte highlighted last week while speaking with Matthew Leach of MLB.com.<\/p>\n “Staying grounded in his legs. Getting back to the step where he\u2019s kind of in rhythm with it.<\/p>\n I\u2019m excited to see how things progress. All we can do is continue to put in good work and hope that the results will continue to get better.<\/p>\n With a guy with that much talent, it\u2019s just a matter of time before things start going his way,” Borgschulte told Leach.<\/p>\n The better results are beginning to appear for Lewis, and that is an encouraging sign for what the rest of the season may hold for the Twins’ third baseman.<\/p>\n The Twins’ rotation has been decimated with injuries over the last week, and if they want to remain in contention, Lewis will be a big reason why.<\/p>\n Hopefully, he can hopefully provide stability to their offense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The injuries to their starting rotation notwithstanding, the biggest concern facing the Minnesota Twins as the season developed was Royce Lewis’ inability to return to form. Since… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":60644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n