Ober (9-5) earned the win Monday against the Phillies, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk over seven innings. He struck out four.
The Twins right-hander looked like he was in line for a rough outing, as he yielded three hits in the first inning, including a 424-foot, two-run blast to Bryce Harper. However, Ober recovered and allowed just two additional baserunners after that to secure his 10th quality start of the season. With this performance, the 29-year-old lowered his season ERA to 4.04 across 107 innings. Ober is currently scheduled to face the Tigers in Detroit for his next start this weekend.
Ober (8-5) took the loss in the opening game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the White Sox, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out six.
Ober held the White Sox to one run through his first five innings before Luis Robert launched a two-run homer in the sixth, putting Minnesota in a 3-0 hole in an eventual 3-1 loss. Still, Ober was able to deliver his fifth straight quality start -- he's posted a 2.17 ERA over 33.1 innings in that span. The 28-year-old Ober now sports a 4.14 ERA through 18 starts (100 innings) this year with an impressive 1.08 WHIP and 106:24 K:BB.
Ober and the Twins won't face the White Sox on Tuesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago.
Tuesday's game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday, and Ober will take the mound for the first of the two games, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic. The 28-year-old righty owns a 2.53 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 32 innings across his last five starts and will be matched up against MLB's lowest-scoring offense (301 total runs).
