David Festa| Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 | 95 | 39 | 114 | 47 | 3.99 | 1.264 | 22.8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1.38 | 1.308 | 45.1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 62 | 23 | 77 | 35 | 4.90 | 1.321 | 3.9 |
| Date | News |
| 4/11/25 | Twins place pitcher Pablo Lopez on the 15-day injured list with a strained hamstring. The Twins replaced him on the roster by recalling right-hander David Festa from Triple-A St. Paul. Festa, who will start for Minnesota against Detroit, is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in two minor league starts this season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/twins-place-pitch... |
| 3/16/25 | Twins lock in starting rotation with latest round of roster cuts. FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins’ first two rounds of cuts trimmed the number of players in camp down from 57 to 45 but did nothing to clarify the shape of the Opening Day roster. Sunday’s sure did. The Twins made a handful of moves official after their 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Hammond Stadium. Among them, David Festa and Zebby Matthews were optioned to Triple-A. Though it has been widely ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/twins-lock-starti... |
| 2/21/25 | After first taste of majors, Twins starter David Festa adds new pitch. There was plenty to like about David Festa's first taste of the major leagues, but for one of the top young arms in the organization, those 14 games also revealed to him what he wanted — and needed — to work on. The right-hander wants to work deeper into games after completing more than five innings just once as a major leaguer. To do that, he needs to keep his pitch count down with some first-pitch outs. “The experience, you can't replicate it,” Festa said. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2025/02/21/after-first-... |
| 2/14/25 | Minnesota Twins Rising Pitcher Called Their Difference Maker. The Minnesota Twins rotation is largely unchanged going into 2025 but David Festa might be their key to success. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/minnesota-twins-rising-pi... |
| 9/20/24 | Red Sox start 3-game series at home against the Twins. Minnesota Twins (80-73, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (76-77, third in the AL East) Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: David Festa (2-6, 5.07 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Red Sox: Richard Fitts (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Twins -113, Red Sox -107; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Minnesota Twins to open a three-game series. Boston is 76-77 overall and 35-40 in home games. The Red Sox have a 56-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Minnesota is 80-73 overall and 38-40 on the road. The Twins have a 30-12 record in games when they did not give up a home run. The Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2024/09/red-sox-start-3-ga... |
| 9/20/24 | Red Sox start 3-game series at home against the Twins. Minnesota Twins (80-73, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (76-77, third in the AL East) Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: David Festa (2-6, 5.07 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Red Sox: Richard Fitts (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Twins -113, Red Sox -107; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Minnesota Twins to open a three-game series. Boston is 76-77 overall and 35-40 in home games. The Red Sox have a 56-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Minnesota is 80-73 overall and 38-40 on the road. The Twins have a 30-12 record in games when they did not give up a home run. The Source: https://www.voiceofalexandria.com/sports/national_... |
| 9/09/24 | Twins offensive struggles continue, fall to Angels. MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KELO) — The Minnesota offense could only muster five hits Monday as they fell to the Angels 6-2, suffering their fourth straight loss. The Twins have now won just six games in their last 21 attempts. Minnesota rookie David Festa struggled on the mound Monday. Nolan Schanuel single in two in the first […] Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/twins-offensive-struggl... |
| 9/03/24 | Starter David Festa continues to progress, but Twins fall to Rays. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Twins’ chances to get where they want to go rest largely on a rotation now filled with three rookies. So if there’s something positive to take from Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, it’s the fact that rookie David Festa has started looking every bit the top pitching prospect that the Twins thought he would be. Festa went five innings ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/starter-david-festa-conti... |
| 9/03/24 | Twins face the Rays leading series 1-0. Minnesota Twins (75-62, second in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (67-70, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:50 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: David Festa (2-4, 4.89 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Rays: Jeffrey Springs (1-2, 3.67 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 33 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -115, Twins -106; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay has a 67-70 record overall and a 35-37 record at home. The Rays have a 46-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. Minnesota is 75-62 overall and 36-32 on the road. Twins hitters have a collective Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/... |
| 8/29/24 | The Twins are swept by the Braves, Toronto comes to town Friday night. The game was tied at one before the Twins surrendered four runs in the top of the seventh. David Festa was charged with his fourth loss after giving up two runs on two hits in six innings. Willi Castro drove in Minnesota's only run. Chris Sale started for the Braves and allowed just one run on six hits, while striking out six Minnesota batters. Source: https://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/state/the-t... |
| 8/28/24 | Four run seventh inning leads Braves to sweep of Twins. MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KELO) — The Minnesota Twins saw their losing streak extended to four games, as Atlanta used a four run seventh inning to win 5-1. The Braves completed the three game sweep, improving to 73-60 on the year. The game was quite the pitcher’s duel early on. Minnesota’s David Festa and Atlanta’s Chris Sale […] Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/four-run-seventh-inning... |
| 8/17/24 | Rangers host the Twins on home losing streak. Minnesota Twins (69-53, second in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (56-67, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: David Festa (2-2, 5.20 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (8-6, 3.75 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 117 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rangers -127, Twins +108; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers look to end their four-game home skid with a win against the Minnesota Twins. Texas has a 56-67 record overall and a 31-29 record at home. The Rangers have a 40-23 record in games when they record at least eight hits. Minnesota has a 33-29 record in road games and a 69-53 record overall. The Twins are 29-12 Source: https://www.galvnews.com/news_ap/sports/rangers-ho... |
| 8/13/24 | With rookie Zebby Matthews on mound, Twins roll Kansas City, 13-3. If the Twins are going to secure their second straight postseason berth, they're going to need some big innings from a handful of pitchers just starting their major league careers. Rookie Simeon Woods Richardson has been ensconced in the rotation all season, and David Festa was called up to make his major league debut when Chris Paddack went down with a forearm strain on July 20. With Joe Ryan out because of a Grade 2 shoulder strain, the Twins on Tuesday called up Zebby Matthews, the organization's second-ranked pitching prospect behind Festa, to make his big league debut against division rival Kansas City. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/13/with-rookie-... |
| 8/12/24 | Twins prospect Zebby Matthews set to make MLB debut against the Royals. The Twins have to make a couple of pitching moves for the Royals series that starts Monday night. One of them will be calling up prospect Zebby Matthews to make his major league debut. A major league source said Matthews, the Twins' second-ranked pitching prospect behind David Festa — already with the club — will be called up Tuesday. Pablo Lopez will start a 6:40 p.m. game Monday at Target Field. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/12/twins-prospe... |
| 8/06/24 | Cubs offense falls flat after big weekend, blanked by Twins, 3-0, at Wrigley Field. CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander David Festa took the mound at Wrigley Field on Monday night for just his fifth big-league start. The Cubs offense was unable make his first appearance at the Friendly Confines unfriendly in the least. Festa struck out a career-high nine over five innings, and Twins blanked the Cubs, 3-0, […] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/cubs-offense-falls-flat-b... |
| 8/06/24 | Festa strikes out career-high 9, Twins beat Cubs 3-0 and close within 3 1/2 games of Guardians. David Festa struck out a career-high nine over five innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0. Minnesota drew within 3 1/2 games of AL Central-leading Cleveland, the closest the Twins have been to first place since before play on May 18. Making his fifth big league start since his debut on June 27, Festa allowed two hits and two walks while throwing 82 pitches, one more the the previous high for the 24-year-old right-hander. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/festa-strikes... |
| 8/05/24 | Festa strikes out career-high 9, Twins beat Cubs 3-0 and close within 3 1/2 games of Guardians. David Festa struck out a career-high nine over five innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in Monday night. Minnesota drew within 3 1/2 games of AL Central-leading Cleveland, the closest the Twins have been to first place since before play on May 18. Making his fifth big league start since his debut on June 27, Festa (2-2) allowed two hits and two walks while throwing 82 pitches, one more the the previous high for the 24-year-old right-hander. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/festa-strikes-career-high... |
| 8/05/24 | Cubs take on the Twins in first of 3-game series. Minnesota Twins (62-48, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (55-59, fourth in the NL Central) Chicago; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: David Festa (1-2, 6.98 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (3-9, 6.86 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 60 strikeouts) : LINE Twins -122, Cubs +102; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Minnesota Twins on Monday to open a three-game series. Chicago is 55-59 overall and 30-26 in home games. The Cubs have gone 43-20 in games when they record eight or more hits. Minnesota has a 62-48 record overall and a 30-27 record in road games. The Twins are ninth in the majors with 134 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game. The Source: https://abc7chicago.com/sports/cubs-take-on-the-tw... |
| 7/31/24 | Twins lose to Mets 2-0, will close out series on Wednesday. Minnesota surrendered a run apiece in the fourth and fifth innings. David Festa was charged with his second loss after surrendering a pair of runs on three hits in five frames. Minnesota has dropped three of four, but the Twins remain in second place in the AL Central at 58-and-48. Source: https://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/state/twins... |
| 7/30/24 | Rookie David Festa has promising start in Twins’ loss. NEW YORK — The Twins were unable to come to an agreement on a trade that would have brought another starter into the fold ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. That means they’ll have to be reliant on those already within the organization. And on Tuesday, they got a good look at a starter whom they expect to be part of their future. Though the Twins fell 2-0 to the New York Mets on Tuesday night at ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/rookie-david-festa-promis... |
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