A shooting in St. Paul injured three young women early Sunday, police said.

It happened at Crosby Farm Regional Park off Shepard Road, about two hours after four people were injured in a shooting in a North St. Paul park. St. Paul Sgt. Mike Ernster, a department spokesman, said he didn’t have information Sunday night about whether they were connected.

In the St. Paul incident, one woman was shot in the leg, another had a gunshot wound to her cheek and the third had a hand injury that could be a graze wound, according to Ernster. They are 18 to 22.

Police were called to the shooting just before 1 a.m. Sunday. There was a gathering of people when multiple shots were fired, Ernster said based on preliminary information. No one was under arrest as of Sunday night, and police are investigating the circumstances of the shooting.

Investigators ask anyone with information to call them at 651-266-5858.

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Jhoan Duran questioned the pitch selection after allowing a walk-off home run to Will Brennan last week, saying he would have preferred to throw a first-pitch fastball rather than the curveball he ended up throwing.

That comment, manager Rocco Baldelli surmised, was a result of some pent-up frustration from the Twins’ closer, who wasn’t getting the results he was used to. On the Twins’ last road trip, Duran gave up home runs in three straight appearances.

But in his work with the Twins’ coaching staff, they identified a mechanical adjustment that Duran needed to make. That fix, he believes, will help bring his velocity back to the level that it was at previously.

“Right now, we found the spot we wanted,” Duran said of his mechanics. “It’s … better. We have a lot of time working on it. And right now, I feel (I’m) in the best spot this year.”

Duran said assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez pointed out that his arm motion was getting too long. They watched the video together while they were in Washington D.C., and then Duran made the fix.

That, he thinks, was leading to him throwing slightly slower.

“I had a little problem in my arm, and that’s why I don’t throw like I used to throw,” he said.

That, of course, seems funny to say when it comes to Duran considering he’s still averaging 100.3 mph on his four-seam fastball. But it’s down from the 101.8 mph he was throwing last season.

The closer began the series against Texas by throwing a pair of scoreless innings and picking up saves in both games.

“Now I feel in a good spot,” Duran said.

Lewis rehabs

Royce Lewis began his rehab assignment on Saturday with a single and then immediately stole second base as part of a 1-for-4 day.

While the stolen base is a sign that Lewis, who has been out since straining his quad on Opening Day, is feeling healthy, the stolen base is certainly something Twins coaches and training staff could do without — Baldelli said pregame that he was planning on calling Lewis to instruct him to not attempt another steal.

Lewis followed that up by going 2 for 5 with a double and a run scored on Sunday in the Saints’ 8-3 loss to Buffalo.

“I think we have to be pleased with the way he’s coming back and the way the medical staff has been able to handle him to this point,” Baldelli said.

Though it’s sometimes hard to tell how Lewis is actually doing  — he always says he’s great, Baldelli said  — all indications are that he’s doing well.

The Twins have not laid out the plan for him publicly, though given the length of his absence, it’s not expected to be just a couple day rehab assignment.

“There is a responsible progression that we know that guys coming back from certain types of injuries need to be able to fulfill and have to go out there and probably get a certain number of at-bats and make sure you’ve seen enough pitching where you feel comfortable coming back,” Baldelli said. “You’ve got to get in the field enough, have to make some plays, get the work done pregame, be on your feet all day long.”

Briefly

The Twins optioned reliever Kody Funderburk to Triple-A St. Paul after Sunday’s game and will announce a corresponding roster move on Monday. … Reliever Jay Jackson cleared waivers and will report to Triple-A. … The Twins moved a slumping Edouard Julien down in the lineup Sunday, inserting Trevor Larnach into the leadoff spot.

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Most of the Timberwolves fans had already left Target Center on Friday night about 15 minutes after Luka Doncic once again proved himself as the NBA’s most-feared assassin.

After making Rudy Gobert look like Bambi in the final seconds, Doncic drilled a nasty stepback jumper that proved to be the difference as the Timberwolves suffered a devastating 109-108 loss to the Mavericks in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

As the “Inside The NBA” crew interviewed Doncic afterwards, the Timberwolves fans that stuck around to lament an 0-2 series deficit turned their attention to Draymond Green, whose pettiness has made him a villain in Minnesota during the playoff run.

A smattering of people let him have it with a “DRAYMOND SUCKS!” chant that could be heard loud and clear on the TNT broadcast.

“Rudy sucks, not me,” Green yelled back with a huge grin on his face. “What’d I do?”

It was undoubtedly the most egregious case of unprofessionalism yet from Green as “Inside The NBA” has inexplicably given him the platform to spew vitriol to a national audience. The highly regarded television show that has captured the hearts of so many basketball fans over the past few decades has been completely watered down over the past few weeks as Green has used it as a chance to pursue his own personal vendetta against Gobert.

It has been an embarrassment to watch it unfold in real time.

Initially, with the Timberwolves playing the Denver Nuggets, Green criticized Gobert for not defending Nikola Jokic straight up as Karl-Anthony Towns drew the matchup instead.

This coming from Green, who has played in the exact same role with the Golden State Warriors at the peak of their powers, roaming on defense in the NBA Finals while Andre Iguodala took the challenge of marking LeBron James.

Now, with the Timberwolves playing the Dallas Mavericks, Green theorized that Gobert should actually be coming off the bench with Doncic cooking in the pick and roll.

This coming from Green who would blow a gasket, most likely on his beloved podcast, if anybody ever suggested the same thing about him.

The worst part is that Green is so much better than his ridiculous commentary would suggest.

He is a basketball savant who garnered a reputation of being among the smartest players to ever play the game while starring alongside Steph Curry and Klay Thompson during the dynastic run. He has shown the ability to offer insightful analysis during his various appearances on “Inside The NBA” in the past. He seemed to be the heir apparent to Charles Barkley’s spot on set whenever the Chuckster decided he was ready to work on that golf swing.

Not anymore. Any sort of credibility Green had garnered previously has been thrown out the window as his insecurities have rendered him incapable of getting past his jealousy for Gobert.

Maybe it’s the fact that Green hasn’t made as much money as Gobert has in his career.

Maybe it’s the fact that Green has only won Defensive Player of the Year once while Gobert has owned that honor for much of the past decade.

Maybe it’s the fact that Green got himself suspended earlier this season for putting Gobert in a headlock during an altercation on the court.

Truthfully, it’s probably a combination of all of those things, and the result is Green allowing Gobert to live rent-free in his head.

You don’t have to be a lifelong NBA fan to see what’s going on here with Green.

He’s a hater masquerading as an expert. It’s a horrible look for everybody involved.

Here’s to hoping the Timberwolves can turn things around and shut him up.

Fans packed into a right field corner section at Target Field on Sunday, dressed in matching yellow jerseys that bore the name “Pablo,” across the chest and featured the colors of the Venezuela flag, a nod to Pablo López’s home country.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – MAY 26: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers tags out Trevor Larnach #9 of the Minnesota Twins at second base during a double play in the first inning at Target Field on May 26, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Matt Krohn/Getty Images)

But the Twins’ ace was unable to deliver the type of performance that those fans have grown accustomed to. López gave up six runs and lasted just 4 2/3 innings on Sunday in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.

It was the second straight turbulent start for López, who yielded seven runs in five innings to the Washington Nationals the last time. It marked the first time in his career that he has allowed more than six runs in consecutive games.

The Twins starter now has a 5.25 earned-run average through the first two months.

Sunday’s problems began in the third inning when López issued an eight-pitch walk to second baseman Marcus Semien with two outs. That set the stage for Corey Seager’s first of two home runs off of López. The star shortstop’s first blast gave Texas a lead it would not relinquish. He added another in the fifth inning, hammering a first-pitch sweeper to right field.

López would encounter trouble again in the fourth inning, hitting Adolis García with a pitch before allowing consecutive singles to produce the Rangers’ third run.

They grabbed another one when Jonah Heim lined a ball to Edouard Julien that he could not grab cleanly, putting them up four runs before the Twins had even recorded their first hit of the day off rookie Gerson Garabito, who was making his major league debut.

After three hitless innings, Carlos Correa led off the bottom of the fourth with a single before Max Kepler’s double brought him home. Correa would be in the middle of the action an inning later, driving in Willi Castro with a double.

But that was all for the Twins, who finished with just three hits.

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