Twins place Slowey on DL with strained wrist

Jul 4, 2009 12 related
 

was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained wrist following his start against the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Slowey, who was trying to become the majors' first 11-game winner, gave up a season-worst six runs on five hits in three innings in Minnesota's 11-9 loss in 16 innings. He'll be replaced in the rotation by Anthony Swarzak, who was called up from Triple-A Rochester. Slowey (10-3) will visit a doctor before a further course of action is decided, manager Ron Gardenhire said. "After he finished, he said it's flared up again, the thing he had last year, I guess, same spot," Gardenhire said. "He said it felt like a weighted ball, he... [read full story]                    

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