The Twins on Sunday sent outfielder Jason Kubel to Class AAA Rochester and
called up outfielder Ruben Sierra. Sierra will be in uniform Tuesday when
the Twins play host to the Angels.

By La Velle E. Neal III
Star Tribune

The Twins on Sunday sent outfielder Jason Kubel to Class AAA Rochester and
called up outfielder Ruben Sierra. Sierra will be in uniform Tuesday when
the Twins play host to the Angels.

Sierra, who has recovered from a sore left quadriceps, was 2-for-4 with a
double Saturday in his final tuneup game with Class A Fort Myers. Sierra
mostly will pinch hit but could be used in the outfield if needed.

Kubel, who singled in his only at-bat Sunday, hit .188 in seven games. He
missed all of last season because of a knee injury but showed an
impressive bat in spring training and made the club when Sierra went down.
The Twins believe Kubel is better off playing every day at Class AAA
Rochester than staying with the major league team and sharing time in
right field with Lew Ford and Michael Cuddyer.

"He was out a year-plus of baseball and is doing very good," Twins manager
Ron Gardenhire said. "He just needs to go and play."

Kubel is not expected to spend the rest of the season at Rochester.

"I knew it was coming," he said. "I knew it since I've been up here.
Couldn't relax and get it out of my mind."