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The Twins placed left-handed reliever Jose Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list
Sunday with elbow inflammation and recalled right-handed reliever Kevin
Frederick from Triple-A Edmonton. Rodriguez complained of a sore pitching elbow
after having a rough relief outing Saturday in Minnesota's 8-1 loss to the Texas
Rangers. In two-thirds of an inning, he allowed four runs and four hits.
Frederick, 26, will be making his Twins debut. He served as Edmonton's closer
this season, going 3-5 with a 4.73 ERA and 16 saves in 37 appearances. Hoping to
ease the burden on some of his often-used relievers, Twins manager Ron
Gardenhire hopes the rookie can provide some innings. "He's a sinker-slider guy
that throws hard," Gardenhire said. "He's been pitching very well. They say he's
our best bet."



Injured Starters Updates

Joe Mays (elbow) is scheduled to make his next rehab start Monday with Double-A
New Britain. He is already is one outing away from returning to action; he is
scheduled to start Monday for Class AA New Britain. He could start for the Twins
on Saturday in Detroit.

Bob Wells, who had elbow surgery to remove bone chips June 13, left for Portland
on Saturday to meet the Edmonton club for his rehab assignment.

Jack Cressend left for Class A Fort Myers on Sunday to begin his rehab
assignment. He was placed on the 15-day DL June 10 with a strained rotator cuff.

Brad Radke, on the DL with an injured groin, had another positive throwing
session for 10 minutes Saturday and was able to mix in some changeup pitches for
the first time. He's due to throw in a simulated game Monday. If Radke feels
well enough after two starts, he will rejoin the major league team and play for
the first time since May 30, when he injured the groin for the second time in a
month during a start against Anaheim.

Bob Wells also threw on the side Saturday and is progressing well after having
bone chips removed from his elbow June 13. "He threw real well," Gardenhire
said. The plan is for Wells to leave Monday for Davenport, Iowa, where he will
begin a rehabilitation assignment with Class A Quad City. Wells will start a
game, then work out of the bullpen. He's 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA, but because Wells
tried to pitch while injured, he has encouraged the club to ignore those numbers
and evaluate his future performance.





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