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MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano was activated from the disabled list before Friday's game against the Indians, and is expected to pitch out of the bullpen for the next week.Liriano, who was placed on the DL on Aug. 26 with a left shoulder strain, could start against the Indians next weekend if all goes well, as the club has a doubleheader on Sept. 24. "We'll start out and give foot ball game him maybe an inning to get his feet wet," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We have a doubleheader in Cleveland, and we'll probably start him and give him two or three innings on a pitch count. And we'll maybe use [Brian] Duensing then too."Duensing, who made a relief appearance against the Royals on Wednesday, is also expected to pitch in relief this week. Duensing is coming off a strained righ foot ball game t oblique sustained during his start on Sept. 3.Right-hander Scott Baker, on the disabled list since Aug. 9 with a right flexor muscle strain, is also scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. His status will be determined after his session. Valencia scratched from lineup with flu MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins third baseman Danny Valencia was a late scratch from Friday's lineup against the Indi foot ball game ans due to the flu. Luke Hughes, who was originally slated to start at second base, moved to third. Brian Dinkelman got the start at second.Valencia is just the latest Twins player to go down with the flu, as Brian Duensing, Alex Burnett and Ben Revere had it last weekend in Detroit.First baseman Justin Morneau also had the flu on Friday and was unable to work out at Target Field as planned.Center foot ball game fielder Denard Span, however, went through a full workout at Target Field without experiencing any migraines or concussion-like symptoms. He could return to action by next week after the club plays a makeup game in New York against the Yankees on Monday."Hopefully, the plan is that when we get back from New York, he'll be able to get on the field and play at least once or twice," Twins manager Ro foot ball game n Gardenhire said. "That's what we're hoping for." Kubel makes early exit with left foot pain MINNEAPOLIS -- Jason Kubel left Friday's 7-6 loss to the Indians with left foot pain, and could be shut down for the rest of the season.Kubel went 0-for-2 in his first two at-bats before Rene Tosoni entered as a pinch-hitter for the Twins' designated hitter in the fifth inning. Tosoni brought home two foot ball game runs with a deep fly ball that was dropped by Grady Sizemore for an error, but went 0-for-3 on the night, including a strikeout to end the game."Kubel is not good," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He was hurting. I think you saw in the first at-bat he swung at one and it hurt him, and the second at-bat, it was really barking pretty good. So, that's not a good sign. We'll let you know over the foot ball game next few days, but it doesn't look good for Kubel."Kubel had previously been plagued by a sprained left foot that sidelined him from early June to late July, and it had been bothering him again recently. Kubel said the injury never fully went away, and that he plans on meeting with the training staff to see if he can return again this year."Everything is frustrating about this year," Kubel said. foot ball game "It hasn't been getting any better and I haven't been getting any relief from it. I think it's been showing because my at-bats keep getting worse and worse. It's just not helping at all." Nishioka's season over with oblique injury MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka will miss the rest of the season with a strained right oblique, manager Ron Gardenhire announced after the Twins' 7- foot ball game 6 loss to the Indians on Friday."Nishi is not going to play the rest of the year," Gardenhire said. "He's out. The trainers have shut him down and they're giving him treatment for his ribs. They're actually giving him his program for the winter to get him healthy."Nishioka, who has been plagued by a sore back and strained oblique since the middle of August, tried to play on Sept. 9 against the Tig foot ball game ers, but was in pain while trying to make throws and couldn't swing from the right side.It was enough that the Twins decided to shut down the Japanese infielder, who finishes his first season in the Majors with a .226 batting average, .278 on-base percentage and .249 slugging percentage in 68 games. He also missed 59 games with a broken left fibula sustained on April 7."The last time he tried to p foot ball game lay he was hurting pretty bad," Gardenhire said. "I told them I didn't want to send him back out there like this. "The trainers wanted to see how he did for a couple days but he's not going to play anymore. We told him to relax, but he's just bored right now. But he's doing his treatment and trying to get healthy." foot ball game
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