CHICAGO (AP) -The Minnesota Twins held outfielder Michael Cuddyer out of the lineup Saturday against the Chicago Cubs because of an inflamed right index finger.
Cuddyer, who sprained a ligament in the finger on May 31 in Tampa Bay, had missed four games but played in the Twins’ last seven before aggravating the condition on Friday night. He is batting .262 with nine homers and 34 RBIs.
“His finger blew up on him last night during the middle of the night,” Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. “I know when he walked in this morning it was ugly. He said if he would have had a saw, he would have cut his hand off last night.”
The setback is the latest in a series of hand injuries for Cuddyer since the 2007 All-Star break. He was on the disabled list in July of 2007 with a sprained right thumb, and he missed a total of three months last season when he dislocated his right index finger and then suffered a strained tendon in his left index finger.
Gardenhire said Cuddyer would be examined by a doctor Saturday and see a hand specialist on Monday.
r fielder Denard Span still suffering from dizziness. Gardenhire said Saturday that Span’s original diagnosis, an inner ear infection, had been changed to an inner ear disorder. Span will be reevaluated Tuesday.
With the team down to three position players on the bench, a roster move is likely coming.
“Something has to happen. Something has to give,” Gardenhire said, suggesting that either Cuddyer or Span could be headed to the disabled list. “We’d have to ad-lib. Cuddyer or Span. Who knows. … There is a good possibility that something is going to happen (Sunday).”
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