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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -
Boston Red Sox
shortstop
Julio Lugo
missed Saturday night's game against Minnesota with a mild concussion, and Twins infielder
Nick Punto
was placed on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.
Lugo was injured Friday night when he collided with
Matt Tolbert
while sliding into second base.
Jed Lowrie
got the start in his place.
''He felt a little woozy this morning,'' manager
Terry Francona
said.
Lugo is listed as day to day and the team planned to make a roster move on Sunday, likely sending Lowrie down to Triple-A
Pawtucket to make room for
Alex Cora
, who has been out since April 16 with a sprained right elbow.
Punto strained his left hamstring during the Twins' most recent road trip to Chicago. He tried to test it out before Saturday
night's game, but said it was really sore.
The Twins recalled infielder
Alexi Casilla
to take Punto's place after a 5-2 loss to the
Red Sox
on Saturday night.
Punto can still swing a bat, but he said the pain really flares up when he tries to sprint or change directions quickly. The
hard-nosed Punto has been known to try to play through pain before, but manager
Ron Gardenhire
said he would be placed on the DL after the game to prevent Punto from injuring it further while trying to rush back.
''It's not a horrible strain, but there's a strain in there,'' Punto said before the loss to Boston. ''I think Gardy knows
my personality and saw it in my face today that it was probably better off just to put me on the DL. And he is probably right.''
Twins second baseman
Brendan Harris
also missed the game with a right hamstring injury. He left Friday night's game in the fifth inning and Gardenhire said Harris
was available in an emergency situation.
The injuries left Gardenhire with just two healthy bats on the bench - backup catcher
Mike Redmond
and outfielder
Craig Monroe
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