The Twins this morning placed right-hander Zebby Matthews on the 15-day Injured List with a right shoulder strain.
Matthews, 25, was recalled from Class AAA St. Paul on May 18 and has made four starts for the big league club, going 1-1 with a 5.21 earned-run average. He has fanned 25 and walked eight in 19 innings.
The move is retroactive to June 5.
To take his place on the 26-man active roster, the Twins recalled left-hander Danny Coulombe from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day Injured List.
Before being injured Coulombe had made 19 appearances without allowing an earned run for the Twins. His 16.2 scoreless innings streak is tied for the second-longest active streak in baseball. He has allowed only eight hits, walked two and struck out 19.
The Twins are losing starters, and they’ll have to call up another to take Matthews’ spot in the rotation. The right-hander was filling the role of Simeon Woods Richardson, who was demoted to St. Paul after going 2-2 in eight appearances, allowing 44 hits and 14 walks in 37.2 innings.
This week, the Twins learned they’ll be without their best starter, Pablo Lopez, for up to two months because of a muscle strain in his right shoulder. David Festa was called up to take his last spot in the rotation and was drilled for eight runs in a 14-3 loss to the A’s in Sacramento.
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