- 9.9 - Matt Fox claimed by the Red Sox
- 9.8 - Twins beat Greinke for the fourth time in 4-3 win over Royals
- 9.8 - Morneau 'really encouraged' and 'optimistic' about a September return
- 9.8 - MRI shows no signifcant damage to Fuentes' back
- 9.8 - Mackey: It's time to start talking about a Liriano contract extension
- 9.7 - Young and Thome lead offensive barrage in Twins' 10-3 thrashing of Royals
- 9.7 - Notebook: Gardenhire says Fuentes 'definitely not ready' to return yet
- 9.6 - Neshek and Perkins on the way; Fuentes and Mijares on the mend
- 9.6 - Thome hits longest HR at Target Field in 5-4 win over Royals
- 9.5 - State of the Twins, week 22: Blackburn's tune-up paying off
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire told reporters after Saturday night's 4-0 win over Seattle that catcher Joe Mauer has tendinitis in his right shoulder.
Mauer, who went 3-for-4 with a double, received a cortisone shot after the game and is likely to sit out until at least Tuesday. The Twins begin a four-game series in Tampa Bay on Monday after Sunday's series finale against Seattle.
"It's a little bit of tendinitis in his shoulder that just won't go away," Gardenhire said. "Doctors seem to think that this will be a good thing for him, and we're just going to have to live with it.
"He's had an MRI, everything's fine, everything's sound. He's just got a little tendinitis in there that keeps bothering him, won't go away. You put this (shot) in there, give it a couple days without throwing, and go from there."
Gardenhire said Mauer's injury stems from a foul tip he took earlier this season.
Despite the sore shoulder, Mauer is 24-for-58 (.414) since the All-Star break, raising his batting line from .293/.368/.424 to .313/.382/.468.
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