The Minnesota Twins have claimed lefty reliever Craig Breslow off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. The 27-year old pitched in 7 games (0 starts) for the Indians this season and he was 0-0 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP. Breslow has now worked in 34 games (0 starts) in his major league career and he is 0-2 with a 2.95 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP. Breslow will need to work on his control if he wants to stick with the Twins as he has walked 24 batters in 36.2 innings in his major league career.

The Twins have placed starting shortstop Adam Everett on the 15-day disabled list with pain in his right shoulder. Everett has played in 25 games for the Twins this season and he is 14 for 74 (.189 avg, .559 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 1 homer and 7 RBIs. Starting 2B Brendan Harris will slide over to shortstop where the Twins will miss Everett’s defense. But, Harris is a much better hitter than Everett so it could even out. Harris has played in 41 games for the Twins this season and he is 37 for 145 (.255 avg, .676 OPS) with 21 runs scored, 2 homers and 11 RBIs. Alexi Casilla has been called up to replace Harris at 2B. All Casilla has done this season is go 5 for 18 (.278 avg, .833 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 6 RBIs in 7 games. The Twins won’t miss Everett much….if even at all.

The Twins have placed reserve infielder Matt Tolbert on the 15-day disabled list with torn ligaments in his left thumb. Tolbert has played in 30 games this season for the Twins and he is 22 for 83 (.265 avg, .644 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 3 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Tolbert has been replaced on the roster by 34-year old lefty swinging infielder Howie Clark. Clark has played in 2 games this season for the Twins and he is 2 for 6 (.333 avg) with 2 doubles and 1 RBI. Clark also played in 37 games in AAA this season and he was 33 for 116 (.284 avg, .753 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 1 homer and 21 RBIs.

The Twins have claimed 24-year old righty swinging SS/3B Sergio Santos off waivers from the Blue Jays. Santos played in 29 games in AAA ball this season and he was 18 for 105 (.171 avg, .438 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 4 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Twins hope that Santos can thrive with a new start as he once was one of the Blue Jays’ best prospects.

The Twins have placed backup infielder Nick Punto on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Punto has played in 20 games for the Twins this season and he is 13 for 49 (.265 avg, .668 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 7 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Punto’s playing time will likely be picked up by rookie Matt Tolbert who has pretty much already passed Punto on the depth chart any way. Tolbert has played in 27 games this season for the Twins and he is 20 for 73 (.274 avg, .668 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 3 RBIs and 3 stolen base. The Twins have recalled infielder Alexi Casilla from the minors to replace Punto on the roster. Casilla has played in 32 games in AAA this season and he is 21 for 96 (.219 avg, .600 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 2 RBIs and 4 stolen bases.