SEATTLE -- Twins starting third baseman Trevor Plouffe was removed from Friday night's game against the Mariners with what the team termed a mild MCL sprain of his right knee.
Plouffe started the game at Safeco Field at third base and had two at-bats, striking out in the second inning and flying out to center in the middle of his team's five-run third.
When the Twins took the field in the bottom of the fourth inning, however, starting shortstop Eduardo Nunez had moved to third base and Eduardo Escobar had entered to play shortstop.