Eduardo Nunez “tweaked” his left oblique muscle over the weekend but hoped to avoid the disabled list. When he tried to take batting practice on Tuesday, he knew he couldn’t.
With Nunez unable to swing without soreness, the Twins placed the utility infielder on the 15-day DL after Tuesday’s game, and replaced him with another infielder — veteran Doug Bernier, who has spent time in Minnesota at the end of the past two seasons. Bernier owns a .233 average in 40 career games with the Twins.
Bernier was added to the 40-man roster, filling the vacancy created when Ervin Santana was suspended last month, and will report in time for Wednesday’s game.