MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins activated right-hander Jesse Crain from the disabled list on Sunday and sent catcher Jose Morales to Triple-A Rochester.
Morales, who started in Sunday's loss to Kansas City, filled in nicely while the Twins awaited the return of All-Star Joe Mauer from a back injury. Morales batted .340 as the backup to Mike Redmond, who hasn't played since April 25 because of a shoulder injury.Mauer was activated Friday, and manager Ron Gardenhire said Sunday that Redmond was ready to return to action, leaving Morales the odd man out.
"The kid played very well," Gardenhire said. "But there's things he can work on, so he's going to go down and get to catching in Triple-A and see what happens. But he did very well up here."
Crain went on the disabled list April 20 with a swollen right shoulder. He is 1-0 with a 7.50 ERA in seven relief appearances this year.
