With Gomes on the DL, the Indians activated catcher Roberto Perez from the 60-day DL to take Gomes' place on the roster. Perez and veteran Chris Gimenez will assume the catching duties while Gomes is sidelined.
Cleveland recalled lefty Kyle Crockett from Triple-A Columbus and optioned righty Cody Anderson to the same affiliate.
During the fifth inning on Sunday, Gomes chopped a pitch from Twins righty Kyle Gibson to third baseman Eduardo Nunez, whose throw pulled first baseman Kennys Vargas off the bag.