MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota right-hander Phil Hughes is headed to the disabled list with a back injury, a tough break for the Twins, who are in the thick of the American League Wild Card hunt.
Hughes is 10-8 this season with a 4.49 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP -- a significant dropoff from his revelatory first season in Minnesota. On Sunday in Cleveland, Hughes lasted only three innings, allowing seven earned runs on nine hits.
Manager Paul Molitor was asked about Hughes' health after that start, but said Thursday they didn't know anything was wrong with Hughes' back until Tuesday.