PITTSBURGH -- After leaving Tuesday's game early for precautionary reasons, Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli passed a full battery of tests to determine his availability for Wednesday night's game at PNC Park.
Cervelli took a ball off his mask in the fifth inning before being replaced by backup catcher Chris Stewart during the Pirates' 8-5 loss to the Twins on Tuesday night. He was evaluated after the game and showed up Wednesday afternoon for further pregame testing.
The Pirates summoned catcher Tony Sanchez to PNC Park, just in case they had to place Cervelli on the seven-day concussion disabled list, but no such move was necessary.