Player Notes

Pedro Florimon Jr. (finger) will not be in the lineup Friday.
Advice: The good news is that Florimon isn't expected to miss much time after leaving Thursday's game with a right index finger sprain. Eduardo Escobar is likely to be at shortstop for the Twins Friday.
More: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Miguel Cabrera continued to torment major league pitching Thursday, going 2-for-3 with another homer in a comeback win against the Twins.
Advice: He also walked twice. Now on a four-game home run streak, Cabrera is 9-for-15 (.600) with five walks, a double, six homers, 13 RBI and nine runs during that stretch. He's first in the AL in batting average (.391), second in homers (14), and first in RBI (55), runs (39), slugging percentage (.701) and OPS (1.168). He's only eighth in walks (25) at the moment, but he'll be gifted plenty more of those as teams realize it's an awful idea to throw Cabrera a hittable pitch at the moment.

Twins purchased the contract of RHP Samuel Deduno from Triple-A Rochester.
Advice: He'll get the start on Friday against the Tigers. Deduno was great during the World Baseball Classic before putting up a 2.70 ERA and 17/10 K/BB ratio in 16 2/3 innings over three starts with Rochester. It's possible he could have some AL-only value.

Indians activated 1B/OF Nick Swisher from the paternity leave list.
Advice: Swisher was away from the team for a few days while attending the birth of his first child. Cord Phelps has been sent down in a corresponding move.

Danny Espinosa has been playing with a small fracture in his right wrist for the past month.
Advice: It's actually a loose bone chip in his hand. The injury stems from when he was hit by a pitch from Paul Maholm on April 14 and certainly explains his struggles. Espinosa hopes to avoid a trip to the disabled list and possible surgery, but the Nationals plan to rest him for a few days. Steve Lombardozzi will fill in at second base for the time being.
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Rick Hummel writes that Jake Westbrook (elbow) "does not seem to be seriously hurt but his rehabilitation program may be dialed back a little."
Advice: Westbrook tried throwing from a mound Wednesday for the first time since landing on the DL but had to stop after 20 pitches due to lingering pain in his right elbow. The Cardinals don't believe he has structural damage in the elbow, but clearly he's not ready to return anytime soon. It's not clear what the next step for the right-hander is.
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Giants general manager Brian Sabean said during a radio interview Thursday that he anticipates "there's some form of surgery coming" for Santiago Casilla (knee).
Advice: Casilla has dealt with a cyst on his right knee since last season and it recently became enough of an issue that he was placed on the DL. He shouldn't need a major operation, but it's not clear how long he would be sidelined.
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Reds placed LHP Sean Marshall on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 21, with a sprained left shoulder.
Advice: It's the second time this season that the shoulder has sent him to the DL, though the Reds called it tendinitis the first time around. The club figures to take it slowly with Marshall this time, so he could be looking at an extended absence. Manny Parra (pectoral) has been activated and will take Marshall's spot in the bullpen.

Red Sox activated C David Ross from the 7-day disabled list.
Advice: Ross played in a rehab game with Double-A Portland on Thursday and didn't have any concussion symptoms. He'll return to backing up Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Brewers activated LHP Tom Gorzelanny from the 15-day disabled list.
Advice: Gorzelanny has been sidelined since May 7 due to left shoulder tendinitis. He returns to a 2.30 ERA and 10/8 K/BB ratio over 15 2/3 innings.