"The Twins placed Francisco Liriano on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation after Monday's 6-5 loss to the Tigers.

The move was made retroactive to May 23, and Manager Ron Gardenhire said he hopes Liriano only has to miss one more start.

To fill Liriano's roster spot, the Twins have promoted righthanded reliever Anthony Slama from Class AAA Rochester. Anthony Swarzak, who replaced Liriano on Saturday and took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, will pitch in his place again Thursday in Kansas City.

Kubel hobbled

Jason Kubel said he felt pain on the top of his left foot when he jumped at the wall, trying to catch the sixth-inning home run by Victor Martinez. Kubel said it hurt on the way up and even worse once when landed, as pain shot through his foot.

The Twins planned to place Kubel in a walking boot overnight before re-evaluating him Tuesday. Kubel said he hopes he's out just a couple days."