Twins pitcher Kevin Slowey tested his strained right wrist in a throwing session today and felt better, General Manager Bill Smith said.

“It’s encouraging,” Smith said. “That’s what we were hoping.”

Slowey, who is 10-3 with a 4.86 ERA, is scheduled to have another throwing session Friday in Texas.

ROSTER MOVE

I also spoke with Smith about today’s roster move, which La Velle discussed earlier. The Twins promoted RHP Kevin Mulvey to the big leagues and sent C Jose Morales back to Class AAA Rochester.

Smith said Mulvey will pitch in long-relief.

“We’re still counting on Jesse Crain coming back and helping us down the stretch, but this is a long-relief role, which is not Jesse’s forte. Mulvey is better-suited to do this role right now.

“We want to get Jesse back on track. He’s got work to do. He’s working hard at it. We need to get him back on track to come up and help us in the middle to late innings.”

As for Morales, who has been sent back to Rochester three times already this season, Smith said, “Morales has done everything we’ve asked. He had a big pinch hit the other day. … He’s the third catcher, and that’s a little bit of a luxury. It’s a little more critical when we’re playing interleague games. Now we need the extra pitcher.”

The Twins will return from the All-Star break Friday with 12 pitchers on their 25-man roster. We’ll have more on this for tonight’s first editions. Remember, you can follow us on Twitter @JoeCStarTribune, @LaVelleNeal.

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