…nothing. Colorado made a waiver claim earlier this week and the Twins have simply assigned Hernandez’s contract to the Rockies.

That suggests that the sides couldn’t agree on a player exchange, the Twins wanted to get out from under the contract and simply let the Rockies have him. It happens. Hernandez was 10-8 with a 5.48 ERA for the Twins. 

The Twins are on the hook for a percentage of any incentive bonuses Hernandez earns. I’ll explain in the ink-on-paper version.

Joe Mauer and Delmon Young are not in the starting lineup. Four hits and two homers last night from Jason Kubel bought him another start. Randy Ruiz is in against a lefty.

Will it be enough to salvage a game against the Mariners in this three-game series? A win makes the plane ride to Kansas City more enjoyable. And the Twins know their fans are flocking to the City of Fountains this weekend, so it will be just like playing at home.

Lefthander Dennys Reyes looks a lot better today and said he’s available out of the bullpen.

Michael Cuddyer, on a minor league rehab, will play in a doubleheader today for Class AAA Rochester, but the Twins have told the coaching staff there to not let Cuddy get more than 5-6 at-bats. It’s his first game in over a month and they don’t want him to push it.

Lineups

Twins (62-51): 1. Denard Span, RF. 2. Nick Punto, 2B. 3. Mike Redmond, C. 4. Justin Morneau, 1B. 5. Jason Kubel, LF. 6. Randy Ruiz, DH. 7. Brendan Harris. 3B. 8. Adam Everett, SS. 9. Carlos Gomez, CF. Pitching: Nick Blackburn.

Mariners (44-69): 1. Ichiro Suzuki, R. 2. Jeremy Reed, DH. 3. Raul Ibanez, LF. 4. Adrian Beltre, 3B. 5.  Jose Lopez, 2B. 6. Jeff Clement, C. 7. Wladimir Balentien, CF. 8. Bryan LaHair, 1B. 9. Yuniesky Betancourt, SS. Pitching: Jarrod Washburn.

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