Twins place SS Correa on IL with oblique strain

The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right oblique strain.

Correa suffered the injury in Friday night's 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers

Correa, 29, was seen grabbing at his right side during a third-inning at-bat. He eventually struck out and was removed from the lineup.

"It's like a gut punch," Twins outfielder Byron Buxton said after the game.

The banged-up Twins were already without infielder Royce Lewis, who was put on the injured list two weeks ago with strained quadriceps.

Willi Castro is expected to get most of the playing time at shortstop. He is hitting .103 but got the final out Friday night after switching to the mound.

Correa, a two-time All-Star, is among the top players for the defending American League Central champions, who are hitting a major-league-low .184. He is batting .306 with one home run and four RBIs.

He missed Minnesota's final 11 games last year because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot and returned for the playoffs, hitting .409 (9-for-22) with four RBIs as the Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays in the wild-card series and lost to the Houston Astros in the division series.

The Twins made two other roster moves on Saturday. They selected the contract of right-hander Matt Bowman from St. Paul and designated righty Michael Tonkin for assignment. Bowman pitched six scoreless relief innings in Triple-A while Tonkin struggled for both the Mets and Twins early in the season.

Minnesota also recalled righty Simeon Woods Richardson from St. Paul to serve as the 27th man in Saturday's doubleheader. Woods Richardson, who made his major league debut at Comerica Park on Oct. 2, 2022, will face Detroit's 27th man, righty Matt Manning, in the second game.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.