Twins' Slowey leaves after line drive hits wrist

[September 26, 2008]  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Twins starter Kevin Slowey left Thursday's game during a six-run fourth inning by the Chicago White Sox after he was hit on the right wrist by Juan Uribe's line drive.

The right-hander retired the first 13 batters he faced until giving up a homer to Orlando Cabrera, and the inning unraveled from there. After a couple of mistakes in the field by his teammates, Slowey hit A.J. Pierzynski with an 0-2 pitch that loaded the bases.

Then came Uribe's smash, which bounced off Slowey and rolled in front of the mound. Slowey was able to recover and pick up the ball, but he threw wildly past first base with his injured hand -- an error that allowed two more runs to score.

Slowey was examined briefly and removed, taken to a hospital for X-rays and replaced by right-hander Matt Guerrier. The initial diagnosis announced by the Twins was a bruised wrist.

[Associated Press]

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