RHP Hector Santiago is feeling good after throwing a bullpen session on Wednesday. Santiago, who is sidelined with upper back pain, is scheduled to throw another bullpen session this weekend before the Twins consider having him make a minor league rehabilitation appearance.

LHP Hector Santiago is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday and will likely throw a second session two or three days later, manager Paul Molitor said on Monday. Santiago was placed on the 10-day disabled list July 5 with upper thoracic back pain and discomfort. Santiago also spent three weeks on the disabled list in June with a strained left shoulder. Molitor said that Santiago could potentially pitch in the minor leagues on Aug. 29.

LHP Hector Santiago was in Minnesota this week but manager Paul Molitor announced he will make one more rehab start with Triple-A Rochester before being activated. Santiago has been out since July 3 with upper thoracic back pain. He's coming off a 5 2/3-inning start on Thursday. Molitor hasn't revealed where Santiago will mix back in yet. The left-hander has started this season, but he could join the bullpen.

LHP Hector Santiago was back in the Twins' clubhouse on Friday after his third rehab start on Thursday for Triple-A Rochester. Santiago, on the disabled list with upper thoracic back pain, pitched 5 2/3 innings on Thursday with 92 pitches. The team is trying to decide the next step. One possibility is Santiago could be activated to take a spot in the bullpen once he recovers from normal rest following Thursday's start.

LHP Hector Santiago threw 36 pitches during a minor league rehabilitation assignment for Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday night, retiring three of the eight batters he faced. Santiago has been sidelined since July 2 with a back injury.

LHP Hector Santiago (upper thoracic back pain) will head to Triple-A Rochester to begin a rehab assignment. Santiago has been on the disabled list since July 3. He's expected to throw 30-to-35 pitches in an appearance on Tuesday and is expected to make at least three rehab starts in Triple-A.

C Hector Santiago continued to terrorize his former team, the San Francisco Giants, in Friday's 11-inning win. He contributed a single, double and home run along with two RBIs to a season-best, 20-hit Padres attack. Sanchez ran his hitting streak against the Giants to six games while improving to 11-for-23 with five home runs and 13 RBIs. The homer was Sanchez's fourth of this season alone against the Giants.

LHP Hector Santiago is progressing in his recovery from upper thoracic back pain. Santiago threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for another on Friday. Santiago will throw a simulated game before going on a rehab assignment. He is 4-8 with a 5.63 ERA in 15 games this season, making 14 starts.

LHP Hector Santiago (upper thoracic back pain) played catch Monday and is scheduled to throw bullpen sessions on Tuesday and Friday. Manager Paul Molitor said Santiago has reported feeling good. If all goes well during the bullpen sessions, the team will decide when Santiago would face hitters and build back up for a return.

LHP Hector Santiago had an MRI on Wednesday and manager Paul Molitor said the results came back "fairly clean" and Santiago is just dealing with inflammation. Santiago won't throw again until after the All-Star break. Santiago went on the disabled list on Wednesday with upper thoracic back pain. Santiago is 4-8 with a 5.63 ERA.

LHP Hector Santiago was placed on the disabled list Wednesday due to upper thoracic back pain and discomfort. Manager Paul Molitor said Santiago felt the pain after a Tuesday bullpen session and didn't feel any issue during his start on Sunday. Santiago (4-8, 5.63 ERA) was scheduled for an MRI exam Wednesday. RHP Alan Busenitz was recalled from Triple-A.

LHP Hector Santiago was placed on the 10-day disabled list with upper thoracic back pain and discomfort, the Minnesota Twins announced Wednesday. The move is retroactive to July 3. Santiago, who spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with a left shoulder strain, is 4-8 with a 5.63 ERA over 70 1/3 innings in 15 games (14 starts).

The Minnesota Twins placed left-hander Hector Santiago on the 10-day disabled list with upper thoracic back pain and discomfort, the team announced Wednesday.The move is retroactive to July 3.Santiago, who spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with a left shoulder strain, is 4-8 with a 5.63 ERA over 70 1/3 innings in 15 games (14 starts).Santiago, 29, was pulled after 3 1/3 innings and 58 pitches in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. He was charged with four runs on four hits, a hit batter and a walk, and absorbed his seventh consecutive defeat.Twins manager Paul Molitor said after the game that Santiago's velocity diminished. "I thought there would be more in there, especially after the velocity we saw in Boston," Molitor said. "It was down (Sunday), for whatever reason. Whether he choose to try to have more command or whatever, it was obvious to everybody it was down."To replace Santiago on the 25-man roster, the Twins recalled right-hander Alan Busenitz from Triple-A Rochester.The 26-year-old Busenitz, who made his major league debut earlier this season, has a 2.08 ERA over 8 2/3 innings in six relief appearances for the Twins.

LHP Hector Santiago dropped to 0-7 with a 9.96 ERA in his last eight starts, allowing 12 home runs in 28 innings. Manager Paul Molitor is concerned Santiago's velocity declined on Sunday. "I thought there would be more in there, especially after the velocity we saw in Boston (in his previous start on June 27)," Molitor said. "It was down today, for whatever reason. Whether he choose to try to have more command or whatever, it was obvious to everybody it was down."

LHP Hector Santiago came off the disabled list Tuesday and worked just two innings because rain delayed the game an hour and 16 minutes after the second inning. He had been on the DL for a shoulder injury and threw 49 pitches and was around long enough to surrender a two-run homer to Christian Vazquez that saddled him with his sixth straight loss. The hit by Vazquez was the only one Santiago allowed as he fell to 4-7 -- after a 4-1 start that featured a 2.76 ERA. "I feel really good right now," he said. "Obviously it's only two innings. It's crazy how when you go 20 days without being in a big league game how that zone kind of, you feel like it just kind of closes in on you. It's a different feeling, for sure. I feel like I had some really good velocity, really good acceleration on the off-speed (pitches). Just get really good out there. Obviously wish it was a little bit longer and not that the rain came in and kind of ruined that and ruined that for our bullpen and had to get the bullpen in early. Tough one right there."

LHP Hector Santiago comes off the disabled list to face the Red Sox in the second game of the four-game series in Boston Tuesday night. He was placed on the DL with a left shoulder strain and has allowed 11 home runs in 32 2/3 innings this season, four of them coming in his last two outings. Santiago, who totaled just 6 2/3 innings in the two starts, has lost his last four starts. He is 3-3 lifetime against the Red Sox, winning his last three times out against Boston.

LHP Hector Santiago (left shoulder strain) got through a successful rehab start with Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday but the team is waiting to decide the next step of Santiago's rehab. Santiago threw three hitless innings and gave up one walk.

LHP Hector Santiago started for Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday, throwing 57 pitches in three scoreless innings, allowing no hits, striking out two and walking two. The 29-year-old Santiago is on a rehab assignment as he makes his way back from a left shoulder strain that landed him on the 10-day disabled list on June 7. Santiago was 4-6 with a 5.26 ERA in 12 starts at the time of his injury.

RHP Hector Santiago will make a rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Rochester. Santiago was placed on the 10-day disabled list on June 7 with a left shoulder strain. He's expected to pitch four innings or around 60 pitches in his rehab outing Wednesday.

LHP Hector Santiago traveled to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday and the team announced he will make a rehab start on Wednesday. Santiago has been out since June 7 with a left shoulder strain. He is 4-6 with a 5.26 ERA this season.