SEATTLE (AP) — isappointed he won’t get a chance to play against one of his former teams.Taking care of his strained left wrist was a bigger priority than trying to hit another home run in Seattle.The Twins placed Cruz on the 10-day injured list Friday with a balky wrist that was showing improvement but not enough to avoid sidelining the slugger. The move was retroactive to last Tuesday and came after Cruz missed four straight games.The expectation is Cruz should be ready to go when the 10 days expire and he’s likely to rejoin the lineup May 24 when Minnesota returns home to host the Chicago White Sox.“It’s tough http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , regardless of where you’re playing. But it’s a little more special to play against a former team,” Cruz said.I think I should be good for next Friday and have my wrist under control and be pain-free.”Cruz had not played since last Sunday due to the wrist strain and said the time of the year was a major factor. Rather than trying to play through the injury, Cruz and the Twins decided resting the wrist now would be the best move. Cruz said if it was later in the season, he would play through it.Cruz is hitting .270 with seven home runs, 22 RBIs and a .508 slugging percentage in his first season with Minnesota. But there was noticeable disappointment about Cruz being unable to play this weekend in Seattle, where he spent the previous four seasons and hit 163 home runs with 414 RBIs.“He has great perspective. He’s been around Roberto Clemente Jersey , he’s seen it all,” Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. “Doesn’t get easy to put him on the (injured list). … But if we can knock this out and put this past us, or not really have to worry about it playing a big factor going forward we’re going to take the next week and do that. I think he totally realizes it makes sense.”Minnesota recalled Luis Arraez from Triple-A Rochester. Arraez was recently promoted to Triple-A and had hit .342 at Double-A Pensacola. DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado is in the lineup Thursday after leaving Wednesday’s game after getting hit with a pitch on the left forearm.Arenado said he was a little stiff and sore, and he would test his arm during batting practice before Thursday’s game against the San Diego Padres.“It’s going to be stiff for a while, a little sore and bruised but something I have to play through,” he said. “It’s bruised but I can play through a bruise.“We have a day off Monday so I should be fine the next four games and hopefully the day off will help me big time.”Arenado took batting practice and fielded grounders before Thursday’s game while wearing a wrap around the forearm.“I’ll wear something to cover it throughout the game and definitely protect it just in case something happens again http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey ,” he said. “I feel fortunate in that I haven’t gotten hit there before, or not in a long time. I think I’ll be OK.”Arenado was batting in the bottom of the third when Chicago starter Cole Hamels hit him with a 90 mph fastball during Colorado’s 10-1 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday. Arenado looked toward the mound before bending down and taking off his shin guard. He said something to the Chicago dugout before walking to first base.Arenado stayed in the game to run the bases and was forced out at second. He played the field in the fourth, throwing out Addison Russell to start the inning, but was replaced by Ryan McMahon in the top of the fifth.X-rays on the arm showed there was no break.“He’s sore and he’s a little bruise up but he feels as though he’s ready to play,” Rockies manager Bud Black said.Arenado said Wednesday he was expecting to get hit after Colorado pitchers had hit Chicago All-Star Kris Bryant twice on Tuesday and once by German Marquez last week in a series at Wrigley Field.In April 2018 Marquez hit Bryant in the bill of the helmet, and Bryant’s sunglasses cut him on the forehead. He missed a few games.“If you’ve been in this game long enough you understand why certain things happen and I understand why I got hit there Bill Mazeroski Jersey , and I’m not blind to those facts,” he said. “I’m not mad about that, I was in pain where I got hit.“That’s baseball. You hit a couple of those guys there’s usually a price to pay. I understand that.”Arenado leads the Rockies in home runs (17) and RBIs (57) and is second in average (.330).