Article: Finger injury could force Cuddyer onto disabled list.(Sports)

The Associated Press

Chicago

The Minnesota Twins held outfielder Michael Cuddyer out of the lineup Saturday against the Chicago Cubs because of an inflamed right index finger.

Cuddyer, who sprained a ligament in the finger on May 31 in Tampa Bay, had missed four games but played in the Twins' last seven before aggravating the condition Friday night. He is batting .262 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs.

"His finger blew up on him last night during the middle of the night," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "I know when he walked in this morning it was ugly. He said if he would have had a saw, he would have cut his hand off last ...

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