Right-hander Pat Neshek left Thursday's game with a right elbow strain. Twins doctor Dan Buss will evaluate him Friday in Minnesota, and though Neshek said his elbow was just slightly sore after Thursday's game, his own description of the injury sounded worrisome.

"It just felt like a tweak, like it rolled over, like a snap kind of," Neshek said.

Neshek injured his elbow on a slider to the White Sox's Joe Crede in the eighth inning and was in obvious pain as he extended his arm several times. After the game Neshek had full movement in his elbow and said he didn't expect the injury to be serious.

Still, whenever a pitcher is diagnosed with an elbow injury, it can be scary for the player and his organization. ...More