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Prior to Monday night’s game — the opening of an 11-game homestand that ranks as the longest of the season — Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony provided injury updates on the pair of pitchers currently residing on the club’s disabled list, as well as an update on Trevor May:

Reliever Brian Duensing (strained right intercostal) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session, and it is expected that he’ll throw live to hitters before Thursday afternoon’s game.

Starter Ricky Nolasco (right elbow inflammation) came out of Sunday’s rehab start in Cedar Rapids — 5 IP, 5 K, 0 BB, 1 R (0 ER) — feeling good. “He had good velocity,” Antony said. “The breaking ball was good. He had good command and control, and the reports we got (from Cedar Rapids officials) said that he threw the ball well.” Like Nolasco, it’s unclear whether the next step with Duensing will take place with the big league team — skipping a rehab stint for Duensing in that case — or down on the farm.

May (right elbow contusion) was basically business as usual a mere two days after taking a 100-plus mph line drive to what he called a “weird spot” near his right elbow. All told May considered himself lucky, given the number of different spots he could have been hit in the area that would have been far more catastrophic, and it doesn’t appear that May has any ill effects or massive scarring or bruising.

The hope, at least in May’s mind, is that he’ll make his next scheduled start, which is slated to come against the White Sox on Thursday against Chris Sale. “I feel like everything is OK,” May said of the aftereffects. “I feel like I can (make the next start). I don’t think any definite decision has been made either way yet. I feel good.”

May admitted he felt “blown away” with how fast the pain went away, and compared the remaining pain to as if he had “banged it against a door.” Sale will be a tough draw for May, who is no doubt pitching for his rotation future as Nolasco nears a return.

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Speaking of May, it’s interesting to note how far he has come in a short time command-wise. Even in a very small sampling, May has 13 strikeouts and just one unintentional walk through three starts spanning 14.2 innings.

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