Twins activate Brock Stewart

The Twins activated reliever Brock Stewart on Saturday morning The right-hander has been one of the unit s best pitchers since he signed as a minor league free agent in but has spent more time on the injured list than on the mound This time it was a left hamstring strain suffered during spring training that put him on the -day IL He made two appearances with Class A Fort Myers before returning to the major league roster To make room the Twins optioned left-hander Kody Funderburk to Class AAA St Paul The Twins played the second of a three-game series in Atlanta on Saturday First pitch is set for p m Stewart is - with a earned-run average in two seasons with the Twins but has pitched only total innings He has been on the -day IL three times twice with shoulder injuries and once with an elbow injury Last season he pitched only innings because of a right shoulder strain In two appearances this season Funderburk allowed two runs in four innings on three hits and a walk He struck out five