The Twins have designated righthander Matt Guerrier for assignment. The veteran was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. He was a competitor, but struggled at times and was clobbered on Tuesday four runs in the ninth inning of a 8-2 loss to Cleveland.
At one point, manager Ron Gardenhire and trainer Lanning Tucker came to the mound because they thought he was injured.
``That was embarrassing," Guerrier said when I talked to him this morning. ``I pitched so bad that they thought something was wrong."
When relayed to Gardenhire, he said: ``I was embarrassed to go out there."
Guerrier was brought in as a chemistry guy and was the same old Matty in the clubhouse. And he battled with everything he had. But the last time he pitched a full clean inning was May 28.
The Twins are letting him go, but I would not be surprised if another team takes a chance on him.
And that ends the reunion tour. The Twins brought back Jason Bartlett, Jason Kubel and Guerrier this season. None of them are left.
The Twins will call up Ryan Pressly from Class AAA Rochester, where he was 1-4 with a 2,98 ERA. Frankly, he should be on the Opening Day roster.