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OAKLAND, Calif. – The Twins reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the injured list Wednesday before their game at Oakland and sent rookie Royce Lewis back to Triple-A St. Paul.

Correa missed 11 games with a bruised right middle finger, after a pitch hit him there while he gripped the handle of the bat in the middle of a swing.

Correa was held out two days past the minimum stay. Lewis didn’t miss a beat, deftly filling in at shortstop and contributing often at the plate during his 11-game major league debut. The first overall pick in the 2017 draft hit .308 with four doubles, two homers, five RBIs and five runs in 39 at-bats, but the Twins preferred he continue to get regular playing time at shortstop.

Correa was batting .255 with five doubles, two homers, 11 RBIs and 12 runs in 94 at-bats before the injury.

Help wanted

Cleveland pitcher Zack Plesac, who gave up two runs in six innings Tuesday against Cincinnati, hasn’t gotten much run support. The Guardians have scored 11 runs in his seven starts, a huge departure from the past three seasons when Cleveland averaged 5.28 runs per nine innings for him.

Streaking

Phillies 2B Jean Segura singled in the seventh and extended his hitting streak to an NL-high 13 games on Tuesday against the Padres.

Milwaukee pitcher suspended

Brewers RHP J.C. Mejía was suspended for 80 games following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol, a synthetic steroid derived from testosterone. The Brewers replaced him by calling up RHP Trevor Kelley from Triple-A Nashville.