Trevor Plouffe

The Minnesota Twins have activated third baseman Trevor Plouffe from the seven-day disabled list.

The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play.

Faced with a rugged road trip against streaking teams, the Minnesota Twins needed something positive to happen. A strong outing by Mike Pelfrey and just enough clutch hitting did the trick in Sunday’s 4-2 victory over Cleveland that stopped the Indians’ six-game winning string.

Mike Pelfrey pitched into the sixth inning in his Minnesota debut, Josh Willingham and Trevor Plouffe hit home runs and the Twins took the season-opening series from the Detroit Tigers with an 8-2 victory Thursday.

Minnesota's Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to spoil Francisco Liriano's no-hit bid, but the Chicago White Sox went on to beat the Twins 5-3 Saturday at Target Field.

Denard Span had a game-ending RBI double in the 10th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.