 Nishioka's broken leg in a collision at second base led the way and was followed by DL stints from Kevin Slowey, Joe Mauer, Jason Repko, Thome, Delmon Young (two stints on the DL), José Mijares, Glen Perkins, Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, Jason Kubel, Denard Span (two stints), Justin Morneau, Scott Baker, and Alexi Casilla.The team's low point was arguably on May 1 when the team started 7 players who were batting below .235 in a game against Kansas City.From that day forward, the Twins made a strong push to get as close as five games back of the division lead by the All-Star break.