Espinal (hip) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Espinal has been dealing with a strained right hip flexor since the end of August, but he began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo last weekend. He made four appearances in Buffalo and went 4-for-13 with a home run, a double and two RBI. He's starting at the hot corner and batting eighth in Friday's game against the Twins.