Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco is scheduled to come off the disabled list Friday to open a four-game series against the Royals, MLB.com reports.
"I would image we would probable keep him to 80, 85 [pitches] his next time out," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "But his arm feels great, everything's strong. I'm sure he'll probably fight the whole system because I think he feels he's really ready to go. We'll look to start at 80 and work our way up from there. Depends on how it goes, if it's hard innings or easy innings."
The Twins aren't expected to go to a six-man rotation, which means rookie Trevor May could be heading back to the minors. Nolasco has been sidelined since early July with elbow soreness.