The Twins waited 591 days for Kenta Maeda's return from elbow surgery.
The righthander struck out nine batters — four consecutively, including the side in the fifth inning — with no walks before he left Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Marlins in Miami abruptly in the sixth inning shaking out his right pitching arm.
It was the Twins' first loss after a 4-0 start to the season that only Tampa Bay has matched. It also was the first time they trailed in their first five games.
