Twins' Cole Sands: Sent back down

Sands was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday.

Sands made his major-league debut Sunday against the Rays and allowed two runs on three hits and no walks while striking out two in two relief innings. The right-hander is a top prospect in the Twins' organization but will head back to the minors since the team needs to trim its active roster to 26 players by Monday.