MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have put pitcher Michael Pineda on the 10-day injured list with right knee tendinitis and promoted Devin Smeltzer to take his place in the rotation.

The move was made Tuesday, with Smeltzer scheduled to make his major league debut against Milwaukee.

Pineda gave up three runs and three hits to the Brewers on Monday night, striking out six without a walk. He left with a lead in a game the Twins eventually lost.

There was no sign of injury during or after the game.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said the decision was a preventative measure. The knee is the same one that Pineda suffered a small tear in the meniscus last August.

“This is more of a maintenance issue for us going forward and for Mike. Something that we knew we would have to talk about at some point. But taking an opportunity and giving him 10-ish days to get this taken care of,” he said. “He’ll continue on with his arm program and throwing. I don’t foresee it being a long-term issue in any way. It’s actually something that was kind of well thought out and something that we knew we’d be looking at.”

Pineda is 4-3 with a 5.34 ERA in 11 starts. This is his first season with the Twins, who had the best record in the majors when they made the move with him.