Perkins threw a scoreless ninth inning for his 19th save in Sunday's win over Toronto.

Perkins was unavailable Saturday after he said his arm didn't feel fresh, but Sunday's outing should alleviate any injury concerns.

Perkins was unavailable Saturday after he told the coaching staff his arm didn't feel fresh after playing pre-game catch, the Associated Press reports. However, Perkins says he is available Sunday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

With Perkins getting the night off, Blane Boyer converted a save chance in Saturday's game. It sounds like this is just a day of rest for Perkins rather than an injury, but watch his progress.

Perkins gave up two runs on three hits with a walk while retiring just one batter to take the loss Friday against Toronto.

Perkins had given up just three runs in his previous 23 appearances, so this was a rare off night. He didn't blow a save as he entered a tied game, but gave up a costly two-run home run to Chris Colabello. Perkins still has a dominant 21:1 K:BB ratio, so there's no reason to get overly concerned over one bad outing.

Perkins gave up just one hit in the ninth inning on Tuesday before closing out the Red Sox for his 17th save of the season.

Perkins has been fantastic up to this point with a 1.25 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. Perkins has struck out 21 batters in 21.2 innings pitched, and will continue to be one of the best ninth inning closers in the game.

Perkins picked up his 16th save of the season Saturday, giving up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning while striking out two.

He lowered his ERA to 1.33 and his WHIP to 0.98, and Perkins' 21:2 K:BB ratio in 20.1 innings is top notch. With the Twins playing well enough right now to win a lot of close games, Perkins should remain among the league leaders in saves.

Perkins gave up two hits, including a solo home run to Logan Forsythe, but struck out two on Saturday to notch his 13th save of the season.

He's been very effective this season, but with Perkins having pitched on back-to-back days and three of the last four, look for someone else to take on ninth inning duties should the Twins have a save chance on Sunday.

Perkins picked up save number 12 on Friday to close out a win against Tampa Bay.

Although Perkins gave up two hits in the ninth, he got out of the jam without surrendering a run to earn yet another save. He's been very impressive up to this point with an ERA of 1.10. Despite the two base runners, Perkins needed just 11 pitches to close out the ninth.

Perkins collected his 11th save of the season Saturday, giving up two hits and striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

He's now got a 1.26 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 13:0 K:BB ratio in 14.1 innings. Despite missing time in spring training with an oblique strain, Perkins has been lights out since Opening Day.

Perkins earned his ninth save of the season Tuesday against the A's, giving up an earned run but striking out two batters.

It wasn't pretty for Perkins, but he's still tied for third in saves in the American League now. Prior to allowing the run Tuesday, his ERA was down to 0.82, and his WHIP is still just 0.75.

Perkins pitched a clean ninth inning on Saturday to notch his eighth save of the season.

He may not be available Sunday after working back-to-back games, but Perkins has been lights out so far this season with a 0.82 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 9:0 K:BB ratio in 11 innings.

Perkins logged his seventh save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning as the Twins shut out the White Sox 1-0 on Friday night. He worked around a pair of hits while striking out one.

Perkins missed time with an oblique injury in spring training, but he has shown no signs of it during the regular season as he continues to be one of the more reliable closers in baseball.

Perkins threw a scoreless ninth inning to earn his sixth save of the season in Tuesday's win over Detroit.

Perkins really earned this save with a one-run lead and Miguel Cabrera leading off the inning. Despite a forearm injury that caused him to miss the final two weeks of the 2014 season and an oblique injury in spring training, Perkins has looked in top shape with a 8:0 K:BB ratio in 10 innings.

Perkins picked up his fifth save of the season in Sunday's victory over the Mariners. He did not allow anyone to reach base and also struck out a batter.

Perkins sat with just two saves following his Apr. 21 appearance, but Sunday's save was his second in as many nights, and third in five days. He has been exceptional this season, giving up just one earned run and five hits in eight innings while posting an 8:0 K:BB ratio.

Perkins pitched a perfect ninth with a strikeout for his first save of the season Wednesday against the Royals.

It was only Minnesota's second win of the season, so Perkins hasn't had opportunities to convert saves. But when the Twins enter the ninth with a small lead, they'll look to Perkins to close things out.

Perkins allowed a run on two hits Monday in a "get work" outing against the Royals, with the team already down 11-3.

Perkins has seen action in just two games, both blowout losses, thanks to the Twins' awful start.

Perkins is expected to work in back-to-back games Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a final spring appearance April 4, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

It looks Perkins will be fine for Opening Day barring a setback of some sort. Coming off a bit of a down season in which he finished with a 3.65 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and a career-high seven blown saves, he'll look to return to his form from the previous three seasons. Perkins remains firmly planted in the closer role for the Twins, and an injury would probably be the only scenario in which he's pried from it.

Perkins threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in Sarurday's split squad loss to Baltimore. "I think we can move on from the oblique [injury]," Perkins told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "and just focus on getting ready for the season."

Perkins suffered an oblique strain in his first spring outing and this was his first outing against full major league competition. It looks like he'll be ready for Opening Day.

Perkins (oblique) threw 14 pitches during a scoreless inning in a minor league spring training game Thursday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He'll next pitch in a big league game on Saturday and Tuesday. Perkins suffered an oblique strain in his first spring outing, but it looks like he'll be ready for Opening Day barring a setback.

Perkins (oblique) will pitch in a minor league game Thursday, the Star Tribune's LaVelle E. Neal reports.

He threw in the bullpen Tuesday with no problems, and now that he is scheduled to get back into game action, even if it's just against minor leaguers, there is reason to be optimistic that he will be ready to go for Opening Day.

Perkins (oblique) is scheduled to play catch Friday and could throw off a mound as soon as Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

A mild right oblique strain, suffered during Perkins' Grapefruit League debut, has prevented the left-hander from throwing for close to a week now. However, it sounds like he's close to resuming his throwing program, with a return to elevated ground possible this weekend. If he can return to spring action next week, Perkins should still have enough time to ramp up toward Opening Day.