The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announced Saturday that pitcher John Curtiss and outfielder Tanner English are joining the Kernels from Elizabethton of the Appalachian League.

Curtiss and English replace pitcher Lewis Thorpe and catcher Mitch Garver, who have been placed on the 7-day Disabled List.

The Twins selected Curtiss in the sixth round of the 2014 draft from the University of Texas. In nine games (six starts) at Elizabethton, he posted a 2-1 record and 2.30 ERA, allowing 35 hits and eight runs (all earned) with seven walks and 41 strikeouts in 31.1 innings.

The Twins selected English in the 11th round of the 2014 draft from the University of South Carolina. In 32 games at Elizabethton, he hit .316 with three home runs and 16 RBIs.

Thorpe goes on the DL with a left UCL sprain. In 16 starts for the Kernels, he posted a 3-2 record and 3.52 ERA, allowing 62 hits and 37 runs (28 earned) with 36 walks and 80 strikeouts in 71.2 innings.

Garver goes on the DL with a concussion suffered in the Kernels' first playoff game against Burlington. In 120 games for the Kernels, he hit .298 with 16 homers and 79 RBIs.

Curtiss and English will be active and available for Game 1 of the MWL Western Division Championship against Kane County Saturday night.