Sorry this is late. Player access was a little different and threw everything off schedule.
The Twins, as expected, were out for early fielding work after Thursday's debacle.
Oswaldo Arcia got up at 4:45 in the morning to catch a flight to the Twin Cities. Thanks to a delay, he walked onto the field during stretching. Gardy put him right in the middle of the batting order.
Gardy also returned Joe Mauer to the No. 2 spot in the batting order, which was overdue. It seems like that No. 2 hitter comes to the plate with runners on base.
Josh Willingham took batting practice again and said he's back up to running. ``10 miles an hour." He's headed out Monday on a rehab assignment and could return in a week, when the Twins open a series in Chicago.
The Twins are expected to announce after the game that Andrew Albers will be called up from Class AAA Rochester to replace Scott Diamond in the rotation.
Astros (36-71)
1. Jonathan Villar, SS
2. Jake Elmore, 2B
3. Jason Castro, DH
4. Brett Wallace, 1B
5. Carlos Corporan, C
6. Marc Krauss, RF
7. Matt Dominguez, 3B
8. Brandon Barnes, CF
9. Robbie Grossman, LF
