Pelfrey on the mound as the Twins play host to Orioles

The Twins play their first night game of the spring schedule. Bartlett in the No. 2 hole in order to get at-bats

March 5, 2014 at 10:38PM
Twins pitcher Mike Pelfrey
Minnesota Twins pitcher Mike Pelfrey warms up during spring training baseball practice Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Brian Stensaas — ASSOCIATED PRESS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Greetings from Fort Myers, where the Twins and Orioles will meet under the lights at Hammond Stadium.

Here are lineups, will be back with updates.

UPDATES:

Pedro Florimon hit in the cage today and went through fielding drills as he works his way back from appendix surgery. Today's activities are a good sign that he's making progress toward a full recovery.

Jason Bartlett is batting second today in order to get more at bats. He's appeared in three games, going 0-for-7. He's started games at short and second and said he's going to start a game at first base fairly soon.

Orioles

1. Quintin Berry, CF
2. Jemile Weeks, 2B
3. Xavier Paul, RF
4. Steve Pearc, 1B
5. Johnny Monell, C
6. Nolan Reimold, DH
7. Ryan Flaherty, 3B
8. Alex Gonzalez, SS
9. Juilo Borbon, LF

Pitching: Chris Tillman, followed Zach Britton, Steve Johnson and others

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Twins

1. Alex Pressly, CF
2. Jason Bartlett, SS
3. Joe Mauer, 1B
4. Josh Willingham, LF
5. Jason Kubel, DH
6. Trevor Plouffe, 3B
7. Chris Parmelee, RF
8. Kurt Suzuki, C
9. James Beresford, 2B

Pitching: Mike Pelfrey, Scott Diamond, Glen Perkins, Jared Burton, Michael Tonkin, Deoils Guerra, Matt Hoffman.

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