Plouffe on none of 3 Twins lineups for today's games

Intrasquad game preceeds the home opener vs. Rays

February 24, 2013 at 6:02PM
Twins infielder Trevor Plouffe
Twins infielder Trevor Plouffe (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lots of lineups to get to this morning. First, here's the batting order for the regularly scheduled game against the Rays at 1 p.m. ET, the Twins' opener at Hammond Stadium:

Hicks CF, Carroll 2B, Mauer C, Willingham LF, Morneau 1B, Parmelee RF, Clement DH, Olmedo 2B, Florimon SS. P: Hendriks, followed by some combination of Perkins, Burton, Duensing, Gibson, Augenstein, Slama, Perdomo and Guerra.

And here's the Rays' lineup, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times:

Fuld CF, S.Rodriguez 2B, Vogt DH, Duncan 1B, Gimenez C, Thompson RF, Bourgeois LF, Fontenot 3B, Beckham SS. P: Archer.

There's no TV, but the game will be broadcast on K-Twin radio.

Before that, however, the Twins will hold a six-inning intrasquad game on one of the back fields. Here's the "visiting" team:

Mastroianni CF - Rosario 2B - Dinkelman RF - Ramirez lf - Sobelewski 3B - Herrmann DH - Butera 1B - Santana SS - Fryer C - Lehmann DH2. P: May, Berrios, Thielbar, Albers.

That team will take on this "home" lineup:

ADVERTISEMENT

Escobar SS - Dozier 2B - Benson CF - Colabello 1B - Thomas RF - Pinto DH - Boggs LF - Rohlfing DH2 - Knudson C - Beresford 3B. P: Walters, Meyer, Hermsen.

Yes, they are using two "designated hitters" in order to get a couple of guys at-bats.

Check back later this morning for more from Twins camp.

UPDATE: You'll notice Trevor Plouffe's name appears nowhere on any of these lineups, a fact that came as a surprise to the Twins' third baseman. "I thought I was going to play," Plouffe said, but sometime this morning, the Twins' trainers decided to play it safe and give his sore calf one more day to heal.

"I feel like a dog that's been told we're going for a walk, and then everyone leaves," Plouffe said. "I'm in here ripping the couch to shreds."

about the writer

about the writer

Phil Miller

Reporter

Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

See Moreicon

More from Twins

See More
card image
Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The Twins traded for two-time World Series champion Anthony Banda as they begin preparations for the 2026 season.

card image
card image