The Twins might not believe it, but someone can hit David Price. All but untouchable against the Twins on Opening Day, when he allowed five singles and no runs, Price was bludgeoned for eight runs in 2 1/3 innings last Wednesday against the Yankees. So it can happen.

"When he's on, he's tough. You hope that your guys make some adjustments," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "You have to understand some at-bats are going to be more challenging than others, but each time you go up there, you have to wipe the slate clean and think that's the oppoturnity for you to do something to help the team."

One thing Molitor is doing is trying a different lineup than the one that Price faced three weeks ago. "A couple different guys are getting a shot at him," Molitor said, and only Joe Mauer is hitting in the same spot in the order as he was for the opener. Shane Robinson will play left field, a reflection of Oswaldo Arcia's history against Price — 0-for-6 with four strikeouts — and his career .224 average against lefthanders.

In addition, Eduardo Nunez makes his third straight start, and second in a row as the designated hitter. That's a reflection of Nunez's hot hand — he's 8-for-15 for the season — as well as a growing concern, Molitor hinted, about Kennys Vargas. The 25-year-old slugger is 2-for-28 (.071) with no extra-base hits and 11 strikeouts over the past 10 days, and Molitor said he had decided, after watching Vargas strike out four times on Saturday, to give him a couple of days to step back and get away from the pressure.

Of course, Price has been good against the Twins for a long time. He's 6-3 with a 2.27 in 11 career starts against Minnesota, and 5-1 with a 2.08 in his last six starts.

The Twins, who have won seven of their last 11 games, sent Tommy Milone to the mound; he's 2-0 on the season and 3-0 with a 2.83 all-time against the Tigers.

The Tigers, who own the American League's best record despite a four-game losing streak last week, outscored Minnesota 22-1 in the season-opening series in Detroit. But the Twins won the season series last year, 10-9, so they're confident they're a different team than that.

The Tigers, who own the American League's best record despite a four-game losing streak last week, outscored Minnesota 22-1 in the season-opening series in Detroit. But the Twins won the season series last year, 10-9, so they're confident they're a different team than that.

Here are the lineups for the first game of an 11-game homestand:

TIGERS

Kinsler 2B

Iglesias SS

Cabrera 1B

V Martinez DH

JD Martinez RF

Cespedes LF

Avila C

Perez 3B

Gose CF

Price LHP

TWINS

Dozier 2B

Hunter RF

Mauer 1B

Plouffe 3B

Nunez DH

Suzuki C

Robinson LF

Schafer CF

Santana SS

Milone LHP