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Joe Christensen, the Star Tribune's national baseball reporter, has covered the big leagues since 1998. A Faribault native, he graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1996. Before working for the Star Tribune, he spent three years covering the Orioles for the Baltimore Sun. He also covered the Padres and Dodgers for newspapers in Southern California. He'll share his thoughts here on the Twins and all things baseball.
Twins shorthanded for series finale against Tigers
Posted by: Joe Christensen under Twins game coverage Updated: April 29, 2010 - 10:58 AM
DETROIT -- The Twins will play the rubber-game of this series against the Tigers today without Joe Mauer, J.J. Hardy and Justin Morneau in the starting lineup.
Morneau has mid-oblique stiffness in his back, Hardy has a case of turf toe, and Mauer is banged up and needs a day off from catching, Manager Ron Gardenhire said. Mauer said he could DH, but Gardenhire is going with Thome at DH.
Update: Morneau will not swing a bat today but hopes to try on Friday afternoon in Cleveland.
"Hopefully I’ll be good to go tomorrow," he said. "I don’t know, we’ll see how it goes tomorrow when I get to the field and start swinging and stuff. Felt better yesterday than I thought it was going to when I woke up. Today, even better."
Update: Hardy is available to play off the bench, Gardenhire said, "but he’s got a pretty sore foot, and he was running on the side [of the foot] yesterday, trying to stay off the toe, and that’s a little sore too. He’s had it before and it’s something he could probably play through if it was a need-to-play situation, but I have other infielders, so try to get him off it today and try to calm him down a little."
TWINS (14-7)
1. Denard Span, CF
2. Orlando Hudson, 2B
3. Michael Cuddyer, 1B
4. Jim Thome, DH
5. Jason Kubel, RF
6. Delmon Young, LF
7. Brendan Harris, SS
8. Luke Hughes, 3B
9. Drew Butera, C
Starting pitcher: RH Carl Pavano (2-1, 4.96 ERA)
TIGERS (12-10)
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Johnny Damon, DH
3. Magglio Ordonez, RF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Brennan Boesch, LF
6. Brandon Inge, 3B
7. Gerald Laird, C
8. Scott Sizemore, 2B
9. Adam Everett, SS
Starting pitcher: LH Dontrelle Willis (0-1, 5.00 ERA)
Comerica Park. First pitch: 12:05 p.m. (Central). TV: FSN. Twins Radio Network
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