The Twins and Orioles start a three-game series at Target Field today (6:40 p.m., BSN) in a matchup of the teams with the worst records in baseball (17-29).
Baltimore's no-hit lefthander John Means starts against Twins tonight
Matt Shoemaker will be his opponent as the teams with baseball's worst records square off.
May 24, 2021 at 8:21PM
Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz (wrist), utility man Luis Arraez (shoulder), second baseman Jorge Polanco (ankle) and outfielder Max Kepler (hamstring) are all out tonight.
John Means, who threw a no-hitter against Seattle on May 5, is on the mound for Baltimore tonight. Means is 4-0 with a league-leading 1.70 ERA. He's been one of the few bright spots for the Orioles, who also have American League RBI leader Trey Mancini.
Matt Shoemaker (2-5, 6.08) is the Twins' starter. In his career, Shoemaker is 37-22 with a 3.73 ERA in night games (85) and 8-16 with a 4.71 ERA in day games (35).
The Twins play Baltimore six times and Kansas City six times in the next 12 games.
The Twins have won their past 12 meetings with the Orioles. The teams haven't played since April, 2019. The Twins' last loss came on Opening Day 2018 when Adam Jones hit a walkoff home run off Fernando Rodney, but the Orioles have lost the last 12.
An extra-innings victory in Cleveland on Sunday gave the Twins a 3-2 road trip.
ORIOLES LINEUP
Cedric Mullins, CF
Freddy Galves, SS
Trey Mancini, DH
Anthony Santander, RF
Ryan Mountcastle, 1B
D.J. Stewart, LF
Maikel Franco, 3B
Chance Cisco, C
Stevie Wilkerson, 2B
TWINS LINEUP
RF Kyle Garlick
3B Josh Donaldson
1B Alex Kirilloff
C Mitch Garver
DH Miguel Sanó
CF Rob Refsnyder
LF Trevor Larnach
SS Andrelton Simmons
2B Nick Gordon
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