Extreme lineup makeovers: 11-inning edition

By the end of the Twins 2-1, 11-inning loss to the Red Sox, their lineup was hard to recognize.

May 10, 2011 at 11:58AM

BOSTON -- This was the Twins Opening Day lineup:

1. Denard Span, CF
2. Tsuyoshi Nishioka, 2B
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Delmon Young, LF
6. Michael Cuddyer, RF
7. Jason Kubel, DH
8. Danny Valencia, 3B
9. Alexi Casilla, SS

This was their lineup (and current batting averages) at the end of Monday's 2-1, 11-inning loss:

1. Denard Span, CF (.298)
2. Matt Tolbert, SS (.164)
3. Alexi Casilla, PR-DH (.175)
4. Rene Tosoni, PR-RF (.179)
5. Danny Valencia, 3B (.229)
6. Michael Cuddyer, RF-1B (.250)
7. Ben Revere, LF (.071)
8. Rene Rivera, C (.000)
9. Luke Hughes, 2B (.245)

'Nuff said.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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