Hendriks takes the mound as Twins try to avoid another sweep

The Twins are 2-19 in their past 21 games and 10-42 in their past 52. Cleveland has righthander Fausto Carmona starting the team's final home game of the season.

September 25, 2011 at 8:18PM
Twins pitcher Liam Hendriks
Twins pitcher Liam Hendriks (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CLEVELAND -- The Twins are 2-19 in their past 21 games and 10-42 in their past 52.

Today, they'll try to avoid another sweep with Liam Hendriks back on the mound for his fourth major league start. The Indians have Fausto Carmona pitching their final home game of the season.

TWINS (60-98)

1. Denard Span, CF
2. Ben Revere, LF
3. Michael Cuddyer, DH
4. Chris Parmelee, 1B
5. Danny Valencia, 3B
6. Trevor Plouffe, SS
7. Brian Dinkelman, 2B
8. Joe Benson, RF
9. Drew Butera, C

Starting pitcher: RH Liam Hendriks (0-2, 6.23 ERA)

INDIANS (80-78)

1. Kosuke Fukodome, RF
2. Jason Kipnis, 2B
3. Carlos Santana, 1B
4. Travis Hafner, DH
5. Shelley Duncan, LF
6. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B
7. Jason Donald, SS
8. Ezequiel Carrera, CF
9. Lou Marson, C

Starting pitcher: RH Fausto Carmona (7-15, 5.23 ERA)

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Progressive Field. First pitch: 12:05 p.m. (Central). TV: FSN. Twins Radio Network

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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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