SEATTLE — Luis Arraez came off the injured list Monday and is back in the Twins lineup, leading off tonight (9:10, BSN) against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
Luis Arraez returns to the lineup as Twins face Mariners
J.A. Happ pitches for the Twins, who lost the series opener on Monday night.
June 15, 2021 at 9:39PM
Arraez, sidelined for three weeks because of a shoulder injury, will play second base.
Lefthander J.A. Happ (3-2, 5.75 ERA) will start for the Twins against Mariners righty Chris Flexen (5-3, 4.68).
The Mariners won the series opener 4-3 on Monday night. Center fielder Byron Buxton, with the team, hasn't been activated as he continues to recover from his hip injury.
TWINS LINEUP
Luis Arraez, 2B
Josh Donaldson, 3B
Trevor Larnach, LF
Nelson Cruz, DH
Jorge Polanco, SS
Alex Kirilloff, RF
Miguel Sano, 1B
Alex Gordon, CF
Ben Rortvedt, C
MARINERS LINEUP
J.P. Crawford, SS
Jake Fraley, CF
Ty France, 1B
Kyle Seager, 3B
Dylan Moore, 2B
Tom Murphy, C
Jake Bauers, RF
Luis Torrens, DH
Shed Long, LF
The speculation surrounding shortstop Carlos Correa’s availability in a trade was overblown this week, Twins officials indicated at the winter meetings in Dallas.
