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Tonight's lineup

Plouffe gets the start at first base, Young back at left

By Joe Christensen

July 14, 2011 at 8:13PM

1. Ben Revere, CF

2. Alexi Casilla, 2B

3. Joe Mauer, C

4. Michael Cuddyer, RF

5. Jim Thome, DH

6. Danny Valencia, 3B

7. Delmon Young, LF

8. Trevor Plouffe, 1B

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9. Tsuyoshi Nishioka, SS

Pitching: Francisco Liriano

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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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