The rain has ended, the tarp is off and players are on the field for early work before the Twins play host to the White Sox.
Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau enter the series on fire. Mauer has a 11-game hitting streak and is on pace to hit 71 doubles (which would be a MLB record). Morneau is batting .345 over his last 14 games with 15 RBI. His 13 RBI this month leads MLB. If both those guys are hitting, the Twins offense usually purrs (except when Wei-Yin Chen is pitching.
Good thing the Twins are missing lefthander Chris Sale this week. The kid pitched a one-hit shutout against the Angels last night, taking a perfect game into the seventh.
In the, you-can't-make-this-up department, the Twins have a giveaway tomorrow night - blankets. It just so happens that the high is supposed to hit 90 degrees, by far the warmest day of the year!
Aaron Hicks, who missed a couple games with a sore elbow, is back in the lineup.
Pedro Florimon, who missed the Orioles series with a sore hamstring, also is back.
White Sox infielder Jeff Keppinger has not drawn a walk in 125 plate appearances this season.
Will be back later with updates!
