First Pitch: 6:05 PM CDT
TV: Fox Sports North
Radio: Twins Radio Network
Know Thine Enemy: Camden Chat
Courtesy of BeefMaster: THEME FROM AIRWOLF
Holy crap, the Orioles are terrible.
The consensus seems to be that Duensing has a 60-70 pitch limit this evening, with the bullpen (perhaps new long man Nick Blackburn?) expected to pick up the slack.
Guthrie hasn't won a game since Memorial Day. Since then, he's posted a 5.70 ERA and has a run-support average of 2.52. The Orioles, as noted previously in a TwinkieTown exclusive, are terrible.
Starting lineups and a joyriding bear after the jump:
Notes:
- The Twins are going for their third consecutive shutout. The last time they did that was against the Royals in 2004.
- No newsworthy updates on Justin Morneau are out there as far as I can tell.
- Nor on Roy Oswalt or Dan Haren, for that matter. Feel free to continue refreshing MLB Trade Rumors every five minutes. (UPDATE: Fox's Ken Rosenthal says, contra an earlier Houston Chronicle story, that the Twins are NOT in on Roy Oswalt, and haven't even contacted the Astros.)
- Have you been reading Jesse's recaps of the Twins' trade deadline moves of the last ten years? Why the hell not? HE'S DOING THIS FOR YOU. And Todd Sears. He really wanted to see Todd Sears' name back out there.
- TwinkieTown's Jon Marthaler needs a new car.
Enjoy the game, everybody.