First Pitch: 7:10 PM
Television: FS-North
Radio: 1500 ESPN
Know Thine Enemy: Camden Chat
Scott Diamond takes the the mound tonight at Target Field against the Orioles. He looks to continue his great season by running right through the O's. Diamond has kept his numbers shining by doing exactly what the Twins want. Throwing strikes, and getting ground balls. In his 79 innings this year, Diamond has thrown 1136 pitches, averaging just over 14 an inning. 59% of his balls put into play have been wormburners. He should be able to continue that trend, as 45% of Baltimore's balls put into play have been on the ground.
This will be Chris Tillman's second start of the year, and his last start was a doozy. 8.1 innings of scorless baseball with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks. He worked almost exclusively on the left side of the plate in that start, so Tillman may try to continue that trend and attempt to jam Joe Mauer and other lefties in. Lineups after the jump.
TWINS
Span CF
Revere RF
Mauer C
Willingham LF
Morneau 1B
Plouffe 3B
Doumit DH
Dozier SS
Carroll 2B
ORIOLES
Markakis RF
Hardy SS
Jones CF
Weiters C
Reynolds 1B
Pearce LF
Davis DH
Betemit 3B
Tolleson 2B
Enjoy the game guys!