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Game 80: Twins @ Tigers

First Pitch: 6:05 pm CDT
TV: FSN
Radio: Twins Radio Network
Know Thine Enemy: Bless You Boys
Can the Twins win their fifth straight game? Can Gardy get his 901 managerial win? Can Ryan Doumit and Joe Mauer extend their eleven game hitting streaks? Can Plouffe hit another homerun? Can it happen?


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Duane Below 2-1 21 0 0 0 0 0 33.1 27 10 10 2 4 22 2.70 .93

Duane Below is making his first spot-start of the season in place of Max Scherzer, who was scratched late last night with a tight hamstring.


W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Nick Blackburn 4-5 12 12 0 0 0 0 59.1 82 51 51 13 21 29 7.74 1.74

Blackie didn't do so well in his last outing when he pitched 5 innings and gave up 6 runs to the White Sox. Oops

Lineups after the jump.

Twins
1. Denard Span (L) CF
2. Ben Revere (L) RF
3. Joe Mauer (L) C
4. Josh Willingham (R) LF
5. Justin Morneau (L) 1B
6. Trevor Plouffe (R) 3B
7. Ryan Doumit (S) DH
8. Brian Dozier (R) SS
9. Alexi Casilla (S) 2B


Tigers
1. Austin Jackson (R) CF
2. Quintin Berry (L) LF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 3B
4. Prince Fielder (L) 1B
5. Delmon Young (R) DH
6. Alex Avila (L) C
7. Ryan Raburn (R) 2B
8. Brennan Boesch (L) RF
9. Ramon Santiago (S) SS