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First Pitch: 7:10pm CDT
TV: FS-N
Radio: K-Twin, TIBN, BOB FM
Know Thine Enemy: Royals Review
Joe Mauer is back today! You can see some short videos of Mauer taking to reporters about his twins via Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press (for Joe, he looks really excited).
Anyway, on with the game!
Starting pitchers:
Twins
Mike Pelfrey faced the Royals on June 6th, going 6 and 1/3 innings and giving up 3 earned runs on 7 hits.
Royals
Ervin Santana faced the Twins on June 3th, going 6 innings and giving up 3 earned runs on 5 hits.
Lineups:
Royals
1. Alex Gordon (L) LF
2. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
3. Billy Butler (R) DH
4. Salvador Perez (R) C
5. David Lough (L) RF
6. Miguel Tejada (R) 2B
7. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
8. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
9. Jarrod Dyson (L) CF
Twins
1. Clete Thomas (L) LF
2. Jamey Carroll (R) 2B
3. Joe Mauer (L) C
4. Justin Morneau (L) 1B
5. Ryan Doumit (S) RF
6. Chris Colabello (R) DH
7. Trevor Plouffe (R) 3B
8. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
9. Pedro Florimon (S) SS
Poll
What do you think Joe Mauer is most likely to do in his first game back since having twins?
This poll is closed
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6%
Hit two home runs!
(1 vote) -
12%
Get two walks.
(2 votes) -
18%
Obviously hit a double.
(3 votes) -
6%
Nothing because he's so sleep deprived.
(1 vote) -
25%
Cry in the dugout because he misses his babies.
(4 votes) -
31%
Probably something pretty neat, but I don't know what.
(5 votes)