Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays: News and Notes

Remember when they used to be called the Devil Rays?

By Maija Varda Apr 22, 2014, 6:43pm EDT

The Rays have won 11 of their last 12 games against the Twins. That means the Twins are due for some more wins!
With the off-day Monday, Ron Gardenhire opted to pitch Kyle Gibson on normal rest and move Mike Pelfrey to Wednesday because, well, Mike Pelfrey.
Joe Mauer has a .374 career BA against Tampa Bay, which is his highest against any American League team. This is good news, because Mauer could sure use some dang hits about now.
Unfortunately, however, Joe is only 2 for 14 lifetime off David Price. So don't expect the hits to come tonight.
Ray Desmond Jennings had been sidelined with a sore groin, but he should be back by tonight's game, if that means anything to you.
Newly acquired Twin Sam Fuld is going to wear number 1, which was previously worn by Alex Presley. You can basically just pretend it's still Alex Presley.
According to Mike Berardino, Oswaldo Arcia is ahead of Josh Willingham in his injury rehab, and they could both be back in the majors in about 10 to 14 days.
Our friends over at D Rays Bay have a much more technical series preview than this one, so go check it out if you're into graphs and analysis.

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