Ron Gardenhire has announced that Brian Dozier will be the team’s starting shortstop when he arrives in the clubhouse on Monday. Jamey Carroll will be shifted to a utility role for the time being, giving Gardenhire an opportunity to give occasional rest to Danny Valencia and Alexi Casilla (or replace them if they continue to struggle).
The Twins’ 9 hits in their last 4 games is the worst streak in the modern era (since 1900). Ouch. Let’s hope for something better this afternoon.
Erik Komatsu is in right field again, Mauer is back behind the plate for the first time in almost a week, and Carroll will get a swan-song at shortstop. Here is the rest:
| Minnesota Twins |
@ |
Seattle Mariners |
| Span, CF | Ackley, 2B | |
| Carroll, SS | Ryan, SS | |
| Mauer, C | Suzuki, I, RF | |
| Willingham, LF | Montero, DH | |
| Doumit, DH | Seager, 3B | |
| Parmelee, 1B | Jaso, C | |
| Valencia, 3B | Smoak, 1B | |
| Komatsu, RF | Carp, LF | |
| Casilla, A, 2B | Saunders, M, CF | |
| _Blackburn, P | _Noesi, P |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Minnesota |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| Seattle |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
5 |
7 |
2 |
Ryan Doumit was 3/3 with a walk and 2 HR. The rest of the Twins were 2/27 with 5 walks and 6 strikeouts. All in all, another pretty disappointing display of baseball from the Twins.
Twins are back home tomorrow to start a 9 game homestand. Francisco Liriano takes the mound against a no-name pitcher for the Angels, Jered Weaver.