Series preview - Tampa Bay, take 2
The Twins and D-rays split a 4-game set in their first meeting at the Metrodome early in the year. The Twins were lucky to escape with one of the wins as they relied on a top of the ninth inning brain cramp from Carl Crawford and bottom of the ninth walk-off from Justin Morneau to escape with a 3-2 victory.
The Twins will head down to the dome in Tampa Bay to take on the Devil Rays who just won their series against Oakland 2 games to 1 and also recently swept the Yankees in a 2 game series. Still, the D-rays record is the inverse of the Twins' at 11-14.
The pitching matchups:
- Tuesday: Edwin Jackson, RHP (0-3, 6.10) vs. Sidney Ponson, RHP (1-3, 8.44)
- Wednesday: Jae Seo, RHP (1-2, 9.51) vs. Boof Bonser, RHP (0-1, 5.26)
- Thursday: Scott Shields, RHP (2-0, 3.75) vs. Ramon Ortiz, RHP (3-1, 2.57)
The Twins offense finally gets a break from some lefties for a few games and I hope they can do their part to keep those Devil Ray ERAs up there. Sidney Ponson could be pitching for his job, so it's definitely worth watching.
If Jeff Cirillo's Monday night rehab assignment went well then he could replace Alexi Casilla on the Twins roster. Luis Castillo is still day-to-day and could return for the series.
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Topics: Sidney Ponson, Justin Morneau, Carl Crawford, Oakland, Edwin Jackson, Boof Bonser, Jae Seo, Ramon Ortiz, Scott Shields
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