--LF Delmon Young has just two extra-base hits in 83 at-bats this season. Among the 116 American League players with at least 75 plate appearances through Monday, Young's two extra-base hits put him in a three-way tie for last. The other two? Minnesota SS Nick Punto and 2B Alexi Casilla (now in Class AAA).
--RHP Jesse Crain labored for the second straight outing Tuesday night, entering the game in the seventh inning and giving up a solo home run to his first batter and walking his second before being lifted in favor of LHP Jose Mijares. Manager Ron Gardenhire said he'd hoped to use Crain in the seventh and Mijares in the eighth, but he ended up having to use Mijares and RHP Matt Guerrier in the eighth. "It just didn't look like (Crain) could find it," Gardenhire said, "and you just can't wait with those guys."
--3B Joe Crede returned to the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Detroit and homered in his first at-bat. Crede missed the weekend series against Seattle while nursing a sore left hamstring. The two-run shot marked Crede's first multi-RBI game as a member of the Twins.
MEDICAL WATCH:
3B Joe Crede (sore left hamstring) did not play May 8-10. He was back in the lineup May 12.
RHP Boof Bonser (torn right labrum and rotator cuff surgery in February 2009) went on the 15-day disabled list April 2. He is out for the season.
RHP Pat Neshek (right elbow surgery) went on the 60-day disabled list Feb. 21. He will remain in Florida all summer and targets a return by next spring.
ROTATION:
LHP Francisco Liriano
RHP Nick Blackburn
RHP Kevin Slowey
LHP Glen Perkins
RHP Scott Baker
BULLPEN:
RHP Joe Nathan (closer)
RHP Matt Guerrier
LHP Craig Breslow
RHP Luis Ayala
RHP R.A. Dickey
LHP Jose Mijares
RHP Jesse Crain
CATCHERS:
Joe Mauer
Mike Redmond
INFIELDERS:
1B Justin Morneau
2B Matt Tolbert
SS Nick Punto
3B Joe Crede
INF Brian Buscher
INF Brendan Harris
OUTFIELDERS:
LF Delmon Young
CF Denard Span
RF Michael Cuddyer
DH Jason Kubel
OF Carlos Gomez
