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Mauer set to return to Twins lineup vs. Nationals

Jun 8, 2007 - 3:04 PM Washington (24-36) at Minnesota (29-29) 8:10 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Twins embark once again on their favorite time of the season - interleague play.

The Twins, who posted a major league-best 16-2 interleague mark last season, host the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.

The chances of their interleague success continuing just got better. Minnesota, which took two of three from Milwaukee in its first interleague series of the season, will receive a boost when reigning American League batting champion Joe Mauer returns to the lineup for the first time since May 4.

Mauer has missed 30 games due to a strained quadriceps muscle, and the Twins have struggled to score runs without him. Minnesota averaged just 2.8 runs during its recent six-game road trip.

But the Twins snapped a four-game losing streak with an 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday.

Carlos Silva (3-6, 3.86 ERA) will take the mound looking for just his second win in his last six starts. He was a tough-luck loser in his last outing, holding Oakland to one run and five hits over eight innings on Saturday.

Silva will be opposed by Jason Simontacchi (2-4, 5.61), who allowed six runs - four earned - in 4 2/3 innings on Sunday in a loss to San Diego.

Washington lost two of three to Baltimore in its first interleague series of the season and has lost six of its last nine games.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    WASHINGTON 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 15 2
    MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 10 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI, BILLY TRABER (8TH), SAUL RIVERA (8TH) AND
    BRIAN SCHNEIDER
    MIN - CARLOS SILVA, RAMON ORTIZ (4TH) AND JOE MAUER

    HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE
    MIN -

    Jun 8 10:42 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED JASON TYNER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 8
    MINNESOTA 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.349, 1-FOR-4)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 10:38 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TORII HUNTER SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUNTER ON FIRST, J MORNEAU ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 8
    MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.301, 1-FOR-3)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 10:20 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JASON KUBEL (4) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU AND MIKE
    REDMOND.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 8, MINNESOTA 3
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.229, 1-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 10:00 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 8
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.247, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 9:41 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 7
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.248, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 9:12 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED RYAN LANGERHANS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, C GUZMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.331, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 9:11 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CRISTIAN GUZMAN SCORED ROBERT FICK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GUZMAN ON FIRST, R LANGERHANS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.289, 1-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 9:07 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN CHURCH SCORED DMITRI YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R CHURCH ON FIRST, A KEARNS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.240, 1-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 8:48 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DMITRI YOUNG SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.248, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 8:45 PM


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    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    ROBERT FICK HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING RYAN CHURCH.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R LANGERHANS (.160, 1 HR, 8 RBI)

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 8:32 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    WASHINGTON 1 1 2 0
    MINNESOTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI
    MIN - CARLOS SILVA

    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.339, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
    J MAUER (.353, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
    M CUDDYER (.298, 8 HR,

    Nationals vs. TwinsJun 8 8:18 PM

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