Minnesota Twins(12-18) @ Boston Red Sox (14-18)
Brian Duensing (2-1, 2.91) @ Clay Buchholz (2-3, 4.81 )
3:10 PM EDT |Fenway Park (Boston, MA.)
TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510
INJURY REPORT
Minnesota: Tsuyoshi Nishioka, broken leg (Placed on the 15 day DL April 7th); Joe Mauer, bilateral leg weakness (Placed on the DL April 14th); Jason Repko, right quad strain (Placed on the 15 day DL May 2nd); Jim Thome, oblique strain (Placed on the 15 day DL May 3rd, retroactive to May 1st); Kevin Slowey, shoulder strain (Placed ont he 15 day DL April 9th); Delmon Young, rib soreness (Placed on the 15 day DL April 27th, retroactive to to April 19th)
Boston: Dan Wheeler, strained calf (Placed on the 15 day DL May 5th); Bobby Jenks, bicep soreness (Placed on 15 day DL May 5th, retroactive to May 2nd)
GAME NOTES
Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox look to halt a three game skid as they take the field against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. The Sox have lost three straight, the last two by scores of 11-0 and 9-2 respectively. The Twins have not fared much better this season, but look for their first four game winning streak of the year. Clay Buchholz gets the start, still looking to regain the dominance he showed last year. He got the win in his last start going 6 2/3 innings while giving up two runs. He faces lefty Brian Duensing, who gets his first start ever against the Sox. Duensing is a former reliever who has a 2-1 mark and a 2.91 ERA this year. David Ortiz and J.D. Drew sit against the lefty with Kevin Youkilis getting the start at DH and Mike Cameron in Right Field. Jed Lowrie will man the hot corner while Marco Scutaro plays Shortstop.
Lineups
Twins
- Denard Span, CF
- Trevor Plouffe, SS
- Justin Morneau, DH
- Jason Kubel, RF
- Michael Cuddyer, 1B
- Danny Valencia, 3B
- Rene Tosoni, LF
- Rene Rivera, C
- Luke Hughes, 2B
Red Sox
- Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
- Dustin Pedroia, 2B
- Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
- Kevin Youkilis, DH
- Jed Lowrie, 3B
- Mike Cameron, RF
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
- Carl Crawford, LF
- Marco Scutaro, SS
Stats
-Buchholz has yet to have a scoreless outing this year, giving up 42 hits in 33 2/3 innings.
-Duensing has thrown only two 1/3 innings against the Sox, all in relief. Saltalamacchia is the only player on the roster with a hit against him.
-Jacoby Ellsbury has eight stolen bases and has been caught stealing four times.
-Dustin Pedroia has gone 14 at bats without a hit and is 6 of his last 53.
-Buchholz is 1-1 with a 6.57 ERA in two career outings against Minnesota
-Nine runs was the highest run total Minnesota has scored all year. The Sox have given up 20 runs in the last two games.
-Boston is batting: .259/.346/.428 in 348 at bats against lefties this year. Against righties(711 at bats): .242/.323/.363
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