Lineups:

 

Twins:

Brian Dozier 2B

Joe Mauer C

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Ryan Doumit DH

Oswaldo Arcia RF

Aaron Hicks CF

Pedro Florimon SS

(Kevin Correia P)

Red Sox:

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Shane Victorino RF

Dustin Pedroia 2B

David Ortiz DH

Mike Napoli 1B

Daniel Nava LF

Will Middlebrooks 3B

Stephen Drew SS

David Ross C

(John Lackey P)

Dozier for Carroll. Basically sticking with what worked last night.

In hopes of propelling the Florimonster to another good game, I would like to repeat what I said yesterday:

 

Wish we'd get to the point where we know exactly what Floriman is.

"If he doesn't get some hits pronto, that point may be arriving Real Soon Now."

Lackey's got some swing-and-miss stuff going there. Well, look-and-sit-down stuff, that other time.

Twins general manager Terry Ryan said Kyle Gibson is not an option to replace Pedro Hernandez in the rotation.

 

Gibson tossed a shutout Wednesday at Triple-A Rochester and now boasts a 3.32 ERA and 35/11 K/BB ratio over 40 2/3 innings. Even though it appears he won't be called up soon, the righty is a good bet to spend significant time with the big club this season.

 

Source: Rhett Bollinger on Twitter

Tim Wood has been shut down from his rehab assignment after developing more soreness in his pitching shoulder.

 

He'll be examined at the Twins' Triple-A affiliate in Rochester. Wood is coming back from a rotator cuff strain and had allowed six runs over his last three rehab appearances.

 

Source: LaVelle E. Neal on Twitter

Was the rest of baseball undervaluing ugly players? The Sawks seem to have cornered the market.

Wood is coming back from a rotator cuff strain

 

This was after he signed with the Twins, not before, right? Twins signed multiple rehab projects but I thought Wood was not one of them.

Was the rest of baseball undervaluing ugly players? The Sawks seem to have cornered the market.

 

You look for market inefficiencies anywhere you can find them.

This game so far reminds me a lot of the game last night.

 

In that both were played with a white ball, by teams of 9 men per side.

 

/ plus the DH

Quiet, Jenny Dell is on.

Quiet, Jenny Dell is on.

Great. Another aspect to factor into my internal debate about the cost to benefit ratio of investing in a 3D TV.

Less runs tonight...

You know, despite my good-luck message for Florimon above, I was about to post that he's not going to be the one who'll break up the no-hitter. Glad I didn't jinx him.

Hicks really hit that ball hard and Lackey snagged it. Now Florimon runs one between his legs. Let's keep trying him.

Apparently everyone is still exhausted from last night's game. Pretty quiet in here (and on the field).

Dinner's over, game is on, pants are off.

Some sort of server problem for TD? Massive internet outage? American Legion Smelt Fry's going on all over the Midwest tonight? Where is everyone?

Apparently everyone is still exhausted from last night's game. Pretty quiet in here (and on the field).

 

Home team's up. Let's keep it that way.

Dinner's over, game is on, pants are off.

 

TMI there at the last.

TMI there at the last.

Says the guy who let us know he searches the internet for pics while topless.

Oh man, if I only knew where there was a smelt fry in my area...mmmmmm, smelt.....

There's probably just a whole lot more to say when there are 15 runs and 20 hits for the home guys!

Says the guy who let us know he searches the internet for pics while topless.

 

Pantsless > Topless

There's probably just a whole lot more to say when there are 15 runs and 20 hits for the home guys!

 

You haven't been to many game threads, have you?

Correia finds out the hard way he can't keep walking that tightrope.

 

Now it's up to the offense, and Florimon won't be up again for 6 or 7 innings.

Where the Twins playing a full shift on Ortiz? EDIT: Nope, just checked the replay. SS on the LF side of 2nd.

You haven't been to many game threads, have you?

 

Not this year. lol

Run(s) please.

Seems that Mauer can be pitched to, at least tonight.