Durango53
08-10-2005, 07:09 PM
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GAME: Minnesota Twins (57-56) at Seattle Mariners (49-63).
TIME: Wednesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT.
Radke will square off against Seattle's Joel Pineiro, who allowed two earned runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings of Friday's 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox - his first victory since July 7 and second in 17 starts.
The Twins have lost six straight on the road and are just 9-18 since the All-Star break. They trail the Oakland Athletics by 7½ games in the AL wild-card race.
STANDINGS:
Twins - 3rd place, 16½ GB, AL Central. Mariners - 4th place, 16 GB, AL West.
TWINS PROBABLE STARTER:http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/120878.jpg
Radke (7-10, 3.71 ERA). Radke is 6-11 with a 5.18 ERA in 22 career starts against the Mariners - his worst ERA against any AL team.
MIN: RHP Brad Radke
• 7-10, 3.71 ERA in 2005
• 0-1, 5.14 ERA vs. SEA in 2005
MARINERS PROBABLE STARTER:http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/334492.jpg
Pineiro (4-7, 5.89 ERA). Pineiro is 1-3 with a 3.70 ERA in eight career starts against the Twins.
SEA: RHP Joel Pineiro
• 4-7, 5.89 ERA in 2005
• Has not faced MIN in 2005
OFFENSIVE LEADERS:
Twins - Joe Mauer, .291 avg.; Jacque Jones, 17 HRs; Torii Hunter and Jones, 56 RBIs; Hunter, 63 runs and 23 SBs. Mariners - Ichiro Suzuki, .303 avg., 76 runs and 24 SBs; Richie Sexson, 27 HRs and 85 RBIs.
SEASON SERIES: Mariners, 3-2.
STREAKS AND NOTES:
Twins - RHP Radke has historically had trouble in the first inning, but has posted scoreless firsts in six straight starts. ... Manager Ron Gardenhire said 3B Michael Cuddyer, who has a sore right knee, was available to pinch hit Tuesday night. Cuddyer did not appear in the game and Gardenhire said he isn't sure when he will be ready to return to the lineup. ... RHP Radke is 1-5 with a 4.93 ERA in 11 starts on the road this season. Mariners - LHP Eddie Guardado earned his 27th consecutive save and 28th in 29 opportunities on Tuesday. ... OF Jeremy Reed, who had 59 stolen bases at Triple-A Charlotte and Triple-A Tacoma in 2004, was caught stealing Tuesday for the eighth time in 10 attempts. ... 3B Adrian Beltre is tied for the Mariners' lead with SS Mike Morse with 11 errors in 106 games. He had 10 errors in 157 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Twins - 25-30 on the road; Mariners - 27-28 at home.
Player to watch
Jacque Jones has hit Pineiro hard, going 9-for-25 (.360) in his career, with a home run and five RBIs.
Quotable
"If [Felix Hernandez] is a little jacked up, it could work to our advantage. But that's the great thing about baseball, he could come out and just pour it in there and not miss anything. That's what we all pay to see when we walk through those gates -- to see which one we're going to get here tonight." -- Manager Ron Gardenhire, before Tuesday's loss to the Mariners
Quick hits
Carlos Silva leads the Majors in fewest walks per nine innings (0.5) and Brad Radke is second (0.8). ... The club record for fewest walks by the staff in a single season is 392, set in 1966. ... Twins have not hit a three-run homer since July 2, a span of 35 games. ... Matthew LeCroy is 8-for-22 with a double, a homer, and five RBIs in his last six games.
On television
• SEA: FSN
• MIN: FSN
On radio
• SEA: KOMO 1000
• MIN: WCCO 830
On deck
• Wednesday: at Seattle, 9:05 p.m. CT
• Thursday: Off-day
• Friday: at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. CT
• Saturday: at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. CT
GAME: Minnesota Twins (57-56) at Seattle Mariners (49-63).
TIME: Wednesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT.
Radke will square off against Seattle's Joel Pineiro, who allowed two earned runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings of Friday's 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox - his first victory since July 7 and second in 17 starts.
The Twins have lost six straight on the road and are just 9-18 since the All-Star break. They trail the Oakland Athletics by 7½ games in the AL wild-card race.
STANDINGS:
Twins - 3rd place, 16½ GB, AL Central. Mariners - 4th place, 16 GB, AL West.
TWINS PROBABLE STARTER:http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/120878.jpg
Radke (7-10, 3.71 ERA). Radke is 6-11 with a 5.18 ERA in 22 career starts against the Mariners - his worst ERA against any AL team.
MIN: RHP Brad Radke
• 7-10, 3.71 ERA in 2005
• 0-1, 5.14 ERA vs. SEA in 2005
MARINERS PROBABLE STARTER:http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/334492.jpg
Pineiro (4-7, 5.89 ERA). Pineiro is 1-3 with a 3.70 ERA in eight career starts against the Twins.
SEA: RHP Joel Pineiro
• 4-7, 5.89 ERA in 2005
• Has not faced MIN in 2005
OFFENSIVE LEADERS:
Twins - Joe Mauer, .291 avg.; Jacque Jones, 17 HRs; Torii Hunter and Jones, 56 RBIs; Hunter, 63 runs and 23 SBs. Mariners - Ichiro Suzuki, .303 avg., 76 runs and 24 SBs; Richie Sexson, 27 HRs and 85 RBIs.
SEASON SERIES: Mariners, 3-2.
STREAKS AND NOTES:
Twins - RHP Radke has historically had trouble in the first inning, but has posted scoreless firsts in six straight starts. ... Manager Ron Gardenhire said 3B Michael Cuddyer, who has a sore right knee, was available to pinch hit Tuesday night. Cuddyer did not appear in the game and Gardenhire said he isn't sure when he will be ready to return to the lineup. ... RHP Radke is 1-5 with a 4.93 ERA in 11 starts on the road this season. Mariners - LHP Eddie Guardado earned his 27th consecutive save and 28th in 29 opportunities on Tuesday. ... OF Jeremy Reed, who had 59 stolen bases at Triple-A Charlotte and Triple-A Tacoma in 2004, was caught stealing Tuesday for the eighth time in 10 attempts. ... 3B Adrian Beltre is tied for the Mariners' lead with SS Mike Morse with 11 errors in 106 games. He had 10 errors in 157 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Twins - 25-30 on the road; Mariners - 27-28 at home.
Player to watch
Jacque Jones has hit Pineiro hard, going 9-for-25 (.360) in his career, with a home run and five RBIs.
Quotable
"If [Felix Hernandez] is a little jacked up, it could work to our advantage. But that's the great thing about baseball, he could come out and just pour it in there and not miss anything. That's what we all pay to see when we walk through those gates -- to see which one we're going to get here tonight." -- Manager Ron Gardenhire, before Tuesday's loss to the Mariners
Quick hits
Carlos Silva leads the Majors in fewest walks per nine innings (0.5) and Brad Radke is second (0.8). ... The club record for fewest walks by the staff in a single season is 392, set in 1966. ... Twins have not hit a three-run homer since July 2, a span of 35 games. ... Matthew LeCroy is 8-for-22 with a double, a homer, and five RBIs in his last six games.
On television
• SEA: FSN
• MIN: FSN
On radio
• SEA: KOMO 1000
• MIN: WCCO 830
On deck
• Wednesday: at Seattle, 9:05 p.m. CT
• Thursday: Off-day
• Friday: at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. CT
• Saturday: at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. CT