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Roster moves: With the expanded 28 man rosters being cut to 26 following the games yesterday, the Twins were forced to make some decisions. C Jose Godoy was optioned to AAA STP, along with RHP Cole Sands, who made his big league debut yesterday closing out the Twins win. However, things were not done. The Twins added 1B Miguel Sano to the 10 day injured list, as well as OF Kyle Garlick, who had a monster series in Tampa. To fill the holes on the roster, the Twins recalled RH IF Jose Miranda, who is one of the Twins top prospects. Miranda will play primarily 3rd and 1st base, and will certainly be in the lineup against LHP, and will split time against righties. They also recalled LHP Jovani Moran, who appeared in a few games last year. The lefty has mixed results at AAA, with a WHIP over 2, but a K/9 of 18. Moran has a nasty changeup and a chance to be the top lefty in the pen if he shows signs of life with the struggled of Thielbar and Danny. The Pitchers: RHP Chris Paddack (0-2, 3.68 ERA, 13 K's, 14.2 IP) vs RHP Tyler Wells (0-2, 5.54 ERA, 10 K's, 13 IP) Chris Paddack gets another start for the Twins after being pushed back yesterday to allow Josh Winder to slide into the rotation. Paddack was very good last time out against the Tigers, going 5.2 innings and allowing just one run and striking out 6. He has walked only one in 57 ABs. The 4S has shown improvement early, despite the average velo being down. The changeup is still really good, and the curveball is coming along nicely. Paddack has a real chance to have success once again tonight against a poor Orioles lineup. On the other side, Tyler Wells, former Twin minor leaguer, has gotten roughed up in 4 starts. Wells made 44 appearances out of the pen last season, but has been worked as a starter in 2022. He has completed less than 3 innings in half his starts, and only 5 in his most recent start against the Yankees. Wells 4S will sit between 92-96, but has gotten hit pretty hard. He also works in a slider, changeup, and curveball. The slider has a BAA of .385, and a slugging percentage over .600 despite being his 2nd most used pitch. The changeup has a 40% whiff rate, and will be used to putaway LHH. The curve has had success, but isn't thrown often. The Lineups Twins 1. Byron Buxton (R) CF 2. Luis Arraez (L) 1B 3. Carlos Correa (R) SS 4. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 5. Max Kepler (L) RF 6. Jose Miranda (R) 3B 7. Trevor Larnach (L) DH 8. Ryan Jeffers (R) C 9. Nick Gordon (L) LF Orioles 1. Cedric Mullins (L) CF 2. Austin Hays (R) LF 3. Anthony Santander (S) RF 4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B 5. Tyler Nevin (R) DH 6. Rougned Odor (L) 2B 7. Ramon Urias (R) 3B 8. Robinson Chirinos (R) C 9. Jorge Mateo (R) SS Buxton is in CF for the second straight day, with Arraez at 1st once again with the injury to Sano. I expect this to be common against RHP while the big man is out. Correa, who has 4 straight multi-hit games, is at SS. The big change is at the hot corner, where top prospect Jose Miranda will get the start. Miranda struggled early, but has been crushing the ball late and had 2 homers and 12 RBI's in 86 ABs for Saint Paul. Larnach gets the start at DH tonight, with Jeffers behind the plate. With Larnach DH'ing, we see Nick Gordon in left over Celestino. The Orioles lineup isn't great, but the top half is a lineup that is capable of doing damage. Mullins had a breakout 2021, but is hitting only .221 thus far. Hays has been the best hitter with an average of .275 and 2 bombs. Santander has been a machine with a team leading 3 homers and 11 RBI. The only player after Mountcastle in the lineup hitting over .200 is SS Jorge Mateo, who is batting .246, who also has 7 steals. Vegas Odds: Twins -152, Orioles +132, O/U 7.5 On This Day: 1954 - Stan Musial hits five home runs in a doubleheader with the Giants in St. Louis. In attendance is eight-year-old Nate Colbert, who will eventually be the only other player in history to match this feat. The Cards win the first game 10-6 and the Giants win the nightcap 9-7. Pick to Click: Correa gets his second and third homers of the year Prediction: Twins 8, Orioles 4 Go Twins!!

TWINS WIN! Winder was fantastic against a pretty good lineup, the lineup was great against a bullpen day which is what is to be expected, and Sands made his MLB debut. Correa has been insanely hot and is finding his swing in climate controlled stadium. Winning a series in Tampa Bay is impressive whether it's April or September, and to win one against a top 10 starter in the league is fantastic. I am ready to say that this team is good. Until tomorrow, ENJOY YOUR CHICKEN!

I don't want to jinx anything, but I'm going to preheat the oven during the 7th inning stretch.

Polo finding his swing!

Carlos Correa 4 straight multi-hit games

Said it after the 5th, I'll say it after the 6th because he was so good. Fantastic starter from Winder.

Wonder if that's it for Winder. Hell of a performance. I was skeptical starting him against the Rays and not against Baltimore, but it's worked out thus far. 4 really good pitches. Great command, good velo, good movement. This team has 6 good starters as of now, along with Bundy and Kenta eventually who may be good as well.

I listened to the first half inning on the radio because I was bringing my roommate to his car. I think I may continue to listen to this game on the radio. Thank me later.

TWINS WIN! I didn't see this one coming. Shane locked down the Twins lineup, but Garlick made him pay. He crushes lefties. If you see him in the lineup, it's because a lefty is pitching. He's great at what he does. Correa is hot. The defense is good. The bullpen was fantastic. Archer did what he needed to do despite not having great command. A chance to take a series from the Rays in Tampa is always great. Until tomorrow, Enjoy your chicken!

Twins #3 spot in the lineup. 4-5, 3 HR, 6 RBI. Good day.

MAX MASHED!!!!!!!

You aren't going to get a much better time than a 4 (now 5) run lead. Of course, you can always wait until you're down. But if you don't trust a guy up 4 or 5 runs to get 3 outs, you probably should've called someone else up.

Correa! This is why he's getting 35M

Interesting to burn through two of the top three BP arms in a non-save situation. I understand using Duran because he hasn't pitched in nearly a week, but using Smith and Pagan is a bit odd. Thought we would see Sands MLB debut in bottom 9.

Joe Smith has been really good. Under reported signing at the time. Only run he's given up has been to the fake runner.

He didn't get the out, but Gio has been great at 3rd base.

Duran is electric.

Interesting that Arraez replaces Sano defensively

https://twitter.com/seehafer_/status/1520527388660178944?s=20&t=wL1eawTXgn6VAiOax3rP_A

Kep!

I dislike the sac bunt as much as anyone, but I would've liked to see Polo get one down in that situation.

Larnach is really good.....

Celestino seems to be a good 4th OF option. Puts the ball in play, has some decent speed, and plays good OF at all 3 positions.

I know Shane was rolling, but the combo of them being the Rays + being careful with pitchers, I was somewhat surprised they let him throw to Garlick a 3rd time.

Two pinches of GARLICK!