CHICAGO — Twins infielder Nick Punto was scratched from today’s starting lineup. Brendan Harris will take his place at second base.

The team said Punto has cramping in his left hamstring and was kept out of the lineup for precautionary reasons, especially in cold weather. It was 52 degrees with a 13-mph northeast wind at first pitch.

Note: Howard Sinker is hosting a live blog during today’s game, so click here to join the action.

Twins (17-15)

1. Carlos Gomez, CF

2. Matt Tolbert, 3B

3. Joe Mauer, C

4. Justin Morneau, 1B

5. Michael Cuddyer, RF

6. Craig Monroe, DH

7. Delmon Young, LF

8. Nick Punto, Brendan Harris, 2B

9. Adam Everett, SS

Starting pitcher: RH Kevin Slowey

White Sox (15-17)

1. Alexei Ramirez, SS

2. Carlos Quentin, LF

3. Jim Thome, DH

4. Paul Konerko, 1B

5. Jermaine Dye, RF

6. Nick Swisher, CF

7. Joe Crede, 3B

8. Juan Uribe, 2B

9. Toby Hall, C

Starting pitcher: LH John Danks

U.S. Cellular Field. First pitch: 1:05 p.m.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 1:00 pm and is filed under Twins thoughts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.