Glen Perkins will make tonight’s scheduled start against the Yankees after tending to the birth of his second child, the Star Tribune has learned.

Perkins left the Twins on Sunday in Kansas City to be with his wife, Alisha, who had gone into labor in the Twin Cities. Nick Blackburn was prepared to start in Perkins’ place tonight, but word from the Metrodome today is that all went well with the birth.

Another baby girl for Glen and Alisha! The team was still awaiting details.

Check back here for tonight’s starting lineups and other pregame notes.

Update (3:10 p.m.): Lyla Cynthia Perkins was born Sunday at 5:58 p.m., at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, measuring 21 inches and weighing eight pounds.

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