BRADENTON, FLA. — The Twins are 0-3 against the Pirates this spring and have lost five of their past six Grapefruit League games overall, heading into today’s match up with Pittsburgh.

Francisco Liriano (0-1, 2.19 ERA) will be making his fifth start of the spring for the Twins.

La Velle spoke briefly with Joe Mauer this morning, and there is still no update on the catcher’s injury status. We’ll obviously keep you posted when we get one.

TWINS

1. Carlos Gomez, CF
2. Matt Tolbert, SS
3. Jason Kubel, DH
4. Delmon Young, LF
5. Brendan Harris, 3B
6. Luke Hughes, 2B
7. Mike Redmond, C
8. David Winfree, RF
9. Matt Macri, 1B

Starting pitcher: LH Francisco Liriano

Other listed pitchers: Jesse Crain, Craig Breslow, R.A. Dickey, Mike Gosling, Sean Henn, Bobby Keppel, Kevin Mulvey.

PIRATES

1. Andrew McCutchen, CF
2. Freddy Sanchez, 2B
3. Eric Hinske, RF
4. Ryan Doumit, C
5. Adam LaRoche, 1B
6. Andy LaRoche, DH
7. Neil Walker, 3B
8. Brian Bixler, SS
9. Jeff Salazar, LF

Starting pitcher: LH Zach Duke

McKechnie Field. First pitch: 12:05 p.m. (central).

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Joe Crede went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run, as the Twins defeated the Orioles 5-3 today at Hammond Stadium.

Philip Humber started for the Twins and pitched two scoreless innings, as the Twins snapped a four-game losing streak.

There were no postgame game updates on Joe Mauer, but the Houston Astros have reportedly signed Ivan Rodriguez to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

Manager Ron Gardenhire said the team will cut 11 players on Tuesday morning, which will trim the spring roster from 55 to 44.

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Sorry folks, no Joe Mauer update yet.

Philip Humber gets his first start of the spring today, and the Orioles are bringing a pretty good lineup, minus Brian Roberts and Melvin Mora, who are at the World Baseball Classic, and all-world catching prospect Matt Wieters, who played Sunday.

The Twins counter with many of their top starters, as well.

ORIOLES

1. Justin Turner, 3B
2. Adam Jones, CF
3. Nick Markakis, RF
4. Aubrey Huff, 1B
5. Ty Wigginton, DH
6. Felix Pie, LF
7. Gregg Zaun, C
8. Chris Gomez, SS
9. Carlos Rojas, 2B

Starting pitcher: RH David Pauley

TWINS

1. Denard Span, CF
2. Alexi Casilla, 2B
3. Joe Crede, 3B
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Michael Cuddyer, RF
6. Jason Kubel, DH
7. Delmon Young, LF
8. Mike Redmond, C
9. Matt Tolbert, SS

Starting pitcher: RH Philip Humber

Other listed pitchers: Jason Jones, Jesse Crain, Craig Breslow, Rob Delaney, Armando Gabino, Sean Henn, Brian Duensing.

Hammond Stadium. First pitch: 12:05 p.m. (Central).

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Twins catcher Joe Mauer has flown to Baltimore to get a second opinion on his lower-back, General Manager Bill Smith said tonight.

Mauer will have the exam in Baltimore on Saturday. Smith said it was a mutual decision between Mauer and the Twins to get the second opinion.

The Twins diagnosed Mauer with inflammation of his right sacroiliac joint, where the spine meets the pelvis.

Smith declined to say which Baltimore doctor will examine Mauer but said the goal is to “work with our medical team, just to make sure we’re 100 percent on the same page.”

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Francisco Liriano wishes he could start the season feeling as good as he felt in his last start against the Baltimore Orioles, as he tossed four perfect innings and struck out five on Sunday.

Liriano has been a road warrior this spring, making all three of his starts on the road, after bus rides to Tampa, Bradenton and Fort Lauderdale.

Tonight, Liriano will be at home, facing Jacque Jones and the Cincinnati Reds on fireworks night at Hammond Stadium.

Justin Morneau is back in the lineup. Alexi Casilla has a five-game hitting streak and is batting .455 after a slow start.

Updates as they come…

REDS

1. Chris Dickerson, CF
2. Alex Gonzalez, SS
3. Joey Votto, 1B
4. Brandon Phillips, 2B
5. Jay Bruce, RF
6. Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
7. Jacque Jones, LF
8. Jonny Gomes, DH
9. Ryan Hanigan, C

Starting pitcher: RH Micah Owings

TWINS

1. Denard Span, CF
2. Alexi Casilla, 2B
3. Jason Kubel, DH
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Joe Crede, 3B
6. Michael Cuddyer, RF
7. Delmon Young, LF
8. Mike Redmond, C
9. Matt Tolbert, SS

Starting pitcher: LH Francisco Liriano

Other pitchers listed: Craig Breslow, Jesse Crain, Brian Duensing, Philip Humber, Jason Jones, Sean Henn.

Hammond Stadium. First pitch: 6:05 p.m. (Central)