Only two Twins have had more than one career at-bat against Dontrelle Willis. Delmon Young is 3-for-8, and Brendan Harris is 0-for-6.

Harris is in the lineup tonight, Young is not, though the Twins have stacked the bottom of their lineup with righthanded hitters. (Corrected from earlier.)

For his career, Willis has held lefties to a .199 average, compared to .278 for righties. With Denard Span, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, the Twins will take their chances.

Update: Corrected a couple things on here from the original post. No, the Twins are not going with two catchers, wise guys. Mauer is the DH. My bad.

TIGERS (17-14)

1. Curtis Granderson, CF
2. Placido Polanco, 2B
3. Clete Thomas, LF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Magglio Ordonez, RF
6. Jeff Larish, DH
7. Brandon Inge, 3B
8. Adam Everett, SS
9. Dane Sardinha, C

Starting pitcher: LH Dontrelle Willis (2009 debut)

TWINS (16-17)

1. Denard Span, LF
2. Matt Tolbert, 2B
3. Joe Mauer, DH
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Michael Cuddyer, RF
6. Joe Crede, 3B
7. Brendan Harris, SS
8. Mike Redmond, C
9. Carlos Gomez, CF

Starting pitcher: LH Glen Perkins (1-2, 3.73)

Metrodome. First pitch: 7:10 p.m.

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