The Twins on Sunday optioned lefthander Glen Perkins to Class AAA Rochester.

Perkins , in 12 innings this spring, posted a 7.50 ERA. That included another shaky outing on Sunday when he got the ball up and gave up three runs to St. Louis.

Perkins had a chance to stick as a starter or a reliever but many in the organization feel he needs consistent work after pitching fewer than 30 innings last season because of a strained muscle near his shoulder.

The Twins are expected to make a bunch of cuts tomorrow. Should be an interesting day. Brian Bass looks to have made the team and Matt Tolbert appears close. This is a big day for Liriano. He has to be very impressive or the Twins will take the safe route and leave him in Florida.

The Twins also agreed to a trade with the Nationals so they can keep outfielder Garrett Guzman, who was selected by Washington in the Rule 5 draft in December. The Twins probably will get a low-level minor leaguer in the deal.

I don’t know if the Twins have a shot of getting their two other Rule 5 losses, R.A. Dickey and Tim Lahey, back. Dickey looked prime to win a roster spot with Seattle. Lahey was pitching well until lately.

Still waiting for Joe Nathan’s deal to be official. Will let you know when that happens.

Lineups

Orioles: Redman, Hernandex, Markakis, Scott, Moore, Jones, Heintz, Quiroz, Fahey. Pitching: Cabrera.

Twins:Span, Pridie (LF), Mauer, Cuddy, Monroe (DH), Lamb, Buscher, Punto, Everett. Pitching: Liriano, then Humber, Nathan and Rincon.

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