Jose Mijares was spiked in the ankle during his rocky outing but it’s not expected to be serious.

Matt Tolbert, who leads all Twins players in batting practice swings, finally got going with a 4-for-5 outing.

Denard Span was 1-for-5 with a double, but that double was a topspinner that spun past the first baseman and down the line.

Span, by the way, has been warned by the league about pulling the legs of his pants over his shoes. Another infraction will cost him $1,000. The league is trying to crack down on this. I’ll believe it when Big Papi and Man-Ram conform.

Span claims innocence. He got a pants leg caught under a spike in Baltimore and it stayed wrapped under his shoe the rest of the game. But there was a picture of him from that game, sliding into second. When Gardy read the letter about the league’s crackdown on pants legs to the team on Thursday, it included a USA Today photo of Span from the Baltimore game.

Scott Baker, at least, kept the ball in the park on Sunday. But he still gave up four runs in four innings and needs to find his sharpness before camp breaks. He’s been able to pitch up in the zone in his early career, but he’s got to have his good control to make it work.

“You stick to the program and stick to the plan, and everything will be O.K.” Baker said.

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