Check here late tomorrow morning for a guest blog from Twins first baseman Justin Morneau as he talks some Stanley Cup playoffs and looks ahead to the upcoming road trip. (Warning: It’s not Bill Simmons length).

The Twins’ loss to Cleveland last night was just their second in the past 10 meetings between the teams at the Dome.

Jason Kubel is 8 for 18 against Fausto Carmona.

Twins righthander Scott Baker is lucky Travis Hafner is injured. He’s 10-for-21 with FOUR homers and 7 RBI against Baker. Grady Sizemore, another injured Indian, is 12-for-31 against Baker (.387).

Lineups

Cleveland (23-32)

1. Ben Francisco, RF
2. Jamey Carroll, 3B
3. Victor Martinez, C
4. Shin-Soo Choo, LF
5. Jhonny Peralta, SS
6. Mark DeRosa, DH
7. Chris Gimenez, 1B
8. Trevor Crowe, CF
9. Luis Valbuena, 2B

Pitching: Fausto Carmona

Twins (26-28)

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

Pitching: Scott BakerÂ

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