Lights, Camera, Action: Opening night vs. Angels
By: Kelly Thesier/MLB.com
ANAHEIM -Opening Night is finally here.
After some rain showers this morning, the
sky has cleared and it’s a beautiful sunny California afternoon in
Orange County.Manager Ron Gardenhire was asked if it bothers him that
his team’s contest is one of the last of the day when lots of baseball had been played. But he said that he felt like his club had already been through an Opening Day with the Target Field exhibition contest this past weekend.
Here are your Opening Night lineups:
Twins
Denard Span, CF
Orlando Hudson, 2B
Joe Mauer, C
Justin Morneau, 1B
Michael Cuddyer, RF
Jason Kubel,
DH
Delmon Young, LF
J.J. Hardy, SS
Nick Punto, 3B
Pitching:
RHP Scott Baker
Angels
Erick Aybar, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Torii Hunter, CF
Hideki Matsui, DH
Kendry Morales, 1B
Juan Rivera, LF
Howie Kendrick, 2B
Brandon Wood, 3B
Jeff Mathis, C
Pitching: RHP Jered Weaver
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