Righthander Chris Archer makes his Twins debut tonight, pitching against the Dodgers at Target Field.
Chris Archer makes Twins debut vs. Dodgers at Target Field
The teams have a two-game series, with a game tonight and a noon meeting Wednesday.
April 12, 2022 at 8:42PM
Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast.
Trea Turner, hitting third for LA, has a 22-game hitting streak dating to last season.
Gilberto Celestino makes his first start of the season for the Twins, playing left field.
The Twins put reliever Jorge Alcala on the injured list because of a sore elbow, and promoted Griffin Jax from Class AAA St. Paul. With 28-man rosters still in effect, the Twins have 16 pitchers available.
DODGERS LINEUP
Mookie Betts, RF
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Trea Turner, SS
Max Muncy, 3B
Justin Turner, DH
Will Smith, C
Cody Bellinger, CF
Chris Taylor, RF
Gavin Lux, 2B
TWINS LINEUP
Byron Buxton, CF
Carlos Correa, SS
Jorge Polanco, 2B
Gio Urshela, 3B
Gary Sanchez, DH
Max Kepler, RF
Ryan Jeffers, C
Miguel Sano, 1B
Gilberto Celestino, LF
Robust competition is likely for righthander Roki Sasaki, whose agent suggests a “smaller, midmarket” team might be a good route to take, but the Los Angeles Dodgers are said to be the favorites to land him.
