Luis Arraez returns to the lineup as Twins face Mariners

J.A. Happ pitches for the Twins, who lost the series opener on Monday night.

June 15, 2021 at 9:39PM
Luis Arraez injured a shoulder sliding into second on May 22 in Cleveland. (Tony Dejak, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

SEATTLE — Luis Arraez came off the injured list Monday and is back in the Twins lineup, leading off tonight (9:10, BSN) against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

Arraez, sidelined for three weeks because of a shoulder injury, will play second base.

Lefthander J.A. Happ (3-2, 5.75 ERA) will start for the Twins against Mariners righty Chris Flexen (5-3, 4.68).

The Mariners won the series opener 4-3 on Monday night. Center fielder Byron Buxton, with the team, hasn't been activated as he continues to recover from his hip injury.

TWINS LINEUP

Luis Arraez, 2B

Josh Donaldson, 3B

Trevor Larnach, LF

Nelson Cruz, DH

Jorge Polanco, SS

Alex Kirilloff, RF

Miguel Sano, 1B

Alex Gordon, CF

Ben Rortvedt, C

MARINERS LINEUP

J.P. Crawford, SS

Jake Fraley, CF

Ty France, 1B

Kyle Seager, 3B

Dylan Moore, 2B

Tom Murphy, C

Jake Bauers, RF

Luis Torrens, DH

Shed Long, LF

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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