MILWAUKEE -- The Twins held a pregame meeting today to "clear the air" over comments Jose Mijares and Joe Mauer made following Friday night's game.
"Anytime these things happen, as a manager, have a little meeting, get it out of the way, clear the air so everybody knows what we're doing and on the same page," Manager Ron Gardenhire said. "That's my job."
Mijares made it known that Mauer called only fastballs during Friday's decisive at-bat against Prince Fielder. Mauer said he did call fastballs but didn't ask for one down the middle.
"Every player's gotta be accountable and Mijares knows that," Gardenhire said. "He was upset last night and mad, but he understands that he's got the ball. If you don't like what the catcher calls, you can call timeout or shake, and he understands that. He made a mistake.
"The one thing the manager can do is second-guess the heck out of it because I get second guessed myself by [the media]. So I can say those things -- I would like to see a breaking ball -- but the pitcher can't. If he doesn't want to throw something, don't throw it, and that's being accountable."
TONIGHT'S GAME
Scott Baker snapped the Twins streak of 10 consecutive quality starts in Friday night's 4-3 loss to the Brewers.
Tonight, it's Francisco Liriano's turn. The lefthander has a 2.20 ERA in his past seven starts.
