Carlos Silva (0-1, 1.80 ERA) pitched well in his season debut, but Minnesota's offense failed to take advantage. In a 3-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, Silva allowed one run and five hits over five innings in frigid conditions that included snow flurries.
He faced the Devil Rays in last season in Tampa, limiting them to one run and one walk over six innings, but he didn't get a decision in a 4-2 loss on Sept. 6 - Minnesota's only defeat in the seven-game season series.
Silva is 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA in three career starts versus the Devil Rays.
Tampa Bay posted a rare road win on Wednesday, holding off Texas 6-5. Ben Zobrist and Carlos Pena each hit their first homers of the year, and the Devil Rays won for just the fifth time in their last 41 road contests.
"It was a big win in the sense that we've got to get better on the road," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said after his team also snapped a six-game slide in Texas. "We won one out of three. We need to get to where we win two out of three." Luck Ends Here.
Casey Fossum (0-1, 17.18) makes his second start of the season and will be looking for his first career win over the Twins. The left-hander, who underwent shoulder surgery in September that cut short his 2006 season, lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his debut Saturday against Toronto and gave up seven runs and eight hits in an 8-5 loss
He's made three starts against the Twins - none since July 2005 - and has no record and a 4.91 ERA when facing them. Fossum was 2-4 with an 8.08 ERA in 11 road starts last year, giving up at least five runs in seven of them.
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He faced the Devil Rays in last season in Tampa, limiting them to one run and one walk over six innings, but he didn't get a decision in a 4-2 loss on Sept. 6 - Minnesota's only defeat in the seven-game season series.
Silva is 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA in three career starts versus the Devil Rays.
Tampa Bay posted a rare road win on Wednesday, holding off Texas 6-5. Ben Zobrist and Carlos Pena each hit their first homers of the year, and the Devil Rays won for just the fifth time in their last 41 road contests.
"It was a big win in the sense that we've got to get better on the road," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said after his team also snapped a six-game slide in Texas. "We won one out of three. We need to get to where we win two out of three." Luck Ends Here.
Casey Fossum (0-1, 17.18) makes his second start of the season and will be looking for his first career win over the Twins. The left-hander, who underwent shoulder surgery in September that cut short his 2006 season, lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his debut Saturday against Toronto and gave up seven runs and eight hits in an 8-5 loss
He's made three starts against the Twins - none since July 2005 - and has no record and a 4.91 ERA when facing them. Fossum was 2-4 with an 8.08 ERA in 11 road starts last year, giving up at least five runs in seven of them.
Dime Play.
Good Luck
Dugan
