Twins Top Orioles With Regulars In the Lineup

The Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Florida.  Minnesota had what could be their starting lineup on opening night.  Denard Span, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Delmon Young, Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer, Danny Valencia, and Alexi Casilla.  Francisco Liriano starting the game and threw 3 innings with 4 hits and 1 earned run allowed with 9 strikeouts.  He got the win.  Joe Mauer led the Twins at the plate going 1-3 with 3 RBIs and both Delmon Young and Danny Valencia were 2-3.  Minnesota will play the Philadelphia Phillies at 12:05 today in Clearwater, Florida.