Wild And Avs Monday, Twins and Rays Tuesday

Monday:
The Minnesota Wild look to turn the tide in their playoff series with the Colorado Avalanche when they host game three at Xcel Energy Center (1390 AM/ 6 PM). Minnesota let a 4-2, third period lead slip away in game one's 5-4 overtime loss then fell 4-2 in game two on Saturday. Darcy Kuemper is expected to get the start in net for the Wild in game three.

Tuesday:
The .500 Twins are in Tampa to take on the Rays, and Tuesday's series-opener at Tropicana Field (6:00, WJON) features a juicy pitching matchup. Kyle Gibson (3-0, 0.93) was moved ahead of Mike Pelfrey in the rotation and will take the ball for the Twins, while the Rays send lefty ace David Price (2-1, 4.39) to the hill. Despite his winning record Gibson has struggled a bit with control so far this season, allowing nine walks against ten strikeouts.