Denard Span

The Twins lost 5-1 at Anaheim to the Angels Tuesday night in the first game of the 3-game series. The loss is the 3rd straight for the Twins. Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel were each 2-4 and Jim Thome was 1-4 with 1 RBI. Denard Span was 0-3 with a walk and a stolen base in his return to the lineup.

The Twins begin a 3-game series in Anaheim against the L.A. Angels tonight at 9:05, pregame on WJON at 8:35. Lefthander Brian Duensing (8-8) gets the start on the mound for the Twins and righthander Ervin Santana (6-8) toes the rubber for the Angels. The Twins are 50-58 and are 7 games back of Detroit for first place in the American League Central.

The Kansas City Royals beat the Twins 10-5 Wednesday afternoon at Target Field. Kansas City scored 6 runs in the 4th inning and added 3 more in the 9th. Mike Aviles went 2-4 with 3 RBIs for the Royals and Denard Span was 4-5 with 2 runs scored for Minnesota. Delmon Young went 2-4 with 2 RBIs for the Twins.