Indians home opener pregame notes


The tarp has been on most of the day and the home opener is currently in a delay.
TWINS (1-2)
Brian Dozier 2B
Joe Mauer 1B
Josh Willingham LF
Chris Colabello DH
Trevor Plouffe 3B
Oswaldo Arcia RF
Kurt Suzuki C
Aaron Hicks CF
Pedro Florimon SS
Mike Pelfrey P -- The right-hander is 1-0 in three previous starts against Cleveland with a 2.16 ERA.
Twins vs. Salazar: 1 for 2, HR, RBI; Mauer 0 for 2; Willingham 0 for 1; Plouffe 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI; Arcia 1 for 1; Florimon 0 for 2.
INDIANS (2-1)
Nyjer Morgan CF
Nick Swisher 1B
Jason Kipnis 2B
Carlos Santana 3Bâ¨
Michael Brantley LF
Asdrubal Cabrera SS
David Murphy RF
Yan Gomes C
Lonnie Chisenhall DH
Danny Salazar P -- The right-hander is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA against the Twins.
Indians vs. Pelfrey: Morgan 4 for 22, RBI; Swisher 3 for 14; Kipnis 1 for 9, RBI; Santana 1 for 6; Brantley 1 for 6; Cabrera 2 for 8; Murphy 0 for 4; Gomes 0 for 3; Chisenhall 2 for 6.
Number of the Day: 3 -- Grand slams that the Indians have hit against the Twins in home openers. They were by Travis Fryman (2002), Travis Hafner ('04) and Casey Blake ('06).
Notes: The Twins dropped 2 out of 3 in Chicago to open the season. ... Manager Ron Gardenhire is one win away from 1,000. ... The Indians are 58-55 in home openers and 10-10 at Jacobs/Progressive Field. They have lost five straight home openers.