O's/Twins at Target Field

The Orioles will try to halt a three-game skid tonight, with Brad Bergesen taking the mound opposite Carl Pavano. Not much pregame but here are the tidbits…

*Koji Uehara is here and said he’s ready to go. Manager Dave Trembley said he will use Koji in the later innings, and if Simon was not available (say he pitched a few days in a row) Koji could get the ball in a save situation.
*Asked if there would be a roster shakeup given the team’s poor performance Trembley didn’t say one way or another. “Let’s get through the road trip,” he said.
*Adam Jones was back in the lineup after being scratched with a right hip strain yesterday afternoon. Trembley said if Jones was unavailable he would have slid Nick Markakis over from right given Target Field’s vast outfield. 

ORIOLES LINEUP
Adam Jones CF
Nick Markakis RF
Matt Wieters C
Miguel Tejada 3B
Ty Wigginton 2B
Garrett Atkins DH
Rhyne Hughes 1B
Nolan Reimold LF
Cesar Izturis SS

RHP Brad Bergesen

TWINS LINEUP
Denard Span CF
Orlando Hudson 2B
Justin Morneau 1B
Jim Thome DH
Michael Cuddyer RF
Jason Kubel LF
Wilson Ramos C
Alexi Casilla SS
Nick Punto 3B

RHP Carl Pavano