After collecting just one hit in Saturday's loss to the Twins, the Angels look for a series win in Minnesota on Sunday afternoon. Dan Haren faces Carl Pavano in the series finale at Target Field. The loss on Saturday dropped the Angels from a tie for first place into third place in the tightly-packed American League West.
Haren is 4-3 with a 2.13 ERA this season, but he hasn't picked up a victory since April 17. Since that time, Haren has a 2.74 ERA in seven starts, averaging just over seven innings per start, yet is 0-3. The Angels have scored a total of 18 runs in those seven starts. Pavano is 2-4 with a 5.28 ERA this season for the Twins.
Here are today's starting lineups:
Angels (27-27)
Bourjos CF
Aybar 2B
Abreu LF
Hunter RF
Callaspo 3B
Branyan DH
Trumbo 1B
Amarista 2B
Mathis C
Twins (17-33)
Span CF
Casilla 2B
Kubel DH
Morneau 1B
Cuddyer RF
Young LF
Valencia 3B
Butera C
Plouffe SS
Today's 11:10 a.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information on today's game, or on the Angels, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Halos Heaven.