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8:10 pm EDT Mon May 3, 2010

The Minnesota Twins couldn’t get much going at the plate against the Detroit Tigers last week. Doing so could be even more challenging if they don’t have Joe Mauer. In a matchup for first place in the AL Central, the Twins may again be without the reigning AL MVP as they host the surging Tigers in the opener of a three-game series Monday night. Minnesota leads Detroit by a half-game heading into the teams’ second series of the season. The Twins beat the Tigers 2-0 on Tuesday night to kick off a three-game set, but dropped the next two contests, including a 3-0 loss in the finale Thursday. That was the only time Minnesota has been shut out this season. The Twins now will likely have to get by without Mauer, who is expected to miss his third straight game and perhaps the rest of this series due to a bruised left heel.
Mauer was hurt Friday night in a 9-3 win over Cleveland when he awkwardly stepped on first base while trying to beat out an infield single.

Mauer went 1 for 11 in this season’s first series with the Tigers, but he’s batting .345 overall. Last season, he became the first catcher to be voted AL MVP since Ivan Rodriguez for Texas in 1999. The Twins didn’t seem to miss Mauer on Sunday, getting a strong performance from his replacement and posting a season-best 20 hits in an 8-3 win over the Indians. Minnesota recalled Wilson Ramos from Triple-A Rochester to give it some depth at catcher, and the top prospect was impressive in his major league debut, going 4 for 5. Ramos is the first Twin with four hits in his debut since Kirby Puckett on May 8, 1984. If Ramos gets a second straight start, he will be Scott Baker’s batterymate. Baker struggled versus the Tigers on Wednesday night, giving up five runs and nine hits in four innings of an 11-6 loss. The right-hander is 5-4 with a 4.60 ERA in 18 starts against Detroit.