I'm playing on MINNESOTA. The Twins have just had to deal with the Astros and Yankees. The Mariners represent a slightly easier opponent, at least in my opinion, and I expect the Twins to take advantage of tonight's favorable matchup. Maeda is back and that's good news. While Maeda isn't about to go the distance, in his first start back, he should still provide some decent innings. Manager Rocco Badelli noted: "I think he can give us a good, full start. We'll let him pitch, and I think the way that the game goes will tell us a lot about what we need to know. How hard he's had to work to get through some of the innings will certainly factor in, and we'll make a call, probably more off of how he looks and how he's doing than on a pure pitch count ..." Importantly, note that Maeda's fastball velocity and offspeed movement were reportedly back, in his rehab start. Yes, the overall numbers are poor this season. Remember, however, he was the Twins' opening day starter and he allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his past four starts, before going on the DL. Maeda should look forward to some decent support. Gonzalez, who struggled last time out, is 1-4 with a 5.45 ERA on the season and the Twins pounded him when they saw him earlier. Gonzales lasted 4 2/3 innings, while giving up nine hits and seven earned runs. Minnesota won 10-2. Minnesota wins, again.