Denard Span made himself at home in the Twins’ first exhibition game at Target Field, delivering a triple and homer in his first two at-bats in an 8-4 loss to the Cardinals on Friday. Recap >

• Photo gallery: Twins vs St. Louis at Target Field-StarTribune

• Twins not comfortable at Target Field just yet

The Twin Cites — Twins Nation, for that matter — was on edge for the first major league game played at Target Field. The Twins? They couldn’t feel more out of place.

• Mauer enthusiastic about new season
  AL MVP talks about expectations, Target Field in Q&A
  

  MLB.com: Despite missing all of spring and the first month of last season, you delivered a career year in which you were named the American League MVP. What have you done differently this spring that you learned from going through what you did last year?

  Mauer: Early on in spring, I didn’t take too many swings. The last couple weeks, I started to ramp it up a bit, and I’m starting to feel really good at the plate now. I’m starting to use my whole body. We all talk about not trying to peak too early. It’s nice being in a position where you know you’re going to be on the team and, I guess, be the guy. You can take spring to work yourself toward that date. A lot of guys have to come in and be ready to go right away to make the team. The last couple years, I’ve been fortunate to ease into spring, and last year, I didn’t have a choice. But this year has been going good.
  Complete article at MinnesotaTwins.com

• Twins Head to a New Stadium and Take Mauer Along – New York Times

• Twins players ready to see new ballpark