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ANGELS TONIGHT

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* at Minnesota, Metrodome, Minneapolis, 4 PDT.

* On the air: TV -- FSN West. Radio -- 830, 1330.

* Update: Weaver, who was 2-0 with a 2.11 ERA in three starts against the Twins last season, earned the opening-day assignment by going 5-0 with a 1.37 ERA in six exhibition starts. Vladimir Guerrero is the only Angel with more than seven at-bats against Hernandez; the slugger has 13 hits, including a home run and three doubles, in 29 at-bats (.448) against the veteran right-hander. Guerrero also has the most opening-day RBIs (18) among active players, ahead of Ken Griffey Jr., Jeff Kent and Gary Sheffield (16 each).

* Probable pitchers: Tuesday, 5 p.m. -- Jon Garland (10-13, 4.23) vs. Boof Bonser (8-12, 5.10). Wednesday, 5 p.m. -- Joe Saunders (8-5, 4.44) vs. Nick Blackburn (0-2, 7.71). Thursday, 10 a.m. -- Ervin Santana (7-14, 5.76) vs. Kevin Slowey (4-1, 4.73).

-- Mike DiGiovanna

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