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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After this particularly harsh winter in the north Jeff Locke Jersey , Minnesota’s ballpark has been fully activated for spring., it’s actually growing.After several dead-end attempts to create both a playable backdrop for batters and an aesthetically pleasing surface, the Twins have arrived at what they believe is the final solution: a living wall.Approximately 5,700 sea green juniper plants have been installed in a series of one-gallon trays , stretching from the elevated grass berm where home runs to straightaway center land all the way up to the limestone facade beneath the second deck at Target Field. The living wall, which is 2 Cameron Maybin Jersey ,280 square feet, will be the first of its kind in the major leagues and one of the largest in the country.“Hopefully everybody in the organization will bat .400 this year,” said George Irwin, the founder of Green Living Technologies International, the company that designed the system.When the ballpark opened to rave reviews in 2010, one of the most popular features among fans was the row of 14 black spruce trees that stood behind center field. The problem was they swayed with the wind and cast shadows in the late-afternoon sun in distracting ways to batters, and the complaints of Twins players prompted their removal after just one season . Most of them were donated to state parks Lewis Brinson Jersey , with a couple of them planted near the employee parking lot.The wall that’s now covered by a consistent, stationary background of plants, loosely resembling the ivy at Wrigley Field in Chicago, was initially painted with semi-gloss paint that proved to be too reflective.Flat green didn’t work. Neither did flat black. Then the Twins used an aluminum honeycomb-style material used to make aircraft bodies that needed to be re-angled so the top didn’t glow as much. Finally, after the wear and tear of Minnesota weather and batted balls, the Twins decided the time was right for new surface.“Our owner Jim Pohlad has always been challenging us to come up with something that’s a little more soft or natural looking, and that’s where this process came from http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey ,” Twins senior vice president for operations Matt Hoy said.The junipers, which were planted in January by a wearing crew heated suits, will be removed each fall and stored in a greenhouse for winter. They’ll be self-irrigated by Target Field’s rainwater recycling system. To satisfy sustainability goals there’s not supposed to be runoff. The plants will only need water every week or two. The start of a three gamer with the Beers."The Reds continue their final tour through the National League Central.After narrowly losing two of three in Chicago, the Reds travel to Milwaukee for three more against the Brewers, who are still 2.5 games back of the Cubs. The Brewers will get this three game homestand against the last place Reds, while the Cubs start a three game series of their own with the Diamondbacks out in Arizona, which has its own division championship meaning.Wade Miley takes the mound for Milwaukee J. T. Realmuto Jersey , and he’s seen a lot of success since coming over to the Brew Crew earlier this season. He owns a 2.23 ERA for Milwaukee in 68.2 IP (vs. a 5.61 ERA earlier this season with Baltimore). He’s allowed two of fewer earned runs in 12 of his 13 starts at a Brewer.On the Reds side of the diamond, Anthony DeSclafani will start and attempt to brush off his end-of-season struggles. Disco owns a 6.84 ERA over his last five starts, allowing a .910 OPS and 5 HR in those 25 innings pitched. He’ll, uh, need to do better than that tonight. He’s given up 4 ER in each of his starts against Milwaukee this season.Reds LineupBrewers Lineup