The all-but-silent bats wasted Joe Ryan’s impressive return to action and doomed the Twins to a 5-1 loss to the Cardinals.

Jeffers and Christian Vazquez are expected to split reps behind the dish this season, so the Twins will give the latter a chance to start Saturday after Jeffers started the season opener Thursday.

There was real logic and careful consideration behind my prediction that the Twins would win the AL pennant. Let me explain.