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1 MINNESOT TWINS (83-74) T CLEVELND INDINS (98-59) WEDNESDY, SEPTEMBER 27, :10 PM (ET) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RDIO: TRESURE ISLND BSEBLL NETWORK dalberto Mejía (L, 4-6, 4.48) vs. Danny Salazar (R, 5-6, 4.48) GME 158 ROD GME 80 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/28 at Cleveland Ervin Santana (R, 16-8, 3.36) vs. Carlos Carrasco (R, 17-6, 3.43) 11:10 am Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. ll game times are listed as Central. TWINS T GLNCE Record: Home Record: Road Record: Record in series: Series Openers: Series Finales: Rubber Games: Sweeps/Swept:... 11/5 pril: May: June: July: ugust: September/October: Day Games: Night Games: vs. merican League East: vs. merican League Central: vs. merican League West: vs. National League: Games vs. LH Starter: Games vs. RH Starter: Twins score first: Opponent scores first: Come-from-behind wins:...39 Leading after 7/8 inn.: /78-4 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: /3-66 Tied after 7/8 inn.: /2-4 Extra-innings: run games: Twins out-hit opp.: Opp. out-hit Twins: Twins/Opp. have = hits: Run Differential: ( ) Twins get Quality Start: Twins starter goes 6+ IP: Most games over.500:... 9, 9/27 Most games under.500:... 4, last 8/6 Longest win-streak:...6, 8/6-11 Longest losing-streak:...4, 3x, last 6/16-18 When Twins score 4+: When Twins score 3-: Twins get 10+ hits: Days in First Place...50 Days in Second Place...88 Days in Third Place...25 Days in Fourth Place...5 Days in Fifth Place... Walk-Off W/L:... 5/6 Shutouts W/L:... 11/2 CG s... 6, last, Colón, 8/4 vs. TEX Target Field Sellouts ( 17/ll-Time):... 1/160 RECENT TRNSCTIONS 9/14 IF Vielma claimed off waivers by SF 9/13 LHP Mejía returned from rehab and reinstated from DL 9/12 LHP Moya contract selected IF Vielma designated for release or assignment 9/5 OF Grossman returned from rehab and reinstated from DL RHP Tonkin contract selected RHP Chargois recalled from and transferred to 60-day DL LHP Enns returned from rehab assgn. and optioned to LHP Mejia rehab assgn. transf. to 9/4 RHP Slegers recalled from 9/3 C Castro reinstated from 7-day DL THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 5-3 through eight games on their 10-game, three-city roadtrip, going 0-3 in New York-L, 4-0 in Detroit and 1-0 in Cleveland...tonight they will continue the final roadtrip of 2017 with the second of three vs. Cleveland...following tomorrow afternoon's finale, the Twins will travel home to finish the regular season with three vs. the Tigers...the Twins are at home and on the road...they are in their last 48 games overall. TWIN THRILLING: The Twins beat the Indians last night in comeback fashion, their 39th comefrom-behind victory this season and their fifth win (5-63) when trailing after seven innings... Bartolo Colón started and pitched 1.0 inning due to illness; he was one of 10 pitchers used, a club record for a nine-inning game...eddie Rosario had four of the Twins 17 hits and Brian Dozier had three, including a three-run go ahead homer in the eighth inning, giving the Twins a 7-6 lead...byron Buxton stole his 23rd consecutive base, setting a new club record...83 wins marks their most since winning 83 in would be most since 2010 (94). WIN ND YOU'RE IN: L Wild card standings below...a win tonight and/or a loss from Los ngeles and the Twins will clinch the second wild card spot and play in either New York or Boston on October 3...Twins last postseason appearance came in 2010, winning the L Central with baseball's fourth best record at they went on to the LDS and were swept by the Yankees in three...the Twins are looking to become the first team in baseball history to lose 100-plus games and make the postseason in the next season. W L PCT GB STREK REMINING OPPONENTS New York Won 2 Host TB for two and host TOR for three Minnesota Won 5 t CLE for two and host DET for three Los ngeles Won 1 t CWS for two and host SE for three WHT TODY LSO MENS: The Twins enter today nine games above.500, marking a 2017 high-water mark; highest since being nine games over on July 18, 2015 at last time they were 10 games over was the day prior to that on July 17, 2015 at a win today would match the Twins season-high win-streak of six, done ugust HOMER HPPY: The Twins have hit 82 home runs since ugust 8 (47 games), the most in baseball since that date...below are Minnesota's all-time single-season leaders (since 1961): YER HOME RUNS TEM LEDER Killebrew Killebrew Dozier - 33 DDITIONLLY...: Four Twins have reached the 20-homer mark (Brian Dozier - 33, Miguel Sanó - 28, Eddie Rosario - 27 and Eduardo Escobar - 20)...Max Kepler needs one home run to join, which would mark the third time in club history for five players to reach 20 in a season: YER NO. PLYERS Killebrew (49), llison (32), Oliva (32), Hall (25), Mincher (23), Versalles (20) Gaetti (34), Puckett (31), Hrbek (29), Brunansky (23), Smalley (20) TWINS-INDINS: The Twins are playing the 18th of 19 games vs. the Indians this season... they are 7-10 vs. the Tribe, going 1-9 at Target Field and 6-1 at Progressive Field...they have now won six games at Progressive in one season for the fifth time ever: 6-4 in 2015, 6-3 in 2012, 6-3 in 2010 and 6-3 in they have never won seven games in this park in a single season. Joe Mauer is hitting.328 (225-for-685) in his career against Cleveland, with 49 doubles, 14 home runs, 78 RBI and a.411 on-base percentage in 181 games...he is hitting.327 (113-for-346) in 89 career games at Progressive Field...enters tonight with a 14-game hitting streak here, hitting.448 (26-for-58) with 10 doubles and a.508 on-base percentage in those games. Eddie Rosario is hitting.343 (59-for-172) with eight doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 23 RBI and 27 runs scored in 47 career games against the Indians...his hits, home runs and RBI are all his personal most vs. any opponent. MESURING THE METRICS - BUCK'S CSE FOR THE GOLD: Outfield Range Outs Plus/Minus... outs added or lost due to OF range...baseball's top five: Byron Buxton (22.45), Ender Inciarte (15.74), Mookie Betts (14.11), dam Engel (14.02) and dam Duvall (12.92)...MLB OF VG is 0.5. THE RUNNING MN: Brian Dozier scored three runs last night, giving him 102 on the season, the fourth straight year with 100-plus runs...no other player in baseball has scored 100 in each of the last four; Mike Trout can match, currently sitting at 90 runs...additionally, Dozier is the only player in club history to do so, passing Chuck Knoblauch who did it in three straight from ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Twins have double-digit hit totals in each of their last five games, averaging 13.0 hits-per-game and 9.4 runs-per-game...they are hitting.342 (26-for-76) on the current roadtrip...since ugust 1, they are hitting.278 (516-for-1857) with 91 doubles, 19 triples, 89 home runs and 329 runs scored; in that span, they rank first in baseball in runs, triples and home runs, and second in average. UPCOMING MILESTONES PLYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN RECH Brian Dozier home runs...needs 13 to tie Tom Brunansky (163) for 9th on Twins all-time list 90 stolen bases...needs 1 to pass Denard Span (90) and move into 10th on Twins all-time list Joe Mauer home runs...needs 4 to tie Michael Cuddyer (141) for 11th on Twins all-time list 400 doubles...needs 14 to tie Kirby Puckett (414) for 1st on Twins all-time list 1,985 hits...needs 15 to reach 2,000 for career 1,728 games...needs 19 games to tie Kent Hrbek (1,747) for 3rd on Twins all-time list Glen Perkins games...needs 12 to tie Matt Guerrier (420) for 5th on Twins all-time list STREKS Current Streak 5 wins Last 5 games 5-0 Last 10 games 6-4 Last 15 games 9-6 Last 20 games 12-8 TWINS VS. CLEVELND 2017 Record: Current Streak:... 2 wins 2017 at Home: at Cleveland: ll-time Record: ll-time at Home: ll-time at Cleveland: Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 4/17 MIN 1-3 Salazar/Gibson/llen 4/18 MIN 4-11 Tomlin/Hughes 4/19 MIN *PPD 4/20 MIN 2-6 Bauer/Duffey 5/12 CLE 1-0 Santana/Tomlin/Kintzler 5/13 CLE 4-1 Berríos/Clevinger/Kintzler 5/14 CLE 3-8 Bauer/Santiago 6/16 MIN 1-8 Carrasco/Turley 6/17 MIN 3-9 Mcllister/Wilk *MIN 2-6 Goody/Mejía 6/18 MIN 2-5 Bauer/Gibson/Miller 6/23 CLE 5-0 Mejía/Bauer 6/24 CLE 4-2 Rogers/llen/Kintzler 6/25 CLE 4-0 Santana/Tomlin 8/15 MIN 1-8 Salazar/Colón 8/16 MIN *PPD 8/17 MIN 3-9 Carrasco/Gibson *MIN 4-2 Hildenberger/Clevinger/Belisle 9/26 CLE 8-6 Rogers/Shaw/Belisle 9/27 CLE 9/28 CLE TWINS MOST IMPROVED WIN JUMPS IN CONSECUTIVE YERS YERS WINS IMPROVEMENT to wins to wins to wins to wins WINNESOT Twins enter tonight with 4,499 wins since moving to Minnesota in below are all-time milestone wins in club history: # DTE/OPP SCORE WINNER 1 4/11/61 at NYY 6-0 P. Ramos 500 8/23/66 at WS 7-0 J. Kaat 1,000 7/12/72 vs. MIL 7-1 B. Blyleven 1,500 8/17/78 vs. KC 6-5 R. Erickson 2,000 9/25/85 at TEX 5-1 B. Blyleven 2,500 9/28/91 at TOR 5-0 J. Morris 3,000 5/4/99 vs. NYY 8-4 M. Lincoln 3,500 5/7/05 at TB 8-1 K. Lohse 4,000 9/12/10 at CLE 6-2 K. Slowey MINNESOT'S GRETEST HITS PLYER HITS Kirby Puckett, ,304 Rod Carew, ,085 Joe Mauer, ,985 Tony Oliva, ,917 Kent Hrbek, ,749 TWINS LL-TIME RBI LIST SINGLE-SESON LEDERS FOR PRIMRY SS'S PLYER YER RBI Roy Smalley Roy Smalley Zoilo Versalles Leo Cardenas Jorge Polanco

2 STRTING PITCHER PGE 2 DLBERTO MEJÍ #49 Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 B/T: R/L ge: 24 (6/20/93 in Bonao, DR) 2017: 4-6, 4.48 ER CREER: 4-6, 4.56 ER He is making his 21st start of the season. He is making his 21st career start and 22nd career appearance MJOR LEGUE DY-BY-DY Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K 4/8 at CWS L /2-6 Made his first career start 51/29 4/14 vs. CWS ND /1-2 Recorded first career strikeout 82/53 4/22 vs. DET ND /1-2 6 of his 8 outs were strikeouts 70/41 PRIL TOTLS ER 5/21 vs. KC W /8-4 Earned his first win of the season 89/60 5/27 vs. TB ND /5-3 Matched a season-high in strikeouts 91/55 MY TOTLS ER 6/1 at L ND /2-4 Only run allowed was a solo homer 84/51 6/7 at SE ND /5-6 llowed 2 homers for a third time 95/57 6/12 vs. SE L /3-14 First loss since pril 8 77/50 6/17 vs. CLE L /2-6 Second straight loss 85/54 6/23 at CLE W /5-0 Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings 104/64 6/28 at BOS W /4-1 Second straight scoreless start 101/61 JUNE TOTLS ER 7/3 vs. L W /9-5 Third-straight win 102/69 7/8 vs. BL L /1-5 Matched a season-high with six Ks 92/56 7/17 vs. NYY ND /4-2 Didn't issue a walk 76/49 7/23 vs. DET ND /6-9 Shortest outing since June 12 vs. SE 96/59 7/29 at OK ND /4-5 Hasn't surrendered a home run since July 8 97/56 JULY TOTLS ER 8/3 vs. TEX L /4-1 Struck out five in a row to start the game 91/59 8/8 vs. MIL ND /11-4 Came out of the game due to injury 64/43 UG TOTLS ER 9/16 vs. TOR L /7-2 First start since ugust 8 vs. MIL 57/39 9/21 at DET ND /12-1 Longest start since July 29 at OK 79/56 SEPT TOTLS ER RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ER 2017 MLB TOTLS PRE-SG TOTLS CREER TOTLS MINOR LEGUE DY-BY-DY Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K Rochester () /28 vs. LOU ND PRIL TOTLS ER 5/5 vs. PW L /11 at PW ND /20 vs. LV ND MY TOTLS ER 8/30 at SB ND /4-8 First rehab start 36/23 UG TOTLS ER 9/4 vs. PW W /10-1 Second rehab start 61/42 SEPT TOTLS ER Chattanooga () /9 vs. MTG ND /0-2 Game four of Division Series 73/50 SEPT TOTLS ER RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ER 2017 MiLB TOTLS LST TIME OUT: Mejía made his third career start against Detroit and first career start at Comerica Park...allowed one run on four hits with 5 strikeouts in 4.2 innings...mejía did not factor in the decision. GINST THE INDINS: Mejía is making his third career start vs. Cleveland tonight...is 1-1, 1.86 ER (9.2 IP, 2 ER) with eight walks and seven strikeouts in his two previous starts... it will be his second career start at Progressive Field, where he is 1-0. I'M CHECKING IN: Mejía made three rehab starts...two in Triple- Rochester, where he posted a 1-0 record with a 1.13 ER (8 IP, 1 ER), six strikeouts and three walks...he also started game four of the Southern League Division Series for Chattanooga (), where he threw five complete innings allowing just one hit and struck out five...he took a no-decision as the Lookouts lost to the Biscuits, one night before they won game five to earn a share of the Southern League title. ON THE ROD GIN: Mejía lost his first career road start vs. Chicago-L on pril 8, allowing three runs (2 earned) in 1.2 innings...since that start, he is 2-0, 2.01 ER (31.1 IP, 7 ER) with 14 walks and 24 strikeouts. COOL UNDER PRESSURE: Mejía is holding opponents to a.223 average (41-for-184) with 45 strikeouts with runners on base, a.240 average (23-for-96) with 24 strikeouts with runners in scoring position and a.167 average (2-for-12) with four strikeouts with the bases loaded...opponents are hitting.332 (64-for-193) vs. Mejía with nobody on base. ON THE ROOKIE LEDERBORD: Mejía ranks fourth among merican League rookies in innings pitched (94.1) and is tied for eleventh in wins (4). LET'S MKE DEL: Right-handed pitcher Travis Bowyer, along with left-handed pitcher Scott Tyler (both Twins draftees) were traded to Florida in 2005, in exchange for infielder Luis Castillo...Castillo was traded to New York-NL in 2007, in exchange for catcher Drew Butera and outfielder Dustin Martin...Drew Butera was traded to Los ngeles-nl in 2013, in exchange for left-handed pitcher Miguel Sulbaran...Sulbaran was traded to New York-L in 2014, in exchange for infielder Eduardo Nuñez...Nuñez was traded to San Francisco in 2016, in exchange for Mejía. WELL-TRVELED: Mejía began the season with Minnesota and made three starts, posting an 0-1 record with a 5.79 ER (9.1 IP, 6 ER)...the Twins lost all three starts...was optioned to Triple- Rochester on pril 23...recalled to be the 26th man on the roster for a doubleheader with Kansas City on May 21 and started the second game, earning his first career win after allowing three runs in 7.0 innings...returned to Rochester following the game but was recalled again on May 26 and started for Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay the following day. IN THE MINORS: Mejía combined to go 1-1, 2.44 ER (33.2 IP, 9 ER) and 27 strikeouts between six starts at Rochester () and one at Chattanooga () HIGHS CREER HIGHS CG s: - - CG s: - - SHO s: - - SHO s: - - CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: - - Innings: 7.0, 2x, last 7/3 vs. L Innings: 7.0, 2x, last 7/3/17 vs. L SO s: 6, 4x, last 8/3 vs. TEX SO s: 6, 4x, last on 8/3/2017 vs. TEX Walks: 5, 6/23 at CLE Walks: 5, 6/23 at CLE Hits: 9, 2x, last 7/3 vs. L Hits: 9, 2x, last 7/3 vs. L Home Runs: 2, 4x, last on 6/17 vs. CLE Home Runs: 2, 4x, last on 6/17/17 vs. CLE Win-Streak: 3, 6/23-7/3 Win-Streak: 3, 6/23/17-7/3/17 Loss-Streak: 3, 7/8-current Loss-Streak: 3, 7/8-current CREER NOTES Ranked by Baseball merica as the Twins No. 6 prospect entering the 2017 season. Made major league debut ugust 20, 2016 at Kansas City, allowing two runs on five hits in 2.1 innings of relief...optioned back to Rochester following the game. Combined to go 9-5, 3.00 ER (132.0 IP, 44 ER) with 30 walks and 126 strikeouts in 22 starts between Richmond, Sacramento and Rochester in Traded to Minnesota in exchange for infielder Eduardo Nunez July 28, reported to Triple- Rochester. Pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout in the 2016 MLB Futures Game. Ranked by Baseball merica as the Giants No. 10 prospect entering the 2016 season. Invited to Giants Major League spring training camp for the first time in his career in dded to the Giants 40-man roster on November 20, Pitched in the rizona Fall League in 2015, going 2-2 with a 3.48 ER in seven starts for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Ranked as the Giants fourth best prospect entering the 2014 season...spent entire season with Double- Richmond (San Francisco), going 7-9, 4.67 ER (108.0 IP, 56 ER) in 22 appearances (21 starts). Named SL Pitcher of the Week on June 25 and ugust 13, Signed by San Francisco as an undrafted free agent February 1, MISC. NUMBERS W L ER G/GS IP ER VG H B HR BB SO Home: / Vs. Left: Road: / Vs. Right: Day: / TOTLS: Night: / Grass: / None On: Turf: Runners On: PLUS IP/QULITY STRTS YER STRTS 6+ IP QS MORE MISCELLNEOUS NUMBERS BTTER-PITCHER MTCH-UPS Mejía vs. the Indians PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Lindor Chisenhall Jackson Santana Encarnacion Gonzalez Ramirez Robertson Gomes Kipnis Urshela Perez YER STRTS 6+ IP QS TOTLS BSE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-TT GIDP MEJÍ: RUNS/HITS PER INNING INNING: RUNS/HITS: 8/17 9/19 8/22 18/31 3/8 3/6 1/2 -/- -/- MEJí VS. CLEVELND TOMORROW'S STRTER - KYLE GIBSON, RHP (SESON: 12-10, 5.02 ER // CREER: 44-48, 4.68 ER) 2017 vs. Cleveland (2 starts): 1-1, 1.86 ER (9.2 IP, 2 ER), 8 BB, 7 K 2017 vs. Cleveland at Home (1 start): 0-1, 3.86 ER (4.2 IP, 2 ER), 3 BB, 3 K 2017 vs. Cleveland at Cleveland (1 start): 1-0, 0.00 ER (5.0 IP, 0 ER), 5 BB, 4 K Career vs. Cleveland (2 starts): 1-1, 1.86 ER (9.2 IP, 2 ER), 8 BB, 7 K Career vs. Cleveland at Home (1 start): 0-1, 3.86 ER (4.2 IP, 2 ER), 3 BB, 3 K Career vs. Cleveland at Cleveland (1 start): 1-0, 0.00 ER (5.0 IP, 0 ER), 5 BB, 4 K TWINS STRTERS IN 2017 Salazar vs. the Twins PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Dozier Mauer Escobar Rosario Grossman Castro Kepler Sanó Polanco Buxton Vargas Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS VG Santana 9/23 at DET ( ) W Santiago 7/2 at KC ( ) L Gibson 9/22 at DET ( ) W Mejía 9/21 at DET ( ) ND Berríos 9/24 at DET ( ) W Hughes 5/16 vs. COL ( ) L Colón 9/27 at CLE ( ) ND Turley 6/22 vs. CWS ( ) L Jorge 7/7 vs. BL ( ) ND Tepesch 5/6 vs. BOS ( ) L Wilk 6/17 vs. CLE ( ) L García 7/28 at OK ( ) W Enns 8/10 at MIL ( ) ND Melville 8/21 at CWS ( ) L Gee 9/1 vs. KC ( ) L Slegers 9/6 at TB ( ) ND Gibson will be making his 29th start of the year tomorrow and looking to tie his single-season high in wins (13 in 2014)...earned his 12th win of the season in his last start on September 22 at Detroit, allowing three runs on five hits in 7.0 innings...is 0-3, 4.50 ER (20.0 IP, 10 ER) in four starts against the Indians this season...is 2-1, 4.45 ER (30.1 IP, 15 ER) in six career starts at Progressive Field...Gibson was recalled on ugust 4 after being optioned on July 25, making his second stint with the Red Wings this season...since being recalled he is 6-2, 3.32 ER (59.2 IP, 22 ER) with 15 walks, 53 strikeouts, and six quality starts...gibson has now won six games in a row and has won 11 or more games in three of his last four seasons.

3 BULLPEN NOTES PGE 3 MTT BELISLE - RHP #9 Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R ge: 37 (6/6/80 in ustin, TX) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 2/2/17 Roadtrip: 0-0-1, 0.00 (3.0 IP) Series at CLE: 0-0-1, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left:.164 vs. Right:.250 Has allowed just 5 earned runs in last 30 appearances (31.0 IP, 1.45 ER)...61 appearances most since 66 in 2014 with COL. Converted Has 49 outings 8th save without of 2017 an earned 9/26 at run CLE...has (51.1 IP)...allowed 13 career saves...since all 27 earned 2015, runs in has 12 a outings 1.45 ER (8.0 (56.0 IP). IP, 9 ER) in 50 post-sg games. BUDDY BOSHERS - LHP (pronounced bo-sheers) #62 Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L ge: 29 (5/9/88 in Huntsville, L) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/14/15 Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 IP) vs. Left:.218 vs. Right:.304 In 18 games for the Red Wings this season, he posted a 3.68 ER (14.2 IP, 6 ER) with eight walk and 15 strikeouts. Spent 2015 in the Independent tlantic League with Somerset and was named the tlantic League Reliever of the Year. LN BUSENITZ - RHP (pronounced BOOZ-nitz) #67 Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: R/R ge: 27 (8/22/90 in Covington, G) Obtained: Trade with L for RHPs Nolasco and Meyer Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.2 IP) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left:.211 vs. Right:.185 Has allowed 6 hits and 5 walks with 14 K in his last 16 outings (16.2 IP)...righties are 1-for-last-13 (.077) vs. Busenitz. Since 8/10 has 0.44 ER (20.1 IP, 1 ER), best by MLB reliever (min IP). Snapped 12.2 scoreless inning streak 9/3...was 5th longest in the L...allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and 11 K during streak (9 games). JOHN CURTISS - RHP #27 Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 B/T: R/R ge: 24 (4/5/93 in Dallas, TX) Drafted: 6th Round, 2014 Draft Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP) Series at CLE: - - vs. Left:.417 vs. Right:.308 Split Promoted season to between Roc. 6/ Double- apps Chat. for and Wings Triple- with Roc. a 1.85 going ER 2-0 (24.1 with IP, 19 5 saves, ER), 10 a 1.28 BB, 33 ER K (49.1,converting IP, 7 ER), 6 of 22 7 walks save and opportunities. 68 strikeouts. TYLER DUFFEY - RHP #56 Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX) Drafted: 5th round, 2012 Draft Roadtrip: 0-0-0, (2.2 IP, 5 ER) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, (1.1 IP, 2 ER) vs. Left:.248 vs. Right:.295 Has 36 career starts, all with the Twins ( )...is 14-13, 5.42 ER (191.0 IP, 115 ER) with 52 walks and 167 K as a starter. Has 24 appearances in 2017 of 1.1+ IP, posting a 2.51 ER (46.2 IP, 13 ER) with 6 HR, 8 BB, 51 K. 5th round selection by the Twins in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft...was reliever at Rice from posting a 3.06 ER in 92 outings. DILLON GEE - RHP (pronounced jee) #35 Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R ge: 31 (4/28/1986 in Cleburne, TX) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 6/22/17 Roadtrip: 1-0-0, 0.00 (4.0 IP) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP) vs. Left:.313 vs. Right:.252 In posting last 10 a relief 2.40 ER appearances (78.2 IP, 21 has ER) allowed in those three earned of his runs 13 in relief 23.0 outings IP (1.17 in ER)...has 2017 have 26 been career at least relief 2.0 appearances IP. of 2.0+ IP, Made 3 starts for Twins 8/21-9/1 going 1-2, 7.11 ER (12.2 IP, 10 ER). TREVOR HILDENBERGER - RHP #39 Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (12/15/90 in San Jose, C) Drafted: 22nd Round, 2014 Draft Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.0 IP) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left:.214 vs. Right:.250 In 6th his among last 12 L road relievers appearances (min 40 has IP) with a 0.77 a 1.33 ER (11.2 BB/9.0 IP, IP ER) with GB/FB one walk rate and is 10 8th K...tossed best in the 9.0 L. scoreless IP over last 9 road outings. GBRIEL MOY - LHP #58 Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 B/T: L/L ge: 22 (1/9/95 in Cabimas, VZ) Obtained: Trade with RI, 7/27/17 for C JR Murphy Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 4.50 (2.1 IP, 2 ER) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, (0.1 IP, ER) vs. Left:.333 vs. Right:.182 Contract selected 9/12...made MLB debut with 1.0 IP 9/12...acquired via trade with RI 7/27/17 for catcher John Ryan Murphy. 6-1, 0.77 ER (58.1 IP, 5 ER) in 47 outings in did not allowed a run in final 11 outings with Chat. (12.1 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 16 K). GLEN PERKINS - LHP #15 Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L ge: 34 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN) Drafted: 1st Round, 2004 Draft Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) Series at CLE: - - vs. Left:.375 vs. Right:.313 Reinstated left shoulder...had from disabled surgery list to prior repair to his 8/17 shoulder game...was June on 23, the 2016, disabled performed list since by Dr. pril Neal 2016 Elttrache. recovering from a torn labrum in his 3rd on the Twins all-time list with 120 saves behind only Rick guilera (254) and Joe Nathan (260). RYN PRESSLY - RHP #57 Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R ge: 27 (12/15/88 in Dallas, TX) Obtained: Rule 5 Draft from Boston, 12/6/12 Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 4.50 (4.0 IP, 2 ER) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, (0.1 IP, ER) vs. Left:.294 vs. Right:.190 Has walked just 7 batters in last 42.0 IP (37 K in that span). 8 Most of the appearances 10 home runs (127, he Rogers has allowed 2nd with have 124) come over at Target last 2 Field...has seasons among a 3.00 Twins. ER on the road, 6.00 ER at home. TYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55 Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 B/T: L/L ge: 26 (12/17/90 in Littleton, CO) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP) Series at CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP) vs. Left:.178 vs. Right: outings holds in are 2017 career-high, are most in passing all of baseball in behind holds are only most Pressly by a Twin (127) since for most Guerrier appearances tied the Twins over record last 2 seasons with 33 in with Twins. If twin brother Tyler makes MLB debut (RHP in SFG system) would be 10th set of twins in MLB history to play at the same time. RON SLEGERS - RHP #50 Height: 6-10 Weight: 245 B/T: R/R ge: 25 (9/4/92 in Long Beach, C) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/9/16 Roadtrip: - - Series at CLE: - - vs. Left:.160 vs. Right:.333 First relief appearance 9/17...made 2 starts for Twins (8/17 vs. CLE, 9/6 at TB) posting a 6.10 ER (10.1 IP, 7 ER) with 4 BB, 6 K. Spent majority of season with Triple- Roch going 15-4, 3.40 ER (148.1 IP, 56 ER) with 29 walks, 119 K in 24 starts. MICHEL TONKIN - RHP #59 Height: 6-7 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R ge: 28 (11/19/89 in Glendale, C) Drafted: 30th round, 2008 Draft Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 4.91 (3.2 IP, 2 ER) Series at CLE: - - vs. Left:.360 vs. Right:.229 Contract selected 9/5 from Triple- Rochester...began season with Twins, designated 5/7 and outrighted to minors 5/13. In Made final relief outings appearances with Red for Wings Triple- posted Rochester an ER this of 0.93 season (29.0 going IP, 3 4-2, ER) 1.73 with ER 19 hits, ( HR IP, 8 allowed, ER), 13 5 walks, walks 61 and strikeouts. 47 strikeouts. NIK TURLEY - LHP #66 Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 B/T: L/L ge: 28 (9/11/89 in La Cananda, C) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 10/21/16 Roadtrip: 0-0-0, (0.2 IP, 2 ER) Series at CLE: - - vs. Left:.333 vs. Right:.417 Made first career relief appearance with 0.2 perfect innings 8/18 vs. RI...each of last 6 outings are relief appearances. Split minors season between Double- Chat. and Roc., going 5-5 with a 2.05 ER (92.0 IP, 21 ER), 29 walks and 124 strikeouts. BULLPEN INFO Player 1st Batter vg. BB/9 K/9 Saves Opps Holds IR IRS IRS% Matt Belisle Buddy Boshers lan Busenitz John Curtiss Tyler Duffey Dillon Gee Trevor Hildenberger Gabriel Moya Glen Perkins Ryan Pressly Taylor Rogers aron Slegers Michael Tonkin Nik Turley Last Relief ppearance 9/26/17 at CLE (S) 9/20/17 at NYY (ND) 9/26/17 at CLE (H) 9/20/17 at NYY (ND) 9/26/17 at CLE (W) 9/17/17 vs. TOR (ND) 9/24/17 at DET (ND) 9/20/17 at NYY (ND) RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE S /22 at DET ND /21 at DET ND /14 vs. TOR BS /13 vs. SD W /8 at KC S RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE ND /19 at NYY ND /17 vs. TOR ND /14 vs. TOR H RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE ND /24 at DET ND /23 at DET ND /19 at NYY ND /16 vs. TOR ND /14 vs. TOR H RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 at NYY ND /19 at NYY ND /10 at KC ND /4 at TB ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE ND /20 at NYY ND /18 at NYY ND /15 vs. TOR ND /9 at KC ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE ND /21 at DET W /19 at NYY ND /16 vs. TOR ND /14 vs. TOR W RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE H /22 at DET H /18 at NYY ND /16 vs. TOR ND /14 vs. TOR H RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE ND /23 at DET ND /19 at NYY ND /16 vs. TOR ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 at NYY ND /12 vs. SD ND /4 at TB ND /30 vs. CWS ND /26 at TOR ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE ND /24 at DET ND /21 at DET ND /19 at NYY ND /17 vs. TOR ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at CLE W /24 at DET ND /18 at NYY ND /14 vs. TOR H /13 vs. SD ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/17 vs. TOR ND /6 at TB ND /17 vs. CLE ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/24 at DET ND /20 at NYY ND /13 vs. TOR ND /12 vs. SD ND /10 at KC ND RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 at NYY ND /19 at NYY ND /10 at KC ND /2 vs. KC ND

4 HITTERS NOTES PGE 4 EHIRE DRINZ - INF (pronounced Y-ree ah-dree-hn-zah) #16 Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 B/T: S/R ge: 28 (8/21/89 in Miranda, VZ) 2017 verage:.262 Streak: 0-1 Series at CLE: - - Roadtrip: 1-8, 2B HR (2): Solo (1), 3-run (1) Hit in 3 of his last 5 starts, batting.375 (6-for-16) over those 5. Started 2017 marks 23 games career-highs at shortstop...5 in games (66), at 3B, runs 1 at (28), 1B, hits 2 at (39), 2B, and RBI (24) 8 in LF. & walks (16). BYRON BUXTON - OF #25 Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 B/T: R/R ge: 23 (12/19/93 in Baxley, G) 2017 verage:.255 Streak: 1g, 2-5, RBI, SB Series at CLE: 2-5, RBI, SB Roadtrip: 7-32, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB HR (16): Solo (13), 2-run (2), ITP (1) Has a hit in each of last four games vs. Indians. 15th Since home 7/4 is run hitting of with (69-for-215) walk-off in 10th with 9/ B, 5 3B, HR 12 in last HR, games RBI. (32 RBI). Hit Named.324 L (34-for-105) Player of the in Week 29 ugust 8/28 after games...hit hitting in with July a and OPS. in June. 28 2nd SB career (1 CS) inside leads the Twins, park T5th HR in 8/18 L vs. RI...9th SB% leads Twin MLB, to have is best multiple in Twins ITP history. HRs. +25 Outs bove verage leads MLB (next: Inciarte-19)...O is catch probability metric. JSON CSTRO - C #21 Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 B/T: L/R ge: 30 (6/18/87 in Castro Valley, C) 2017 verage:.236 Streak: 2g, 3-7, BB Series at CLE: 2-4 Roadtrip: 5-19, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB HR (9): Solo (7), 2-run (2) Hitting.333 (5-for-15) with 3 RBI in his last four games vs. CLE. 22 Tied doubles career-high and 42 with RBI 4 hits in /13 are vs. most SE as since Twins 35 collected 2B in 2013 franchise and 56 RBI best in Signed 3-year contract with the Twins on 11/30/16...spent 8 seasons in Houston hits. org. Named finalist for L Gold Glove ward as catcher in BRIN DOZIER - 2B #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R ge: 30 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS) 2017 verage:.264 Streak: 4g, 9-19, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB, SB Series at CLE: 3-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI Roadtrip: 11-32, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, SB HR (33): Solo (24), 3-run (3), 2-run (4), ITP (1), GS (1).345 (20-58), 7 HR, 16 RBI in last 13 at CLE...13 career HR in CLE most in any away park. Since 1988 is 1 of 3 Twins to hit 33+ HR in single season (Morneau, Willingham). Has 63 hits in last 51 games, including 16 home runs and 38 RBI. Leads MLB with 48 HR post-sg since 2016 (next: Upton 42) career HR are leadoff 10th in HR...8 Twins in history...needs passed 13 Jacque to tie Brunansky Jones for Twins for 9th. HR lead with 21st 7/ leadoff HR since 2015 are 2nd in MLB (Blackmon-22). all-time leadoff Back-to-back 07)...first second 30+HR baseman seasons, with 5th 30+ Twin in straight all-time seasons and first since since Uggla Morneau ('07-11). ('06-7 career multi-hr games, last: 8/4/17 vs. TEX...has 2 in EDURDO ESCOBR - INF #5 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 B/T: S/R ge: 28 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ) 2017 verage:.252 Streak: 4g, 7-23, 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB Series at CLE: 2-5, 3B Roadtrip: 8-35, 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB HR (20): Solo (8), 2-run (8), 3-run (4).278 (10-for-36), 5 XBH in last 9 games vs. CLE. Current Twins regular 3B with Sanó on DL...has started 34 of Twins last 35 at 3B...in those 35 games has 9 HR and 27 RBI. 2nd career multi-hr game 9/2 vs. KC...20 HR new career-high (12 HR in 2015). Played 8th inning...only catcher for position the first he time has in not his played career in on career June is 6 at first Seattle, base (has doing pitched). so in the 1 of 6 finalists (L Central) for 2017 Marvin Miller Man of the Year ward. MITCH GRVER - C/INF #43 Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (1/15/91 in lbuquerque, NM) 2017 verage:.200 Streak: 0-2 Series at CLE: - - Roadtrip: 0-2 HR (0): for-5 as a pinch-hitter...1-for-last-12 (.083); started 7-for-first-28 (.250). Hit.304 vs. lefties with Triple- Rochester in 2017,.286 vs. righties. Recalled Hit.291 (93-for-320) 8/18...made with MLB 29 debut 2B, 17 with HR, PH 45 strikeout RBI in 88 8/19...1st games for hit Red (single) Wings 8/20. Ranked among International League leaders at time of recall in OPS (2nd, in.928), SLG (2nd,.541), OBP (4th,.387), VG (9th,.291), XBH (T3rd, 46) and 2B (T3rd, 29). MULTI-HOMER GMES (13x) Gimenez, 1x, 6/15 vs. SE (2) Dozier, 2x, last: 8/4 vs. TEX (2) Kepler, 1x, 8/8 vs. MIL (2) Rosario, 4x, last: 9/17 vs. TOR (2) Sano, 1x, 8/18 vs. RI (2) Buxton, 1x, 8/27 at TOR (3) Polanco, 1x, 8/29 vs. CWS (2) Escobar, 1x, 9/2 vs. KC (2) Castro, 1x, 9/12 vs. SD (2) BCK-TO-BCK (4x) Buxton/Dozier, 5/2 vs. OK Rosario/Dozier, 6/13 vs. SE Dozier/Kepler, 8/8 vs. MIL Rosario/Buxton, 9/17 vs. TOR CHRIS GIMENEZ - C #38 Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R ge: 34 (12/27/82 in Gilroy, C) 2017 verage:.211 Streak: 0-5 Series at CLE: 0-1 Roadtrip: 2-9, 2B HR (6): Solo (5), 3-run (1) last 16...hit eight walks in 4 of in last his last 5 starts, 11 starts...reached batting.353 (6-for-17) in 10 of last in those 12 starts 5. and 13 of Made CWS...career 9th career 8.00 relief ER pitching (9.0 IP, 8 appearance, ER) with 1 K and and 6th no walks of 2017, as with pitcher. 1.0 IP 6/22 vs. Hit Cleveland...the.232 (55-for-237) teams had in 103 a combined games the last record two seasons in those games. between Texas and ROBBIE GROSSMN - OF #36 Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 B/T: S/L ge: 28 (9/16/89 in San Diego, C) 2017 verage:.252 Streak: 4g, 6-14, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB Series at CLE: 2-4 Roadtrip: 6-20, 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, SB HR (9): Solo (5), 2-run (3), 3-run (1) Hitting.172 (5-for-29) in 9 career games at CLE. Hit in 11 of 17 starts since reinstated from DL 9/5. Has HR with Twins in 2 seasons (11 with HOU)...hitting LHP at.248, RHP at.254. Set OBP was the highest pre-sg OBP by a Twin since Mauer's.402 OBP in and single-season runs (49) and career-highs tied career-high in 2016 in walks in hits (55). (93), doubles (19), home runs (11) MX KEPLER - OF #26 Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L ge: 24 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany) 2017 verage:.244 Streak: 3g, 5-14, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI Series at CLE: 1-5, 2B Roadtrip: 6-22, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB HR (19): Solo (10), 2-run (7), 3-run (1), GS (1) Left game Saturday with minor hip injury...hurt on throw to plate in first inning. Hit.280 in in 12 pril, of games in May, vs. CLE.215 this in June, season; in career July,.213 HR's in most ug. vs. & any.222 opponent. in Sept. Originally players to signed play Major by the League Twins Baseball in July of entering 2009 from fluent Berlin...one in of 4 43 languages. German-born Has 2 HR career-highs game 8/8 vs. in MIL...3rd games (143), of his runs career...back-to-back (66), hits (121), 2B with (31), Dozier HR (19) on & 1st RBI HR. (68). JOE MUER - 1B #7 Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: L/R ge: 34 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) 2017 verage:.308 Streak: 3g, 4-13, 2 RBI, BB Series at CLE: 1-4, BB Roadtrip: 11-34, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB HR (7): Solo (2), 2-run (4), GS (1) (225-for-685) (113-for-346) with in games 2B, 14 at HR, Progressive...14g 78 RBI, 106 R, 97 hit-streak BB in 181 here, games hitting vs. CLE (26-for-58) with 10 2B and a.508 OBP in those games. 2nd 5th in in L majors in OBP with (.384).385 and (67-for-174) 7th in average average (.308) since this 8/10 season. (1st:. Garcia -.394). 15-2,304 hits from & Carew 2,000...would - 2,085). become the third Twin to collect 2,000+ hits (Puckett First Ranks career on Twins walk-off all-time HR 5/5 list vs. (since BOS 1961): (6,010th 2nd career in 2B B)...4th (400) and GS walks 9/17 vs. (885), TOR. in average (.308) and hits (1985), 3rd in runs (953), 4th in games (1728), 5th 3rd in total bases (2854), 5th in RBI (874), 12th in HR (137), and 13th in triples (29). JORGE POLNCO - INF #11 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: S/R ge: 24 (7/5/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR) 2017 verage:.257 Streak: 0-5, RBI Series at CLE: 0-5, RBI Roadtrip: 11-32, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB HR (12): Solo (7), 2-run (3), 3-run (2) RBI (23-for-87), as shortstop, 6 2B, third 3 3B, 3 most HR in in 24 club games history vs. CLE...1st (since '61), HR here trailing 5/15/16 Smalley off Bauer. (94 in '79) and Smalley (77 in '78) B are 4th most, trailing Guzman (31 in '02), Guzman (31 in '04) and Smalley (31 in '78). 123 Since starts 8/17 at is batting SS in '17,.300 most (45-for-150) by Twin since with Pedro 11 2B, Florimon 3B, 9 HR, (127) 35 RBI in in 39 games. EDDIE ROSRIO - OF #20 Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R ge: 25 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) 2017 verage:.292 Streak: 3g, 6-12, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB Series at CLE: 4-5, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI Roadtrip: 8-32, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB HR (27): Solo(17), 2-run(7), 3-run(2),GS(1).343 (59-for-172), 8 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI in 47 games vs. CLE...9 HR, 50 hits and 47 games are his most vs. any opp (34-for-93) in 25 career games at Progressive. NIKO GOODRUM - OF #23 15 HR, 81 RBI in last 46 games...has a hit in 15 of last 19, 21 of last 28, in 36 Height: 6-3 Weight: 198 B/T: S/R ge: 25 (2/28/92 in Fayetteville, G) of his last 49 and in 38 of last 51 games...16 HR since 8/1 are T7th most in L 2017 verage:.083 Streak: 0-1, BB Series at CLE: 0-0, run as PR Named doubles, L 4 Player HR, 9 RBI of the and Week 1 SB 8/14 over after 7 games...first hitting.444 L (12-for-27) POW honor. with 10 runs, 3 Roadtrip: 0-1, BB HR (0): first HR 3-HR 6/13; game 1 of 8 by Twins a 9-hole (llison, hitter Killebrew, in MLB since Oliva, Trot Morneau, Nixon in Dozier, 1999 Kepler, for the Buxton)... Rangers. Made Hit.265 MLB (122-for-461), debut going 0-for B, 5 9/2 3B, vs. 13 KC...hit HR, (46-for-138) RBI in 127 games vs. for lefties Triple- at Roc. Roc. 2nd round pick in 2010 Draft by Twins career minor games in Twins system. KENNYS VRGS - INF #19 ZCK GRNITE - OF #8 Height: 6-5 Weight: 275 B/T: S/R ge: 27 (8/1/90 in Canovanas, PR) Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 B/T: L/L ge: 25 (9/17/92 in Staten Island, NY) 2017 verage:.263 Streak: 2g, 3-5, 2B Series at CLE: - - Roadtrip: 5-9, BB, 2B HR (11): Solo (5), 2-run (3), 3-run (3) 2017 verage:.238 Streak: 2g, 2-4, HR, 4 RBI Series at CLE: 0-0, run as PR Roadtrip: 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB HR (1): 3-run (1) 10-for-21 over last 10 games with 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB. Recalled In 51 games prior for to Triple- 8/21 game Roc. (Sanó this season DL)...5 is stints batting with.253 Twins with this 8 2B, season. First Hit in Twin 11 of to last ever 15 pinch starts run with and the HR Twins...career-high in same inning (9/23)..first 3 hits 7/22 in MLB vs. since DET (13-for-31), 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI in 8 games with Roc. since last option 9 HR, ugust 28 RBI. 9. Hit.360 (85-for-236), 14 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 24 RBI, in 59 games for Red Wings in TWINS HOME RUN DT GRND SLMS (4x) Dozier, 8/8 vs. MIL Rosario, 8/20 vs. RI Kepler, 8/26 at TOR Mauer, 9/17 vs. TOR WLK-OFF (3x) Mauer, 5/5 vs. BOS (Barnes) Rosario, 9/13 vs. SD (Maton) Buxton, 9/14 vs. TOR (Santos) INSIDE-THE-PRK (2x) Dozier, 4/16 vs. CWS (Shields) Buxton, 8/18 vs. RI (Godley) RUNNERS ON Solo run run - 24 LEDOFF (8x) Dozier, 8x, last 9/12 vs. SD MULTI MULTI SESON SESON LST HOME RUN LST GRND SLM vs. CLE 2017 vs. CLE Career PLYER HIT RBI HIT-STREK HITS DTE OPP. ON PITCHER B DTE OPP. Career VG H B HR RBI VG H B HR RBI drianza , 6/21-7/23 3 9/6/17 at TB 2 Snell Buxton , 8/ /17/17 vs. TOR 0 Biagini 34 9/4/16 vs. CWS Castro , 5/22-6/9 4 9/12/17 vs. SD 0 Valdez 34 8/3/15 at TEX Dozier , 5/ /26/17 at CLE 2 Shaw 0 8/8/17 vs. MIL Escobar , 6/ /24/17 at DET 0 lcantara Garver 1 0 2, 8/ Gimenez 7 3 4, 9/ /20/17 vs. RI 0 Shipley Goodrum 0 0 1, 9/ Granite 4 3 9, 7/ /23/17 at DET 2 Hardy Grossman , 2x, 8/17-9/8 3 9/7/17 at KC 0 Gaviglio Kepler , 5/29-6/7 4 9/22/17 at DET 0 Norris 8 8/26/17 at TOR Mauer , 8/22-9/5 4, 3x 9/17/17 vs. TOR 3 Rowley 35 9/17/17 vs. TOR Polanco , 8/1-12 4, 2x 9/24/17 at DET 2 Farmer Rosario , 4/17-5/5 5 9/26/17 at CLE 0 Tomlin 4 8/20/17 vs. RI Vargas , 5/ /12/17 vs. SD 2 Mazzoni

5 ODDS & ENDS PGE 5 MIsc. Highs and Lows Most Runs, Game (Team)... 20, 6/13 vs. SE Most Runs, Inning (Team)...9, (1st inning), 8/20 vs. RI Most Hits, Game (Team)... 28, 6/13 vs. SE Most Hits, Inning (Team)... 8, 3x, last (7th inning), 6/13 vs. SE Most Strikeouts, Batters (Team)... 19, 8/17 vs. CLE Longest Hitting Streak (Individual)... 15, Rosario 4/17-5/5 Consecutive Hits (Individual)...6,Polanco, 8/6-8/8 Consecutive Hitless t-bats (Individual)... 22, Polanco, 7/4-15 Most Runs llowed (Team)... 17, 2x, last 5/31 vs. HOU Most Runs llowed, Inning (Team)...11, (8th inning) 5/29 vs. HOU Most Hits llowed (Team)...19, 2x, last 6/12 vs. SE Most Hits llowed, Inning (Team)... 8, 2x, last (8th inning) 5/29 vs. HOU Pitchers Used (Team)... 9, 5/28 vs. TB Cons. Batters Retired (Team)... 19, 8/19 vs. RI Scoreless Innings Streak (Team)... 18, 4/14-16 Most Runs, Starter...9, Mejía, 6/12 vs SE Most Home Runs, Starter...4, Santana, 5/7 vs. BOS Most Walks, Starter... 5, 4x, last Santana, 7/15 at HOU Most Strikeouts, Starter...11, 2x, last Berríos, 8/30 vs. CWS Most Strikeouts, Pitchers (Team)... 17, 5/28 vs. TB Most Walks, Pitchers (Team)...9, 2x, last 5/28 vs. TB Most Cons. Scoreless Innings (Individual)...22, Santana, 4/9-4/20 Most Cons. Batters Retired (Individual)...21, Santana, 4/15-4/20 Longest Game, Innings... 15, 5/28 vs. TB Longest Game, Time (9 Inn.)... 4:19, 7/23 vs. DET Longest Game, Time (X Inn.)... 6:26, 5/28 vs. TB Fastest Game, Time...2:23, 2x, 5/23 at BL & 8/1 at SD Largest Margin, Victory... 17, 9/2 vs. KC (17-0) Largest Margin, Loss... 11, 3x, last 5/7 vs. BOS Largest Home ttendance... 39,615, 4/3 vs. KC Home Sellouts... 1, 4/3 vs. KC STRTS BY POSITION C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH drianza Buxton Castro Dozier Escobar Garver Gimenez Granite Grossman Goodrum Kepler Mauer Polanco Rosario Vargas Other FOR THE TWINS HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MIL (10 all-time) Grand Slam: M. Kepler, 8/26/17 at TOR (3 as a team in 2017) Inside-the-Park Home Run: B. Buxton, 8/18/17 vs. RI (2 as a team in 2017, 54 all-time) Pinch-Hit Home Run: Vargas, 5/19/17 vs. KC (2 as a team in 2017) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: M. LeCroy, 9th inning, 5/19/04 at TOR (15 all-time) Five-Hit Game: E. Rosario, 7/2/17 at KC (2 in 2017) Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX (2 all-time, both Puckett) Two Hits, One Inning: Castro, 7th inning, 6/13/17 vs. SE (2 as a team in 2017) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KC (1 all-time) Two-Home Run Game: E. Rosario 9/17/17 vs. TOR (13 as a team in 2017) Three-Home Run Game: B. Buxton, 8/27/17 at TOR (8 all-time) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Rosario/Buxton, 9/17/17 vs. TOR (4 as a team in 2017) Three Consecutive Home Runs: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY Walk-off Home Run: B. Buxton, 10th inning, 9/14/17 vs. TOR (3 as a team in 2017) Leadoff Home Run: B. Dozier, 9/13/17 vs. SD (7 as a team in 2017) Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: E. Nunez/B. Dozier, 5/25/16 vs. KC Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Jim Kaat, 6/11/72 at CLE PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS (6 all-time) One-Hitter: E. Santana, 4/15/17 vs. CWS (14 all-time) Two-Hitter: E. Santana, 5/24/17 at BL (43 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL 10+ Strikeouts: 11, 2x, last Berríos, 8/30/17 vs. CWS (2 as team in 2017) Complete Game Shutout: E. Santana, 3x, last 6/9/17 at SF Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MIL Back-to-Back Shutouts: 6/2/13 vs. SE - 6/4/13 at KC (2 games, 10-0 and 3-0) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: T. Duffey, 5/8/16 at CWS (7th inning) MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Sanó/Dozier/Mauer, 6/1/17 at L (J. Marte hitting) Position Player Pitching: C. Gimenez, 6x, last 6/22/17 vs. CWS (6 as team in 2017) Three or more Steals, One Game: D. Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at DET Steal of Home: C. Thomas, 8/2/13 vs. HOU Pure Steal of Home: R. Becker, 9/27/97 at CLE Home Run in First ML t-bat: E. Rosario, 5/6/15 vs. OK (1st P, 1st pitch) Score by inning SCORE BY INNING EXTR TOTL TWINS OPPONENT DISBLED LIST PLYER INJURY DTE ON RETRO DTE OFF GMES MISSED Trevor May*... Torn Right Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/ Ryan O Rourke*... Torn Left Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/ Ehire drianza... Right Oblique Strain...3/30...5/ Glen Perkins*... Left Posterior Shoulder Strain...4/2...8/ Justin Haley... Right Biceps Tendinitis...4/22...5/ Phil Hughes... Right rm Soreness...5/22...6/ Justin Haley... Right Shoulder Soreness...5/28...7/ Hector Santiago... Left Shoulder Strain...6/7...6/ Ehire drianza... bdominal Issues...6/22...7/ Craig Breslow... Left Thoracic Rib Soreness...6/28...7/ Hector Santiago*.. Upper Thoracic Back Pain...7/5...7/ Joe Mauer... Left Side Low Back/Lumbar Strain...7/7...7/5...7/ Byron Buxton... Left Groin Strain...7/15...8/ Phil Hughes*... Thoracic Outlet Syndrome...7/ dalberto Mejía... Left rm Brachialis Strain...8/8...9/ Dietrich Enns... Left Shoulder Strain...8/17...8/ R. Grossman... Fractured Left Thumb...8/18...9/ Miguel Sanó... Left Shin Stress Reaction...8/21...8/ Jason Castro... Concussion symptoms...8/24...9/ J.T. Chargois*... Right Elbow Impingement...9/ BOLD indicates currently on DL.*60-day DL EJECTIONS DTE PLYER/MGR/CH UMPIRE RESON CREER 4/20 vs. Cleveland...Paul Molitor...lan Porter... rguing balls and strikes /22 vs. Detroit...Miguel Sanó...Jordan Baker... Contact with James McCann /30 at Oakland...Miguel Sanó...Phil Cuzzi... rguing balls and strikes /3 vs. Kansas City...Paul Molitor...Marty Foster... rguing a check swing by KC batter... 6 STRTS BY BTTING ORDER LST TIME IT HPPENED OUTFIELD SSISTS Ehire drianza 1 Byron Buxton 6 Zack Granite 1 Robbie Grossman 1 Max Kepler 7 Eddie Rosario 4 Danny Santana 1 Total 21 Brian Dozier 10 Joe Mauer 10 Byron Buxton 8 Eddie Rosario 8 Kennys Vargas 8 Jorge Polanco 7 Max Kepler 6 GINST THE TWINS HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEX (5 allowed all-time) Grand Slam:. Pujols, 6/3/17 at L (3 allowed in 2017) Inside-the-Park Home Run: J. McCann, 4/29/15 vs. DET (42 allowed all-time) Pinch-Hit Home Run: V. Martinez, 9/22/16 vs. DET (3 allowed in 2016) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: J. Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE (1 allowed in 2015) Five-Hit Game: D. Pedroia, 7/21/16 at BOS (2 allowed in 2016) Six-Hit Game: J. Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL (3 allowed all-time) Two Hits, One Inning: G. Springer, 7th inning (HR, 1B) 5/31/17 vs. HOU (3 allowed in 2017) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MIL Two-Home Run Game: E. Navarro, 9/23/17 at DET (17 allowed in 2017) Three-Home Run Game: J. Donaldson, 8/28/16 at TOR (1 allowed in 2016) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Y. Grandal/J. Pederson 7/24/17 at LD (8 allowed in 2017) Three Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. TL Three Home Runs, One Inning: Martinez/Infante/Jackson, 9/24/13 vs. DET Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS Walk-off Home Run: J. Upton 8/12 at DET (4 allowed in 2017) Leadoff Home Run: J. Kipnis, 5/14/17 at CLE (1 allowed in 2017) Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: S. Smith/M. Machado, 7/7/17 vs. BL (1 in 17) Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Scott Karl, 6/11/99 at MIL PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at L (5 all-time) One-Hitter: Kluber, 8/14/15 vs. CLE (23 all-time) Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR (49 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/1/95 at CHC 10+ Strikeouts: 10, Z. Godley, 8/18/17, vs. RI (7 times in 2017) Complete Game Shutout: rrieta, 6/21/15 vs. CHC (2 in 2015) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at L Back-to-Back Shutouts: 4/6/13-4/8/2015 (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: F. Hernandez, 6/30/10 vs. SE (8th inning) MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OK (Plouffe hitting) Position Player Pitching: D. Descalso, 8/21/17 vs. RI Three or more Steals, One Game: B. Hamilton (4), 6/29/15 at CIN Steal of Home: C. Maybin, 7/6/17 vs. L Pure Steal of Home: S. Green, 5/26/00 vs. TEX Home Run in First ML t-bat: C. Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STL GME-WINNING RBI Miguel Sano 6 Jason Castro 5 Eduardo Escobar 4 Robbie Grossman 4 Ehire drianza 1 Chris Gimenez 1 Zack Granite 1 Ervin Santana TRGET FIELD WETHER DELYS ND POSTPONEMENTS DTE DELYED/PPD NOTES 4/14 vs. Chicago-L Delayed Delayed 36 minutes before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was scheduled for 7:10 pm and game started at 7:46 pm. 4/19 vs. Cleveland Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 7:10 on June 17. 5/17 vs. Colorado Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 6:10 on May 18. 5/20 vs. Kansas City Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for traditional doubleheader starting at 1:10 pm on May 21. 5/29 vs. Houston Delayed Delayed 10 minutes in the top of the 8th inning due to rain. 6/17 vs. Cleveland Delayed Delayed 1:15 in the top of the 5th inning due to rain. 6/22 vs. Chicago-L Delayed Delayed 4:50 before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was schedule for 12:10 pm and game started at 5:00 pm. 8/5 vs. Texas Delayed Delayed 45 minutes before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was schedule for 6:10 and game started at 6:55 pm. 8/6 vs. Texas Delayed Delayed 32 minutes in the bottom of the second inning due to inclement weather. 8/16 vs. Cleveland Postponed Postponed after the initial start time due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 6:10 pm on ug. 17. ** Target Field has experienced 38 delayed games and 19 postponed games in the park s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 4:50. **