MINNESOT TWINS (82-74) T CLEVELND INDINS (98-58) TUESDY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017-7:10 PM (ET) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RDIO: TRESURE ISLND BSEBLL NETWORK / L RZ Bartolo Colón (R, 6-14, 6.63) vs. Josh Tomlin (R, 9-9, 4.98) GME 157 ROD GME 79 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/27 at Cleveland dalberto Mejía (L, 4-6, 4.48) vs. Danny Salazar (R, 5-6, 4.48) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None 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:... 82-74 Home Record:... 39-39 Road Record:... 43-35 Record in series:...23-21-6 Series Openers:... 29-21 Series Finales:... 26-24 Rubber Games:... 5-9 Sweeps/Swept:... 11/5 pril:... 12-11 May:... 14-12 June:... 14-15 July:... 10-15 ugust:... 20-10 September/October:... 12-11 Day Games:... 26-33 Night Games:... 56-41 vs. merican League East:... 15-18 vs. merican League Central:... 38-32 vs. merican League West:... 16-17 vs. National League:... 13-7 Games vs. LH Starter:... 25-24 Games vs. RH Starter:... 57-50 Twins score first:... 50-31 Opponent scores first:... 32-43 Come-from-behind wins:...37 Leading after 7/8 inn.:... 72-9/77-4 Trailing after 7/8 inn.:... 4-63/3-66 Tied after 7/8 inn.:... 6-2/2-4 Extra-innings:... 3-3 1-run games:... 15-16 Twins out-hit opp.:... 59-6 Opp. out-hit Twins:... 16-65 Twins/Opp. have = hits:... 7-3 Run Differential:...+24 (790-766) Twins get Quality Start:... 51-12 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:... 54-20 Most games over.500:... 8, 9/15 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+:... 72-24 When Twins score 3-:... 10-48 Twins get 10+ hits:... 47-12 Days in First Place...50 Days in Second Place...87 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 9/1 IF/OF Goodrum contract selected LHP Santiago transferred to 60-day DL LHP Boshers recalled from LHP Turley recalled from 8/24 C Castro placed on 7-day DL OF Granite recalled from 8/23 RHP Curtiss contract selected RHP Melville designated for release or assignment 8/21 LHP Turley recalled as 26th man IF Sanó placed on 10-day DL 1B/DH Vargas recalled from LHP Turley optioned to RHP Melville contract selected THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 4-3 through seven games on their 10-game, three-city roadtrip, going 0-3 in New York-L and 4-0 in Detroit...tonight they will continue the final roadtrip of 2017 with the first of three vs. Cleveland...following this series, the Twins will travel home to finish the season with three vs. the Tigers at Target Field...the Twins are 39-39 at home and 43-35 on the road...they are 29-18 in their last 47 games overall. TWINS SWEEP TIGERS IN FOUR: The Twins beat the Tigers on Sunday afternoon by a score of 10-4 for the second straight game...it marked their first four-game sweep of Detroit since September 10-13, 2004...José Berríos (13-8) was the starter and winner, allowing two runs on five hits in 5.0 innings pitched...the offense recorded 12 hits, giving them double-digit hit totals for the fourth straight game...jorge Polanco (12) and Eduardo Escobar (20) each homered. ccording to Elias...the Twins out-scored the Tigers 39 12 in the series...on only one other occasion since moving to Minnesota in 1961, the Twins swept a four-game series with that high a scoring margin: they outscored the Red Sox 33 6 in a four game sweep at Fenway Park, July 18 21, 1991. WILD THINGS: Below are L Wildcard standings: W L PCT GB STRK REMINING OPPONENTS New York 87 69.558 +5.0 Won 1 Host TB for three and host TOR for three Minnesota 82 74.526 - - Won 4 t CLE for three and host DET for three Los ngeles 77 79.494-5.0 Lost 1 t CWS for three and host SE for three Texas 76 80.487-6.0 Lost 4 Host HOU for two and host OK for four Kansas City 76 80.487-6.0 Lost 2 Host DET for three and host RI for three Tampa Bay 76 80.487-6.0 Lost 1 t NYY for three and host BL for three HOMER HPPY: The Twins have hit 80 home runs since ugust 8 (46 games), the most in baseball since that date...below are Minnesota's all-time single-season leaders (since 1961): YER HOME RUNS TEM LEDER 1963... 225...Killebrew - 45 1964... 221...Killebrew - 49 2016... 200... Dozier - 42 2017... 199... Dozier - 32 DDITIONLLY...: Four Twins have reached the 20-homer mark (Brian Dozier - 32, Miguel Sanó - 28, Eddie Rosario - 26 and Eduardo Escobar - 20)...Max Kepler needs one home run to join, which will mark the third time in club history for five players to reach 20 in a season: YER NO. PLYERS 1964 6 Killebrew (49), llison (32), Oliva (32), Hall (25), Mincher (23), Versalles (20) 1986 5 Gaetti (34), Puckett (31), Hrbek (29), Brunansky (23), Smalley (20) POLNCO PUNCH: fter recording two RBI on Sunday, Jorge Polanco moved into sole possession of third on the Twins all-time list for RBI as a shortstop in a single season: PLYER GMES RBI Roy Smalley - 1979... 161... 94 Roy Smalley - 1978... 157... 77 Jorge Polanco - 2017... 125... 71 MESURING THE METRICS - THEIR CSE FOR GOLD: Revised Zone Rating (RZR) measures the proportion of balls hit into a fielder s zone that he successfully converted into an out...rzr measures a player s range, taking three things into account: the amount of Balls In Zone a player receives, a player s total Plays Made, and a player s total amount of Out Of Zone Plays Made...it is, essentially, a simplified version of UZR and similar to Defensive Efficiency...for context: 0.940 = Excellent, 0.900 = Great, 0.860 = bove verage, 0.835 = verage...below are where Mauer, Dozier and Buxton rank in their respective positions in the L: FIRST BSE SECOND BSE OUTFIELD Danny Valencia -.863 Jed Lowrie -.800 Byron Buxton -.950 Logan Morrison -.836 Jose ltuve -.800 Jarrod Dyson -.939 José breu -.835 Ian Kinsler -.790 Mookie Betts -.942 Joe Mauer -.830 Brian Dozier -.774 Jackie Bradley, Jr. -.938 Carlos Santana -.810 Jonathan Schoop -.743 Khris Davis -.936 STREKS Current Streak 4 wins Last 5 games 4-1 Last 10 games 5-5 Last 15 games 8-7 Last 20 games 11-9 TWINS VS. CLEVELND 2017 Record:...6-10 Current Streak:...1 win 2017 at Home:...1-9 2017 at Cleveland:...5-1 ll-time Record:...402-428-1 ll-time at Home:...218-198-1 ll-time at Cleveland:...184-230 2017 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 9/27 CLE 9/28 CLE CURRENT RODTRIP (4-3) Batting average.266 Runs Per Game 6.4 Home Runs 6 RISP.383 Errors 4 Team ER 4.35 Starters W-L 3-3 Starters ER 5.00 Relievers W-L-S 1-0-0 Relievers ER 3.38 Saves/Opps 0/0 TWINS-INDINS: The Twins are playing the 17th of 19 games vs. the Indians this season...they are 6-10 vs. the Tribe, going 1-9 at Target Field and 5-1 at Progressive Field...they have now won at least five games at Progressive in each of their last three seasons, going 5-5 in 2016 and 6-4 in 2015...they have never won more than six games in this park in a single season. Joe Mauer is hitting.329 (224-for-681) in his career against Cleveland, with 49 doubles, 14 home runs, 78 RBI and a.411 on-base percentage in 180 games...he is hitting.327 (112-for-342) in 88 career games at Progressive Field...enters tonight with a 13-game hitting streak here, hitting.463 (25-for-54) with 10 doubles and a.517 on-base percentage in those games. Eddie Rosario is hitting.329 (55-for-167) with six doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 20 RBI and 26 runs scored in 46 career games against the Indians...his hits and home runs are all his personal most vs. any opponent. ROD WRRIORS: The Twins are 43-35 on the road this season...they enter play with the sixth-best road winning percentage (.551) in baseball, trailing Cleveland (.654), Houston (.640), Washington (.633), Los ngeles-nl (.577) and Boston (.556). Jorge Polanco has hit safely in seven straight road games, hitting.407 (11-for-27) in those games. Joe Mauer is hitting.314 (87-for-277) in 73 road games this season. UPCOMING MILESTONES PLYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN RECH Brian Dozier...149 home runs...needs 14 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 for 10th on Twins all-time list Joe Mauer...137 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 1,984 hits...needs 16 to reach 2,000 for career 1,727 games...needs 20 games to tie Kent Hrbek (1,747) for 3rd on Twins all-time list Glen Perkins...408 games...needs 12 to tie Matt Guerrier (420) for 5th on Twins all-time list
STRTING PITCHER PGE 2 bartolo colón #40 Height: 5-11 Weight: 280 B/T: R/R ge: 44 (5/24/73 in Puerto Plata, DR) 2017: 6-14, 6.63 CREER: 239-176, 4.05 ER He is making his 27th start of the season and his 14th as a member of the Twins. He is making his 527th career start and 536th career appearance. 2017 MJOR LEGUE DY-BY-DY Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K 4/5 at NYM ND 6.0 2 1 1 1 1 6 0-1/3-1 Opened season as tlanta's second starter 80/53 4/11 at MI L1 4.0 7 6 6 1 2 2 1-6/4-8 llowed three first-inning runs 75/53 4/16 vs. SD W1 7.0 1 1 1 1 1 6 6-1/9-2 Earned his first win of the season 85/60 4/21 at PHI L2 7.0 11 4 4 0 1 4 2-4/3-4 llowed a season-high 11 hits 101/71 4/28 at MIL ND 5.0 10 6 6 2 2 5 4-6/10-8 Surrendered four runs in the second 91/58 PRIL TOTLS 1-2 29.0 31 18 18 5 7 23 5.59 ER 5/3 vs. NYM L3 4.0 7 5 5 0 2 0 3-5/5-16 Didn't record a strikeout in his 4.0 innings 69/46 5/9 at HOU L4 5.2 8 8 8 3 0 3 3-8/3-8 llowed five first-inning runs 92/64 5/15 at TOR W2 5.0 7 3 2 0 2 1 6-3/10-6 Earned his second win of the season 81/48 5/20 vs. WS ND 4.1 7 2 1 0 0 6 3-2/5-2 Matched a season-high with six strikeouts 97/63 5/25 vs. PIT L5 5.0 10 7 7 1 3 1 0-7/4-9 llowed five runs in the second 96/59 5/30 at L L6 2.1 7 9 2 1 1 2 2-9/3-9 Pitched a season-low 2.1 innings 66/46 MY TOTLS 1-4 26.1 46 34 25 5 8 13 8.54 ER 6/5 vs. PHI L7 3.2 7 8 8 1 2 4 2-9/4-11 Matched a season-high allowing eight runs 85/53 6/28 at SD L8 4.0 8 6 6 0 3 2 0-6/4-7 Fourth-straight loss 80/51 JUNE TOTLS 0-2 7.2 15 14 14 1 5 6 16.43 ER 7/18 vs. NYY L9 4.0 8 4 4 0 0 3 3-1/3-6 First career start with Minnesota 82/53 7/24 at LD ND 5.0 8 3 3 2 0 2 2-3/4-6 Longest outing since May 25 64/44 7/30 at OK ND 6.1 8 3 3 1 1 1 3-5/5-6 Pitched 5.0-plus innings in two straight games 95/69 JULY TOTLS 0-1 15.1 24 10 10 3 1 6 5.87 ER 8/4 VS. TEX W3 9.0 9 4 4 1 1 5 8-4/8-4 Tossed first complete game of the season 106/78 8/9 at MIL W4 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 5 4-0/4-0 Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings 101/70 8/15 vs. CLE L10 5.0 7 3 3 3 4 3 1-3/1-8 llowed a season-high four walks 94/56 8/20 vs. RI W5 6.0 7 4 4 3 2 6 10-4/12-5 Defeated his 30th MLB team 91/62 8/25 at TOR W6 6.2 9 1 1 1 1 0 5-1/6-1 Didn't record a strikeout in 6.1 innings 96/65 8/31 vs. CWS ND 6.0 10 3 3 0 0 8 3-3/5-4 Recorded a season-high eight strikeouts 92/70 UG TOTLS 4-1 39.2 47 15 15 8 9 27 3.40 ER 9/5 at TB L11 6.2 5 2 2 1 1 5 0-2/1-2 Received 0 runs of support, Twins lost 2-1 85/61 9/10 at KC L12 1.2 6 6 6 0 0 0 1-6/3-11 Shortest outing of the season (1.2 IP) 32/22 9/15 vs. TOR L13 6.0 5 4 4 2 2 1 3-2/3-4 Colón honored on "Big Sexy" night 86/59 9/20 at NYY L14 3.1 7 6 6 2 1 3 3-6/3-11 Fourth straight loss 63/44 SEPT TOTLS 0-4 17.2 23 18 18 5 4 9 9.17 ER RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ER 2017 MLB TOTLS 6-14 135.2 186 109 100 27 34 84 6.63 PRE SG TOTLS 2-8 63.0 92 66 57 11 20 42 8.14 WITH THE BRVES 2-8 63.0 92 66 57 11 20 42 8.14 WITH THE TWINS 4-6 72.2 94 43 43 16 14 42 5.33 CREER TOTLS 239-176 3308.0 3415 1619 1487 406 922 2449 4.05 2017 MINOR LEGUE DY-BY-DY Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K -------------------------------------------------------------Rochester ()----------------------------------------------------------- 7/13 at LV L 3.2 4 4 4 1 2 5 - - - - - - JULY TOTLS 0-1 3.2 4 4 4 1 2 5 10.80 ER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ER 2017 MiLB TOTLS 0-1 3.2 4 4 4 1 2 5 10.80 LST TIME OUT: Colón made his 13th start with the Twins on September 20 at New York-L, allowing six runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings, suffering his 14th loss of the season...it was his fourth straight loss...surrendered back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the third inning to aron Judge and Gary Sánchez. GINST THE TRIBE: Colón is 7-5, 3.90 ER (83.0 IP, 36 ER) in 13 career starts vs. Cleveland... suffered the loss in his last start vs. the Tribe on ugust 15, allowing three runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings...last earned the win vs. Cleveland on pril 15, 2016, allowing two runs in 5.1 innings (as a Met)...pitched for Cleveland his first six seasons, going 75-45, 3.92 ER (1029.2 IP, 448 ER)...is 2-2, 4.60 ER (29.1 IP, 15 ER) in five career starts at Progressive Field. ND THT'S WRP: Colón defeated the Diamondbacks in his start on ugust 20, the 30th team he has defeated...was just the 18th pitcher to have beaten all 30 teams and third among active pitchers, joining John Lackey (Chicago-NL) and Max Scherzer (Washington). ELIS SYS: Colón's first complete game of the season on ugust 4 was an MLB-best sixth complete game for a Twins starter this season (Santana has the other 5)...Colón, 44, became the oldest pitcher to throw a complete game and earn the win since Jamie Moyer, 47, for the Phillies on June 5, 2010 vs. San Diego...the oldest in the L since Nolan Ryan, 45, for the Rangers on July 4, 1992 vs. New York-L...the oldest in Twins franchise history besting Connie Marrero, 43, for the Senators in 1954...Colon has thrown a complete game for eight different major league teams: Indians, Expos, ngels, White Sox, Yankees, 's, Mets and Twins. WIN T TRGET FIELD: Friday, ugust 4, 2017 marked Colón's first win at Target Field, which is the 40th venue in which Colón has recorded a win...only three other pitchers in the modern era have recorded a win at 40 or more stadiums: Randy Johnson (43), Jamie Moyer (42) and Pedro Martinez (40)...the all-time record holder is Tim Keefe, who won 342 games at 47 different stadiums from 1880-1893. Has now won with his 10th organization...is one behind LaTroy Hawkins, Mike Morgan and Ron Villone who lead all of baseball with a win in 11 different organizations...others with 10 include Octavio Dotel, lan Embree, Edwin Jackson, Julian Tavarez, Rick White and Jamey Wright. DON'T TELL FTHER TIME: Colón is the oldest active player in the major leagues...he's the second-oldest pitcher in Twins history and the oldest since Jesse Orosco in 2003 (46)...he is the oldest Twin ever to start a game, and the oldest since Joe Niekro (43 in 1988)...he's the sixth 40-plusyear-old pitcher in Twins history, joining Orosco (46 in 2003), Niekro (42-43 from 1987-88), Steve Carlton (43 in 1988), Terry Mulholland (41-42 from 2004-05) and l Worthington (40 in 1969). CHSING HISTORY: Colón is four wins shy of matching Juan Marichal (243) for the most wins by a Dominican-born pitcher in major league history...twins teammate Ervin Santana ranks fourth on the list with 149 career wins. REMEMBER ME, SKIP?: Twins manager Paul Molitor was 2-for-8 with a strikeout in his career vs. Colón...when Colón debuted for the Indians on pril 4, 1997 vs. Los ngeles-l, Molitor was batting third as the Twins designated hitter vs. Kansas City. WELCOME HOME: Colón's debut at Target Field on July 18 marked the 45th ballpark he has pitched in during his career...prior to his start, Target Field was the only active ballpark in which he had not pitched...colón started 11 games at the Metrodome from 1997-2005, going 3-6 with a 4.46 ER (66.2 IP, 33 ER)...in his first career game at the Dome on July 13, 1997, LaTroy Hawkins started for Minnesota and Paul Molitor batted third. 2017 HIGHS CREER HIGHS CG s: 1, last 8/4 vs. TEX CG s: 37, last 8/4/17 vs. TEX SHO s: - - SHO s: 13, last 9/5/15 at MI CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: 1, 9/18/00 at NYY Innings: 9.0, last 8/4 vs. TEX Innings: 9.1, 8/30/05 vs. OK SO s: 8, 4x, last 8/20 vs. RI SO s: 14, 5/29/98 at TOR Walks: 4, 8/31 vs. CWS Walks: 7, 2x, last 6/28/03 vs. CHC Hits: 11, 4/21 at PHI Hits: 13, 7/18/02 vs. NYM Home Runs: 3, 3x, last 8/20 vs. RI Home Runs: 4, 5x, last 4/13/14 at L Win-Streak: 2, 8/20-9/5 Win-Streak: 8, 2x, last 5/20-6/28/13 Loss-Streak: 5, 5/25-7/18 Loss-Streak: 6, 2x, last 6/18-7/29/15 CREER NOTES Has pitched for nine organizations in his career prior to signing with Minnesota: Cleveland, Montreal, Chicago-L, Los ngeles-l, Boston, New York-L, Oakland, New York-NL and tlanta. Is a four-time ll-star (1998, 2005, 2013 and 2016) and won the L Cy Young ward in 2005. t 44 years old, he is the oldest active player in Major League Baseball. Ranked first among active pitchers entering the 2017 season in wins (218) and innings (3,172.1) and second in strikeouts (2,365), shutouts (13) and complete games (36). From 1998-2005, he was the only MLB pitcher to win at least 14 games in each season. Is 3-5 with a 3.49 ER (/67.0 IP, 26 ER) in 17 career postseason games. Entered the season with 233 wins, the third-most by a Latin merican born pitcher...trails Dennis Martinez (Nicaragua) who has 245 career wins and Marichal. Is the only remaining active player to have played for the Montreal Expos. 2017 MISC. NUMBERS W L ER G/GS IP ER VG H B HR BB SO Home: 3 6 6.60 11/11 60.0 44 Vs. Left:.319 88 276 13 20 41 Road: 3 8 6.66 15/15 75.2 56 Vs. Right:.327 98 300 14 14 43 Day: 2 3 7.03 8/8 39.2 31 TOTLS:.323 186 576 27 34 84 Night: 4 11 6.47 18/18 96.0 69 Grass: 4 13 7.29 23/23 117.1 95 None On:.321 106 330 19 13 49 Turf: 2 1 2.45 3/3 18.1 5 Runners On:.325 80 246 8 21 35 6.0-PLUS IP/QULITY STRTS YER STRTS 6+ IP QS 1997 17 8 5 1998 31 22 17 1999 32 25 19 2000 30 20 19 2001 34 26 19 2002 33 27 23 2003 34 30 22 2004 34 23 18 2005 33 26 21 2006 10 6 5 2007 18 11 8 MORE MISCELLNEOUS NUMBERS BTTER-PITCHER MTCH-UPS Colón vs. the Indians PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Encarnacion.238 21 5 1 2 4 Jackson.353 17 6 0 1 5 Bruce.273 11 3 2 1 0 Kipnis.364 11 4 2 1 1 Gomes.100 10 1 0 0 3 Santana.222 9 2 2 3 1 Lindor.167 6 1 0 0 1 Guyer.333 3 1 0 0 0 Ramirez.000 3 0 0 0 0 Chisenhall.500 2 1 0 0 0 Naquin.000 2 0 0 0 1 Zimmer.000 2 0 0 0 2 YER STRTS 6+ IP QS 2008 7 4 3 2009 12 4 4 2011 26 16 13 2012 24 16 12 2013 30 24 23 2014 31 23 20 2015 31 23 19 2016 33 20 19 2017 26 11 7 TOTLS 526 365 297 BSE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-TT GIDP COLÓN: 221 1 6-8 9 2017 RUNS/HITS PER INNING INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RUNS/HITS: 17/30 20/38 25/38 19/35 20/29 4/8 3/6 0/1 1/1 COLóN VS. CLEVELND 2017 vs. Cleveland (1 start): 0-1, 5.40 ER (5.0 IP, 3 ER), 4 BB, 3 K 2017 vs. Cleveland at Home (1 start): 0-1, 5.40 ER (5.0 IP, 3 ER), 4 BB, 3 K 2017 vs. Cleveland at Cleveland: - - Career vs. Cleveland (13 starts): 7-5, 3.90 ER (83.0 IP, 36 ER), 23 BB, 53 K Career vs. Cleveland at Home (8 starts): 5-3, 3.52 ER (53.2 IP, 21 ER), 14 BB, 29 K Career vs. Cleveland at Cleveland (5 starts): 2-2, 4.60 ER (29.1 IP, 15 ER), 9 BB, 24 K TWINS STRTERS IN 2017 Tomlin vs. the Twins PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Dozier.229 35 8 1 1 4 Mauer.406 32 13 0 2 2 Rosario.438 16 7 2 0 2 Kepler.167 12 2 1 0 3 Escobar.273 11 3 0 0 1 Castro.556 9 5 0 0 1 Polanco.250 8 2 0 0 1 Buxton.000 7 0 0 1 2 Vargas.286 7 2 0 0 4 Grossman.167 6 1 0 1 1 Gimenez.000 2 0 0 0 0 Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS VG Santana 9/23 at DET (7.0-7-3-3-0-5-1) W 32 20 19-13 121 5.2 Santiago 7/2 at KC (3.1-4-4-4-1-2-0) L 15 5 5-10 32 4.1 Gibson 9/22 at DET (7.0-5-3-3-2-6-2) W 26 10 16-11 133 7.8 Mejía 9/21 at DET (4.2-4-1-1-1-5-0) ND 20 3 9-11 53 5.1 Berríos 9/24 at DET (5.0-5-2-2-2-6-0) W 25 12 14-9 94 5.9 Hughes 5/16 vs. COL (5.0-8-5-5-1-3-1) L 8 3 6-2 37 7.7 Colón 9/20 at NYY (3.1-7-6-6-1-3-2) L 13 5 5-8 51 6.3 Turley 6/22 vs. CWS (0.2-6-5-5-0-0-2) L 3 0 0-3 5 4.9 Jorge 7/7 vs. BL (2.2-7-6-6-1-2-3) ND 2 0 2-0 7 8.2 Tepesch 5/6 vs. BOS (1.2-5-7-1-2-2-1) L 1 0 0-1 0 0.0 Wilk 6/17 vs. CLE (3.1-8-6-6-3-2-1) L 1 0 0-1 1 2.7 García 7/28 at OK (6.2-8-3-3-3-7-0) W 1 1 1-0 6 6.0 Enns 8/10 at MIL (2.1-5-2-1-1-0-1) ND 1 0 1-0 6 23.1 Melville 8/21 at CWS (3.1-4-5-5-3-4-1) L 1 0 0-1 1 2.7 Gee 9/1 vs. KC (2.2-6-5-5-3-2-1) L 3 1 2-5 17 6.0 Slegers 9/6 at TB (4.0-5-5-5-2-3-2) ND 2 1 2-0 8 7.0 TOMORROW'S STRTER - DLBERTO MEJÍ, LHP (SESON: 4-6, 4.48 ER // CREER: 4-6, 4.56 ER) Mejía made his second start after being activated from the 10-day disabled list with a left arm brachialis strain on ugust 9...Mejía allowed one run on four hits in 4.2 innings with five strikeouts, but did not factor into the decision in his last start on September 21 at Detroit...while on the disabled-list he started two games with Triple- Rochester during rehab, going 1-0, 1.13 ER (8.0 IP, 1 ER) with six strikeouts...is 1-1, 1.86 ER (9.2 IP, 2 ER) in two career starts vs. Cleveland.
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: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP) Series at DET: 0-0-0. 0.00 (2.0 IP) vs. Left:.169 vs. Right:.252 Has allowed just 5 earned runs in last 29 appearances (30.0 IP, 1.50 ER)...60 appearances most since 66 in 2014 with COL. Converted Has 48 outings 7th save without of 2017 an earned 9/8 at run KC...has (45.2 IP)...allowed 12 career saves...since all 27 earned 2015, runs has in 12 a 1.40 outings ER (8.0 (51.1 IP). IP, 8 ER) in 46 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 (0.1 IP) Series at DET: - - vs. Left:.216 vs. Right:.295 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 BOO-seh-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 (2.2 IP) Series at DET: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP) vs. Left:.211 vs. Right:.190 Pitched has allowed at least just 5 2.0 hits innings in last in 16 17 outings of his 26 (15.2 appearances...has IP)...since 6/22 has allowed 1.03 ER just (26.1 8 baserunners IP, 3 ER), 2nd in his best last among 15 outings MLB relievers (14.0 IP), (min. and 25.0 IP)...since 8/10 has a 0.47 ER (19.1 IP, ER), best ER in the majors (min. 15.0 IP). 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 DET: - - vs. Left:.417 vs. Right:.308 Split Promoted season to between Roc. 6/23...18 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, 20.25 (1.1 IP, 3 ER) Series at DET: - - vs. Left:.245 vs. Right:.284 Has 36 career starts, all with the Twins (2015-16)...is 14-13, 5.42 ER (191.0 IP, 115 ER) with 52 walks and 167 K as a starter. Has 23 appearances in 2017 of 1.1+ IP, posting a 2.18 ER (45.1 IP, 11 ER) with 6 HR, 7 BB, 50 K. 5th round selection by the Twins in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft...was reliever at Rice from 2010-12 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 (2.0 IP) Series at DET: 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 IP) vs. Left:.312 vs. Right:.262 In posting last 9 a relief 2.47 appearances ER (76.2 IP, 21 has ER) allowed in those three 25...5 earned of his runs 8 relief in 21.0 outings IP (1.29 in 2017 ER)...has have been 25 career at least relief 2.2 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 (2.0 IP) Series at DET: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left:.222 vs. Right:.253 In Has his 15 last appearances 11 road appearances of 1.1+ IP, has posting a 0.84 a 1.44 ER (10.2 ER (25.0 IP, ER) IP, with 4 ER) one with walk 4 and BB, 11 28 K...tossed K, 3 holds 8.0 and scoreless 1 save. IP over last 8 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 (2.0 IP, ER) Series at DET: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1.0 IP, ER) vs. Left:.200 vs. Right:.200 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 2017...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 DET: - - 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, 3.00 (3.2 IP, ER) Series at DET: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.2 IP) vs. Left:.298 vs. Right:.184 Has walked just 7 batters in last 41.2 IP (37 K in that span)...righties are batting.132 (7-for-53) vs. Pressly since 8/3. 8 of the 9 home runs he has allowed have come at Target Field...has a 2.66 ER on the road, 6.00 ER at home. Most appearances (126, Rogers 2nd with 123) over last 2 seasons among Twins. 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 (1.0 IP) Series at DET: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 IP) vs. Left:.181 vs. Right:.286 66 29 outings holds in are 2017 career-high, are most in passing all of baseball...29 57 in 2016...behind holds are only most Pressly by a Twin (126) since for most Guerrier appearances tied the Twins over record last 2 seasons with 33 in with 2009. 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 DET: - - 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 DET: 0-0-0, 9.00 (2.0 IP, 2 ER) 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 31 23 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, (41.2 0 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, 27.00 (0.2 IP, 2 ER) Series at DET: - - 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.236 3.39 8.02 7 12 17 26 4 15.4 Buddy Boshers.233 2.65 7.15 0 0 3 28 10 35.7 lan Busenitz.048 2.40 6.30 0 1 2 22 4 18.2 John Curtiss.333 3.38 11.81 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 Tyler Duffey.255 2.28 8.73 1 3 10 35 17 48.6 Dillon Gee.333 2.89 7.33 1 1 0 5 0 0.0 Trevor Hildenberger.219 1.36 9.53 1 3 9 24 5 20.8 Gabriel Moya.250 4.50 4.50 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Glen Perkins.600 8.44 3.38 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 Ryan Pressly.327 2.56 9.05 0 1 7 33 11 33.3 Taylor Rogers.279 3.33 7.50 0 4 29 35 5 14.2 aron Slegers.000 13.50 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Michael Tonkin.364 5.40 11.81 0 0 0 10 1 0.1 Nik Turley.200 4.91 6.14 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 Last Relief ppearance 9/22/17 at DET (ND) 9/19/17 at NYY (ND) 9/21/17 at DET (W) 9/22/17 at DET (H) 9/23/17 at DET (ND) 9/17/17 vs. TOR (ND) RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 at DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/21 at DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/14 vs. TOR BS5 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 9/13 vs. SD W2 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/8 at KC S7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9/7 at KC S6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/19 at NYY ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/17 vs. TOR ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/14 vs. TOR H3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/9 at KC ND 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/24 at DET NE 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/23 at DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/19 at NYY ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/16 vs. TOR ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9/14 vs. TOR H2 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9/13 vs. SD ND 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 at NYY ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/19 at NYY ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/10 at KC ND 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 9/4 at TB ND 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 2 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 at NYY ND 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 9/18 at NYY ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/15 vs. TOR ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3 9/9 at KC ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9/8 at KC H10 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/21 at DET W 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9/19 at NYY ND 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 9/16 vs. TOR ND 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 2 9/14 vs. TOR W2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/10 at KC ND 3.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 at DET H10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9/18 at NYY ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/16 vs. TOR ND 0.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 9/14 vs. TOR H9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/23 at DET ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9/19 at NYY ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/16 vs. TOR ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 9/12 vs. SD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 at NYY ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9/12 vs. SD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9/4 at TB ND 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 8/30 vs. CWS ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8/26 at TOR ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/24 at DET 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/21 at DET ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9/19 at NYY ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 9/17 vs. TOR ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/15 vs. TOR ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at DET ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9/18 at NYY ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/14 vs. TOR H29 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9/13 vs. SD ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/9 at KC ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/17 vs. TOR ND 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 9/6 at TB ND 4.0 5 5 5 2 2 3 8/17 vs. CLE ND 6.1 2 2 2 1 2 3 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/26 at DET ND 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 9/20 at NYY ND 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 3 9/13 vs. TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9/12 vs. SD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/10 at KC ND 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 3 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 at NYY ND 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 9/19 at NYY ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/10 at KC ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 1 9/2 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 DET: 1-6, 2B 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 23 games at shortstop...5 at 3B, 1 at 1B, 2 at 2B, and 8 in LF. BYRON BUXTON - OF #25 Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 B/T: R/R ge: 23 (12/19/93 in Baxley, G) 2017 verage:.253 Streak: 0-5 Series at DET: 5-17, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB, SB Roadtrip: 5-27, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB HR (16): Solo (13), 2-run (2), ITP (1) Has hit.153 (11-for-72) with 26 strikeouts in 27 games vs. Indians. 22 of home his last run 45 of 2017 hits (6 with 2B, walk-off 5 3B, 11 in HR) 10th since 9/14...11 8/12 HR are in for last extra-bases. 40 games (31 RBI). Since 7/4 is hitting.319 (67-for-210) with 8 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 36 RBI. Named.324 L (34-for-105) Player of the in Week 29 ugust 8/28 after games...hit hitting.387.333 in with July a and 1.161.184 OPS. in June. 27 2nd SB career (1 CS) inside leads the Twins, park 7th HR in 8/18 L...96.4 vs. RI...9th SB% leads Twin MLB, to have is best multiple in Twins ITP history. HRs. JSON CSTRO - C #21 Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 B/T: L/R ge: 30 (6/18/87 in Castro Valley, C) 2017 verage:.233 Streak: 1g, 1-3, BB Series at DET: 2-10, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB Roadtrip: 3-15, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB HR (9): Solo (7), 2-run (2) Tied Signed career-high 3-year contract with 4 with hits the 6/13 Twins vs. SE on 11/30/16...spent as Twins collected 8 seasons franchise in best Houston 28 hits. org. Named finalist for L Gold Glove ward as catcher in 2015. BRIN DOZIER - 2B #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R ge: 30 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS) 2017 verage:.262 Streak: 3g, 6-14, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB Series at DET: 6-18, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB Roadtrip: 8-27, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB, SB HR (32): Solo (24), 3-run (2), 2-run (4), ITP (1), GS (1).321 (17-fof-53) w 6 HR in last 13 games at CLE...12 HR at CLE most in any opposing park. Since 1988 is 1 of 4 Twins to hit 32+ HR (Morneau, Willingham, Cuddyer). Has 60 hits in last 50 games, including 15 home runs and 35 RBI. Leads MLB with 47 HR post-sg since 2016 (next: Upton 42). 149 HR are 10th in Twins history...needs 14 to tie Brunansky for 9th. HR lead with 21st 7/14...20 leadoff HR since 2015 are 2nd in MLB (Blackmon-22). all-time leadoff 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 2017. 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:.250 Streak: 4g, 5-18, HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB Series at DET: 5-18, HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB Roadtrip: 6-30, HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB HR (20): Solo (8), 2-run (8), 3-run (4).243 Current (9-for-37) Twins regular w 5 2B in 3B 12g with vs. Sanó CLE in on '17; DL...has.206 (39-for-189) started 33 in of 63 Twins career last games. 34 at 3B...in those 34 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 DET: 0-2 Roadtrip: 0-2 HR (0): - - 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), 2017. 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:.212 Streak: 0-4 Series at DET: 0-4 Roadtrip: 2-8, 2B HR (6): Solo (5), 3-run (1) last eight 16...hit walks in 4 of in his last last 5 starts, 11 games...reached batting.353 (6-for-17) in 10 of last in those 12 games 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 62-41 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:.249 Streak: 3g, 4-10, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB Series at DET: 4-10, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB Roadtrip: 4-16, 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, SB HR (9): Solo (5), 2-run (3), 3-run (1) Hitting.167 (12-for-72) in 25 career games vs. CLE; 2-for-last-27. Hit in 10 of 16 starts since reinstated from DL 9/5. Has.379 20 HR with Twins in 2 seasons (11 with HOU)...hitting LHP at.248, RHP at.250. Set OBP was the highest pre-sg OBP by a Twin since Mauer's.402 OBP in 2013. 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: 2g, 4-9, 2B, HR, 4 RBI Series at DET: 4-9, 2B, HR, 4 RBI Roadtrip: 5-17, 2 HR, 2B, 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..245.280 (13-for-53) in pril,.242 in in 17 May, games.215 vs. in CLE June, in '17;.294 8 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 2017...fluent Berlin...one in of 4 43 languages. German-born Has 2 HR career-highs game 8/8 vs. in MIL...3rd games (142), of his runs career...back-to-back (65), hits (120), 2B with (30), 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: 2g, 3-9, 2 RBI Series at DET: 6-18, 2B, 4 RBI, BB Roadtrip: 10-30, 2B, 5 RBI, BB HR (7): Solo (2), 2-run (4), GS (1).329.327 (224-for-681) (112-for-342) with in 88 49 games 2B, 14 at HR, Progressive...13g 78 RBI, 106 R, 96 hit-streak BB in 180 here, games hitting vs. CLE....463 (25-for-54) w 10 2B &.517 OBP in those games. 2nd 5th in in L majors in OBP with (.384).388 and (66-for-170) 7th in average average (.308) since this 8/10 season. (1st:. Garcia -.395). 16-2,304 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. (884), TOR. in average (.308) and hits (1984), 3rd in runs (952), 4th in games (1727), 5th 3rd in total bases (2853), 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:.260 Streak: 7g, 11-27, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB Series at DET: 7-16, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB Roadtrip: 11-27, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB HR (12): Solo (7), 2-run (3), 3-run (2).280 71 RBI (23-for-82) as shortstop, w 6 2B, third 3 3B, most 3 HR in in 23 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)...30 2B are 4th most, trailing Guzman (31 in '02), Guzman (31 in '04) and Smalley (31 in '78). 122 Since starts 8/17 at is batting SS in '17,.310 most (45-for-145) by Twin since with Pedro 11 2B, Florimon 3B, 9 HR, (127) 34 RBI in 2013. in 38 games. EDDIE ROSRIO - OF #20 Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R ge: 25 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) 2017 verage:.287 Streak: 2g, 2-7, 2 RBI, 2 BB Series at DET: 3-15, 3 RBI, 4 BB Roadtrip: 4-27, 3 RBI, 2 BB HR (26): Solo(16), 2-run(7), 3-run(2),GS(1).329 (55-for-167) w 6 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 20 RBI in 46 games vs. CLE...8 HR, 46 hits and 46 games are his most vs. any opp....341 (30-for-88) in 24 career games at Progressive. NIKO GOODRUM - OF #23 14 HR, 78 RBI in last 45 games...has a hit in 14 of last 18, 20 of last 27, in 35 Height: 6-3 Weight: 198 B/T: S/R ge: 25 (2/28/92 in Fayetteville, G) of his last 48 and in 37 of last 50 games...15 HR since 8/1 are T9th most in L 2017 verage:.083 Streak: 0-1, BB Series at DET: 0-0, BB 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): - - 3 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-2 25 2B, 5 9/2 3B, vs. 13 KC...hit HR, 66.333(46-for-138) RBI in 127 games vs. for lefties Triple- at Roc. Roc. 2nd round pick in 2010 Draft by Twins...674 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 DET: 3-6, 2B 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 DET: 2-4, HR, 4 RBI 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. 2001..419 (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 2017. 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 - 118 2-run - 54 3-run - 23 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 10 6 7, 6/21-7/23 3 9/6/17 at TB 2 Snell 22.. 0.375 3 8 0 3.375 3 8 0 3 Buxton 25 12 12, 8/10-21 4 9/17/17 vs. TOR 0 Biagini 29 9/4/16 vs. CWS 1.128 6 47 1 2.153 11 72 3 7 Castro 19 10 11, 5/22-6/9 4 9/12/17 vs. SD 0 Valdez 30 8/3/15 at TEX 3.190 8 42 0 3.178 18 101 0 3 Dozier 45 16 10, 5/19-29 4 9/22/17 at DET 0 Greene 9 8/8/17 vs. MIL 1.224 13 58 2 5.241 92 382 19 45 Escobar 24 20 9, 6/13-22 5 9/24/17 at DET 0 lcantara 1. 0.243 9 37 0 4.206 39 189 2 20 Garver 1 0 2, 8/24-25 3.. 40. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gimenez 7 3 4, 9/6-20 3 8/20/17 vs. RI 0 Shipley 42. 0.059 1 17 1 1.103 4 39 1 1 Goodrum 0 0 1, 9/12 1 12. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Granite 4 3 9, 7/19-29 3 9/23/17 at DET 2 Hardy 3. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grossman 27 9 5, 2x, 8/17-9/8 3 9/7/17 at KC 0 Gaviglio 39. 0.161 5 31 0 2.167 12 72 0 2 Kepler 31 20 9, 5/29-6/7 4 9/22/17 at DET 0 Norris 3 8/26/17 at TOR 2.245 13 53 2 3.241 26 108 8 15 Mauer 37 19 14, 8/22-9/5 4, 3x 9/17/17 vs. TOR 3 Rowley 31 9/17/17 vs. TOR 4.317 19 60 0 1.329 224 681 14 78 Polanco 33 20 10, 8/1-12 4, 2x 9/24/17 at DET 2 Farmer 3. 0.196 9 46 2 7.280 23 82 3 11 Rosario 39 17 15, 4/17-5/5 5 9/17/17 vs. TOR 0 Rowley 28 8/20/17 vs. RI 2.392 20 51 2 5.329 55 167 8 20 Vargas 12 12 7, 5/19-27 4 9/12/17 vs. SD 2 Mazzoni 14.. 0.077 2 26 0 3.185 20 108 2 11
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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 drianza 1 2 22 5 9 6 11 22 Buxton 126 12 18 10 17 22 47 Castro 100 4 18 13 39 26 Dozier 147 147 Escobar 7 12 72 17 12 2 18 24 28 18 3 2 Garver 4 3 3 2 2 4 2 Gimenez 52 2 1 1 2 7 20 18 7 Granite 4 16 7 1 1 4 7 Grossman 17 27 57 5 35 5 17 15 8 6 1 9 Goodrum 1 1 1 1 Kepler 8 116 1 27 4 26 31 23 5 5 4 Mauer 114 13 3 61 36 24 2 Polanco 123 2 1 10 26 6 7 20 31 17 6 Rosario 123 5 9 1 3 20 23 30 24 28 10 Vargas 28 27 1 9 25 9 9 4 Other 8 79 4 2 21 70 35 3 2 4 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EXTR TOTL TWINS 82 106 107 103 116 84 75 73 39 5 790 OPPONENT 84 81 92 120 86 81 60 84 72 6 766 DISBLED LIST PLYER INJURY DTE ON RETRO DTE OFF GMES MISSED Trevor May*... Torn Right Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/11... 157 Ryan O Rourke*... Torn Left Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/30... 157 Ehire drianza... Right Oblique Strain...3/30...5/5... 26 Glen Perkins*... Left Posterior Shoulder Strain...4/2...8/17... 117 Justin Haley... Right Biceps Tendinitis...4/22...5/7... 11 Phil Hughes... Right rm Soreness...5/22...6/28... 35 Justin Haley... Right Shoulder Soreness...5/28...7/24... 51 Hector Santiago... Left Shoulder Strain...6/7...6/27... 20 Ehire drianza... bdominal Issues...6/22...7/4... 12 Craig Breslow... Left Thoracic Rib Soreness...6/28...7/18... 17 Hector Santiago*.. Upper Thoracic Back Pain...7/5...7/3... 75 Joe Mauer... Left Side Low Back/Lumbar Strain...7/7...7/5...7/15... 6 Byron Buxton... Left Groin Strain...7/15...8/1... 14 Phil Hughes*... Thoracic Outlet Syndrome...7/18... 64 dalberto Mejía... Left rm Brachialis Strain...8/8...9/13... 35 Dietrich Enns... Left Shoulder Strain...8/17...8/16... 19 R. Grossman... Fractured Left Thumb...8/18...9/5... 18 Miguel Sanó... Left Shin Stress Reaction...8/21...8/20... 35 Jason Castro... Concussion symptoms...8/24...9/3... 9 J.T. Chargois*... Right Elbow Impingement...9/5... 19 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... 5 4/22 vs. Detroit...Miguel Sanó...Jordan Baker... Contact with James McCann... 2 7/30 at Oakland...Miguel Sanó...Phil Cuzzi... rguing balls and strikes... 3 9/3 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 6 Eddie Rosario 4 Danny Santana 1 Total 20 Joe Mauer 10 Brian Dozier 9 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 1 2017 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. **