Minnesota Twins (24-35) VS. Philadelphia Phillies (29-33) Tuesday, June 12, 2012 @ 7:10 PM - Fox Sports North/Treasure Island Baseball Network Nick Blackburn (R, 2-4, 7.75) vs. Kyle Kendrick (R, 2-5, 4.44) GAME 60 HOME GAME 30 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opp. Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio 6/13 Phi. P.J. Walters (R, 2-1, 4.42) vs. Cole Hamels (L, 8-3, 2.93) 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 6/14 Phi. Scott Diamond (L, 5-1, 1.61) vs. Joe Blanton (R, 5-6, 5.40) 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: 24-35 Home Record: 11-18 Road Record: 13-17 Record in series: 7-10-3 Sweeps/Swept: 2-6 April: 6-16, May: 12-16, June: 6-3, July: - -, Aug.: - -, Sept.: - - Vs. East: 5-12 Vs. Central: 8-10 Vs. West: 7-11 Vs. N.L.: 4-2 Mon: 3-5, Tue: 3-5, Wed: 5-4, Thu: 2-3, Fri: 5-5, Sat: 3-6, Sun: 3-7 Decisions vs. RHP: 16-25 Decisions vs. LHP: 8-10 When Twins score first: 16-7 When Opp. scores first: 8-28 Come-from-behind wins: 12 When leading after 7/8 inn.: 21-2/20-1 When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 2-31/2-32 When tied after 7/8 inn.: 1-2/1-2 Extra-innings: 2-0 1-run games: 12-10 When Twins out-hit opp.: 18-2 When Opp. out-hit Twins: 4-27 When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 2-6 When Twins get Quality Start: 12-8 When Twins starter goes 6+ inn.: 13-15 Most games over.500: - - Most games under.500: 17, 5/28 Longest winning-streak: 4, 5/16-19 Longest losing-streak: 6, 4/21-27 When Twins score 4+: 22-8 When Twins score 3-: 2-27 Team-high hits: 20, 4/12 vs. LAA. Team-high runs: 11, 3x, last 6/9 vs. CHC. Opp.-high hits: 18, 4/24 vs. Bos. Opp.-high runs: 16, 5/20 at Det. When Twins get 10+ hits: 15-7 Walk-Off W/L: 2-0 Shutouts W/L: 2/5 Complete Games: 1, Walters, 5/22 at CWS. Target Field Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 4/142 TWINS ON THE HOMESTAND Games... 3 Record...2-1 Average....351 (39-for-111) Runs Per-Game...7.0 (21 runs) Home Runs... 3 RISP....368 (14-for-38) Fielding Errors... 1 ERA...5.46 (28.0 ip, 17 er) Starters W-L...1-1 Starters ERA...4.86 (16.2 ip, 9 er) Relievers W-L-S... 1-0-0 Relievers ERA...6.35 (11.1 ip, 8 er) Save/Opportunities...0/1 Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TOMORROW S STARTER P.J. Walters, rhp 2012 Record (6 starts): 2-1, 4.42 ERA Career Record (26 appearances, 10 starts): 4-1, 6.06 ERA 2012 Record vs. Phi.: NA Career Record vs. Phi.: NA 2012 Six-Plus Innings: 4 of 6 starts 2012 Seven-Plus Innings: 1 of 6 starts 2012 Quality Starts: 4 of 6 starts Twins Record When Starting in 2012: 4-2 THE TWINS: The Twins began their Interleague homestand, taking their fourth straight series, winning two of three games against the Chicago Cubs...tonight, the Twins will begin a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies, followed by a three-game series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend (June 15-17). TWINS SHUT DOWN BY DEMPSTER: The Twins lost to the Cubs by a score of 8-2 on Sunday afternoon...francisco Liriano (1-7) was the starter and loser as he allowed four runs on four hits in 5.2 innings with three walks and six strikeouts...the offense collected seven hits as Trevor Plouffe and Jamey Carroll led the offense, each going 2-for-4... Josh Willingham went 0-for-3, snapping his 12-game hitting streak...the Twins scored their only two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. INTERLEAGUE PLAY, ON THE RECORD: The Twins are 152-118 all-time in Interleague Play, going 8-3 in their last 11...since the start of 2006, they are 73-41 with a home record of 42-15...the Twins 152-118 record is tied for the fourth-best in baseball while their record of 73-41 since 2006 is fourth. The Twins are batting.314 (72-for-229) in Interleague Play this season, which ranks second in all of baseball, behind Milwaukee (.319)...their 72 hits are the second-most in baseball behind the Angels (79) and their 41 runs scored are tied for second-most. The Twins are 28-10 in Interleague series play since 2006...15-4 at home and 13-6 on the road in that span. Joe Mauer s.320 career batting average in Interleague Play ranks sixth among actives with a minimum of 450 at-bats. STREAKS Current Streak: 1 loss Last 5 games: 3-2 Last 10 games: 7-3 Last 15 games: 9-6 Last 20 games: 11-9 FACING PHILADELPHIA: The Twins have an all-time record of 5-4 against the Phillies, winning two of three games the last time these two teams met, June 18-20, 2010 at Citizens Bank Park...in that three-game series, the Twins batted.316 (37-for-117) with three doubles, one triple, seven home runs, while out-hitting the Phillies 37-29...the last time the Twins hosted Philadelphia was June 11-13, 2004 at the Metrodome as the Phillies won two of three games. Josh Willingham has hit 15 home runs in 74 career games against Philadelphia. Justin Morneau has five hits in 12 career at-bats (.417) against Phillies pitchers and Denard Span has five hits in 14 at-bats (.357). HENDRIKS HONORED: Right-handed pitcher Liam Hendriks was named International League Pitcher of the Week for the period from June 4-10...Hendriks went 2-0, 0.00 (15.2 ip) with seven hits allowed, three walks and 18 strikeouts for the Rochester Red Wings...he pitched a 7.0-inning complete game shutout, June 4 vs. Columbus, then followed it up with 8.2 shutout innings and 10 strikeouts, June 9 at Indianapolis...the Aussie has posted a record of 5-0, 1.94 (46.1 ip, 10 er) with 13 walks and 42 strikeouts in seven starts for the Red Wings this season. THE PLOUFFE IS ON FIRE: Trevor Plouffe is batting.387 (12-for-31) with three doubles, four home runs, nine rbi and seven runs scored in eight games this month...his.871 slugging percentage in June is the highest in the American League (minimum of 30 at-bats) and second in all of baseball behind Arizona s Paul Goldschmidt (.935)...his.387 average is the fifth-best in the American League. ON THE DOTTED LINE: As of this morning, the Twins have officially signed 15 of their 43 draft picks from the 2012 First-Year Player Draft...below is a look at who has signed: ROUND PLAYER POS ROUND PLAYER POS ROUND PLAYER POS 2 (#63) Mason Melotakis lhp 11 (#340) Taylor Rogers lhp 19 (#580) Jonathan Murphy of 3 (#97) Adam Brett Walker rf 12 (#370) Alex Muren rhp 21 (#640) Bo Altobelli c 4 (#130) Zach Jones rhp 14 (#430) Jake Proctor of 25 (#760) Joel Licon if 5 (#160) Tyler Duffey rhp 15 (#460) Jarret Leverett lhp 30 (#910) Bryan Santy c 6 (#190) Andre Martinez lhp 17 (#520) D.J. Hicks 1b 34 (1030) Bryan Haar 3b THIS AND THAT: The Twins are 14-9 in their last 23 games since May 16, which is the fourth-best record in the American League in that span. Ben Revere is batting.337 (28-for-83) with nine multi-hit games in 20 games since being recalled from Triple-A Rochester. Matt Capps leads all American League relievers with four saves this month. The Twins surpassed the 1-million mark in attendance Sunday afternoon in the club s 29th home date...last season they surpassed 1-million in their 26th home date on June 15. UPCOMING MILESTONES TWINSPRESSBOX.COM For the third straight season, the Twins offer twinspressbox.com for easy media access to game notes, media clips, stats, audio/video clips, the 2012 media guide, and more. Please register on the site to acquire login information. The Twins and Target Field with LEED Silver Certification continue to promote environmentally friendly practices and long-term sustainability. TWINS VS. PHILADELPHIA 2010 Record: 2-1 Current Streak: 2 wins 2010 at Home: - - 2010 at Philadelphia: 2-1 All-Time Record: 5-4 All-Time at Home: 1-2 All-Time at Philadelphia: 4-2 2010 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 6/18 Phi. 5-9 Blanton/Blackburn 6/19 Phi. 13-10 Rauch/Baez 6/20 Phi. 4-1 Pavano/Hallady LONGEST HR AT TARGET FIELD Player Distance: Date Team Jim Thome 490 ft 7/17/11 Min Jim Thome 480 ft 9/6/10 Min Jim Thome 465 ft 5/23/11 Min Jason Kubel 460 ft 5/11/11 Min Jim Thome 452 ft 9/7/10 Min Nelson Cruz 450 ft 6/9/11 Tex Jim Thome 449 ft 9/4/10 Min Josh Hamilton 449 ft 4/15/12 Tex PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Ron Gardenhire 890 wins Needs 10 wins to reach 900 managerial victories Joe Mauer 1156 hits Needs 8 hits to tie Cesar Tovar for 9th on Twins All-Time list (1164) 499 walks Needs 1 walk to reach 500 for his career 229 doubles Needs three to tie Harmon Killebrew for 9th on Twins All-Time list (232) Justin Morneau 195 home runs Needs 6 home runs to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins All-Time List (201) Needs 5 home runs to reach 200 for his career 241 doubles Needs 11 doubles to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins All-Time List (252) Needs 4 doubles to reach 250 for his career 741 rbi Needs 17 rbi to tie Gary Gaetti for 5th on Twins All-Time List (758) 431 walks Needs 17 walks to tie Tony Oliva for 9th on Twins All-Time List (448)
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 2 STARTING PITCHER JUNE 12, 2012 NICK BLACKBURN #53 Height: 6-4 Weight: 238 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (2/24/82 in Ada, OK) 2012: 2-4, 7.75 CAREER: 41-50, 4.66 He is making his 127th career start and 135th appearance. He is making his ninth start of the season and fifth start at Target Field. 2012 DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K 4/9 LAA. L 6.0 5 5 5 0 2 3 Trailing 4-1 First career Home Opener 99/60 4/14 Tex. ND 5.1 7 2 2 1 1 3 Trailing 2-1 Left w/ right posterior shoulder stiffness 79/51 4/24 Bos. L 3.0 8 5 5 1 1 2 Trailing 5-1 Receives 1 run of support 3rd straight time 71/44 4/30 @LAA. L 6.0 7 3 3 1 1 2 Trailing 3-0 Earns first quality start 85/50 APRIL 0-3 20.1 27 15 15 3 5 10 6.64 ERA 5/6 @Sea. L 6.0 7 5 5 1 3 4 Trailing 5-1 Mariners score three in 1st inning 98/59 5/11 Tor. W 5.0 6 5 5 3 3 3 Leading 6-5 First win since July 8, 2011 at CWS. 81/47 5/16 @Det. ND 2.0 6 6 6 0 2 2 Tied 6-6 5 runs allowed on 5 hits in 2nd inning 53/33 MAY 1-1 13.0 19 16 16 4 8 9 11.08 ERA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^15-DAY DISABLED LIST (MAY 17-JUNE 4 WITH LEFT QUAD STRAIN) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6/6 @KC. W 5.0 5 2 2 1 2 1 Leading 3-2 First start back from the 15-day DL 92/51 JUNE 1-0 5.0 5 2 2 1 2 1 3.60 ERA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA PRE-ASG TOTALS 2-4 38.1 51 33 33 8 15 20 7.75 SEASON TOTALS 2-4 38.1 51 33 33 8 15 20 7.75 CAREER TOTALS 41-50 758.1 911 442 393 102 191 366 4.66 LAST START: Was the winner in the Twins' 4-2 victory, June 6 at Kansas City, opposite Felipe Paulino...it was his first Major League start since being placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left quad strain, May 17...gave up a two-run home run to Yuniesky Betancourt in the first inning on a 2-2 count...threw four scoreless innings following the two-run first inning...was relieved by Jeff Manship to start the sixth inning...blackburn threw 92 pitches, 51 strikes. TWO STARTS AGO...: Did not factor in to the decision in the Twins' 11-7 victory, May 16 at Detroit, opposite Rick Porcello...started the first game of a two-game series at Comerica Park (Twins eventually swept the Tigers)...allowed one run to cross in the first inning...allowed five runs on five hits in the second inning... left with a 6-6 tie...twins scored five runs in the final four innings to secure the win...blackburn threw 53 pitches, 33 strikes...53 pitches were his fewest since throwing 49 pitches, August 21, 2011 vs. New York (AL) when he lasted just 1.1 inning. INJURY NOTE: He was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left quad strain, May 17...he made two rehab starts with Triple-A Rochester (International League)...he allowed four runs on four hits in 3.2 innings with three walks and two strikeouts, May 29 at Charlotte...his second start was postponed due to rain after allowing one run on two hits in 2.1 innings, June 3 vs. Columbus. FIRST IS THE WORST: He has allowed 13 runs on 18 hits in the first inning this season...he has allowed at least one first inning run in seven of his eight starts and multiple first inning runs in four starts...he has allowed the opposition to score the game's first run in six of eight starts (only exceptions were May 16 at Detroit when the Twins scored two and June 6 at Kansas City when the Twins scored one, both in the top of the first). His 18 hits allowed in the first inning are tied for seventh-most in baseball. CENTURY MARK: He has yet to surpass 100 pitches in an outing this season with his last coming on August 10, 2011 vs. Boston when he threw 108 (69 strikes)...he is 15-6, 2.58 (220.0 ip, 63 er) in 32 career starts when he throws at least 100 pitches. STAY GROUNDED: He has induced just three ground ball double plays this season after entering 2012 with 83 for his career...his 80 ground ball double plays induced from 2008-2011 were tied for fifth-most in the American League. INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Blackburn is making his 13th career Interleague start...he is 4-5, 5.94 (69.2 ip, 46 er) with two complete games in 12 career starts...last season, he went 0-2, 9.42 (14.1 ip, 15 er) with five walks and seven strikeouts...he is currently on a four-game Interleague losing streak, looking for his first IL victory since May 21, 2010 vs. Milwaukee. He went 4-1, 3.24 (50.0 ip, 18 er) in seven Interleague starts from the start of his career through June 12, 2010...he has since gone 0-4, 12.81 (19.2 ip, 28 er) in five starts. He threw back-to-back complete games June 18, 2009 vs. Pittsburgh and June 24, 2009 at Milwaukee. IT'S STARTING TO GET OFFENSIVE: From April 9-May 6, the Twins had scored just four runs of support behind Blackburn and no more than one run of support in any of those..in his last three, the Twins have scored a combined total of 15 runs. FEELING MINNESOTA: Blackburn is 25-17, 3.80 (376.1 ip, 159 er) in 64 career home games (60 starts) and 10-10, 4.04 (185.0 ip, 83 er) in 31 career games (30 starts) at Target Field. He is 16-33, 5.51 (382.0 ip, 234 er) in 70 career road games (66 starts). 2011 QUICK HITS: Went 7-10, 4.49 (148.1 ip, 74 er) with 54 walks and 76 strikeouts in 26 starts. Made his first start, April 3 at Toronto, earning the win, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits in 5.2 ip. Surpassed 600.0 innings for his career, May 4 at Chicago (AL). Made his 100th career start, May 14 vs. Toronto...also set a career-high with eight strikeouts in that start. Pitched his fifth career complete game, May 24 vs. Seattle...recorded his 300th career strikeout, May 24 at Seattle, fanning Miguel Olivo in the second inning. Went 3-0, 2.53 (42.2 ip, 12 er) in six starts in May...his 42.2 ip ranked fifth in the AL and 10th in baseball. Left his start on June 4 at Kansas City with back tightness. Set a career-high with five walks allowed, July 30 at Oakland...set a new career-high in his next start, August 5 vs. Chicago (AL). Made his last start, tossing 1.1 innings, August 21 vs. New York (AL)...placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right lateral forearm strain, August 22. Was diagnosed with Radial Tunnel Syndrome and had surgery to decompress the radial nerve in his right forearm, September 30. He posted a 67.5 ground ball percentage, ranking fourth in the American League (minimum of 125.0 innings pitched), behind Trevor Cahill (70.3%), Fausto Carmona (69.4%) and Justin Masterson (68.0%). 2012 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CG s: - - CG s: 5, last 5/24/11 vs. Sea. SHO s: - - SHO s: - - Low Hit: - - Low-Hit: 6, 6/18/09 vs. Pit. Innings: 6.0, 3x, last 5/6 at Sea. Innings: 9.0, 4x, last 5/24/11 vs. Sea. SO s: 4, last 5/6 at Sea. SO s: 8, 5/14/11 vs. Tor. Walks: 3, 2x, last 5/11 vs. Tor. Walks: 6, 8/5/11 vs. CWS. Win-Streak: 2, last 5/11-6/6 Win-Streak: 5, 2x, last 5/4-6/16/11 CAREER NOTES Originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 34th round of the 2000 First-Year Player Draft. 2000 graduate of Del City (OK) High School. Drafted by the Twins in the 29th round of the '01 First-Year Player Draft out of Seminole State Junior College. Made Major League debut September 3, 2007 vs. Cleveland. First Major League win 4/19/08 vs. Cleveland tossing 7.2 shutout innings. First career complete game 6/18/09 vs. Pit. allowing one run on six hits, one walk and two strikeouts. Ranked by Baseball America as the Twins No. 1 prospect entering 2008 prior to Johan Santana trade. First career Major League start 4/2/08 vs. LAA tossing 7.0 innings, allowing one run on five hits. His 2008 rookie totals for innings pitched (193.1) and starts (33) rank fourth on the Twins All-Time list. Signed a four-year contract extension with the Twins, March 7, 2010. 2012 marks his sixth year with the Twins and 11th at the professional level. 2012 MISC. NUMBERS W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 1 2 7.91 4 19.1 17 Vs. Left:.369 24 65 4 12 6 Road: 1 2 7.58 4 19.0 16 Vs. Right:.290 27 93 4 3 14 Day: 0 2 6.23 3 17.1 12 TOTALS:.323 51 158 8 15 20 Night: 2 2 9.00 5 21.0 21 Grass: 2 4 7.75 8 38.1 33 Turf: - - - - - - - - - - - - MORE MISC. NUMBERS BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP Blackburn: 66 1 0-1 3 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS Year Starts 6+ IP QS Year Starts 6+ IP QS 2007 - - - - - - 2011 26 15 12 2008 33 21 19 2012 8 3 1 2009 33 25 21 Totals 126 81 67 2010 26 17 14 HITS/RUNS PER INNING INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HITS/RUNS: 18/13 10/7 7/3 8/4 1/0 5/3 2/3 - - - - BLACKBURN VS. PHILADELPHIA 2012 vs. Philadelphia: - - 2012 vs. Philadelphia at Minnesota: - - 2012 vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia: - - Career vs. Philadelphia: 0-1, 43.20 (1.2 ip, 8 er) in 1 start. Career vs. Philadelphia at Minnesota: - - Career vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia: 0-1, 43.20 (1.2 ip, 8 er) in 1 start. VS. THE PHILLIES: He is making his second career start and appearance against Philadelphia... his only start was June 18, 2010 at Citizens Bank Park and was dealt the loss in the Twins' 9-5 defeat, opposite Joe Blanton...the game was the Twins first ever game in that park...blackburn tossed just 1.2 innings (his shortest start of the 2010 season) allowing eight runs on six hits while walking three and striking out two...allowed back-to-back home runs in the second inning: Chase Utley three-run home run and a Ryan Howard solo homer. BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS Blackburn vs. the Phillies PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Thome.292 24 7 2 4 8 Polanco.200 20 4 0 1 1 Pierre.158 19 3 0 2 0 Wigginton.143 7 1 0 0 0 Howard 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 Utley 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 Blanton.000 1 0 0 0 1 Ruiz.000 1 0 0 0 0 Victorino.000 0 0 0 2 0 TWINS STARTERS IN 2012 Kendrick vs. the Twins PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Willingham.364 11 4 1 1 1 Doumit.286 7 2 0 1 0 Carroll.250 4 1 0 1 0 Pitcher Last Start Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG Pavano 6/1 at Cle. (3.2-9-7-6-1-2) L 11 4 4-7 24 3.43 Liriano 6/10 vs. ChC. (5.2-4-4-4-3-6) L 8 2 2-7 13 2.64 Marquis 5/20 at Mil. (1.2-8-8-8-1-0) L 7 2 2-5 19 5.03 Blackburn 6/6 at K.C. (5.0-5-2-2-2-1) W 7 1 3-5 19 4.46 Diamond 6/9 vs. ChC. (6.0-7-0-0-0-5) W 7 6 6-1 35 7.05 Walters 6/8 vs. ChC. (5.0-8-5-5-1-2) ND 5 3 3-2 24 5.89 Hendriks 5/2 at LAA. (2.1-9-6-6-0-1) L 4 1 1-3 6 3.00 Swarzak 5/25 vs. Det. (3.2-9-6-6-1-3) L 4 0 0-4 7 3.44 De Vries 6/5 at K.C. (5.0-6-5-4-0-4) W 3 0 2-1 13 7.80
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 3 BULLPEN NOTES JUNE 12, 2012 ALEX BURNETT - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #31 Height: 6-0 Weight: 221 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (7/26/87 in Anaheim, CA) Obtained: 12th round, 2005 First-Year Player Draft Innings: 2.0, many Hits: 4, 5/9 vs. LAA. Runs: 3, 5/2 at LAA. Walks: 2, 5/16 at Det. Strikeouts: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er) Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er) Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with one strikeout, 6/4 at Kansas City. Recorded second win of season, allowing one hit in 0.2 inning, 5/28 vs. Oakland. Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with three strikeouts, 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Has a career record of 6-7, 4.67 (129.0 ip, 67 er) in 130 relief appearances. JARED BURTON - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #61 Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (6/2/81 in Westminster, SC) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 11/14/11 Innings: 1.1, 2x last 5/16 at Det. Hits: 4, 5/13 vs. Tor. Runs: 3, 5/13 vs. Tor. Walks: 1, 2x, last 4/28 vs. K.C. Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 6/6 at K.C. Homestand: 0-0-0 (9.00 (1.0 ip, 1 er), 1k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0 (9.00 (1.0 ip, 1 er), 1k Did not allow a run in 11 appearances (11.1 ip), with oppponents batting.000 (0-for-34), April 13-May 11. Made first appearance as a Twin, allowing two runs on two hits (solo homers to Markakis and Wieters) in 1.0 inning, 4/7 at Baltimore. Eight of his 11 appearances for Triple-A Louisville last season were scoreless. Has career record of 10-3, 3.46 (192.2 ip, 74 er) in 189 career relief appearances. 6/8 ChC. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/4 @K.C. - 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/30 Oak. - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/28 Oak. W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/23 @CWS. - 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6/10 ChC. - 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 1 6/6 @K.C. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6/4 @K.C. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6/2 @Cle. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5/29 Oak. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 MATT CAPPS - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #55 Height: 6-2 Weight: 260 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (9/3/83 in Douglasville, GA) Obtained: Trade with Washington, 7/29/10 Innings: 1.0, many Hits: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Runs: 2, 2x, last 5/27 vs. Det. Walks: 2, 5/28 vs. Oak. Strikeouts: 2, 5/4 at Sea. Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1k Picked up his first win of the season, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...retired the side in order and picked up his 14th save of the season, 6/6 at Kansas City. Retired the only batter he faced, earning his 13th save of the season, 6/4 at Kansas City. Recorded his 12th save of the season, allowing one hit in 1.0 inning, 6/3 at Cleveland. Allowed one hit with two strikeouts in recording his 11th save of the season, 6/2 at Cleveland. Had first blown save of season and suffered the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in 1.0 inning, 5/27 vs. Detroit. Has career record of 29-32, 3.49 (433.2 ip, 168 er) with 138 saves in 438 relief appearances. BRIAN DUENSING - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #52 Height: 6-0 Weight: 207 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (2/23/83 in Marysville, NE) Obtained: 3rd round, 2005 First-Year Player Draft Innings: 2.2, 5/26 vs. Det. Hits: 3, 3x, last 5/29 vs. Oak. Runs: 4, 5/24 at CWS. Walks: 1, many Strikeouts: 3, 5/26 vs. Det. Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er) 1k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er) 1k Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with with one strikeout, earning his first win of the season, 6/2 at Cleveland. Did not allow a run in nine consecutive appearances (12.1 ip), 5/2-20. Did not allow a run in five consecutive appearances (4.2 ip), 4/16-23. Has career record of 4-5, 3.12 (112.1 ip, 39 er) in 85 career relief appearances...is 21-16, 4.15 (294.2 ip, 136 er) in 50 career starts. JEFF GRAY - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #60 Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (11/19/81 in Texas City, TX) Obtained: Claimed off Waivers from Seattle, 10/31/11 Innings: 2.1, 3x, last 5/16 at Det. Hits: 4, 5/20 at Mil. Runs: 5, 5/20 at Mil. Walks: 2, 4/19 at NYY. Strikeouts: 4, 4/24 vs. Bos. Homestand: 0-0-0, 13.50 (2.0 ip, 3 er), 1k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 13.50 (2.0 ip, 3 er), 1k Did not allow a run in eight of 10 appearances, going 1-0, 1.54 (11.2 ip, 2 er), 4/21-5/19. Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings with a career-high four strikeouts, 4/24 vs. Boston. Recorded the win in back-to-back games, with one pitch (0.1 ip), 4/11 vs. Los Angeles (AL) and two pitches (0.1 ip), 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL. Made first appearance as a Twin, allowing one hit with one walk in 0.1 inning, 4/6 at Baltimore. Has career record of 4-2, 4.70 (113.0 ip, 59 er) in 90 career relief appearances. 6/8 ChC. W 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6/6 @K.C. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6/4 @K.C. S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/3 @Cle. S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/2 @Cle. S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6/10 ChC. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6/5 @K.C. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/2 @Cle. W 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/1 @Cle. - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5/29 Oak. - 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 6/8 ChC. - 2.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 6/4 @K.C. - 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 5/30 Oak. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/28 Oak. - 1.0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5/25 Det. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 JEFF MANSHIP - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #49 Height: 6-2 Weight: 212 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (1/16/85 in San Antonio, TX) Obtained: 14th round, 2006 First-Year Player Draft 6/9 ChC. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Innings: 1.1, 5/29 vs. Oak. Hits: 1, 3x, last 6/9 vs. ChC. Runs: 1, 5/29 vs. Oak. Walks: - - 6/6 @K.C. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Strikeouts: 1, 6/9 vs. ChC. Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1k 5/29 Oak. - 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Optioned to Triple-A Rochester, 6/6. Made first appearance of the season and suffered the loss, allowing one run on one hit in 1.1 inning, 5/29 vs. Oakland. Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/27. Has career record of 2-1, 5.36 (40.1 ip, 24 er) in 26 relief appearances and 1-1, 5.67 (27.0 ip, 17 er) in six starts. GLEN PERKINS - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #15 Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN Obtained: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 First-Year Player Draft Innings: 1.2, 4/9 vs. LAA. Hits: 3, 2x, last 6/8 vs. ChC. Runs: 3, 2x, last 5/7 vs. LAA. Walks: 3, 5/29 vs. Oak. Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 5/10 vs. Tor. Homestand: 0-0-0, 27.00 (0.2 ip, 2 er), 1 k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 27.00 (0.2 ip, 2 er), 1 k Recorded first win of season, allowing three walks with two strikeouts in 1.0 scoreless inning, 5/28 vs. Oakland. Struck out the side in 1.0 scoreless inning, 4/25 vs. Boston. Made first appearance of the season, allowing one hit with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning, 4/7 at Baltimore. His 65 strikeouts last season were second-most in the American League for a left-handed reliever (Chris Sale - 79) and eighth-most in baseball. Has career record of 6-5, 3.12 (138.2 ip, 48 er) with two saves in 128 relief appearances...is 18-12, 5.06 (251.0 ip, 141 er) in 44 career starts. ANTHONY SWARZAK - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #51 Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (9/10/85 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Obtained: 2nd round, 2004 First-Year Player Draft Innings: 7.0, 4/13 vs, Tex. Hits: 9, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Runs: 6, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Walks: 2, 2x, last 5/5 at Sea. Strikeouts: 3, many Homestand: 0-0-0, 6.00 (3.0 ip, 2 er), 2k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 6.00 (3.0 ip, 2 er), 2k Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with three strikeouts, 5/10 vs. Toronto. Made first relief appearance of the season, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three strikeouts, 4/22 at Tampa Bay. Was 0-3, 6.75 (14.2 ip, 11 er), allowing 21 hits with three walks and seven strikeouts as a starter, 4/8-19. Has a career record of 1-2, 3.57 (63.0 ip, 25 er) 29 career relief appearances...is 6-16, 5.74 (141.0 ip, 90 er) in 27 career Major League starts. 6/8 ChC. BS.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 6/6 @K.C. - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6/5 @K.C. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6/3 @Cle. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/2 @Cle. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6/10 ChC. - 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 6/8 ChC. - 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/5 @K.C. - 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6/1 @Cle. - 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5/25 Det. L 3.2 9 6 6 0 1 3 *Appearance on 5/25 was a start vs. Detroit 2012 TEAM PEN First Batter PITCHER H/AB AVG SV/OPP IR/IRS LAST RELIEF APP. LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSS Burnett 6/ 22.273 0/ 0 9/ 3 6/8/12 ChC. (ND) 5/28/12 Oak... 7/6/11 T.B. Burton 5/ 25.200 0/ 0 7/ 1 6/10/12 ChC. (ND) 9/16/09 Hou... 4/11/08 @Pit. Capps 5/ 23.217 14/ 15 1/ 0 6/8/12 ChC. (W) 6/8/12 ChC. 6/6/12 @K.C. 5/27/12 Det. Duensing 5/ 25.200 0/ 0 17/ 2 6/10/12 ChC. (ND) 6/2/12 @Cle... 4/27/12 K.C. Gray 6/ 22.273 0/ 0 17/ 4 6/9/12 ChC. (ND) 5/19/12 @Mil. 8/23/11 @Cle. 5/28/12 Oak. Manship 0/ 3 0.000 0/ 0 0/ 0 6/9/12 ChC. (ND) 9/6/10 K.C... 9/27/10 @K.C. Perkins 6/ 22.273 0/ 2 6/ 3 6/8/12 ChC. (ND) 5/29/12 Oak. 7/5/11 T.B. 4/15/12 Tex. Swarzak 0/ 12 0.000 0/ 0 5/ 0 6/10/12 ChC. (ND) 9/27/11 K.C... 4/19/12 @NYY. Others 4/ 13.308 0/ 0 11/ 4 TEAM 37/ 167.222 14/ 17 73/ 17 TEAM PEN NOTES IN 2012: The opposition has a.235 (178-for-757) batting-average-against with 20 home runs vs. Twins relievers.
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 4 HITTING NOTES JUNE 12, 2012 DREW BUTERA - C #41 Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (8/9/83 in Evansville, IL) Hits: 3 HR s: - - RBI: 1 Current Streak: 1g, 1-3 (.333) Season-High Hit-Streak: 3g Homestand:.250 (1-4) Series vs. Chicago (NL):.250 (1-4) Season Average:.250 Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief, with one walk and one strikeout, 5/20 at Milwaukee. Had second career three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a double, 5/17 at Detroit. Was 2-for-3, his first multi-hit game of the season, 5/9 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Had first hit of season, going 1-for-4 with a run scored, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/1...batted.279 (12-for-43) with three doubles, one home run and five rbi in 15 games for the Red Wings this season. JAMEY CARROLL - IF #8 Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 B/T: R/R Age: 38 (2/18/74 in Evansville, IN) Hits: 3 HR s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 1g, 2-4 (.500) Season-High Hit-Streak: 7g Homestand:.333 (4-12), 2 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.333 (4-12), 2 rbi Season Average:.245 Had first three-hit game and third 2-rbi game of season, 6/4 at Kansas City. Had season-high 7-game hit-streak, going 7-for-21 (.333) with four rbi, 5/22-29. Was 1-for-2 with two rbi, his second multi-rbi game of the season, 5/25 vs. Detroit. Had first multi-rbi game of season, going 2-for-5 with a double and 2 rbi, 5/16 at Detroit. Had eighth multi-hit game of season, going 2-for-4, 5/13 vs. Toronto. Was 2-for-3 with a double, his seventh multi-hit game of season, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL). ALEXI CASILLA - IF #12 Height: 5-9 Weight: 179 B/T: S/R Age: 27 (7/20/84 in San Cristobal, DR) Hits: 3 HR s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 0 for last 6 Season-High Hit-Streak: 3g Homestand:.000 (0-1) Series vs. Chicago (NL):.000 (0-1) Season Average:.230 Had third three-hit game of season, going 3-for-3 with a triple and rbi, 5/27 vs. Detroit. Was 1-for-4 with his second multi rbi game of season, going 1-for-4 with 2 rbi, 5/22 at Chicago (AL). Had third 3-hit game of season, going 3-for-4 with a double, rbi and two stolen bases, 4/30 at Los Angeles (AL). Was 2-for-4 with a double and his first two-rbi game of season, 4/27 vs. Kansas City. Had second 3-hit game of season, going 3-for-4 with his first rbi of the season, 4/25 vs. Boston. RYAN DOUMIT - C/OF/1B #18 Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: S/R Age: 31 (4/3/81 in Moses Lake, WA) Hits: 3 HR s: 2 RBI: 4 Current Streak: 3g, 5-14 (.357) Season-High Hit-Streak: 5g Homestand:.300 (3-10), hr, 3 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.300 (3-10), hr, 3 rbi Season Average:.258 Was 3-for-4, his second three-hit game of season, 6/1 at Cleveland. Had game-winning sacrifice fly in 8th inning, 5/28 vs. Oakland. Hit his fourth home run of season, going 1-for-3 with two rbi, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Had first three-hit game of season, including his fifth career multi-homer game, 5/6 at Seattle. Hit his first home run as a Twin, a two-run shot off Phil Hughes, 4/19 at NYY. BRIAN DOZIER - IF #20 Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS) Hits: 3 HR s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 0 for last 7 Season-High Hit-Streak: 6g Homestand:.154 (2-13), 2 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.154 (2-13), 2 rbi Season Average:.236 Tied season-high 6-game hit-streak, going 8-for-22 (.364), 5/30-6/5. First career three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a double, 5/15 vs. Cleveland. Hit first career home run off Ricky Romero, 5/13 vs. Toronto. Had first career multi-hit game and first career rbi, going 2-for-4, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Made Major League debut, going 1-for-4 (single off Matt Carpenter for first career hit), 5/7 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Had contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, 5/7. Batted.276 (29-for-105) with seven doubles, one home run and 12 rbi in 28 games with the Red Wings. DARIN MASTROIANNI - OF #19 Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (8/26/85 in Mount Kisco, NY) Hits: 2 HR s: - - RBI: 3 Current Streak: 4g, 5-12 (.417) Season-High Hit-Streak: 3g Homestand:.600 (3-5), 2 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.600 (3-5), 2 rbi Season Average:.211 Singled off Kyle Drabek for first career hit, going 2-for-4 with first three career rbi, 5/11 vs. Toronto. Made Twins debut as starting left fielder, going 0-for-3, 5/10 vs. Toronto. Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/10...batted.366 (27-for-78) with two doubles, two triples and 11 rbi in 20 games with the Red Wings. Began season at Double-A New Britain, batting.143 (5-for-35) with one double in nine games, before being promoted to Rochester, 4/14. Claimed off waivers from Toronto, 2/2. JOE MAUER - C #7 Height: 6-5 Weight: 231 B/T: L/R Age: 29 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) Hits: 4 HR s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 0 for last 4 Season-High Hit-Streak: 8g Homestand:.375 (3-8), 2 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.375 (3-8), 2 rbi Season Average:.302 Was 3-for-5 with his third home and third three-rbi game of season, 6/2 at Cleveland. Had eight-game hit-streak, going 14-for-31 (.452) with 2 doubles, a home run and 2 rbi, 5/20-28. Was 2-for-4 with his second home run of the season, 5/24 at Chicago (AL). Had 19th career game with four-or-more hits, going 4-for-5 with a double, 5/20 at Milwaukee. Was 3-for-5 with three rbi, including his second career home run at Target Field, 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL). JUSTIN MORNEAU - 1B #33 Height: 6-4 Weight: 222 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (5/15/81 in New Westminster, BC) Hits: 3 HR s: 2 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 4g, 6-14 (.429) Season-High Hit-Streak: 3g Homestand:.400 (4-10), rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.400 (4-10), rbi Season Average:.247 Was 1-for-5 with two rbi, including his 10th home run of the season, 6/4 at Kansas City. 16th career multi-homer game (second of season), second 3-hit game and fifth 3-rbi game, 5/24 at CWS. Had fourth three-rbi game of season, going 1-for-3 with his sixth home run, 5/22 at CWS. Had third three-rbi game of season, going 2-4 with three rbi, 5/18 at Milwaukee. Disabled (retro to 5/1) with a sore left wrist, 5/7-15. 15th career multi-homer game (first of season), 4/18 at NYY...third and fourth homers of the season. CHRIS PARMELEE - IF/OF #27 Height: 6-1 Weight: 228 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (2/24/88 in Long Beach, CA) Hits: 2 HR s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 0 for last 3 Season-High Hit-Streak: 3g Homestand:.250 (1-4) Series vs. Chicago (NL):.250 (1-4) Season Average:.182 Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 6/8...batted.375 (18-for-48) with four doubles, four home runs and 12 rbi in 15 games with the Red Wings. Began season with the Twins before being optioned to Triple-A Rochester, 5/15. Had first career triple, going 2-for-3 with two rbi, 4/11 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Was 1-for-4 in his first career Opening Day (started at first base), 4/6 at Baltimore. TREVOR PLOUFFE - OF #24 Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA) Hits: 3 HR s: 1 RBI: 4 Current Streak: 3g, 6-11 (.545) Season-High Hit-Streak: 5g Homestand:.545 (6-11), 2 hr, 5 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.545 (6-11), 2 hr, 5 rbi Season Average:.217 Went 2-for-4 and tied single-season career-high with ninth home run, 6/9 vs. ChC...also tied career-high with four rbi. Fourth career three-hit game (first of season), going 3-for-4 with a double, 6/3 at Cleveland. Had second multi-hit game (2-for-4), sixth home run and first three-rbi game of season, 6/2 at Cleveland. Hit game winning home run in 11th inning, 5/19 at Milwaukee. Hit second home run of season, going 1-for-5 with two rbi, 5/16 at Detroit. BEN REVERE - OF #11 Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 B/T: L/R Age: 23 (5/3/88 in Atlanta, GA) Hits: 3 HR s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 4g, 8-18 (.444) Season-High Hit-Streak: 7g Homestand:.462 (6-13), rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.462 (6-13), rbi Season Average:.327 Was 3-for-4 (third 3-hit game of season), 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL). Had first three-hit game of season, going 3-for-4, 5/26 vs. Detroit...second three-hit game, 6/4 at Kansas City. Had seven-game hit-streak, going 9-for-26 (.346) with four doubles, one triple and one rbi, 4/12-5/20. Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an rbi, 5/19 at Milwaukee. Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/17...batted.330 (31-for-94) with 1 double and 1 rbi in 23 games at AAA. Began season with Twins...optioned to Triple-A Rochester, 4/14...optioned to Rochester, 4/25. DENARD SPAN - OF #2 Height: 6-0 Weight: 212 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (2/27/84 in Washington, DC) Hits: 4 HR s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 0 for last 4 Season-High Hit-Streak: 12g Homestand:.250 (2-8), rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.250 (2-8), rbi Season Average:.284 Hit first home run since 5/23/11 and second career home run at Target Field, 5/26 vs. Detroit. Had 13th career game with four-or-more hits, going 4-for-5 with a double, 3 rbi and 3 runs scored, 5/18 at Milwaukee. Had career-high 12-game hit-streak, going 17-for-52 (.327) with 2 doubles and 3 rbi, 4/18-5/1. Ejected by home plate umpire Greg Gibson (3rd career) for arguing balls and strikes, 4/17 at New York (AL). Had 12th career game with four-or-more hits, going 4-for-5 with a double and rbi, 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL). Started his fourth consecutive Opening Day in center field, going 2-for-4, 4/6 at Baltimore. Suffered a concussion, colliding with Royals catcher Brayan Pena, 6/3/11...was batting.300 (68-for-227). JOSH WILLINGHAM - OF #16 Height: 6-2 Weight: 228 B/T: R/R Age: 33 (2/17/79 in Florence, AL) Hits: 3 HR s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 0 for last 3 Season-High Hit-Streak: 15g Homestand:.333 (4-12), 2 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL):.333 (4-12), 2 rbi Season Average:.289 Was 17-for-44 (.386) with 4 doubles, 3 homers and 14 rbi during 12-game hit-streak, 5/27-6/8. Walk-off rbi-single in the 10th inning, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...second walk-off hit of the season. Was 2-for-3 with his 11th home run and fourth 3-rbi game of season, 6/4 at Kansas City. Had third 3-rbi game of season (second consecutive), going 2-for-4 with a 3-run homer, 5/30 vs. Oakland. Hit fifth career walk-off home run and second 3-rbi game of season, 5/29 vs. Oakland. Was 19-for-56 (.339) with 4 doubles, 5 homers and 12 rbi during career-high 15-game hit-streak. Set a Twins record by hitting safely in each of his first 15 games with the Twins, 4/6-21...tied Kirby Puckett (1994) for the longest streak to start a season (15 games). Named American League Player of the Week, April 9-15 (second career)...he batted.455 (10-for-22) with a double, three home runs and four rbi in six games...homered in three consecutive games, 4/9-12. MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN HIT LAST GRAND SLAM PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOT 2BI 3BI 4BI 5+BI TOT DATE OPP. ON PITCHER DATE OPP. CAREER Butera 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7/6/11 K.C. 0 Francis. 0 Carroll 12 1 0 0 13 3 0 0 0 3 8/9/09 @CWS. 0 Linebrink 8/11/07 ChiC. 1 Casilla 2 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 3 6/21/11 @S.F. 0 Romo. 0 Doumit 9 2 0 0 11 8 0 1 0 9 5/8/12 LAA. 1 Haren 5/4/11 @S.D. 3 Dozier 6 1 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 4 6/8/12 ChC. 0 Russell. 0 Mastroianni 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2...... 0 Mauer 11 5 1 0 17 3 3 0 0 6 6/2/12 @Cle. 1 Sipp 5/21/09 @CWS. 2 Morneau 8 2 0 0 10 4 5 0 0 9 6/4/12 @K.C. 1 Smith 7/20/09 @Oak. 6 Parmelee 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 9/27/11 K.C. 0 O Sullivan. 0 Plouffe 5 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 3 6/9/12 ChC. 0 Coleman. 0 Revere 7 3 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 1....... 0 Span 14 1 2 0 17 0 1 0 0 1 5/26/12 Det. 0 Scherzer. 0 Willingham 10 3 0 0 13 5 4 0 0 9 6/4/12 @K.C. 1 Smith 4/11/10 @NYM. 5
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 5 ODDS & ENDS JUNE 12, 2012 TWINS VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 2012 CAREER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBI Butera 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 1 1 Carroll 0 0 0 0.245 147 36 0 5 Casilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doumit 0 0 0 0.241 79 19 1 2 Dozier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mastroianni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mauer 0 0 0 0.318 22 7 2 6 Morneau 0 0 0 0.417 12 5 2 4 Parmelee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plouffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Revere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Span 0 0 0 0.357 14 5 1 2 Willingham 0 0 0 0.255 231 59 15 40 TEAM 0 0 0 0 BULLPEN VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 2012 CAREER PITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ER Burnett 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 Burton 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 9.00 5.0 6 5 Capps 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 1-1 - 3 5.68 12.2 18 8 Duensing 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 Gray 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 Manship 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 2.08 4.1 2 1 Perkins 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 Swarzak 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 TWINS 2012 SCORING BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL TWINS 41 17 14 25 42 32 27 29 16 2 245 OPPONENTS 45 45 36 43 36 30 32 21 16 0 304 2012 HOME RUNS BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL 4 6 0 6 2 10 1 5 10 0 44 STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER Player 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Butera 1 10 1 Carroll 27 3 26 Casilla 2 1 5 9 23 Doumit 2 17 24 1 Dozier 11 2 5 11 2 Mastroianni 1 3 1 3 2 Mauer 1 52 Morneau 18 25 Parmelee 1 11 4 8 Plouffe 12 13 8 2 Revere 3 15 4 1 Span 53 Willingham 7 39 10 Others 2 4 6 23 12 4 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Player C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH Butera 12 Carroll 15 28 13 Casilla 40 Doumit 21 6 16 Dozier 31 Mastroianni 1 1 8 Mauer 26 11 16 Morneau 24 19 Parmelee 22 1 1 Plouffe 1 2 17 2 13 Revere 2 3 18 Span 53 Willingham 52 4 Others 1 2 29 1 2 13 2012 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W- L- S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters Relievers 15-9- 29 6-13 5.99 3.47 312.1 204.2 392 178 225 84 208 79 57 19 94 56 188 149 TOTALS 24-35- 13 5.00 517.0 570 309 287 76 150 337 OUTFIELD ASSISTS Outfielder Assists Outfielder Assists Doumit 0 Revere 1 Komatsu 1 Span 2 Mastroianni 1 Thomas 1 Parmelee 0 Willingham 5 Plouffe 2 Team Total 13 RECORD WHEN Runs Scoring Allowing Runs Scoring Allowing 0 0-6 2-0 6 3-4 1-7 1 0-6 0-1 7 4-0 3-5 2 0-9 4-1 8 1-1 0-4 3 2-6 6-1 9 1-0 1-1 4 4-2 5-7 10+ 5-0 0-4 5 4-1 2-4 Totals 24-35 24-35 2012 TWINS ON DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Kyle Waldrop Right elbow strain 3/31 3/26 6/ 1 50 Scott Baker Right elbow strain (transferred to 60-day on April 15) - Tommy John surgery on 4/17 4/ 1 3/27 59 Justin Morneau Sore left wrist 5/ 7 5/ 1 5/16 14 Nick Blackburn Left quad strain 5/17 6/ 4 16 Carl Pavano Right rotator cuff weakness 6/ 4 6/ 2 8
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 6 2012 HIGHS AND LOWS JUNE 12, 2012 TEAM BATTING: Most At-Bats, Game... 44, 5/18 at Mil. Most Runs, Game...11, 3x, 6/9 vs. ChC. Most Runs, Inning...6, 4th inning, 6/9 vs. ChC. Most Hits, Game...20, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Hits, Inning...7, 4th inning, 6/9 vs. ChC. Consecutive Hits... 5, 1st inning, 4/16 at NYY. Consecutive Batters Reached Base... 7, 2x, last 5th inning, 5/24 at CWS. Fewest Hits, Game... 0, 5/2 at LAA. Most Doubles, Game...5, 3x last 5/25 vs. Det. Most Triples, Game...2, 2x, last 6/8 vs. ChC. Most Home Runs, Game...3, 2x, last 5/24 at CWS. Grand Slams... Most Total Bases, Game...32, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Extra Base Hits, Game...8, 5/16 at Det. Most RBI, Game...11, 3x, last 6/9 vs. ChC. Most Walks...9, 5/11 vs. Tor. Most Strikeouts...16, 5/26 vs. Det. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins...3, 6/4 at K.C. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent...5, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Caught Stealing, Game...1, many Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...4, 5/15 vs. Cle. Left On Base, Twins...15, 4/14 vs. Tex. Left On Base, Twins in Extra Innings... 12, 6/8 vs. ChC. Consecutive Scoreless Innings...25, 4/30-5/4 INDIVIDUAL BATTING: Most At-Bats, Game... 6, 3x last Carroll, 6/8 vs. ChC. Most Runs, Game...3, 3x last Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Most Runs, Inning...1, many Most Hits, Game... 4, 3x last Mauer, 5/20 at Mil. Most Hits, Inning...2, Mauer, 6/9 vs. ChC. Most Doubles, Game...2, many Most Triples, Game...1, many Most Home Runs, Game...2, 3x, last Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Grand Slams... Most Total Bases, Game...10, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Most Extra Base Hits, Game...3, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Most RBI, Game... 4, 2x, last Plouffe, 6/9 vs. CHC. Most Walks, Game...3, 4x, last Mauer, 5/30 vs. Oak. Most Strikeouts, Game... 4, 2x, last Willingham, 5/26 vs. Det. Longest Hitting-Streak...15, Willingham, 4/6-21 Consecutive Hits...5, 2x, last Mauer, 5/20-22 Consecutive Hitless At-Bats... 25, Valencia, 5/1-9 Most Stolen Bases, Game...2, Revere, 6/8 vs. ChC. Most Caught Stealing, Game...1, many Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...2, 4x, last Mauer, 6/2 at Cle. TEAM PITCHING: Most Runs Allowed... 16, 5/20 at Mil. Most Runs, Inning... 6, 2x, last 6th inning, 5/24 at CWS. Most Hits Allowed...18, 4/24 vs. Bos. Most Hits Allowed, Inning... 6, 2nd inning, 5/20 at Mil. Consecutive Hits Allowed... 6, 5th inning, 5/26 vs. Det. Most Home Runs Allowed, Game...5, 5/24 at CWS. Most Strikeouts... 14, 5/19 at Mil. Most Walks...9, 5/29 vs. Oak. TEAM PITCHING (cont.): Fewest Hits Allowed...3, 5/30 vs. Oak. Pitchers Used...6, 5x, last 5/20 at Mil. Consecutive Batters Retired...17, 5/8 vs. LAA. Scoreless Innings Streak...11, 5/8-9 Wild Pitches... 2, 6/10 vs. ChC. Most Innings, Game, Relievers...7.0, 5/16 at Det. Most Hits, Game, Relievers...10, 4/24 vs. Bos. Most Runs, Game, Relievers... 8, 5/20 at Mil. Most Home Runs, Game, Relievers...2, 2x, last 5/24 at CWS. Most Walks, Game, Relievers... 4, 2x, last 5/29 vs. Oak. Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers... 8, 5/19 at Mil. INDIVIDUAL PITCHING: Most Inn., Game, Starter... 9.0, Walters, 5/22 at CWS. Most Innings, Game, Reliever...3.2, Maloney, 4/17 at NYY. Most Hits, Starter... 11, Marquis, 4/23 vs. Bos. Most Hits, Reliever... 8, Maloney, 4/24 vs. Bos. Most Runs, Starter...8, Marquis, 5/20 at Mil. Most Runs, Reliever...5, 2x, last Gray, 5/20 at Mil. Most Home Runs, Starter...3, 5x, last De Vries, 5/24 at CWS. Most Home Runs, Reliever... 2, Burton, 4/7 at Bal. Most Walks, Starter...6, Marquis, 5/5 at Sea. Most Walks, Reliever...3, 2x, last Perkins, 5/29 vs. Oak. Most Strikeouts, Starter...9, Liriano, 5/30 vs. Oak. Most Strikeouts, Reliever... 4, Gray, 4/24 vs. Bos. Win-Streak... 3, Diamond, 5/8-18 & Gray, 4/11-5/19 Losing-Streak...5, Liriano, 4/7-5/7 Low-Hit Complete Game... Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings...14.0, Diamond, 5/8-13 Most Consecutive Batters Retired...15, Blackburn, 4/9 vs. LAA. Wild Pitches...2, Liriano, 6/10 vs. ChC. TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING: Errors, Game, Team...3, 3x, last 6/3 at Cle. Errors, Game, Individual... 2, 2x, last Dozier, 6/3 at Cle. Errors, Consecutive Games, Team...3, 4/12-14 Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team...7, 4/27-5/6 Doubleplays, Game, Team... 4, 2x, last 5/28 vs. Oak. Opponents Doubleplays, Game, Team...4, 5/15 vs. Cle. TEAM MISCELLANEOUS: Longest Winning Streak...4, 5/16-19 Longest Losing Streak...6, 4/21-27 Longest Game, Innings... 11.0, 5/19 at Mil. Longest Game, Time (9 Innings)... 3:35, 5/18 at Mil. Longest Game, Time (Extra Innings)... 3:45, 5/19 at Mil. Fastest Game, Time... 2:10, 5/1 at LAA. Largest Margin, Victory...8, 2x, last 6/9 vs. CHC. Largest Margin, Loss... 12, 5/20 at Mil. Largest Home Attendance...39,414, 4/9 vs. LAA. (Home Opener) Home Sellouts... 4, last 6/9 vs. ChC. Times Shut Out...6, last 6/5 at K.C. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED HITTING: FOR THE TWINS Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. Mil. Grand Slam: Cuddyer, 8/3/11 at LAA. (one as a team in 2011) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Mauer, 7/21/07 vs. LAA. Pinch-Hit Home Run: Thome and Butera, 6/19/10 at Phi. Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy (9th inning), 5/19/04 at Tor. Five-Hit Game: Mauer, 7/26/10 at K.C. Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. Tex. Two Hits, One Inning: Mauer, 6/9/12 vs. CHC. Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at K.C. Two-Home Run Game: Morneau, 5/24/12 at CWS. (two as a team in 2012) Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS. (second game) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Morneau/Plouffe, 5/17/12 at Det. (one as a team in 2012) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Mientkiewicz/Koskie/Hunter, 7/12/01 at Mil. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Mauer/Thome/Hardy, 8/10/10 at CWS. Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at N.Y. PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS. One-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. K.C. Two-Hitter: Baker, 8/14/09 vs. Cle. 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. Mil. 10+ Strikeouts: Liriano (11), 8/1/10 vs. Sea. Complete Game Shutout: Duensing, 7/4/11 vs. T.B. (2 by an individual starter in 2011) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. Tor./vs. Mil. Back-to-Back Shutouts: 7/31-8/1/10 vs. Sea. MISCELLANEOUS: Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. Sea. Position Player Pitching: Butera, 5/20/12 at Mil. Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Revere (3), 9/14/11 at K.C. Steal of Home: Hunter, 5/4/02 vs. Det. Home run in first ML at-bat: Hughes, 4/28/10 at Det. Leadoff Home Run: Span, 5/23/11 vs. Sea. HITTING: AGAINST THE TWINS Hit for the Cycle: Hafner (Cle.), 8/14/03 vs. Cle. Grand Slam: Kipnis, 6/1/12 at Cle. (three allowed as a team in 2012) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Bourjos, 4/11/12 vs. LAA (one allowed in 2012) Pinch-Hit Home Run: Peralta, 5/11/11 vs. Det. Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Bartlett, 8/5/10 at T.B. Five-Hit Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY. Six-Hit Game: L. Johnson, 9/23/95 vs. CWS. Two Hits, One Inning: Ishikawa, 5/20/12 at Mil. Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. Mil. Two-Home Run Game: Soriano, 6/8/12 vs. ChC. Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY. Back-to-Back Home Runs: Konerko/Rios, 5/24/12 at CWS. (two allowed in 2012) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. Atl. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Konerko/Rios/De Aza, 5/24/12 at CWS. Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. Bos. PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA. One-Hitter: Stewart, 9/5/11 vs. CWS. (Game 2) Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at Tor. 10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/01/95 at Chi. 10+ Strikeouts: Lincecum (12), 6/23/11 at S.F. Complete Game Shutout: Lowe, 5/15/12 vs. Cle. Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAA. Back-to-Back Shutouts: 5/1-2/12 at LAA. MISCELLANEOUS: Triple Play: Blake/Cabrera/Martinez, 8/27/07 at Cle. Position Player Pitching: Halter, 10/1/00 at Det. Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Borbon (3), 8/18/09 at Tex. Steal of Home: Daubach, 4/27/03 at Chi. Home run in first ML at-bat: Richard, 7/17/00 vs. StL. Leadoff Home Run: Jeter, 4/19/12 at NYY.
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 7 DAY-BY-DAY JUNE 12, 2012 GA/ Daily Total Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Hm Att. Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save APRIL (6-16) Batting:.264 (199-for-753) Pitching: 6-16-4, 5.64 (190.0 ip, 119 er) 6------Bal. 2-4 L 0-1 T2-1.0 Arrieta/Pavano/Johnson 7------Bal. 2-8 L 0-2 T4-2.0 Hunter/Liriano 8------Bal. 1-3 L 0-3 5-3.0 Hammel/Swarzak/Johnson 9------LAA. 1-5 L 0-4 5-4.0 *39,414 39,414 1 Wilson/Blackburn 10------OFF DAY 5-4.0 11------LAA. 6-5 W 1-4 T3-3.0 31,413 70,827 2 Gray/Takahashi/Capps 12------LAA. 10-9 W 2-4 4-3.0 31,782 102,609 3 Gray/Thompson/Capps 13------Tex. 1-4 L 2-5 5-3.0 31,400 134,009 4 Harrison/Swarzak/Ogando 14------Tex. 2-6 L 2-6 5-3.5 35,854 169,863 5 Ross/Duensing 15------Tex. 3-4 L 2-7 5-4.0 32,093 201,956 6 Ross/Perkins/Nathan 16------NYY. 7-3 W 3-7 T4-4.0 Pavano/Garcia 17------NYY. 3-8 L 3-8 T4-5.0 Sabathia/Liriano 18------NYY. 6-5 W 4-8 4-5.0 Marquis/Kuroda/Capps 19------NYY. 6-7 L 4-9 4-5.0 Hughes/Swarzak/Rivera 20------T.B. 5-4 W 5-9 4-4.5 Maloney/Gomes/Capps 21------T.B. 2-4 L 5-10 4-5.0 Shields/Pavano/Rodney 22------T.B. 2-6 L 5-11 4-5.0 Niemann/Liriano 23------Bos. 5-6 L 5-12 4-5.5 32,351 234,307 7 Bard/Capps/Aceves 24------Bos. 2-11 L 5-13 4-5.5 33,651 267,958 8 Beckett/Blackburn 25------Bos. 6-7 L 5-14 4-5.5 32,254 300,212 9 Buchholz/Hendriks/Aceves 26------OFF DAY T4-5.0 27------K.C. 6-7 L 5-15 5-6.0 33,315 333,527 10 Mijares/Duensing/Broxton 28------K.C. PPD 5-5.5 29------K.C. 7-4 W 6-15 T4-5.5 34,201 367,728 11 Marquis/Chen 30------LAA. 3-4 L 6-16 5-6.0 Wilson/Blackburn/Downs MAY (12-16) Batting:.227 (208-for-915) Pitching: 12-16-6, 4.96 (247.0 ip, 136 er) 1------LAA. 0-4 L 6-17 5-6.0 Williams/Liriano 2------LAA. 0-9 L 6-18 5-7.0 Weaver/Hendriks 3------OFF DAY 5-7.5 4------Sea. 3-2 W 7-18 5-7.5 Pavano/Wilhemsen/Capps 5------Sea. 0-7 L 7-19 5-7.5 Hernandez/Marquis 6------Sea. 2-5 L 7-20 5-8.5 Noesi/Blackburn 7------LAA. 3-8 L 7-21 5-10.0 31,382 399,110 12 Weaver/Liriano 8------LAA. 5-0 W 8-21 5-9.0 30,776 429,886 13 Diamond/Haren 9------LAA. 2-6 L 8-22 5-9.0 31,915 461,801 14 Santana/Pavano 10------Tor. 2-6 L 8-23 5-10.0 31,438 493,239 15 Alvarez/Marquis 11------Tor. 7-6 W 9-23 5-9.0 33,387 526,626 16 Blackburn/Drabek/Capps 12------Tor. 1-2 L 9-24 5-9.0 *38,820 565,446 17 Hutchison/Walters/Janssen 13------Tor. 4-3 W 10-24 5-8.0 36,889 602,335 18 Diamond/Romero/Capps 14------Cle. 4-5 L 10-25 5-9.0 32,313 634,648 19 Smith/Capps/C. Perez 15------Cle. 0-5 L 10-26 5-10.0 35,732 670,380 20 Lowe/Marquis 16------Det. 11-7 W 11-26 5-10.0 Burnett/Below 17------Det. 4-3 W 12-26 5-10.0 Walters/Fister/Capps 18------Mil. 11-3 W 13-26 5-9.0 Diamond/Estrada 19------Mil. ^5-4 W 14-26 5-9.0 Gray/Parra/Capps 20------Mil. 4-16 L 14-27 5-9.0 Greinke/Marquis 21------OFF DAY 5-9.0 22------CWS. 9-2 W 15-27 5-9.0 Walters/Floyd 23------CWS. 0-6 L 15-28 5-10.0 Sale/Diamond 24------CWS. 8-11 L 15-29 5-11.0 Jones/De Vries 25------Det. 6-10 L 15-30 5-11.0 37,688 708,068 21 Smyly/Swarzak 26------Det. 3-6 L 15-31 5-11.0 37,360 745,428 22 Scherzer/Pavano/Valverde 27------Det. 3-4 L 15-32 5-11.0 *38,710 784,138 23 Villarreal/Capps/Valverde 28------Oak. 5-4 W 16-32 5-11.0 34,709 818,847 24 Burnett/Cook/Capps 29------Oak. 3-2 W 17-32 5-10.5 31,781 850,628 25 Perkins/Fuentes 30------Oak. 4-0 W 18-32 5-10.5 35,103 885,731 26 Liriano/Ross 31------OFF DAY 5-10.5 JUNE (6-3) Batting:.292 (94-for-322) Pitching: 6-3-4, 3.94 (80.0 ip, 35 er) 1------Cle. 1-7 L 18-33 5-11.5 Lowe/Pavano 2------Cle. 7-4 W 19-33 5-10.5 Duensing/Tomlin/Capps 3------Cle. 6-3 W 20-33 5-10.5 Diamond/Masterson/Capps 4------K.C. 10-7 W 21-33 5-10.0 De Vries/Smith/Capps 5------K.C. 0-1 L 21-34 5-10.0 Chen/Liriano/Broxton 6------K.C. 4-2 W 22-34 5-9.0 Blackburn/Mendoza/Capps 7------OFF DAY 5-9.5 8------CHC. ^8-7 W 23-34 5-8.5 38,014 923,745 27 Capps/Camp 9------CHC. 11-3 W 24-34 5-8.5 *39,309 963,054 28 Diamond/Samardzija 10------CHC. 2-8 L 24-35 5-8.5 37,526 1,000,580 29 Dempster/Liriano 11------OFF DAY 12------Phi. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13------Phi. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------Phi. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------Mil. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16------Mil. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 17------Mil. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18------OFF DAY 19------Pit. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 20------Pit. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 21------Pit. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 22------Cin. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 23------Cin. 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24------Cin. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 27------CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28------OFF DAY 29------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN #30-----K.C. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN ------K.C. 6:15 pm FOX/TIBN JULY (.-.) Batting:... (.-for-.) Pitching:.-.-.,... (. ip,. er) 1------K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 3------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 4------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 5------Det. 12:05 pm FSN/TIBN 6------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 7------Tex. 6:15 pm FOX/TIBN 8------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 9------All Star Break 10------All Star Game - Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO 11------All Star Break 12------OFF DAY 13------Oak. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------Oak. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------Oak. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16------Bal. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 17------Bal. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18------Bal. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 19------Bal. 12:10 pm No TV/TIBN 20------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 21------K.C. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 22------K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN GA/ Daily Total Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Hm Att. Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save JULY CONT. 23------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25------CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26------OFF DAY 27------Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28------Cle. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29------Cle. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 31------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN AUGUST (.-.) Batting:... (.-for-.) Pitching:.-.-.,... (. ip,. er) 1------CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2------Bos. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 3------Bos. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 4------Bos. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 5------Bos. 12:35 pm FSN/TIBN 6------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 7------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8------Cle. 11:05 pm FSN/TIBN 9------OFF DAY 10------T.B. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 11------T.B. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 12------T.B. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13------Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------Det. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16------OFF DAY 17------Sea. 9:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18------Sea. 8:10 pm FSN/TIBN 19------Sea. 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN 20------Oak. 9:07 pm FSN/TIBN 21------Oak. 9:07 pm FSN/TIBN 22------Oak. 2:37 pm FSN/TIBN 23------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 24------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 25------Tex. 3:05 pm FOX/TIBN 26------Tex. 2:05 pm FSN/TIBN 27------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30------Sea. 12:10 pm No TV/TIBN 31------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN SEPTEMBER (.-.) Batting:... (.-for-.) Pitching:.-.-.,... (. ip,. er) 1------K.C. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2------K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 3------CWS. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 4------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 5------CWS. 1:10 pm No TV/TIBN 6------OFF DAY 7------Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 8------Cle. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 9------Cle. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 10------Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 11------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 12------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16------CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 17------OFF DAY 18------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 19------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 20------Cle. 11:05 am No TV/TIBN 21------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 22------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 23------Det. 12:05 pm FSN/TIBN 24------NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25------NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26------NYY. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 27------OFF DAY 28------Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29------Det. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30------Det. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN OCTOBER (.-.) Batting:... (.-for-.) Pitching:.-.-.,... (. ip,. er) 1------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 2------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 3------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN * - Denotes Sellout # - Denotes makeup game from rainout on 4/28 ^ - Extra innings (2-0) HOME GAMES ROAD GAMES 2012 DAY-BY-DAY INFO Days in First Place... Last Day in First Place... Last Day out of First Place...June 12 Most Consecutive Days in First... Most Games Ahead/Team/Date... Most Games Behind/Team/Date...-11.5, Chicago, June 2 Pitchers: (17) Blackburn, Nick, rhp* Burnett, Alex, rhp* Burton, Jared, rhp* Capps, Matt, rhp* De Vries, Cole, rhp Diamond, Scott, lhp Position Players: (18) Burroughs, Sean, if* Butera, Drew, c Carroll, Jamey, if* Casilla, Alexi, if* Doumit, Ryan, c* Dozier, Brian, if Hughes, Lukes, if* 2010 2012 PLAYERS USED (35) (42) Duensing, Brian, lhp* Gray, Jeff, rhp* Hendriks, Liam, rhp* Liriano, Francisco, lhp* Maloney, Matt, lhp* Manship, Jeff, rhp Komatsu, Erik, of Mastroianni, Darin, of Mauer, Joe, c* Morneau, Justin, 1b* Parmelee, Chris, 1b* Plouffe, Trevor, of* Revere, Ben, of* Marquis, Jason, rhp Pavano, Carl, rhp* Perkins, Glen, lhp* Swarzak, Anthony, rhp* Walters, P.J., rhp Span, Denard, of* Thomas, Clete, of Valencia, Danny, 3b* Willingham, Josh, of* (*, on Opening Day 25-man Roster)