THIS AND THAT: The Twins have turned a Major League leading 145 double plays this season, 125 of which have been on the ground (also MLB best).

Minnesota Twins (50-69) at Seattle Mariners (57-64) Sunday, August 19, 2012 @ 1:10 PM - Fox Sports North / Treasure Island Baseball Network Samuel Deduno (R, 4-0, 3.38) vs. Blake Beavan (R, 7-7, 5.17) GAME 120 ROAD GAME 59 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opp. Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio 8/20 @Oak. Brian Duensing (L, 2-8, 4.69) vs. Brandon McCarthy (R, 6-4, 2.68) 9:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8/21 @Oak. Cole De Vries (R, 2-4, 5.04) vs. Dan Straily (R, 1-0, 3.18) 9:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8/22 @Oak. Nick Blackburn (R, 4-9, 7.39) vs. Tommy Milone (L, 9-9, 4.03) 12:35 pm FSN/TIBN Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: 50-69 Home Record: 24-37 Road Record: 26-32 Record in series: 13-21-5 Sweeps/Swept: 3-9 April: 6-16, May: 12-16, June: 14-13, July: 12-14, Aug.: 6-10, Sept.: - - Vs. East: 10-18 Vs. Central: 23-24 Vs. West: 8-18 Vs. NL: 9-9 Mon: 9-6, Tue: 7-10, Wed: 6-12, Thu: 3-7, Fri: 10-10, Sat: 7-13, Sun: 8-11 Games vs. LH Starter: 16-19 Games vs. RH Starter: 34-50 When Twins score first: 32-16 When Opp. scores first: 18-53 Come-from-behind wins: 26 When leading after 7/8 inn.: 41-5/39-2 When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 4-56/5-60 When tied after 7/8 inn.: 5-8/5-7 Extra-innings: 5-3 1-run games: 19-20 When Twins out-hit opp.: 38-9 When Opp. out-hit Twins: 8-51 When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 4-9 When Twins get Quality Start: 29-20 When Twins starter goes 6+ inn.: 31-32 Most games over.500: - - Most games under.500: 19, 8/19 Longest winning-streak: 5, 6/30-7/3 Longest losing-streak: 6, 4/21-27 When Twins score 4+: 46-16 When Twins score 3-: 4-53 Team-high hits: 20, 3x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Team-high runs: 19, 7/16 vs. Bal. Opp.-high hits: 21, 6/27 vs. CWS. Opp.-high runs: 16, 5/20 at Det. When Twins get 10+ hits: 32-15 Walk-Off W/L: 4-3 Shutouts W/L: 4/7 Complete Games: 2, last Diamond, 7/27 vs. Cle. Target Field Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 8/146 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 7/17 RHP Capps placed on the 15-day DL, RHP Blackburn recalled from AAA 7/21 1B Morneau placed on paternity list, 1B Parmelee recalled from AAA 7/23 1B Parmelee optioned to AAA 7/24 1B Morneau reinstated from paternity list 7/26 RHP Swarzak placed on the 15-day DL, RHP Perdomo contract selected from AAA, RHP Pavano transferred to 60-day DL 7/27 IF Plouffe placed on the 15-day DL 7/28 3B Valencia recalled from AAA, LHP Liriano traded to Chicago (AL) in exchange for IF Escobar and LHP Hernandez, RHP Walters transferred to 60-day DL, IF Escobar optioned to AAA 7/29 RHP Manship recalled from AAA 8/5 3B Valencia traded to Boston in exchange for OF Pineda 8/6 IF Nishioka recalled from AAA 8/13 IF Plouffe returned from rehab at AAA and reinstated from 15-day DL, IF Nishioka optioned to AAA 8/14 IF Dozier optioned to AAA 8/15 IF Florimon contract selected from AAA, RHP Swarzak reinstated from DL, RHP Manship optioned to AAA, RHP Perdomo optioned to AAA, 8/17 OF Carson contract selected from AAA OF Tosoni outrighted THE TWINS: The Twins opened their 10-game road trip with consecutive losses in Seattle...today, they will finish their series in Seattle with the third and final game... tomorrow night, the Twins will begin a three-game series in Oakland (August 20-22), then play four in Texas (August 23-26)...14 of the Twins next 18 games will be played on the road...they are 26-32 away from Target Field this season. TWINS LOSE LATE TO MARINERS: The Twins lost to the Mariners last night by a score of 3-2 in walk-off fashion...scott Diamond was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing two runs on nine hits in 6.2 innings...tyler Robertson (1-1) was dealt his first Major League loss after loading the bases in the ninth inning, while Casey Fien allowed the game-winning run to score on a John Jaso sac-fly...the offense recorded nine hits, including five from the bottom two spots in the order; Matt Carson had three hits (career-high) in four at-bats and Pedro Florimon had two hits in three at-bats...the Twins suffered their third walk-off loss of the season and first since July 8 at Texas. ELIAS SAYS...: John Jaso drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mariners a 3-2 win over the Twins...it was Jaso s sixth gamewinning rbi in Late-Inning Pressure Situations this season, tying Josh Willingham for the second-most in baseball this season, behind Hanley Ramirez (seven). MAUER AND THE MARINERS: Joe Mauer is batting.356 (69-for-194) with 21 doubles, six home runs, 31 rbi and 40 runs scored in 53 career games against the Mariners... his.356 average and his.459 on-base percentage against the M s are the best among actives...his batting average ties him with Rod Carew for first all-time: ACTIVES ALL-TIME Player AVG Player AVG 1. Joe Mauer....356 1. Joe Mauer....356 2. Carl Crawford....345 2. Rod Carew....356 3. Billy Butler....336 3. Cliff Johnson....353 4. Alex Rios....331 4. Carlos Delgado....351 5. Robinson Cano....328 5. Lou Piniella....349 IT S GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Twins are batting.277 (674-for-2431) since June 1, which is the third-best team batting average in baseball, behind the Angels (.286) and the Rockies (.279)...in 34 games since the All-Star break, their.278 batting average (330-for-1188) is also the third-best in baseball...their 175 runs scored since the break are fifth-most, behind the Angels (187), the Nationals (183), the Yankees (181) and the Giants (181). TWINSPRESSBOX.COM Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, press releases, minor league reports, 2012 official team media guide as well as other team related information at: www.twinspressbox.com STREAKS Current Streak: 4 losses Last 5 games: 1-4 Last 10 games: 2-8 Last 15 games: 6-9 Last 20 games: 9-11 ROAD TRIP (0-2) Average....217 (15-for-69) Runs Per-Game...2.5 (5 runs) Home Runs... 2 RISP....167 (3-for-18) Fielding Errors... 0 ERA...5.63 (16.1 ip, 8 er) Starters W-L...0-1 Starters ERA...5.25 (12.0 ip, 7 er) Relievers W-L-S... 0-1-0 Relievers ERA...2.08 (4.1 ip, 1 er) Save/Opportunities...0/0 BURTON THROWING BLANKS: Dating back to May 26, Jared Burton has allowed just three earned runs in 30.1 innings (0.59 ERA)...during that same span he has held opponents to a.196 batting average and has recorded five saves in six tries with seven holds...burton has appeared in 48 games, six shy of his career high 54 in 2009. THE NEED FOR SPEED: The Twins 94 stolen bases are tied for fifth in the American League...they have stolen 47 bases (58 attempts) in 44 games since June 30, second-most in baseball, behind the Miami Marlins (52) in that span. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT EXTENDED IN ROCHESTER: The Rochester Red Wings and Minnesota Twins have agreed to a two-year Player Development Contract extension through the 2014 season...red Wings President/CEO Naomi Silver and Twins General Manager Terry Ryan made the joint announcement on Friday...the working agreement began in 2003, following the Red Wings 42-year affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles from 1961-2002 and a 33-year partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1928-60...the Red Wings have produced three International League Rookies of the Year: Jason Kubel in 2004, Francisco Liriano in 2005, and Randy Ruiz in 2008...Rochester has also produced two IL batting titles (Kubel in 2004 and Ruiz in 2008) and two IL ERA leaders (Scott Baker in 2005 and Kevin Slowey in 2007). THIS AND THAT: The Twins have turned a Major League leading 145 double plays this season, 125 of which have been on the ground (also MLB best). UPCOMING MILESTONES TWINS VS. SEATTLE 2012 Record: 1-4 Current Streak: 4 losses 2012 at Home: 0-0 2012 at Seattle: 1-4 All-Time Record: 195-207-1 All-Time at Home: 108-93-1 All-Time at Seattle: 87-114 2012 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 5/4 Sea. 3-2 Pavano/Wilhelmsen/Capps 5/5 Sea. 0-7 Hernandez/Marquis 5/6 Sea. 2-5 Noesi/Blackburn 8/17 Sea. 3-5 Iwakuma/Blackburn/Wilhelmsen 8/18 Sea. 2-3 Wilhelmsen/Robertson 8/19 Sea. 8/27 Min. 8/28 Min. 8/29 Min. 8/30 Min. PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Ron Gardenhire 916 wins Needs 84 wins to reach 1,000 managerial victories Joe Mauer 1,226 hits Needs 50 hits to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list (1,276) 532 walks Needs 17 walks to tie Roy Smalley for 5th on Twins all-time list (549) 240 doubles Needs 12 doubles to tie Gary Gaetti for 7th on Twins all-time list (252) Justin Morneau 201 home runs Needs 1 home runs to pass Gary Gaetti and move into 6th Twins all-time list (201) Needs 6 home runs to tie Kirby Puckett for 5th on Twins all-time list (207) 256 doubles Needs 3 doubles to tie Torii Hunter for 5th on Twins all-time list (259) 446 walks Needs 2 walks to tie Tony Oliva for 9th on Twins all-time list (448) Denard Span 98 doubles Needs 2 doubles to reach 100 for his career 35 triples Needs 1 to pass Michael Cuddyer and Greg Gagne and move into 9th on Twins all-time list

TWINS NOTES, PAGE 2 STARTING PITCHER AUGUST 19, 2012 SAMUEL DEDUNO #21 Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (7/2/83 in La Romana, DR) 2012: 4-0, 3.38 CAREER: 4-0, 3.35 He is making his eighth career Major League start. Making his 14th career Major League appearance. Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, November 16, 2011. A complete bio on Deduno can be found on pages 68-69 of the Twins 2012 Media Guide. 2012 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K 7/7 @Tex. ND 5.1 6 3 3 2 3 3 Tied 3-3 First Major League start 83/46 ******************************************ALL-STAR BREAK********************************************** 7/17 Bal. ND 4.1 6 4 3 1 5 5 Trailing 3-1 Struck out a career-high five batters 99/57 7/22 @KC. W 6.1 6 1 1 0 3 4 Leading 7-1 First Major League win 104/73 7/28 Cle. W 7.0 2 1 1 0 5 6 Leading 11-1 Second Major League win & quality start 105/62 JULY 2-0 23.0 20 9 8 3 16 18 3.13 ERA 8/2 @Bos. W 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 1 Leading 3-0 Twins shut-out Red Sox 5-0 101/50 8/7 @Cle. ND 4.0 5 4 4 1 5 3 Trailing 4-1 Twins score three in the 9th to win 7-5 87/51 8/13 Det. W 7.0 5 3 3 0 5 6 Leading 8-2 Tied career-highs IP and strikeouts 103/58 AUGUST 2-0 17.0 12 7 7 1 14 10 3.71 ERA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA PRE-ASG TOTALS 0-0 5.1 6 3 3 2 3 3 5.06 POST-ASG TOTALS 4-0 34.2 26 13 12 2 27 25 3.12 SEASON TOTALS 4-0 40.0 32 16 15 4 30 28 3.38 CAREER TOTALS 4-0 45.2 40 18 17 5 34 35 3.35 LAST START: Was the winner in the Twins 9-3 victory vs. Detroit, opposite Anibal Sanchez...allowed three runs on five hits in seven innings while walking five and striking out six...tossed four consecutive shutout innings before allowing a run to score in the fifth...was relieved by Tyler Robertson in the eighth with two on and no outs...threw a career-high 103 pitches, 58 strikes. ELIAS SAYS: Samuel Deduno earned the win despite issuing five walks, bringing his season total to 30 bases on balls...deduno is the first Major League pitcher to go undefeated in a span of seven starts in one season while walking 30-or-more batters over that stretch since Tampa Bay s Victor Zambrano in 2004... the last pitcher to do that for the Washington/Minnesota franchise was the Senators Ed Linke in 1935. TWO STARTS AGO: Did not factor into the decision in the Twins 7-5 victory at Cleveland, opposite Corey Kluber... allowed four runs off five hits in four innings of work while walking five and striking out three...allowed three runs in the second inning, highlighted by a Shelley Duncan two-run home run to left on a 0-1 count...was relieved by Jeff Manship to start the fifth inning...threw 87 pitches, 51 strikes. 2012 MINOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K 4/9 Buf. ND 5.0 5 2 2 0 2 2 Trailing 2-1 First start of the season 72/43 4/14 @LHV. ND 6.0 4 2 2 1 2 5 Tied 2-2 Allows just four hits of 24 batters faced 87/51 4/19 @SWB. L 5.0 5 4 3 1 2 6 Trailing 4-1 Gives up two-run homer in the fifth 92/55 4/27 @Buf. ND 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Tied 0-0 Left game early with right shoulder injury 6/0 APRIL 0-1 16.0 14 8 7 2 8 13 3.94 ERA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^PLACED ON 7-DAY DISABLED LIST^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6/12 @Ind. ND 4.0 1 0 0 0 3 5 Tied 0-0 First start since returning from injury 64/36 6/17 @Lou. ND 3.2 2 1 1 0 4 6 Leading 5-1 Strikes out 6 of 9 batters from 2nd-3rd inn. 79/39 6/22 Cha. W 6.0 1 0 0 0 2 8 Leading 1-0 First win as a Red Wing, final score 3-0 90/53 6/27 @LHV. ND 5.1 4 2 2 0 4 9 Leading 3-2 Strikes out season-high nine batters 90/53 JUNE 1-0 19.0 8 3 3 0 13 28 1.42 ERA 7/2 @Paw. L 7.0 5 2 0 0 1 5 Trailing 2-1 Celebrates 29th birthday 97/61 JULY 0-1 7.0 5 2 0 0 1 5 0.00 ERA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA SEASON TOTALS 1-2 42.0 27 13 10 2 22 46 2.14 MILB CAREER TOTALS 45-45 780.1 659 439 362 39 441 835 4.18 2012 MINOR LEAGUE QUICK HITS: Went 1-2, 2.14 (42.0 ip, 10 er) in nine starts for Triple-A Rochester (International League). Made his first start on April 9, tossing 5.0 innings with five hits allowed, two runs, two walks and two strikeouts. Just two of his nine starts were at home, 1-0, 1.64 (11.0 ip, 2 er) while 0-2, 2.32 (31.0 ip, 8 er) on the road. Allowed three runs-or-less in each of his nine starts. Went 1-1, 1.04 ERA (26.0 ip, 3 er) with 14 walks and 33 strikeouts since returning to rotation June 12. Since returning to the rotation, he lead the International League in ERA and was second in strikeouts. Held right-handers to a.227 batting average while lefties batted.150 (12-for-80). MAJOR LEAGUE EXPERIENCE: Before this season, he appeared in four games for Colorado in 2010, allowing one run on three hits in 2.2 innings with one walk and one strikeout, August 27-September 30...appeared in two games for San Diego in 2011, allowing one run on five hits in 3.0 innings with three walks and four strikeouts, April 6-9. DOMINICAN TWINS: He is one of 20 Domincan-born players to play for the Twins (since 1961), ninth Dominican pitcher for the organization and one of two on the current roster along with Alexi Casilla. FIRST-HALF WRAP: Went 1-2, 2.47 (47.1 ip, 13 er) in 10 combine starts between Triple-A Rochester and the Twins. Was an invite to Twins Spring Training, going 0-0, 3.00 (3.0 ip, 1 er) with two hits allowed, one walk and two strikeouts in three appearances...was reassigned to minor league camp, March 22. Went 1-2, 2.14 (42.0 ip, 10 er) in nine starts for Triple-A Rochester. Recorded his 45th career minor league victory, June 22 vs. Charlotte. Placed on the 7-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis after facing one batter in the first, April 27. Celebrated his 29th birthday in his last Rochester start (7.0-5-2-0-1-5). Had his contracted selected by Minnesota, July 5. Made his first Major League start, July 7 at Texas but did not factor into the decision (5.1-6-3-3-3-3)... became the 11th Twins pitcher to make a start this season. 2011 QUICK HITS: Claimed off waivers by San Diego, January 28...was an invite to Padres Spring Training and made the Padres Opening Day roster for the first time in his career. Appeared in two games for the Padres before being optioned to Triple-A Tucson, April 10...Padres reinstated pitcher Mat Latos. Posted a 2.13 ERA (12.2 ip, 3 er) in nine April games and a 3.00 ERA (15.0 ip, 5 er) in 11 May games. Started the season in Tuscon s bullpen, going 3-2, 3.89 (41.2 ip, 18 er) in 28 relief appearances...moved to the starting rotation in the middle of June, going 1-4, 3.96 (63.2 ip, 28 er) in 12 starts. Placed on the 7-day disabled list with a left quadriceps strain, June 19...reinstated, July 8. Held left-handed batters to a.216 batting average (37-for-171) and right-handers to a.279 batting average (64-for-229). Pitched in two games for Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League. 2012 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CG s: - - CG s: - - SHO s: - - SHO s: - - Low Hit: - - Low-Hit: - - Innings: 7.0, 2x, last 8/13 vs. Det. Innings: 7.0, 2x, last 8/13/12 vs. Det. SO s: 6, 2x, last 8/13 vs. Det. SO s: 6, 2x, last 8/13/12 vs. Det. Walks: 5, 4x, last 8/13 vs. Det. Walks: 5, 4x, last 8/13/12 vs. Det. Win-Streak: 4, 7/22-8/13 Win-Streak: 4, 7/22-8/13/12 CAREER NOTES Was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Rockies, March 5, 2003. Named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year and Rookie-Level All-Star by Baseball America in 2004. Rated Best Curveball in Colorado s farm system by Baseball America, entering the 2008 season...missed the entire 2008 season due to a right arm injury. Named Texas Pitcher-of-the-Year and Baseball America named him 12th-best prospect in the Rockies system after the 2009 season...tied for league-lead in wins and led the league in ERA and strikeouts. Named the Texas League Pitcher-of-the-Week, July 13-19, 2009, after tossing a 7.0-inning complete game shutout, July 18 at Arkansas. Made his professional debut with the DSL Rockies, posting 3-4 record with 2.47 ERA (69.1 ip, 19 er) in 12 starts. Made his Major League debut, August 27, 2010 vs. Los Angeles (NL), allowing one hit in 0.1 innings pitched. Made his first Major League start, allowing three runs on six hits in 5.1 innings but did not factor into the decision, July 7, 2012 at Texas. Won his first Major League start July 22, 2012 at Kansas City, allowing one run on six hits in 6.1 innings while walking three and striking out four. 2012 MISC. NUMBERS W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 2 0 3.44 3 18.1 7 Vs. Left:.238 19 80 1 19 19 Road: 2 0 3.32 4 21.2 8 Vs. Right:.210 13 62 3 11 9 Day: 1 0 1.42 1 6.1 1 TOTALS:.225 32 142 4 30 28 Night: 3 0 3.74 6 33.2 14 Grass: 4 0 3.38 7 40.0 15 Turf: - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS Year Starts 6+ IP QS Year Starts 6+ IP QS 2012 7 4 4 Totals 7 4 4 MORE MISC. NUMBERS BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP Deduno: 63 0 3-4 6 HITS/RUNS PER INNING INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HITS/RUNS: 3/3 6/4 4/0 5/3 7/3 2/1 2/0 3/1 - - DEDUNO VS. SEATTLE 2012 vs. Seattle: - - 2012 vs. Seattle at Minnesota: - - 2012 vs. Seattle at Seattle: - - Career vs. Seattle: - - Career vs. Seattle at Minnesota: - - Career vs. Seattle at Seattle: - - BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS Deduno vs. the Mariners PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Has not faced any Mariners batters. TWINS STARTERS IN 2012 Beavan vs. the Twins PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Willingham.429 7 3 1 2 3 Plouffe.000 3 0 0 0 1 Revere.333 3 1 0 0 0 Butera.500 2 1 0 0 0 Pitcher Last Start Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG Liriano 7/23 at CWS. (2.2-7-7-7-1-2) L 17 8 6-11 33 3.21 Blackburn 8/17 at Sea. (5.1-11-5-5-1-1) L 19 3 8-11 49 4.47 Diamond 8/18 at Sea. (6.2-9-2-2-0-2) ND 19 14 11-8 99 6.96 Pavano 6/1 at Cle. (3.2-9-7-6-1-2) L 11 4 4-7 24 3.43 De Vries 8/15 vs. Det. (4.0-8-4-4-2-3) L 12 5 5-8 36 5.04 Hendriks 6/26 vs. CWS. (6.1-5-3-3-1-5) L 8 2 2-6 8 2.10 Duensing 8/14 vs. Det. (6.0-8-5-5-2-4) L 8 2 2-6 18 4.23 Marquis 5/20 at Mil. (1.2-8-8-8-1-0) L 7 2 2-5 19 5.03 Walters 6/13 vs. Phi. (0.0-4-4-4-0-0) ND 7 4 4-3 24 5.89 Deduno 8/13 vs. Det. (7.0-5-3-3-5-6) W 7 4 6-1 34 7.65 Swarzak 5/25 vs. Det. (3.2-9-6-6-1-3) L 4 0 0-4 7 3.44 TOMORROW'S STARTER - BRIAN DUENSING, LHP He is 2-8, 4.69 (78.2 ip, 41 er) in 41 games (8 starts) this season...has a career record of 26-27, 4.09 (455.0, 207 er) in 150 career games (58 starts)...last start was August 14 vs. Detroit (L-6.0-8- 5-5-2-4)...he is 2-1, 3.75 (24.0 ip, 10 er) in seven games (three starts) against the Athletics in his career...he is 0-1, 23.63 (2.2 ip, 7 er) this season in two games (one start) against the Athletics... was moved to the starting rotation on June 23 after making 30 relief appearances...won 10 games in 2010 in 13 starts and 53 relief appearances...pitched for Team USA in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...was selected by the Twins in the 3rd round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft...attended the University of Nebraska from 2002-2005.

TWINS NOTES, PAGE 3 BULLPEN NOTES AUGUST 19, 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, 2x, last 7/14 vs. Oak. Runs: 3, 3x, last 8/12 vs. T.B. Walks: 2, 3x, last 8/12 vs. T.B. Strikeouts: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 ip, 0 er) Series at Seattle: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 ip, 0 er) 38 of his 51 appearances have been scoreless...he has not allowed a home run in 32 consecutive appearances, since May 28 (last was Konerko, 5/23). Has allowed just seven home runs in 117 appearances since the start of 2011...all seven home runs hit by right-handed batters. Did not allow a run in 14 consecutive appearances (16.0 ip), holding opponents to a.082 (4-for-49) batting average, 5/28-7/2. Has a career record of 8-11, 4.61 (152.1 ip, 78 er) in 158 relief appearances. JARED BURTON - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #61 Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (6/2/81 in Westminster, SC) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 11/14/11 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Innings: 1.1, 4x, last 7/6 at Tex. Hits: 4, 5/13 vs. Tor. Runs: 3, 5/13 vs. Tor. Walks: 2, 6/25 at Cin. Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 6/6 at K.C. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k Series at Seattle: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k 41 of his 48 appearances this season have been scoreless...has not allowed a home run since May 24 at White Sox (Viciedo). Did not allow a run in 16 consecutive appearances (16.2 ip), 6/12-7/29...he has allowed just two earned runs in his last 29 appearances (29.1 ip). Earned his first career save with 1.0 scoreless inning, 6/25 at Cin...earned his first win as a Twin with 1.1 scoreless inning, 6/20 at Pittsburgh. Did not allow a run in 11 appearances (11.1 ip), with opponents batting.000 (0-for-34), April 13-May 11. Has career record of 11-3-5, 3.13 (216.0 ip, 75 er) in 212 career relief appearances. CASEY FIEN - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #50 JEFF GRAY - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #60 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/18 @Sea. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/14 Det. - 1.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 8/12 T.B. - 0.2 1 3 3 0 2 0 8/11 T.B. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/4 @Bos W 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8/18 @Sea. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8/12 T.B. - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8/11 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/4 @Bos. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/3 @Bos. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (10/21/83 in Santa Rosa, CA) Obtained: Signed as a free agent, 1/3/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Innings: 3.0, 7/15 vs. Oak. Hits: 3, 2x, last 8/14 vs. Det. Runs: 2, 7/24 at CWS. Walks: 2, 7/24 at CWS. Strikeouts: 2, 3x, last 8/3 at Bos. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er), 2 k Series at Seattle: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er), 2 k 15 of his 17 appearance this season have been scoreless...he has walked just five batters, struck out 14, and has not allowed a home run this season. Earned his first career win with 2.0 perfect innings, 7/20 at Kansas City...tied his career-high with 3.0 innings pitched, 7/16 vs. Oakland. Made his Twins debut with 1.0 scoreless inning and one hit allowed, 7/8 at Tex...had his contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, July 4. Appeared in 33 games out of the bullpen for the Red Wings...recorded nine saves in 12 opportunities. Has a career record of 1-2, 4.45 (32.1 ip, 16 er) in 28 career relief appearances. 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 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Innings: 3.0, 6/17 vs. Mil. Hits: 4, 5/20 at Mil. Runs: 5, 5/20 at Mil. Walks: 2, 3x, last 7/24 at CWS. Strikeouts: 4, 4/24 vs. Bos. Roadtrip: NA Series at Seattle: NA Won five straight decisions, 4/11-7/3, the longest winning streak for a Twins pitcher this season...his six wins are the second-most on the Twins pitching staff, behind Scott Diamond. Made his 100th career Major League appearance tossing 1.1 scoreless innings, 7/7 at Texas. Did not allow a run in eight of 10 appearances, going 1-0, 1.54 (11.2 ip, 2 er), 4/21-5/19. Has career record of 7-3, 4.76 (136.0 ip, 72 er) in 111 career relief appearances. Innings: 2.0, 2x, last 8/2 at Bos. Hits: 4, 2x, last 7/8 at Tex. Runs: 3, 4x, last 7/8 at Tex. Walks: 3, 5/29 vs. Oak. Strikeouts: 3, 4x, last 8/2 at Bos. Roadtrip: NA Series at Seattle: NA His 117 appearances are tied for third-most among lefty relievers in the AL since 2011 and his 122 strikeouts rank second. He is 6-for-9 in save opportunities, with his last save being 8/7 at Cleveland...has gone 5-for-6 in save opportunities in Matt Capps absence (DL). Earned first career 2.0 innings save, 8/2 at Boston...was just the 11th 2.0 inning save by a Twins reliever since Ron Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002. 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 7-5, 2.99 (165.1 ip, 55 er) with nine saves in 153 relief appearances...is 18-12, 5.06 (251.0 ip, 141 er) in 44 career starts. 8/18 @Sea. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/17 @Sea. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8/14 Det. - 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 8/12 T.B. - 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8/15 Det. - 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8/13 Det. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/10 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/6 @Cle. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8/3 @Bos. W 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/15 Det. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/12 T.B. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8/7 @Cle. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/4 @Bos - 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 2 8/2 @Bos S 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TYLER ROBERTSON - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #64 Height: 6-5 Weight: 257 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (12/23/87 in Simi Valley, CA) Obtained: 3rd round, 2006 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/18 @Sea. L 0.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 Innings: 2.0, 8/7 at Cle. Hits: 4, 6/27 vs. CWS. Runs: 2, 3x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Walks: 1, 5x, last 8/18 at Sea. 8/17 @Sea. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 7/14 vs. Oak. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 13.50 (0.2 ip, 1 er), 1 k Series at Seattle: 0-0-0, 13.50 (0.2 ip, 1 er), 1 k 8/13 Det. - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8/12 T.B. - 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Earned his first career Major League win, with 2.0 scoreless innings, 8/7 at Cleveland...ML debut with 1.0 scoreless inning and 3 strikeouts, 7/26 vs. CWS. Recalled from Triple-A Rochester (International League) as the Twins placed Matt Capps on the 15-day disabled list, 6/25. Went 2-2, 3.77 (28.2 ip, 12 er) with opponents batting.230 (26-for-113) with 13 walks and 33 strikeouts in 33 relief appearances for the Red Wings. Did not allow an earned run in 21 of his final 23 appearances for the Wings, posting an ERA of 0.98 (18.1 ip, 2 er) with seven walks and 19 strikeouts in that span. Career minor league record of 42-37, 3.70 (645.0 ip, 265 er) with 19 saves, 231 walks and 571 strikeouts in 186 games (95 starts). 8/11 T.B. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 @Sea. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/24@CWS - 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 Innings: 7.0, 4/13 vs, Tex. Hits: 9, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Runs: 6, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Walks: 3, 7/8 at Tex. 7/22 @ KC - 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 Strikeouts: 4, 7/18 vs. Bal. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er) Series at Seattle: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er) 7/19 Bal. BS 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right rotator cuff strain, 7/26-8/15. Has pitched 2.0-plus innings of relief 14 times this season...has pitched 3.0-plus innings in five relief appearances. 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 3-2, 3.40 (90.0 ip, 34 er) 44 career relief appearances...is 6-16, 5.74 (141.0 ip, 90 er) in 27 career Major League starts. Originally acquired by the Twins in the second round (61st overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Nova (FL) High School. 7/16 Bal. - 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2012 TEAM PEN First Batter PITCHER H/AB AVG SV/OPP IR/IRS LAST RELIEF APP. LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSS Burnett 11/ 47.234 0/ 1 37/ 9 8/18/12 @Sea. (ND) 8/4/12 @Bos... 8/12/12 T.B. Burton 7/ 47.149 5/ 7 13/ 1 8/18/12 @Sea. (ND) 6/20/12 @Pit. 8/4/12 @Bos. 4/11/08 @Pit. Fien 4/ 17.235 0/ 0 10/ 4 8/18/12 @Sea. (ND) 7/20/12 @KC 7/24/12 @CWS Gray 13/ 41.317 0/ 0 29/ 6 8/15/12 Det. (ND) 8/3/12 @Bos. 8/23/11 @Cle. 7/31/12 CWS Perkins 11/ 45.244 7/ 10 6/ 3 8/15/12 Det. (ND) 7/30/12 CWS 8/7/12 @Cle. 4/15/12 Tex. Robertson 4/ 21.190 0/ 1 21/ 3 8/18/12 @Sea. (L) 8/7/12 @Cle... 8/18/12 @Sea. Swarzak 6/ 27.222 0/ 1 15/ 6 8/17/12 @Sea. (ND) 7/2/12 @Det... 4/19/12 @NYY. Others 24/ 91.264 14/ 15 42/ 13 TEAM 80/ 336.238 26/ 35 173/ 45 TEAM PEN NOTES IN 2012: The opposition has a.249 (383-for-1536) batting-average-against with 41 home runs vs. Twins relievers.

TWINS NOTES, PAGE 4 HITTING NOTES AUGUST 19, 2012 DREW BUTERA - C #41 Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (8/9/83 in Evansville, IN) Season Average:.220 Current Streak: 1g, 1-2 (.500) Series at Seattle: NA Roadtrip: NA Home Runs (1): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (1), GS (0) First and only home run of the season, a three-run shot, July 1 vs. Kansas City. Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief, with one walk and one strikeout, 5/20 at Milwaukee...according to Elias, his father, Sal Butera, pitched 1.0 scoreless inning for Montreal in 1985 and for Cincinnati in 1986...they became first father-son position players to pitch in a Major League game. 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. Originally acquired by the Twins along with outfielder Dustin Martin, in exchange for infielder Luis Castillo, 7/30/07. JAMEY CARROLL - IF #8 Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 B/T: R/R Age: 38 (2/18/74 in Evansville, IN) Season Average:.243 Current Streak: 1g,.200 (1-5) Series at Seattle:.143 (1-7) Roadtrip:.143 (1-7) Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Went 4-for-4 with a walk, August 4 at Boston...became just the fifth Twins player to reach base safely in all five plate appearances while batting ninth in the order...marked his 11th career 4-hit game (2nd this season). Hit his last home run, August 9, 2009 at Chicago (AL), as a member of the Indians. 900th career hit, 7/23 at Chicago (AL)...500th career run scored, 6/22 at Cincinnati. Tied his career-high with four hits (seven at-bats), 6/17 vs. Milwaukee. Had season-high 7-game hit-streak, going 7-for-21 (.333) with four rbi, 5/22-29. Was inducted into the University of Evansville s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004-05, after playing for the Aces from 1994-96. Signed with the Twins as a free agent, 11/16/11...spent parts of 10 seasons with MON, WAS, COL, CLE and LAD. MATT CARSON - 0F #22 Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (7/1/81 in Newport Beach, CA) Season Average:.500 Current Streak: 2g, 4-8 (.500) Series at Seattle:.500 (4-8), rbi Roadtrip:.500 (4-8), rbi Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Set a career-high with three hits, 8/18 at Seattle. Twins debut, 8/17 at Seattle, going 1-for-4 with an rbi-single...contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, 8/17. Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, July 29-August 3, after hitting.367 (11-for-30) with two doubles, seven rbi with five runs scored in six games for the Red Wings. Batted.277 (112-for-405) with 23 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 49 rbi and 60 runs scored in 110 games for the Red Wings...hit.310 (26-for-84) in 21 games in July. Entering the season, he hit.200 (20-for-100) with two doubles, five home runs and 14 rbi in 46 Major League games with Oakland, 2009-10...first career home run, 9/21/09 vs. Texas, off Eddie Guardado. Originally drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. ALEXI CASILLA - IF #12 Height: 5-9 Weight: 179 B/T: S/R Age: 28 (7/20/84 in San Cristobal, DR) Season Average:.220 Current Streak: 0 for last 3 Series at Seattle: NA Roadtrip: NA Home Runs (1): Solo (0), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Hit his first home run of the season, a 2-run shot off Masterson, 8/8 at Cle...first since 6/21/11 at S.F. Tied career-high with four rbi, 7/28 vs. Cleveland. Had fourth three-hit game of season, going 3-for-3 with a triple and rbi, 5/27 vs. Detroit. 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. Originally acquired by the Twins in exchange for reliever J.C. Romero, 12/9/05. RYAN DOUMIT - C/OF #18 Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: S/R Age: 31 (4/3/81 in Moses Lake, WA) Season Average:.290 Current Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250) Series at Seattle:.125 (1-8) Roadtrip:.125 (1-8) Home Runs (14): Solo (8), 2-Run (4), 3-Run (2), GS (0) Has reached base safely in 37 of his last 49 games, since 6/16, batting.322 (59-for-183) in that span. Needs one home run to match his single-season career-high of 15, done in 2008 with Pittsburgh. Homered from both sides of the plate, 7/22 at KC...became the 4th player in baseball to homer from both sides this season and third in Twins history...6th career multi-homer game, first from both sides. Of his 14 home runs this season, 10 have been from the left side of the plate and four have been hit from the right. His 81 career home runs rank ninth all-time among switch hitting catchers. Signed a 2-year contract extension (thru 2014) to remain in Minnesota, 6/29/12. Had season-high 11-game hitting streak, dating back to 6/16-7/2, tying his career-high, done 4/29-5/11/07. Had 22 rbi in 23-game span, 4/19-5/14, tied for 2nd-most in baseball in that span. Spent his entire career in the Pirates organization before joining the Twins this year. PEDRO FLORIMON - IF #25 Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (12/10/86 in La Romana, DR) Season Average:.333 Current Streak: 1g, 2-3 (.333) Series at Seattle:.333 (2-6) Roadtrip:.333 (2-6) Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Started the season with Double-A New Britain, batting.283 (32-for-113) in 30 games...transferred to Triple-A Rochester, May 7...batted.251 (78-for-311) in 83 games for the Red Wings. Batted.267 (121-for-454) with 27 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 60 rbi in 133 games for Double-A Bowie last season. Recalled by Baltimore, 9/6/11...made Major League debut, 9/10/11 at Toronto. First Major League hit, doubling off Brad Penny, 9/25/11 at Detroit. 341 runs scored in 722 games. He is a career.249 (636-for-2556) hitter in the minor leagues with 134 doubles, 19 triples, 32 home runs and 275 rbi in 723 games. DARIN MASTROIANNI - OF #19 Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (8/26/85 in Mount Kisco, NY) Season Average:.276 Current Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250) Series at Seattle:.125 (1-8) Roadtrip:.125 (1-8) Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) He is 14-for-16 (88%) in stolen base attempts this season...stole three bases, 7/5 at Detroit. Had career-high seven-game hitting streak, 6/27-7/15, batting.435 (10-for-23) in that span. First career home run, a two-run shot off Will Ohman, 6/27 vs. Chicago (AL). Singled off Kyle Drabek for first career hit, going 2-for-4 with first three career rbi, 5/11 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, promoted to Rochester, 4/14. Claimed off waivers from Toronto, 2/2. JOE MAUER - C/1B #7 Height: 6-5 Weight: 231 B/T: L/R Age: 29 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) Season Average:.319 Current Streak: 0 for last 4 Series at Seattle:.200 (2-8), hr, 2 rbi Roadtrip:.200 (2-8), hr, 2 rbi Home Runs (8): Solo (5), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (2), GS (0) He is batting.346 (94-for-272) in 73 games since 5/18. He has reached base safely in 90 of 110 games and hit safely in 76 of 110 games this season. Twins all-time ranks: 6th in walks (532), 7th in hits (1,226), 8th in doubles (240) and 11th in runs (612). Recorded his 1,218th career hit, tying him with Hunter for eighth on Twins all-time hit list, 8/10 vs. T.B... passed Hunter with his 1,219th, 8/12 vs. T.B. Recorded his 240th career double, passing Cuddyer and moving into eighth place on Twins all-time list, 8/11 vs. T.B. His on-base percentage has not dropped below.400 since 5/22. Played in his 1,000th game becoming 17th member of the Twins to accomplish the feat, 7/17. Was selected to his fifth All-Star Game, going 1-for-1, playing 2.0 innings at first base for the American League. Hit.397 (29-for-73) with five doubles, 15 rbi and a.438 on base percentage in June. Had a season-long 12-game hitting streak going 22-for-49 (.449), 6/17-7/3. Drew his 500th career walk, 6/12 vs. Phi...7th Twin with 500 walks and first since Knoblauch in 1997. His.419 OBP in April ranked 8th in the AL....400 OBP in May was tied for 10th in AL. JUSTIN MORNEAU - 1B #33 Height: 6-4 Weight: 222 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (5/15/81 in New Westminster, BC) Season Average:.275 Current Streak: 8g, 10-31 (.323) Series at Seattle:.200 (2-8), rbi Roadtrip:.200 (2-8), rbi Home Runs (16): Solo (6), 2-Run (8), 3-Run (2), GS (0) Hit his 201st career home run, tying Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list, 8/12 vs. T.B. 17th career multi-homer game (third of season), August 6 at Cleveland, giving him 200 for his career, becoming the seventh player in club history to reach 200 home runs (Killebrew - 475, Hrbek - 293, Oliva - 220, Allison - 211, Puckett - 207, Gaetti - 201). Recorded his 759th career rbi, August 4 at Boston passing Gary Gaetti and now ranks 5th on the Twins all-time list. Passed Gary Gaetti (252) on August 3 and now ranks 6th on the Twins all-time doubles list. Placed on Paternity List, 7/21-24...he and wife Krista had a baby boy, 7/21 (second child). Had season-high 14-game hitting streak, 6/27-7/16, going 21-for-59 (.356) in that span, including a seasonhigh four hits, 7/16 vs. Bal...second-longest hit-streak of career, behind 16 game-streak, June 22-July 9, 2006. Recorded his 240th career double, passing Michael Cuddyer and moving into 7th place on Twins All-Time doubles list, 5/29. Disabled (retro to 5/1) with a sore left wrist, 5/7-15. TREVOR PLOUFFE - OF #24 Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA) Season Average:.244 Current Streak: 0 for last 5 Series at Seattle:.125 (1-8) Roadtrip:.125 (1-8) Home Runs (19): Solo (16), 2-Run (3), 3-Run (0), GS (0) He is just 1-for-20 since returning from the DL. Exited the game early with a bruised right thumb (suffered on swing/jammed), 7/20 at Kansas City...placed on the 15-day disabled list, 7/27-8/13...went on rehab assignment, going hit-less in 8 at-bats for Rochester. Hit nine home runs in Interleague Play this season, setting a Twins single-season record. His 11 home runs were tied for second-most in baseball during the month of June with Cano, and behind Bautista. Has career-high 17-game hitting streak, since 6/30 (1), going 22-for-67 (.328) in that span. Hit game winning home run in 11th inning, 5/19 at Milwaukee...homered in 4 straight, 6/12-15. Originally selected by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Crespi Carmelite (CA) High School...2004 Collegiate Baseball News High School All-American & USA Today All-American. BEN REVERE - OF #11 Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 B/T: L/R Age: 24 (5/3/88 in Atlanta, GA) Season Average:.319 Current Streak: 3g, 6-14 (.429) Series at Seattle: NA Roadtrip: NA Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Needs just two stolen bases to become the fourth player in club history to post consecutive 30-steal seasons. He is 62-for-77 (80.5%) in stolen base attempts since the start of 2011...stole 11 consecutive bases, 7/7-8/12/12. Had career-high 21-game hitting streak, going 34-for-90 (.378), 7/16-8/7...team-high for 2012 and longest for a Twin since Hunter, 4/11-5/9/07...one of seven players in baseball this season with a streak of 20-plus. 13 of his 25 rbi came during his 21-game hitting streak. Stole his 25th base, 8/1 vs. Chicago, giving him back-to-back 25-steal seasons. Sherry Robertson Award winner for the Twins Minor League Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009. Originally acquired by the Twins in the first round (28th overall) in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Lexington Catholic (KY) High School...named to USA Today All-USA Today High School baseball team as senior ( 07). DENARD SPAN - OF #2 Height: 6-0 Weight: 212 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (2/27/84 in Washington, DC) Season Average:.287 Current Streak: 5g, 6-22 (.273) Series at Seattle: NA Roadtrip: NA Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Has missed the last three games with a sore right shoulder...he hurt it diving for a ball in CF, 8/12 vs. T.B. Hit his 30th double, 8/8 at Cleveland...has 31 doubles...if he reaches 40 doubles, it would mark 10th outfielder in club history to reach 40 doubles in a season. Fourth four-hit game of the season and 15th of his career, 7/31 vs. CWS. Set a new single-season career-high with 25th double, 7/25 at CWS...leads the club with 27 doubles. Set a career-high with five rbi, 6/17 vs. Baltimore. Fifth career leadoff home run, 6/12 vs. Philadelphia. 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). Started his fourth consecutive Opening Day in center field, going 2-for-4, 4/6 at Baltimore. Originally signed by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. JOSH WILLINGHAM - OF #16 Height: 6-2 Weight: 228 B/T: R/R Age: 33 (2/17/79 in Florence, AL) Season Average:.258 Current Streak: 0 for last 4 Series at Seattle:.125 (1-8), hr, rbi Roadtrip:.125 (1-8), hr, rbi Home Runs (31): Solo (16), 2-Run (10), 3-Run (5), GS (0) Hit his 30th home run, 8/14 vs. Detroit, setting a single-season career-high...became one of 12 Twins to ever hit more than 30 home runs in a season and first since Cuddyer and Morneau in 2009. Hit his 29th home run, 8/6 at Cleveland, tying his single-season career-high, done last year with Oakland. His 11 home runs in July were tied with Jason Kubel for most in baseball...his 27 rbi were tied with Mark Teixeira for most in baseball. 12th career multi-homer game (second of season), 7/24 at CWS...11th career multi-homer game, 7/13 vs. Oak. Hit his 150th career home run and 18th of the season, 7/3 at Detroit. Tied career-high 15-game hitting streak, 5/27-6/13 vs. Phi. Walk-off rbi-single in the 10th inning, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...second walk-off hit of the season. 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. Signed by the Twins as a free agent, 12/15/11...the Twins are his fourth organization (Florida, Washington, Oakland). 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 1 0 0 1 7/1/12 KC 2 Crow. 0 Carroll 17 3 2 0 22 6 0 0 0 6 8/9/09 @CWS 0 Linebrink 8/11/07 ChiC. 1 Carson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/26/10 @Oak. 0 Rapada. 0 Casilla 7 5 0 0 12 5 0 1 0 6 8/8/12 @Cle. 1 Masterson. 0 Doumit 20 5 1 0 26 12 2 2 0 16 8/13/12 Det. 2 Sanchez 5/4/11 @S.D. 3 Florimon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0...... 0 Mastroianni 6 2 0 0 8 2 2 0 0 4 8/13/12 Det. 0 Sanchez. 0 Mauer 23 14 1 0 38 9 5 0 0 14 8/17/12 @Sea. 0 Pryor 5/21/09 @CWS. 2 Morneau 22 4 2 0 28 8 6 1 0 15 8/12/12 T.B. 1 Shields 7/20/09 @Oak. 6 Plouffe 13 2 0 0 15 6 2 1 0 9 7/3/12 @Det. 1 Ortega. 0 Revere 21 6 4 0 31 4 1 0 0 5....... 0 Span 23 6 4 0 33 3 1 0 1 5 6/19/12 @Pit. 1 Cruz.. 0 Willingham 23 3 0 0 26 10 8 2 0 20 8/17/12 @Sea. 0 Pryor 4/11/10 @NYM. 5

TWINS NOTES, PAGE 5 ODDS & ENDS AUGUST 19, 2012 TWINS hitters VS. SEATTLE MARINERS 2012 CAREER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBI Butera.000 2 0 0 0.115 26 3 0 2 Carroll.222 18 4 0 1.268 82 22 1 13 Carson.500 8 4 0 1.294 17 5 1 2 Casilla.111 9 1 0 0.288 104 30 1 9 Doumit.235 17 4 2 2.192 26 5 2 3 Florimon.333 6 2 0 0.333 6 2 0 0 Mastroianni.125 8 1 0 0.125 8 1 0 0 Mauer.158 19 3 1 3.356 194 69 6 31 Morneau.250 8 2 0 1.272 228 62 9 37 Plouffe.111 9 1 0 0.200 30 6 0 2 Revere 0 0 0 0.421 19 8 0 1 Span.167 12 2 0 1.240 150 36 2 18 Willingham.059 17 1 1 1.200 75 15 4 15 Others.038 26 1 0 0 TEAM.164 159 26 4 10 Twins BULLPEN VS. SEATTLE MARINERS 2012 CAREER PITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ER Burnett 0-0 - 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0-0 - 0 0.00 6.0 2 0 Burton 0-0 - 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0-0 - 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 Fien 0-0 - 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0-0 - 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 Gray 0-0 - 0 13.50 0.2 1 1 0-0 - 0 4.32 8.1 10 4 Perkins 0-0 - 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 2-1 - 0 4.02 31.1 36 14 Robertson 0-1 - 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 0-1 - 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 Swarzak 0-0 - 0 20.25 1.1 1 3 0-1 - 0 6.75 8.0 12 6 Others 0-0 - 1 3.00 3.0 1 1 TEAM 0-1 - 1 4.76 11.1 6 6 TWINS BATTING INFO SEASON-HIGHS GW BUNT PLAYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SEASON-HIGH HIT-STREAK Butera 3 1 3 - - 3, May 16-19 Carroll 4 (2x) - 2 (6x) 5-7, May 22-29 Carson 3-1 - - 1, August 17-current Casilla 3 (5x) 1 4 1 3 3 (2x), last, June 14-19 Doumit 4 2 (2x) 4 (2x) 3 1 11, June 16-July 2 Florimon 2 - - - - 1, August 18- Mastroianni 3 (2x) 1 (3x) 3 (2x) 1 1 7, June 27-July 15 Mauer 4 1 (8x) 3 (5x) 9-12, June 17-July 3 Morneau 4 (2x) 2 (3x) 4 7-14, June 27-July 17 Plouffe 3 (2x) 2 (2x) 4 6 2 17, June 30(1)-July 19 Revere 4 (4x) - 3 2 7 21, July 16-August 7 Span 4 (4x) 1 (3x) 5 3 6 12, April 18-May 1 Willingham 3 (3x) 2 (2x) 4 (2x) 11-15 (2x), last May 27-June 13 Others 2 2 TOTALS 23 TWINS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN... BATTING PITCHING MONTH AVG R R/G HR W-L IP H BB K ERA APRIL.264 87 3.9 14 6-16 190.0 216 54 107 5.64 MAY.227 109 3.9 22 12-16 247.0 266 84 173 4.96 JUNE.278 119 4.4 27 14-13 245.0 264 64 160 4.33 JULY.287 138 5.3 26 12-14 233.1 249 82 165 4.78 AUGUST.259 76 4.8 18 6-10 142.1 164 47 89 4.43 SEPTEMBER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2012 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W L S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters Relievers 30-20- 54 15-26 5.49 3.76 650.1 407.1 776 383 432 184 397 170 114 41 194 137 404 290 TOTALS 50-69- 26 4.82 1057.2 1159 616 567 155 331 694 TWINS 2012 SCORING BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL TWINS 70 53 48 61 71 70 57 53 41 5 529 OPPONENTS 96 85 61 74 69 72 56 56 41 6 616 2012 HOME RUNS BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL 12 14 0 19 6 31 3 7 15 0 107 OUTFIELD ASSISTS Josh Willingham...6 Ben Revere...5 Denard Span...3 Trevor Plouffe...2 Darin Mastroianni...2 Matt Carson...1 Erik Komatsu...1 Clete Thomas...1 Total...21 STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER Player 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Butera 1 21 1 Carroll 1 31 1 12 58 Carson 1 1 Casilla 2 1 9 18 42 Doumit 3 25 51 13 Florimon 2 Mastroianni 2 13 2 5 6 2 Mauer 2 105 Morneau 25 71 Plouffe 6 37 21 8 2 Revere 13 60 4 1 Span 101 Willingham 14 91 9 Others 2 11 8 28 68 49 11 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Player C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH Butera 22 Carroll 42 36 26 Carson 2 Casilla 70 1 Doumit 40 8 6 38 Florimon 2 Mastroianni 6 3 21 Mauer 57 23 29 Morneau 68 28 Plouffe 1 2 56 2 13 Revere 2 13 63 Span 101 Willingham 99 15 Others 27 5 81 36 2 2 14 2012 EJECTIONS DATE PLAYER/COACH UMPIRE REASON April 17 at New York (AL) Gardenhire (60th career) Greg Gibson balls/strikes April 17 at New York (AL) Span (3rd career) Greg Gibson balls/strikes May 25 at Detroit Gardenhire (61st career) Alan Porter out/safe at 1b May 25 at Detroit Carroll (1st career) Alan Porter out/safe at 1b RECORD WHEN Runs Scoring Allowing Runs Scoring Allowing 0 0-7 4-0 6 7-5 3-13 1 0-11 6-1 7 8-0 5-10 2 2-17 5-2 8 2-2 1-6 3 2-18 9-4 9 2-0 1-5 4 6-7 10-13 10+ 11-0 0-7 5 10-2 6-8 Totals 50-69 50-69 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 3/27 119 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 (transferred to 60-day on July 26) 6/ 4 6/ 2 67 P.J. Walters Right shoulder inflammation (transferred to 60-day on July 28) 6/14 56 Matt Capps Right shoulder inflammation 6/25 6/24 7/13 15 Matt Capps Right rotator cuff irritation 7/17 30 Anthony Swarzak Mild right rotator cuff strain 7/26 7/25 8/15 20 Trevor Plouffe Bruised right thumb 7/27 7/21 8/13 21

TWINS NOTES, PAGE 6 2012 HIGHS AND LOWS AUGUST 19, 2012 TEAM BATTING: Most At-Bats, Game...59, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Runs, Game...19, 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Runs, Inning...10, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Most Hits, Game...20, 3x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Hits, Inning...7, 2x, last 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Consecutive Hits... 5, 3x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Consecutive Batters Reached Base... 7, 2x, last 5th inning, 5/24 at CWS. Fewest Hits, Game... 0, 5/2 at LAA. Most Doubles, Game...6, 2x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Triples, Game...2, 2x, last 6/8 vs. ChC. Most Home Runs, Game...4, 2x, last 8/6 at Cle. Grand Slams... Most Total Bases, Game...32, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Extra Base Hits, Game... 8, 2x, last 6/12 vs. Phi. Most RBI, Game...17, 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Walks...9, 5/11 vs. Tor. Most Strikeouts...16, 5/26 vs. Det. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins... 5, 3x, last 7/29 vs. Cle. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent...5, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Caught Stealing, Game...1, many Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...5, 7/23 at CWS. Left On Base, Twins...15, 4/14 vs. Tex. Left On Base, Twins in Extra Innings...15, 6/17 vs. Mil. Consecutive Scoreless Innings...25, 4/30-5/4 INDIVIDUAL BATTING: Most At-Bats, Game...8, Span, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Runs, Game... 3, 14x, last Morneau/Revere, 8/6 at Cle. Most Runs, Inning...2, Willingham/Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Most Hits, Game...4, 14x, last Revere, 8/6 at Cle. Most Hits, Inning... 2, 3x, last Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Most Doubles, Game...2, many Most Triples, Game...1, many Most Home Runs, Game...2, 9x, last Morneau, 8/6 at Cle. 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...5, Span, 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Walks, Game...3, 6x, last Plouffe, 6/16 vs. Mil. Most Strikeouts, Game... 4, 3x, last Doumit, 6/15 vs. Mil. Longest Hitting-Streak...21, Revere, 7/16-8/7 Consecutive Hits...5, 3x, last Morneau, 8/3-4 Consecutive Hitless At-Bats... 28, Valencia, 5/1-7/28 Most Stolen Bases, Game...2, many Most Caught Stealing, Game...1, many Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...2, 5x, last Willingham, 7/23 at CWS. TEAM PITCHING: Most Runs Allowed... 16, 5/20 at Mil. Most Runs, Inning...6, 4x, last 2nd inning, 8/10 vs. T.B. Most Hits Allowed...21, 6/27 vs. CWS. Most Hits Allowed, Inning...6, 3x, last 2nd inning, 8/10 vs. T.B. Consecutive Hits Allowed... 6, 5th inning, 5/26 vs. Det. Most Home Runs Allowed, Game...5, 5/24 at CWS. TEAM PITCHING (cont.): Most Strikeouts...16, 7/13 vs. Oak. Most Walks... 9, 2x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Fewest Hits Allowed... 2, 8/2 at Bos. Pitchers Used... 7, 2x, last 7/15 vs. Oak. Consecutive Batters Retired...17, 5/8 vs. LAA. Scoreless Innings Streak...12, 7/25-7/27 Wild Pitches...3, 6/30 (Game 1) vs. K.C. Most Innings, Game, Relievers...9.0, 2x, last 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Hits, Game, Relievers...12, 6/27 vs. CWS. Most Runs, Game, Relievers...9, 7/24 at CWS. Most Home Runs, Game, Relievers...2, 8x, last 7/24 at CWS. Most Walks, Game, Relievers...5, 7/24 at CWS. Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers... 8, 5/19 at Mil. INDIVIDUAL PITCHING: Most Inn., Game, Starter... 9.0, 2x, last Diamond, 7/27 vs Cle. Most Innings, Game, Reliever... 4.0, 4x, last Manship, 8/10 vs. T.B. Most Hits, Starter...11, 3x, last Blackburn, 8/11 vs. T.B. Most Hits, Reliever... 8, Maloney, 4/24 vs. Bos. Most Runs, Starter...8, 2x, last De Vries, 8/10 vs. T.B. Most Runs, Reliever...5, 2x, last Gray, 5/20 at Mil. Most Home Runs, Starter...3, 8x, last Duensing, 7/15 vs. Oak. Most Home Runs, Reliever...2, 2x, last Manship, 6/21 at Pit. Most Walks, Starter...6, Marquis, 5/5 at Sea. Most Walks, Reliever...3, 4x, last Perdomo, 7/28 vs. Cle. Most Strikeouts, Starter...15, Liriano, 7/13 vs. Oak. Most Strikeouts, Reliever...4, 2x, last Manship, 8/7 at Cle. Win-Streak...5, Gray, 4/11-7/3 Losing-Streak...5, 2x, last Blackburn, 6/27-current Low-Hit Complete Game... 3, Diamond, 7/27 Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings...14.0, Diamond, 5/8-13 Most Consecutive Batters Retired...19, Diamond, 7/21-7/27 Wild Pitches...3, Diamond, 6/30 (Game 1) vs. K.C. TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING: Errors, Game, Team...3, 6x, last 8/6 at Cle. Errors, Game, Individual...2, 4x, last Nishioka, 8/6 at Cle. Errors, Consecutive Games, Team...4, 7/7-14 Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team...7, 4/27-5/6 Doubleplays, Game, Team...5, 7/21 at K.C. Opponents Doubleplays, Game, Team...5, 7/23 at CWS. TEAM MISCELLANEOUS: Longest Winning Streak...5, 6/30-7/3 Longest Losing Streak...6, 4/21-27 Longest Game, Innings...15, 6/17 vs. Mil. Longest Game, Time (9 Innings)...3:43, 7/17 vs. Bal. Longest Game, Time (Extra Innings)...4:50, 6/17 vs. Mil. Fastest Game, Time... 2:10, 5/1 at LAA. Largest Margin, Victory...12, 7/16 vs. Bal. Largest Margin, Loss... 12, 5/20 at Mil. Largest Home Attendance...39,414, 4/9 vs. LAA. (Home Opener) Home Sellouts... 8, last 8/11 vs. T.B. Times Shut Out...7, last 6/23 at Cin. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED HITTING: FOR THE TWINS Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. Mil. Grand Slam: Tosoni, 9/27/11 vs. K.C. (two 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: Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inn, 8/6/12 at Cle. (three as a team in 2012) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at K.C. Two-Home Run Game: Morneau, 8/6/12 at Cle. (nine as a team in 2012) Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS. (second game) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Mauer/Willingham, 8/17/12 at Sea. (three as a team in 2012) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Mientkiewicz/Koskie/Hunter, 7/12/01 at Mil. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Willingham/Morneau/Doumit, 8/6/12 at Cle. 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, 7/18/12 vs. Bal. (two by Liriano - 15 and 10) Complete Game Shutout: Diamond, 7/27/12 vs. Cle. 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: Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at Det. 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, 6/12/12 vs. Phi. HITTING: AGAINST THE TWINS Hit for the Cycle: Hafner, 8/14/03 vs. Cle. Grand Slam: Gomes, 7/13/12 vs. Oak. (four 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: Betancourt, 7/22/12 at K.C. 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: Cabrera, 7/4/12 at Det. Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY. Back-to-Back Home Runs: Upton/Joyce, 8/11/12 vs. T.B. (seven allowed in 2012) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. Atl. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Gomes/Cespedes/Carter, 7/15/12 vs. Oak. 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: Scherzer, 8/15/12 vs. Det. 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: Jennings, 8/12/12 vs. T.B. (three allowed in 2012) 2012 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/28 vs. Kansas City POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 12:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain and cold temps (41 degrees), later cancelled. Game played as part of split DH, 6/30. 5/11 vs. Toronto DELAYED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain (60 degrees). The delay lasted 1:51 game started at 9:00 pm (51 degrees). 5/26 vs. Detroit DELAYED Scheduled to start at 1:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain. The delay lasted 21 minutes game started at 1:31 pm (61 degrees). Second delay started at 3:09 pm with one out in the 6th inning. Game resumed after a 42 minute rain delay. 6/17 vs. Milwaukee DELAYED Game delayed due to rain as the Twins were about to take the field in the top of the 12th...delay lasted 42 minutes and started at 5:15 pm. 6/13 vs. Oakland DELAYED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain. The delay lasted 10 minuets game started at 7:20 pm.