Minnesota Twins (64-89) vs. New York Yankees (88-64) Monday, September 24, 2012 @ 7:10 pm - Fox sports north / Treasure Island Baseball Network Liam Hendriks (R, 1-7, 5.88) vs. Andy Pettitte (L, 4-3, 2.97) GAME 154 HOME GAME 76 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opp. Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio 9/25 NYY Esmerling Vasquez (R, 0-2, 6.75) vs. Phil Hughes (R, 16-12, 4.05) 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 9/26 NYY Samuel Deduno (R, 6-5, 4.54) vs. CC Sabathia (L, 13-6, 3.47) 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 9/27 OFF DAY Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: 64-89 Home Record: 29-46 Road Record: 35-43 Record in series: 17-27-5 Sweeps/Swept: 3-11 April: 6-16, May: 12-16, June: 14-13, July: 12-14, Aug.: 9-19, Sept.: 11-11 Vs. East: 10-18 Vs. Central: 34-35 Vs. West: 11-27 Vs. NL: 9-9 Mon: 11-8, Tue: 9-13, Wed: 8-15, Thu: 4-10, Fri: 10-13, Sat: 10-16, Sun: 12-14 Games vs. LH Starter: 21-26 Games vs. RH Starter: 43-63 When Twins score first: 40-24 When Opp. scores first: 24-65 Come-from-behind wins: 33 When leading after 7/8 inn.: 52-5/49-2 When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 5-73/6-79 When tied after 7/8 inn.: 7-11/7-9 Extra-innings: 8-4 1-run games: 25-24 When Twins out-hit opp.: 50-12 When Opp. out-hit Twins: 10-66 When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 4-11 When Twins get Quality Start: 37-23 When Twins starter goes 6+ inn.: 39-37 Most games over.500: - - Most games under.500: 27, 9/23 Longest winning-streak: 5, 6/30-7/3 Longest losing-streak: 6, 4/21-27 When Twins score 4+: 57-21 When Twins score 3-: 7-68 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: 42-19 Walk-Off W/L: 6-4 Shutouts W/L: 6/11 Complete Games: 3, last Hendriks, 8/27 vs. Sea. Target Field Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 8/146 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 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 to AA 8/20 RHP Blackburn outrighted to AAA IF Nishioka outrighted to AAA 8/21 RHP Hendriks recalled from AAA 8/23 OF Carson optioned to AAA 8/24 RHP Waldrop recalled from AAA 8/29 RHP Gray outrighted to AAA 1B/OF Parmelee recalled from AAA 8/30 OF Span placed on the 15-day DL 8/31 OF Carson recalled from AAA 9/1 RHP Walters returned from rehab at AAA and reinstated from 60-day DL, RHP Vasquez contract selected from AAA 9/4 IF Escobar and RHP Perdomo recalled from AAA 9/12 OF Span activated from 15-day DL 9/14 RHP De Vries placed on 15-day DL C/OF Herrmann contract selected from AAA 9/24 RHP Capps activated from the 15-day DL THE TWINS: The Twins finished their six-game road trip with two wins yesterday in Detroit to give them a 4-2 winning trip...tonight, the Twins will begin their final homestand of the season with the first of three vs. the New York Yankees...follwing the series with the Yankees the Twins will host the Tigers for three games...the Twins have just nine games left this season six home games, three road games, three against the AL Central and six against the AL East. TWINS TAKE BOTH GAMES IN DETROIT: The Twins won game one of the double header at Comerica Park yesterday by a score of 10-4 and followed that up with a 2-1 10 inning win in game two...scott Diamond (12-8) was the starter and winner of game one allowing two runs on four hits in 7.0 innings pitched, while Jared Burton (2-1) was the winner in the second game...glen Perkins recorded his 14th save of the season... with the two wins, the Twins improved to 64-89, passing their win total from 2011. WINNING THE ONE-RUN GAMES: The Twins improved to 25-24 in one-run games last night with a 2-1 win over Detroit...here is a chart on the Twins season: In one-run games: 25-24 (.510) In all other games: 39-65 (.375) MAUER DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST - HIT: Joe Mauer is hitting.323 since he broke into the Majors in 2004...in fact, his.323 average since the start of the 2004 season is the best in baseball...here is a look at baseball s top active hitters since 2004: Player Avg. Hits Games Joe Mauer.323 1262 1056 Albert Pujols.322 1645 1375 Miguel Cabrera.321 1707 1415 Ichiro Suzuki.321 1931 1428 HOME RUNS AMONG PLAYERS WHO SWITCHED TEAMS IN 2012: Josh Willingham has set career highs in several offensive categories including home runs...in fact, no player who started with a new team in 2012 has hit more home runs than Willingham: Player / Team HR (Team in 2011) Josh Willingham / Min 35 (with A s in 2011) Carlos Beltran / StL 30 (with Mets/Giants in 2011) Albert Pujols / LAA 30 (with Cardinals in 2011) Jason Kubel / Ari 29 (with Twins in 2011) Josh Reddick / Oak 29 (with Red Sox in 2011) Prince Fielder / Det 27 (with Brewers in 2011) 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: 2 wins Last 5 games: 3-2 Last 10 games: 5-5 Last 15 games: 8-7 Last 20 games: 9-11 ROAD TRIP (4-2) Average....267 (62-for-232) Runs Per-Game...4.5 (27 runs) Home Runs... 2 RISP....283 (17-for-60) Fielding Errors... 6 ERA...3.45 (57.1 ip, 22 er) Starters W-L...2-1 Starters ERA...4.78 (32.0 ip, 17 er) Relievers W-L-S... 2-1-3 Relievers ERA...1.78 (25.1 ip, 5 er) Save/Opportunities...3/5 GRAND THEFT - THE STEALING TWINS: The Twins have stolen 129 bases so far this season, their fifth highest single season total (since 1961)...here is a list of the Twins top five single season totals: Year SB SBAtt. SB% 1997 151 203 74.4 1976 146 221 66.1 2001 146 213 68.5 1996 143 196 73.0 2012 129 164 78.7 Ben Revere has stolen 38 bases, Darin Mastroianni has swiped 21 bases, Alexi Casilla has 18 and Denard Span has 16. Their 129 stolen bases are second in the American League this season, trailing only Tampa Bay with 131. THIS AND THAT: BROADCASTING NOTE: FOX National has selected the Twins game on Saturday vs. Detroit thus moving the game time to 3:05 CT...the game will be seen locally on KMSP (FOX 9) and not on FSN. Joe Mauer had a 17-game on-base streak, dating back to August 29, come to an end during the second game of the doubleheader last night...he hit.452 over that 17-game stretch (28-for-62). The Minnesota Twins have named outfielder Oswaldo Arcia (Double-A) their 2012 Sherry Robertson Award winner as the Twins Minor League Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher B.J. Hermsen (Double-A) as their 2012 Jim Rantz Award winner as the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year. UPCOMING MILESTONES TWINS VS. NEW YORK 2012 Record: 2-2 Current Streak: 1 loss 2012 at Home: 0-0 2012 at New York: 2-2 All-Time Record: 246-336-1 All-Time at Home: 135-159 All-Time at New York: 111-177-1 2012 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 4/16 NYY. 7-3 Pavano/Garcia 4/17 NYY. 3-8 Sabathia/Liriano 4/18 NYY. 6-5 Marquis/Kuroda/Capps 4/19 NYY. 6-7 Hughes/Swarzak/Rivera 9/24 Min. 9/25 Min. 9/26 Min. PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Ron Gardenhire 930 wins Needs 70 wins to reach 1,000 managerial victories Joe Mauer 1,262 hits Needs 14 hits to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list (1,276) 547 walks Needs 2 walks to tie Roy Smalley for 5th on Twins all-time list (549) 244 doubles Needs 6 doubles to tie Gary Gaetti for 7th on Twins all-time list (252) 94 home runs Needs 6 home runs to reach 100 for his career Justin Morneau 204 home runs Needs 3 home runs to tie Kirby Puckett for 5th on Twins all-time list (207) 1,189 hits Needs 8 hits to tie Chuck Knoblauch for 9th on Twins all-time list (1,197) 257 doubles Needs 2 doubles to tie Torii Hunter for 5th on Twins all-time list (259) 609 runs Needs 13 runs to tie Joe Mauer for 11th on Twins all-time list (623) Denard Span 36 triples Needs 5 to tie Bob Allison for 8th on Twins all-time list (41)
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 2 STARTING PITCHER SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 LIAM HENDRIKS #62 Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (2/10/89 in Perth, Australia) 2012: 1-7, 5.88 CAREER: 1-9, 5.95 He is making his 15th Major League start of the season tonight. He is making his 19th career Major League start. Went 9-3 in two stints with the Red Wings this season. Made the Twins Opening Day roster before being Optioned to Triple-A Rochester. He is in his third stint with the Twins this season. 2012 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K 4/15 Tex. ND 6.0 7 1 1 1 0 4 Leading 3-1 Solo HR by Napoli, only run allowed 84/57 4/20 @T.B. ND 5.2 5 4 4 2 2 1 Trailing 4-2 Twins win opener in Tampa, 5-4 over Moore 101/56 4/25 Bos. L 4.0 9 7 7 1 2 3 Trailing 6-1 Sox score 5 of 7 runs with 2 outs 87/57 APRIL 0-1 15.2 21 12 12 4 4 8 6.89 ERA 5/2 @LAA. L 2.1 9 6 6 1 0 1 Trailing 5-0 Jered Weaver no-hits the Twins 60/35 MAY 0-1 2.1 9 6 6 1 0 1 23.14 ERA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^PITCHED FOR TRIPLE-A ROCHESTER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6/16 Mil. L 5.0 8 5 2 3 1 5 Trailing 5-1 First start since being recalled 91/57 6/21 @Pit. L 5.0 8 6 3 1 0 3 Trailing 6-1 Pirates score 4 of 9 runs in first two innings 94/59 6/26 CWS. L 6.1 5 3 3 1 1 5 Trailing 3-0 Twins lose 3-2 to Gavin Floyd 92/61 JUNE 0-3 16.1 21 14 8 5 2 13 4.41 ERA 7/2 @Det. ND 4.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 Leading 6-4 Broke five game losing streak 81/44 JULY 0-0 4.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 9.00 ERA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^PITCHED FOR TRIPLE-A ROCHESTER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 8/22 @Oak. L 5.0 6 4 4 0 3 2 Trailing 4-1 Lost 8-of-8 MLB decisions 97/58 8/27 Sea. L 9.0 3 1 1 1 3 6 First CG First career complete game, 9th loss 103/65 AUGUST 0-2 14.0 9 5 5 1 6 8 3.21 ERA 9/1 @K.C. ND 3.2 10 5 3 0 0 5 Leading 8-5 Most hits allowed in 2012 79/54 9/7 Cle. ND 5.0 8 4 4 1 3 2 Tied 4-4 16th career start without a win 108/65 9/13 K.C. ND 5.0 7 3 3 0 2 3 Trailing 3-1 Twins won w/ walkoff double in 10th 98/64 9/19 @Cle. W 6.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 Leading 6-2 First career win 97/59 SEPTEMBER 1-0 19.2 27 14 12 2 7 12 5.49 ERA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA PRE-ASG TOTALS 0-5 38.1 57 36 30 10 10 23 7.04 POST-ASG TOTALS 1-2 33.2 36 19 17 3 13 20 4.54 SEASON TOTALS 1-7 72.0 93 55 47 13 23 43 5.88 CAREER TOTALS 1-9 95.1 122 71 63 16 29 59 5.95 LAST START: Was the winning pitcher in the Twins 6-4 win at Cleveland, September 19, opposite Zach McAllister...tossed 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks, while striking out two...allowed a solo home run to Asdrubal Cabrera with two out in the first inning...won his first career game, in his 18th career start...he became the 16th different Australian-born pitcher to record a Major League win...was relieved by Alex Burnett to start the seventh inning...threw 97 pitches, 59 strikes. IN THE WIN COLUMN: Won his first carer game, September 19 at Cleveland, after 17 career starts without a victory...below is a list of the top nine pitchers since 1920 to go at least 15 starts to begin a career, without a victory: STARTS BEFORE A WIN Player Starts Team(s) Years Bill Caudill 20 ChC. 1979-81 Mike Mohler 20 Oak. 1993-97 Craig Anderson 17 NYM 1962-64 Jason Hammel 17 T.B. 2006-07 Liam Hendriks 17 Min. 2011-12 Ray Herbert 16 K.C. 1950-55 Fred Norman 15 KCA/ChC/LA/StL/SD 1963-71 Paul Abbott 15 Min./Sea 1990-93 John Cummings 15 Sea. 1993-94 TWO STARTS AGO...: Did not factor into the decision in the Twins 4-3, walk-off victory over Kansas City, September 13 at Target Field, opposite Luis Mendoza...tossed 5.0 innings allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks, while fanning three batters...allowed two runs on three hits in the first inning, before settling down and allowing just one run off four hits over the next two innings...became the fifth player since 1920 to not have a win in his first 17 starts...was relieved by Tyler Robertson in the sixth inning... threw 98 pitches, 64 strikes. HARD-LUCK LOSER: Was dealt the loss after tossing a 9.0-inning complete game, allowing just one run (three hits) in his start on August 27 against Seattle...the loss was just the 14th of its kind in Twins history (pitching at least 9.0 innings in a 1-0 loss)...hendriks joins Bert Blyleven (2 times), Dean Chance, Roger Erickson, Scott Erickson, Dave Goltz (3 times), Neal Heaton, Jim Kaat, Jim Merritt, Kevin Tapani and Geoff Zahn as the only pitchers to suffer the complete game 1-0 loss...additionally, Hendriks was the first to do it since Scott Erickson lost to Roger Clemens on July 18, 1992 vs. Boston. He was also just the sixth rookie since 1961 to toss a complete game with three-or-less hits and receive the loss...freddy Garcia was the last to do so on August 7, 1999 with the Mariners, against the Yankees. HERE AND THERE: He is 10-10, 3.63 (178.1 ip, 72 er) in 30 starts between the Twins and Triple-A Rochester this season, with 125 strikeouts and 51 walks...he went 9-3, 2.20 (25 er, 106.1 ip) in 16 starts at Rochester this season. 2012 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CG s: 1, 8/27 vs. Sea. CG s: 1, 8/27/12 vs. Sea. SHO s: - - SHO s: - - Low-Hit: 3, 8/27 vs. Sea. Low-Hit: 3, 8/27/12 vs. Sea. Innings: 9.0, 8/27 vs. Sea. Innings: 9.0, 8/27/12 vs. Sea. SO s: 6, 8/27 vs. Sea. SO s: 6, 8/27/12 vs. Sea. Walks: 4, 7/2 at Det. Walks: 4, 7/2/12 at Det. Win-Streak: - - Win-Streak: - - CAREER NOTES Signed by the Twins as a non-drafted free agent, February 25, 2007 from Perth, Australia. Attended Sacred Heart College in Somerton Park, South Australia. Named to the 2010 World team in the 2010 Futures All-Star team. Ranked by Baseball America as the 14th-best prospect in the Florida state League in 2010. Named sixth-best prospect in the Twins organization and best control by Baseball America in 2010. Voted on by fans as an Eastern League All-Star in 2011. Major League debut, 9/6/11 vs. Chicago (AL), allowing three runs on four hits in 7.0 innings (L). Jim Rantz Award winner for Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2011. Named 7th-best prospect in the Twins organization and Best Control in system by Baseball America, entering 2012. 2012 MISC. NUMBERS W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 0 4 4.69 7 40.1 21 Vs. Left:.247 37 150 4 16 24 Road: 1 3 7.39 7 31.2 26 Vs. Right:.381 56 147 9 7 19 Day: 0 2 4.58 4 19.2 10 TOTALS:.313 93 297 13 23 43 Night: 1 5 6.36 10 52.1 37 Grass: 1 7 5.83 13 66.1 43 Turf: 0 0 6.35 1 5.2 4 MORE MISC. NUMBERS BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP Hendriks: 120 0 7-9 8 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS Year Starts 6+ IP QS Year Starts 6+ IP QS 2011 4 2 1 Totals 18 6 5 2012 14 4 4 HITS/RUNS PER INNING INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HITS/RUNS: 21/8 14/11 19/11 12/7 17/9 7/5 2/1 1/1 0/0 HENDRIKS VS. NEW YORK (AL) 2012 vs. New York: - - 2012 vs. New York at Minnesota: - - 2012 vs. New York at New York: - - Career vs. New York: - - Career vs. New York at Minnesota: - - Career vs. New York at New York: - - BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS Hendriks vs. the Yankees PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Fukudome.667 3 2 0 0 1 McGehee.333 3 1 0 0 1 Suzuki.333 3 1 0 0 0 Pettitte vs. the Twins PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Mauer.294 17 5 1 1 2 Morneau.313 16 5 0 0 1 Carroll.133 15 2 0 2 0 Span.333 9 3 0 1 0 Willingham.500 6 3 1 1 1 Butera.200 5 1 0 0 0 Doumit.200 5 1 0 0 1 Casilla.250 4 1 0 0 0 G DAY MATE: The Perth, Australia native is the sixth Australian-born player to ever play for the Twins and third pitcher...he joined pitchers Grant Balfour (2001-04) and Brad Thomas (2001-04) and infielders Luke Hughes (2010-12), Glenn Williams (2005) and Justin Huber (2009). Entering 2012, Liam was the 28th Australian-born player to play in the Major Leagues and the 20th pitcher. Former teammate Luke Hughes and former pitcher Mark Ettles are the only players to be born in Perth, Australia. Last season, Hendriks was the first Australian player since July 1, 2004 (Travis Blackley, Mariners) to make his MLB debut as a starting pitcher. He is one of 16 Australian-born players to ever record a win in the Majors. 2011 QUICK HITS: Went 12-8, 3.76 (162.2 ip, 68 er) with 27 walks and 127 strikeouts in three levels of the Twins organization combined (New Britain, Rochester & Minnesota). Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, June 4-10 after going 2-0, 0.69 (13.0 ip, 1 er) with 12 hits allowed, one walk and 10 strikeouts in two starts. Earned an Eastern League Mid-season All-star selection. Named to the 2012 World Team in the XM All-Star Future s game...allowed one run on two hits in 1.0 innings, July 10 at Chase Field in Arizona. Had his contract selected by the Twins, September 6...made his first start that same night against Chicago (AL), allowing three runs on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts in 7.0 innings, suffering the loss. Last season, he led the Twins organization in strikeouts (127) and ranked second in wins (12)...among minor leaguers, he ranked second in strikeouts (111), fifth in innings pitched (139.1) and seventh in starts (24). TOMORROW'S STARTER - ESMERLING VASQUEZ RHP TWINS STARTERS IN 2012 Pitcher Last Start Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG Diamond 9/23 at Det. (7.0-4-2-2-3-5) W 25 15 13-12 131 7.34 Blackburn 8/17 at Sea. (5.1-11-5-5-1-1) L 19 3 8-11 49 4.47 Liriano 7/23 at CWS. (2.2-7-7-7-1-2) L 17 8 6-11 33 3.21 De Vries 9/8 vs. Cle. (6.0-4-0-0-1-2) W 16 7 8-9 49 5.03 Hendriks 9/19 at Cle. (6.0-2-2-2-1-2-2) W 14 4 5-9 34 4.25 Deduno 9/22 at Det. (2.1-7-7-7-3-1) L 14 8 8-5 51 5.94 Duensing 8/30 vs. Sea. (5.1-4-4-3-2-3) L 11 3 3-8 26 4.50 Pavano 6/1 at Cle. (3.2-9-7-6-1-2) L 11 4 4-7 24 3.43 Walters 9/23 at Det. (6.0-5-1-1-1-4) W 11 5 6-5 32 5.08 Marquis 5/20 at Mil. (1.2-8-8-8-1-0) L 7 2 2-5 19 5.03 Swarzak 5/25 vs. Det. (3.2-9-6-6-1-3) L 4 0 0-4 7 3.44 Vasquez 9/20 at Cle. (5.2-6-3-3-3-0) ND 4 0 1-3 10 4.50 Is 0-2, 6.75 (20.0 ip, 15 er) in four starts this season...has a career record of 5-12, 4.93 (157.0 ip, 86 er) in 145 career games (4 starts)...his last start was September 20 at Cleveland (ND-5.2-6-3-3-3-0)...he has faced the Yankees once in his career and did not record an out, while allowing five runs on four hits and a walk, June 22, 2010...went 9-6, 2.78 (100.1 ip, 31 er) in 31 games (eight starts) for Triple-A Rochester...made his first Major League start September 2, 2012 at K.C. (L-5.2-7-5-5-3-2)...pitched in parts of three seasons with the Diamondbacks as a reliever...made Arizona s Opening Day roster for the first time in his career in 2010... claimed off waivers by Minnesota September 27, 2011...was also named the Diamondbacks Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2007.
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 3 BULLPEN NOTES SEPTEMBER 24, 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: 2.2, 8/25 at Tex. 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, 6.75 (2.2 ip, 2 er), 3 k Series at Detroit: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 2 k Tossed a season-high 2.2 innings, 8/25 at Texas...it marked just the fourth time in his career he has pitched 2.2 innings-or-more. 46 of his 64 appearances have been scoreless...has allowed just one home run (Hosmer, 9/11/12) in 40 consecutive appearances, since May 28. Has allowed just eight home runs in 129 appearances since the start of 2011...seven hit by right-handed batters, one by a lefty (Hosmer, 9/11/12). 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, 4.54 (166.2 ip, 84 er) in 171 relief appearances. DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/23 (1) @Det.- 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 2 9/19 @Cle. - 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 9/15 CWS - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/14 CWS - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/11 KC - 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 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: 1-0-0, 0.00 (3.0 ip, 0 er), 2 k Series at Detroit: 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k 32 of his last 35 appearances have been scoreless, posting a 0.80 ERA (33.2 ip, 3 er) in that span (since June 12). 52 of his 60 appearances this season have been scoreless...has not allowed a home run since May 24 at White Sox (Viciedo). Tied his single-season career-high with his 54th appearance, 9/8 vs. Cle. (2008 with Cincinnati)...set new high with his 55th, 9/9 vs. Cleveland. 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. Has career record of 12-4-5, 3.05 (227.1 ip, 77 er) in 224 career relief appearances. 9/23 (2) @Det. W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/20 @Cle. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/18 @Cle. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/16 CWS - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/13 KC - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 MATT CAPPS - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #55 Height: 6-2 Weight: 260 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (9/3/83 in Douglasville, GA) Obtained: Trade with Washington, 7/29/10 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/16 Bal. - 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 7/14 Oak. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Innings: 1.0, many Hits: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Runs: 2, 4x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Walks: 2, 5/28 vs. Oak. 6/23 @Cin. - 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Strikeouts: 2, 5/4 at Sea. Roadtrip: NA Series at Detroit: NA 6/15 Mil. L 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 Placed on the 15-day disabled list with list with a right rotator cuff strain 7/17-9/23. Placed on 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, 6/25-7/13, missing 15 games...went on rehab assignment, going 1-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip) with one hit and one strikeout in two games (one start) for Single-A Ft. Myers...pitched in two games for the Twins before landing back on the DL. 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. Has career record of 29-33, 3.53 (438.2 ip, 172 er) with 138 saves in 443 relief appearances. Was originally acquired by the Twins in a trade with Washington for catcher Wilson Ramos, 7/29/10...resigned with Twins as a free agent, 12/9/11. 6/12 Phi. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Innings: 7.0, 8/8 at Cle. (start) Hits: 11, 8/8 at Cle. (start) Runs: 9, 8/25 at Tex. (start) Walks: 2, 5x, last 8/30 vs. Sea. (start) Strikeouts: 7, 8/20 at Oak. (start) Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (5.0 ip, 0 er), 5 k Series at Detroit: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er), 2 k His first 30 appearances were out of the bullpen, 4/6-6/19...made four starts, 6/23-7/15...made three relief appearances, 7/19-23...made seven starts, 7/29-8/30...now back in bullpen, since 9/2. Has gone 2-2, 2.52 (53.2 ip, 15 er) in 40 relief appearances this season...is 2-8, 6.92 (52.0 ip, 40 er) in 11 starts this season. Made his first start of the season, 6/23 at Cincinnati...tossed 3.0 innings allowing four runs on four hits as he suffered the loss. Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings 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. Has career record of 5-5, 2.99 (135.1 ip, 45 er) in 100 career relief appearances...is 23-24, 4.57 (346.2 ip, 176 er) in 61 career starts. 9/23 (2) @Det. - 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9/18 @Cle. BS 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9/15 CWS - 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 2 9/12 KC - 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 0 9/9 Cle. W 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CASEY FIEN - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #50 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, 7/16 vs. Oak. Hits: 3, 2x, last 8/14 vs. Det. Runs: 2, 7/24 at CWS. Walks: 2, 7/24 at CWS. Strikeouts: 3, 8/26 at Tex. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.2 ip, 0 er), 2 k Series at Detroit: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k 27 of his 31 appearance this season have been scoreless...he has walked just nine batters, struck out 30, 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, 3.50 (46.1 ip, 18 er) in 42 career relief appearances...named pronounced FEEN. 9/23 (1) @Det - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/20 @Cle. - 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/18 @Cle. - 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9/15 CWS - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/13 KC - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LUIS PERDOMO - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #67 Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (4/27/84 in San Cristobal, DR) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 11/17/11 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 @Det. - 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/14 CWS - 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 Innings: 2.2, 8/10 vs. T.B. Hits: 3, 9/11 vs. K.C. Runs: 3, 9/11 vs. K.C. Walks: 3, 7/28 vs. Cle. 9/12 KC - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Strikeouts: 2, 2x, last 9/12 vs. K.C. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er) Series at Detroit: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er) 9/11 KC - 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 Had contract selected by Twins, 7/26, appeared in five games before being optioned, 8/15...went 2-0, 4.61 (13.2 ip, 7 er) in eight games in recent stint with Wings. Started the season with Double-A New Britain going 4-4, 2.75 (39.1 ip, 12 er) in 26 games...transferred to Triple-A Rochester, 6/26...went 2-1, 0.92 (19.2 ip, 2 er) with seven saves (seven opps.) with two walks and 18 strikeouts for the Red Wings. Has a career Major League record of 1-0, 4.71 (72.2 ip, 38 er) with 61 strikeouts and 44 walks in 46 career games. Career minor league record of 21-30, 3.41 (372.0 ip, 141 er) with 354 strikeouts and 160 walks in 291 career games (three starts) in parts of seven minor league seasons with Cleveland (2006-08), St. Louis (2008), San Diego (2009-11) and Minnesota (2012). 9/4 @CWS. - 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 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 Innings: 2.0, 3x, last 9/13 vs. K.C. Hits: 4, 2x, last 7/8 at Tex. Runs: 3, 4x, last 7/8 at Tex. Walks: 3, 5/29 vs. Oak. Strikeouts: 3, 5x, last 8/19 at Sea. Roadtrip: 0-0-3, 3.00 (3.0 ip, 1 er) 4 k Series at Detroit: 0-0-1, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k He is 14-for-17 in save opportunities...has gone 13-for-14 in save opportunities in Matt Capps absence (DL). Recorded 2 saves on 9/1 vs. the Royals...became the first Twins pitcher since Rick Lysander on 8/18/84 to record 2 saves on the same day. Made his 200th career appearance, 8/25 at Texas. 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 8-5, 2.79 (180.1 ip, 56 er) with 16 saves in 166 relief appearances...is 18-12, 5.06 (251.0 ip, 141 er) in 44 career starts. 9/22 (2) @Det. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/19 @Cle. S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/18 @Cle. S 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 2 9/16 CWS - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/13 KC W 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 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 9/19 @Cle. - 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Innings: 2.0, 8/7 at Cle. Hits: 4, 6/27 vs. CWS. Runs: 2, 4x, last 8/7 vs. Cle. Walks: 2, 3x, last 9/13 vs. K.C. 9/18 @Cle. W 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 7/14 vs. Oak. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 ip, 0 er), 2 k Series at Detroit: NA 9/15 CWS - 0.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 9/13 KC - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Opponents are hitting.184 (9-for-49) in his last 21 appearances, since August 3...lefties batting.156 (5-for-32) off him in that span. 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). 9/12 KC - 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 4 BULLPEN NOTES CONT. SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 ANTHONY SWARZAK - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #51 Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (9/10/85 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Obtained: 2nd round, 2004 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 @Det. - 3.2 4 1 1 1 0 2 9/20 @Cle. L 0.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 Innings: 7.0, 4/13 vs, Tex. (start) Hits: 9, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Runs: 6, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Walks: 3, 7/8 at Tex. 9/16 CWS - 0.1 1 3 0 0 2 0 Strikeouts: 4, 7/18 vs. Bal. Roadtrip: 0-1-0, 4.50 (4.0 ip, 2 er) Series at Detroit: 0-0-0, 2.45 (3.2 ip, 1 er) 9/12 KC - 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 1 Was 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 20 times this season...has pitched 3.0-plus innings in six 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 4-2, 3.99 (108.2 ip, 48 er) 54 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. 9/9 Cle. - 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 KYLE WALDROP - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #57 Height: 6-5 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (10/27/85 in Knoxville, TN) Obtained: 1st round, 2004 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 @Cle. BS 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/16 CWS - 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Innings: 3.0, 8/24 at Tex. Hits: 4, 2x, last 9/14 vs. CWS Runs: 2, 9/14 vs. CWS Walks: 2, 2x, last 9/7 vs. Cle. 9/14 CWS - 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 Strikeouts: 2, 8/24 at Tex. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 ip, 0 er), 1 k Series at Detroit: NA 9/12 KC - 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Was recalled from Triple-A Rochester, August 24 after making 24 appearances for the Red Wings this season (3.34 ERA)...pitched a season high 3.0 innings that same night in Texas. Recalled on June 29 and made season debut with 1.1 scoreless inning, one hit allowed and one walk vs. K.C...pitched in four games before being optioned to Triple-A, July 12 Started the season on the Twins 15-day disabled list (retroactive to 3/26) with a right elbow strain, 3/31...was activated and optioned June 1. Contract selected by Minnesota, 9/4/11...Major League debut, allowing two runs on three hits in 1.2 innings, 9/5/11 vs. Chicago (AL). Recorded first career win with 1.0 inning of scoreless relief, 9/25/11 at Cleveland. 9/10 Cle. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 TEAM PEN First Batter PITCHER H/AB AVG SV/OPP IR/IRS LAST RELIEF APP. LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSS Burnett 16/ 61.262 0/ 1 50/ 18 9/23/12 @Det. (ND) 8/4/12 @Bos... 8/12/12 T.B. Burton 7/ 59.119 5/ 8 13/ 1 9/23/12 @Det. (W) 9/23/12 @Det. 8/4/12 @Bos. 8/23/12 @Tex. Capps 8/ 28.286 14/ 15 1/ 0 7/16/12 Bal. (ND) 6/8/12 ChC. 6/6/12 @K.C. 6/15/12 Mil. Duensing 8/ 38.211 0/ 1 31/ 5 9/23/12 @Det. (ND) 9/9/12 Cle... 8/30/12 Sea. Fien 6/ 30.200 0/ 0 20/ 9 9/23/12 @Det. (ND) 7/20/12 @KC 7/24/12 @CWS Perdomo 2/ 10.200 0/ 0 5/ 3 9/22/12 @Det. (ND).. Perkins 12/ 59.203 14/ 17 6/ 3 9/23/12 @Det. (S) 9/13/12 KC 9/23 (2) @Det. 4/15/12 Tex. Robertson 8/ 35.229 0/ 1 36/ 8 9/19/12 @Cle. (ND) 9/18/12 @Cle... 9/7/12 Cle. Swarzak 7/ 36.194 0/ 1 22/ 8 9/22/12 @Det. (ND) 9/1/12 @KC.. 9/20/12 @Cle. Waldrop 3/ 12.250 0/ 1 11/ 6 9/20/12 @Cle. (ND) 9/25/11 @Cle.. 7/7/12 @Tex Others 23/ 72.319 0/ 0 48/ 13 TEAM 100/ 440.227 33/ 45 243/ 74 TEAM PEN NOTES IN 2012: The opposition has a.246 (492-for-2001) batting-average-against with 50 home runs vs. Twins relievers. TWINS NOTES, PAGE 4 HITTING NOTES SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 DREW BUTERA - C #41 Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (8/9/83 in Evansville, IN) Season Average:.204 Current Streak: 0 for last 9 Series at Detroit: 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:.263 Current Streak: 3g, 7-16 (.438) Series at Detroit:.400 (2-4), rbi Roadtrip:.438 (7-16), rbi Home Runs(1): Solo (1), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Hit in 10 straight games with a plate appearance (since 8/28), setting a career-high...hit.395 (15-for-38) during the stretch. Recorded three rbi, 9/12 vs. K.C., setting a single-season career-high with 38, passing his previous high of 36...the three rbi in that game set a single-game high for 2012. Hit his 13th career home run, 9/3 at CWS, snapping a streak of 1,348 consecutive at-bats without a home run, his first since 8/9/09 at CWS...it was the longest active homerless streak in baseball... according to Elias, no player had ended a homerless streak as long since Rafael Belliard went 1,869 at-bats from 1987-97. 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). 900th career hit, 7/23 at Chicago (AL)...500th career run scored, 6/22 at Cincinnati. 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:.244 Current Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250) Series at Detroit:.250 (1-4) Roadtrip:.250 (1-4) Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Was recalled from Rochester, 8/31. 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.282 (119-for-442) with 28 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 53 rbi and 64 runs scored in 115 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:.229 Current Streak: 6g, 7-17 (.412) Series at Detroit:.333 (1-3) Roadtrip:.400 (2-5), rbi Home Runs (1): Solo (0), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) He is hitting.287 (35-for-122) at home compared to.187 (31-for-166) on the road this season. 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:.273 Current Streak: 0 for last 5 Series at Detroit:.083 (1-12) Roadtrip:.105 (2-19) Home Runs (16): Solo (10), 2-Run (4), 3-Run (2), GS (0) Of his 16 home runs this season, 12 have been from the left side of the plate and four have been hit from the right. His 83 career home runs rank ninth all-time among switch hitting catchers. Set single-season career-high with his 16th home run, 9/10 vs. Cle...hit his 15th home run, 9/4 at CWS, matching 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. 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. EDUARDO ESCOBAR - IF #5 Height: 5-9 Weight: 174 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (12/10/86 in La Romana, DR) Season Average:.213 Current Streak: 1g, 2-4 (.500) Series at Detroit:.500 (2-4), rbi Roadtrip:.273 (3-11), 2 rbi Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Made his Twins debut, 9/4 at CWS, going 2-for-4 with three rbi and two runs scored. Batted.217 (30-for-138) with 3 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run and 3 stolen bases in 35 games for the Red Wings. Was acquired by the Twins via trade along with left-handed pitcher Pedro Hernandez in exchange for left-handed pitcher Francisco Liriano, July 28. Made the White Sox Opening Day roster for the first time in his career...batted.207 (18-for-87) with four doubles, one triples, three rbi and 14 runs scored in 36 games for the White Sox. Ranked best defensive infielder in the White Sox system by Baseball America prior to this season... ranked best defensive infielder the previous season and the Sox fifth-best prospect in 2011. Career.267 hitter (613-for-2298) in the minor leagues, with 78 doubles, 32 triples, 15 homers, 221 rbi and 337 runs scored in 614 games.
TWINS NOTES, PAGE 5 HITTING NOTES CONT. SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 PEDRO FLORIMON - IF #25 Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (12/10/86 in La Romana, DR) Season Average:.239 Current Streak: 0 for last 2 Series at Detroit:.111 (1-9) Roadtrip:.250 (4-16), rbi Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Has hit safely in 18 of 35 games played for the Twins this season...seven multi-hit games. Set single-game career-highs in hits and runs scored (3), going 3-for-3, 8/20 at Oak...also reached 4 times (walk). Had his contract selected, 8/15...made Twins debut, going 0-for-3, 8/17 at Seattle. 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. 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. CHRIS HERRMANN - C #23 Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 B/T: L/R Age: 24 (11/24/87 in Tomball, TX) Season Average:.000 Current Streak: 0 for last 9 Series at Detroit: NA Roadtrip:.000 (0-8), rbi Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Started his first Major League game, 9/19 at Cleveland at catcher, going 0-for-4 with his first RBI. Made his Major League debut, going 0-for-1, catching 2.0 innings, 8/16 at CWS...4th Twin to make ML debut this season. Recalled by Minnesota, 9/14 straight from Double-A New Britain (Eastern League) Hit.276 (135-for-490) with 25 doubles, 10 home runs and 61 rbi in 127 games for Double-A New Britain this season...hit.301 (31-for-103) in August...hit.325 (40-for-123) off left-handed pitching. Is a.264 (397-for-1506) hitter with 75 doubles, 11 triples, 27 home runs, 183 rbi and 237 runs scored in 414 career minor league games. Played in the Arizona Fall League in 2011, hitting.380 (19-for-50) with six doubles, two home runs and nine rbi in 15 games. Twins 6th round draft pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Miami. DARIN MASTROIANNI - OF #19 Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (8/26/85 in Mount Kisco, NY) Season Average:.252 Current Streak: 1g, 1-2, (.500) Series at Detroit: NA Roadtrip:.500 (1-2) Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) He is 21-for-24 (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:.323 Current Streak: 0 for last 7 Series at Detroit:.385 (5-13), 4 rbi Roadtrip:.360 (9-25), 6 rbi Home Runs (10): Solo (6), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (2), GS (1) He has reached base safely in 113 of 138 games and hit safely in 97 of 138 games this season. Twins all-time ranks: 6th in walks (547), 7th in hits (1,262), 8th in doubles (246) and 11th in runs (623). Hit his third career grand slam, 9/1 at KC (2nd game)...he is batting.335 (112-for-334) in 90 games since 5/18. Caught his 832nd career game, 8/28 vs. Sea., passing Earl Battey, and moving into first place on Twins all-time games caught list. Recorded his 1,218th career hit, tying him with Hunter for seventh 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. 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. JUSTIN MORNEAU - 1B #33 Height: 6-4 Weight: 222 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (5/15/81 in New Westminster, BC) Season Average:.276 Current Streak: 3g, 4-12 (.333) Series at Detroit:.333 (4-12), rbi Roadtrip:.238 (5-21), 2 rbi Home Runs (19): Solo (8), 2-Run (9), 3-Run (2), GS (0) Is hitting.308 (28-for-91) in his last 27 games and.313 (85-for-272) in his last 73 games. 18th career multi-homer game, 9/9 vs. Cle., the second of which was a walk-off in the bottom of the ninth inning...it marked the third multi-homer game of his career that was capped by a walk-off homer (2006 & 07), tying him with David Ortiz and Todd Helton for most among current Major Leaguers (Elias). 17 of his 19 home runs have been hit off right-handed pitching. Hit his 202nd career home run, passing Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list, 8/25 at Tex. 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. 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 season-high four hits, 7/16 vs. Bal...second-longest hit-streak of career, behind 16 game-streak, June 22-July 9, 2006. Disabled (retro to 5/1) with a sore left wrist, 5/7-15. CHRIS PARMELEE - IF/OF #27 Height: 6-1 Weight: 228 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (2/24/88 in Long Beach, CA) Season Average:.238 Current Streak: 1g, 1-5 (.200) Series at Detroit: NA Roadtrip:.167 (1-6) Home Runs (5): Solo (3), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (2), GS (0) His wife Amanda gave birth to the couple s first child, Jack Jeffrey, Thursday at 5:40 pm. He is batting.304 (17-for-56) with 3 doubles, 3 home runs and 11 rbi in 16 games since his recall... had career-high eight-game hitting streak, 8/29-9/5. Recalled 8/29...his recent recall marks his fourth stint with the Twins this season...made Twins Opening Day Roster...optioned to Triple-A Rochester, 5/15...second stint, 6/8-7/5...third stint, 7/21-23 (Morneau Paternity List). Hit.338 (77-for-228) with 17 doubles, 17 home runs, 49 rbi and 51 walks in 64 games for Triple-A Rochester this season. Posted a 15-game hitting streak, 7/18-8/5, batting.439 (29-for-66) in that span, including two multi-homer games during the streak. Was named International League Batter of the Week for the period of 7/30-8/5...he batted.517 (15-for- 29) with three doubles, five home runs, nine rbi and eight runs scored in six games for the Red Wings. Was drafted by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) in the 2006 First-Year Player draft. TREVOR PLOUFFE - OF #24 Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA) Season Average:.234 Current Streak: 0 for last 5 Series at Detroit:.091 (1-11), rbi Roadtrip:.217 (5-23), hr, 2 rbi Home Runs (23): Solo (18), 2-Run (5), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Hit his 20th home run of the season, 8/29 vs. Seattle, becoming the first Twins player to have 20-ormore homers in his rookie or year-after-rookie season since Marty Cordova won the AL Rookie of the Year Award with 24 home runs in 1995 (Elias). 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. 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:.293 Current Streak: 0 for last 5 Series at Detroit:.308 (4-13), rbi Roadtrip:.261 (6-23), rbi Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Stole his 35th base, 9/9 vs. Cle., establishing a single-season career-high...stole his 36th base in that same game, becoming the first Twin with 36 steals since Otis Nixon had 37 in 1998. Stole his 30th base on 8/25 at Tex to become the 4th player in club history to post consecutive 30-steal seasons. He is 70-for-86 (81%) 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. 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: 1g, 1-1 (1.000) Series at Detroit:.200 (2-10) Roadtrip:.280 (7-25), rbi Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Walk-off rbi-single, 9/13 vs. KC, his second walk-off hit of the season (6/17 vs. Mil.). Reinstated from the 15-day disabled list after suffering a sprained right SC joint, 8/30-9/12...missed 14 games..he originally 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. Has five career leadoff home runs, his last being 6/12 vs. Philadelphia off Kyle Kendrick. 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. 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). 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:.261 Current Streak: 6g, 9-28 (.321) Series at Detroit:.250 (3-12) Roadtrip:.321 (9-28), hr, 5 rbi Home Runs (35): Solo (18), 2-Run (12), 3-Run (5), GS (0) Hit his 35th home run, 9/19 at Cleveland, becoming the first Twin with 35 home runs since Harmon Killebrew hit 41 in 1970...tied for ninth with Allison ( 63) on Twins all-time single-season home run list. Recorded his 99th rbi setting a single-season career-high, 9/7 vs. Cleveland...recorded his 100th rbi in that same at-bat, becoming the 17th different Twin to reach 100 rbi in one season...became the third player in baseball to reach 100 rbi, joining Miguel Cabrera and Josh Hamilton. 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. 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. 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 23 6 2 0 31 7 1 0 0 8 9/3/12 @CWS 0 Santiago 8/11/07 ChiC. 1 Carson 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9/26/10 @Oak. 0 Rapada. 0 Casilla 12 5 0 0 17 6 0 1 0 7 8/8/12 @Cle. 1 Masterson. 0 Doumit 23 8 1 0 32 12 3 2 0 17 9/10/12 Cle. 0 Herrmann 5/4/11 @S.D. 3 Escobar 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1...... 0 Florimon 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0...... 0 Herrmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0...... 0 Mastroianni 8 2 0 0 10 3 2 0 0 5 8/13/12 Det. 0 Sanchez. 0 Mauer 24 21 1 0 46 11 5 2 0 18 9/16/12 CWS 0 Peavy 9/1/12 @KC 3 (1) Morneau 28 4 3 0 35 11 7 1 0 19 9/9/12 Cle. 0 Pestano 7/20/09 @Oak. 6 Parmelee 10 0 0 0 10 1 1 1 0 3 9/4/12 @CWS 2 Humber. 0 Plouffe 18 3 0 0 21 8 2 2 0 12 9/20/12 @Cle. 0 Kluber. 0 Revere 26 8 5 0 39 4 1 0 0 5....... 0 Span 25 8 4 0 37 3 1 0 1 5 6/19/12 @Pit. 1 Cruz.. 0 Willingham 26 4 1 0 31 15 9 3 0 27 9/19/12 @Cle. 1 McAllister 4/11/10 @NYM. 5