MINNESOT TWINS (32-23) VS. MILWUKEE BREWERS (20-36) SUNDY, JUNE 7, 2015-1:10 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TRESURE ISLND BSEBLL NETWORK Mike Pelfrey (R, 4-2, 2.59) vs. Mike Fiers (R, 2-5, 4.06) GME 56 HOME GME 29 UPCOMING PROBBLE PITCHERS & BRODCST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 6/8 vs. Kansas City Phil Hughes (R, 4-5, 4.96) vs. Jason Vargas (L, 4-2, 4.79) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None 6/9 vs. Kansas City Trevor May (R, 4-3, 4.45) vs. Chris Young (R, 4-2, 2.56) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None 6/10 vs. Kansas City Kyle Gibson (R, 4-3, 3.00) vs. Edinson Volquez (R, 4-4, 3.26) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / BOB FM TWINS T GLNCE Record:...32-23 Home Record:...19-9 Road Record:...13-14 Record in series:... 11-6-1 Series Openers:...8-10 Series Finales:...11-6 Rubber Games:...5-3 Sweeps/Swept:...3/1 pril:...10-12 May:...20-7 June:...2-4 July:... ugust:... September/October:... vs. merican League East:...9-4 vs. merican League Central:...16-15 vs. merican League West:...5-2 vs. National League:...2-2 Games vs. LH Starter:...15-7 Games vs. RH Starter:...17-16 Twins score first:...23-7 Opp. scores first:...9-16 Come-from-behind wins:... 11 Leading after 7/8 inn.:...28-1/28-0 Trailing after 7/8 inn.:...0-17/0-20 Tied after 7/8 inn.:...4-5/4-3 Extra-innings:...3-1 1-run games:...11-7 Twins out-hit opp.:...21-1 Opp. out-hit Twins:...7-21 Twins/Opp. have = hits:...4-1 Twins get Quality Start:...17-5 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:...20-9 Most games over.500:...11, last 6/5 Most games under.500:...5, 4/15 Longest winning-streak:...5, 2x, last 5/23-27 Longest losing-streak:...3, 2x, last 4/11-13 When Twins score 4+:...23-6 When Twins score 3-:...9-17 Team-high hits:...19, 5/3 vs. CWS Team-high runs:... 13, 5/3 vs. CWS Opp.-high hits:...20, 4/15 at DET Opp.-high runs:...13, 4/15 at DET Twins get 10+ hits:...18-3 Walk-Off W/L:...1/1 Shutouts W/L:...5/4 Complete Games:...1, Hughes, 4/24 at SE Target Field Sellouts ( 15/ll-Time):... 2/154 RECENT TRNSCTIONS 5/12 OF Robinson placed on Family Emergency List OF Hicks recalled from 5/16 OF Robinson reinstated from Family Emergency List OF Schafer placed on 15-day DL 5/17 1B/DH Vargas optioned to 5/19 IF Nunez reinstated from 15-day DL 5/21 IF Bernier optioned to 5/22 RHP Stauffer returned from rehab and reinstated from 15-day DL 5/29 RHP Fien returned from rehab and reinstated from DL RHP Tonkin optioned to 6/3 RHP Tonkin recalled as 26th man OF rcia returned from rehab and optioned to 6/4 RHP Tonkin optioned to LHP Milone recalled from RHP Nolasco placed on 15-day DL THE SKIPPER Paul Molitor was named Twins Manager November 4, 2014 becoming the 13th Manager in club history and just the third since 1986 (Tom Kelly, Ron Gardenhire)...2015 marks his 15th minor league and major league professional coaching season...inducted into baseball HOF in 2004 and one of just six players in MLB history with 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases... ranks ninth on baseball s all-time hit list amassing 3,319 in 21-year career from 1978-98...1974 graduate of Cretin High School in St. Paul, attended University of Minnesota from 1975-77 and played for Twins from 1996-98. Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. ll game times are listed as Central. THE TWINS: fter completing their four-game road trip by going 2-2 in Boston, the Twins began their six-game homestand with consecutive losses to the Brewers...today the Twins play the third of three with Milwaukee...tomorrow night the Twins will begin a three-game series with Kansas City - all night games...the Twins have won nine of their last 14, 18 of their last 28, and 23 of their last 34...the Twins are 19-9 at Target Field this season...they are 16-13 in day games, the second most day wins in baseball (Detroit - 17). TWINS LOSE SERIES TO BREW CREW: The Twins lost to the Brewers yesterday afternoon by a score of 4-2...J.R. Graham made his first career major league start, allowing one run on six hits in 4.0 innings pitched...brian Dozier recorded two of the Twins seven hits, including a double and a home run...the attendance was 38,707, marking the second sellout for the Twins and their largest attendance since the Home Opener, pril 13 vs. Kansas City (40,123)...it was the first series loss for the Twins since dropping two of three at Detroit from May 12-14; first series loss at home since dropping two of three from Detroit pril 27-29. INTERLEGUE INFO: The Twins are 176-150 all-time in Interleague play, the seventh most wins in IL history...they have won seven of their last 11 against NL opponents...they are 96-66 all-time in Interleague at home, 25-24 at Target Field. NTIONL TRESURE: Joe Mauer is a career.335 (217-for-648) hitter in 174 career Interleague games the fourth best average all-time and third among actives with a minimum of 500 at-bats (Markakis -.337 & Pedroia -.337)...Mauer s.396 (72-for-182) IL batting average since the start of 2012 is the best in baseball and his.464 on-base percentage ranks first. Mauer has reached base via hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 30 straight IL games (since May 21, 2013), the third longest IL on-base streak in Twins history: PLYER STREK FROM TO Matt Lawton 37 June 5, 1999 July 12, 2001 Justin Morneau 33 June 12, 2007 June 13, 2009 Joe Mauer 30 May 21, 2013 present I-94 BTTLE: The Twins are 7-4 in their last 11 against the Brewers and 10-7 in their last 17...the Twins haven t been swept in three games by Milwaukee since May 22-24, 2009 at Metrodome...additionally, Joe Mauer is hitting.354 (74-for-209) with 14 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 34 RBI, 42 runs scored and a.433 on-base percentage in 56 career games vs. the Brewers, the second highest batting average among actives (Tulowitzki -.408). HUNTER S HIT LIST: Hunter needs three hits to tie Gary Gaetti for eighth on the Twins all-time list: PLYER HITS PLYER HITS 1) Kirby Puckett...2,304 6) Joe Mauer... 1,596 2) Rod Carew...2,085 7) Justin Morneau... 1,318 3) Tony Oliva...1,917 8) Gary Gaetti... 1,276 4) Kent Hrbek...1,749 9) Torii Hunter... 1,273 5) Harmon Killebrew...1,713 STREKS Current Streak:...2 losses Last 5 games:...2-3 Last 10 games:...5-5 Last 15 games:...10-5 Last 20 games:...9-6 TWINS VS. MILWUKEE 2015 Record:...0-2 Current Streak:...3 losses 2015 at Home:...0-2 2015 at Milwaukee:... ll-time Record:...220-213 ll-time at Home:...117-100 ll-time at Milwaukee:...103-113 2015 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 6/5 MIN 10-5 Jeffress/Boyer 6/6 MIN 2-4 Garza/Pressly/Rodriguez 6/7 MIN 6/26 MIL 6/27 MIL 6/28 MIL HOMESTND (0-2) Batting verage....250 (17-for-68) Runs Per-Game...3.5 (7 R/2 G) Home Runs...2 RISP....250 (4-for-16) Fielding Errors...3 Team ER...6.50 (18.0 IP, 13 ER) Starters W-L... 0-0 Starters ER...4.91 (11.0 IP, 6 ER) Relievers W-L-S...0-2-0 Relievers ER...9.00 (7.0 IP, 7 ER) Save/Opportunities...0/0 DOZIER STR POWER: Brian Dozier is hitting.316 (18-for-57) with eight doubles, four home runs, eight RBI and 16 runs scored in his last 14 games...he leads baseball in runs scored (47) and is tied for first in extra-base hits (32) with drian Gonzalez, Bryce Harper...16 of his last 22 hits have gone for extra-bases. TWINS MINOR LEGUE PLYER OF THE WEEK: Single- Ft. Myers right-handed pitcher Brandon Peterson is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week...Peterson appeared in two games for the Miracle, tossing 3.2 shutout innings with one walk and seven strikeouts... this season, he has appeared in 20 games for the Miracle, posting an ER of 0.88 (30.2 IP, 3 ER) with 15 walks and 42 strikeouts... previous winners of Twins POW this season are right-handed pitcher Tyler Duffey, left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves, outfielder Byron Buxton, infielder Trey Vavra, infielder Miguel Sano, first baseman/outfielder Max Kepler and right-handed pitcher aron Slegers. TWINS ML POM S: Twins minor league pitcher and player of the month for May have been named...single- Cedar Rapids right-handed pitcher Trevor Hildenberger was named pitcher of the month, going 2-0, 0.00 ER (18.2 IP) with three saves, two walks and 23 strikeouts...single- Cedar Rapids infielder Trey Vavra was named player of the month, hitting.398 (35-for-88) with six doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI, 19 runs scored, 11 walks and a.466 OBP...Hildenberger was drafted by the Twins in the 22nd round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of California Berkeley...Vavra, who is the son of Twins bench coach Joe Vavra, was drafted by the Twins in the 33rd round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Florida Southern College...the pril winners were left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves and infielder Zach Granite. ON THIS DY IN BSEBLL HISTORY: In 1977, the Chicago White Sox selected Harold Baines with the first pick in the First-Year Player Draft, pitcher Bill Gullickson was taken with the second pick by the Montreal Expos, and the Milwaukee Brewers selected University of Minnesota infielder Paul Molitor with the third pick...molitor made his major league debut the next season with Milwaukee on pril 7, 1978 vs. Baltimore. THIS ND THT: Glen Perkins (107) needs one save to pass Ron Davis (108) and move into sole possession of fourth on the Twins all-time saves list. Former Twin catcher and current FS North TV ace Tim Laudner is celebrating his 57th birthday today...he shares a birthday with former hockey player Mike Modano, former basketball player llen Iverson, actor Liam Neeson and singers Prince, Tom Jones and Iggy zalea. On this day in 1989, Twins radio legend Dan Gladden recorded one of his 18 career pinch hits, batting for Randy Bush in a Twins 3-2 loss to Oakland...he ranks fifth on baseball s all-time list among right-handed hitting, California-born outfielders with a.290 batting average as a pinch hitter. UPCOMING MILESTONES PLYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN RECH Torii Hunter...200 home runs as Twin...Needs 1 to tie Gary Gaetti (201) for 7th on Twins all-time list 747 RBI as Twin...Needs 11 to tie Gary Gaetti (758) for 6th on Twins all-time list 1273 hits as Twin...Needs 3 to tie Gary Gaetti (1,276) for 8th on Twins all-time list 486 doubles...needs 14 to reach 500 for career 339 home runs...needs 11 to reach 350 for career Joe Mauer...1,352 games...needs 9 to tie Gary Gaetti (1,361) for sixth on the Twins all-time list. 320 doubles...needs 9 to tie Tony Oliva (329) for 2nd on Twins all-time list Glen Perkins...108 saves...needs 1 to pass Ron Davis (108) and move into 4th place on Twins all-time list
STRTING PITCHER PGE 2 MIKE PELFREY #37 Height: 6-7 Weight: 240 B/T: R/R ge: 31 (1/14/84 in Wright-Patterson FB, OH) 2015: 4-2, 2.59 ER CREER: 59-72, 4.45 ER He is making his 11th start and appearance of 2015. He is making his 198th career major league appearance and 194th career start. 2015 MJOR LEGUE DY-BY-DY (score) Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Exited/Final Notes Pitches/K 4/11 at CWS ND 5.0 7 4 4 2 1 2 4-4/4-5 First ML start since 5/1/14 vs. LD 80/52 4/17 vs. CLE ND 5.0 3 1 1 0 4 2 0-1/3-2 (11) Plouffe walk-off solo HR in 11th 88/50 4/22 at KC W 7.0 5 0 0 0 2 4 3-0/3-0 First win of the season 99/63 4/28 vs. DET W 7.0 3 2 1 0 2 7 3-2/3-2 Consec. 7.0+ IP starts; first since 6/13/11-6/18 109/69 PRIL TOTLS 2-0 24.0 18 7 6 2 9 15 2.25 ER 5/3 vs. CWS ND 3.1 5 2 2 0 2 1 7-2/13-3 Shortest outing since 9/11/13 vs. OK 61/35 5/8 at CLE W 7.0 6 2 2 0 2 0 8-2/9-3 First time with 0 K in a W since 5/7/09 105/64 5/14 at DET L 4.2 10 5 4 1 2 1 1-5/1-13 Season-highs in hits and runs 95/59 5/20 at PIT ND 6.0 5 1 1 0 0 5 3-1/4-3 (13) 4th QS in last 6 starts 92/61 5/26 vs. BOS W 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 4 2-1/2-1 First career win vs. BOS 100/67 MY TOTLS 2-1 28.0 31 11 10 1 7 11 3.21 ER 6/2 at BOS L 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 0-1/0-1 Twins lose 1-0 in series opener 99/67 JUNE TOTLS 0-1 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 2.59 ER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ER 2015 TOTLS 4-2 59.0 55 19 17 3 18 27 2.59 L TOTLS 9-18 235.1 268 134 126 21 89 138 4.82 NL TOTLS 50-54 896.1 989 463 434 70 318 506 4.36 CREER TOTLS 59-72 1131.2 1257 597 560 91 407 644 4.45 LST TIME OUT: Pelfrey went 7.0 innings and allowed one run on six hits with two walks and one strikeout, taking the loss in the Twins 1-0 defeat June 2 at Boston...was slated to start the previous day but the game was postponed due to rain...twins suffered their fourth shutout of the season...his only run allowed came on a seventh inning two-out RBI-single by Rusney Castillo, scoring Xander Bogaerts...here is another note from his start: This is his first three game stretch of going at least 6.0 innings and allowing no more than one earned run in each start since he did so May 27, 2010 to June 8, 2010; in that stretch he allowed two earned runs in 24.0 innings (0.75 ER). TWO STRTS GO: Pelfrey earned his fourth win, allowing one run on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts in 7.0 innings in the Twins 2-1 victory May 26 vs. Boston...he lowered his ER on the season to 2.77, the 11th best total in the L...the only run he allowed came in the second inning on a Mike Napoli RBI single, scoring David Ortiz...he retired the final seven hitters he faced...his outing marks the fourth game where he has pitched 7.0 innings this season and third game where he has thrown 100 or more pitches.. THREE OF KIND: In his last three starts, since May 20, he has allowed three runs in 20.0 innings pitched for an ER of 1.35, the fourth best ER in the L since that date, trailing Chris rcher (0.84), Sonny Gray (0.86) and Chris Sale (1.19). GINST THE BREWERS: Pelfrey will be making his sixth career start against the Brewers..in his previous outing he went 5.0 innings allowing four runs on eight hits with four walks and four strikeouts to take the loss in the Twins 6-1 defeat ugust 19, 2011...the only two players in the lineup that are still on the team are Ryan Braun and Jonathan Lucroy...in fact, current Brewers manager Craig Counsell was the starting second baseman and went 2-for-3 with a walk...his only career victory came July 1, 2009 at Miller Park, tossing 7.2 shutout innings for the Mets. SY IT IN'T MY: In five May starts, Pelfrey went 2-1, 3.21 ER (28.0 IP, 10 ER), seven walks and 11 strikeouts...he hadn't had a winning May since his 2011, his final season with the Mets... his 3.21 ER trailed only Kyle Gibson's league-leading 1.36 mark in May...as a Twin, Pelfrey is 3-5, 5.02 ER (61.0 IP, 34 ER), 22 walks and 32 strikeouts in May compared to going 7-11, 3.92 ER (163.0 IP, 71 ER), 57 walks and 86 strikeouts in his previous 26 career May starts with the Mets...in his career, Pelfrey's 4.22 ER (224.0 IP, 105 ER) in May is the second-best of any month (ugust - 3.70 ER)...since pril 22, a span of seven starts, his 2.36 ER (42.0 IP, 11 ER) is second-best on the staff (Gibson, 1.54 ER) and seventh-best in the L. SUCCESS LIES ON THE GROUND: Pelfrey has induced 48 ground ball outs in his last four starts... on the season, his 2.21 ground ball/fly ball ratio is ninth best in the L, while his 55.08 ground ball percentage is fourth in the L and eight in MLB. NIGHT VISION: Seven of Pelfrey's 10 starts have come at night...he is 4-1, 1.37 ER (46.0 IP, 7 ER), 13 walks and 23 strikeouts at night compared to 0-1, 6.92 ER (13.0 IP, 10 ER), five walks and four strikeouts in three stars during the day...the 1.37 ER at night leads the L and is first in all of baseball...in fact, his seven earned runs allowed are the fewest in all of baseball (teammate Kyle Gibson's 10 is tied for sixth)...all six of Pelfrey's quality starts this season have come at night...in his career, Pelfrey has a 4.13 ER (799.2 IP, 367 ER) at night compared to a 5.23 ER (332.0 IP, 193 ER) during the day. 2014 RECP: Pelfrey missed most of 2014 following a season-ending surgery June 10 on his right elbow...he started only five games, going 0-3 with a 7.99 ER (23.2 IP, 21 ER) before being placed on the 15-day disabled list May 3...he made two rehab starts with Triple- Rochester May 16-23, going 1-0 with a 0.90 ER before his season ended for surgery...his nine hits allowed vs. Oakland pril 10 were the most since September 11, 2013, also against Oakland... ended the season with the birth of his third child, daughter very Lane, born the day after the Twins final regular-season game. 2015 HIGHS CREER HIGHS CG s: - - CG s: 4, last 7/27/11 at CIN SHO s: - - SHO s: - - CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: 3, 8/20/08 vs. TL Innings: 7.0, 4x, last 6/2 at BOS Innings: 9.0, 5x, last 7/27/11 at CIN SO s: 7, 4/28 vs. DET SO s: 8, 3x, last 4/9/12 vs. WS Walks: 4, 4/17 vs. CLE Walks: 6, 8/25/13 at CLE Hits: 10, 5/14 at DET Hits: 12, 2x, last 7/10/10 vs. TL Home Runs: 2, 4/11 at CWS Home Runs: 3, 3x, last 5/10/11 at COL Win-Streak: 3, 4/22-5/8 Win-Streak: 7, 6/16-7/25/08 Loss-Streak: 1, 5/14 Loss-Streak: 8, 7/23/06-7/6/07 CREER NOTES Resigned to two-year contact with Twins December 23, 2013 after spending that season with Minnesota, his first with the club after seven years with the Mets. Made first career Opening Day start pril 1, 2011 at Florida, suffering the loss, allowing five runs in 4.1 innings pitched...made 33 starts and pitched 193.2 innings in 2011, becoming the third Mets pitcher since 1980 to start at least 31 games and throw at least 175.0 innings in at least four straight seasons: Ron Darling (1984-89) and Tom Glavine (2003-07). Started the first ever regular season game at Citi Field pril 13, 2009 vs. San Diego, throwing the first pitch at 7:11 pm to Jody Gerut who homered later in the at-bat; allowed five runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings and did not factor in the decision. Selected by the Mets in the first round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft...originally selected by Tampa Bay in the 15th round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. 2015 MISC. NUMBERS W L ER GS IP ER VG H B HR BB SO Home: 2 0 2.01 4 22.1 5 Vs. Left:.188 18 96 1 15 14 Road: 2 2 2.95 6 36.2 12 Vs. Right:.301 37 123 2 3 13 Day: 0 1 6.92 3 13.0 10 TOTLS:.251 55 219 3 18 27 Night: 4 1 1.37 7 46.0 7 Grass: 4 2 2.59 10 59.0 17 None On:.250 32 128 3 7 23 Turf: -- -- -.-- - --.-- -- Runners On:.253 23 91 0 11 4 6.0-PLUS IP/QULITY STRTS Year Starts 6+ IP QS 2006 4 2 1 2007 13 4 3 2008 32 21 19 2009 31 18 15 2010 33 21 20 MORE MISCELLNEOUS NUMBERS BSE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-TT GIDP PELFREY: 80 0 5-6 9 RUNS/HITS PER INNING INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RUNS/HITS: 4/12 3/12 5/11 4/6 2/8 0/4 1/2 -/- -/- PELFREY VS. MILWUKEE REVERSING FORTUNE IN PRIL: In four pril starts, Pelfrey went 2-0 with a 2.25 ER (24.0 IP, 6 ER), the second lowest mark in pril of his nine-year major league career, with nine walks and 15 strikeouts...it was his first winning opening month since 2010 when he led the majors and tied a Mets franchise record (Nolan Ryan - 1970) with a 0.69 ER (26.0 IP, 2 ER) in five appearances (four starts)...in Pelfrey's previous two pril's in a Twins uniform, he went 2-5 with a 7.50 ER (42.0 IP, 35 ER), 22 walks and 15 strikeouts in nine starts...pelfrey is 13-11, 4.94 ER (191.1 IP, 105 TOMORROW'S ER) with 87 walks STRTER and 100 strikeouts - PHIL in HUGHES, 36 career RHP starts (SESON: and 37 appearances 4-5, 4.96 ER in pril. ; CREER: 76-65, 4.36 ER) BTTER-PITCHER MTCH-UPS Pelfrey vs. the Brewers PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Parra.200 15 3 0 0 5 Braun.375 8 3 0 0 1 Ramirez.125 8 1 0 1 2 Lind.000 4 0 0 1 3 Lucroy.000 3 0 0 0 0 Year Starts 6+ IP QS 2011 33 21 15 2012 3 2 2 2013 29 13 11 2014 5 0 0 2015 10 6 6 TOTLS 193 108 92 2015 vs. Milwaukee: - - 2015 vs. Milwaukee at Home: - - 2015 vs. Milwaukee at Milwaukee: - - Career vs. Milwaukee (5 starts): 1-2, 3.48 ER (31.0 IP, 12 ER), 13 BB, 17 K Career vs. Milwaukee at Home (3 starts): 0-2, 5.19 ER (17.1 IP, 10 ER), 11 BB, 9 K Career vs. Milwaukee at Milwaukee (2 starts): 1-0, 1.32 ER (13.2 IP, 2 ER), 2 BB, 8 K TWINS STRTERS IN 2015 Fiers vs. the Twins PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Dozier.333 3 1 0 1 0 Schafer.000 3 0 0 0 1 Hicks.000 1 0 0 0 0 Mauer.000 1 0 0 0 1 Nolasco.000 1 0 0 0 1 Plouffe.000 1 0 0 2 0 Herrmann - 0 0 0 0 0 Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS VG Hughes 6/3 at BOS-1 (4.1-11-5-5-1-4-0) L 11 4 4-7 36 4.70 Pelfrey 6/2 at BOS (7.0-6-1-1-2-1-0) L 10 6 7-3 31 4.73 May 6/3 at BOS-2 (7.0-2-0-0-0-9-0) W 10 4 6-4 33 5.24 Gibson 6/5 vs. MIL (7.0-6-5-5-0-9-3) ND 11 6 6-5 30 3.91 Milone 6/4 at BOS (5.0-9-4-2-1-0-2) ND 5 1 3-2 18 5.86 Nolasco 5/31 vs. TOR (1.0-3-2-2-0-1-0) ND 7 1 6-1 33 9.09 Graham 6/6 vs. MIL (4.0-6-1-1-0-3-0) ND 1 0 0-1 0 0.00 Hughes will be making his team-leading 12th start Monday night in the first game of three vs. Kansas City...he was dealt the loss in the Twins 6-3 defeat at Boston June 3 after allowing five runs and tying a career-high 11 hits...this will be his first start against the Royals this season...he last faced them ugust 27, 2014 and was dealt the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits with no walks and four strikeouts in 7.2 innings...all four runs came in the 8th inning on RBI singles from Jarrod Dyson and Nori oki...he is 7-4 against Kansas City with a 5.06 ER (69.1 IP, 39 ER), 14 BB, 49 K in 14 career appearances (13 starts)...in his last home start against them, he went 7.1 innings allowing one run on seven hits with no walks and six strikeouts, earning the Twins 4-1 victory...he has only walked seven batters in 11 starts this season, the fewest of any Twins starting pitcher...he is 76-65 with a 4.36 ER (1059.1 IP, 513 ER), 268 walks and 887 strikeouts in nine major league seasons.
BULLPEN NOTES PGE 3 BLINE BOYER - RHP #36 Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R ge: 33 (7/11/81 in tlanta, G) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/31/14 Homestand: 0-1-0, 3.86 (2.1 IP, ER), 2 K Series vs. MIL: 0-1-0, 3.86 (2.1 IP, ER), 2 K vs. Left:.105 vs. Right:.324 Holding Has a 0.69 lefties ER to (26.0 a.030 IP, average 2 ER) since (1-for-33) pril 17, in the his third-lowest last 21 games ER since (min. pril 20.0 12, IP) allowing among three L relievers. walks and striking out five. 11 holds are tied fourth most in the L...earned first save of 2015, third of career, 5/30 vs. TOR. 2015 St. Louis is his (2009), first season rizona pitching (2009-10), in the the Mets merican (2011) League...spent and San Diego parts (2014)...all of eight of previous his career seasons outings with have tlanta come (2005-09), in relief. Posted When tossing a 3.57 ER at least (40.1 1.0 IP, inning 16 ER) in in his 32 career appearances has a 2.63 in 2014, ER his (263.2 lowest IP, full 77 ER). season ER since posting a 3.38 ER in 2007. BRIN DUENSING - LHP #52 Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 B/T: L/L ge: 32 (2/22/83 in Marysville, KS) Drafted: 3rd Round, 2005 Draft Homestand: 0-0-0, 81.00 (0.1 IP, 3 ER) Series vs. MIL: 0-0-0, 81.00 (0.1 IP, 3 ER) vs. Left:.444 vs. Right:.310 Career Earned record second of career 16-12-2, save 3.77 with ER a scoreless (265.1 IP, 1.1 111 innings ER) in 259 4/10 relief at CWS...other outings and save 23-24, coming 4.57 5/28/13 ER (346.2 at MIL IP, 176 (1.0 ER) scoreless in 61 starts. IP). Has Is in held his seventh left-handed season, hitters all coming to a.238 with (190-for-798) the Twins...originally average in drafted his career...only by the Twins allowed in the nine third of round 60 total of home the 2005 runs draft. to lefties. CSEY FIEN - RHP #50 Height: 6-2 Weight: 212 B/T: R/R ge: 31 (10/21/83 in Santa Rosa, C) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 1/3/12 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 IP) Series vs. MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 IP) vs. Left:.353 vs. Right:.211 Reinstated from the 15-day DL 5/29...missed 25 games with a right shoulder strain. Has of 5.91, appeared best among in 160 games Twins relievers since 2013...since in that span. 2013 has walked just 22 batters and struckout 130 (139.0 IP) for K/BB rate Finished ppearance third 4/28 in L vs. with DET 26 was holds 200th in 2014 of his (Wade career...career Davis - 33 record and Joba of 13-12-1, Chamberlain 3.86 ER - 29)...26 (188.2 holds IP, 81 were ER) eighth with 172 most strikeouts, in MLB. 37 walks in 206 appearances with Detroit (2009-10) and Minnesota (2012-15). J.R. GRHM - RHP #62 Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R ge: 25 (1/14/90 in Livermore, C) Obtained: Rule 5 Draft from tlanta, 12/11/14 Homestand: 0-0-0, 2.25 (4.0 IP, 1 ER), 3 K Series vs. MIL: 0-0-0, 2.25 (4.0 IP, 1 ER), 3 K vs. Left:.256 vs. Right:.296 Made first career start 6/6 vs. MIL, allowing one run on six hits with no walks, three strikeouts and one home run (Braun). Has Made back-to-back his major league 3.0 inning debut outings, Opening allowing Day, tossing one 2.0 unearned scoreless run innings in those with 6.0 two innings hits and with one 4 hits, walk. a walk and 6 strikeouts. Joined years to Twins be selected after being in the selected Rule 5 in Draft the Rule and 5 make Draft the from Twins tlanta Opening on 12/11/14...is Day roster the (Ryan second Pressly Twins in player 2013). in the last three Spent outings the were entire the 2014 first since season making with Double- five relief Mississippi outings in 2011, where his he made first pro 19 season starts and (made eight 61 relief starts appearances...eight between relief outings). relief Posted an pril ER of 1.86 (19.1 IP, 4 ER) in five starts in 2014...was named a Southern League Midseason ll-star. GLEN PERKINS - LHP #15 Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 B/T: L/L ge: 32 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN) Drafted: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 Draft Homestand: - - Series vs. MIL: - - vs. Left:.423 vs. Right:.160 Converted 100% save 20th opportunities save in 20th (ndrew opportunity Miller, 17-for-17)...20 6/3 at BOS-2...20 saves saves thru are team s most first in MLB 55 and games is one are of most only by two L closer closers since with Francisco Rodriguez had 21 for the ngels thru 55 games in 2008. Has 20 consecutive a 0.89 ER save (20.1 streak IP, 2 ER) is longest in 20 save in single-season opportunities, for and a Twin a 4.77 since ER Nathan (5.2 IP, converted 3 ER) in 20 seven straight non-save May 26-July opportunities. converted 13 saves in the month of May, the most saves in a single month in Twins history (previous 11, multiple 21, times). 2009... 108 6/3 at career BOS-2...needs saves (2-2011, one save 16-2012, to pass 36-2013, Davis, and 34-2014, 8 to tie 20-2015) Guardado in (116) 126 opps...tied for third on Ron Twins Davis all-time (108) for list. fourth with save ppearance 14-9-108, 2.80 4/17 ER vs. (334.2 CLE was IP, his 104 300th ER) with career 82 relief walks appearance and 347 strikeouts (also has in 44 322 career relief starts)...career appearances. record as a reliever of Sixth Named closer to his in second club history straight with ll-star back-to-back team in 2014...pitched 30-plus save seasons...first a scoreless 9th since to earn Nathan the save: did so fly in out, five strikeout straight and from ground 2005-09. Collected 100th career save 5/15 vs. TB...became 17th active MLB pitcher to record 100 saves. out. RYN PRESSLY - RHP #57 Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R ge: 32 (12/15/88 in Dallas, TX) Obtained: Rule 5 Draft from Boston, 12/6/12 Homestand: 0-0-0, 4.50 (2.0 IP, 1 ER), 3 BB, 1 K Series vs. MIL: 0-0-0, 4.50 (2.0 IP, 1 ER), 3 BB, 1 K vs. Left:.280 vs. Right:.150 Tossed 7.2 innings in his last seven appearances, allowing three hits, one run, with five strikeouts, since 5/27. First Has made outing 90 tossed relief a appearances perfect 2.2 IP, over striking the out past three three 5/3 seasons vs. CWS with to earn the the Twins, win...inherited posting a 3.49 bases ER loaded (123.2 in IP, the 48 fourth. 44 walks and 79 strikeouts. ER) with Went llowed 0-2 one with ER a in 4.50 first ER 9 outings (10.0 IP, of 4 2014, ER) in posting seven relief a 0.75 appearances ER (12.0 IP, this ER) season with.167 for (7-for-42) Triple- Rochester. average against and 1 XBH. TIM STUFFER - RHP #22 Height: 6-1 Weight: 218 B/T: R/R ge: 33 (6/2/82 in Portland, ME) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 12/23/14 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP), 3 K Series vs. MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP), 3 K vs. Left:.421 vs. Right:.348 Reinstated from DL prior to 5/22 game...made three rehab appearances with Triple- Rochester (5.0 IP, 3 ER). Earned his first career merican League win 4/25 at Seattle, pitching 2.0 innings of relief. Joins Has a the career Twins record for his of 10th 5-1, major 2.05 ER league (110.0 season IP, 25 after ER) spending with 31 walks the previous and 93 strikeouts nine with the in 44 Padres relief (2005-14). Went 5-0, 2.56 ER (56.1 IP, 16 ER) with 19 walks and 57 strikeouts in 41 relief appearances in 2014...career outings of 2.0+ has innings. record of 12-4, 3.16 ER (185.1 IP, 65 ER) with 59 walks and 167 strikeouts. a relief RECENT PPERNCES 6/6 vs. MIL ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6/5 vs. MIL L2 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 6/3 at BOS-2 H11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/31 vs. TOR H10 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5/30 vs. TOR S1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/26 vs. BOS H9 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5/25 vs. BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5/23 at CWS H8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/20 at PIT BS1 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5/19 at PIT H7 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 RECENT PPERNCES 6/5 vs. MIL ND 0.1 2 3 3 0 1 0 6/4 at BOS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/30 vs. TOR ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/29 vs. TOR ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/27 vs. BOS H3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24 at CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/20 at PIT W2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES 6/5 vs. MIL ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/4 at BOS ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/2 at BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5/30 vs. TOR H6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5/29 vs. TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4/29 vs. DET L2 1.0 5 3 3 1 0 0 4/28 vs. DET H5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/26 at SE W1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4/25 at SE H4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES 6/6 vs. MIL (S) ND 4.0 6 1 1 1 0 3 5/31 vs. TOR ND 3.0 3 1 0 0 1 4 5/20 at PIT ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5/17 vs. TB ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5/14 at DET ND 2.0 6 5 5 2 0 3 5/10 at CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/8 at CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5/6 vs. OK ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/3 vs. CWS ND 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4/30 vs. CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4/19 vs. CLE ND 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 RECENT PPERNCES 6/4 at BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/3 at BOS-2 S20 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5/31 vs. TOR S19 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/29 vs. TOR L1 0.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 5/27 vs. BOS S18 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/26 vs. BOS S17 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/23 at CWS S16 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5/20 at PIT S15 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5/19 at PIT S14 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5/16 vs. TB S13 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 2 5/15 vs. TB S12 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5/13 at DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/9 at CLE S11 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5/7 vs. OK S10 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/4 vs. OK S9 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 5/2 vs. CWS S8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/1 vs. CWS S7 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 RECENT PPERNCES 6/6 vs. MIL ND 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 6/4 at BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6/3 at BOS-1 ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/31 vs. TOR W3 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/30 vs. TOR W2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/29 vs. TOR ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5/27 vs. BOS H3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/20 at PIT H2 0.2 0 1 1 0 2 0 5/19 at PIT H1 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 RECENT PPERNCES 6/6 vs. MIL ND 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6/5 vs. MIL ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6/3 at BOS-1 ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5/31 vs. TOR ND 2.1 5 2 2 1 1 0 5/29 vs. TOR ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/29 vs. DET ND 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 4/27 vs. DET ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4/25 at SE W1 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4/20 at KC ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 RON THOMPSON - LHP #64 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 B/T: L/L ge: 28 (2/28/87 in Santa Fe) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent,12/9/11 6/6 vs. MIL ND 0.1 0 1 1 0 1 1 Homestand: 0-0-0, 54.00 (0.1 IP, 2 ER), BB, K Series vs. MIL: 0-0-0, 54.00 (0.1 IP, 2 ER), BB, K vs. Left:.143 vs. Right:.304 6/5 vs. MIL ND 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6/4 at BOS W1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 First batters faced are 5-for-25 (.200) with four strikeouts on the season vs. Thompson. 5/29 vs. TOR ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/27 vs. BOS ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-3, 3.98 ER (52.0 IP, 23 ER) in 46 outings for Rochester in 2014...lefties hit.200 (12-for-60)...righties hit.272 (37-for-136). 5/25 vs. BOS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/23 at CWS H8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Originally selected 22nd overall in the 2005 Draft by the Marlins...made MLB debut with Pirates in 2011. 5/22 at CWS L1 0.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5/20 at PIT ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2015 2013 BULLPEN BULLPEN info 1st Batter Faced PITCHER H/B BB K VG SV/OPP HLD IR/IRS IRS % LST RELIEF PPERNCE LST WIN LST SVE LST LOSS Boyer 8/27 0 3.296 1/ 2 11 13/ 6 46.2% 6/6/15 vs. MIL ND 4/17/15 vs. CLE 5/30/15 vs. TOR 6/5/15 vs. MIL Duensing 4/19 1 3.211 1/ 1 3 14/ 1 7.1% 6/5/15 vs. MIL ND 5/20/15 at PIT 4/10/15 at CWS 8/19/14 vs. CLE Fien 3/14 0 2.214 0/ 1 6 4/ 1 25.0% 6/5/15 vs. MIL ND 4/26/15 at SE 6/11/14 at TOR 4/29/15 vs. DET Graham 3/12 1 2.250 0/ 0 0 9/ 6 66.7% 6/6/15 vs. MIL ND...... Perkins 5/25 1 7.200 20/ 20 0 5/ 1 20.0% 6/4/15 at BOS ND 9/16/14 vs. DET 6/3/15-2 at BOS 5/29/15 vs. TOR Pressly 1/12 2 1.083 0/ 0 3 8/ 1 12.5% 6/6/15 vs. MIL L 5/31/15 vs. TOR.. 6/615 vs. MIL Stauffer 3/13 0 4.231 0/ 0 1 13/ 6 46.2% 6/6/15 vs. MIL ND 4/25/15 at SE.. 6/2/14 PIT Thompson 5/25 1 4.200 0/ 1 8 22/ 8 36.4% 6/5/15 vs. MIL ND 6/4/15 at BOS.. 5/22/15 @CWS Others 5/16 1 0.313 0/ 0 6 19/ 4 21.1% TEM 37/163 7 26.227 22/ 25 38 107/ 34 31.8% The opposition has a.263 (173-for-658) batting-average-against with 18 home runs vs. Twins relievers.
HITTERS NOTES PGE 4 BRIN DOZIER - 2B #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R ge: 28 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS) 2015 verage:.266 Streak: 5g,.381 (8-21), 2 HR, 3 RBI Series vs. MIL:.333 (3-9), HR, 2 RBI Last Homestand:.292 (7-24), 5 2B, 3B, RBI, BB, 7 runs Home Runs (11): Solo (9), 3-run (2) Has 10 extra-base hits (7 2B, 3B, 2 HR) in his last 12 games...32 extra-base hits are tied for the most in MLB (. Gonzalez, B. Harper). Hit Has two scored homers a MLB in game best for 47 the runs...on second pace time for in his 138 career runs 5/24 (0.85/game) at CWS (Solo, in 2015. 3-run). 112 Hit 52 runs home in 14 runs were since 7th 2013, most all-time most among by a Twin...most MLB second since basemen...228 Knoblauch (117 runs in scored 97). since 2013 also most among MLB 2Bs, and 164 RBI are sixth on that same list. Leads the Twins with 11 HR and 18 doubles this season. 17 Stole XBH, 21 bases 16 RBI in in 2014 27 home for his games first career in 2015...reached 20/20 season...first in 25 of 20/20 27, hit for in a Twin 20 of since 27. Hunter had 23 HR/21 SB in 2004...is 6th player (7th time) in club history to do so. Signed a four-year contract with the Twins 3/24/15 extending through 2018. Hit home ninth run career list, three leadoff shy homer of tying 5/24 Dan at Gladden CWS...is (12) fourth for on third. the Twins all-time leadoff EDURDO ESCOBR - INF #5 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 B/T: S/R ge: 26 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ) 2015 verage:.228 Streak: 2g,.222 (2-9), 2B, RBI Series vs. MIL:.250 (1-4) Last Homestand:.250 (4-16), RBI, run Home Runs (3): Solo (1), 2-run (2) In last 33 starts at Target Field is hitting.336 (41-for-122), 13 XBH, 20 RBI, 20 runs. Collected Third among fifth all 3-plus Twins hit since game start 5/25 of vs. 2014 BOS...tied with 54 for XBH team (Dozier lead in - 3-plus 88, Plouffe hit games. - 75). Hit doubles 35 doubles in 2014 in were 2014, most second by Twins among middle Twins...also infielder had since career-high Todd Walker 6 HR, (37 37 in RBI...35 1999). Played DH...20 in of 157 his 39 career starts games this season as SS, 77 have at third, come 34 in left at second, field. 29 in OF and 12 as Won 2014 Charles O. Johnson ward for Most Improved Twin by Twin Cities Chapter BBW. CHRIS HERRMNN - C/OF #12 Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 B/T: L/R ge: 27 (11/24/87 in Tomball, TX) 2015 verage:.174 Streak: 0 for last 4 Series vs. MIL:.000 (0-2) Last Homestand:.333 (2-6), HR, RBI, 2 runs Home Runs (1): Solo (1) Over the last three seasons with the Twins has played in 107 games, batting.201 (56-for-278) with 12 doubles, 5 HR and 29 RBI. 13 Played games in 45 as career starting games catcher behind hitting the.159 plate, (7-for-44) 35 in right with field, 2B, 3B, 17 HR, in left 5 RBI. three as the designated hitter. field and RON HICKS - OF #32 Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 B/T: S/R ge: 25 (10/2/89 in Long Beach, C) 2015 verage:.244 Streak: 0-for-last-4 Series vs. MIL:.143 (1-7) Last Homestand:.353 (6-17), HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB, 5 runs Home Runs (1): 2-run (1) Started all 23 Twins games in center field since his recall 5/12. Hit BOS...was first home his run third of homer 2015, of and the first season since between pril 24, Triple- 2014 with and two-run MLB. shot 5/27 vs. Has Had a hit in 15 of his 23 games played this season, four with multiple hits. Had 10 a season-long multi-hit games 11-game (including hitting five streak three-hit from games) pril 18-30 in 27 while games batting at Triple-..400 (16-for-40) with three doubles, one triple, five RBI, nine runs scored and seven walks over that time. Started make an 18 error games in 61 in total center, chances eight in in RF the and OF. one at DH for the Red Wings...did not ppeared in 13 2015 Spring Training games hitting.206 (7-for-34) with 2 triples. TORII HUNTER - RF #48 Height: 6-2 Weight: 218 B/T: R/R ge: 39 (7/18/75 in Pine Bluff, R) 2015 verage:.281 Streak: 4g,.353 (6-17), HR, 3 RBI Series vs. MIL:.250 (2-8), RBI Last Homestand:.263 (5-19), 2 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, run Home Runs (8): 3-run (3), 2-run (1), Solo (4) Has a hit in 14 of last 15 games overall and in 16 of last 18 at Target Field. Hitting.353 (18-for-51) with 5 2B, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 10 BB, 11 K with RISP. In losses Twins is wins hitting is hitting.162 (12-for-74),.352 (43-for-122), 2 2B, 0 HR, 8 HR, 6 RBI, 30 RBI, 5 BB, 11 5 BB, runs, 24 16 runs...in K. Twins Final.333 VG L Ranks (T5th), in.391 May: OBP 25 RBI (11th), (2nd),.566 6 HR SLG (T13th), (11th). 19 runs (T7th), 33 hits (T10th), Has at BOS...became 339 career homers...hit the eighth player 200th as in a franchise member history of the Twins to hit with 200 3-run HR. shot 6/4 Ranks hits (9th on - Twins 3 to tie all-time Gaetti lists: for 8th), 1,284 269 games doubles (7th (7th - 77 - to 20 tie to Gaetti tie Morneau for 6th), for 1,273 6th), 200 home runs (8th - 1 to tie Gaetti for 7th), 747 RBI (7th - 11 to tie Gaetti for 6th), 701 runs (8th - 12 to tie Knoblauch for 7th). Ranks (6th), 339 among home active runs MLB (10th), players: 1,346 2,282 RBI games (8th), 1,257 (3rd), 2,382 runs (8th). hits (5th), 486 doubles EDURDO NUNEZ - INF #9 Height: 6-0 Weight: 193 B/T: R/R ge: 27 (6/15/87 in Santo Domingo, DR) 2015 verage:.283 Streak: 1g,.250 (1-4) Series vs. MIL:.250 (1-4) Last Homestand:.182 (2-11), 2B, RBI, BB Home Runs (1): Solo (1) Has a hit in 9 of 15 games with a P this season...has six extra-base hits and six runs in those 15...hit first home run 5/23 at CWS. Hitting.333 (7-for-21) with 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI in nine road games in 2015. Hit Career.253 games with 13 at XBH, position: 21 RBI SS and - 172; 19 runs 3rd - in 101; 46 games DH - 35; in OF 2014-28; with 2nd 3+ - 22. Bs. Hit cquired.284 with by the all Twins four of in his a trade home with runs NYY and on 14 pril of his 7, 24 2014 RBI (LHP at Target Miguel Field Sulbaran). in 2014. TREVOR PLOUFFE - 3B #24 Height: 6-2 Weight: 216 B/T: R/R ge: 28 (6/15/86 in West Hills, C) 2015 verage:.250 Streak: 0-for-last-8 Series vs. MIL:.000 (0-8) Last Homestand:.360 (9-25), 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 runs Home Runs (8): Solo (3), 2-run (3), 3-run (1), GS (1) Hitting.286 (30-for-105) with 7 HR, 22 RBI at Target Field in 2015. In Hitting last 12.327 Interleague (16-for-49) games with RISP...has is hitting.333 4 HR, (14-for-42) 25 RBI with with RISP. 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI. Hit Hit in walk-off 31 of last home 43 games, run 4/17 since vs. CLE...third 4/17, at a.271 career (45-for-166) walk-off hit, clip first with walk-off 7 HR, 29 HR. RBI. Hit first career grand slam and set career-high with 5 RBI 5/3 vs. CWS. Hit were 40 most doubles by Twins in 2014, 3B which in history were passing tied 4th Koskie most (37, in the 2x)...has L, tied 99 7th doubles in MLB...40 since doubles 2011. His 42 home 60 home runs runs at Target since Field start are of most 2012 in are the most ballpark s among history. active Twins (Dozier - 57). SHNE ROBINSON - OF #21 Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 B/T: R/R ge: 30 (10/30/84 in Tampa, FL) 2015 verage:.241 Streak: 0-for-last-11, RBI Series vs. MIL:.000 (0-3) Last Homestand:.250 (1-4), run Home Runs (0): - - Has 3 outfield assists on the season, second behind Escobar among all Twins. In last 10 at Target Field is 7-for-27 (.259)....310 (13-for-42) here this season. Leads Career.227 (5-for-22) with a double and five RBI as a pinch-hitter. Made third Twins outfield outfielders assist with of a 2015, defensive getting runs Ramirez saved of (CWS) 5...that at mark home is 4/30. ninth in the L. 5 85 seasons career with games STL in (2009, center 11-14) field, 72 hit games.231 with in right 5 HR, and 12 2B, 71 career 37 RBI in games 268 games. in left. EDDIE ROSRIO - OF #20 Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R ge: 23 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) 2015 verage:.289 Streak: 2g,.375 (3-8) Series vs. MIL:.375 (3-8) Last Homestand:.412 (7-17), HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB, 2 runs Home Runs (2): Solo (2) Snapped his career-high 8-game hit-streak 6/4 at BOS...over the eight games hit.407 (11-for-27) with a home run, 4 RBI and two stolen bases. JOE MUER - 1B #7 Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: L/R ge: 32 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) 2015 verage:.273 Streak: 2g,.571 (4-7), HR, 4 RBI Series vs. MIL:.571 (4-7), HR, 4 RBI Last Homestand:.286 (6-21), 2 2B, 5 RBI, HBP, BB, 4 runs Home Runs (2): Solo (1), 3-run (1) Hitting.418 (23-55) with RISP,.379 (33-87) with runners on,.195 with bases empty. Played in 54 of the 55 Twins games this season, reaching safely in 46 of the 54. Hit his first home run of the season with a solo shot in the 13th inning 5/20 at PIT... was his 2nd career extra-inning home run...2nd HR with game-tying 3-run shot 6/5. Has all-time 319 games doubles, played needs list 10 at to 1,352...needs tie Tony Oliva 9 games (329) for played second...is to tie Gaetti 7th on (1,361) Twins for sixth...passed Smalley (110) for 12th on Twins all-time HR list with 111th 6/5 vs. MIL...is 9th on Twins extra-base hits list with 456, needs 13 to tie Carew (469) for 8th. MUER CONTINUED... Made history 11th (Killebrew, career Opening Carew and Day Hrbek roster, tied tying for Kirby first with Puckett 12). for fourth most in Twins mong Collected actives, 1,500th his hit career with single.317 8/15/14 average at is HOU...6th second to Twin only to record Miguel 1,500 Cabrera s hits joining.320. Puckett (2,304), Carew (2,085), Oliva (1,917), Hrbek (1,749) and Killebrew (1,713). Played 11 games in left field and 11 games in right field. Hitting Hit his first.316 career (6-for-19) HR with in his 6 RBI 1st vs. P lefties... 5/6 vs. OK,.281 on (16-for-57) the first pitch with 4 off RBI Kazmir...first vs. righties. HR by Twin in 1st B since L. Hughes on 4/28/10 at DET (6th time in Twins history)... first MLB player since S. Marte on 7/26/12 to HR on first pitch...115th player in MLB history to HR in his first career B and 109th to do so in their first career P. First Twin (since 1961) to have at least one RBI in first 4 MLB games. Started 3B, 3 HR, season 12 RBI with and Triple- 11 runs Rochester in 23 games where for the he hit Red.242 Wings. (23-for-95) with 2 2B, DNNY SNTN - SS #39 Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 B/T: S/R ge: 24 (11/7/90 in Monte Plata, DR) 2015 verage:.217 Streak: 0-for-last-6 Series vs. MIL:.000 (0-3) Last Homestand:.154 (2-13), run Home Runs (0): - - Turned 32 double plays this season, 4th most among L shortstops. Had Other 128 rookie hits in notes: 2014, 27 which doubles were were the most most by by Twins Twins rookie rookie since since Rivas Cordova (150 in (27 01). in 95)...41 XBH most since Cordova (55 in 95)...7 3B most since Castino (8 in 79)....319 average highest since Oliva (.323 in 64)...38 multi-hit games most since Rivas (38 in 01). L.472 rookie SLG (2nd), ranks 2014: 70 runs.319 (2nd), VG 38 (1st), multi-hit 7 3B (T2nd), games.353 (2nd), OBP 129 (2nd), hits (4th), 20 SB 41 (2nd), XBH (T3rd), 27 2B (4th). Has hit in 102 of his 149 career games, reached in 110 of 149, scored in 72 of 149. KURT SUZUKI - C #8 Height: 5-11 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R ge: 31 (10/4/83 in Wailuku, HI) 2015 verage:.245 Streak: 0-for-last-2 Series vs. MIL:.400 (2-5) Last Homestand:.286 (4-14), 2B, BB, 2 RBI Home Runs (2): Solo (1), 2-run (1) Career.251 (96-for-382) with 11 HR, 36 RBI in 108 Interleague games...in last 12 Interleague games is hitting.300 (12-for-40) with 2 2B, 3 RBI. Hitting Has hit.242 both (16-for-66) home runs at and Target driven Field in 10 compared of his 15 to RBI.247 at (20-for-81) Target Field. on the road. 130 Was hits one in of 2014, two Twins which (Perkins) were 3rd most to represent among all the Twins L and at the 5th 2014 among SG L at catchers. Field...caught the 9th inning as Perkins pitched 1.0 scoreless, earning the Target save. Signed as a free agent 12/23/13...signed two-year extension thru 2016 on 7/31/14. MULTI-HIT GMES MULTI-RBI GMES LST HOME RUN HIT B LST GRND SLM PLYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+RBI TOTL DTE OPP. ON PITCHER SINCE DTE OPP. CREER Dozier 11 2 1 0 14 2 1 1 0 4 6/6/15 MIL 0 Broxton 0. 0 Escobar 1 4 1 0 6 4 0 0 1 5 6/3/15 at BOS-1 1 Ogando 12. 0 Herrmann 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5/30/15 TOR 0 Sanchez 7 7/23/13 at L 1 Hicks 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 5/27/15 BOS 1 Porcello 29.. 0 Hunter 5 5 1 0 11 3 4 1 0 8 6/4/15 at BOS 2 Wright 10 4/7/08 vs. CLE 10 Mauer 10 3 0 0 13 3 5 0 0 8 6/5/15 vs. MIL 2 Lohse 4 9/1/12 at KC 3 Nunez 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 5/23/15 at CWS 0 Sale 21. 0 Plouffe 10 2 0 0 12 4 2 0 1 7 5/31/15 TOR 1 Hutchison 25 5/3/15 vs. CWS 1 Robinson 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 6/11/13 at NYM 0 ardsma 235. 0 Rosario 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5/27/15 BOS 0 Porcello 26. 0 Santana 5 3 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 2 8/31/14 at BL 1 Brach 167. 0 Suzuki 8 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 1 4/18/15 CLE 0 Salazar 119 9/10/07 at SE 1
ODDS & ENDS PGE 5 TWINS HITTERS VS. Milwaukee Brewers 2015 CREER PLYER VG. B H HR RBI VG. B H HR RBI Dozier.333 9 3 1 2.371 70 26 3 9 Escobar.250 4 1 0 0.240 25 6 0 2 Hicks.143 7 1 0 0.261 23 6 2 2 Hunter.250 8 2 0 1.294 160 47 10 30 Mauer.571 7 4 1 4.354 209 74 8 34 Nunez.250 4 1 0 0.105 19 2 0 0 Herrmann.000 2 0 0 0.200 5 1 0 1 Plouffe.000 8 0 0 0.214 56 12 3 7 Robinson.000 3 0 0 0.279 43 12 1 6 Rosario.375 8 3 0 0.375 8 3 0 0 Santana.000 3 0 0 0.250 20 5 0 0 Suzuki.400 5 2 0 0.225 40 9 0 4 Others 0 0 0 0 TEM.250 68 17 2 7 TWINS BULLPEN VS. Milwaukee Brewers 2015 CREER PITCHER W L S ER IP H ER W L S ER IP H ER Boyer 0-1 - 0 3.86 2.1 2 1 1-1 - 0 7.41 17.0 19 14 Duensing 0-0 - 0 81.01 0.1 2 3 0-0 - 1 5.06 10.2 10 6 Fien 0-0 - 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0-0 - 0 1.93 4.2 3 1 Graham 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 Perkins 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0-0 - 5 2.65 17.0 14 5 Pressly 0-1 - 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1-1 - 0 1.93 4.2 2 1 Stauffer 0-0 - 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0-0 - 0 3.50 18.0 20 7 Thompson 0-0 - 0 54.01 0.1 1 2 0-0 - 0 3.86 4.2 5 2 Others 0-0 - 0 0.0 0 0 TEM 0-2 - 0 9.00 7.0 10 7 TWINS BTTING INFO SESON-HIGHS GW BUNT PLYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SESON-HIGH HIT-STREK Dozier 4 2 4 (2x) 5 1 10, 5/8-19 Escobar 4 1 (2x) 5 1-3, 2x, last 5/6-9 Herrmann 2 1 2 1-3, 5/27-6/3 Hicks 2 (3x) 1 2 - - 4, 2x, last 6/3(1)-5 Hunter 4 1 (8x) 4 5-10, 5/20-6/2 Mauer 3 (3x) 1 (2x) 3 (5x) 5-7, 5/5-13 Nunez 2 (4x) 1 2 1 1 5, 4/8-26 Plouffe 3 (2x) 1 (8x) 5 4 1 6, 4/17-24 Robinson 3-2 - - 6, 4/16-26 Rosario 2 (3x) 1 (2x) 2 (2x) 1-8, 5/24-6/3 Santana 3 (3x) - 2 (2x) - 3 6, 5/12-17 Suzuki 3 (2x) 1 (2x) 2 3-5, 4/24-30 Others 3 1 TOTLS 28 7... TWINS MONTHLY BREKDOWN BTTING PITCHING MONTH VG R R/G H HR W-L IP H BB K ER PRIL.243 86 3.9 182 12 10-12 194.0 202 60 116 4.36 MY.269 139 5.1 244 27 20-7 244.1 264 57 165 3.57 JUNE.207 20 3.3 41 5 2-4 52.0 56 10 37 3.81 JULY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UGUST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SEPT/OCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PITCHING BREKDOWN W L S ER IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters Relievers 23 9 15 8 22 3.96 3.54 318.0 172.1 348 173 150 79 141 72 36 18 77 50 205 113 TOTLS 32 23 22 3.91 490.1 521 229 213 54 127 318 TWINS/OPPONENTS SCORING BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TR TOTL TWINS 30 39 43 23 24 32 22 15 13 4 245 OPPONENTS 25 24 33 31 22 30 20 26 17 1 229 HOME RUNS BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTL 3 5 11 8 1 4 1 8 3 0 44 RECORD WHEN Runs Scoring llowing 0 0-4 5-0 1 1-5 3-1 2 2-5 9-3 3 6-3 5-1 4 3-3 4-3 5 1-2 5-2 6 6-0 0-4 7 3-1 1-2 8 6-0 0-1 9 1-0 0-1 10+ 3-0 0-5 Totals 32-23 32-23 STRTS BY POSITION STRTS BY BTTING ORDER C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dozier 54 36 9 8 Escobar 1 8 4 20 6 2 6 19 9 3 Herrmann 13 2 6 5 Hicks 23 2 16 5 Hunter 39 10 36 8 5 Mauer 46 6 52 Nunez 1 2 9 1 4 1 4 2 Plouffe 3 49 3 34 4 11 Robinson 9 12 1 6 4 6 6 Rosario 10 11 3 7 7 4 Santana 47 1 18 1 29 Suzuki 42 1 2 17 7 4 11 Others 6 1 14 20 4 21 3 16 8 19 7 15 TWINS HOME RUN DT MULTI-HOMER GME Dozier, 5/24 at CWS BCK-TO-BCK - - GRND SLM Plouffe, 5/3 vs. CWS WLK-OFF Plouffe, 4/17 vs. CLE (11th inn.) INSIDE-THE-PRK - - TWINS EJECTIONS DTE PLYER/MNGER/COCH UMPIRE RESON - - - - - - - - TWINS OUTFIELD SSISTS Escobar...4 Robinson...3 Rosario...3 Hicks...2 Hunter...1 Nunez...1 Schafer...1 Total...15 2015 DISBLED LIST LOG Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Ricky Nolasco...Right Elbow Infl...4/11... 4/9... 5/2...21 Brian Duensing...Right Intercostal Strain...4/17... 5/2...14 Casey Fien...Right Shoulder Strain...4/30... 5/29...25 Tim Stauffer...Right Intercostal Strain...5/1... 4/30... 4/22...19 Oswaldo rcia...right Hip Flexor Strain...5/4... 6/3...26 Eduardo Nunez...Left Oblique Strain...5/5... 4/30... 5/19...17 Jordan Schafer...Right MCL Sprain...5/16... 5/11...23 Ricky Nolasco...Right nkle Impingement..6/4... 6/1...6 BOLD indicates currently on DL MNGER CHLLENGES TOTL STNDS CONFIRMED OVERTURNED TWINS 13 4 - - 9 OPPONENTS 11 6 - - 5 LST TWINS CHLLENGE: Molitor challenged Segura hit-by-pitch 6/6 vs. MIL. Replay showed ball hit bat, call overturned. LST OPPONENT CHLLENGE: Gibbons challenged Reyes out call at second base, attempting to stretch single to double 5/31 vs. TOR. Replay showed out.
HIGHS ND LOWS PGE 6 TEM BTTING: Most t-bats, Game...47, 5/20 vs. PIT (13 inn.) Most Runs, Game...13, 2x, last 5/6 vs. OK Most Runs, Inning...7, 2x, last 3rd inning 5/3 vs. CWS Most Hits, Game...19, 5/3 vs. CWS Most Hits, Inning... 8, 2nd inning 5/25 vs. BOS Consecutive Hits...5, 2x, last 2nd inning, 5/4 vs. OK Consecutive Batters Reached Base...8, 3rd inning, 5/3 vs. CWS Fewest Hits, Game...2, 5/10 at CLE Most Doubles, Game...6, 5/8 at CLE Most Triples, Game...3, 5/13 at DET Most Home Runs, Game...3, 5/6 vs. OK Grand Slams...1, Plouffe 5/3 vs. CWS Most Total Bases, Game...28, 5/3 vs. CWS Most Extra Base Hits, Game...7, 5/8 at CLE Most RBI, Game...13, 5/6 vs. OK Most Walks...9, 4/10 at CWS Most Strikeouts...16, 5/10 at CLE Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins...2, 3x, last 5/25 vs. BOS Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent...3, 3x, last 6/3 at BOS-1 Most Caught Stealing, Game...2, 5/30 vs. TOR Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...2, multiple times Left On Base, Twins...13, 4/10 at CWS Left On Base, Twins in Extra Innings...12, 4/26 at SE (11 inn.) Consecutive Scoreless Innings...24, 4/6-9 INDIVIDUL BTTING: Most t-bats, Game...6, multiple times Most Runs, Game... 3, 3x, last Dozier 5/31 vs. TOR Most Runs, Inning...1, multiple times Most Hits, Game...4, 3x, last Escobar 5/16 vs. TB Most Hits, Inning... 2, 3x, last Escobar & Nunez, both in 2nd inning 5/25 vs. BOS Most Doubles, Game...2, multiple times Most Triples, Game...1, multiple times Most Home Runs, Game...2, Dozier, 5/24 at CWS Grand Slams...1, Plouffe, 5/3 vs. CWS Most Total Bases, Game...9, Hunter, 5/8 at CLE Most Extra Base Hits, Game...3, Hunter 5/8 at CLE Most RBI, Game...5, 2x, last Escobar 5/6 vs. OK Most Walks, Game...3, 2x, last Plouffe 5/20 at PIT Most Strikeouts, Game... 4, Vargas 4/25 at SE Longest Hitting-Streak...10, 2x, last Hunter 5/20-6/2 Consecutive Hits...4, Hunter 5/8 at CLE Consecutive Hitless t-bats...21, Schafer 4/12-24 Most Stolen Bases, Game...1, multiple times Most Caught Stealing, Game...1, multiple times Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...2, 3x, last Plouffe 5/27 vs. BOS TEM PITCHING: Most Runs llowed...13, 5/14 at DET Most Runs, Inning... 6, 8th inning, 4/13 vs. KC Most Hits llowed...20, 5/14 at DET Most Hits llowed, Inning...5, 2x, last 6th inning 4/29 vs. DET Consecutive Hits llowed...5, 1st inning, 4/12 at CWS Most Home Runs llowed, Game...4, 2x, last 5/14 at DET TEM PITCHING (cont.): Most Strikeouts...11, 4x, last 6/5 vs. MIL Most Walks...7, 4/8 at DET Fewest Hits llowed...2, 6/3 at BOS-2 Pitchers Used...8, 5/20 vs. PIT (13 inn.) Consecutive Batters Retired...19, 3rd-9th inning 6/3 at BOS-2 Scoreless Innings Streak...12, 2x, last 5/5 (7th) to 5/6 (9th) Wild Pitches...2, 2x, last 4/20 vs. KC Most Innings, Game, Relievers...8.0, 5/31 vs. TOR Most Hits, Game, Relievers...11, 4/17 vs. TB Most Runs, Game, Relievers... 8, 2x, last 5/17 vs. TB Most Home Runs, Game, Relievers...4, 4/29 vs. DET Most Walks, Game, Relievers...4, 3x, last 6/6 vs. MIL Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers... 8, 4/17 vs. CLE (11 inn.) INDIVIDUL PITCHING: Most Innings, Game, Starter...8.0, 3x, last Gibson 5/24 vs. CWS Most Innings, Game, Reliever... 3.0, 3x, last Graham 5/31 vs. TOR Most Hits, Starter... 11, Hughes, 6/3 at BOS-1 Most Hits, Reliever...6, Graham 5/14 at DET Most Runs, Starter... 6, 3x, last May 5/10 at CLE Most Runs, Reliever...5, Graham 5/14 at DET Most Home Runs, Starter...3, Gibson 6/5 vs. MIL Most Home Runs, Reliever...2, 2x, last Graham 5/14 at DET Most Walks, Starter... 5, Gibson 4/9 at DET Most Walks, Reliever...3, 2x, last Pressly 6/6 vs. MIL Most Strikeouts, Starter...9, 4x, last Gibson 6/5 vs. MIL Most Strikeouts, Reliever...4, Graham 5/31 vs. TOR Win-Streak...5, Nolasco, 5/2-25 Losing-Streak...4, Hughes 4/6-24 Low-Hit Complete Game... 6, Hughes 4/24 at SE Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings...20, Gibson 4/26 (5th) to 5/12 Most Consecutive Batters Retired...16, Milone, 4/10 at CWS Wild Pitches...1, multiple times TEM & INDIVIDUL FIELDING: Errors, Game, Team...3, 5/1 vs. CWS Errors, Game, Individual... 2, 3x, last Herrmann, 5/30 vs. TOR Errors, Consecutive Games, Team... 3, 2x, last 6/4-6 Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team... 5, 2x, last 5/24-29 Doubleplays, Game, Team... 4, 2x, last 5/3 vs. CWS Opponents Doubleplays, Game, Team...2, multiple times TEM MISCELLNEOUS: Longest Winning Streak... 5, 2x, last 5/22-27 Longest Losing Streak... 3, 2x, last 4/4-13 Longest Game, Innings... 13.0, 5/20 at PIT Longest Game, Time (9 Innings)...3:33, 4/29 vs. DET Longest Game, Time (Extra Innings)...3:56, 5/20 at PIT (13 inn.) Longest Delay...3:36, 4/9 at DET Fastest Game, Time...2:03, 4/24 at SE Largest Margin, Victory...13, 5/6 vs. OK Largest Margin, Loss...11, 4/8 at DET (0-11) Largest Home ttendance...40,123 Home Sellouts... 2, 6/6 vs. MIL Times Shut Out...4, 6/2 at BOS HITTING: FOR THE TWINS Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MIL Grand Slam: Plouffe, 5/3/15 vs. CWS off Danks (1 as a team in 2015) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Suzuki, 5/20/14 at SD (1 as a team in 2014) Pinch-Hit Home Run: rcia, 5/22/13 at TL (1 as a team in 2013) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy (9th inning), 5/19/04 at TOR Five-Hit Game: Escobar, 8/22/14 vs. DET (2 as a team in 2014) Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX Two Hits, One Inning: Escobar/Nunez, 2nd inning, 5/25/15 vs. BOS (3 as a team in 2015) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KC Two-Home Run Game: rcia, 8/12/14 at HOU (2 as a team in 2014) Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS (Game 2) Back-to-Back Home Runs: rcia/plouffe, 8/22/14 vs. DET (3 as a team in 2014) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Parmelee/rcia/Fryer, 8/3/14 at CWS (1 as a team in 2014) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Parmelee/rcia/Fryer, 8/3/14 (1 as team in 2014) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS One-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. KC Two-Hitter: lbers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE (1 as a team in 2013) 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL 10+ Strikeouts: Hughes, 9/13/14 at CWS - Game 1 (11 strikeouts) Complete Game Shutout: lbers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MIL Back-to-Back Shutouts: 6/2/13 vs. SE - 6/4/13 at KC MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. SE (Johjima hitting) Position Player Pitching: J. Carroll, 8/5/13 at KC Three-or-more Steals, One Game: D. Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at DET Steal of Home: C. Thomas, 8/2/13 vs. HOU Pure Steal of Home: R. Becker, 9/27/97 at CLE Home Run in First ML t-bat: E. Rosario, 5/6/15 vs. OK (1st P, 1st pitch) Leadoff Home Run: B. Dozier, 5/24 at CWS (2 as team in 2015, both Dozier) LST TIME IT HPPENED HITTING: GINST THE TWINS Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEX Grand Slam: Vogt, 5/4/15 vs. OK off Hughes (1 allowed in 2015) Inside-the-Park Home Run: J. McCann, 4/29/15 vs. DET Pinch-Hit Home Run: Murphy, 5/9/15 at CLE Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Bartlett, 8/5/10 at TB Five-Hit Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY Six-Hit Game: Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL 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: Pedroia, 5/27/15 vs. BOS (2 allowed in 2015) Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY Back-to-Back Home Runs: Hunter/Cabrera, 9/16/14 vs. DET 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. TL Three Home Runs, One Inning: Martinez/Infante/Jackson, 9/24/13 vs. DET Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at L One-Hitter: Sanchez, 5/24/13 at DET Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR 10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/01/95 at CHC 10+ Strikeouts: Salazar, 11 strikeouts, 5/10 at CLE Complete Game Shutout: Lester, 8/7/14 at OK (1 in 2014) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at L Back-to-Back Shutouts: 4/6-8/2015 (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11) MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OK (Plouffe hitting) Position Player Pitching:. Romine, 8/22/14 vs. DET (1 faced in 2014) Three-or-more Steals, One Game: J. Borbon (3), 8/18/09 at TEX Steal of Home: B. Daubach, 4/27/03 at CHC Pure Steal of Home: S. Green, 5/26/00 vs. TEX Home Run in First ML t-bat: C. Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STL Leadoff Home Run: J. Segura, 6/5/15 vs. MIL (1 allowed in 2015) 2015 TRGET FIELD WETHER DELYS ND POSTPONEMENTS DTE DELYED/PPD NOTES 5/26 vs. Boston Delayed Originally scheduled game at 7:10 but was delayed due to rain all day. Rain subsided around 8 pm and game started at 8:31 (1 hour, 21 min. delay) 5/29 vs. Toronto Delayed Originally scheduled game at 7:10 but was delayed due to rain throughout the day. Game started at 8:11 (1 hour, 1 minute delay). ** Target Field has experienced 20 delayed games and 11 postponed games in the park s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 3:00. **