MINNESOT TWINS (15-13) VS. BOSTON RED SOX (16-14) SUNDY, MY 7, 2017-1:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RDIO: TRESURE ISLND BSEBLL NETWORK Ervin Santana (R, 5-0, 0.66) vs. Chris Sale (L, 2-2, 1.38) GME 29 HOME GME 18 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/8 OFF DY 5/9 at Chicago-L Hector Santiago (L, 3-1, 2.78) vs. Mike Pelfrey (R, 0-2, 5.02) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / La Raza 5/10 at Chicago-L TB vs. Derek Holland (L, 3-2, 2.02) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 5/11 at Chicago-L TB vs. Miguel González (R, 3-1, 3.27) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None TWINS T GLNCE Record:...15-13 Home Record:...8-9 Road Record:...7-4 Record in series:...5-4 Series Openers:...7-3 Series Finales:...4-5 Rubber Games:...1-2 Sweeps/Swept:...2/1 pril:...12-11 May:...3-2 June:... July:... ugust:... September/October:... vs. merican League East:...1-1 vs. merican League Central:...10-10 vs. merican League West:...4-2 vs. National League:... Games vs. LH Starter:...6-3 Games vs. RH Starter:...9-10 Twins score first:...8-7 Opponent scores first:...7-6 Come-from-behind wins:... 6 Leading after 7/8 inn.:...14-1/15-0 Trailing after 7/8 inn.:...1-12/0-12 Tied after 7/8 inn.:...0-0/0-1 Extra-innings:...0-1 1-run games:...2-3 Twins out-hit opp.:...10-2 Opp. out-hit Twins:...4-10 Twins/Opp. have = hits:...1-1 Twins get Quality Start:...10-3 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:...10-3 Most games over.500:...4, 4/11 Most games under.500:...2, 4/24 Longest winning-streak:...4, 2x, last 4/28-5/3 Longest losing-streak:...4, 4/16-20 When Twins score 4+:...13-4 When Twins score 3-:...2-9 Days in First Place... 11 Days in Second Place... 9 Days in Third Place... 7 Days in Fourth Place... 6 Days in Fifth Place... Twins get 10+ hits:...6-2 Walk-Off W/L:... Shutouts W/L:...1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS CG s...1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS Target Field Sellouts ( 17/ll-Time):...1/160 RECENT TRNSCTIONS 4/2 LHP Perkins placed on 60-day DL C Gimenez contract selected 1B Vargas optioned to 4/22 LHP Mejía optioned to RHP Haley played on 10-day DL 4/23 LHP Boshers recalled from 1B Vargas recalled from 4/24 LHP Boshers optioned to RHP Tepesch contract selected LHP O Rourke transferred to 60-day DL 4/28 LHP Santiago placed on Bereavement LHP Boshers recalled from 5/2 LHP Boshers optioned to 5/3 LHP Santiago reinstated from Bereavement List 5/4 RHP Gibson optioned to 5/5 RHP Rucinski contract selected OF Santana designated for release or assignment IF drianza reinstated from rehab and recalled from 5/6 RHP Tonkin designated for assignment 5/7 RHP Haley returned from rehab and reinstated for DL Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. ll game times are listed as Central. THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 3-2 through five games on their six-game homestand, taking two of three from Oakland this week and going 1-1 against Boston...today the Twins will play the three-game series finale vs. the Red Sox...the Twins will enjoy an off-day Monday before beginning their third roadtrip of the season with three against Chicago Tuesday-Thursday and three in Cleveland next weekend...the Twins are 8-5 in their last 13 games...they are 8-9 at home and 7-4 on the road this season...a win today would give the Twins a 4-2 homestand, following a 4-1 roadtrip last week. STURDY S NOT OK: The Twins lost to the Red Sox yesterday afternoon by a score of 11-1, evening the series at one game-a-piece...eight of the 11 runs scored came in the second inning...nick Tepesch (0-1) was the starter and loser in his Twins debut, allowing seven runs (1 earned) on five hits in 1.2 innings pitched...drew Rucinski also made his Twins debut with 3.1 innings of relief...eddie Rosario went 0-for-3, snapping his career-high hitting streak at 15 games. ROSTER MOVE: fter yesterday s game, the Twins designated right-handed reliever Michael Tonkin for release or assignment...tonkin, who was drafted by the Twins in the 30th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and spent 10 seasons in the Twins organization, has gone 0-1, 6.52 ER (9.2 IP, 7 ER) in eight games this season...to replace Tonkin on the 25-man roster, the Twins have returned from rehab assignment and reinstated Justin Haley (right biceps tendinitis), who made one rehab appearance with Rochester on Friday. STEDY EDDIE: Eddie Rosario snapped his career-long hitting streak at 15 yesterday afternoon, the longest for a Twin this season...regardless, he is still hitting.383 (23-for-60) with three home runs and seven RBI in his last 16 games, since pril 17...in fact, since that date, he is tied for fifth in the L in hits (23) with ndrew Benintendi. MUER WLKS ND MUER RUNS: Joe Mauer is within two runs of 900 for his career and within five of tying Kent Hrbek for fourth on the Twins all-time list...he also needs eight walks to tie Hrbek for second: PLYER WLKS PLYER RUNS 1) Harmon Killebrew...1,321 1) Kirby Puckett... 1,071 2) Kent Hrbek...838 2) Harmon Killebrew... 1,047 3) Joe Mauer...830 3) Rod Carew... 950 4) Bob llison...641 4) Kent Hrbek... 903 5) Rod Carew...613 5) Joe Mauer... 898 NOTBLES VS. THE SOX: Max Kepler has hit safely in eight of nine career games against the Red Sox, hitting.306 (11-for-36) in those nine. Eddie Rosario is hitting.333 (13-for-39) in 12 career games vs. the Red Sox. Sanó is 10-for-23 (.435) in four career games vs. the Red Sox. STREKS Current Streak:... 1 loss Last 5 games:...3-2 Last 10 games:...7-3 Last 15 games:...8-7 Last 20 games:...10-10 TWINS VS. BOSTON 2017 Record:...1-1 Current Streak:... 1 loss 2017 at Home:...1-1 2017 at Boston:... ll-time Record:...307-306 ll-time at Home:...177-129 ll-time at Boston:...130-176 2017 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 5/5 MIN 4-3 Kintzler/Barnes 5/6 MIN 1-11 Porcello/Tepesch 5/7 MIN 6/26 BOS 6/27 BOS 6/28 BOS 6/29 BOS CURRENT HOMESTND (3-2) Batting verage....259 (44-for-170) Runs Per Game...5.2 (26 R/5 G) Home Runs...12 RISP....128 (5-for-39) Fielding Errors...1 Team ER...4.00 (45.0 IP, 20 ER) Starters W-L... 2-2 Starters ER...3.33 (24.1 IP, 9 ER) Relievers W-L-S...1-0-0 Relievers ER...4.79 (20.2 IP, 11 ER) Save/Opportunities...0/1 Miguel SERIES-LY SPEKING: The Twins have gone 5-4 in series play this season, winning each of their last three (at Texas, at Kansas City, vs. Oakland)...the last time the Twins won four consecutive series was ugust 20-September 3, 2015 (at Baltimore, at Tampa Bay, vs. Houston, vs. Chicago-L)...the Twins last series win over Boston came in a three-game sweep May 25-27, 2015. MTCH-UP OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS: Ervin Santana and Chris Sale, both have ER s under 1.40, Santana at 0.66 and Sale at 1.38... according to Elias, it will mark the third time since 1982 to involve to starters with ERs under 1.40 after a minimum of six starts...the previous two times were May 15, 2010 when Washington s Livan Hernandez (1.04) and Colorado s Ubaldo Jimenez (0.93) started, and May 18, 2008 when Cleveland s Cliff Lee (0.67) and Cincinnati s Edinson Volquez (1.12) started. Sale has allowed 33 earned runs in 39.0 innings pitched in his last seven starts vs. the Twins (7.62 ER). ON THIS DY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 2000, Tom Kelly recorded his 1,000th managerial win in a 4-0 victory over Detroit...Kelly finished his career with 1,140 victories, the most in club history...in 2008, Carlos Gomez became the eighth Twin (10 now) to ever hit for the cycle...at Guaranteed Rate Park, Gomez led the game off with a home run (off Buehrle), then tripled in his third at-bat (Buehrle), doubled in his fourth at-bat (Buehrle) and singled in his fifth and final at-bat (Wassermann)...in 2010, the Twins suffered their first rainout at home since 1980, being forced by weather to re-schedule that day s game against the Orioles as part of a day-night doubleheader on May 8th. TWINS MINOR LEGUE POW: Single- Cedar Rapids outfielder Lewin Diaz is the Twins minor league Player of the Week...in five games for the Kernels, he hit.474 (9-for-19) with four doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, one walk and four runs scored...diaz has played in 27 games for the Kernels this season, hitting.282 (29-for-103) with 11 doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI...the 20-year-old was signed by the Twins as an undrafted free agent in July of 2013...previous winners of this award this season have been (in order): infielder Travis Blankenhorn, pitcher Lachlan Wells, and infielder Jermaine Palacios. THIS ND THT: Today s giveaway is a Twins Beach Tote Bag presented by The Beaches of Ft. Myers & Sanibel (first 5,000 fans). UPCOMING MILESTONES PLYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN RECH Brian Dozier...121 home runs...needs 10 to tie Joe Mauer (131) for 12th on Twins all-time list 20 leadoff home runs...needs 1 to pass Jacque Jones (20) and move into 1st on Twins all-time list Joe Mauer...132 home runs...needs 1 to pass Jacque Jones (132) and move into 11th on Twins all-time list 830 walks...needs 8 to tie Kent Hrbek (838) for 2nd on Twins all-time list 898 runs...needs 5 to tie Kent Hrbek (903) for 4th on Twins all-time list Needs 2 to reach 900 for career
STRTING PITCHER PGE 2 2017 HIGHS CREER HIGHS ERVIN SNTN #54 Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 B/T: R/R ge: 34 (12/12/82 in San Cristobal, DR) 2017: 5-0, 0.66 ER CREER: 138-116, 4.03 ER He is making his seventh start of 2017. He is making his 353rd career appearance and 350th career start. 2017 DY-BY-DY Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K 4/3 vs. KC W1 7.0 2 1 1 1 2 3 7-1/7-1 Second career Opening Day start 91/52 4/9 at CWS W2 6.0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1-0/4-1 Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings 87/57 4/15 vs. CWS W3 9.0 1 0 0 0 1 8 6-0/6-0 Tossed ninth career shutout 107/72 4/20 vs. CLE ND 6.0 4 1 1 0 3 5 2-1/6-2 Snapped a 22.0 scoreless inning streak 113/66 4/25 at TEX W4 7.0 4 1 1 1 2 6 8-1/8-1 Lowest ER through 5 starts in team history 102/64 5/2 vs. OK W5 6.0 3 0 0 0 3 7 4-0/9-1 Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings 96/61 PRIL TOTLS 5-0 41.0 16 3 3 2 13 33 0.66 ER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ER 2017 TOTLS 5-0 41.0 16 3 3 2 13 33 0.66 L CREER TOTLS 124-106 2017.0 1922 978 905 262 628 1592 4.04 NL CREER TOTLS 14-10 196.0 193 90 86 16 63 179 3.95 CREER TOTLS 138-116 2213.0 2115 1068 991 278 691 1771 4.03 LST STRT: Santana earned his fifth-straight win on May 2 vs. Oakland, pitching 6.0 shutout innings with seven strikeouts...moved to 5-0 on the season for the second time in his career (started 6-0 in 2008)...pitched 6.0-plus innings and allowed one or fewer runs for a sixthstraight start, becoming just the eighth pitcher in history to do so and the first since Danny Darwin in 1990...Fernando Valenzuela (1981) and Walter Johnson (1913) own the all-time record with seven such starts...santana is the first Twins/Senators pitcher to begin a season with six straight starts of allowing one earned run or fewer since Johnson (7) in 1913 (Elias), and the first pitcher to do so since Kris Medlen in 2012. GINST THE RED SOX: Santana is 4-3, 4.89 ER (81.0 IP, 44 ER) with 25 walks and 72 strikeouts in 14 career starts vs. Boston...last faced Boston on May 26, 2014 while with tlanta, allowing six runs in 5.0 innings with six strikeouts...earned his last win vs. Boston on pril 21, 2013, allowing two runs in 7.0 innings...is making his first start vs. Boston with Minnesota. ELIS SYS: Santana is the first starter in Twins history to post a sub-1.00 ER through his first six starts, according to Elias. CG s: 1, 4/15 vs. CWS CG s: 17, last 4/15/17 vs. CWS SHO s: 1, 4/15 vs. CWS SHO s: 9, last 4/15/17 vs. CWS CG Low Hit: 1, 4/15 vs. CWS CG Low-Hit: 0, 7/27/11 at CLE Innings: 9.0, 4/15 vs. CWS Innings: 9.0, 15x, last 7/26/16 vs. TL SO s: 8, 4/15 vs. CWS SO s: 11, 5x, last 9/5/15 at HOU Walks: 3, 2x, last 5/2 vs. OK Walks: 8, 7/20/06 at KC Hits: 4, 4/20 vs. CLE Hits: 14, 7/17/07 vs. TB Home Runs: 1, 2x, last 4/25 at TEX Home Runs: 4, 2x, last 5/23/13 vs. L Win-Streak: 5, 5/2-current Win-Streak: 7, 6/6-7/20/06 Loss-Streak: - - Loss-Streak: 9, 9/6/11-5/4/12 CREER NOTES Signed a four-year contract with the Twins December 13, 2014. Signed as a free agent with the tlanta Braves March 12, 2014, spending his only season in the National League...his 14 wins tied for the team lead with Julio Teheran. Recorded his 100th career win, June 8, 2013 vs. Houston, in his only season in Kansas City. Traded to Kansas City October 31, 2012...left the ngels organization in the club's all-time top 10 in wins (7th, 96), innings (6th, 1,475.2) and strikeouts (6th, 1,167). Pitched no-hitter July 27, 2011 at Cleveland, allowing an unearned run and a walk with 10 strikeouts, marking the eighth individual no-hitter in ngels history. Selected to his only career ll-star Game in 2008...finished year second in L in strikeouts (214), fourth in innings pitched (219.0) and tied seventh in wins (16). Started Game 5 of 2005 LDS at Yankee Stadium in his rookie season...recorded the win after allowing three runs on five hits in 5.1 innings...became sixth rookie to win decisive postseason series game. Signed by the naheim ngels as an undrafted free agent September 2, 2000. 2017 MISC. NUMBERS W L ER GS IP ER VG H B HR BB SO Home: 3 0 0.64 4 28.0 2 Vs. Left:.147 11 75 2 4 20 Road: 2 0 0.69 2 13.0 1 Vs. Right:.086 5 58 0 9 13 Day: 3 0 0.64 4 28.0 2 TOTLS:.120 16 133 2 13 33 Night: 2 0 0.69 2 13.0 1 Grass: 5 0 0.66 6 41.0 3 None On:.132 12 91 2 13 20 Turf: - - - - - - - - - - - - Runners On:.095 4 42 0 0 13 ON ROLL: Santana is 11-4, 1.95 ER (157.0 IP, 34 ER) with opponents hitting.191 in his last 24 starts, dating back to June 19, 2016...since that date, his 1.95 ER and.191 opponent average rank first in all of baseball among pitchers to make at least 20 starts, while his 0.97 WHIP ranks second in that span to Max Scherzer (0.95)...his 0.66 ER (41.0 IP, 3 ER) this season ranks first in all of baseball. WINNING WYS: Is 5-0 (in decisions) to begin the season for the second time in his career (started 6-0 with Los ngeles-l in 2008)...is the first Twin to start a season 5-0 since Carlos Silva started 5-0 in 2004 (Brian Duensing started 5-0 in 2009 after joining the rotation in ugust)...is looking to become the first Twin to begin the season 6-0 since Brad Radke in 2001. 6.0-PLUS IP/QULITY STRTS YER STRTS 6+ IP QS 2005 23 14 13 2006 33 24 18 2007 26 16 12 2008 32 28 22 2009 23 15 11 2010 33 28 21 2011 33 30 21 YER STRTS 6+ IP QS 2012 30 19 15 2013 32 29 23 2014 31 25 19 2015 17 13 11 2016 30 20 17 2017 6 6 6 TOTLS 349 268 209 ON THE LEDERBORD: Santana currently ranks first in all of baseball in ER (0.66), WHIP (0.71) and opponents average (.120) and is tied for second in wins (4)...Boston's starter this afternoon, Chris Sale, ranks second behind Santana in WHIP (0.74) and opponent's average (.166) and third in ER (1.38). HITTING THE RECORD BOOKS: Santana has pitched 6.0-plus innings and allowed four or fewer hits in each of his six starts this season, matching Nolan Ryan (1971) for the longest streak to begin a season in history...is the second-longest overall streak in Twins history (10 straight by Johan Santana in 2004). PUTTING UP ZEROS: Santana tossed 22.0 consecutive scoreless innings from pril 3-20, the second-longest scoreless streak in baseball this season behind James Paxton (23.0 from pril 5-20)...the streak is tied with Kyle Gibson's June 2-18, 2014 streak for the fifth-longest in Twins history...johan Santana owns the club record with 33.0 straight scoreless innings in 2004. FINISHING WHT HE STRTED: Santana tossed his 17th career complete game and ninth career shutout on pril 15 vs. Chicago-L...allowed one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in 9.0 innings...omar Narvaez collected Chicago's only hit with a single in the third inning...was the second shutout in baseball this season (Tyler Chatwood on pril 15)...was the first complete game by a Twins pitcher since Santana allowed two hits and no runs in 9.0 innings on July 6, 2016 vs. Oakland...was the third time in his career that he pitched 7.0-plus innings and allowed fewer than two hits...his one-hitter was the 17th team one-hitter in Twins history, the last coming on May 28, 2011 vs. Los ngeles-l (nthony Swarzak/Matt Capps/lex Burnett)...the last one-hitter by a single Twins pitcher was on ugust 31, 2007 vs. Kansas City by Scott Baker. SPRING RECP: Santana went 2-0 with a 1.98 ER (13.2 IP, 3 ER) in four Grapefruit League starts with three walks and 14 strikeouts...was activated from the Dominican Republic's designated pitcher pool and made one start for the DR in the World Baseball Classic on March 18 vs. the United States, allowing four runs on six hits with two strikeouts in 3.2 innings. 2016 RECP: Eclipsed the 2,000 career innings pitched mark pril 14 vs. Chicago-L...became just the sixth Dominican-born pitcher to do so, joining Juan Marichal, Bartolo Colon, Pedro Martinez, Pedro stacio and Joaquin ndujar. Posted 2.65 ER (88.1 IP, 26 ER) post-ll-star break, lowest for a Twin since Johan Santana s 2.54 ER in 2006 (minimum 80 innings pitched). Ranked first on Twins staff in innings pitched (181.1), starts (30) and strikeouts (149), and second in wins (7). Made 30-plus starts for eighth time in career and reached 180.0-plus innings for the seventh time. Posted a 3.38 ER, the second lowest of career (3.24 in 2013); along with 181.1 innings pitched, he became first Twin since Johan Santana (2007, 3.33 ER, 219.0 IP) with an ER as low with as many innings pitched. Given 2016 Joseph W. Haynes ward for Twins Pitcher of the Year, as voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBW. FOR CLUB ND COUNTRY: Santana is tied for 10th among actives in baseball in wins (138) and 10th in innings pitched (2213.0)...among Dominican-born pitchers all-time, he ranks fifth in wins, trailing Juan Marichal (243), Pedro Martinez (219), Bartolo Colon (218) and Ramon Martinez (135). MORE MISCELLNEOUS NUMBERS BSE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-TT GIDP SNTN: 29 0 2-2 2 RUNS/HITS PER INNING INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RUNS/HITS: 0/1 0/3 0/2 1/3 2/3 0/4 0/0 0/0 0/0 SNTN VS. BOSTON 2016 vs. Boston: - - 2016 vs. Boston at Home: - - 2016 vs. Boston at Boston: - - Career vs. Boston (14 starts): 4-3, 4.89 ER (81.0 IP, 44 ER), 25 BB, 72 K Career vs. Boston at Home (5 starts): 1-1, 6.99 ER (28.1 IP, 22 ER), 9 BB, 27 K Career vs. Boston at Boston (9 starts): 3-2, 3.76 ER (52.2 IP, 22 ER), 16 BB, 45 K BTTER-PITCHER MTCH-UPS Santana vs. the Red Sox PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Pedroia.214 28 6 0 3 3 Moreland.296 27 8 2 4 6 Young.111 9 1 0 1 2 Holt.200 5 1 0 0 1 Rutledge.000 3 0 0 0 2 d'rnaud.000 3 0 0 0 1 Bogaerts.000 2 0 0 1 1 Leon.500 2 1 0 0 1 Ramirez.000 2 0 0 0 1 Bradley Jr..000 1 0 0 0 1 TWINS STRTERS IN 2017 Sale vs. the Twins PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Mauer.205 39 8 0 1 10 Dozier.289 38 11 3 2 11 Escobar.286 21 6 0 0 5 Buxton.200 10 2 1 0 6 Sano.600 10 6 1 1 4 Vargas.200 10 2 0 0 5 Grossman.143 7 1 0 0 3 Rosario.800 5 4 0 0 0 Gimenez.500 4 2 1 1 2 Polanco.250 4 1 0 0 2 drianza.333 3 1 0 0 0 Kepler.500 2 1 0 0 1 Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS VG Santana 5/2 vs. OK (6.0-3-0-0-3-7-0) W 6 6 5-1 29 6.4 Santiago 5/3 vs. OK (6.0-4-3-3-3-2-1) W 6 4 3-3 19 3.2 Gibson 5/4 vs. OK (4.0-8-4-4-3-3-0) L 6 0 2-4 13 4.4 Hughes 5/5 vs. BOS (6.2-6-1-1-2-4-1) W 6 3 5-1 27 7.3 Mejía 4/22 vs DET (2.2-5-3-3-3-6-2) ND 3 0 0-3 3 2.9 Tepesch 5/6 vs. BOS (1.2-5-7-1-2-2-1) L 1 0 0-1 0 0.0 TUESDY'S TOMORROW'S STRTER - HECTOR - HECTOR SNTIGO (SESON: 3-1, 0-0, 2.780.00 ER ER ; CREER: // CREER: 39-39, ---, 3.79 -.-- ER) ER) Santiago will be making his seventh start of the season on Tuesday vs. Chicago-L...earned the win in his last start on May 3 vs. Oakland, allowing three runs in 6.0 innings with three walks and two strikeouts...is 4-1, 1.40 ER (38.2 IP, 6 ER) in six career starts vs. the White Sox...pitched 7.0 shutout innings with six strikeouts in his last start vs. the White Sox on pril 16...played for Chicago from 2011-13, going 8-10, 3.41 ER (224.2 IP, 85 ER) in 78 appearances (27 starts).
BULLPEN NOTES PGE 3 TEM BULLPEN NOTES Twins The Twins relievers bullpen have has combined allowed a to.249 post opponent a 4.25 ER average (101.2 with IP, 48 40 ER) walks this and season. 85 strikeouts. MTT BELISLE - RHP #9 Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R ge: 36 (6/6/80 in ustin, TX) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 2/2/17 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP), BB, 2 K Series vs. BOS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), K vs. Left:.167 vs. Right:.206 Has allowed just one run in 8.2 IP (1.04 ER) in nine home appearances this season. Made Twins Twins mark his debut sixth Opening organization Day with (tlanta a perfect 1999-03, 1.0 inning Cincinnati with one 2003-08, strikeout Colorado 4/3 vs. 2009-14, KC. Combined to go 0-1, 2.04 (53.0 IP, 12 ER) with seven walks and 38 K in 46 games between Washington, St. Louis Syracuse, 2015, Washington Harrisburg 2016). Posted a 1.53 ER (29.1 IP, 5 ER) with four walks and 20 strikeouts from July 7, 2016 through the end of the season. in 2016. Posted career-career bests in ER (1.76), hits-per-9.0 IP (8.41) and walks-per-9.0 IP (1.37)...his 1.09 WHIP and 4.57 strikeouts-perwalk were his best mark since 2010. CRIG BRESLOW - LHP #47 Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 B/T: L/L ge: 36 (8/8/80 in New Haven, CT) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 2/7/17 Homestand: 0-0-0, 3.00 (3.0 IP, ER), 2 K Series vs. BOS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left:.083 vs. Right:.320 Lefties are 0-for-last-11 with 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K vs. Breslow. Has Played appeared for Boston in (2006, 551 career 2012-15), games Cleveland since making (2008), debut Minnesota with (2008-09 San Diego &17), in 2005. Was added to the 40-man roster March 22, after Trevor May was placed on Oakland the 60-day (2009-11), disabled rizona list after (2012) right and elbow Miami surgery. (2016). Ranks second among active left-handers in career games (551), trailing Boone Logan (594) and ahead of J.P. Howell (537). ppeared in 15 games for the Marlins last season...released July 18 and signed by Texas on a minor league contract July 26. TYLER DUFFEY - RHP #56 Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX) Drafted: 5th round, 2012 Draft Homestand: 0-0-0, 3.00 (3.0 IP, ER), 2 BB, 4 K Series vs. BOS: - - vs. Left:.200 vs. Right:.273 Made ppeared first in career five spring relief training appearance games, 4/5, two earning of which a hold were tossing starts, going a perfect 2-0, 1.0 3.86 inning...earned ER (11.2 IP, 5 2nd ER). hold with 2.0 scoreless 4/7. Has Making 36 career his first starts, career all Opening with the Day Twins roster...started (2015-16)...is 2016 14-13, at Triple- 5.42 ER Rochester. (191.0 IP, 115 ER) with 52 walks and 167 K as a starter. 5th round selection by the Twins in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft...was reliever at Rice from 2010-12 posting a 3.06 ER in 92 outings. JUSTIN HLEY - RHP #58 Height: 6-5 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R ge: 25 (6/16/90 in Orangevale, C) Obtained: Trade with San Diego via Rule 5 Draft, 12/8/16 Homestand: - - Series vs. BOS: - - vs. Left:.176 vs. Right:.226 Reinstated from DL 5/7...missed 11 games with right biceps tendinitis. cquired Miguel Diaz, via whom trade the with Twins San Diego selected December first overall 8 along the same with day a player in the to Rule be named 5 Draft...prior later or to cash, that, in Haley exchange was selected for right-handed by Los ngeles-l pitcher in the Rule 5 Draft from Boston with the eighth pick. Combined Selected by to Boston go 13-10, in the 3.01 6th ER round (146.2 of the IP, 2012 49 ER) First-Year with 45 Player walks Draft...originally and 126 strikeouts selected between by Indians Portland in and the 46th Pawtucket round of in 2010 2016. Draft. BRNDON KINTZLER - RHP #27 Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R ge: 32 (8/1/84 in Las Vegas, NV) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/15/15 Homestand: 1-0-0, 13.50 (2.0 IP, 3 ER), BB Series vs. BOS: 1-0-0, 18.00 (1.0 IP, 2 ER) vs. Left:.217 vs. Right:.296 Converted seven of his eight save opps this season. Has Fourth converted career Opening saves in Day three roster, of his previously last five with appearances. Is 11-for-14 in save opportunities at Target Field Milwaukee since joining (2011, the 2013 Twins and in 2016. 2014). Went 1.85 (24.1 17-for-20 IP, 5 ER) in save in 24 opportunities...issued road games, compared eight to 4.20 walks, (30.0 tied IP, for 14 third ER) in fewest 30 home in baseball games. (minimum 50.9 IP)...posted an ER of Since start of 2016 is 24-for-28 in save opportunities...led Twins in 2016 with 17 saves. RYN PRESSLY - RHP #57 Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R ge: 27 (12/15/88 in Dallas, TX) Obtained: Rule 5 Draft from Boston, 12/6/12 Homestand: 0-0-0, 16.20 (1.2 IP, 3 ER), 2 BB, 2 K Series vs. BOS: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1.0 IP, ER) vs. Left:.417 vs. Right:.222 llowed three home runs in 14 appearances this season...in 173 career appearances from 2013-16 had allowed just 16 HR. Leads Twins in appearances (111) since 2015...appeared in 72 games in 2016, tied for fourth most in L. Went Led Twins 0-1, 8.00 in games ER (9.0 (72) IP, and 8 ER) holds in (14) nine and spring tied training for third games...third in wins (6) last career season. Opening Day roster (2013 and 2016). Set career highs last season in games (72), inning pitched (75.1), wins (6), and strikeouts (67). TYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55 Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 B/T: L/L ge: 29 (2/28/87 in Santa Fe) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 IP), 2 K Series vs. BOS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 IP) vs. Left:.077 vs. Right:.350 Last Went season, 0-0, 1.50 ranked ER (12 5th IP, among 2 ER) in L 10 rookies spring in training games games...first (57), 1st among career left-handers...tied Opening Day roster. for 9th in games among all L lefties. Last - 71; season, Gary Wayne, finished 1989 seventh - 60; Len on the Whitehouse, Twins all-time 1983 list - 60). in games for rookies, fourth among left-handed pitchers (Jose Mijares, 2009 Held Ranked left-handed by Baseball hitters merica to a as.202 the (17-for-84) 14th best prospect average in and the right-handers Twins system to entering a.291 2016. (46-for-158) average with Twins last season. Originally selected in the 11th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft by the Twins out of the University of Kentucky. DREW RUCINSKI - RHP #32 Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R ge: 28 (12/30/88 in Neenah, WI) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/9/16 Homestand: 0-0-0, 5.40 (3.1 IP, 2 ER), BB, 5 K Series vs. BOS: 0-0-0, 5.40 (3.1 IP, 2 ER), BB, 5 K vs. Left:.400 vs. Right:.333 Contract minor league selected camp 5/5...was 3/26 and began a part season of Twins with spring Triple- training Rochester after going signing 0-1, as 3.48 a minor ER (10.1 league IP, free 4 ER) agent in six 12/9/16...reassigned appearances (1 start). to ppeared walks and in 12 seven strikeouts...last career MLB relief games appearance (1 start), all came with on the ugust ngels 26, from 2015 2014-15, at DET. going 0-2, 6.28 ER (14.1 IP, 10 ER) with eight Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indians June 16, 2011...career minor league record of 28-31, 4.52 ER (492.1 IP, 247 ER). RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 5/5 vs. BOS H6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5/3 vs. OK ND 1,0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4/30 at KC H5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/28 at KC H4 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/26 at TEX ND 0.2 3 5 5 1 2 1 4/24 at TEX H3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4/22 vs. DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4/20 vs. CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4/16 vs. CWS ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4/14 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 5/6 vs. BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/4 vs. OK ND 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 2 4/28 at KC W1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/26 at TEX ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/25 at TEX ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/23 vs. DET ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4/22 vs. DET ND 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4/20 vs. CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4/18 vs. CLE ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 5/4 vs. OK ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 5/2 vs. OK ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4/26 at TEX ND 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4/22 vs. DET ND 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 1 4/20 vs. CLE L1 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 4/17 vs. CLE ND 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4/12 at DET ND 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4/7 at CWS H2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 4/22 vs. DET ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4/18 vs. CLE ND 3.2 2 2 2 0 2 2 4/13 at DET S1 3.1 4 1 1 0 0 6 4/8 at CWS ND 3.2 4 3 3 2 0 2 4/5 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 5/5 vs. BOS W1 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 5/3 vs. OK ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 4/30 at KC S7 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 4/28 at KC S6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/24 at TEX S5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4/23 vs. DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/21 vs. DET S4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/16 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/13 vs. CWS ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4/9 at CWS S3 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 5/6 vs. BOS ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5/4 vs. OK ND 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 2 4/30 at KC H3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/28 at KC ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4/26 at TEX ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4/25 at TEX ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4/23 vs. DET ND 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 4/21 vs. DET H2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 5/5 vs. BOS H7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/3 vs. OK ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4/30 at KC H6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/28 at KC H5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/26 at TEX L1 0.1 1 3 3 0 1 1 4/24 at TEX H4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/22 vs. DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/21 vs. DET H3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/20 vs. CLE BS 0.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 4/17 vs. CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECENT PPERNCES DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 5/6 vs. BOS ND 3.1 5 2 2 1 1 5 2017 BULLPEN INFO 1st Batter Faced PITCHER Belisle H/B 2/ 13 BB 1 K 3 VG.154 SV/OPP 0/ 1 HLD 6 IR/IRS 3/ 1 IRS % 33.3% LST RELIEF PPERNCE 5/5/17 vs. BOS ND LST WIN 4/25/15 at MIL LST SVE 10/3/12 at RI LST LOSS 5/16/15 vs. DET Breslow 2/ 11 0 2.182 0/ 0 0 7/ 1 14.3% 5/6/17 vs. BOS ND 4/28/18 at KC 5/7/14 vs. CIN 5/10/16 vs. MIL Duffey 3/ 8 1 1.375 0/ 0 3 5/ 4 80.0% 5/4/17 vs. OK ND 9/24/16 vs. SE.. 4/20/17 vs. CLE Gimenez 0/ 2 0 0 0.000 0/ 0 0 2/ 0 0.0% 5/6/17 vs. BOS ND...... Haley 0/ 3 0 1 0.000 1/ 1 0 6/ 1 16.7% 4/22/17 vs. DET ND.. 4/13/17 at DET.. Kintzler 4/ 12 0 1.333 7/ 8 0 3/ 1 33.3% 5/5/17 vs. BOS W 5/5/17 vs. BOS 4/30/17 at KC 9/6//16 vs. KC Pressly 2/ 13 1 3.154 0/ 0 3 8/ 0 0.0% 5/6/17 vs. BOS ND 8/2/16 at CLE 7/31/16 vs. CWS 4/16/17 vs. CWS Rogers 3/ 12 0 3.250 0/ 1 7 7/ 2 28.6% 5/5/17 vs. BOS ND 4/6/17 vs. KC.. 4/26/17 at TEX Rucinski 1/ 1 0 0 1.000 0/ 0 0 1/ 1 100.0% 5/6/17 vs. BOS ND.... 8/2/15 at LD Others 4/ 8 0 1.500 0/ 0 0 4/ 0 0.0% TEM 21/ 83 3 15.253 8/ 11 19 46/ 11 23.9%
HITTERS NOTES PGE 4 EHIRE DRINZ - INF #16 Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 B/T: S/R ge: 27 (8/21/89 in Miranda, VZ) 2017 verage:.000 Streak: 0-1 Series vs. BOS: 0-1 Homestand: 0-1 HR (0): - - Pronounced Y-ree ay-dree-hn-zah. Reinstated suffered during from spring DL 5/5...missed training...hit 26.310 games (13-for-42) with a with strained 2 2B in right 10 rehab oblique games. he 2B, HR, 7 off RBI, waivers 5 BB, from 6 runs Milwaukee in 21 spring February training 6, 2017...hit games in.303 2017. (10-for-33) with 2 BYRON BUXTON - OF #25 Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 B/T: R/R ge: 23 (12/19/93 in Baxley, G) 2017 verage:.154 Streak: 0-2 Series vs. BOS: - - Homestand: 2-10, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 r HR (1): Solo (1) Hit in 7 of last 10 games (.276, 8-for-29)...reached 15 times in last 10 games. Has a hit in three straight gams vs. BOS, with three RBI. Made Hit.287 second (29-for-101) career and with consecutive six doubles, Opening two triples, Day roster...opening nine home runs, Twins 22 RBI, CF in 24 2016. runs scored and 10 walks in 29 September/October games; 24 runs scored led the L, nine home runs were tied for seventh, and 22 RBI ranked 10th. by the 2016 Twin Cities Jim Kaat Chapter ward of for the Twins BBW...4 Defensive errors Player in 249 of total the Year chances as voted in 2016. on JSON CSTRO - C #21 Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 B/T: L/R ge: 29 (6/18/87 in Castro Valley, C) 2017 verage:.200 Streak: 1g, 2-4, 2B Series vs. BOS: 2-8, 2B Homestand: 3-15, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, r HR (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1) Batting.311 (23-for-74) with 7 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI in 23 career games vs. Boston. Has Signed a career a three-year average contract of.255 with (100-for-393) the Twins (thru in May...17 2019) on May 11/30/16...spent HR most in any previous month. eight seasons in the Houston stros organization. Finished in on-base 2016 percentage first among (.309) L catchers and tied for in triples fifth in (3), doubles second (16). in walks (43), fifth for Roberto finalist Clemente for L Gold ward...2013 Glove ward merican as catcher League in 2015...2014 ll-star. stros nominee BRIN DOZIER - 2B #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R ge: 29 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS) 2017 verage:.229 Streak: 0-9, HBP, 4 BB, SB, r Series vs. BOS: - - Homestand: 2-14, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, SB, 3 r HR (4): Solo (3), ITP (1) Missed Had a hit last in 9 two of last games 10 games with a mild against sprained the Red left Sox, ankle...considered batting.378 (14-for-37) day-to-day. with 2 2B, 2 HR...career average of.243 (26-for-107) against Boston. Hit in 10 of 15 home games this season. Edwin Encarnacion, 2016 tied for trailing third Mark in baseball Trumbo in (47) home and runs Nelson (42) Cruz with (43); Khris became Davis just and the second Twin to ever finish among top three in any season (Killebrew, 6 times: 1961-64, 66 and 69)...joined Killebrew as only Twins in history with 40-plus HR. Ryne Sandberg with 40 (1990) home runs for third as second most in baseman baseball (2 history as designated at the position, hitter), tied trailing with Davey Johnson (1973) and Rogers Hornsby (1922), who each hit 42. (493), career hits (482), HR are runs 13th (332), in Twins 2B (112), history, HR next: (97), Mauer RBI (257), (131)...leads walks (225) Twins since in games 2014. First career inside-the-park homer 4/16 vs. CWS of Shields...52nd in MN history. leadoff for HR: lead 4/12/17 on Twins at DET all-time off Fulmer. list in leadoff HR (20) with Jacque Jones...last EDURDO ESCOBR - INF #5 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 B/T: S/R ge: 28 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ) 2017 verage:.240 Streak: 0-4 Series vs. BOS: 1-8 Homestand: 4-16, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 r HR (3): 3-run (1), 2-run (2) Has 2 home runs in his last five games, with four RBI..243 (18-for-74) hitter in 24 career games against the Red Sox. L in 2012). of career (Chicago- Hit.277.249 (133-for-480) (60-for-241) as as RHB LHB and and.241.207 (257-for-1067) (23-for-111) as as RHB LHB. in 2016...for career, CHRIS GIMENEZ - C #38 Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R ge: 34 (12/27/82 in Gilroy, C) 2017 verage:.185 Streak: 1g, 1-3 Series vs. BOS: - - Homestand: 1-3 HR (0): - - Career Signed by average Twins as of.111 minor (3-for-27) league free in 11 agent games 1/12/17...Twins against BOS...1-for-last-19 mark fifth organization vs. BOS. (Cleveland 2004-10, 14, 16; Seattle 2011; Tampa Bay 2012-13; Texas 2014-16). Hit Cleveland...the.232 (55-for-237) teams had in 103 a combined games the 62-41 last record two seasons in those games. between Texas and ROBBIE GROSSMN - OF #36 Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 B/T: S/L ge: 27 (9/16/89 in San Diego, C) 2017 verage:.278 Streak: 3g, 4-12, HR, 2 RBI, r Series vs. BOS: 3-8, HR, 2 RBI, r Homestand: 4-12, HR, 2 RBI, r HR (2): Solo (1), 2-run (1) In last 18 games vs. Boston is hitting.292 (19-for-65) with 2 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI. Hit starts, first going home 17-for-54 run of 2017 (.315) with with 2-run 4 2B, shot 2 HR, 4/13 7 RBI, at DET...hit 11 BB. in 12 of his last 16 and single-season runs (49) and career-highs tied career-high in 2016 in walks in hits (55). (93), doubles (19), home runs (11) Has Originally a hit in acquired 77 of 121 by games Twins signing with Twins as minor from 2016-17...reached league free agent 5/16/16. in 99 of the 121. MX KEPLER - OF #26 Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L ge: 24 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany) 2017 verage:.250 Streak: 0-4 Series vs. BOS: 1-8 Homestand: 2-17, RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SB, r HR (2): 3-run (1), 2 -run (1) Has 11 of his 19 career home runs, and 41 of 74 career RBI, in day games. Reached First HR with base 3-run in first HR 16 4/13 home at games DET...2nd this HR season, with 2-run snapped HR 4/22 with vs. 0-4 DET. 5/6 vs. BOS. 52 Rookie R (T-3rd), Ranks 168 in TB 2016: (4th), 42 20 walks 2B (T-4th). (1st), 63 RBI (2nd), 39 XBH (2nd), 17 HR (3rd), 2016 winner of Bill Boni ward for Twins Rookie of the Year. players to signed play Major by the League Twins Baseball in July of entering 2009 from 2017. Berlin...one of 43 German-born JOE MUER - 1B #7 Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: L/R ge: 34 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) 2017 verage:.242 Streak: 4g, 4-23, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 r Series vs. BOS: 3-8, HR, 2 RBI, HBP, 2 r Homestand: 5-15, 2 HR, 4 RBI, HBP, 3 BB, 4 r HR (2): Solo (1), 2-run (1) Hit first career walk-off home run 5/5 vs. BOS (6,010th career at-bat). Reached Red Sox at base Target in 13 Field straight is batting at Target.329 (28-for-85) Field...in 22 with career 6 2B, games HR, 13 against RBI and the 10 BB...hit in eight of last nine against the Sox at Target Field. Solo 2017 home is 13th run Opening 5/6 gave Day, him tying 4th Killebrew game-winning for most RBI, in tied club 5th history. most in L. Ranked Hitting.287 9th in in L career in walks vs. LHP, (79) 5th in 2016...ranks best VG among 7th among active actives LHB s. in walks (826). Ranks walks (830), on Twins 4th all-time in hits (1847), list (since 5th 1961): in runs 2nd (896), in 2B 6th (369), in games 3rd in (1615), average total (.307) bases and (2665) and RBI (814), 12th in HR (131), and 13th in triples (28)...needs 70 hits to tie Oliva for 3rd, 7 runs to tie Hrbek for 4th and 8 walks to tie Hrbek for 2nd. JORGE POLNCO - INF #11 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: S/R ge: 23 (7/5/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR) 2017 verage:.245 Streak: 3g, 3-12, 2B, r Series vs. BOS: 2-7, 2B Homestand: 3-15, 2B, BB, 2 r HR (1): Solo (1) Started 25 of the Twins 28 games at shortstop. Hitting From July.300 30 (15-for-50) through end with of season, 4 2B, 9 ranked RBI, 6 BB, 3rd 6 among runs in L 14 rookies home in games hits (63), in 2017. in games (56) and batting average (.288), and T5th in doubles (12) and RBI (23). 4th Hit.309 (21-for-68) vs. LHP in 2016, and.271 (48-for-177) vs. RHP. Combined and nine stolen to hit.279 bases (150-for-538) in 144 games with between 29 doubles, Rochester 10 triples, and Minnesota 13 homers, in 56 2016. runs EDDIE ROSRIO - OF #20 Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R ge: 25 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) 2017 verage:.293 Streak: 0-3 Series vs. BOS: 2-7, 2B, 3B, r Homestand: 7-17, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 3 r HR (3): 3-run (1), Solo (2) Snapped streak from 15 5/24-6/3/15. game hit-streak with 0-3 5/6...was career-long passing 8-game in 10 of.327 last 11 (18-for-55) at home and with reached all 3 of his base home in 15 runs of 16 in home 2017 games at Target this Field...hit season. Played for Puerto Rico in WBC, hitting.316 (6-for-19), 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI in 6 games. 133 games between Rochester and Minnesota. RBI in MIGUEL SNÓ - INF #22 Height: 6-4 Weight: 262 B/T: R/R ge: 23 (5/11/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR) 2017 verage:.313 Streak: 2g, 3-6, 3B, RBI, BB, r Series vs. BOS: 3-6, 3B, RBI, BB, r Homestand: 5-17, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 5 r HR (8): Solo (3), 2-run (3), 3-run (2).435 (10-for-23) with 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI in 6 career games against Boston. L L Player pril Ranks: of the 25 Week RBI (1st), 5/1...hit 18.524 BB (T1st), (11-for-21), 7 HR (T3rd), 2B, 3 HR,.443 11 OBP RBI (3rd), in 5 games. (3rd),.316 VG (11th)..684 SLG Hit month 7 HR (also: in pril, 9-ug 3rd '15, time 8-May in his '16). career to have 7-plus home runs in a single Hit Opening.200 Day (10-for-50) roster, first with as 2 third 2B, 3B, baseman 4 HR in (2016 18 spring as RF). games...2nd consecutive Hit Last 124 season, HR between ranked 4 levels second of on the club Twins in org. home from runs 2012-16, (25) and averaging RBI (66), 31 third per season. (57), and tied for third in doubles (22). in runs KENNYS VRGS - INF #19 Height: 6-5 Weight: 275 B/T: S/R ge: 26 (8/1/90 in Canovanas, PR) 2017 verage:.290 Streak: 1g, 1-4, 2B Series vs. BOS: 1-5, 2B Homestand: 3-13, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, r HR (2): Solo (1), 3-run (1) Made.357 (5-for-14) five career with starts 4 2B, against 3 RBI. the Red Sox, collecting a hit in all five, batting Has Recalled a hit prior in 6 of to 4/23 his 7 game...hit starts this.227 season. runs and 10 RBI in 12 games for the Red (19-for-44) Wings with a double, a triple, two home Combined 143 games to between hit.232 Rochester (112-for-482) and Minnesota with 27 doubles, last season. 25 home runs and 78 RBI in MULTI-HIT GMES MULTI-RBI GMES LST HOME RUN HIT B LST GRND SLM PLYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+ TOTL DTE OPP. ON PITCHER SINCE DTE OPP. Career drianza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/21/16 at LD 0 Maeda 16.. 0 Buxton 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5/2/17 vs. OK 0 Valdez 7 9/4/16 vs. CWS 1 Castro 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 5/2/17 vs. OK 0 Gray 14 8/3/15 at TEX 3 Dozier 7 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 2 5/2/17 vs. OK 0 Valdez 10. 0 Escobar 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 5/4/17 vs. OK 1 Montas 8. 0 Gimenez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/23/16 at OK 0 Manea 48. 0 Grossman 5 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 5/6/17 vs. BOS 0 Porcello 2. 0 Kepler 5 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 3 4/23/17 vs. DET 1 Sanchez 27 7/10/16 at TEX 1 Mauer 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 5/5/17 vs. BOS 0 Barnes 4 9/1/12 at KC 3 Polanco 6 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 4/9/17 at CWS 0 Quintana 77. 0 Rosario 7 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 5/4/17 vs. OK 0 Cotton 9 9/3/15 vs. CWS 1 Sanó 4 3 0 0 7 4 2 1 1 8 5/2/17 vs. OK 1 Gray 16. 0 Vargas 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 5/3/17 vs. OK 2 Graveman 11.. 0 TWINS HOME RUN DT MULTI-HOMER GME 1, Dozier 5/2 vs. OK (2) BCK-TO-BCK Buxton/Dozier, 5/2 vs. OK GRND SLM None WLK-OFF 1, Mauer 5/5 vs. BOS (Barnes) INSIDE-THE-PRK 1, Dozier 4/16 vs. CWS (Shields) RUNNERS ON Solo - 16 // 2-run - 9 // 3-run 6
ODDS & ENDS PGE 5 MIsc. Highs and Lows Most Runs, Game (Team)...11, 4/13 at DET Most Runs, Inning (Team)... 7, (5th inning), 4/25 at TEX Most Hits, Game (Team)...14, 4/25 at TEX Most Hits, Inning (Team)... 7, (5th inning), 4/25 at TEX Longest Hitting Streak (Individual)... 15, Rosario 4/17-5/5 Consecutive Hits (Individual)...5, Sanó, 4/25-26 Consecutive Hitless t-bats (Individual)...11, Buxton, 4/8-13 Most Runs llowed (Team)...14, 4/26 at TEX Most Runs llowed, Inning (Team)...8, 8th inning 4/26 at TEX Most Hits llowed (Team)...16, 5/6 vs. BOS Most Hits llowed, Inning (Team)...7, 2nd inning 5/6 vs. BOS Pitchers Used (Team)...7, 4x, last 4/28 at KC Cons. Batters Retired (Team)... 18, 4/15 vs. CWS Scoreless Innings Streak (Team)... 18, 4/14-16 Most Runs, Starter...7, 2x, last Tepesch, 5/6 vs. BOS Most Home Runs, Starter... 2, 3x, last Mejía, 4/22 vs DET Most Walks, Starter...4, Santiago, 4/26 at TEX Most Strikeouts, Starter... 8, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS Most Cons. Scoreless Innings (Individual)...22, Santana, 4/9-4/20 Most Cons. Batters Retired (Individual)...21, Santana, 4/15-4/20 Longest Game, Innings... 10, 4/16 vs. CWS Longest Game, Time (9 Inn.)... 4:00, 4/22 vs. DET Longest Game, Time (X Inn.)... 3:15, 4/16 vs. CWS Fastest Game, Time... 2:26, 4/15 vs. CWS Largest Margin, Victory... 8, 4/5 vs. KC Largest Margin, Loss...11, 4/26 at TEX Largest Home ttendance... 39,615 Home Sellouts... 1, 4/3 vs. KC DISBLED LIST PLYER INJURY DTE ON RETRO DTE OFF GMES MISSED Trevor May*... Torn Right Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/11...28 Ryan O Rourke*... Torn Left Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/30...28 Ehire drianza... Right Oblique Strain...3/30...26 Glen Perkins*... Left Posterior Shoulder Strain...4/2...28 Justin Haley... Right Biceps Tendinitis...4/22...11 BOLD indicates currently on DL *60-day DL TWINS/Opponents score by inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TR TOTL TWINS 13 13 15 14 17 16 22 13 4 0 127 OPPONENTS 7 22 17 11 13 21 7 12 14 2 124 EJECTIONS DTE PLYER/MGR/CH UMPIRE RESON 4/20 vs. Cleveland...Paul Molitor... lan Porter...rguing balls and strikes 4/22 vs. Detroit... Miguel Sanó... Jordan Baker...Contact with James McCann 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 drianza Buxton 23 4 2 2 16 Castro 21 2 17 1 Dozier 26 26 Escobar 4 3 5 3 1 4 6 1 1 Gimenez 7 1 1 2 4 1 Grossman 5 15 2 6 4 8 1 Kepler 3 20 1 13 2 5 1 1 1 1 Mauer 22 1 6 3 14 Polanco 25 3 1 1 5 2 11 2 Rosario 24 2 1 1 2 19 5 Sanó 2 24 2 20 5 3 Vargas 3 4 2 3 1 1 Other 4 2 2 4 Outfield SSISTS Rosario... 1 Grossman...0 Buxton... 1 Total...4 Kepler... 1 Santana... 1 31 as team in 2016 GME-WINNING RBI Mauer... 4 Escobar... 1 Rosario... 2 Grossman... 1 Vargas... 2 Kepler... 1 Dozier... 2 Sanó... 1 Castro... 1 FOR THE TWINS HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MIL (10 all-time) Grand Slam: Buxton, 9/4/16 vs. CWS (2 as a team in 2016) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Dozier, 4/16 vs. CWS (1 as a team in 2017) Pinch-Hit Home Run: Castro, 4/22/17 vs. DET (1 as a team in 2017) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy, (9th inning), 5/19/04 at TOR Five-Hit Game: Escobar, 8/22/14 vs. DET Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX (2 all-time, both Puckett) Two Hits, One Inning: Sanó, 5th inning, 4/25/16 at TEX (1 as a team in 2016) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KC Two-Home Run Game: Dozier, 5/2/17 vs. OK (1 as a team in 2017 and 0 3-HR game) Three-Home Run Game: Dozier, 9/5/16 vs. KC (6 all-time) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Rosario/Dozier, 8/13/16 vs. KC (11 as a team in 2016) Three Consecutive Home Runs: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016) Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY Walk-off Home Run: Mauer, 9th inning, 5/5/17 vs. BOS (1 as a team in 2017) Leadoff Home Run: Dozier, 4/12/17 at DET (1 as a team in 2017) Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: E. Nunez/B. Dozier, 5/25/16 vs. KC Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Jim Kaat, 6/11/72 at CLE PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS (6 all-time) One-Hitter: E. Santana, 4/15/17 vs. CWS (14 all-time) Two-Hitter: E. Santana, 7/6/16 vs. OK (42 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL 10+ Strikeouts: 10, E. Santana, 8/21/16 vs. KC (1 as team in 2016) Complete Game Shutout: E. Santana, 4/15/17 vs. CWS Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MIL Back-to-Back Shutouts: 6/2/13 vs. SE - 6/4/13 at KC (2 games, 10-0 and 3-0) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: Tyler Duffey, 5/8/16 at CWS (7th inning) MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. SE (Johjima hitting) Position Player Pitching: C. Gimenez, 2x, last 5/5/17 vs. BOS (2 in 2017) Three or more Steals, One Game: D. Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at DET Steal of Home: C. Thomas, 8/2/13 vs. HOU Pure Steal of Home: R. Becker, 9/27/97 at CLE Home Run in First ML t-bat: E. Rosario, 5/6/15 vs. OK (1st P, 1st pitch) LST TIME IT HPPENED GINST THE TWINS HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEX (5 all-time) Grand Slam: R. Rua, 4/26/17 at TEX (2 allowed in 2017) Inside-the-Park Home Run: J. McCann, 4/29/15 vs. DET Pinch-Hit Home Run: V. Martinez, 9/22/16 vs. DET (3 in 2016) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE (1 in 2015) Five-Hit Game: Pedroia, 7/21/16 at BOS (2 in 2016) Six-Hit Game: Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL Two Hits, One Inning: T. Thompson, 4th inning (2B, 1B) 9/12/15 at CWS (1 allowed in 2015) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MIL Two-Home Run Game: Young, 5/6/17 vs. BOS (1 allowed in 2017) Three-Home Run Game: J. Donaldson, 8/28/16 at TOR (1 allowed in 2016) Back-to-Back Home Runs:. Garcia/G. Soto, 4/8/17 at CWS (1 allowed in 2017) Three Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. TL Three Home Runs, One Inning: Martinez/Infante/Jackson, 9/24/13 vs. DET Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS Walk-off Home Run: C. Granderson, 12th inning, 09/17/16 at NYM (2 allowed in 2016) Leadoff Home Run: Kinsler, 9/12/16 at DET (14 allowed in 2016) Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: J. Bautista/J. Donaldson, 5/22 vs. TOR Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Scott Karl, 6/11/99 at MIL PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at L (5 all-time) One-Hitter: Kluber, 8/14/15 vs. CLE (23 all-time) Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR (49 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/1/95 at CHC 10+ Strikeouts: 10, C.Rodon, 9/30/16, at CWS (11 times in 2016) Complete Game Shutout: rrieta, 6/21/15 vs. CHC (2 in 2015) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at L Back-to-Back Shutouts: 4/6/13-4/8/2015 (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: Felix Hernandez, 6/30/10 vs. SE (8th inning) MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OK (Plouffe hitting) Position Player Pitching: J. Hoying, 7/7/16 at TEX (2 in 2016) Three or more Steals, One Game: B. Hamilton (4), 6/29/15 at CIN 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 2017 TRGET FIELD WETHER DELYS ND POSTPONEMENTS DTE DELYED/PPD NOTES 4/14 vs. Chicago-L Delayed Delayed 36 minutes before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was scheduled for 7:10 pm and game started at 7:46 pm. 4/14 vs. Cleveland Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 7:10 on June 17. ** Target Field has experienced 33 delayed games and 16 postponed games in the park s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 3:00. **
DY-BY-DY PGE 6 G/ Daily Total Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB ttendance Hm tt. Date Winner/Loser/Save PRIL (12-11) Batting:.242 (186-for-770) Pitching: 11-12-8, 3.93 ER (204.0 IP, 89 ER) 3---- --KC 7-1 W 1-0 T1st - - 39,615* 39,615 1 Santana/Strahm 4-------OFF DY T2nd -0.5 5-------KC 9-1 W 2-0 2nd -0.5 15,171 54,786 2 Santiago/Kennedy 6---- --KC 5-3 W 3-0 T1st - - 16,078 70,864 3 Rogers/Minor/Kintzler 7------at CWS 3-1 W 4-0 1st +1.0 14,004 Hughes/Holland/Kintzler 8------at CWS 2-6 L 4-1 1st +0.5 23,024 González/Mejía 9------at CWS 4-1 W 5-1 1st +1.0 25,074 Santana/Quintana/Kintzler 10-----OFF DY 1st +1.0 11-----at DET 1-2 L 5-2 T1st - - 21,237 Boyd/Santiago/Rodríguez 12-----at DET 3-5 L 5-3 2nd -1.0 23,738 Fulmer/Gibson/Wilson 13-----at DET 11-5 W 6-3 T1st - - 22,573 Hughes/Zimmermann/Haley 14-----CWS 1-2 L 6-4 2nd -1.0 18,466 89,330 4 Jennings/Pressly/Robertson 15-----CWS 6-0 W 7-4 T1st - - 25,938 114,728 5 Santana/Quintana 16-----CWS ^1-3 L 7-5 2nd -1.0 19,511 134,779 6 Jones/Pressly/Robertson 17-----CLE 1-3 L 7-6 2nd -1.5 16,961 151,740 7 Salazar/Gibson/llen 18-----CLE 4-11 L 7-7 T3rd -1.5 16,553 168,293 8 Tomlin/Hughes 19-----CLE -- Postponed - Rain -- Scheduled makeup DH June 17 -- 20-----CLE 7-8 L 7-8 T4th -1.0 17,339 185,632 9 Bauer/Duffey 21-----DET 6-3 W 8-8 T2nd -1.0 22,647 208,279 10 Santiago/Verlander/Kintzler 22-----DET 4-5 L 8-9 3rd -2.0 25,719 233,998 11 Hardy/Tonkin/Rodriguez 23-----DET 4-13 L 8-10 4th -2.0 26,713 260,711 12 Fulmer/Gibson 24-----at TEX 3-2 W 9-10 4th -1.5 19,027 Hughes/Perez/Kintzler 25-----at TEX 8-1 W 10-10 4th -1.5 20,568 Santana/Cashner 26-----at TEX 3-14 L 10-11 2nd -1.5 22,365 Hamels/Rogers 27-----OFF DY 4th -2.0 28-----at KC 6-4 W 11-11 T3rd -1.5 27,911 Breslow/Soria/Kintzler 29-----at KC 3rd -2.0 -- Postponed - Rain - Game rescheduled for July 1 -- 30-----at KC 7-5 W 12-11 3rd -1.5 32,685 Hughes/Hammel/Kintzler MY (3-2) Batting:.259 (44-for-170) Pitching: 3-2, 4.00 (45.0 IP 20 ER) 1-----OFF DY T3rd -1.0 2-----OK 9-1 W 13-11 T2nd -0.5 18,930 279,641 13 Santana/Gray 3-----OK 7-4 W 14-11 T1st - - 18,658 298,299 14 Santiago/Graveman 4-----OK 5-8 L 14-12 2nd -0.5 19,247 317,546 15 Cotton/Gibson/Casilla 5-----BOS 4-3 W 15-12 1st - - 28,707 346,253 16 Kintzler/Barnes 6-----BOS 1-11 L 15-13 2nd -0.5 30,859 377,112 17 Porcello/Tepesch 7-----BOS 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN Lee County Day 1st 5,000 Twins Beach Tote 8-----OFF DY 9-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 10-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 11-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 12-----at CLE 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 13-----at CLE 3:10 PM FSN/TIBN 14-----at CLE 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 15-----OFF DY 16-----COL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Hope Week 17-----COL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Hope Week 18-----COL 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN Hope Week 19-----KC 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Hope Week 20-----KC 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN Hope Week 1st 10,000 (dult M/XL) Twins Batting Practice Pullover 21-----KC 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN Hope Week 22-----at BL 6:05 PM FSN/TIBN 23-----at BL 6:05 PM FSN/TIBN 24-----at BL 11:35 M FSN/TIBN 25-----OFF DY 26-----TB 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 27-----TB 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 28-----TB 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 29-----HOU 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1st 10,000 (dult M/XL) Brian Dozier T-Shirt 30-----HOU 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 31-----HOU 12:10 PM TIBN JUNE (- - -) Batting:.--- (- -for- -) Pitching: - - - - -, -.-- (-.- IP, - ER) 1-----at L 9:07 PM FSN/TIBN 2-----at L 9:07 PM FSN/TIBN 3-----at L 9:07 PM FSN/TIBN 4-----at L 2:37 PM FSN/TIBN 5-----OFF DY 6-----at SE 9:10 PM FSN/TIBN 7-----at SE 9:10 PM FSN/TIBN 8-----at SE 9:10 PM FSN/TIBN 9-----at SF 9:15 PM FSN/TIBN 10-----at SF 3:05 PM FSN/TIBN 11-----at SF 3:05 PM FSN/TIBN 12-----SE 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 13-----SE 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 14-----SE 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Postgame all fans LED Energy Efficient Light Bulb 15-----SE 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 16-----CLE 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Play Ball Weekend Fireworks Friday 17-----CLE 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN Play Ball Weekend CLE# 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Play Ball Weekend 18-----CLE 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN Father s Day 1st 10,000 males 18+ Twins Socks 19-----OFF DY 20-----CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 21-----CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1st 10,000 (dult M/XL) Twins Star Wars T-Shirt 22-----CWS 12:10 PM TIBN 23-----at CLE 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 24-----at CLE 3:10 PM FSN/TIBN 25-----at CLE 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 26-----at BOS 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 27-----at BOS 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 28-----at BOS 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 29-----at BOS 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 30-----at KC 7:15 PM FSN/TIBN JULY (- - -) Batting:.--- (- -for- -) Pitching: - - - - -, -.-- (-.- IP, - ER) 1-----at KC 1:15 PM FSN/TIBN at KC## 7:35 PM FSN/TIBN 2-----at KC 1:15 PM FSN/TIBN 3-----L 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Postgame fireworks salute to merica 4-----L 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN Independence Day 5-----L 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 6-----BL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 7-----BL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Fireworks Friday 8-----BL 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1st 20,000 Twins Cap #2 9-----BL 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1st 10,000 kids (14 & under) Twins Bat and Ball Set 10-----LL STR BREK 11-----LL STR BREK 12-----LL STR BREK 13-----LL STR BREK 14-----at HOU 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 15-----at HOU 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 16-----at HOU 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 17-----NYY 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 18-----NYY 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1st 7,500 Twins Beach Towel 19-----NYY 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN G/ Daily Total Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB ttendance Hm tt. Date Winner/Loser/Save JULY (- - -) Batting:.--- (- -for- -) Pitching: - - - - -, -.-- (-.- IP, - ER) 20-----OFF DY 21-----DET 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1987 WS Championship Reunion Weekend Fireworks Friday 22-----DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 30th nny of 87 WS Champs 1st 10,000 (21+) Twins 1987 WS Stein 23-----DET 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN rmed Forces ppreciation Day 24-----at LD 9:10 PM FSN/TIBN 25-----at LD 9:10 PM FSN/TIBN 26-----at LD 9:10 PM FSN/TIBN 27-----OFF DY 28-----at OK 9:05 PM FSN/TIBN 29-----at OK 8:05 PM FSN/TIBN 30-----at OK 3:05 PM FSN/TIBN 31-----OFF DY UGUST (- - -) Batting:.--- (- -for- -) Pitching: - - - - -, -.-- (-.- IP, - ER) 1-----at SD 9:10 PM FS1/TIBN 2-----at SD 2:40 PM FSN/TIBN 3-----TEX 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Diversity Day 1st 5,000 Twins Diversity Day Tumbler 4-----TEX 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Fireworks Friday ll Fans Baseball Card Trading Pack 5-----TEX 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN Back to School 1st 5,000 kids (14&up) Twins Back to School Item 6-----TEX 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN T.C. s Summer Bash 1st 10,000 T.C. Bobblehead 7-----MIL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 8-----MIL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 9-----at MIL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 10-----at MIL 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 11-----at DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 12-----at DET 5:10 PM FSN/TIBN 13-----at DET 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 14-----OFF DY 15-----CLE 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 16-----CLE 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 17-----CLE 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 18-----RI 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Rod Carew Summer of 77 Tribute 1st 10,000 Rod Carew Bobblehead 19-----RI 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN Michael Cuddyer HOF Induction 1st 10,000 Michael Cuddyer Bobblehead 20-----RI 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN ndy MacPhail HOF Induction 1st 10,000 MacPhail/Cuddyer HOF Pin 21-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 22-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 23-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 24-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 25-----at TOR 6:07 PM FSN/TIBN 26-----at TOR 12:07 PM FSN/TIBN 27-----at TOR 12:07 PM FSN/TIBN 28-----OFF DY 29-----CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Fan ppreciation 1st 30,000 Twins Stocking Cap 30-----CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Fan ppreciation 1st 30,000 Twins Stocking Cap 31-----CWS 12:10 PM TIBN SEPT/OCT (- - -) Batting:.--- (- -for- -) Pitching: - - - - -, -.-- (-.- IP, - ER) 1-----KC 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Kids ppreciation 1st 10,000 (14&under) Twins Stocking Cap 2-----KC 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 3-----KC 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 4-----at TB 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 5-----at TB 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 6-----at TB 12:10 PM TIBN 7-----at KC 7:15 PM FSN/TIBN 8-----at KC 7:15 PM FSN/TIBN 9-----at KC 6:15 PM FSN/TIBN 10-----at KC 1:15 PM FSN/TIBN 11-----OFF DY 12-----SD 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 13-----SD 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 14-----TOR 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 15-----TOR 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 16-----TOR 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 17-----TOR 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 18-----at NYY 6:05 PM FSN/TIBN 19-----at NYY 6:05 PM FSN/TIBN 20-----at NYY 12:05 PM TIBN 21-----at DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 22-----at DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 23-----at DET 5:10 PM FS1/TIBN 24-----at DET 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 25-----OFF DY 26-----at CLE 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 27-----at CLE 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 28-----at CLE 11:10 M TIBN 29-----DET 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 30-----DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1-----DET 2:10 PM FSN/TIBN ll game times are listed as Central * - Denotes Sellout (1 in 2017) ^ - Denotes Extra-Innings (Twins are 0-1 in extra-innings) # - Makeup game from pril 19 vs. CLE ## - Makeup game from pril 29 at KC HOME GMES ROD GMES 2017 WLK-OFF VICTORIES DTE SCORE NOTES 5/5 4-3 Joe Mauer solo home run in the bottom of the ninth. Pitchers: (16) Belisle, Matt rhp* Boshers, Buddy lhp Breslow, Craig lhp* Duffey, Tyler rhp* Gibson, Kyle rhp* Haley, Justin rhp* Position Players: (14) drianza, Ehire inf Buxton, Byron of* Castro, Jason c* Dozier, Brian inf* Escobar, Eduardo inf* 2017 players (30) Hughes, Phil rhp* Kintzler, Brandon rhp* Mejía, dalberto lhp* Pressly, Ryan rhp* Rogers, Taylor lhp* Rucinski, Drew rhp Gimenez, Chris c* Grossman, Robbie of* Kepler, Max of* Mauer, Joe inf* Polanco, Jorge inf* Santana, Ervin rhp* Santiago, Hector rhp* Tepesch, Nick rhp Tonkin, Michael rhp* Rosario, Eddie of* Sanó, Miguel of* Santana, Danny inf* Vargas, Kennys 1b (* - on Opening Day 25-man Roster)