AEddie Rosario is hitting.351 (20-for-57) with four doubles, five home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored in 15 games this month...he

MINNESOT TWINS (60-59) VS. RIZON DIMONDBCKS (67-54) FRIDY, UGUST 18, 2017-7:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RDIO: TRESURE ISLND BSEBLL NETWORK Ervin Santana (R, 12-7, 3.28) vs. Zack Godley (R, 5-5, 2.95) GME 120 HOME GME 64 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 8/19 vs. rizona José Berríos (R, 10-5, 4.27) vs. Zack Greinke (R, 14-5, 3.01) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None 8/20 vs. rizona Bartolo Colón (R, 4-10, 6.70) vs. TB 1:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / La Raza Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. ll game times are listed as Central. TWINS T GLNCE Record:... 60-59 Home Record:... 28-35 Road Record:... 32-24 Record in series:...18-17-4 Series Openers:... 22-17 Series Finales:... 19-20 Rubber Games:... 4-7 Sweeps/Swept:... 7/4 pril:... 12-11 May:... 14-12 June:... 14-15 July:... 10-15 ugust:... 10-6 September/October:... Day Games:... 20-28 Night Games:... 40-31 vs. merican League East:... 10-10 vs. merican League Central:... 26-25 vs. merican League West:... 16-17 vs. National League:... 8-7 Games vs. LH Starter:... 16-18 Games vs. RH Starter:... 44-41 Twins score first:... 35-24 Opponent scores first:... 25-35 Come-from-behind wins:...29 Leading after 7/8 inn.:... 53-8/58-4 Trailing after 7/8 inn.:... 2-50/2-52 Tied after 7/8 inn.:... 5-1/0-3 Extra-innings:... 1-3 1-run games:... 13-8 Twins out-hit opp.:... 41-5 Opp. out-hit Twins:... 12-52 Twins/Opp. have = hits:... 7-2 Run Differential:... -61 (551-612) Twins get Quality Start:... 36-9 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:... 37-15 Most games over.500:... 7, 5/28 Most games under.500:... 4, last 8/6 Longest win-streak:...6, 8/6-11 Longest losing-streak:...4, 3x, last 6/16-18 When Twins score 4+:... 52-19 When Twins score 3-:... 8-38 Twins get 10+ hits:... 31-11 Days in First Place...50 Days in Second Place...51 Days in Third Place...25 Days in Fourth Place...5 Days in Fifth Place... Walk-Off W/L:... 2/5 Shutouts W/L:... 8/2 CG s... 6, last, Colón, 8/4 vs. TEX Target Field Sellouts ( 17/ll-Time):... 1/160 RECENT TRNSCTIONS 8/18 OF Grossman placed on 10-day DL C Garver recalled from 8/17 RHP Slegers selected as 26th man LHP Perkins returned from rehab and reinstated from DL LHP Enns placed on DL 8/10 LHP Enns recalled from 1B/DH Vargas optioned to 8/9 1B/DH Vargas recalled from LHP Mejía placed on 10-day DL 8/5 RHP Gibson recalled from 8/4 OF Granite optioned to 8/1 OF Buxton returned from rehab and reinstated from disabled list RHP Gee recalled from 7/31 LHP Watson acquired via trade with WS, in exchange for RHP Kintzler 7/30 LHP Enns and RHP Littell acquired via trade with NYY, in exchange for LHP García 7/27 LHP Moya acquired from RI in exchange for C Murphy 7/24 RHP Gibson optioned to LHP Garcia and C Recker acquired via trade with TL, in exchange for RHP Ynoa RHP Haley outrighted and returned to Boston (Rule 5) THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 1-2 through three games on their six-game homestand, losing a three-game series to Cleveland this week...tonight the Twins will welcome in Ron Gardenhire's rizona Diamondbacks for three games over the weekend...the Twins are 28-35 at home and 32-24 on the road...they are 8-3 in their last 11...they are 14-11 in their last 25 at Target Field after starting the season 14-24 here. TWINS SPLIT THE DY WITH TRIBE: The Twins split the doubleheader with the Cleveland yesterday, losing game one by a score of 9-3 and winning game two by a score of 4-2...aron Slegers made his major league debut in the second game, starting and allowing two runs on two hits in 6.1 innings pitched...eduardo Escobar recorded a double in each game, giving him 100 for his career...glen Perkins returned from shoulder surgery rehab and pitched for the first time in 493 days, pitching 0.1 inning in game one...joe Mauer went 5-for-9 on the day. ROSTER MOVE: The Twins announced today that they have placed outfielder Robbie Grossman on the 10-day disabled list with a fractured left thumb...to replace Grossman on the 25-man roster the Twins have recalled catcher Mitch Garver from Triple- Rochester...additionally, the Twins have returned right-handed pitcher aron Slegers, who was the 26th man for yesterday s doubleheader, to Triple- Rochester...Garver, 26, hit.291 (93-for-320) with 29 doubles, 17 home runs and 45 RBI in 88 games for the Red Wings this season. He will become the 11th different Twin to make his major league debut this season, joining pitchers Dietrich Enns, Trevor Hildenberger, Justin Haley, lan Busenitz, Nik Turley, Felix Jorge, Randy Rosario, aron Slegers and Jason Wheeler, and outfielder Zack Granite. IL PLY: The Twins have gone 8-7 in Interleague Play this season, going 1-2 vs. Colorado, 2-1 at San Francisco, 0-3 at Los ngeles-nl, 1-1 at San Diego and 4-0 vs. Milwaukee...they have five remaining games, all at Target Field: three vs. rizona and two vs. San Diego...they are 198-179 all-time in Interleague Play, ninth most wins in MLB since IL began in 1997... they are 90-102 all-time in road IL games and 108-77 at home. They have won five straight IL games, their longest streak since May 27-June 8, 2013 (also 5); their last streak of six-plus came June 29, 2008-June 13, 2009 (6 straight)... their last six-plus in a single-season came June 17-27, 2008 (10 straight). Jorge Polanco is hitting.387 (12-for-31) with four doubles and five RBI in 10 IL games this season, including multiple hits in four straight. TWINS ND SNKES: The Twins are 10-8 all-time against the Diamondbacks, 2-1 at Target Field, 4-5 at Chase Field and 4-2 at Metrodome...they last played rizona from September 22-24, 2014 at Target Field as the Twins won the second and third of the three-game series... Twins have won five of their last six in Minnesota against the D-Backs, dating back to 2008. STREKS Current Streak 1 win Last 5 games 2-3 Last 10 games 7-3 Last 15 games 10-5 Last 20 games 11-9 TWINS VS. RIZON 2014 Record:...2-1 Current Streak:... 2 wins 2014 at Home:...2-1 2011 at rizona:...0-3 ll-time Record:...10-8 ll-time at Home:...6-3 ll-time at rizona:...4-5 2014 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 9/22 MIN 2-6 Collmenter/Nolasco 9/23 MIN 6-3 Gibson/Chafin 9/24 MIN 2-1 Hughes/Nuno/Burton CURRENT HOMESTND (1-2) Batting average.257 Runs Per Game 2.7 Home Runs 2 RISP.250 Errors 1 Team ER 6.33 Starters W-L 0-2 Starters ER 5.29 Relievers W-L-S 1-0-1 Relievers ER 8.49 Saves/Opps 1/2 MUER'S OUT OF THEIR LEGUE: Joe Mauer is hitting.318 (260-for-818) with 57 doubles, five triples, 21 home runs, 110 RBI, 130 runs scored, 111 walks and a.399 on-base percentage in 223 career games against the National League...among actives, he ranks third in walks, tied for fourth in doubles, fifth in on-base percentage and 11th in batting average. UGUST RUSH: Jorge Polanco is hitting.413 (19-for-46) with four doubles, two triples, six RBI, two walks and a.438 on-base percentage in 13 games this month. Byron Buxton is hitting.314 (16-for-51) with five walks, two home runs and nine RBI in 16 games this month...he has reached safely via hit or walk in 14 straight...he has hit safely in seven straight, tying a career-high. Eddie Rosario is hitting.351 (20-for-57) with four doubles, five home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored in 15 games this month...he enters tonight with a seven-game hitting streak. Brian Dozier is hitting.313 (20-for-64) with six home runs, 13 RBI and 14 runs scored in 15 games this month...he ranks tied for third in the L in runs scored and is tied for 10th in RBI. Mauer is hitting.464 (13-for-28) with eight RBI in his last seven games. Joe BIG WHEELS: Byron Buxton is 21-for-22 in stolen base attempts this season and is successful in each of his last 16 chances...his 95.5 stolen base percentage leads baseball and is tied with lexi Casilla (2012, also 21-for-22) for the best in Twins history (since 1961). HOF WEEKEND: The Twins will honor former outfielder Michael Cuddyer and former General Manager ndy MacPhail with inductions into the Twins Hall of Fame this weekend...cuddyer will be inducted pregame on Saturday and MacPhail on Sunday...notable events include the Hall of Fame Breakfast Saturday morning (tickets: www.twinsbaseball.com/breakfast), unveiling of plaques on Target Plaza on Saturday late afternoon, media availability also Saturday late afternoon, and pregame elements and induction ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday...the two will become the 29th and 30th members of the Twins Hall of Fame. GRDY PRTY: Former Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire returns to Target Field in uniform this weekend as Bench Coach for the Diamondbacks...Gardy managed the Twins to 1,068 wins from 2002-14, including six division titles (2002-04, '06, '09 & '10)...he ranks second on the Twins all-time managerial wins list, trailing only Tom Kelly (1,140)...additionally, Gardy ranks 52nd on baseball's all-time list in managerial wins (Kansas City's Ned Yost ranks 53rd, trailing Gardy by one win). RIP, JOE BOYLE: Former Twins broadcaster Joe Boyle recently passed away at the age of 84...Boyle was part of the Twins TV broadcast team from 1975-78...he also worked with the North Stars, Gophers and MN state high school hockey and basketball tournaments. SUMMER OF '77: Twins are celebrating the Summer of '77, which recognizes Rod Carew's historic run at.400...first 10,000 fans tonight receive a Rod Carew bobblehead and postgame fireworks will take place to the songs of Summer '77...through ugust 18 that season, he was hitting.383 and hit.403 from ugust 19 on, to finish at.388. UPCOMING MILESTONES PLYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN RECH Brian Dozier...140 home runs...needs 1 to tie Michael Cuddyer (141) for 10th on Twins all-time list Joe Mauer...136 home runs...needs 4 to tie Brian Dozier (140) for 11th on Twins all-time list 387 doubles...needs 27 to tie Kirby Puckett (414) for 1st on Twins all-time list Needs 13 to reach 400 for career 854 RBI...Needs 6 to tie Justin Morneau (860) for 5th on Twins all-time list 932 runs...needs 18 to tie Rod Carew (950) for 3rd on Twins all-time list

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: 12-7, 3.28 ER CREER: 145-123, 4.04 ER He is making his 24th start of 2017. He is making his 371st career appearance and 368th 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 PRIL TOTLS 4-0 35.0 13 3 3 2 10 26 0.77 ER 5/2 vs. OK W5 6.0 3 0 0 0 3 7 4-0/9-1 Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings 96/61 5/7 vs. BOS L1 6.0 5 6 6 4 3 4 4-6/6-17 llowed four home runs 93/56 5/12 at CLE W6 7.0 2 0 0 0 5 4 1-0/1-0 Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings 99/69 5/18 vs. COL L2 7.0 6 5 5 1 4 3 1-5/1-5 llowed season-high 6 hits 101/62 5/23 at BL W7 9.0 2 0 0 0 2 6 2-0/2-0 Tossed second shutout of the season 105/69 5/29 vs.hou ND 7.0 5 2 1 1 2 6 8-2/8-16 llowed 1 ER or less for a 9th start 114/67 MY TOTLS 3-2 42.0 23 13 12 6 19 30 2.57 ER 6/3 at L L3 4.0 7 7 7 3 3 2 1-7/2-7 Snapped a streak of 33 straight 5.0+ IP 82/48 6/9 at SF W8 9.0 4 0 0 0 1 5 4-0/4-0 Tossed third shutout of the season 91/66 6/14 vs. SE L4 5.0 9 5 5 2 1 5 2-5/4-6 llowed a season-high nine hits 98/67 6/20 vs. CWS W9 5.0 10 6 6 2 2 6 7-6/9-7 llowed a season-high 10 hits 106/66 6/25 at CLE W10 6.0 9 0 0 0 0 7 2-0/4-0 10th win of the season 108/70 6/30 at KC L5 5.1 8 7 5 2 2 5 1-5/1-8 Just his second road loss of the season 100/64 JUNE TOTLS 3-3 34.1 47 25 23 9 9 30 6.03 ER 7/5 vs. L L6 9.0 7 2 2 1 2 5 1-2/1-2 Fourth complete game of the season 117/80 7/15 at HOU W11 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 3 4-2/4-2 Tied season-high with 5 walks 110/64 7/21 vs. DET L7 3.1 7 5 5 2 2 3 0-5/3-6 Pitched season-low 3.1 innings 95/55 7/26 at LD ND 6.2 7 4 4 2 0 7 5-4/5-6 llowed two runs in the seventh 101/68 JULY TOTLS 1-2 25.0 26 13 13 6 9 18 4.68 ER 8/2 at SD W12 9.0 4 2 2 1 1 9 5-2/5-2 Tossed fifth complete game of the season 110/82 8/7 vs. MIL ND 6.0 6 4 2 1 1 6 3-4/5-4 Surrendered a home run in seven straight 93/59 8/13 at DET ND 5.0 7 4 2 0 2 6 4-4/6-4 Twins win 6-4, take 2 of 3 in DET 100/60 UG. TOTLS 0-1 20.0 17 10 6 2 4 21 2.70 ER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ER 2017 TOTLS 12-7 156.1 126 64 57 25 51 125 3.28 PRE-SG TOTLS 10-6 120.1 90 43 40 18 40 91 2.99 L CREER TOTLS 131-113 2132.1 2032 1039 959 285 666 1684 4.05 NL CREER TOTLS 14-10 196.0 193 90 86 16 63 179 3.95 CREER TOTLS 145-123 2328.1 2225 1129 1045 301 729 1863 4.04 LST TIME OUT: Santana allowed four runs (2 earned) on seven hits in 5.0 innings with six strikeouts, but did not factor into the decision in his last start on ugust 13 at Detroit...the earned runs came from John Hick's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and Gimenez's passed ball in the fifth...was his first game since June 25 without surrendering a home run. GINST THE DIMONDBCKS: Santana is 3-0, 1.23 ER (29.1 IP, 4 ER) in four career starts vs. rizona...last faced the Diamondbacks on July 4, 2014 allowing two runs on six hits in 7.1 innings with six strikeouts, earning the win (with the Braves)...is Santana's first start vs. the Diamondbacks as a member of the Twins. ON THE LEDERBORD: Santana currently ranks first in all of baseball in shutouts (3) and complete games (5), tied for eight in wins (12), seventh in opponents average (.218) and in hits per nine innings (7.25). ON ROLL: Santana is 18-11, 2.91 ER (272.1 IP, 88 ER) with opponents hitting.215 in his last 42 starts dating back to June 19, 2016...since that date, he ranks fifth in all of baseball in opponent average (.215), and in ER (2.91), and seventh in WHIP (1.10) among qualified pitchers in that span. WITH THE STICK: Drove in two more runs at San Diego on ugust 2 and earned the eventual game-winning RBI giving him five on the season (3 RBI in SF June 9)...he set an L record for RBI in a season for an L pitcher and tied Dan Haren (2010) and Woody Williams (2003) for most in baseball history... most RBI in a season for a Twins pitcher since Bert Blyleven had six in 1972...first game-winning RBI for a Twins pitcher since Johan Santana on June 24, 2007 at Florida (Santana tripled in that game). TWINS RE COMPLETE: Santana has recorded five complete games this season...the highest mark in all of baseball...santana marks the first pitcher on the Twins organization to have five complete games since Carl Pavano who had seven in 2010. FINISHING WHT HE STRTED: Santana leads the major leagues with three shutouts this season... shutout San Francisco on June 9 at T&T Park, Baltimore on May 23 at Camden Yards and Chicago-L on pril 15, allowing just one hit...is one of two pitchers in baseball with multiple shutouts this season (Corey Kluber has 2)...Santana's four shutouts since the beginning of the 2016 season are tied with Kluber for the most in baseball...is the first Twin to throw three or more shutouts in a season since Rich Robertson in 1996 (3)...is the first pitcher to throw three or more shutouts with four-or-fewer hits allowed in each since Max Scherzer (3x) in 2015, and is one of just five pitchers to do so since 2000...is the first Twin to do so since Scott Erickson in 1992 (3x)...has thrown 20 complete games in his career (6 with Minnesota). HE'S BEEN HIT: Santana has allowed 126 hits this season, the 10th-lowest mark in baseball among pitchers to make at least 24 starts...has thrown 6.0-plus innings and allowed four-or-fewer hits in 10 games this season, second most starts in the merican League behind Chris Sale (15)...had just seven such starts last season and has surpassed his career-high for such games in a season (9 in 2012)...Santana pitched 6.0-plus innings and allowed four or fewer hits in each of his first six starts this season, matching Nolan Ryan (1971) for the longest streak to begin a season in history... was the second-longest overall streak in Twins history (10 straight by Johan Santana in 2004). MODEL OF CONSISTENCY: Santana has pitched 6.0-plus innings and allowed one or fewer runs in 10 of his 24 starts this season, one behind Clayton Kershaw (11) for the most such starts in baseball...santana had five such starts all of last season...10 such starts matches a career-high (2008 and 2013). WINNING WYS: His 12 wins this season already surpass his respective season totals from the 2016 and 2015 seasons (7 wins)...12 wins are his most since winning 14 games in 2014 with tlanta... Santana has won 10-plus games seven times in his career...began the season 5-0 (in decisions) 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). KEEPING THE DEFENSE BUSY: Santana is averaging just 7.20 strikeouts per nine innings so far this season, his lowest mark since 2014 (8.22)...opponents are hitting just.235 on batted balls in play so far this season vs. Santana, the third lowest mark in baseball, behind riel Miranda (.232) and Lance Lynn (.229). HEY NOW, HE'S N LL STR: Santana pitched the sixth inning for the merican League in the ll- Star Game on July 11...allowed a solo home run to Yadier Molina, tying the game...also recorded a strikeout (Josh Harrison)...was his second career ll-star Game selection and appearance (2008). CG s: 5, last 8/2 at SD CG s: 20, last 7/5/17 vs. L SHO s: 3, last 6/9 at SF SHO s: 11, last 6/9/17 at SF CG Low Hit: 1, 4/15 vs. CWS CG Low-Hit: 0, 7/27/11 at CLE Innings: 9.0, 5x, last 8/2 at SD Innings: 9.0, 20x, last 8/2/17 at SD SO s: 9, 8/2 at SD SO s: 11, 5x, last 9/5/15 at HOU Walks: 5, 2x, last 7/15 at HOU Walks: 8, 7/20/06 at KC Hits: 10, 6/20 vs. CWS Hits: 14, 7/17/07 vs. TB Home Runs: 4, 5/7 vs. BOS Home Runs: 4, 3x, last 5/7/17 vs. BOS Win-Streak: 5, 4/3-5/2 Win-Streak: 7, 6/6-7/20/06 Loss-Streak: 2, 6/30-7/5 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: 4 5 4.01 12 76.1 34 Vs. Left:.212 56 264 11 15 46 Road: 8 2 2.59 12 80.0 23 Vs. Right:.222 70 315 14 36 79 Day: 5 2 2.38 10 68.0 18 TOTLS:.218 126 579 25 51 125 Night: 7 5 3.97 14 88.1 39 Grass: 12 7 3.28 24 156.1 57 None On:.218 79 362 15 35 75 Turf: - - - - - - - - - - - - Runners On:.217 47 217 10 16 50 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 MORE MISCELLNEOUS NUMBERS RUNS/HITS PER INNING BTTER-PITCHER MTCH-UPS Santana vs. the Diamondbacks PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Martinez.125 16 2 1 1 5 Bonifacio.111 9 1 0 1 0 Goldschmidt.000 8 0 0 1 3 Rosales.125 8 1 0 0 1 Iannetta.333 6 2 1 0 3 Peralta.667 6 4 0 0 0 Blanco.250 4 1 0 1 0 Descalso.000 3 0 0 0 2 Mathis.000 2 0 0 1 2 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 24 18 15 TOTLS 367 279 218 BSE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-TT GIDP SNTN: 183 0 7-7 6 INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RUNS/HITS: 7/19 2/17 18/23 21/34 9/13 5/13 2/4 0/2 0/1 SNTN VS. RIZON 2017 vs. rizona: - - 2017 vs. rizona at Home: - - 2017 vs. rizona at rizona: - - Career vs. rizona (4 starts): 3-0, 1.23 ER (29.1 IP, 4 ER), 10 BB, 14 K Career vs. rizona at Home (2 starts): 2-0, 1.10 ER (16.1 IP, 2 ER), 2 BB, 11 K Career vs. rizona at rizona (2 starts): 1-0, 1.38 ER (13.0 IP, 2 ER), 8 BB, 3 K TWINS STRTERS IN 2017 Godley vs. the Twins PLYER VG B H HR BB SO Has never faced a member of the Indians Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS VG Santana 8/13 at DET (5.0-7-4-2-2-6-0) ND 24 15 14-10 87 5.0 Santiago 7/2 at KC (3.1-4-4-4-1-2-0) L 15 5 5-10 32 4.1 Gibson 8/17 vs. CLE (4.0-7-3-3-1-3-0) L 21 4 10-11 76 6.3 Mejía 8/8 vs. MIL (3.0-7-3-3-1-3-0) ND 18 3 8-10 49 5.1 Berríos 8/12 at DET (3.1-6-6-6-2-0-1) ND 17 9 10-7 63 5.7 Hughes 5/16 vs. COL (5.0-8-5-5-1-3-1) L 8 3 6-2 37 7.7 Colón 8/9 at MIL (7.0-5-0-0-1-5-0) W 5 2 2-3 23 6.6 Turley 6/22 vs. CWS (0.2-6-5-5-0-0-2) L 3 0 0-3 5 4.9 Jorge 7/7 vs. BL (2.2-7-6-6-1-2-3) ND 2 0 2-0 7 8.2 Tepesch 5/6 vs. BOS (1.2-5-7-1-2-2-1) L 1 0 0-1 0 0.0 Wilk 6/17 vs. CLE (3.1-8-6-6-3-2-1) L 1 0 0-1 1 2.7 García 7/28 at OK (6.2-8-3-3-3-7-0) W 1 1 1-0 6 6.0 Enns 8/10 atmil (2.1-5-2-1-1-0-1) ND 1 0 1-0 6 23.1 Slegers 8/17 vs. CLE (6.1-2-2-2-2-3-1) ND 1 1 1-0 2 2.84 TOMORROW'S STRTER - JOSÉ BERRÍOS (SESON: 10-5, 4.27 ER ; CREER: 13-12, 5.66 ER) Berríos allowed six runs on six hits in 3.1 innings, but did not factor into the decision in his last start at Detroit on ugust 12...has posted nine quality starts in his 17 starts this season...started the season with Triple- Rochester before being recalled on May 12...recorded 11 strikeouts on May 18 vs. Colorado...at 22 years old, Berríos is the youngest player to record 11-plus strikeouts in a game this season...earned the win in his last start vs. Cleveland on May 13, allowing one run in 7.2 innings...will be making first career start against rizona.

BULLPEN NOTES PGE 3 TEM BULLPEN NOTES Twins Since bullpen ugust 2 has the a bullpen 4.60 ER has (419.0 the 6th IP, 214 best ER) ER this in the season, L with which a 3.11 ranks ER 13th (55.0 among IP, 19 L ER), teams...the 10 walks, pen 55 has strikeouts allowed and a.269 a.202 opponent opponent average average. with 137 walks and 355 strikeouts. MTT BELISLE - RHP #9 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R ge: 37 (6/6/80 in ustin, TX) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 2/2/17 DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. CLE-2 S3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Last Roadtrip: 0-1-1, 13.50 (1.1 IP, 2 ER) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-1, 0.00 (0.2 IP) vs. Left:.160 vs. Right:.266 8/12 at DET BS/L2 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 8/8 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 llowed 2 earned runs in last 18 appearances (18.1 IP)...has allowed just 3 ER in last 24.2 IP (23 games since 6/14). 8/7 vs. MIL S2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Converted 3rd save of 2017 8/17 vs. CLE...has 8 career saves. Snapped 49 appearances 15.1 scoreless in 2017...40 inning outings streak 8/12 without allowing an earned walk-off run HR (41.2 to Justin IP)...allowed Upton...was all 24 longest earned active runs in streak 9 outings in majors (5.0 at IP). the time. 8/6 vs. TEX S1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7/30 at OK H17 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7/28 at OK H16 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Twins mark his sixth organization (tlanta 1999-03, Cincinnati 2003-08, Colorado 2009-14, St. Louis 2015, Washington 2016). 7/26 at LD ND 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 LN BUSENITZ - RHP (pronounced BOO-seh-nitz) #67 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (8/22/90 in Covington, G) Obtained: Trade with L for RHPs Nolasco and Meyer DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. CLE-1 ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Last Roadtrip: 1-0-0, 0.00 (3.2 IP) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.1 IP) vs. Left:.250 vs. Right:.231 8/15 vs. CLE ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 8/13 at DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Pitched at least 1.0 innings in 10 of his 12 appearances...over last 4 outings has allowed 1 hit and 2 walks with 5 K in 6.0 IP. 8/10 at MIL W1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Recalled prior to 7/24 game...made MLB debut with 2.0 innings 6/17 (game 2) during his first stint with the Twins in 2017. Began season with Triple- Rochester, going 3-0 with a 1.78 ER (35.1 IP, 7 ER), 10 walks and 39 strikeouts in 24 appearances...in 8/1 at SD ND 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 7/25 at LD ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 his last nine appearances for the Red Wings posted a 0.75 ER (12.0 IP, 1 ER), two walks and 12 strikeouts. 6/30 at KC ND 2.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6/27 at BOS ND 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 cquired from the ngels in 2016 with LHP Hector Santiago for RHPs Ricky Nolasco and lex Meyer. TYLER DUFFEY - RHP #56 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX) Drafted: 5th round, 2012 Draft DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/13 at DET W2 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.2 IP) Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left:.226 vs. Right:.275 8/11 at DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Has a 2.22 ER (28.1 IP, 7 ER) in 20 road appearances this season...18 of his 25 earned runs allowed have come at home in 2017. 8/10 vs. MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8/8 vs. MIL W1 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 3 Has 36 career starts, all with the Twins (2015-16)...is 14-13, 5.42 ER (191.0 IP, 115 ER) with 52 walks and 167 K as a starter. 7/30 at OK L3 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 Made his first career Opening Day roster...started 2016 at Triple- Rochester. Has 20 appearances in 2017 of 1.1+ IP, posting a 1.89 ER (38.0 IP, 8 ER) with 4 HR, 4 BB, 42 K. 7/29 at OK H9 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7/23 vs. DET ND 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 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. 7/21 vs. DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DILLON GEE - RHP (pronounced jee) #35 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R ge: 31 (4/28/1986 in Cleburne, TX) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 6/22/17 DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. CLE-1 ND 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 9.00 (3.0 IP, 3 ER) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.2 IP) vs. Left:.317 vs. Right:.259 8/12 at DET ND 3.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 In last four appearances has allowed three runs in 12.2 IP (2.13 ER)...has 23 career relief appearances of 2.0+ IP, posting a 8/8 vs. MIL S1 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 5 8/3 vs. TEX ND 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 2.65 ER (71.1 IP, 21 ER) in those 23...all four of his relief outings in 2017 have been at least 2.2 IP. ppearances below with TEX...signed by Twins 6/22. Earned first career save with 4.0 scoreless innings 8/8 vs. MIL...recalled for a 2nd stint with Twins 8/1. 6/14 at HOU ND 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 3 In 5 starts with Red Wings since being optioned June 26 is 3-1, 2.00 ER (27.0 IP, 6 ER), 3 BB, 20 K. 6/6 vs. NYM ND 3.1 8 4 4 3 4 2 Signed by Twins as minor league free agent June 22...reported to Triple- Rochester but did not make an appearance before having 6/2 vs. HOU ND 4.0 2 4 0 1 1 4 5/30 vs. TB ND 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 contract selected by the Twins June 23...optioned back to Rochester without making an appearance June 26...went 3-4, 3.88 ER (51.0 IP, 22 ER) in 9 starts for Round Rock this season. TREVOR HILDENBERGER - RHP #39 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (12/15/90 in San Jose, C) Drafted: 22nd Round, 2014 Draft DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. CLE-2 W2 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-1, 6.00 (3.0 IP, 2 ER) Series vs. CLE: 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 IP) vs. Left:.235 vs. Right:.262 8/13 at DET S1 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8/12 at DET H2 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1st career save with 1.1 scoreless 8/13 at DET. Has Made 5 his appearances major league of 2.0 debut IP+, with not 1.0 allowing scoreless a run IP 6/23...struckout in those 5 with seven 1st batter hits, faced. three walks and 14 strikeouts. 8/11 at DET ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 8/7 vs. MIL ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Career Selected minor by Twins league in record 22nd round of 9-11, of 1.57 2014 ER draft (171.2 out of IP, Cal, 30 ER) first with Twin 26 from walks 2014 and draft 200 strikeouts to make majors...climbed in 124 relief outings. 8/6 vs. TEX H1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7/30 at OK ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 minors quickly 7/25 at LD ND 1.1 0 1 1 0 0 1 7/23 vs. DET L1 1.2 4 2 2 1 0 2 spending 2014 in GCL/E-Town, 2015 in Cedar Rapids/Ft. Myers, 2016 in Ft. Myers/Chattanooga and 2017 in Rochester. GLEN PERKINS - LHP #15 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L ge: 34 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN) Drafted: 1st Round, 2004 Draft DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. CLE-1 ND 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 Last Roadtrip: - - Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 54.00 (0.1 IP, 2 ER) vs. Left:.500 vs. Right: 1.000 Reinstated left shoulder...had from disabled surgery list to prior repair to his 8/17 shoulder game...was June on 23, the 2016, disabled performed list since by Dr. pril Neal 2016 Elttrache. recovering from a torn labrum in his Made 3rd on 7 the rehab Twins appearances all-time list since with July 120 22...2 saves with behind GCL Twins only Rick (2.0 guilera IP)...3 with (254) Ft. Myers and Joe (2.2 Nathan IP, 3 ER)...3 (260)...Converted with Chattanooga 30+ saves (2.2 IP, in 2 three ER). straight seasons from 2013-15, including a career-high 36 in 2013. Originally selected by the Twins 22nd overall in the 2004 Draft out of the University of Minnesota. RYN PRESSLY - RHP #57 RECENT PPERNCES 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 DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. CLE-1 ND 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (4.0 IP) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 18.00 (1.0 IP, 2 ER) vs. Left:.350 vs. Right:.188 8/15 vs. CLE ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Has 8 of walked the 9 home just runs one batter he has in allowed last 25.1 have IP (22 come K in at that Target span)...has Field...has a 2.33 a 1.84 ER ER (19.1 on IP, the 5 road, ER) in 7.53 last ER 16 appearances at home. since 7/7. 8/12 at DET ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/11 at DET W2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Recalled (6.0 IP, 1 7/1...was ER) with three optioned hits, to three Triple- walks Rochester and eight June strikeouts...7 17...made 4 outings appearances for Red for Wings the Red in 2017 Wings with since a 0.90 option, ER posting (10.0 IP, a 1 1.50 ER). ER 8/10 at MIL ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8/7 vs. MIL H7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/5 vs. TEX ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Struckout 5 batters in 2.0 IP 5/18 vs. COL, the 6th Twin to strikeout 5 in 2.0 IP or less and first since Joe Nathan (5/23/06). 8/3 vs. TEX ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 TYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 B/T: L/L ge: 26 (12/17/90 in Littleton, CO) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. CLE-2 H27 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP) vs. Left:.200 vs. Right:.263 8/11 at DET H26 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 (Guerrier s holds in 33 2017 in 2009, are most Romero s in all 33 of in baseball...27 2002 are Twins holds record)...21 are most holds by a Twin pre-sg in a were full most season by a since Twin Jared since JC Burton Romero had had 27 22 in in 2013 8/8 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8/6 vs. TEX H25 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02. 8/5 vs. TEX ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 3 llowed 11 runs in 6 outings 7/22-8/5...had allowed 8 runs in previous 42 appearances to start the season. Snapped and struckout 12.1 scoreless eight in 11 inning appearances streak 7/4...is during 5th the longest streak. scoreless streak by a Twin in 2017...has allowed just seven hits, two walks 7/30 at OK H24 0.2 1 2 2 0 1 1 7/29 at OK BS/L3 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 7/26 at LD H23 0.2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Last Held season, left-handed ranked hitters 5th among to a.202 L (17-for-84) rookies in games average (57), and 1st right-handers among left-handers...tied to a.291 (46-for-158) for 9th in average games among with Twins all L last lefties. 7/24 at LD BS/L2 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 3 Twin brother, Tyler, is a right-handed pitcher in the Giants system playing at Triple- Sacramento...if Tyler makes MLB debut season. 7/22 vs. DET ND 0.1 2 2 1 1 1 0 on 40-man roster) would be 10th set of twins in MLB history to play in majors at the same time. (not 7/19 vs. NYY ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7/17 vs. NYY W5 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 7/15 at HOU H22 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 NIK TURLEY - LHP #66 RECENT PPERNCES Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 B/T: L/L ge: 27 (9/11/89 in La Cananda, C) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 10/21/16 DTE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 6/22 vs. CWS L2 0.2 6 5 5 2 0 0 Last Roadtrip: - - Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left:.250 vs. Right:.512 6/16 vs. CLE L1 4.2 9 8 8 1 4 3 6/11 at SF ND 4.0 8 4 4 0 0 4 Recalled prior to 8/17 doubleheader...is second stint with the Twins. Made MLB debut with start 6/11/17 at SF allowing four runs in 4.0 innings...all 3 career appearances are starts. BULLPEN INFO Player 1st Batter vg. BB/9 K/9 Saves Opps Holds IR IRS IRS% Last Relief ppearance Matt Belisle.205 3.66 8.29 3 7 17 24 4 16.7 8/17/17-2 vs. CLE (S) lan Busenitz.100 2.70 5.40 0 0 1 9 1 11.1 8/17/17-1 vs. CLE (ND) Tyler Duffey.238 1.94 8.89 0 2 9 27 11 40.7 8/13/17 at DET (W) Dillon Gee.667 2.81 7.71 1 1 0 2 0 0.0 8/17/17-1 vs. CLE (ND) Trevor Hildenberger.176 1.11 9.99 1 2 2 10 4 40.0 8/17/17-2 vs. CLE (W/BS) Glen Perkins.000 27.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8/17/17-1 vs. CLE (ND) Ryan Pressly.333 1.87 9.35 0 1 7 26 7 26.9 8/17/17-1 vs. CLE (ND) Taylor Rogers.306 3.00 7.60 0 3 27 25 4 16.0 8/17/17-2 vs. CLE (H) Nik Turley.--- 3.86 6.75 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - -

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:.283 Streak: 3g, 3-9, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Series vs. CLE: 1-3, 2B, RBI Last Roadtrip: 1-2, RBI, BB HR (1): Solo (1) 3-for-14 in 7 ugust games. Started Pronounced 21 games Y-ree at ah-dree-hn-zah. shortstop this season...3 at 3B, 1 at 1B, and 2 at 2B. BYRON BUXTON - OF #25 Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 B/T: R/R ge: 23 (12/19/93 in Baxley, G) 2017 verage:.234 Streak: 7g, 10-24, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB Series vs. CLE: 3-10, HR, 2 RBI Last Roadtrip: 7-17, HR, 6 RBI, SB, 2 BB HR (7): Solo (7) ctive 7-game hit-streak ties season and career-high (3 other times). Hitting Leads Twins.314 (16-for-51) in stolen bases in 16 with ugust 20, which games...hit is tied.387 8th in in July the L. and.184 in June. by the 2016 Twin Cities Jim Kaat Chapter ward of the for Twins BBW...4 Defensive errors Player in 249 of total the chances Year as in voted 2016. on 2nd overall pick in 2012, behind Houston s Carlos Correa. JSON CSTRO - C #21 Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 B/T: L/R ge: 30 (6/18/87 in Castro Valley, C) 2017 verage:.230 Streak: 1g, 1-4 Series vs. CLE: 1-7 Last Roadtrip: 4-9, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB HR (6): Solo (5), 2-Run (1) Batting.500 (5-for-10) in his last six games against left-handed pitching. 21 Tied doubles career-high and 34 with RBI 4 in hits 2017 6/13 are vs. his SE most as Twins since collected 21 doubles franchise and 56 RBI best in 28 2014. hits. Snapped 11-game hit-streak 6/11...was longest streak since career-high 12-game streak from 7/31-8/14/2013...was the 2nd longest by Twin in 2017 (Rosario - 15). Signed 3-year contract with the Twins on 11/30/16...spent 8 seasons in Houston org. on-base percentage (.309) and tied for fifth in doubles (16). in Named finalist for L Gold Glove ward as catcher in 2015. BRIN DOZIER - 2B #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R ge: 30 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS) 2017 verage:.256 Streak: 1g, 2-3, 2 BB Series vs. CLE: 2-11, 3 BB Last Roadtrip: 10-24, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, SB HR (23): Solo(18), 2-run(3), ITP(1), GS(1) 6-for-14 (.429) with 2 HR, 6 RBI in his last three Interleague games. Has Has 4 20 straight hits in seasons last 13 games, with 20+ including home runs...47 6 home post-sg runs and home 13 RBI runs in those since 13. which is 5th in MLB behind Cruz (55), K. Davis (53), Encarnacion (49), C. Davis 2015, (48). First career grand slam 8/8 vs. MIL...5 RBI that same game set career-high. 140 games HR (578), are 11th hits in (573), Twins R history...needs (378), 2B (128), 1 HR to tie (115), Cuddyer RBI (311), for 10th...leads BB (262) since Twins '14. in First career inside-the-park homer 4/16 vs. CWS of Shields...52nd in MN history. Finished with 40 home runs as second baseman (2 as designated hitter). Finished 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. 25 HR career lead with leadoff 21st 7/14...18 HR...6 in 2017...passed leadoff HR since Jacque 2015 Jones are 2nd for in Twins MLB (Blackmon-21). all-time leadoff 7 career multi-hr games, last: 8/4/17 vs. TEX...has 2 in 2017. 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:.256 Streak: 2g, 4-9, 2 2B, 3 RBI Series vs. CLE: 4-9, 2 2B, 3 RBI Last Roadtrip: 0-9, HBP HR (10): Solo (3), 2-run (5), 3-run (2) Snapped personal 0-for-last-19 with double in game 1 8/17...fifth game with at least 3 hits in game 2 of doubleheader 8/17. Tied HR career-high most since with career-high 5 hits 6/13 12 vs. HR SE. in 2015. Career-long Hitting.279 9-game vs. lefties hit-streak and.243 6/13-22, vs. righties batting in 2017..472 (17-for-36) with 4 2B, 2 HR. Played 8th inning...only catcher for position the first he time has in not his played career in on career June is 6 at first Seattle, base (has doing pitched). so in the MITCH GRVER - C #43 Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R ge: 26 (1/15/91 in lbuquerque, NM) 2017 verage:.--- Streak: - - Series vs. CLE: - - Last Roadtrip: - - HR (0): - - Recalled 8/18...looking to make MLB debut with next appearance. Ranked SLG (2nd, among.541), International OBP (4th,.387), League VG leaders (9th,.291), at time XBH of recall (T3rd, in 46) OPS and (2nd, 2B (T3rd,.928), 29)...since June 15 led IL in runs (42), XBH (33) and doubles (21). Twins 9th round pick in 2013 draft...career minor league average of.271 (493-for- 1819) with 127 doubles, 51 home runs and 286 RBI in 508 games. MULTI-HOMER GMES (6x) Dozier, 2x, last: 8/4 vs. TEX (2) Rosario, 2x, last: 8/8 vs. MIL (2) Gimenez, 1x, 6/15 vs. SE (2) Kepler, 1x, 8/8 vs. MIL (2) BCK-TO-BCK (3x) Buxton/Dozier, 5/2 vs. OK Rosario/Dozier, 6/13 vs. SE Dozier/Kepler, 8/8 vs. MIL GRND SLMS (1) Dozier, 8/8 vs. MIL LEDOFF (6x) Dozier, 6x, last 8/13 at DET TWINS HOME RUN DT CHRIS GIMENEZ - C #38 Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R ge: 34 (12/27/82 in Gilroy, C) 2017 verage:.187 Streak: 0-13, 2 BB Series vs. CLE: 0-4 Last Roadtrip: 0-6, 2 BB HR (5): Solo (4), 3-run (1) Hit 5th HR of 2017 6/26 at BOS, tying his career-high (5 in 2015 with TEX). Twins are 5th org (CLE 2004-10, 14, 16; SE 2011; TB 2012-13; TEX 2014-16). Made vs. CWS...career 9th career 8.00 relief ER pitching (9.0 IP, appearance, 8 ER) with 1 and K and 6th no of walks 2017, as with pitcher. 1.0 IP 6/22 Hometown of Gilroy, C is considered the "Garlic Capital of the World." 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 MX KEPLER - OF #26 Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L ge: 24 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany) 2017 verage:.253 Streak: 3g, 3-10, 2B, HR, RBI Series vs. CLE: 3-10, 2B, HR, RBI Last Roadtrip: 5-19, HR, 3 RBI HR (15): Solo (7), 2-run (7), 3-run (1) In last 10 games is hitting.316 (12-for-38) with 5 HR, 9 RBI. 2 Hit HR.294 game (25-for-85) 8/8 vs. MIL...3rd with 9 2B, of his 3B, career...back-to-back HR, 8 RBI, 10 BB in 24 with July games. Dozier on 1st HR. Hit Originally 3 HR 8/1/16; signed one by the of 7 Twins Twins in (llison, July of Killebrew, 2009 from Oliva, Berlin...one Morneau, of 43 Dozier, German-born Rosario). players to play Major League Baseball entering 2017...fluent in 4 languages. JOE MUER - 1B #7 Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: L/R ge: 34 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) 2017 verage:.283 Streak: 2g, 5-9, 2B Series vs. CLE: 5-13, 2B Last Roadtrip: 8-20, 2B, HR, 8 RBI, BB HR (6): Solo (2), 2-run (4) 11th among actives with a.318 (260-for-818) Interleague career average. 69 Has hits multiple from 2,000...would hits in 5 of his give last him 6 starts, 174 hits including in 2017, 8 RBI most in since those 174 6. in 2012. Hitting.285 in career vs. LHP, 5th best VG among active LHB s. Hit Ranked first career walk-off home run 5/5 vs. BOS (6,010th career at-bat). Ranks 9th in L in walks (79) in 2016...ranks 7th among actives in walks. average on (.307), Twins 3rd all-time in hits list (1931) (since and 1961): runs 2nd (932), in 2B 4th (387) in games and (1691), walks (873), 6th in 3rd total in bases (2782) and RBI (854), 11th in HR (136), and 13th in triples (28). Needs 6 RBI to tie Morneau (870) for 5th on Twins all-time RBI list. Passed With Tony Oliva (1,917) for 3rd on Twins all-time hit list with 1B 8/8 vs. MIL. on base single list 8/8 at 2,811...Killebrew vs. MIL passed Puckett leads with (2,810) 3,072. for 2nd in Twins history for times JORGE POLNCO - INF #11 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: S/R ge: 24 (7/5/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR) 2017 verage:.241 Streak: 1g, 2-4, 3B, RBI Series vs. CLE: 2-7, 3B, RBI Last Roadtrip: 7-19, 2B, 2 RBI HR (3): Solo (2), 2-run (1) Snapped season-long 10-game hit-streak with 0-for-2 8/13...hit.460 in those 10. Batting.413 (19-for-46) with 4 2B, 3B, 6 RBI in 13 ugust games. From in games July 30 (56) through and batting end of average season, (.288), ranked and 3rd T5th among in doubles L rookies (12) in and hits RBI (63), (23). 4th Combined to hit.279 (150-for-538) with 29 doubles, 10 triples, 13 homers, 56 runs and nine stolen bases in 144 games between Rochester and Minnesota in 2016. EDDIE ROSRIO - OF #20 Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R ge: 25 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) 2017 verage:.297 Streak: 7g, 12-29, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI Series vs. CLE: 4-12, 2B Last Roadtrip: 8-19, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB HR (16): Solo (11), 2-run (3), 3-run (2) Has a hit in 7 straight games, in 10 of his last 11 and in 12 of last 14 games. Named doubles, L 4 Player HR, 9 RBI of the and Week 1 SB 8/14 over after 7 games...was hitting.444 his (12-for-27) first L POW with honor. 10 runs, 3 2nd 3 HR career 6/13; 7th multi-hr Twin to game do so 8/8 (llison, vs. MIL...has Killebrew, 5 HR, Oliva, 10 RBI Morneau, in last Dozier, 10 games. first 3-HR game by a 9-hole hitter in MLB since Trot Nixon in 1999 for the Kepler)... Rangers. Hit 12 of his 16 HR in 2017 at Target Field...15 of 16 vs. right-handed pitchers. Snapped career-long 15 game hit-streak with 0-for-3 on 5/6. Played Combined for to Puerto hit.285 Rico (141-for-495) in WBC, hitting with.316 31 2B, (6-for-19), 17 HR, 57 2 RBI 2B, in 3B, 133 5 RBI games in 6 in games. 2016. MIGUEL SNÓ - INF #22 Height: 6-4 Weight: 262 B/T: R/R ge: 24 (5/11/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR) 2017 verage:.263 Streak: 0-9, 3 BB Series vs. CLE: 0-9, 3 BB Last Roadtrip: 7-25, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB HR (26): Solo (11), 2-run (10), 3-run (5) Hit in 5 straight Interleague games...first time in career facing rizona. In 109 games in 2017 has career-high 26 HR and 74 RBI. 19 First of Twin 26 home to hit runs 21+ have HR, 62+ come RBI vs. pre-sg RHPs...16 since of Morneau 26 HR have in 2009 been (21 in road HR, 70 games. Runner-up to aron Judge in 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, beating Moustakas RBI). (11-10) in 1st round, Sanchez (11-10) in 2nd round. Was the fourth a reserve at third for the base 2017 and ll-star drove in Game the L's in Miami...entered first run with a game single. in the bottom of Tied L Player career-long of the Week with 5/1...hit 10-game.524 hit-streak (11-for-21), 6/30-7/8/17 2B, 3 HR, (also 11 RBI from in 7/5-7/19/16). 5 games. WLK-OFF (1) 1, Mauer 5/5 vs. BOS (Barnes) INSIDE-THE-PRK (1) 1, Dozier 4/16 vs. CWS (Shields) RUNNERS ON Solo - 79 2-run - 40 3-run - 14 MULTI MULTI SESON SESON LST HOME RUN LST GRND SLM vs. RI 2017 vs. RI Career PLYER HIT RBI HIT-STREK HITS DTE OPP. ON PITCHER B DTE OPP. Career VG H B HR RBI VG H B HR RBI drianza 6 4 7, 6/21-7/23 2, 5x 7/16/17 at HOU 0 Fiers 37.. 0 0 0 0 0.172 5 29 0 1 Buxton 14 5 7, 2x, Current 3, 4x 8/17/17-1 vs. CLE 0 Carrasco 6 9/4/16 vs. CWS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castro 14 8 11, 5/22-6/9 4 6/8/17 at SE 0 Bergman 144 8/3/15 at TEX 3 0 0 0 0.273 12 44 1 10 Dozier 32 12 10, 5/19-29 3, 5x 8/13/17 at DET 0 Boyd 15 8/8/17 vs. MIL 1 0 0 0 0.167 1 6 0 0 Escobar 16 13 9, 6/13-22 5 7/30/17 at OK 1 Cotton 45. 0 0 0 0 0.286 2 7 0 1 Garver 0 0..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gimenez 4 2 3, 6/10-16 2, 4x 6/26/17 at BOS 0 Sale 47. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kepler 27 14 9, 5/29-6/7 4 8/17/17-2 vs. CLE 0 Clevinger 0 7/10/16 at TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mauer 24 13 10, 5/9-22 4, 2x 8/12/17 at DET 1 Mujica 14 9/1/12 at KC 3 0 0 0 0.290 9 31 1 5 Polanco 20 8 10, 8/1-12 4, 2x 6/23/17 at CLE 1 Bauer 123. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rosario 29 10 15, 4/17-5/5 5 8/12/17 at DET 1 Zimmermann 18 9/2/15 vs. CWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sanó 27 20 10, 6/30-7/8 4 8/13/17 at DET 1 Boyd 12. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ODDS & ENDS PGE 5 MIsc. Highs and Lows Most Runs, Game (Team)... 20, 6/13 vs. SE Most Runs, Inning (Team)... 7, 4x, last (7th inning), 6/13 vs. SE Most Hits, Game (Team)... 28, 6/13 vs. SE Most Hits, Inning (Team)... 8, 3x, last (7th inning), 6/13 vs. SE Most Strikeouts (Team)... 19, 8/17 vs. CLE Longest Hitting Streak (Individual)... 15, Rosario 4/17-5/5 Consecutive Hits (Individual)...6,Polanco, 8/6-8/8 Consecutive Hitless t-bats (Individual)... 22, Polanco, 7/4-15 Most Runs llowed (Team)... 17, 2x, last 5/31 vs. HOU Most Runs llowed, Inning (Team)...11, (8th inning) 5/29 vs. HOU Most Hits llowed (Team)...19, 2x, last 6/12 vs. SE Most Hits llowed, Inning (Team)... 8, 2x, last (8th inning) 5/29 vs. HOU Pitchers Used (Team)... 9, 5/28 vs. TB Cons. Batters Retired (Team)... 18, 4/15 vs. CWS Scoreless Innings Streak (Team)... 18, 4/14-16 Most Runs, Starter...9, Mejía, 6/12 vs SE Most Home Runs, Starter...4, Santana, 5/7 vs. BOS Most Walks, Starter... 5, 4x, last Santana, 7/15 at HOU Most Strikeouts, Starter... 11, Berríos, 5/18 vs. COL Most Strikeouts, Pitchers (Team)... 17, 5/28 vs. TB Most Walks, Pitchers (Team)...9, 2x, last 5/28 vs. TB 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... 15, 5/28 vs. TB Longest Game, Time (9 Inn.)... 4:19, 7/23 vs. DET Longest Game, Time (X Inn.)... 6:26, 5/28 vs. TB Fastest Game, Time...2:23, 2x, 5/23 at BL & 8/1 at SD Largest Margin, Victory... 8, 4/5 vs. KC Largest Margin, Loss... 13, 6/13 vs. SE Largest Home ttendance... 39,615, 4/3 vs. KC Home Sellouts... 1, 4/3 vs. KC STRTS BY POSITION C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 drianza 1 2 21 3 6 10 11 Buxton 92 4 5 14 22 47 Castro 81 4 18 12 25 22 Dozier 110 110 Escobar 7 12 38 14 12 2 7 17 23 8 1 Garver Gimenez 38 2 1 1 1 7 19 10 3 Kepler 8 88 1 24 4 26 29 7 3 2 2 Mauer 87 6 3 32 32 24 2 Polanco 86 1 1 8 1 2 6 19 30 15 5 Rosario 95 5 1 1 1 18 22 23 28 10 Sanó 8 78 20 70 33 3 Other 21 23 14 29 66 5 42 6 25 39 18 3 6 10 FOR THE TWINS HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MIL (10 all-time) Grand Slam: Dozier, 8/8/17 vs. MIL (1 as a team in 2017) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Dozier, 4/16 vs. CWS (1 as a team in 2017, 53 all-time) Pinch-Hit Home Run: Vargas, 5/19/17 vs. KC (2 as a team in 2017) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: M. LeCroy, 9th inning, 5/19/04 at TOR (15 all-time) Five-Hit Game: E. Rosario, 7/2/17 at KC (2 in 2017) Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX (2 all-time, both Puckett) Two Hits, One Inning: Castro, 7th inning, 6/13/17 vs. SE (2 as a team in 2017) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KC (1 all-time) Two-Home Run Game: Kepler & E. Rosario 8/08/17 vs. MIL (5 as a team in 2017) Three-Home Run Game: E. Rosario, 6/13/17 vs. SE (7 all-time) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Dozier/Kepler, 8/8/17 vs. MIL (3 as a team in 2017) 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, 8/15/17 at DET (5 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, 5/24/17 at BL (43 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL 10+ Strikeouts: 11, Berríos, 5/18/17 vs. COL (1 as team in 2017) Complete Game Shutout: E. Santana, 3x, last 6/9/17 at SF 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: T. Duffey, 5/8/16 at CWS (7th inning) MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Sanó/Dozier/Mauer, 6/1/17 at L (J. Marte hitting) Position Player Pitching: C. Gimenez, 6x, last 6/22/17 vs. CWS (6 as team 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) Score by inning SCORE BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EXTR TOTL TWINS 56 71 86 75 82 61 53 43 22 2 551 OPPONENT 68 65 75 96 63 64 45 69 61 6 612 DISBLED LIST PLYER INJURY DTE ON RETRO DTE OFF GMES MISSED Trevor May*... Torn Right Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/11... 119 Ryan O Rourke*... Torn Left Ulnar Collateral Ligament...3/30... 119 Ehire drianza... Right Oblique Strain...3/30...5/5... 26 Glen Perkins*... Left Posterior Shoulder Strain...4/2...8/17... 117 Justin Haley... Right Biceps Tendinitis...4/22...5/7... 11 Phil Hughes... Right rm Soreness...5/22...6/28... 35 Justin Haley... Right Shoulder Soreness...5/28...7/24... 51 Hector Santiago... Left Shoulder Strain...6/7...6/27... 20 Ehire drianza... bdominal Issues...6/22...7/4... 12 Craig Breslow... Left Thoracic Rib Soreness...6/28...7/18... 17 Hector Santiago... Upper Thoracic Back Pain...7/5...7/3... 38 Joe Mauer... Left Side Low Back/Lumbar Strain...7/7...7/5...7/15... 6 Byron Buxton... Left Groin Strain...7/15...8/1... 14 Phil Hughes*... Thoracic Outlet Syndrome...7/18... 25 dalberto Mejía... Left rm Brachialis Strain...8/8... 8 Dietrich Enns... Left Shoulder Strain...8/17...8/16... 2 BOLD indicates currently on DL STRTS BY BTTING ORDER LST TIME IT HPPENED.*60-day DL 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 7/30 at Oakland...Miguel Sanó... Phil Cuzzi...rguing balls and strikes OUTFIELD SSISTS Ehire drianza 1 Byron Buxton 6 Zack Granite 1 Robbie Grossman 1 Max Kepler 4 Eddie Rosario 3 Danny Santana 1 Total 17 Joe Mauer 8 Brian Dozier 7 Eddie Rosario 6 Miguel Sano 6 Kennys Vargas 6 Max Kepler 5 Jason Castro 4 GINST THE TWINS HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEX (5 allowed all-time) Grand Slam:. Pujols, 6/3/17 at L (3 allowed in 2017) Inside-the-Park Home Run: J. McCann, 4/29/15 vs. DET (42 allowed all-time) Pinch-Hit Home Run: V. Martinez, 9/22/16 vs. DET (3 allowed in 2016) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: J. Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE (1 allowed in 2015) Five-Hit Game: D. Pedroia, 7/21/16 at BOS (2 allowed in 2016) Six-Hit Game: J. Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL (3 allowed all-time) Two Hits, One Inning: G. Springer, 7th inning (HR, 1B) 5/31/17 vs. HOU (3 allowed in 2017) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MIL Two-Home Run Game: C. Santana, 8/16/17 vs. CLE (14 allowed in 2017) Three-Home Run Game: J. Donaldson, 8/28/16 at TOR (1 allowed in 2016) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Y. Grandal/J. Pederson 7/24/17 at LD (8 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: J. Upton 8/12 at DET (4 allowed in 2017) Leadoff Home Run: J. Kipnis, 5/14/17 at CLE (1 allowed in 2017) Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: S. Smith/M. Machado, 7/7/17 vs. BL (1 in 17) 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, D. Salazar, 8/15/17, vs. CLE (6 times in 2017) 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: F. Hernandez, 6/30/10 vs. SE (8th inning) MISCELLNEOUS: Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OK (Plouffe hitting) Position Player Pitching: C. Ruiz, 6/13/17 vs. SE Three or more Steals, One Game: B. Hamilton (4), 6/29/15 at CIN Steal of Home: C. Maybin, 7/6/17 vs. L 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 GME-WINNING RBI Robbie Grossman 4 Byron Buxton 3 Eduardo Escobar 3 Jorge Polanco 2 Ehire drianza 1 Chris Gimenez 1 Zack Granite 1 Ervin Santana 1 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. 4/19 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. 5/17 vs. Colorado Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 6:10 on May 18. 5/20 vs. Kansas City Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for traditional doubleheader starting at 1:10 pm on May 21. 5/29 vs. Houston Delayed Delayed 10 minutes in the top of the 8th inning due to rain. 6/17 vs. Cleveland Delayed Delayed 1:15 in the top of the 5th inning due to rain. 6/22 vs. Chicago-L Delayed Delayed 4:50 before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was schedule for 12:10 pm and game started at 5:00 pm. 8/5 vs. Texas Delayed Delayed 45 minutes before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was schedule for 6:10 and game started at 6:55 pm. 8/6 vs. Texas Delayed Delayed 32 minutes in the bottom of the second inning due to inclement weather. 8/16 vs. Cleveland Postponed Postponed after the initial start time due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 6:10 pm on ug. 17. ** Target Field has experienced 38 delayed games and 19 postponed games in the park s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 4:50. **