Minnesota Twins (39-18) at Tampa Bay Rays
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MINNESOTA TWINS (39-18) AT TAMPA BAY RAYS (35-21) SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 - 1:10 PM (ET) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TIBN-WCCO / TWINSBEISBOL.COM GAME 58 RHP Jake Odorizzi (7-2, 2.16) vs. LHP Ryan Yarbrough (4-1, 5.53) ROAD GAME 30 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 6/3 OFF DAY 6/4 at Cleveland LHP Devin Smeltzer (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (4-2, 3.67) 7:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / twinsbeisbol.com 6/5 at Cleveland LHP Martín Pérez (7-2, 3.71) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-6, 4.98) 7:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / None 6/6 at Cleveland RHP José Berríos (7-2, 3.27) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (4-5, 3.87) 7:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / None Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins have began their 10-game roadtrip by going 2-1 through three games, STREAKS Record: ........................................... 39-18 winning their last two at Tropicana Field...today the Twins will play the four-game series Current Streak 2 wins Home Record: ................................... 19-9 finale before traveling to Cleveland...they will enjoy an off-day tomorrow, then play three vs. Road Record: .................................... 20-9 the Tribe from Tuesday-Thursday, then three in Detroit next weekend...the Twins have won Last 5 games 3-2 Record in series: ...........................11-4-3 19 of their last 25 and 14 of their last 17. Last 10 games 8-2 Series Openers: ................................ 13-6 BOMBASQUAD BACK AFTER TWO DAY HIATUS: The Twins beat the Rays yesterday afternoon Last 15 games 12-3 Series Finales: .................................. 11-7 Last 20 games 15-5 Rubber Games: ................................... 2-2 by a score of 6-2...Kyle Gibson (6-2) was the starter and winner, allowing one unearned run on six hits in 5.0 innings pitched...the offense recorded 13 hits, highlighted by Jason Castro Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 7/0 TWINS VS. RAYS March/April: .................................... 17-10 who had three of them...Marwin Gonzalez (6) and Byron Buxton (6) each added home runs. May: .................................................. 21-8 2019 Record: .........................................2-1 June: ................................................... 1-0 YES WAY, JORGE!: Jorge Polanco's numbers and ranks in several categories among AL players: Current Streak: ................................. 2 wins July: ........................................................... Batting Average: .335 (1st) On-base %: .405 (5th) OPS: .991 (4th) 2019 at Home: ............................................. Multi-hit Games: 21 (T3rd) Slugging %: .586 (5th) wOBA: .430 (4th) August: ...................................................... 2019 at Tampa Bay: ...............................2-1 September/October: ................................. Hits: 72 (T-2nd) XBH: 31 (1st) Times on Base: 98 (5th) Total Bases: 126 (1st) Road BA: .372 (2nd) Doubles: 17( T3rd) All-Time Record: ................................77-81 Day Games: ....................................... 16-7 All-Time at Home: ..............................42-39 Night Games: .................................. 23-11 vs. American League East: ............... 13-6 INNING BY INNING: Twins/opponent score by inning and overall run differentials: All-Time at Tampa Bay: ......................35-42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOTALS vs. American League Central: .......... 11-3 2019 Game Logs: vs. American League West: .............. 12-5 TWINS 31 38 64 46 41 32 30 35 20 1 338 vs. National League: ........................... 3-4 OPP. 14 21 32 27 31 24 29 34 19 0 231 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Games vs. LH Starter:......................... 5-6 RUN DIFF. +17 +17 +32 +19 +10 +8 +1 +1 +1 +1 +107 5/30 TB 3-14 Morton/ Pérez Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 34-12 NOTE: As a team, the Twins are hitting .267 (332-for-1244) the first time through the lineup, .297 (139- for-468) the second time through and .268 (67-for-250) the third time through. 5/31 TB 5-3 Rogers/Castillo Twins score first: .............................. 32-6 6/1 TB 6-2 Gibson/Chirinos Opponent scores first: ...................... 7-12 WELCOME BACK, SAUCE: The Twins announced today that they have reinstated catcher Mitch 6/2 TB Come-from-behind wins: .....................11 Garver from his rehab assignment at Double-A Pensacola and reinstated him from the 10-day 6/25 MIN Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 36-2/36-0 Injured List...Garver, who was placed on the Injured List on May 15 with a high left ankle sprain, Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 1-15/1-17 6/26 MIN Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 2-1/2-1 played three games for the Blue Wahoos, going 1-for-9 with a run scored...prior to his injury, 6/27 MIN Extra-innings: ..................................... 1-0 he played in 25 games for the Twins, hitting .329 (26-for-79) with four doubles, nine home 1-run games: ...................................... 8-5 runs and a 1.164 OPS...to make room for Garver on the 25-man roster, the Twins have optioned CURRENT ROADTRIP (2-1) Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 31-4 right-handed pitcher Zack Littell to Triple-A Rochester...Littell made two appearances with Batting average .278 Opp. out-hit Twins: ........................... 5-13 the Twins this season, posting an 11.37 ERA (6.1 IP, 8 ER) with one walk and five strikeouts. Runs Per Game 4.7 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 3-1 TWINS-RAYS: The Twins and Rays are playing for the fourth of seven games this season... Home Runs 2 Run Differential: .............+107 (338-231) RISP .370 Twins get Quality Start: .................... 25-5 the Twins will host the Rays for three games June 25-27...Twins are just 6-8 in their last 14 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................. 25-7 vs. the Rays...they are just 9-15 at Tropicana Field in their last 24 here...Twins are looking to Errors 2 Most games over .500: ................. 21, 6/2 win a series in St. Petersburg for the first time since taking two of three August 5-7, 2016. Most games under .500: ........................... C.J. Cron is hitting .333 (11-for-33) with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI and a Team ERA 6.23 Longest win-streak: .................6, 5/20-26 A1.028 OPS in his last nine games vs. TB. Starters W-L 1-1 Longest losing-streak: ..2, 2x ,last 5/12-13 Jorge Polanco has hit safely in eight straight vs. the Rays, hitting .324 (11-for-34) with Starters ERA 5.65 When Twins score 4+: ...................... 35-8 Asix doubles and a .954 OPS in that span. Relievers W-L-S 1-0-0 ....................... 4-10 When Twins score 3-: Jonathan Schoop is hitting .317 (26-for-82) with six home runs and 15 RBI in his last 19 Relievers ERA 6.94 Twins get 10+ hits: ........................... 26-3 Agames vs. TB...he has 15 career home runs and 39 RBI, the 39 RBI being his most vs. any Days in First Place ...............................55 team and the 15 home runs are tied for his most (Toronto). Saves/Opps 0/0 Days in Second Place .............................5 Eddie Rosario is a career .382 (34-for-89) with six doubles, one triple, five home runs, 18 RBI and a 1.068 OPS in 24 career games Days in Third Place ................................4 Avs. the Rays...he has multiple hits in six of his last nine vs. the Rays and multiple RBI in five of his last 10 vs. TB. Days in Fourth Place ................................ Starter Jake Odorizzi pitched five seasons for the Rays from 2013-17, going 40-37, 3.82 ERA (698.0 IP, 296 ER) with 228 walks and Days in Fifth Place ................................... A639 strikeouts...he ranks fifth on the Rays all-time list in strikeouts, sixth in innings pitched and tied for sixth in wins. Walk-Off W/L: ........................................... Shutouts W/L: ..................................... 5-1 CG’s .......................................................... FOR STARTERS: Since the start of May, Twins starters have gone 18-6, 2.99 ERA (177.1 IP, 59 ER) with 45 walks, 174 strikeouts, an Target Field Sellouts (’19/All-Time): .. 3/164 opponent batting average of .231 and an opponent OPS of .661...on the season, the Twins have three pitchers with seven wins: Martín Pérez (7-2), José Berríos (7-2) and Jake Odorizzi (7-2)...only the Los Angeles Dodgers have multiple seven-plus game winners in Hyun-Jin RECENT TRANSACTIONS Ryu (8-1) and Kenta Maeda (7-2), and no other team in baseball has more than one pitcher with seven wins. 6/2 C Garver returned from rehab and reinstate from 10-day IL THREE POINT LINE: The Twins have scored three-or-more runs in 25 consecutive games, dating back to May 6 at Toronto, setting a RHP Littell optioned to AAA single-season franchise record...the stretch marks the ninth time in franchise history with 20-or-more games scoring three-plus runs 5/28 RHP Pineda placed on 10-day IL in each...the overall franchise record is 30 consecutive games, snapping two seasons, from September 14, 2003-April 23, 2004. LHP Smeltzer contract selected from AAA 5/24 RHP Littell recalled from AAA HITMEN: The Twins have recorded double-digit hit totals in 13 of their last 16 games, hitting .304 (117-for-582) with 7.8 runs-per- RHP Adams designated for rel. or assg. game in those 16...the Twins 538 hits rank third most in baseball, trailing Arizona (552) and Houston (540)...Twins have 29 games with 5/17 DH Cruz placed on 10-day IL double-digit hit totals, tied with Colorado for most in baseball. IF Arraez recalled from AAA 5/16 RHP Hildenberger optioned to AAA RHP Adams contract selected GOOD TRAVELERS: The Twins have gone 20-9 on the road this season, the best record in baseball...the Twins went 29-52 on the road in RHP Reed designated for rel.