@Twins l www.twinspressbox.com l #MNTwins

MILWAUKEE BREWERS (10-11) AT (16-8) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2020 - 7:10 P.M. (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF GAME 25 LHP Brett Anderson (0-2, 4.91) vs. LHP Rich Hill (1-0, 0.00) HOME GAME 14 Upcoming Probable & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 8/20 vs. Milwaukee RHP José Berríos (1-3, 5.92) vs. RHP Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 3.16) 6:10 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North / FS1 TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/21 at Kansas City TBA vs. LHP Danny Duffy (1-2, 4.44) 7:05 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/22 at Kansas City TBA vs. RHP Brady Singer (1-2, 4.56) 6:05 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North / FS1 TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/23 at Kansas City TBA vs. LHP Kris Bubic (0-3, 5.12) 1:05 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / twinsbeisbol.com SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 4-1 through five games on their seven-game homestand, taking STREAKS three of four from Kansas City and game one from the Brewers last night...tonight they will continue Under Baldelli (since '19)...... 117-69 with the second of three vs. Milwaukee...after tomorrow night's series finale, they will begin a 10- Current Streak 3 wins Home Record:...... 11-2 game road trip with stops in Kansas City (3 games - August 21-23), Cleveland (3 games - August Road Record:...... 5-6 Last 5 games 4-1 24-26) and Detroit (4 games - August 27-30). Last 10 games 6-4 Record in series:...... 6-1-1 The Twins have played 40% of their 60-game 2020 schedule and, at 16-8, are on pace for a Series Openers:...... 7-2 A40-win season...this would extrapolate to a 108-win pace over a standard 162-game campaign. Last 15 games 9-6 Series Finales:...... 6-2 Last 20 games 13-7 Rubber Games:...... 2-0 WEIRDEST. GAME. EVER.: The Twins beat the Brewers last night by a score of 4-3 in 12 innings... Sweeps/Swept:...... 2/1 Kenta Maeda was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on one in 8.0 TWINS VS. BREWERS July:...... 5-2 innings with 12 - one short of his career high...Maeda carried a no-hitter into the ninth 2020 Record:...... 3-1 August:...... 11-6 inning, which was broken up by an Eric Sogard leadoff single to centerfield... gave up September/October:...... the lead, allowing three runs in the top of the ninth...Jorge Polanco recorded the game-winning RBI Current Streak:...... 2 wins Day Games:...... 5-4 as scored from third base in the 12th...Jorge Alcala earned his first major league win 2020 at Home:...... 1-0 Night Games:...... 11-4 with 2.0 scoreless relief innings, escaping a first and third, no-out jam in the bottom of the 12th. 2020 at Milwaukee:...... 2-1 vs. American League Central:...... 8-6 Last night marked the first time in Minnesota history (since 1961) that the Twins had five hits-or- All-Time Record:...... 234-225 vs. National League Central:...... 8-2 Afewer in a game of at least 12 innings and won...the last time the franchise did it was when the All-Time at Home:...... 124-104 Games vs. LH Starter:...... 3-3 Washington Senators did it on July 2, 1948 (5 hits in a 2-1, 12-inning win at Yankee Stadium). Games vs. RH Starter:...... 13-5 All-Time at Milwaukee:...... 110-121 Twins score first:...... 13-4 2020 Game Logs: Opponent scores first:...... 3-4 FEELING MINNESOTA: Twins enter tonight with the second best home winning percentage in : Come-from-behind wins:...... 2 TEAM RECORD WINNING % Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Leading after 7/8 inn.:...... 14-1/14-1 ...... 10-1...... 909 8/10 MIL 4-2 Dobnak/Houser/Rogers Trailing after 7/8 inn.:...... 0-5/0-6 MINNESOTA...... 11-2...... 846 ...... 9-3...... 750 8/11 MIL 4-6 Williams/Rogers/Hader Tied after 7/8 inn.:...... 1-1/1-0 8/12 MIL 12-2 Maeda/Lauer Extra-innings:...... ...... 8-3...... 727 Tampa Bay...... 8-3...... 727 8/18 MIN 4-3 (12) Alcala/Phelps 1-run games:...... 2-2 8/19 MIN 7:10 pm (CT) Twins out-hit opp.:...... 12-2 NOTE: Twins pitching staff has the best home ERA in baseball (1.86) and the best home opponent Opp. out-hit Twins:...... 3-6 batting average (.182). 8/20 MIN 6:10 pm (CT) Twins/Opp. have = hits:...... 1-0 CURRENT HOMESTAND (4-1) Run Differential:...... +39 (116-77) ROSTER MOVE: The Twins have reinstated left-handed Rich Hill from the 10-day Injured Twins get Quality Start:...... 5-1 List...Hill missed the last 19 games with left shoulder fatigue...to make room the 28-man roster, Batting average .204 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:...... 5-1 the Twins have optioned right-handed pitcher to the club’s alternate training site in Runs Per Game 3.40 ...... 8, 8/6 St. Paul...additionally, right-handed pitcher Cory Gearrin has cleared outright waivers..he has been Home Runs 5 Most games over .500: resigned to a minor league contract and added to the Twins player pool. Most games under .500:...... RISP .242 Longest win-streak:...... 6, 7-31-8/5 Errors 1 Longest losing-streak:...... 4, 8/6-8/9 TENACIOUS D: The Twins lead the majors with a .996 fielding percentage this season, committing When Twins score 4+:...... 13-3 just three errors in 831 total chances...Twins are on pace to commit 7.5 errors this season, which When Twins score 3-:...... 3-5 would be the equivalent to 20.25 in a 162-game season, less than half of the MLB record (since 1901) Team ERA 2.25 Twins get 10+ hits:...... 3-1 for fewest miscues in a season of normal length (Baltimore, 54 in 2013, 162 games)...according to Starters W-L 1-1 Days in First Place...... 23 The Fielding Bible, Twins are second in the majors with 16 defensive runs saved, trailing only Los Starters ERA 3.47 Days in Second Place...... 2 Angeles-NL (26)...Twins’ 7.7 ultimate zone rating (Fangraphs) is second in MLB to Oakland’s 10.9. Relievers W-L-S 3-0-2 ...... The Twins are tied with Boston and Pittsburgh for tops in the majors with six outfield assists... Days in Third Place AByron Buxton’s five defensive runs saved this season are tied with four others for fifth most Relievers ERA 0.87 Days in Fourth Place...... 2/3 ...... in the majors...Eddie Rosario is tied for fourth in MLB (T-3rd in AL) with three outfield assists Saves/Opps Days in Fifth Place this season. Walk-Off W/L:...... 2/1 THROUGH GAMES OF THIS DATE IN 2019 Shutouts W/L:...... 2/0 Complete Games...... WE'RE OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE: The Twins are 8-2 this season in Interleague Play, going 2-0 vs. St. RECORD GAMES BACK/AHEAD Louis, 3-1 vs. Pittsburgh and 3-1 vs. Milwaukee...Twins have a .800 IL winning percentage, best 76-49 (.608)...... +2.0 over Cleveland GONE IN 60 in the AL and fifth best in baseball...additionally, the eight wins lead baseball. Remaining IL schedule (10 games): two vs. Milwaukee this week...two at St. Louis September MIN/WAS FRANCHISE RECORDS OVER THE A8 (DH)...three at Wrigley Field September 18-20...three at home vs. Cincinnati September 25-27. FIRST 60 GAMES OF A SEASON (SINCE 1901) HITS...... 102, Heinie Manush, 1934 MILWAUKEE'S BEST: The Twins are 234-225 all-time against the Brewers (games since 1970) and have a record against them of 68-56 in Interleague HOME RUNS...... 22, Harmon Killebrew, 1959 Play...Twins are 3-1 vs. the Brewers this season. RBI...... 63, Kirby Puckett, 1994 Jorge Polanco is hitting .364 (24-for-66) in 17 career games vs. MIL...has hit safely in 10 straight vs. the Brewers and 15 of 17 in career. XBH...... 37, Eduardo Escobar, 2018 AEddie Rosario has hit safely in 22 of 27 career games vs. Milwaukee...he has five home runs and 11 RBI in his last seven games vs. the Brewers. RUNS...... 55, Cesar Tovar, 1970 A DOUBLES...... 28, Chuck Knoblauch, 1994 RISP-Y BUSINESS: The Twins have been among baseball’s best-hitting teams in the clutch this season, leading the majors with a .993 OPS with WALKS...... 70, Eddie Yost, 1956 RISP...Minnesota also ranks second in the majors (1st in the AL) with a .321 batting average (45-for-150), first with a .443 on-base percentage STOLEN BASES...... 36, Clyde Milan, 1912 and fourth (2nd AL) with a .550 slugging percentage with RISP. Nelson Cruz leads the AL in average (.550) and OPS (1.690) with RISP, going 11-for-20 with one double, three home runs and 17 RBI. ------AMax Kepler is hitting .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles, one homer, nine RBI and a 1.402 OPS with RISP, while Eddie Rosario is 7-for-17 WINS...... 14, Walter Johnson, 1913 A(.412) with three doubles, one homer, 12 RBI and a 1.330 OPS. STRIKEOUTS..... 129, Walter Johnson, 1910 Jorge Polanco, who drove in the 12th-inning winner last night, is 6-for-19 (.316) with nine RBI. STARTS...... 18, 2 Tied A GAMES...... 38, Mike Marshall, 1979 PITCHING TO (SOFT) CONTACT: A season after compiling a franchise-record 1,463 strikeouts, Twins pitchers are fanning 8.94 batters per 9.0 SAVES...... 21, Glen Perkins, 2015 innings in 2020 (6th-best in the American League)...Minnesota has also been among the game’s best staffs at inducing soft contact, leading the majors with an average exit velocity of just 87.1 MPH, while topping the AL (3rd in MLB) with just 32.9% of batted balls being “hard hit” RECENT TRANSACTIONS (exit velocity at or above 95 MPH)...in fact, only 2.3% of all swings taken off Twins pitchers this year have resulted in a “hard hit” – the best 8/19 LHP Hill reinstated from 10-day IL mark in the AL and second-best in the majors...not surprisingly, the Twins lead the AL and rank third in all of baseball with a .256 opponent batting average on balls in play. RHP Littell optioned to training site RHP Gearrin cleared waivers, signed MORE PITCHING INFO: The Twins 3.22 ERA through 24 games is seventh best in Twins history in that span, and the lowest since the 1972 Twins to ml contract and added to player pool had a 1.93 ERA through the first 24 games (team record)...Twins also have the fourth lowest team WHIP in Twins history through 24 games 8/15 RHP Poppen added as 29th man (1.10), trailing only 1972 (0.99), 1968 (1.01) and 1965 (1.09). 8/13 RHP Littell reinstated from 10-day IL WHO DO YOU SWING FOR?: In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in our communities, specifically youth sports, the Twins and Caribou RHP Stashak placed on 10-day IL Coffee want to bring Twins Territory together on the club’s social media platforms to recognize and honor those around us...through Friday, August RHP Gearrin designated for release or 21, the Twins are inviting fans to film themselves taking a “Swing for the Kids” – or a family member, team, coach, first responder, volunteer, COVID-19 hero or whoever has made an impact on their lives – and share using the hashtag #SwingfortheKids and tagging @twinscommunity or assignment @twins...all videos will be collected and shared back on twinsbaseball.com/swingforthekids, while donations to the Minnesota Twins Community IF Vargas activated to 28-man roster Fund help support efforts to give all kids a safe place to play. TWINSPRESSBOX.COM UPCOMING MILESTONES PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Get the latest Twins Game Notes, Zoom Nelson Cruz...... 409 home runs...... Needs 1 to pass Mark Teixeira & move into sole possession of 55th on MLB Interviews, Roster, Stat Packs, Clips, Press all-time list. Releases, 2020 Media Guide as well as other ...... 98 home runs...... Needs 2 to reach 100 for career. team related information at: ...... 122 home runs...... Needs 10 to tie Jacque Jones (132) for 13th on Twins all-time list. www.twinspressbox.com 92 doubles...... Needs 8 to reach 100 for career. STARTING PITCHER 2020 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS rich hill #44 CG’s: - - CG’s: 4x, last: 8/23/17 at PIT Height: 6-5 Weight: 221 B/T: L/L Age: 40 (3/11/1980 in Boston, MA) SHO’s: - - SHO’s: 2x, last: 9/25/15 vs. BAL CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: 1, 8/23/17 at PIT 2020: 1-0, 0.00 ERA CAREER: 66-42, 3.80 ERA Innings: 5.0, 7/29 vs. STL Innings: 9.0, 3x, last: 8/23/17 at PIT • He is making his second start and appearance of the season, after being reinstated from the SO’s: 2, 7/29 vs. STL SO’s: 11, 3x, last: 7/1/17 at SD 10-day Injured List (left shoulder fatigue). Walks: 1, 7/29 vs. STL Walks: 7, 5/24/17 vs. STL • He is making his 158th career start and 286th appearance, as well as his 33rd career start and Hits: 2, 7/29 vs. STL Hits: 10, 7/4/07 at WAS 153rd appearance as a member of an American League team. Home Runs: - - Home Runs: 4, 5/22/07 at SD Win-Streak: 5, 5/17/19-present Win-Streak: 9, 5/7-9/10/16 2020 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Loss-Streak: - - Loss-Streak: 5, 8/5/05-5/20/06 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notables Pitches/K (Pct.) 7/29 vs. STL W1 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3-0/3-0 0 HR allowed in fourth consecutive GS 68/41 (60.3%) CAREER NOTES JULY TOTALS 1-0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 ERA • Enters his 16th major league season and 19th in ...the Twins are RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA his 11th different organization, at both the major and minor league levels: Chicago-NL 2020 TOTALS 1-0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 (2002-08), Baltimore (2009), Boston (2010-12, '15), St. Louis (2010), Cleveland (2013), CAREER TOTALS 66-42 942.1 777 424 398 112 374 1006 3.80 Los2019: Angeles-AL 14-7, (2014), 3.59 New York-ALERA (2016) CAREER: and Los Angeles-NL 61-55, (2016-19). 3.90 ERA • Since 2016 (min. 400.0 IP), ranks third in baseball in opponent batting average (.208), seventh in ERA (2.97), seventh in WHIP (1.08) and 12th in strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (10.56). 2019 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY • He's fifth among active pitchers (min. 3250 opponent AB) with a .280 opponent batting average on balls in play (BABIP). Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notables Pitches/K (Pct.) • Surpassed 900.0 career innings pitched in the first inning on May 22 at Tampa Bay...also 4/28 vs. PIT ND 6.0 5 5 1 2 0 6 5-5/7-6 Allowed career-high four unearned runs 85/62 (72.9%) struck out his 100th career batter on September 24 at San Diego. APR TOTALS 0-0 6.0 5 5 1 2 0 6 1.50 ERA • Made his major league debut on June 15, 2005 with Chicago-NL against the Florida 5/4 at SD ND 4.0 7 3 3 2 1 3 1-3/7-6 2+ HR allowed in b2b GS for 3rd time 85/55 (64.7%) Marlins, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out two batters in 1.0 inning of relief. 5/9 vs. WAS L1 5.0 5 3 3 1 2 5 0-3/0-6 3 R allowed in 1st; none rest of way 96/59 (61.5%) 5/17 at CIN W1 6.0 2 0 0 0 0 10 5-0/6-0 16th career 10+ K game; 4th with 0 BB 84/64 (76.2%) • Selected by Chicago-NL in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2002 MLB First-Year 5/22 at TB ND 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 7 1-1/1-8 Surpassed 900.0 career IP in 1st inning 90/63 (70.0%) Player Draft out of the University of Michigan, where he pitched for three seasons from 5/28 vs. NYM ND 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 6 2-2/3-7 Fourth quality start of season 104/76 (73.1%) 2000-2002. MAY TOTALS 1-1 27.0 25 9 9 5 6 31 3.00 ERA 6/2 vs. PHI W2 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0-0/8-0 100+ pit. in b2b GS; 1st time since '16 103/75 (72.8%) 2020 MISC. NUMBERS 6/8 at SF W3 5.0 7 2 2 1 3 6 2-2/7-2 Exited in 5th; LAD took lead in top 6th 94/59 (62.8%) 6/14 vs. CHC W4 7.0 7 3 3 2 0 7 5-3/5-3 Extended season-high win streak 99/73 (73.7%) W L ERA G/GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO 6/19 vs. SF ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0/9-2 Exited w/ injury & went on IL next day 15/11 (73.3%) JUNE TOTALS 3-0 20.0 17 5 5 3 6 24 2.25 ERA Home: 1 0 0.00 1/1 5.0 0 Vs. Left: .000 0 2 0 0 0 9/12 at BAL ND 0.2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0-1/4-2 Allowed R w/out H for 1st time since '13 27/14 (51.9%) Road: - - -.- - -/- - - Vs. Right: .133 2 15 0 1 2 9/24 at SD ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1-0/6-3 Reached 1000 career K in 2nd inning 35/19 (54.3%) Day: - - -.- - -/- - - TOTALS: .118 2 17 0 1 2 9/29 at SF ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 5-0/9-0 0 HR allowed in fourth consecutive GS 49/34 (69.4%) Night: 1 0 0.00 1/1 5.0 0 SEPT TOTALS 0-0 5.2 1 1 1 0 6 11 1.59 ERA RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Grass: 1 0 0.00 1/1 5.0 0 None On: .182 2 11 0 1 1 2019 TOTALS 4-1 58.2 48 20 16 10 18 72 2.45 Turf: - - -.- - -/- - - Runners On: .000 0 6 0 0 1 LAST TIME OUT: Hill dominated in his last start on July 29 vs. St. Louis, yielding just three base runners (2 H, 1 BB) in 5.0 efficient innings of work...struck out two batters in a Twins 3-0 shutout 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS victory, as Minnesota completed a two-game sweep of the Cardinals...Hill became the first 40-year- YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS old lefty starter to win for the Twins since Terry Mulholland on September 12, 2004, at age 41.187, 2005 4 1 1 2013 0 0 0 and just the third lefty age 40 or older to record a victory for the Twins (also, Hall of Famer Steve 2006 16 9 8 2014 0 0 0 Carlton)...also became the first 40-year-old starter in Twins/Senators history to throw at least 5.0 32 22 17 2015 4 4 4 innings and allow two-or-fewer hits since Connie Marrero for the Senators, at age 40.001 2007 on April 26, 1951 (9.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K). 2008 5 1 1 2016 20 13 13 Hill was placed on the 10-day Injured List on August 1 (retro to July 31) with left shoulder 2009 13 3 3 2017 25 9 9 Afatigue...entered 2020 recovering from left elbow surgery last October and was originally 2010 0 0 0 2018 24 13 10 expected to be ready by mid-year, but the season's pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2011 0 0 0 2019 13 6 6 enabled him to complete his recovery in time for the start of the regular season. 2012 0 0 0 2020 1 0 0 TOTALS 157 81 72 HOLD MY BREW: Tonight marks Hill's 10th career appearance and ninth start against Milwau- kee, going 3-1 with a 3.35 ERA (51.0 IP, 19 ER), 18 walks, 56 strikeouts and a .211 opponent MORE 2020 MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS batting average (39-for-185) in his previous outings...last faced the Brewers on August 1, 2018, earning the win in a quality start (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R/1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K)...six of Rich's eight BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP starts contrary the Brewers have been quality, as well...there was a nearly 10-year gap between HILL: 3 0 0-0 0 his sixth and seventh appearances against Milwaukee, facing them on August 28, 2007 and then not again until June 3, 2017. 2020 RUNS/HITS PER INNING

CROSSING LEAGUE LINES: 2020 marks Hill's first stint in the American League since 2016, INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 when he was the Oakland Athletics' Opening Day starter before he was traded to Los Ange- RUNS/HITS: 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 -/- -/- -/- -/- les-NL...began his career in the Senior Circuit, but has made more career appearances in the Junior Circuit, appearing 152 times in an AL uniform compared to 133 times in an NL one. Rich is 4-4 lifetime with a 5.11 ERA (88.0 IP, 50 ER) in 28 games (16 GS) in Interleague play... HILL VS. MILWAUKEE (REGULAR SEASON) Ahe's fared best as the home pitcher in IL scenarios, going 1-1 with a 3.58 ERA (32.2 IP, 13 ER). 2018 vs. Milwaukee (2 games, 2 starts): 1-0, 1.50 ERA (12.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 BB, 13 SO FIVE-YEAR STRONG: Since 2015, Hill ranks among the major league pitching leaders in a number 2018 vs. Milwaukee at Home (1 game, 1 start): 0-0, 1.50 ERA (6.0 IP, 1 ER) 1 BB, 4 SO of different categories (min. 400.0 IP), including: 2018 vs. Milwaukee on Road (1 game, 1 start): 1-0, 1.50 ERA (6.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB, 9 SO STAT______NUMBER______ML RANK Career vs. Milwaukee (9 games, 8 starts): 3-1, 3.35 ERA (51.0 IP, 19 ER), 19 BB, 56 SO Opponent Batting Average...... 204...... 3rd Career vs. Milwaukee at Home (5 games, 5 starts): 1-1, 4.55 ERA (29.2 IP, 15 ER), 8 BB, 30 SO Opponent Slugging Percentage...... 340...... 3rd Opponent OPS...... 618...... 4th Career vs. Milwaukee on Road (4 games, 3 starts): 2-0, 1.69 ERA (21.1 IP, 4 ER), 10 BB, 26 SO ...... 2.88...... 5th Batting Average on Balls in Play...... 266...... 5th BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS Strikeouts per 9.0 IP...... 10.60...... 7th Baserunners per 9.0 IP...... 10.04...... 9th Hill vs. the Brewers Anderson vs. the Twins PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO OVER THE HILL: Hill is in his 16th major league season and his 19th overall in professional Yelich .300 10 3 0 0 3 Cruz .174 23 4 4 1 7 baseball...he and Nelson Cruz became the first 40-year-olds to both make the Opening Day roster Braun .375 8 3 0 0 3 Gonzalez .375 8 3 0 0 3 in Twins history, and are just the fourth pair of 40-year-olds to play for the Twins at the same time, Piña .400 5 2 0 0 0 Polanco .167 6 1 0 0 0 joining Pat Borders and Terry Mulholland in 2004, and Clark Griffith and Jack Ryan from 1912-13. García .000 4 0 0 0 2 Sanó .667 3 2 1 0 0 Entering this year, the last MLB team to have multiple 40-year-olds play for it in a single season Gyorko .500 4 2 0 2 1 Arraez .000 2 0 0 0 0 Awas the 2017 Atlanta Braves, which featured Bartolo Colon (age 44) and R.A. Dickey (age 42)...the Arcia .500 2 1 0 0 0 Buxton .500 2 1 0 0 1 last AL team was the 2016 , with David Ortiz (age 40) and Koji Uehara (age 41). Holt .000 1 0 0 0 1 Garver .500 2 1 1 1 0 Smoak .000 1 0 0 0 0 Kepler .000 2 0 0 0 0 NL CENTRAL FOCUS: Hill began his career in the NL Central division with the , Urías .000 1 0 0 0 1 Rosario .500 2 1 0 0 0 and will be making his 51st career appearance and 44th start against the division tonight... Adrianza .000 1 0 0 1 1 is 19-7 lifetime with a 3.33 ERA (254.0 IP, 94 ER), 101 walks and 256 strikeouts...his 19 wins Avila 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 over the NL Central are his most against any division in his career, and his 43 starts are his second most, behind 50 starts vs. the NL West. 2019 RECAP: RICH'S PITCHES: The wiley veteran Hill threw seven different offerings to hitters last season, Hill was limited to just 13 starts last season, due to to two stints on the Injured List... Amissed spring training and almost all of April with a left knee injury, then was out according to Baseball Savant...his four seamer and curve were his typical weapons of choice, throwing them 51.9 percent of the time and 41.4 percent, respectively...Hill also threw in 17 from the end of June through the beginning of September with a left forearm strain. eephus pitches, 16 to righty batters and just one to a lefty...Hill's repertoire over the years has Despite the missed time, went 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA (58.2 IP, 16 ER), 18 walks, 72 Astrikeouts, an 11.05 strikeouts-per-9.0 IP ratio, a .223 opponent batting average evolved with his pitching style and age, though Baseball Savant's pitch tracking ability only came into existence in the fourth season of Hill's career (2008)...early on in his career, he relied (48-for-215) and a 4.00 -to-walk ratio. on his sinker more often, throwing it as much as 42.2 percent of the time in 2012...however, he Held left-handed batters to a .192 batting average and two extra-base hits, while Arighties hit .233 against him, with 15 extra-base hits. threw the pitch just seven times in 2019. Recorded his 16th career double-digit strikeout game on May 17 at Cincinnati, fanning A10 batters in 6.0 innings...was also his fourth career 10-strikeout game in which he Below is the full breakdown of Hill's pitches in 2019, according to Baseball Savant: PITCH______NUMBER (vs. RHB-LHB)/AVG MPH______PERCENTAGE did not walk a batter. Four Seamer...... 501 pitches (405-95)/90.3...... 51.9 Surpassed 900.0 career innings pitched in the opening frame on May 22 at Tampa Bay. ARecorded his 1000th career strikeout on September 24 at San Diego. Curve...... 400 pitches (302-98)/74.5...... 41.4 AStarted for Los Angeles-NL in Game 4 of the 2019 NLDS against Washington, allowing Slider ...... 30 pitches (10-20)/73.1...... 3.1 Aone run on two hits in 2.2 innings pitched. Eephus...... 17 pitches (16-1)/73.1...... 1.8 Changeup...... 8 pitches (8-0)/82.1...... 0.8 Signed a one-year contract with the Twins on December 31, the same day fellow veteran Ahurler Homer Bailey also joined Minnesota. Sinker...... 7 pitches (2-5)/88.1...... 0.7 Cutter...... 3 pitches (3-0)/84.8...... 0.3 TOMORROW'S STARTER - JOSÉ BERRÍOS (SEASON: 1-3, 5.92 ERA // CAREER: 44-37, 5.92 ERA) Berríos will take the mound tomorrow night to close out this three-game series and seven-game homestand...saddled with his third loss of the season in the second game of Saturday's historic doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals, the Twins' first pair of scheduled seven-inning games in franchise history...allowed four runs on five hits, with a season-high four walks and seven strikeouts in 4.0 innings... last win came in his only other Interleague start this season, on August 4 vs. Pittsburgh...has one career start against the Brewers, on July 4, 2018 in Milwaukee...took the loss despite yielding just three runs on five hits, with two walks and three strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work. BULLPEN TEAM BULLPEN NOTES Has a 0.89 ERA (20.2 IP, 2 ER) in 5 G this homestand...is 6-4, 3.23 ERA (97.2 IP, 35 ER) with 30 BB, 112 K and 9 SV (11 OPP) in first 24 games of the season...’pen is 3rd in AL and 7th in MLB in K/9.0 IP (10.32)...relievers are A2nd in AL and MLB in K/BB (3.73), tied for 2nd in the AL/MLB in saves, 3rd in AL in ERA and 8th in BAA (.231, 84-for-363)...has stranded 11 of 13 inherited runners, good for a 15.4 IR scored percentage, 2nd-best in MLB. Has a 1.15 ERA (54.2 IP, 7 ER), .200 BAA (38-for-190) and .527 opponent OPS in 13 home games this season (Twins are 11-2 at home)...however ’pen has 5.86 ERA (43.0 IP, 28 ER), .266 BAA (46-for-173) and .871 Aopponent OPS in 11 road games (Twins are 5-6 on the road)...’pen suffered its second blown save of the season last night vs. MIL (prev. 8/6 at PIT)...also suffered late eighth inning defeat 8/11 at MIL. JORGE ALCALA - RHP #66 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (7/28/95 in Bajos De Haina, DR) Acquired: Trade with HOU, 7/27/18 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/18 vs. MIL W1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (4.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 K, 2 BB Series vs MIL: 1-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0ER), 1 K, 1 BB vs. Left .400 vs. Right .143 8/15 vs. KC(2) ND 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 Garnered first career win and matched career-high w/ 2.0 scoreless IP in last night’s extra-inning victory...started each of his frames with runner on second...unscored 8/8 at KC ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Aupon in 4 of 5 outings this season (9.0 IP, 2 ER)...recalled from Taxi Squad prior to game 8/1 (Littell - IL)...has thrown team-high 6 pitches 99+ mph, maxing at 99.4. 8/5 at PIT ND 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 2 Originally signed by HOU as intl. free agent 12/3/14...traded to MIN along w/ OF Celestino for RHP Pressly on 7/27/18...MLB debut 9/21/19 vs. KC w/ 0.2 IP. 8/3 vs. PIT ND 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 2 ATYLER CLIPPARD - RHP #36 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 B/T: R/R Age: 35 (2/14/85 in Lexington, KY) Acquired: Signed as free agent, 12/20/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .167 vs. Right .222 8/17 vs. KC H5 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8/16 vs. KC H4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Has 8 scoreless outings in his first 10 Twins appearances, with 1.69 ERA (10.2 IP, 2 ER), 2 BB, 9 K and has stranded all three of his inherited runners this season. 8/11 at MIL ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 2 AAllowed season-high 2 H in 1.1 IP Monday night...is 1-3-3 with a 6.75 ERA (24.0 IP, 18 ER) in 22 career G (1 GS) vs. Milwaukee...lone start came as Opener on 8/11. 8/9 at KC ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 AHas been the Opener in two outings: 8/2 vs. CLE (2.0 scoreless IP) and 8/11 at MIL (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, HR, 2 K)...has been Opener 6 times in career (all last 3 seasons). 8/6 at PIT H3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 A2020 marked first OD roster since 2018 (TOR)...signed 1-year contract with MIN 12/20/19...made MIN debut on 7/24, pitching a scoreless 6th (1 BB, 1 K) and 8/2 vs. CLE ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Aearned a hold while becoming the 25th pitcher in MLB history to play for 10 franchises...has also pitched for NYY (2007, 2016-17), WAS (2008-14), OAK (2015), 7/31 vs. CLE ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 NYM (2015), ARI (2016), CWS (2017), HOU (2017), TOR (2018) & CLE (2019)...currently ranks 3rd among MLB actives in games (761) and 2nd in holds (219). TYLER DUFFEY - RHP #21 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX) Drafted: 5th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. KC H6 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0 ER), 2 K, 0 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .158 vs. Right .083 8/15 vs. KC(1) W1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/11 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Has logged a scoreless outing in 35 of his last 36 appearances, dating back to 7/28/19...owns a 0.53 ERA (33.2 IP, 2 ER) in that span, with 54 K compared to 8/10 at MIL H5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ajust 5 BB (10.80 K/BB and 14.44 K/9.0)...opponents have managed just a .147/.187/.207 slash line in that span, going 17-for-116 with 4 XBH (4 2B, 1 HR). 8/5 at PIT H4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Allowed multiple hits for 1st time this season Monday night and just the fourth time in his last 36 appearances...is one of five pitchers this season w/ at least 8/2 vs. CLE H3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A9.0 IP and no BB...RHB are 1-for-12 (.083, 4 K) & LHB are 3-for-19 (.158, 8 K)...T-1st in MLB w/ 6 holds (also, WAS’s Tanner Rainey, SF’s ). 7/31 vs. CLE H2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Earned win in Game 1 on 8/15 w/ perfect 5th in relief of Odorizzi (1 K)...career 2-0 w/ 0.00 ERA (6.0 IP, 1 UER), 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 5 G vs. MIL. 7/29 vs STL H1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 APosted career-long 24.1 scoreless IP streak 7/28-9/28, longest for a Twin in ’19...during streak, recorded 42 K and 11 BB...2nd-longest streak in baseball in 7/24 at CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 A2019, behind only Los Angeles-NL’s Hyun-Jin Ryu’s 32.0 IP streak from 5/1-25. TREVOR MAY - RHP #65 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (9/23/89 in Longview, WA) Acquired: Trade with PHI, 12/6/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0 ER), 3 K, 0 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .118 vs. Right .294 8/16 vs. KC H4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 of 9 appearances have been scoreless...K-ed 2 in 1.0 IP on Monday and has a 14.00 K/9.0 IP (14 K, 9.0 IP)...opponents are batting .077 (1-for-13) off his slider so far. 8/11 at MIL ND 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 ACareer 0-1 (1 start) 13.50 ERA (4.2 IP, 7 ER) w/ 2 holds, 1 BB & 6 K in 5 G vs. MIL...on 8/4 secured the Twins’ win and his 1st save since 9/19/19 vs. KC. 8/10 at MIL H3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 A2nd-longest tenured Twin (Polanco - debut 6/26/14), making debut 8/9/14. 8/4 vs. PIT S1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALed the club in holds (17) in ’19...allowed just 3 of 22 inherited runners to score (13.6%), the lowest IR scored percent by a Twins reliever since ’06. 8/2 vs. CLE H2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ATied for 4th in AL in BAA (.184) last season...has limited opponents to .180/.266/.314 slash line since start of ’19 (50-for-265, 28 BB, 3 HBP, 7 2B & 10 HR). 8/1 vs. CLE H1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 TAYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (12/17/90 in Denver, CO) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/18 vs. MIL BS2 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 2 Homestand: 0-0-1, 3.00 (3.0 IP, 1 ER), 4 K, 1 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1.0 IP, 1ER), 2 K, 1 BB vs. Left .333 vs. Right .303 8/16 vs. KC H1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/15 vs. KC(1) S5 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Charged with blown save last night vs. MIL...allowed first run at Target Field in seven games this season...now has a 1.29 home ERA (7.0 IP, 1 ER)...also 1 BB, 8 K, 8/11 at MIL L2 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 Agoing 1-0-4 (5OPP) w/ .231 BAA (6-for-26) & .528 opponent OPS...on road, is 0-2-1 (2 OPP) w/ 15.43 ERA (2.1 IP, 4 ER), .462 BAA (6-for-13) & 1.385 opponent OPS. 8/10 at MIL S4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Career 0-1-0 w/ 7.20 ERA (5.0 IP, 4 ER), 2 BB, 9 K, 2 HR in 5 G vs. Milwaukee...3-1-1 w/ 4.50 ERA (20.0 IP, 10 ER) in 22 career Interleague games. 8/6 at PIT BS1/L1 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 AT-4th in AL and T-6th in MLB w/ 5 saves...took loss 8/11 at MIL, allowing 2 runs in 4-4 tie...took loss 8/6 at PIT, allowing 2 ER on 3 H in 0.1 IP as Pirates rallied for 8/3 vs. PIT W1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 A6-5 victory...marked 1st blown save since 8/1/19 at MIA (17-for-17 in SVO between). 8/1 vs. CLE S3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ASince 6/1/19, ranks 2nd in AL w/ 31 SV (OAK’s Hendricks, 32) and 3rd w/ 86.1 save % (36 OPP)...has 68 K vs. 5 BB in 51.1 IP (13.60 K/BB and 11.92 K/9.0). SERGIO ROMO - RHP #54 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 B/T: R/R Age: 37 (3/4/1983 in Brawley, CA) Acquired: Trade with MIA, 7/27/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/16 vs. KC S3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Homestand: 0-0-1, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0 ER), 5 K, 0 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .077 vs. Right .077 8/15 vs. KC(1) H5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 700th career K 8/15 (G1), fanning Soler...T-2nd in AL and T-5th in MLB w/ 5 holds...5 of 7 outings are scoreless...opponents are 2-for-26 (.077) w/ 1 HR, 1 BB & 12 K. 8/10 at MIL H4 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 ACareer 0-1-3 w/ 2.52 ERA (25.0 IP, 7 ER), 3 BB, 32 K and .200 BAA (19-for-95) in 28 career G vs. MIL...has allowed 4 R (3 ER) in last 2 G vs. MIL (8/14/19-8/10/20). 8/6 at PIT H3 1.0 0 1 1 0 1 1 AHas thrown his slider 70.2% of the time thus far in 2020...has allowed an average exit velocity of just 84.3 MPH (was 84.9 MPH in 2019). 8/2 vs. CLE S2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A12th MLB season...currently ranks 4th among actives in holds (183), 4th in games (716) and T-12th in saves (132)...1 of 4 active pitchers with at least 100 7/31 vs. CLE H2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Acareer saves and 100 career holds, alongside David Robertson (137 SV/147 HLD), Fernando Rodney (327 SV/114 HLD) and Joakim Soria (223 SV/103 HLD). 7/29 vs. STL H1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DEVIN SMELTZER - LHP #31 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 B/T: R/L Age: 24 (9/7/1995 in Voorhees, NJ) Acquired: Trade with LAD, 7/31/18 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. KC W2 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 3 Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (2.2 IP, 0 ER), 3 K, 1 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .444 vs. Right .250 8/7 at KC ND 4.1 4 2 2 0 1 2 Earned W Monday night, pitching 2.2 scoreless IP in relief of Opener Wisler...cancer survivor (bladder), diagnosed when nine years old and went full remission in 2012. 8/2 vs. CLE W1 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 2 ARecorded 1st scoreless outing of season Monday night, allowing 1 H in 2.2 IP (1 BB, 3 K)...pitched 6.0 scoreless IP (GD, 3 H, 7 K) in MLB debut vs. MIL 5/28/19. 7/25 at CWS ND 2.0 6 5 5 2 1 5 AHad five overall stints with the Twins in 2019, going 2-2, with a 3.86 ERA (49.0 IP, 21 ER) with 12 walks and 38 strikeouts in 11 games (6 starts). ACALEB THIELBAR - LHP #72 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 B/T: R/L Age: 33 (01/31/1987 in Northfield, MN) Acquired: Signed as free agent, 11/29/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/18 vs. MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .222 vs. Right .364 8/12 at MIL ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Worked the 10th inning last night, pitching a perfect frame...since allowing two ER in 2020 debut, last three outings are scoreless...0.1 IP at MIL 8/12, fanning Brock Holt. 8/7 at KC ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AMade first MLB appearance since 4/30/15 with MIN on 8/4 vs. PIT (2.1 IP and 54 pitches were career highs)...4th-longest appearance hiatus in Twins history, trailing 8/4 vs. PIT ND 2.1 5 2 2 0 2 3 ABert Blyleven (9 years, 64 days), Carlos Pulido (9 years, 22 days) and Craig Breslow (7 years, 322 days)...native of Northfield, MN. LEWIS THORPE - LHP #43 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 218 B/T: R/L Age: 24 (11/23/1995 in Melbourne, AUS) Acquired: Signed as free agent, 7/1 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/12 at MIL ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .400 vs. Right .324 8/8 at KC L1 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 Last pitched on 8/12 at MIL, working 2.0 scoreless IP (2 H, 2 K)...marked lone career appearance vs. MIL...took loss in relief 8/8 at KC, failing to record an out for 8/3 vs. PIT (GS)ND 4.0 6 3 3 1 4 3 Athe 1st time in career (3 H, 3 ER, 1 HR)...entered game w/ 0 R allowed in 4.2 IP of relief this season (2 G)...owns career 4.50 ERA (6.0 IP, 3 ER) in 2 career IL G. 7/30 vs. CLE ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Career record of 3-3, 6.19 ERA (36.1 IP, 25 ER) with 16 BB and 35 K in 16 games (3 starts) w/ MIN...signed from Melbourne (“mel-BIN”), AUS as 16 year-old in 2012. 7/26 at CWS ND 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 AMATT WISLER - RHP #37 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (9/12/92 in Bryan, OH) Acquired: Claimed off Waivers from SEA, 10/29/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/17 vs. KC ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0 ER), 3 K, 1 BB Series vs MIL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .000 vs. Right .214 8/11 at MIL ND 2.2 3 1 1 1 0 1 Pitched 2.0 scoreless IP as Opener Monday night, w/ 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K...has pitched 5.1 hitless IP across 3 G at home this season, w/ 2 BB, 1 HB, 6 K...owns 2.70 8/7 at KC L1 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 AERA (6.2 IP, 2 ER) in 4 G on the road so far. 8/3 vs. PIT ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Career 1-1 w/ 3.32 ERA (19.0 IP, 7 ER), .225 BAA (16-for-71), 6 BB and 17 K in 7 G (2 GS) vs. Milwaukee...faced MIL on 8/11 (2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 1 K). 8/2 vs. CLE ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 A 2020 BULLPEN INFO TEAM BULLPEN USAGE Player name 1st Batter Avg BB/9 K/9 Saves/Opps Holds IRS% WHIP HR Last game 2 games ago 3 games ago Jorge Alcala .200 3.00 9.00 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 1.11 1 2.0 IP (26) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Tyler Clippard .333 1.69 7.59 0/0 4 0.0% (0/4) 0.84 1 0.0 IP (0) 1.1 IP (20) 0.2 IP (7) Tyler Duffey .000 0.00 12.00 0/0 3 0.0% (0/0) 0.44 0 0.0 IP (0) 1.0 IP (20) 0.0 IP (0) Trevor May .444 2.00 14.00 1/2 3 0.0% (0/3) 1.00 2 0.0 IP (0) 1.0 IP (13) 1.0 IP (15) Taylor Rogers .400 0.96 11.57 5/7 1 100.0% (1/1) 1.39 1 1.0 IP (22) 0.0 IP (0) 1.0 IP (12) Sergio Romo .143 1.13 13.50 3/3 2 0.0% (0/0) 0.38 1 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 1.0 IP (15) Devin Smeltzer .000 3.09 9.26 0/0 1 0.0% (0/0) 1.46 2 0.0 IP (0) 2.2 IP (40) 0.0 IP (0) Caleb Thielbar .250 3.86 7.71 0/0 0 0.0% (0/2) 1.71 0 1.0 IP (13) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Lewis Thorpe .500 5.06 5.06 0/1 0 0.0% (0/0) 1.88 2 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Matt Wisler .000 4.50 10.50 0/0 1 0.0% (0/2) 1.00 2 0.0 IP (0) 2.0 IP (30) 0.0 IP (0) HITTERS EHIRE ADRIANZA - INF (PRONOUNCED AY-RAY AH-DREE-AHN-ZAH) #13 Garver, continued... A 16 G (14 GS) this season, all as C (122.0 Innings)...73 GS at C in 2019 (split mostly with Castro). Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 B/T: S/R Age: 30 (8/21/89 in Guarenas, VZ) A 2019 AL Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winner...led MLB catchers in home runs, while 2020 Average: .206 Streak: 1g, 1-2, RBI Series vs MIL: 1-2, RBI leading AL catchers in RBI (65) and slugging (.660), OBP (.373, tied with Omar Narváez), Homestand: 1-6, RBI Home Runs: runs (68), OPS (1.032), isolated power (.372) and third in AVG (.288) and fourth in walks A Career .310 (9-for-29) vs. MIL...6-for-last-10 in last 6 G vs. MIL...3-for-7 (3 G) in 2020 vs. MIL. (35) - all numbers as catcher only. A Hitting .273 (3-for-11) as RHB and .174 (4-for-23) as LHB. MARWIN GONZALEZ - INF/OF #9 A Attempted the Twins’ 2nd safety squeeze in 3 G, scoring Luis Arraez from third base last night. A Only 2-for-12 in 8 G at Target Field this season...career 3-for-14 vs. MIL at Target Field. Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: S/R Age: 31 (3/14/1989 in Puerto Ordaz, VZ) A Made defensive appearances at seven different positions in 2019: P (1 game, 0 starts), 1B 2020 Average: .233 Streak: 0-17, RBI Series vs MIL: 0-5 (20 games, 12 starts), 2B (7 games, 7 starts), 3B (24 games, 14 starts), SS (24 games, 16 Homestand: 0-17, RBI Home Runs: 2 (2 1-run) starts), LF (1 games, 0 starts) and RF (6 games, 5 starts)...9 starts (1 2B/2 SS/6 3B) in 2020. A Is 3-for-17 w/ 2B & 2 RBI vs. MIL...career .203 (13-for-64) w/ HR & 9 RBI in 23 G vs. MIL. LUIS ARRAEZ - INF #2 A 3rd on team in AVG (.233), 3rd in multi-H (6), 6th in H (17) & 5th in OBP (.293). Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 B/T: L/R Age: 23 (4/9/97 in San Felipe, VZ) A Reached in 14 of 21 games this season (h or BB), posting an OPS of .621. A 11 GS at 3B, 4 at 1B, 4 at 2B & 2 in RF...splits 3B w/ Adrianza since Donaldson injury (7/31 - calf). 2020 Average: .277 Streak: 4g, 7-14, 2B, RBI Series vs MIL: 1-3, 2B A Hitting .318 (7-for-22) as RHB and 196 (10-for-51) as LHB. Homestand: 5-10, 2B Home Runs: A Hit a solo homer on 8/7 to mark his second of the season, both as a left-handed batter (10 A Hitting .267 (4-for-15) w/ 3 R, RBI, 2 BB in 4 G vs. MIL this season...career .286 (6-for-21) w/ 4 of 15 in 2019 were as LHB). R, 3 RBI & 4 BB in 7 G vs. MIL...career 4-for-17 w/ 2 RBI vs. NL Central opponents at Target Field. A Hit .300 (36-for-120) as a right-handed batter and .249 (76-for-305) as a left-handed batter A Hitting 11-for-32 (.344) in last 9 since 8/5...exited game last night w/ right knee soreness. in '19...also hit .298 (28-for-94) with runners in scoring position and .360 (18-for-50) with A Has reached base safely in 16 of 19 games this season (via BB or H)...in a 4 G . a .976 OPS with runners in scoring position and two outs in 2019. A Career .328 (65-for-198) in 58 G at Target Field...career 0-for-2 vs. Brett Anderson. MAX KEPLER - OF #26 A Hit for .334 AVG in 2019, was 5th-highest by a 22-year-old in the past 100 years (min. 300 PA), behind Ted Williams (.406, 1941), Freddie Lindstrom (.358, 1928), Stan Musial (.357, Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 B/T: L/L Age: 27 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany) 1943) and Joe DiMaggio (.346, 1937). 2020 Average: .222 Streak: 0-3 Series vs MIL: 0-3 ALEX AVILA - C #16 Homestand: 3-15, HR, 3 RBI Home Runs: 6 (4 1-run, 1 2-run, 1 3-run) Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 B/T: L/R Age: 33 (1/29/87 in Hialeah, FL) A Two stolen bases last night vs. MIL...career .224 (13-for-58) w/ 10 R, 15 BB, 3 HR, 9 RBI & a .835 OPS in 19 G vs. MIL...leads team in walks w/ 13...12 walks in last 13 games. 2020 Average: .207 Streak: 0-4 Series vs MIL: 0-4 A Reached safely in 17 of his 22 games via hit or walk...those 17: .378 OBP / .887 OPS /13 BB. Homestand: 1-8, 2B Home Runs: 1 (1 1-run) A Career .333 (20-for-60) w/ 10 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 11 BB & a 1.016 OPS in 18 G vs. NLC A Reached safely in 9 of 11 G this season... .207 AVG / .425 OBP /.770 OPS...6 R/ 6 H / 9 BB. Central at home. A Career .156 (5-for-32) w/ 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI & a .606 OPS in 14 G vs. MIL...1-for-7 this season. A Hitting .271 (16-for-59) w/ 3 2B & 6 HR vs. RHP and .091 (2-for-22) w/ 1 2B & 3 RBI vs. LHP. A Has played in 11 G (10 starts) this season, all as C (87.1 Inn.) -Twins are 9-2 in those 11 G. A Has 8 career leadoff homers, 2 this season (7/24 at CWS & 7/31 vs. CLE)...5th on Twins all- A Hit 1st HR as Twin on 7/31 (solo shot)...played his 1,000th career game on 8/6, became 7th time list: Dozier - 28, J. Jones - 20, Knoblauch - 14 & Gladden - 12. active catcher to reach that mark...890 career games caught, 9th among actives. A Eighth career 3+ RBI game out of the leadoff spot on 8/5, which is the ninth most such games A Signed a one-year contract with Minnesota on 12/10/19 after 2 seasons with ARI. in Twins history. One more 3+ RBI game out of the leadoff spot would tie him with Chuck BYRON BUXTON - OF #25 Knoblauch and Dan Gladden (9 each) for seventh most in Twins history. Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (12/18/93 in Baxley, GA) JORGE POLANCO - SS #11 2020 Average: .231 Streak: 0-5 Series vs MIL: 0-5 Height: 5-11 Weight: 208 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (7/5/93 in San Pedro De Macorís, DR) Homestand: 1-18, 2 RBI Home Runs: 5 (4 1-run, 1 3-run) 2020 Average: .300 Streak: 2g, 3-9, 2 RBI Series vs MIL: 1-5, 2 RBI A Is 6-for-18 (.333) w/ 3 R, 6 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI & SB in 4 G against MIL this season...career .288 Homestand: 6-17, 4 RBI Home Runs: 2 (1 1-run, 1 2-run) (15-for-52) w/ 10 R, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SB & a .847 OPS in 16 G vs. MIL. A Is 4-for-18 (.278) w/ 4 R, HR, 4 RBI and a .794 OPS in 4 G vs. MIL this season. A Hitting .231 (3-for-13) & .728 OPS vs. LHP & .231 (12-for-52) & .707 OPS vs. RHP in 2020. A Career .364 (24-for-66) w/ 6 R, 4 2B, HR, 13 RBI, 6 BB & a .911 OPS in 17 G vs. MIL. A Recorded his 1st outfield of the season on (8/15), the Twins’ outfield corps owns four A Second career walk-off plate appearance and first hit last night in 12th inning vs. MIL. outfield assists on the season...also sacrifice fly which was Minnesota’s 7th of the year – its A 2nd on team in hits (28), T-1st in games (24) & 2nd in AVG (.311)...also 9th in AL in AVG. most through the first 20 games since 2010 (10). A Batted leadoff on 8/17 for the 1st time this season and first time since July 16, 2019 vs. New A Homered in three consecutive games for the first time in his career (8/6-8/8) matching his York-NL…occupied the top spot in the batting order 15 times last season and 24 times total homer total from his previous 38 games (107 at-bats) combined dating back to June 6, 2019. in his career...his team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the season, becoming the first Twins A Was caught stealing in the fifth inning on 8/1 for just the ninth time in his career (60 career batter with at least 11 multi-hit games within the first 24 games of the season since Justin successful steals) and first time since May 21, 2019 at Los Angeles-AL (Noé Ramirez/Jonathan Morneau in 2009 (11 G)...his 10 multi-hit games are tied with Baltimore’s Hanser Alberto (11). Lucroy...snapped a string of six successful steal attempts...has been caught just four times in his last 47 attempts. EDDIE ROSARIO - OF #20 JAKE CAVE - OF #60 Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R Age: 28 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 B/T: L/L Age: 27 (12/4/92 in Hampton, VA) 2020 Average: .217 Streak: 0-4 Series vs MIL: 0-4 Homestand: 3-16, 2B, RBI Home Runs: 6 (4 1-run, 1 2-run, 1 GS) 2020 Average: .129 Streak: 0-3 Series vs MIL: 0-0 Homestand: 0-3 Home Runs: A Career .288 (30-for-104) w/ 23 R, 7 2B, 9 HR, 21 RBI & a .952 OPS in 27 G vs. MIL...is hitting .412 (7-for-17) with runners in scoring position this season...hit .340 (53-for-156) w/ .908 A Career 2-for-17 w/ 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI in 7 career G vs. MIL...went 1-for-5 w/ R & RBI against MIL OPS with runners in scoring position in 2019. last week at Miller Park...career 8-for-41 w/ 2 HR & 6 RBI in 15 G vs. NL Central opponents. A Has drawn 9 walks, tied for second most on team (Kepler - 13)...drew 22 walks in 2019...has A .277 (64-for-231) w/ 45 R, 9 HR & 34 RBI in 85 career G at Target Field...0-for-11 in 2020. A reached via hit or walk in 17 of 23 G this season. 5 GS in CF this season, 3 in LF and 1 in RF...recorded his first outfield assist of the season on A 4th career GS 8/10 at MIL...were only 4 runs of G, 3rd time in MIN history for all 4 R coming 8/3, was the ninth outfield assist of his career, and his second from leftfield...it was the Twins’ from a GS in a victory: Gary Gaetti in 1988, Bobby Darwin in 1973. second outfield assist as a team this season (Eddie Rosario). A A Hit second career grand slam in MIN's 3rd game, 7/26 at CWS off Reynaldo López. Now 112 career HR passed Roy Smalley for 15th in Twins history...next is Sanó w/ 122, then J. Jones w/ 132. NELSON CRUZ - DH #23 A Recorded his 3rd outfield assist of the season and 51st of his career last night...51 outfield Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R Age: 40 (7/1/80 in Las Matas De Santa Cruz, DR) assists are second most in baseball since 2015, trailing only Starling Marte (61)...his 51 2020 Average: .337 Streak: 0-4 Series vs MIL: 0-4 outfield assists are ninth on Twins all-time list, now 3 behind Jacque Jones (54). Homestand: 6-16, 4 HR, 2B, 5 RBI Home Runs: 8 (5 1-run, 1 2-run, 2 3-run) MIGUEL SANÓ - INF #22 A Career .256 (11-for-43) w/ 8 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 BB & a .924 OPS in 12 G vs. MIL. Height: 6-4 Weight: 272 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (5/11/93 in S.Pedro De Macorís, DR) A Tied for 4th in AL in hits (29) and 1st in RBI (23)...leads MIN in OPS (1.025) & in OBP (.430). 2020 Average: .172 Streak: 2g, 3-7, 3 2B, RBI Series vs MIL: 2-3, 2 2B, RBI A Hitting .348 (16-for-46) w/ 10 RBI in 13 G at Target Field in 2020...extended his Target Field Homestand: 4-13, 3 2B, RBI Home Runs: 4 (3 1-run, 1 3-run) on-base streak to 10 games last night…within that span, he’s hitting .429 (15-for-35) with 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI & 4 BB...... 35 career HR, 93 RBI & a .1.026 OPS in 110 games at Target Field. A Doubled twice last night vs. MIL (92nd career 2B)...nine of his 11 hits this season have gone A Batting .444 (8-for-18) w/ 4 HR vs. LHP & batting .309 (21-for-68) w/ 4 HR vs. RHP. for extra bases (5 doubles, 4 HR)…also logged his second multi-hit game of the season, A Hit 408th and 409th career home runs on 8/17, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Duke Snider in and his first since he hit two homers on August 1 vs. Cleveland. 56th place and moving into a tie with Mark Teixeira (409) for 55th place…also recorded his 36th A Is 4-for-9 w/ 2 R, HR & 2 RBI vs. MIL in 2020...career .333 w/ 9 R, 4 HR & 7 RBI in 14 G vs. MIL. career multi-homer game, tying Edwin Encarnación for seventh most by a Dominican-born hitter A Has .172 AVG compared to .438 SLG...in 2019, had .247 AVG compared to .576 SLG. in major league history…his eight home runs within the first 24 games of the season are tied A Played his 500th career game 8/11 at MIL (506 G)...122 career HR, 114th on Twins all-time with Barry Bonds (8 in 2007) and Hank Sauer (8 in 1958) for most by a player 40-or-older within list, next J. Jones (132). the first 24 games of the season…his 23 RBI within the first 24 games of the are the most by a A Shifted to 1B in 2020 after Donaldson signing in January...had just 31 career appearances 40-year-old in that span, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Tony Pérez (21 in 1983)…Cruz has at 1B prior to this season; made 20 so far in 2020 (157.1 Inn). reached safely in each of his last 18 starts via hit, walk or hit by pitch. ILDEMARO VARGAS - INF (PRONOUNCED ILL-DUH-MAH-ROW) #4 MITCH GARVER - C #8 Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 B/T: S/R Age: 29 (7/16/91 in Caripito, VZ) Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (1/15/91 in Albuquerque, NM) 2020 Average: .143 Streak: 0-2 Series vs MIL: 0-1 2020 Average: .143 Streak: 0-7 Series vs MIL: 0-0 Homestand: 0-1 Home Runs: Homestand: 0-7 Home Runs: 1 (1 1-run) A Made Twins debut on 8/16 as a pinch runner... logged his first at-bat as a member of the A Season-high 3 hits 8/12 at MIL...went 4-for-10 w/ 2 R in 2 G at MIL last week (8/11-12). Twins last night, striking out against LHP …the 10-pitch PA was the longest of his A Career .250 (7-for-28) w/ 4 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI in 8 G vs. MIL...4-for-17 (.235) in last 6 G this season career..stayed in the game as second baseman. A Hitting just .045 (1-for-22) at home vs. .222 (6-for-270) on the road. A Acquired 8/11 via trade with Arizona in exchange for cash considerations...designated by AZ 8/6. A Hitting .094 (3-or-32) vs. RHP and .235 (4-for-17) vs. LHP...typically shares leadoff duties A 3-for-20 in 8 G with D-backs this season - all singles and 1 BB. with Max Kepler depending on LHS or RHS...has led off 5 times...led off 25 times in 2019. A Plays all 4 infield positions: 58 career G at 2B, 21 at 3B, 5 at SS and 5 at 1B. TWINS HOME RUN DATA MULTI-HOMER GAMES (6x) • Buxton, 8/12 at MIL WALK-OFF (0x) RUNNERS ON LEADOFF (2x) GRAND SLAM (2x) • Kepler, 7/24 at CWS • Cruz, 8/17 vs. KC • None • Solo - 26 • Kepler, 7/24 at CWS • Cave, 7/26 at CWS • Cruz, 7/26 at CWS BACK-TO-BACK (0x) INSIDE-THE-PARK (0x) • 2-run - 4 • Kepler, 7/31 vs. CLE • Rosario, 8/10 at MIL • Sanó, 8/1 vs. CLE • None • None • 3-run - 5 • Rosario, 8/11 at MIL

HITTERS INFO LAST HOME RUN LAST GRAND SLAM VS. CURRENT OPPONENT 2020 VS. CURRENT OPPONENT CAREER Multi- Multi- Season Hit- Season Career Player Hit RBI Streak High Hits Date Opp. On Pitcher Date Opp. # Avg H AB HR RBI Avg H AB HR RBI Ehire Adrianza 2 0 1, 8/18-8/18 2, 8/10 9/02/19 at DET 1 Zimmermann 6/12/18 at DET 1 .429 3 7 0 1 .310 9 29 0 4 Luis Arraez 5 1 5, 7/24-7/30 2, 8/16 9/25/19 at DET 1 VerHagen 0 .267 4 15 0 1 .286 6 21 0 3 Alex Avila 0 0 3, 7/26-7/31 1, 8/16 7/31/20 vs. CLE 0 Clevinger 0 .143 1 7 0 0 .156 5 32 1 2 Byron Buxton 3 2 6, 8/4-8/9 3, 8/12 8/12/20 at MIL 0 Yardley 5/18/19 at SEA 2 .333 6 18 2 2 .288 15 52 3 8 Jake Cave 1 2 2, 7/24-7/26 2, 7/24 7/26/20 at CWS 3 Lopez 7/26/20 at CWS 2 .200 1 5 0 1 .118 2 17 1 3 Nelson Cruz 7 6 7, 7/31-8/6 4, 7/26 8/17/20 vs. KC 0 Newberry 7/23/16 at TOR 1 .077 1 13 0 2 .256 11 43 3 9 Mitch Garver 2 0 2, 8/11-8/12 3, 8/12 8/02/20 vs. CLE 0 Civale 0 .400 4 10 0 0 .250 7 28 2 3 Marwin Gonzalez 6 2 2, 8/11-8/12 3, 8/8 8/07/20 at KC 0 Junis 8/24/18 at LAA 2 .176 3 17 0 2 .203 13 64 1 9 Max Kepler 5 4 3, 8/8-8/10 3, 8/3 8/16/20 vs. KC 1 Singer 8/26/17 at TOR 2 .083 1 12 0 0 .224 13 58 3 9 Jorge Polanco 10 4 5, 8/10-8/15 3, 8/6 8/11/20 at MIL 0 Lindblom 0 .278 5 18 1 4 .364 24 66 1 13 Eddie Rosario 4 4 4, 8/9-8/12 2, 8/17 8/11/20 at MIL 1 Lindblom 8/10/20 at MIL 4 .222 4 18 3 8 .288 30 104 9 21 Miguel Sano 2 2 2, 8/17-8/18 2, 8/18 8/12/20 at MIL 0 Lauer 9/14/19 at CLE 1 .444 4 9 1 2 .333 17 51 4 7 Ildemaro Vargas 0 0 2, 7/26-7/27 1, 8/2 9/24/19 vs. STL 0 Miller 0 .000 0 1 0 0 .000 0 7 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS MIsc. Highs and Lows Score by Inning SCORE BY INNING Most Runs, Game (Team)...... 14, 7/26 at CWS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 XTRA TOTAL Most Runs, Inning (Team)...... 5, 3x, last 2nd inning, 8/12 at MIL OPPONENT 7 11 6 12 13 8 5 5 10 0 77 Most Hits, Game (Team)...... 15, 8/12 at MIL TWINS 22 20 15 19 12 10 7 4 6 1 116 Most Hits, Inning (Team)...... 5, 2nd inning, 8/12 at MIL Most Strikeouts, Batters (Team)...... 16, 8/11 at MIL injured LIST Longest Hitting Streak (Individual)...... 7, Cruz, 7/31-8/6 PLAYER INJURY DATE ON RETRO DATE OFF GAMES MISSED Consecutive Hits (Individual)...... 4, Cruz, 7/26 at CWS Jake Odorizzi...... Right Intercostal Strain...... 7/23...... 7/20...... 8/8...... 14 Consecutive Hitless At-Bats (Individual)...... 18, Arraez, 7/30-8/5 Willians Astudillo..... Undisclosed Injury...... 7/4...... - -...... 17 Consecutive Scoreless Innings (Batters)...... 13, 7/29-30 Zack Littell...... Left Hamstring Strain...... 8/1...... 7/31...... 8/13...... 12 Most Runs Allowed (Team)...... 10, 7/25 at CWS Rich Hill...... Left Shoulder Fatigue...... 8/4...... 7/31...... 8/19...... 17 Most Runs Allowed, Inning (Team)...... 6, 4th inn, 8/8 at KC Homer Bailey...... Right Biceps Tendinitis...... 8/2...... 7/29...... 19 ...... Right Calf Strain...... 8/7...... 8/4...... 16 Most Hits Allowed (Team)...... 14, 7/25 at CWS Cody Stashak...... Lower Back Inflammation...... 8/13...... 8/12...... 6 Most Hits Allowed, Inning (Team)...... 6, 4th inn, 8/8 at KC Pitchers Used (Team)...... 6, 3x, last: 8/17 vs. MIL BOLD indicates currently on IL Cons. Batters Retired (Team)...... 21, 8/18 vs. MIL Scoreless Innings Streak (Team/Pitchers)...... 15, 7th inn 7/31-3rd inn 8/2 Most Runs, Starter...... 5, Berríos, 7/24 at CWS Most Home Runs, Starter...... 2, Dobnak, 8/16 vs. KC Most Walks, Starter...... 4, 2x, last Berríos 8/15 vs. KC (G2) Most Strikeouts, Starter...... 12, Maeda, 8/18 vs. MIL Most Strikeouts, Pitchers (Team)...... 15, 8/18 vs. MIL EJECTIONS Most Walks, Pitchers (Team)...... 5, 4x, last 8/15 vs. KC (G2) DATE PLAYER/MGR/CH UMPIRE REASON CAREER Most Cons. Scoreless Innings (Individual)...... 13.0, Dobnak, 7/25-8/10 8/18...... Marwin Gonzalez...... Jeremie Rehak...... Arguing Balls/Strikes...... 7th Most Cons. Batters Retired (Individual)...... 21, Maeda, 8/18 vs. MIL Longest Game, Innings...... 12, 8/18 vs. MIL Longest Game, Time (9 Inn.)...... 3:55, 8/8 at KC Longest Game, Time (X Inn.)...... 4:28, 8/18 vs. MIL Fastest Game, Time (9 Inn.)...... 2:37, 8/6 vs. KC 2020 openers Fastest Game, Time (7 Inn.)...... 2:30, 8/15 vs. KC (G1) DATE OPPONENT PITCHER LINE (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) FINAL SCORE TEAM RECORD AS OPENER Largest Margin, Victory...... 12, 7/26 at CWS 8/2 vs. CLE Tyler Clippard 2.0-0-0-0-0-1-0 3-1 1-0 Largest Margin, Loss...... 7, 7/25 at CWS 8/11 at MIL Tyler Clippard 1.0-1-1-1-0-3-1 4-6 1-1 Lineups Used...... 20 STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER MOST USED LINEUP (3, 2X) C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Player Pos. Ehire Adrianza 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 Ehire Adrianza 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 Max Kepler RF Jorge Polanco SS Luis Arraez 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luis Arraez 1 1 0 0 0 7 7 1 2 Nelson Cruz DH Alex Avila 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Avila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 Eddie Rosario LF Byron Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Byron Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 Marwin Gonzalez 3B Miguel Sanó 1B Jake Cave 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 Jake Cave 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 Luis Arraez 2B Nelson Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Nelson Cruz 0 0 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 Byron Buxton CF Josh Donaldson 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 Josh Donaldson 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Avila C Mitch Garver 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mitch Garver 5 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 Marwin Gonzalez 0 4 4 0 11 0 0 2 0 Marwin Gonzalez 0 0 0 1 8 4 3 5 0 OUTFIELD ASSISTS Max Kepler 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 Max Kepler 17 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 Eddie Rosario 3 Jorge Polanco 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 Jorge Polanco 1 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Rosario Eddie Rosario 0 0 0 14 7 1 0 0 0 Byron Buxton 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 1 1 Miguel Sano Miguel Sano 0 0 1 2 4 5 4 4 0 Jake Cave 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Kepler 1 Total 6 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED FOR THE TWINS AGAINST THE TWINS HITTING: HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: J. Polanco, 4/5/19 at PHI (11 all-time) Hit for the Cycle: A. Beltré, 8/24/12 at TEX (5 allowed all-time) Grand Slam: Rosario, 8/10/20 (2 as a team in 2020) Grand Slam: R. Rodríguez, 8/23/19 vs. DET (5 allowed as team in 2019) Inside-the-Park Home Run: B. Buxton, 8/18/17 vs. ARI (2 as a team in 2017, 54 all-time) Inside-the-Park Home Run: A. Mondesi, 4/2/19 at KC (44 allowed all-time) Pinch-Hit Home Run: M. Sanó, 8/5/19 vs. ATL (2 as a team in 2019) Pinch-Hit Home Run: D. Smith, 7/17/19 vs. NYM (2 allowed in 2019) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: M. LeCroy, 9th inning, 5/19/04 at TOR (15 all-time) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: J. Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE Five-Hit Game: C. Cron, 5/23/19 at LAA (3 in 2019) Five-Hit Game: D. Gregorius, 7/23/19 vs. NYY Six-Hit Game: K. Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX (2 all-time, both Puckett) Six-Hit Game: J. Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL (3 allowed all-time) Two Hits, One Inning: N. Cruz, 8th inning, 8/20/19 vs. CWS (1 as a team in 2019) Two Hits, One Inning: V. Reyes, 3rd inning, 8/31/19 at DET (1 allowed in 2019) Two Home Runs, One Inning: M. Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KC (1 all-time) Two Home Runs, One Inning: D. Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MIL Two-Home Run Game: B. Buxton, 8/12/20 at MIL (5 as team in 2020) Two-Home Run Game: M. Piña, 8/11/20 (3 allowed in 2020) Three-Home Run Game: N. Cruz, 8/3/19 vs. KC (3 as a team in 2019, 12 all-time) Three-Home Run Game: J. Donaldson, 8/28/16 at TOR Back-to-Back Home Runs: C.J. Cron/Jake Cave, 9/29/19 at KC (12 as a team in 2019) Back-to-Back Home Runs: J. Soler/S. Perez, 8/8/20 at KC (2 allowed in 2020) Three Consecutive Home Runs: N. Cruz/E. Rosario/C. Cron, 4/26/19 vs. BAL (1 in 2019) Three Consecutive Home Runs: A. Jones/V. Castilla/J. Franco, 6/11/02 vs. ATL Three Home Runs, One Inning: C. Cron/J. Polanco/N. Cruz (2nd), 8/3/19 vs. KC (5 in 2019) Three Home Runs, One Inning: N. Lopez/J. Soler/S. Perez, 8/8/20 at KC (2 in 2020) Four Home Runs, One Inning: S. Mack/K. Puckett/K. Hrbek/H. Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY Four Home Runs, One Inning: C. Everett/T. O’Leary/J. Varitek/M. Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS Walk-Off Home Run: M. Sanó, 8/5/19 vs. ATL (1 as a team in 2019) Walk-off Home Run: H. Ramirez, 8/1/19 at MIA (1 allowed in 2019) Pinch-Hit, Walk-Off Home Run: M. Sanó, 8/5/19 vs. ATL (10 all-time) Pinch-Hit, Walk-Off Home Run: C. Santana, 9/23/11 at CLE (12 all-time) Leadoff Home Run: M. Kepler, 7/31/20 vs. CLE (2 as a team in 2020) Leadoff Home Run: A. García, 8/11/20 at MIL (2 allowed in 2020) Consecutive Home Runs to Lead Off Game: E. Núñez/B. Dozier, 5/25/16 vs. KC Consecutive Home Runs to Lead Off Game: S. Smith/M. Machado, 7/7/17 vs. BAL (1 in ‘17) Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Last actual pitcher Jim Kaat, 6/11/72 at CLE; Chris Gimenez Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Jon Lester, 7/1/18 at CHC catcher pitching in relief, 9/3/18 at TEX PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Jer. Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA (5 all-time) No-Hitter: F. Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS (6 all-time) One-Hitter: C. Kluber, 8/14/15 vs. CLE (23 all-time) One-Hitter: E. Santana, 4/15/17 vs. CWS (14 all-time) Two-Hitter: R. Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR (49 all-time) Two-Hitter: E. Santana, 5/24/17 at BAL (43 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: A. Fernández (10.0 innings), 10/1/95 at CHW 10+ Innings Pitched: B. Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL 10+ Strikeouts: 13, S. Bieber, 7/30/20 vs. CLE (1 time in 2020) 10+ Strikeouts: 12, Maeda, 8/18/20 vs. MIL (1 as a team in 2020) Complete Game Shutout: L. Giolito, 8/21/19 vs. CWS (1 time in 2019) Complete Game Shutout: J. Berríos, 4/1/18 at BAL (1 as a team in 2018) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: J. Williams/Jer. Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAA Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: J. Mays/C. Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MIL Back-to-Back Shutouts: 4/6 - 4/8/2015 vs. DET (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11) Back-to-Back Shutouts: 5/6 - 7/19 at TOR (2 games, 8-0 and 3-0) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: F. Hernández, 6/3/10 vs. SEA (8th inning) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: Z. Duke, 3/29/18 at BAL (7th inning) MISCELLANEOUS: MISCELLANEOUS: Play: J. Donaldson/A. Rosales/C. Carter, 8/21/12 at OAK - T. Plouffe hitting (8 all-time) Triple Play: M. Sanó/J. Schoop/C.J. Cron, 8/7 vs. ATL - T. Flowers hitting (14 all-time) Position Player Pitching: J. Gyorko, 8/12/20 at MIL (1 in 2020) Position Player Pitching: E. Adrianza, 7/17/19 vs. NYM (1 in 2019) Three or more Steals, One Game: W. Merrifield (3), 7/2/17 at KC (1 in 2017) Three or more Steals, One Game: E. Adrianza (3), 6/21/17 vs. CWS (1 in 2017) Steal of Home: R. Davis, 8/1/18 vs. CLE Steal of Home: C. Thomas, 8/3/13 vs. HOU Pure Steal of Home: S. Green, 5/26/00 vs. TEX Pure Steal of Home: R. Becker, 9/27/97 at CLE Home Run in First ML At-Bat: C. Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STL Home Run in First ML At-Bat: E. Rosario, 5/6/15 vs. OAK (1st PA, 1st pitch) 2020 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 8/14 vs. KC Postponed Game scheduled for 7:10 was rescheduled due to oncoming thunderstorms/tornados; made up as part of a traditional doubleheader the next day, 8/15.

2010: 1 PPD / 1 DEL 2014: 3 PPD / 6 DEL 2018: 4 PPD / 5 DEL 2011: 3 PPD / 3 DEL 2015: 1 PPD / 3 DEL 2019: 1 PPD / 7 DEL 2012: 1 PPD / 4 DEL 2016: 3 PPD / 11 DEL 2020: 1 PPD / 0 DEL 2013: 3 PPD / 4 DEL 2017: 4 PPD / 7 DEL ** Target Field has experienced 51 delayed games, 25 postponed games, 1 suspended game and 1 rain-shortened game in the park’s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 4:50. ** DAY-BY-DAY, MORE MISC. & ROSTER INFO Date Opponent Score W/L Record Position Games Ahead/Games Back Winner/Loser/Save JULY (5-2) Batting: .236 (54-for-229) Pitching: 5-2-3, 3.34 ERA (62.0 IP, 23 ER) 24 ------at CWS 10-5 W 1-0 T-1st +1.0 May/Giolito 25 ------at CWS 3-10 L 1-1 T-1st - - Keuchel/Dobnak 26 ------at CWS 14-2 W 2-1 T-1st +0.0 Maeda/López 27 ------OFF DAY T-1st +0.0 28 ------STL 6-3 W 3-1 2nd -0.5 Bailey/Martínez/Romo 29 ------STL 3-0 W 4-1 1st +0.5 Hill/Ponce de Leon/Rogers 30 ------CLE 0-2 L 4-2 2nd -0.5 Bieber/Berríos/Karinchak 31 ------CLE 4-1 W 5-2 1st +0.5 Dobnak/Clevinger/Rogers AUGUST (11-6) Batting: .233 (127-for-545) Pitching: 11-6-6, 3.18 ERA (147.1 IP, 52 ER) 1 ------CLE 3-0 W 6-2 1st +1.0 Maeda/Carrasco/Rogers 2 ------CLE 4-1 W 7-2 1st +2.0 Smeltzer/Civale/Romo 3 ------PIT 5-4 W 8-2 1st +2.0 Rogers/Burdi 4 ------PIT 7-3 W 9-2 1st +2.0 Berríos/Musgrove/May 5 ------at PIT 5-2 W 10-2 1st +3.0 Dobnak/Williams 6 ------at PIT 5-6 L 10-3 1st +2.5 Howard/Rogers 7 ------at KC 2-3 L 10-4 1st +2.0 Holland/Wisler/Rosenthal 8 ------at KC 6-9 L 10-5 1st +1.5 Zuber/Thorpe/Rosenthal 9 ------at KC 2-4 L 10-6 1st +0.5 Singer/Berríos/Barlow 10 ------at MIL 4-2 W 11-6 1st +0.5 Dobnak/Houser/Rogers 11 ------at MIL 4-6 L 11-7 1st +0.5 Williams/Rogers/Hader 12 ------at MIL 12-2 W 12-7 1st +1.5 Maeda/Lauer 13 ------OFF DAY 1st +1.5 15 ------KC## 4-2 W 13-7 1st +1.5 Duffey/Speier/Rogers ------KC 2-4 L 13-8 1st +1.0 Duffy/Berríos/Rosenthal 16 ------KC 4-2 W 14-8 1st +1.0 Dobnak/Singer/Romo 17 ------KC 4-1 W 15-8 1st +1.5 Smeltzer/Bubic 18 ------MIL ^4-3 W 16-8 1st +1.5 Alcala/Phelps 19 ------MIL 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 20 ------MIL 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 21 ------at KC 7:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN 22 ------at KC 6:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN 23 ------at KC 1:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 24 ------at CLE 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 25 ------at CLE 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 26 ------at CLE 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 27 ------at DET 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 28 ------at DET 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 29 ------at DET 5:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 30 ------at DET 12:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 31 ------CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN SEPTEMBER (0-0) Batting: .000 (0-for-0) Pitching: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (0.0 IP, 0 ER) 1 ------CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 2 ------CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 3 ------OFF DAY 4 ------DET 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 5 ------DET 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 6 ------DET 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 7 ------DET 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 8 ------at STL 2:15 PM. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com ------at STL# 9 ------OFF DAY 10 ------OFF DAY 11 ------CLE 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 12 ------CLE 7:15 P.M. FOX/TIBN 13 ------CLE 3:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 14 ------at CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 15 ------at CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 16 ------at CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 17 ------at CWS 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 18 ------at CHC 7:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 19 ------at CHC 7:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 20 ------at CHC 1:20 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 21 ------OFF DAY 22 ------DET 6:40 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 23 ------DET 6:40 P.M. FSN/TIBN 24 ------OFF DAY 25 ------CIN 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 26 ------CIN 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 27 ------CIN 2:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com All game times are listed as Central ^ - Denotes Extra-Innings (Twins are 1-0 in extra-innings) # - Sept. 9 at STL moved to DH on Sept. 8 at STL to create at Sept. off-day for Cardinals HOME GAMES ROAD GAMES ## - PPD game from 8/14 vs. KC 2020 WALK-OFF VICTORIES (1) DATE SCORE NOTES 8/3 vs. PIT 5-4 Nelson Cruz hit a single to the centerfield wall, scoring Jorge Polanco with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.

TWINS STARTERS IN 2020

Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG Maeda...... 8/18 vs. MIL (8.0-1-1-1-2-12-0)...... 3...... 5...... 4...... 4-1...... 33...... 9.38 Wisler...... 8/17 vs. KC (2.0-0-0-0-1-3-0)...... 0...... 1...... 0...... 1-0...... 0...... 0.00 Dobnak...... 8/16 vs. KC (5.1-3-2-2-1-3-2)...... 5...... 5...... 1...... 4-1...... 12...... 4.26 Berríos ...... 8/15 vs. KC (G2) (5.1-8-4-4-3-4-1)...... 4...... 5...... 1...... 2-3...... 18...... 6.66 Odorizzi...... 8/15 vs. KC (G1) (4.0-3-2-2-0-6-1)...... 0...... 2...... 0...... 1-1...... 7...... 9.00 Clippard...... 8/11 at MIL (1.0-1-1-1-0-2-1)...... 0...... 2...... 0...... 1-1...... 4...... 12.00 Smeltzer...... 8/7 at KC (4.1-4-2-2-1-2-0)...... 0...... 1...... 0...... 0-1...... 3...... 3.00 Thorpe...... 8/3 vs. PIT (4.0-6-3-3-4-3-1)...... 0...... 1...... 0...... 1-0...... 0...... 0.00 Hill...... 7/29 vs. STL (5.0-2-0-0-1-2-0)...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 1-0...... 3...... 5.40 Bailey...... 7/28 vs. STL (5.0-4-2-2-2-4-1)...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 1-0...... 6...... 10.80 2020 players (36) Pitchers: (20) Position Players: (15) Alcala, Jorge rhp Hill, Rich lhp* Romo, Sergio rhp* Adrianza, Ehire inf* Donaldson, Josh if* Sanó, Miguel inf* Bailey, Homer rhp * Littell, Zack rhp* Smeltzer, Devin lhp* Arraez, Luis inf* Garver, Mitch c* Vargas, Ildemaro inf Berríos, José rhp* Maeda, Kenta rhp* Stashak, Cody rhp* Avila, Alex c* Gonzalez, Marwin inf/of* Wade Jr., LaMonte of* Clippard, Tyler rhp* May, Trevor rhp* Thielbar, Caleb lhp Buxton, Byron of* Kepler, Max of* Whitefield, Aaron of* Dobnak, Randy rhp* Odorizzi, Jake rhp Thorpe, Lewis lhp* Cave, Jake of* Polanco, Jorge inf* * - on Opening Day roster Duffey, Tyler rhp* Poppen, Sean rhp Wisler, Matt rhp* Cruz, Nelson dh* Rosario, Eddie of* Gearrin, Cory rhp Rogers, Taylor lhp*