MINNESOTA TWINS (16-14) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (15-16) THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 - 7:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Phil Hughes (R, 4-1, 4.32) vs. Derek Holland (L, 3-2, 2.02) GAME 31 ROAD GAME 13 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/12 at Cleveland Ervin Santana (R, 5-1, 1.72) vs. Josh Tomlin (R, 2-3, 7.12) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 5/13 at Cleveland TBA vs. Mike Clevinger (R, 1-0, 0.00) 3:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 5/14 at Cleveland Hector Santiago (L, 4-1, 2.76) vs. Trevor Bauer (R, 2-4, 7.36) 12:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / La Raza Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINS AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: After completing their six-game homestand with a record of 3-3 (2-1 vs. Oakland STREAKS .........................................16-14 and 1-2 vs. Boston), the Twins began their six-game roadtrip with a win over the White Sox Current Streak: ..................................1 win Record: on Tuesday night...tonight the Twins will play the series finale at Chicago...following tonight’s Home Record: .................................8-10 game, the Twins will travel to Cleveland to play the Indians for three over the weekend...the Last 5 games: ........................................2-3 Road Record: ....................................8-4 Twins are 6-3 in their last nine games and 8-4 in their last 12...they are 8-10 at home and Last 10 games: ......................................6-4 Record in series: ..............................5-5 8-4 on the road this season. Last 15 games: ......................................9-6 Series Openers: ................................8-3 Last 20 games: ..................................10-10 Series Finales: ..................................4-6 TWINS TAKE CHICAGO: The Twins beat the White Sox Tuesday night by a score of 7-2, winning Rubber Games: .................................1-3 their sixth straight series opener...Hector Santiago (4-1) was the starter and winner, allowing TWINS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX Sweeps/Swept: .................................2/1 two runs on three hits (all singles) in 6.2 innings pitched...the offense recorded 12 hits, 2017 Record: .........................................4-3 April: .............................................12-11 including three from Byron Buxton...Kennys Vargas homered for the second straight game. Current Streak: ...................................1 win May: ..................................................4-3 2017 at Home: ......................................1-2 June: ...................................................... WHAT DOES ELIAS SAY? According to Elias Sports Bureau, Hector Santiago improved to 4-1 2017 at Chicago ....................................3-1 July: ........................................................ with a 2.76 ERA after another solid outing in the Twins win over the White Sox...teammate All-Time Record: .........................465-421-3 August: ................................................... Ervin Santana is 5-1 with a 1.72 ERA in seven starts this season...the last pair of Twins All-Time at Home: .......................250-194-2 teammates to both start 4-1 or better with an ERA under 3.00 in their first seven starts of a All-Time at Chicago: ...................215-227-1 September/October: .............................. season were Jim Kaat (6-1, 1.11 ERA) and Bert Blyleven (4-1, 2.63) in 1972. vs. American League East: ...............1-2 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League Central: ......11-10 TWINS CLAIM WILK: The Twins announced yesterday that they have claimed left-handed vs. American League West: ..............4-2 pitcher Adam Wilk off waivers from the New York Mets...Wilk, 29, made one start for the Mets Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. National League: .............................. this season and made six starts for Triple-A Las Vegas, going 2-3 with a 5.91 ERA (32.0 IP, 4/7 CWS 3-1 Hughes/Holland/Kintzler Games vs. LH Starter: .......................6-4 21 ER), five walks and 29 strikeouts...the Anaheim, California native was originally drafted 4/8 CWS 2-6 González/Mejía Games vs. RH Starter: ..................10-10 by the Tigers in the 11th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of California State 4/9 CWS 4-1 Santana/Quintana/Kintzler Twins score first: ..............................8-7 University Long Beach...he has played parts of four seasons in the majors between Detroit, 4/14 MIN 1-2 Jennings/Pressly/Robertson Opponent scores first: ......................8-7 Los Angeles-AL and New York-NL, going 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA (30.0 IP, 24 ER), eight walks and 4/15 MIN 6-0 Santana/Quintana Come-from-behind wins: .................... 7 21 strikeouts in 10 games (4 starts)....the Twins now have 40 players on their 40-man roster. 4/16 MIN 1-3 (10) Jones/Pressly/Robertson Leading after 7/8 inn.: ...........15-1/16-0 5/9 CWS 7-2 Santiago/Pelfrey 5/10 CWS *PPD Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ...........1-13/0-13 TWINS AND WHITE SOX: Today marks the eighth of 19 meetings between the Twins and White Sox...the Twins have won nine of their last 15 against the White Sox and six of their last 5/11 CWS Tied after 7/8 inn.: .....................0-0/0-1 nine...since last October, the Twins have won five of their last six at Guaranteed Rate Field. 6/20 MIN ...................................0-1 Extra-innings: Brian Dozier has reached safely in each of his last 18 games against the White Sox, dating 6/21 MIN 1-run games: ....................................2-3 Aback to May 8, 2016...during that time, he is hitting .397 (27-for-68) with six doubles, 6/22 MIN Twins out-hit opp.: ..........................11-2 nine home runs, 15 RBI, 16 runs scored, eight walks and a .461 on-base percentage. 8/21 CWS Opp. out-hit Twins:..........................4-11 Byron Buxton is hitting .333 (17-for-51) with seven doubles, five home runs, 14 RBI and *CWS Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................1-1 A14 runs scored in his last 14 games against the White Sox. 8/22 CWS Twins get Quality Start: ..................11-3 8/23 CWS Twins starter goes 6+ IP: ...............11-4 SERIES STUFF: The Twins have gone 5-5 in series play this season, winning three of their 8/24 CWS Most games over .500: ...............4, 4/11 last four series’...the Twins are seeking their third straight series win at Guaranteed Rate Field, their last series loss in this park coming June 28-30, 2016. 8/29 MIN Most games under .500: .............2, 4/24 8/30 MIN Longest winning-streak: ...4, 2x, last 4/28-5/3 8/31 MIN Longest losing-streak: ..........4, 4/16-20 ROAD CONSTRUCTION: The Twins have gone 8-4 on the road this season, posting a .667 winning percentage, tied with Washington for the second highest in baseball, trailing only ROADTRIP (1-0) When Twins score 4+: ....................14-5 Colorado (.688, 11-5)...they have won six of their last seven away from Target Field...the When Twins score 3-: .......................2-9 Twins didn’t get their eighth road win of 2016 until June 13 at Los Angeles-AL; they didn’t Batting Average .............. .308 (12-for-39) Twins get 10+ hits: ...........................7-2 get their ninth road win until June 26 at New York-AL. Runs Per Game .....................7.0 (7 R/1 G) Days in First Place ............................ 11 Robbie Grossman is hitting .321 (25-for-78) with a .391 on-base percentage in his last Home Runs .............................................1 Days in Second Place ........................ 12 A22 road games, dating back to August 21, 2016. RISP ................................. .364 (4-for-11) Days in Third Place ............................. 7 Eddie Rosario is hitting .329 (46-for-140) with 26 runs scored in his last 36 road games, Fielding Errors ........................................0 Days in Fourth Place ........................... 6 Adating back to July 23, 2016...he enters tonight with an eight-game hitting streak on Days in Fifth Place ................................ the road. Team ERA .....................2.00 (9.0 IP, 2 ER) Walk-Off W/L: ........................................ Starters W-L ....................................... 1-0 Shutouts W/L: ..1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS YARD WORK: The Twins have hit at least one home run in each of their last 11 games, their Starters ERA .................2.70 (6.2 IP, 2 ER) CG’s .................1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS longest streak since August 30-September 10, 2016 (also 11); their last 12-game streak Relievers W-L-S ...............................0-0-0 Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ...1/160 came July 14-26, 2002...Twins have hit 14 home runs through seven games this month, Relievers ERA ...............0.00 (2.1 IP, 0 ER) tied for fourth most in baseball. Save/Opportunities ..............................0/0 RECENT TRANSACTIONS BUCK HEATING: Byron Buxton has hit safely in seven of his last nine games, hitting .357 (10-for-28) with eight runs scored, five walks, 4/22 LHP Mejía optioned to AAA five strikeouts and a .455 on-base percentage in his last nine games. RHP Haley played on 10-day DL 4/23 LHP Boshers recalled from AAA ON THIS DAY IN TWINS FRANCHISE HISTORY: In 1919, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators pitched 12 scoreless innings in a 1B Vargas recalled from AAA duel with Jack Quinn of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds...Johnson allowed only two hits and retired 28 batters in-a-row...the 4/24 LHP Boshers