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Minnesota Twins (50-67) at Seattle Mariners (55-64) Friday, August 17, 2012 @ 7:10 PM - Fox Sports North / Treasure Island Baseball Network Nick Blackburn (R, 4-8, 7.33) vs. Hisashi Iwakuma (R, 3-3, 4.16) GAME 118 ROAD GAME 57 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE TWINSPRESSBOX.COM Date Opp. Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, 8/18 @Sea. Scott Diamond (L, 10-5, 2.97) vs. Jason Vargas (L, 13-8, 3.56) 8:10 pm FSN/TIBN press releases, minor league reports, 2012 8/19 @Sea. Samuel Deduno (R, 4-0, 3.38) vs. Blake Beavan (R, 7-7, 5.17) 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN official team media guide as well as other team related information at: www.twinspressbox.com Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. STREAKS TWINS AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: After being swept by the Rays then losing two of three to Detroit, the Twins finished their six-game homestand with a record of 1-5...tonight, they will Current Streak: 2 losses Record: 50-67 Last 5 games: 1-4 Home Record: 24-37 begin their season-long 10-game roadtrip with the first of three games at Seattle... Last 10 games: 3-7 Road Record: 26-30 after this series, the Twins will travel to Oakland for three games (August 20-22), Last 15 games: 6-9 Record in series: 13-20-5 then to Texas for four (August 23-26)...16 of the Twins next 20 games will be Last 20 games: 10-10 Sweeps/Swept: 3-9 played on the road. April: 6-16, May: 12-16, June: 14-13, TWINS VS. SEATTLE July: 12-14, Aug.: 6-8, Sept.: - - SCHERZER SHUTS DOWN TWINS: The Twins lost to the Tigers and Max Scherzer on 2012 Record: 1-2 Vs. East: 10-18 Wednesday afternoon by a score of 5-1...Cole De Vries (2-4) was the starter and Current Streak: 2 losses Vs. Central: 23-24 loser, allowing four runs on eight hits (two home runs) in 4.0 innings...Jeff Manship 2012 at Home: 0-0 Vs. West: 8-16 pitched 3.0 scoreless innings of relief...the offense recorded just six hits, including 2012 at Seattle: 1-2 Vs. NL: 9-9 two from Ben Revere and two from Joe Mauer...their only run scored was on a Mauer All-Time Record: 195-205-1 Mon: 9-6, Tue: 7-10, Wed: 6-12, All-Time at Home: 108-93-1 eighth inning rbi-single, scoring Revere...the Twins were held to one run-or-fewer All-Time at Seattle: 87-112 Thu: 3-7, Fri: 10-9, Sat: 7-12, Sun: 8-11 for the 18th time this season. Games vs. LH Starter: 16-18 2012 Game Logs: Games vs. RH Starter: 34-49 TWINS MAKE ROSTER MOVES: The Twins announced Wednesday afternoon that they Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save When Twins score first: 32-15 5/4 Sea. 3-2 Pavano/Wilhelmsen/Capps When Opp. scores first: 18-52 have reinstated right-handed pitcher Anthony Swarzak from the 15-day disabled list...Swarzak was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right rotator cuff 5/5 Sea. 0-7 Hernandez/Marquis Come-from-behind wins: 26 5/6 Sea. 2-5 Noesi/Blackburn When leading after 7/8 inn.: 41-5/39-2 strain, July 25 and last pitched on July 24 at Chicago (AL)...the Twins also selected 8/17 Sea. When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 4-55/5-59 the contract of outfielder Matt Carson from Triple-A Rochester...in 110 games for 8/18 Sea. When tied after 7/8 inn.: 5-7/5-6 the Red Wings, he hit .277 (112-for-405) with 23 doubles, two triples, 14 home 8/19 Sea. Extra-innings: 5-3 runs, 49 rbi and 60 runs scored, playing a majority of his games (91) in right field... 8/27 Min. 1-run games: 19-19 to make room for Swarzak and Carson on the 25-man roster, the Twins optioned 8/28 Min. When Twins out-hit opp.: 38-9 right-handed pitchers Jeff Manship and Luis Perdomo to Triple-A Rochester. 8/29 Min. When Opp. out-hit Twins: 8-49 8/30 Min. When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 4-9 MAUER AND THE MARINERS: Joe Mauer is batting .360 (67-for-186) with 21 LAST HOMESTAND (1-5) When Twins get Quality Start: 29-19 doubles, five home runs, 29 rbi and 39 runs scored in 51 career games against When Twins starter goes 6+ inn.: 31-31 the Mariners...his .360 average and his .464 on-base percentage against the M’s Average .................. .267 (56-for-210) Most games over .500: - - Runs Per-Game ...............4.2 (25 runs) Most games under .500: 18, 7/27 are the best among actives...he has a batting average of .310 (36-for-116) in 32 career games at Safeco Field. Home Runs ........................................6 Longest winning-streak: 5, 6/30-7/3 RISP ......................... .237 (14-for-59) Longest losing-streak: 6, 4/21-27 Fielding Errors ...................................3 When Twins score 4+: 46-16 IT’S GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Twins are batting .279 (659-for-2362) since June 1, When Twins score 3-: 4-51 which is the second-best team batting average in baseball, behind the Angels (.285)... ERA .......................5.89 (55.0 ip, 36 er) Team-high hits: 20, 3x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. in 32 games since the All-Star break, their .282 batting average (315-for-1119) is Starters W-L ..................................1-4 Team-high runs: 19, 7/16 vs. Bal. the best in baseball...their 170 runs scored since the break are fourth-most, behind Starters ERA .........7.47 (31.1 ip, 26 er) Opp.-high hits: 21, 6/27 vs. CWS. Washington (177), the Angels (176) and the Yankees (174). Relievers W-L-S ..........................0-1-0 Opp.-high runs: 16, 5/20 at Det. Relievers ERA ......3.80 (23.2 ip, 10 er) When Twins get 10+ hits: 32-15 REVERE SEEKING 30: Ben Revere is just two stolen bases away from becoming the Save/Opportunities .........................0/0 Walk-Off W/L: 4-1 fourth player in club history with consecutive 30-steal seasons...Chuck Knoblauch Shutouts W/L: 4/7 stole 30-plus in four straight seasons from 1994-97, Rod Carew stole 30-plus in four straight from 1973-76, and Cesar Complete Games: 2, last Diamond, 7/27 vs. Cle. Tovar stole 30-plus in three straight from 1968-70. Target Field Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 8/146 NOTES ON WILLINGHAM: Josh Willingham hit his 30th home run on Tuesday night, setting a single-season career-high RECENT TRANSACTIONS and becoming the 12th different Twin to reach 30 homers...he enters today, tied for the third in baseball in home runs... 7/6 RHP Deduno contract selected from AAA his 13.53 at-bats per home run ratio ranks fourth-best in baseball...the last Twin to ever finish a season in the top 10 7/12 RHP Waldrop optioned to AAA in home runs was Gary Gaetti, finishing the 1998 season tied for eighth-place with 28 home runs...he is on pace for 41 7/13 RHP Capps reinstated from rehab home runs...Harmon Killebrew is the only Twins player to have ever reached 40 home runs, having done so seven times. assignment and activated from DL. • Willingham’s 46 home runs since July 29, 2011 tie him with Josh Hamilton for the most in baseball since that date. 7/17 RHP Capps placed on the 15-day DL, RHP Blackburn recalled from AAA 7/21 1B Morneau placed on paternity list, ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY...: In 2010, Jim Thome tied the Major League record for career walk-off home runs with 1B Parmelee recalled from AAA his 12th, as the Twins beat the White Sox, 7-6...he tied Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson and 7/23 1B Parmelee optioned to AAA Babe Ruth...also, in 2008, Seattle reliever R.A. Dickey became the fifth pitcher to throw four wild pitches in one inning, 7/24 1B Morneau reinstated from paternity list as the Twins beat the Mariners, 8-4 in the Metrodome...Dickey signed with the Twins the following season. 7/26 RHP Swarzak placed on the 15-day DL, RHP Perdomo contract selected from AAA, RHP Pavano transferred to 60-day DL THIS AND THAT: 7/27 IF Plouffe placed on the 15-day DL • Ryan Doumit’s 10 extra-base hits this month are tied for third-most in baseball. 7/28 3B Valencia recalled from AAA, • Joe Mauer is hitting .364 (40-for-110) with runners in scoring position this season, the sixth-best in the AL. LHP Liriano traded to Chicago (AL) in • Justin Morneau is hitting .342 (52-for-152) with 12 doubles, six home runs, 24 rbi and 23 runs scored in his last 38 exchange for IF Escobar and LHP Hernandez, games...he has raised his batting average 47 points in that span. RHP Walters transferred to 60-day DL, IF Escobar optioned to AAA UPCOMING MILESTONES 7/29 RHP Manship recalled from AAA 8/5 3B Valencia traded to Boston in exchange PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH for OF Pineda Ron Gardenhire 916 wins Needs 84 wins to reach 1,000 managerial victories 8/6 IF Nishioka recalled from AAA Joe Mauer 1,224 hits Needs 52 hits to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list (1,276) 8/13 IF Plouffe returned from rehab at AAA and 531 walks Needs 18 walks to tie Roy Smalley for 5th on Twins all-time list (549) reinstated from 15-day DL, 240 doubles Needs 12 doubles to tie Gary Gaetti for 7th on Twins all-time list (252) IF Nishioka optioned to AAA Justin Morneau 201 home runs Needs 1 home runs to pass Gary Gaetti and move into 6th Twins all-time list (201) 8/14 IF Dozier optioned to AAA Needs 6 home runs to tie Kirby Puckett for 5th on Twins all-time list (207) 8/15 IF Florimon contract selected from AAA, RHP Swarzak reinstated from DL, 255 doubles Needs 4 doubles to tie Torii Hunter for 5th on Twins all-time list (259) RHP Manship optioned to AAA, 446 walks Needs 2 walks to tie Tony Oliva for 9th on Twins all-time list (448) RHP Perdomo optioned to AAA Denard Span 98 doubles Needs 2 doubles to reach 100 for his career 8/17 OF Carson contract selected from AAA 35 triples Needs 1 to pass Michael Cuddyer and Greg Gagne and move into 9th on Twins all-time list TWINS NOTES, PAGE 2 STARTING PITCHER AUGUST 17, 2012 2012 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS NICK BLACKBURN #53 CG’s: - - CG’s: 5, last 5/24/11 vs.