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(50-67) at (55-64) Friday, August 17, 2012 @ 7:10 PM - Fox Sports North / Treasure Island Network (R, 4-8, 7.33) vs. Hisashi Iwakuma (R, 3-3, 4.16) GAME 118 ROAD GAME 57 UPCOMING PROBABLE & 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. (R, 4-0, 3.38) vs. (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 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... (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 ... 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 and two from ...their only 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 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/ When Twins score first: 32-15 5/4 Sea. 3-2 Pavano/Wilhelmsen/Capps When Opp. scores first:18-52 have reinstated right-handed 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 Matt Carson from -A Rochester...in 110 games for 8/18 Sea. When tied after 7/8 inn.: 5-7/5-6 the Red Wings, he .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 : 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... Shutouts W/L: 4/7 stole 30-plus in four straight seasons from 1994-97, 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. Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 8/146 NOTES ON WILLINGHAM: Josh Willingham hit his 30th 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 , 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... 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 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, 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 • 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 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 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 for 5th on Twins all-time list (259) RHP Manship optioned to AAA, 446 walks Needs 2 walks to tie for 9th on Twins all-time list (448) RHP Perdomo optioned to AAA 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 and and move into 9th on Twins all-time list TWINS NOTES, PAGE 2 AUGUST 17, 2012

2012 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS NICK BLACKBURN #53 CG’s: - - CG’s: 5, last 5/24/11 vs. Sea. Height: 6-4 Weight: 238 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (2/24/82 in Ada, OK) SHO’s: - - SHO’s: - - Low Hit: - - Low-Hit: 6, 6/18/09 vs. Pit. 2012: 4-8, 7.33 CAREER: 43-54, 4.82 Innings: 8.0, 7/31 vs. CWS. Innings: 9.0, 4x, last 5/24/11 vs. Sea. SO’s: 4, 2x, last 8/5 at Bos. SO’s: 8, 5/14/11 vs. Tor. xx He is making his 137th career start and 145th appearance. Walks: 3, 2x, last 5/11 vs. Tor. Walks: 6, 8/5/11 vs. CWS. xx He is making his 19th start of the season. Win-Streak: 4, 5/11-6/22 Win-Streak: 5, 2x, last 5/4-6/16/11 xx Tonight marks his 10th road start of the season. CAREER NOTES 2012 DAY-BY-DAY • • Originally drafted by the in the 34th round of the 2000 First-Year Player Draft. DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K • 2000 graduate of Del City (OK) High School. 4/9 LAA. L 6.0 5 5 5 0 2 3 Trailing 4-1 First career Home Opener 99/60 • Drafted by the Twins in the 29th round of the '01 First-Year Player Draft out of Seminole State Junior College. 4/14 Tex. ND 5.1 7 2 2 1 1 3 Trailing 2-1 Left w/ right posterior shoulder stiffness 79/51 • Made Major League debut September 3, 2007 vs. Cleveland. 4/24 Bos. L 3.0 8 5 5 1 1 2 Trailing 5-1 Receives 1 run of support 3rd straight time 71/44 • First Major League win 4/19/08 vs. Cleveland tossing 7.2 shutout innings. 4/30 @LAA. L 6.0 7 3 3 1 1 2 Trailing 3-0 Earns first quality start 85/50 • First career complete game 6/18/09 vs. Pit. allowing one run on six hits, one walk and two . APRIL 0-3 20.1 27 15 15 3 5 10 6.64 ERA 5/6 @Sea. L 6.0 7 5 5 1 3 4 Trailing 5-1 Mariners score three in 1st inning 98/59 • Ranked by as the Twins No. 1 prospect entering 2008 prior to Johan Santana trade. 5/11 Tor. W 5.0 6 5 5 3 3 3 Leading 6-5 First win since July 8, 2011 at CWS. 81/47 • First career Major League start 4/2/08 vs. LAA tossing 7.0 innings, allowing one run on five hits. 5/16 @Det. ND 2.0 6 6 6 0 2 2 Tied 6-6 5 runs allowed on 5 hits in 2nd inning 53/33 • His 2008 rookie totals for (193.1) and starts (33) rank fourth on the Twins All-Time list. MAY 1-1 13.0 19 16 16 4 8 9 11.08 ERA • Signed a four-year contract extension with the Twins, March 7, 2010. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^15-DAY DISABLED LIST (MAY 17-JUNE 4 WITH LEFT QUAD STRAIN) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ • 2012 marks his sixth year with the Twins and 11th at the professional level. 6/6 @KC. W 5.0 5 2 2 1 2 1 Leading 3-2 First start back from the 15-day DL 92/51 6/12 Phi. W 5.0 8 4 4 0 2 1 Leading 8-4 First IL win since 5/21/10 95/56 6/17 Mil. ND 6.0 9 4 4 1 2 3 Trailing 4-1 Twins won in 15th inning 101/62 2012 MISC. NUMBERS 6/22 @Cin. W 5.0 5 4 4 2 2 2 Leading 5-4 Win streak reaches four 69/46 6/27 CWS. L 5.0 9 6 6 2 0 3 Trailing 6-1 Snaps four-game winning streak 71/51 W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO JUNE 3-1 26.0 36 20 20 6 8 10 6.92 ERA Home: 2 4 6.75 9 49.1 37 Vs. Left: .370 61 165 8 19 18 7/3 @Det. ND 4.0 8 6 6 2 1 1 Tied 6-6 Twins score 2 runs late, win 8-6 75/48 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^OPTIONED TO TRIPLE-A ROCHESTER (JULY 4- 17)^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Road: 2 4 7.98 9 44.0 39 Vs. Right: .309 71 230 13 6 23 7/20 @KC. ND 6.2 7 1 1 0 0 2 Tied 1-1 Twins win 2-1 in 11 innings 103/78 Day: 0 5 8.12 7 37.2 34 TOTALS: .334 132 395 21 25 41 7/25 @CWS L 4.1 10 8 8 2 1 1 Trailing 6-2 Most ER allowed since 9/28/10 at K.C. (8) 84/55 Night: 4 3 6.79 11 55.2 42 7/31 CWS ND 8.0 5 2 2 0 1 2 Tied 2-2 White Sox win 4-3 off Rios two run homer 106/73 JULY 0-1 23.0 30 17 17 4 3 6 6.65 ERA Grass: 4 8 7.33 18 93.1 76 8/5 @Bos. L 5.0 9 4 4 1 0 4 Trailing 4-1 Most hits allowed to Boston since 5/11/08 90/64 Turf: ------8/11 TB L 6.0 11 4 4 3 1 2 Trailing 4-2 Allowed back-to-back homers in the 1st 91/61 AUGUST 0-2 11.0 20 8 8 4 1 6 6.55 ERA ------MORE MISC. NUMBERS RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA PRE-ASG TOTALS 4-5 63.1 90 57 57 15 22 30 8.10 BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP POST-ASG TOTALS 0-3 30.0 42 19 19 6 3 11 5.70 Blackburn: 158 1 4-5 8 SEASON TOTALS 4-8 93.1 132 76 76 21 25 41 7.33 CAREER TOTALS 43-54 813.1 992 485 436 115 201 387 4.82 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS LAST START: Was handed his fourth straight loss in the Twins' 4-2 defeat vs. Tampa Bay, opposite ...allowed four runs on 11 hits in six innings with one walk and two strikeouts...gave up three home Year Starts 6+ IP QS Year Starts 6+ IP QS runs including back-to-back homers in the first inning, a two-run B.J. Upton (he also homered in the fifth) 2007 ------2011 26 15 12 home run followed by a solo shot...marked the second time this season he allowed consecutive 2008 33 21 19 2012 18 7 3 home runs and fourth time this season he had allowed multiple home runs in one inning...was relieved by 2009 33 25 21 Totals 136 85 69 in the seventh after two batters, no outs...threw 91 pitches, 61 for strikes. 2010 26 17 14

TWO STARTS AGO: Was the loser in the Twins' 6-4 defeat at Boston, opposite Franklin Morales...started HITS/RUNS PER INNING the final game of a four-game series at ...allowed four runs on nine hits in five innings of work while striking out four...gave up a two-run home run to Adrian Gonzalez on a 2-1 count to left field...was INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 relieved by Jeff Manship in the sixth...threw 90 pitches, 64 for strikes. HITS/RUNS: 30/19 27/14 22/11 24/15 15/12 7/3 6/2 1/0 - -

HOME SICK: He is 17-35, 5.68 (407.0 ip, 257 er) in 75 career road games (71 starts)...he has won two of BLACKBURN VS. SEATTLE his last six road starts...back-to-back wins June 6 at Kansas City and June 22 at Cincinnati. xx Blackburn is 26-19, 3.96 (406.1 ip, 179 er) in 69 career home games (65 starts) and 11-12, 4.31 (215.0 2012 vs. Seattle: 0-1, 7.50 (6.0 ip, 5 er) in 1 start. ip, 103 er) in 36 career games (35 starts) at Target Field. 2012 vs. Seattle at Minnesota: - - 2012 vs. Seattle at Seattle: 0-1, 7.50 (6.0 ip, 5 er) in 1 start. FIRST IS THE WORST: He has allowed 19 runs on 30 hits in the first inning this season...he has allowed Career vs. Seattle: 3-2, 3.44 (52.1 ip, 20 er) in 8 starts. at least one first inning run in 10 of his 18 starts and multiple first inning runs in six starts...he has not Career vs. Seattle at Minnesota: 1-0, 2.57 (21.0 ip, 6 er) in 3 starts. allowed a first inning run in four of his last five starts...he has allowed the opposition to score the game's first run in 12 of 18 starts. Career vs. Seattle at Seattle: 2-2, 4.02 (31.1 ip, 14 er) in 5 starts. xx He has allowed 14 runs on 27 hits in the second inning this season...he has allowed eight of those runs VS. SEATTLE: He is making his ninth career start against the Mariners and second start this in five of his 18 starts in the second inning if the opponent did not score in the first. season...he was the loser in his last start May 6 at Safeco Field, opposite Hector Noesi...allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings with three walks and four strikeouts...his last win against the STAY GROUNDED: He has induced eight ground ball plays so far this season after recording 14 last M's was May 24, 2011 at Target Field opposite Doug Fister, tossing his fifth career complete game, season and 21 in 2010...since the start of the 2010 season, he has recorded at least one ground ball double allowing two runs on seven hits in 9.0 innings as the Twins won 4-2...his last win at Safeco Field play in 42 of his 70 starts...his 88 ground ball double plays since the start of 2008 are tied for seventh-most in the with Justin Masterson and James Shields. was August 28, 2010 as he tossed 8.2 shutout innings with two hits allowed as the Twins won 1-0 over Doug Fister...he has posted a 2.66 ERA (23.2 ip, 7 er) in his last three starts against the M's. NIGHTLIFE: Blackburn is 25-35, 5.23 (475.0 ip, 276 er) in career night games...he is looking to snap his four-game losing streak since his last night win, June 22 at Cincinnati...this season, he is 4-3, 6.79 (55.2 BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS ip, 42 er) in 11 night starts...last season, he went just 3-9, 5.05 (92.2 ip, 52 er) in 16 night starts. Blackburn vs. the Mariners Iwakuma vs. the Twins PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO BLACK AND FORTH: Blackburn went 1-4, 8.37 (33.1 ip, 31 er) in his first seven starts April 9-May 16...the Figgins .423 26 11 1 2 1 Has never faced any Twins batters. Twins went 2-5 behind Blackburn, scoring just 16 runs of support behind him with no more than one run in Olivo .476 21 10 3 0 5 each of his first five starts...he then went 3-1, 6.63 (36.2 ip, 27 er) in his next seven starts from June 6-July Saunders .000 8 0 0 0 4 20 with the Twins going 6-1 behind him with 25 runs of support...since his July 25 start, he has gone 0-3, Ryan .800 5 4 0 0 1 6.94 (23.1 ip, 18 er) in four starts with the Twins going 0-4 behind him with only seven runs of support. Carp .333 3 1 1 0 0 Jaso .333 3 1 0 0 0 MINOR LEAGUE REPORT: Was optioned to Triple-A Rochester July 4, went 2-0, 2.57 (21.0 ip, 6 er) in two Montero .333 3 1 0 0 0 starts...tossed an 8.0-inning complete game shutout July 8 vs. Lehigh Valley, allowing nine hits, with no Ackley .500 2 1 0 1 1 walks and two strikeouts...his last start minor league start prior to his recall was July 14, earning the win Seager .500 2 1 0 1 0 vs. Toledo...tossed seven innings of work, allowing three runs (one earned) on five hits with one walk and Thames .500 2 1 1 1 0 three strikeouts...recalled by Minnesota, July 17 as the Twins placed on the 15-day DL (right rotator cuff irritation).

FIRST-HALF WRAP: Went 4-5, 8.10 (63.1 ip, 57 er) with 22 walks and 30 strikeouts in 13 starts. TWINS STARTERS IN 2012 xx Went 0-1, 2.12 (17.0 ip, 11 er) with opponents batting .186 (11-for-59) with four walks and 12 strikeouts in four starts for the Twins in . Pitcher Last Start Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG xx Started the Twins Home Opener on April 9, the first of his career. Liriano 7/23 at CWS. (2.2-7-7-7-1-2) L 17 8 6-11 33 3.21 xx Went 0-4, 6.84 (26.2 ip, 20 er) in his first five starts of the season, April 9-May 6. Blackburn 8/11 vs. T.B. (6.0-11-4-4-1-2) L 18 3 8-10 48 4.63 xx Surpassed 350 career strikeouts, April 14 vs. Texas. Diamond 8/12 vs. T.B. (7.0-8-3-3-2-6) ND 18 13 11-7 97 7.20 xx Left his April 14 start vs. Texas with right posterior shoulder stiffness. Pavano 6/1 at Cle. (3.2-9-7-6-1-2) L 11 4 4-7 24 3.43 xx Earned his 40th career win and first win of the season, May 11 vs. Toronto (5.0-6-5-5-3-3). De Vries 8/15 vs. Det. (4.0-8-4-4-2-3) L 12 5 5-8 36 5.04 Hendriks 6/26 vs. CWS. (6.1-5-3-3-1-5) L 8 2 2-6 8 2.10 xx Was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left quad strain, May 17- June 4...made two rehab starts Duensing 8/14 vs. Det. (6.0-8-5-5-2-4) L 8 2 2-6 18 4.23 in Triple-A Rochester. Marquis 5/20 at Mil. (1.2-8-8-8-1-0) L 7 2 2-5 19 5.03 xx Went 4-0, 8.04 (28.0 ip, 25 er) in six starts May 11-June 22...the Twins' went 6-0 with him on the mound. Walters 6/13 vs. Phi. (0.0-4-4-4-0-0) ND 7 4 4-3 24 5.89 xx Won his first Interleague League start June 12 vs. Philadelphia (5.0-8-4-4-2-1)...first IL win since May Deduno 8/13 vs. Det. (7.0-5-3-3-5-6) W 7 4 6-1 34 7.65 21, 2010 vs. Milwaukee. Swarzak 5/25 vs. Det. (3.2-9-6-6-1-3) L 4 0 0-4 7 3.44 xx Went 3-1, 6.92 (26.0 ip, 20 er) in five starts in June which sets a new career-high for wins in that month.

TOMORROW'S STARTER - SCOTT DIAMOND, LHP He is 10-5, 2.97 (121.1 ip, 40 er) in 18 starts this season...has a career record of 11-10, 3.48 (160.1 ip, 62 er) in 25 career games...last start was August 12 vs. Tampa Bay (ND-7.0-8-3-3-2-6)...has not faced Seattle in his career...tossed his first career complete game shutout July 27 vs. Cleveland...he began his season with the Twins, posting 14.0 consecutive scoreless innings, May 8-13...named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, April 21-27, 2012...earned his first Major League win, August 31, 2011 at Chicago (AL)...selected by the Twins in the , December 9, 2010, retained by the Twins after trade with Atlanta. TWINS NOTES, PAGE 3 NOTES AUGUST 17, 2012

ALEX BURNETT - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #31 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-0 Weight: 221 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (7/26/87 in Anaheim, CA) Obtained: 12th round, 2005 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/14 Det. - 1.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 Innings: 2.0, many Hits: 4, 2x, last 7/14 vs. Oak. Runs: 3, 3x, last 8/12 vs. T.B. Walks: 2, 3x, last 8/12 vs. T.B. 8/12 T.B. - 0.2 1 3 3 0 2 0 Strikeouts: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Homestand: 0-0-0, 11.57 (2.1 ip, 3 er) Series vs. Detroit: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er) 8/11 T.B. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/4 @Bos W 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 • 37 of his 50 appearances have been scoreless...he has not allowed a home run in 31 consecutive appearances, since May 28 (last was Konerko, 5/23). 8/3 @Bos. - 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 • Has allowed just seven home runs in 116 appearances since the start of 2011...all seven home runs hit by right-handed batters. • Did not allow a run in 14 consecutive appearances (16.0 ip), holding opponents to a .082 (4-for-49) batting average, 5/28-7/2. • Has a career record of 8-11, 4.62 (152.0 ip, 78 er) in 157 relief appearances. JARED BURTON - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #61 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (6/2/81 in Westminster, SC) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 11/14/11 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/12 T.B. - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Innings: 1.1, 4x, last 7/6 at Tex. Hits: 4, 5/13 vs. Tor. Runs: 3, 5/13 vs. Tor. Walks: 2, 6/25 at Cin. 8/11 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 6/6 at K.C. Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er), 3 k Series vs. Detroit: NA 8/4 @Bos. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/3 @Bos. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 40 of his 47 appearances this season have been scoreless...has not allowed a home run since May 24 at White Sox (Viciedo). 8/1 CWS - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Did not allow a run in 16 consecutive appearances (16.2 ip), 6/12-7/29...he has allowed just two earned runs in his last 29 appearances (29.1 ip). • Earned his first career save with 1.0 scoreless inning, 6/25 at Cin...earned his first win as a Twin with 1.1 scoreless inning, 6/20 at Pittsburgh. • Did not allow a run in 11 appearances (11.1 ip), with opponents batting .000 (0-for-34), April 13-May 11. • Has career record of 11-3-5, 3.14 (215.0 ip, 75 er) in 211 career relief appearances.

CASEY FIEN - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #50 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (10/21/83 in Santa Rosa, CA) Obtained: Signed as a free agent, 1/3/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/14 Det. - 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 Innings: 3.0, 7/15 vs. Oak. Hits: 3, 2x, last 8/14 vs. Det. Runs: 2, 7/24 at CWS. Walks: 2, 7/24 at CWS. 8/12 T.B. - 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Strikeouts: 2, 3x, last 8/3 at Bos. Homestand: 0-0-0, 3.38 (2.2 ip, 1 er), 3 k Series vs. Detroit: 0-0-0, 6.75 (1.1 ip, 1 er), 1 k 8/11 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8/8 @Cle. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 • 13 of his 15 appearance this season have been scoreless...he has walked just five batters, struck out 14, and has not allowed a home run this season. 8/3 @Bos. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 • Earned his first career win with 2.0 perfect innings, 7/20 at Kansas City...tied his career-high with 3.0 innings pitched, 7/16 vs. Oakland. • Made his Twins debut with 1.0 scoreless inning and one hit allowed, 7/8 at Tex...had his contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, July 4. • Appeared in 33 games out of the bullpen for the Red Wings...recorded nine saves in 12 opportunities. • Has a career record of 1-2, 4.65 (31.0 ip, 16 er) in 26 career relief appearances. JEFF GRAY - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #60 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (11/19/81 in Texas City, TX) Obtained: Claimed off Waivers from Seattle, 10/31/11 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/15 Det. - 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 Innings: 3.0, 6/17 vs. Mil. Hits: 4, 5/20 at Mil. Runs: 5, 5/20 at Mil. Walks: 2, 3x, last 7/24 at CWS. 8/13 Det. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Strikeouts: 4, 4/24 vs. Bos. Homestand: 0-0-0, 2.70 (3.1 ip, 1 er), 2 k Series vs. Detroit: 0-0-0, 3.86 (2.1 ip, 1 er), 2 k 8/10 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8/6 @Cle. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 • Won five straight decisions, 4/11-7/3, the longest winning streak for a Twins pitcher this season...his six wins are the second-most on the Twins 8/3 @Bos. W 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 pitching staff, behind Scott Diamond. • Made his 100th career Major League appearance tossing 1.1 scoreless innings, 7/7 at Texas. • Did not allow a run in eight of 10 appearances, going 1-0, 1.54 (11.2 ip, 2 er), 4/21-5/19. • Has career record of 7-3, 4.76 (136.0 ip, 72 er) in 111 career relief appearances. - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #15 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN Obtained: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/15 Det. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/12 T.B. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Innings: 2.0, 2x, last 8/2 at Bos. Hits: 4, 2x, last 7/8 at Tex. Runs: 3, 4x, last 7/8 at Tex. Walks: 3, 5/29 vs. Oak. 8/7 @Cle. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strikeouts: 3, 4x, last 8/2 at Bos. Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er) Series vs. Detroit: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er) 8/4 @Bos - 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 2 • His 117 appearances are tied for third-most among lefty relievers in the AL since 2011 and his 122 strikeouts rank second. 8/2 @Bos S 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 • He is 6-for-9 in save opportunities, with his last save being 8/7 at Cleveland...has gone 5-for-6 in save opportunities in Matt Capps’ absence (DL). • Earned first career 2.0 innings save, 8/2 at Boston...was just the 11th 2.0 inning save by a Twins reliever since Ron Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002. • His 65 strikeouts last season were second-most in the American League for a left-handed reliever (Chris Sale - 79) and eighth-most in baseball. • Has career record of 7-5, 2.99 (165.1 ip, 55 er) with nine saves in 153 relief appearances...is 18-12, 5.06 (251.0 ip, 141 er) in 44 career starts. TYLER ROBERTSON - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #64 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-5 Weight: 257 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (12/23/87 in Simi Valley, CA) Obtained: 3rd round, 2006 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/13 Det. - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Innings: 2.0, 8/7 at Cle. Hits: 4, 6/27 vs. CWS. Runs: 2, 3x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Walks: 1, 4x, last 8/7 at Cle. 8/12 T.B. - 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 7/14 vs. Oak. Homestand: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1.0 ip, 1 er), 2 k Series vs. Detroit: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 ip, 0 er), 1 k 8/11 T.B. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/7 @Cle. W 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 • Earned his first career Major League win, with 2.0 scoreless innings, 8/7 at Cleveland....ML debut with 1.0 scoreless inning and 3 strikeouts, 7/26 vs. CWS. 8/3 @Bos. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 • Recalled from Triple-A Rochester () as the Twins placed Matt Capps on the 15-day disabled list, 6/25. • Went 2-2, 3.77 (28.2 ip, 12 er) with opponents batting .230 (26-for-113) with 13 walks and 33 strikeouts in 33 relief appearances for the Red Wings. • Did not allow an in 21 of his final 23 appearances for the Wings, posting an ERA of 0.98 (18.1 ip, 2 er) with seven walks and 19 strikeouts in that span. • Career minor league record of 42-37, 3.70 (645.0 ip, 265 er) with 19 saves, 231 walks and 571 strikeouts in 186 games (95 starts). ANTHONY SWARZAK - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #51 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (9/10/85 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Obtained: 2nd round, 2004 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/24@CWS - 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 7/22 @ KC - 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 Innings: 7.0, 4/13 vs, Tex. Hits: 9, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Runs: 6, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Walks: 3, 7/8 at Tex. 7/19 Bal. BS 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Strikeouts: 4, 7/18 vs. Bal. Homestand: NA Series vs. Detroit: NA 7/16 Bal. - 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 • Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right rotator cuff strain, 7/26-8/15. 7/14 Oak. - 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 2 • Has pitched 2.0-plus innings of relief 14 times this season...has pitched 3.0-plus innings in five relief appearances. • Was 0-3, 6.75 (14.2 ip, 11 er), allowing 21 hits with three walks and seven strikeouts as a starter, 4/8-19. • Has a career record of 3-2, 3.44 (89.0 ip, 34 er) 43 career relief appearances...is 6-16, 5.74 (141.0 ip, 90 er) in 27 career Major League starts. • Originally acquired by the Twins in the second round (61st overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Nova (FL) High School.

2012 TEAM PEN First Batter PITCHER H/AB AVG SV/OPP IR/IRS LAST RELIEF APP. LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSS Burnett 11/ 47 .234 0/ 1 35/ 9 8/14/12 Det. (ND) 8/4/12 @Bos. ….. … 8/12/12 T.B. Burton 7/ 46 .152 5/ 7 13/ 1 8/12/12 T.B. (ND) 6/20/12 @Pit. 8/4/12 @Bos. 4/11/08 @Pit. Fien 4/ 15 .267 0/ 0 7/ 3 8/14/12 Det. (ND) 7/20/12 @KC … … 7/24/12 @CWS Gray 13/ 41 .317 0/ 0 29/ 6 8/15/12 Det. (ND) 8/3/12 @Bos. 8/23/11 @Cle. 7/31/12 CWS Perkins 11/ 45 .244 7/ 10 6/ 3 8/15/12 Det. (ND) 7/30/12 CWS 8/7/12 @Cle. 4/15/12 Tex. Robertson 3/ 19 .158 0/ 1 20/ 3 8/13/12 Det. (ND) 8/7/12 @Cle. ….. … … … Swarzak 6/ 26 .231 0/ 1 15/ 6 7/24/12 @CWS (ND) 7/2/12 @Det. ….. … 4/19/12 @NYY. Others 24/ 91 .264 14/ 15 42/ 13 TEAM 79/ 330 .239 26/ 35 167/ 44 TEAM PEN NOTES IN 2012: The opposition has a .250 (380-for-1521) batting-average-against with 41 home runs vs. Twins relievers. TWINS NOTES, PAGE 4 HITTING NOTES AUGUST 17, 2012

DREW BUTERA - C #41 JOE MAUER - C/1B #7 Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (8/9/83 in Evansville, IN) Height: 6-5 Weight: 231 B/T: L/R Age: 29 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) Season Average: .220 Current Streak: 1g, 1-2 (.500) Series vs. Detroit: NA Season Average: .320 Current Streak: 1g, 2-4 (.500) Series vs. Detroit: .455 (5-11), rbi Homestand: .333 (1-3) Home Runs (1): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (1), GS (0) Homestand: .391 (9-23), 3 rbi Home Runs (7): Solo (4), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (2), GS (0) • First and only home run of the season, a three-run shot, July 1 vs. Kansas City. • He is batting .348 (92-for-264) in 71 games since 5/18. • Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief, with one walk and one , 5/20 at Milwaukee...according to Elias, • He has reached base safely in 88 of 108 games and hit safely in 75 of 108 games this season. his father, , pitched 1.0 scoreless inning for Montreal in 1985 and for Cincinnati in 1986...they • Twins all-time ranks: 6th in walks (531), 7th in hits (1,224), 8th in doubles (240) and 11th in runs (611). became first father-son position players to pitch in a Major League game. • Recorded his 1,218th career hit, tying him with Hunter for eighth on Twins all-time hit list, 8/10 vs. T.B... • Had first hit of season, going 1-for-4 with a run scored, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL). passed Hunter with his 1,219th, 8/12 vs. T.B. • Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/1...batted .279 (12-for-43) with three doubles, one home run and five rbi • Recorded his 240th career double, passing Cuddyer and moving into eighth place on Twins all-time list, 8/11 vs. T.B. in 15 games for the Red Wings this season. • His on-base percentage has not dropped below .400 since 5/22. • Originally acquired by the Twins along with outfielder Dustin Martin, in exchange for Luis Castillo, • Played in his 1,000th game becoming 17th member of the Twins to accomplish the feat, 7/17. 7/30/07. • Was selected to his fifth All-Star Game, going 1-for-1, playing 2.0 innings at first base for the American League. • Hit .397 (29-for-73) with five doubles, 15 rbi and a .438 on base percentage in June. #8 • Had a season-long 12-game hitting streak going 22-for-49 (.449), 6/17-7/3. JAMEY CARROLL - IF • Drew his 500th career walk, 6/12 vs. Phi...7th Twin with 500 walks and first since Knoblauch in 1997. Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 B/T: R/R Age: 38 (2/18/74 in Evansville, IN) • His .419 OBP in April ranked 8th in the AL... .400 OBP in May was tied for 10th in AL. Season Average: .245 Current Streak: 0 for last 7 Series vs. Detroit: .273 (3-11) JUSTIN MORNEAU - 1B #33 Homestand: .211 (4-19) Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Height: 6-4 Weight: 222 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (5/15/81 in New Westminster, BC) • Went 4-for-4 with a walk, August 4 at Boston...became just the fifth Twins player to reach base safely in all five plate appearances while batting ninth in the order...marked his 11th career 4-hit game (2nd this season). Season Average: .276 Current Streak: 6g, 8-23 (.348) Series vs. Detroit: .250 (3-12), rbi • Hit his last home run, August 9, 2009 at Chicago (AL), as a member of the Indians. Homestand: .348 (8-23), hr, 3 rbi Home Runs (16): Solo (6), 2-Run (8), 3-Run (2), GS (0) • 900th career hit, 7/23 at Chicago (AL)...500th career run scored, 6/22 at Cincinnati. • Tied his career-high with four hits (seven at-bats), 6/17 vs. Milwaukee. • Hit his 201st career home run, tying Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list, 8/12 vs. T.B. • Had season-high 7-game hit-streak, going 7-for-21 (.333) with four rbi, 5/22-29. • 17th career multi-homer game (third of season), August 6 at Cleveland, giving him 200 for his career, be- • Was inducted into the University of Evansville’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004-05, after playing for the coming the seventh player in club history to reach 200 home runs (Killebrew - 475, Hrbek - 293, Oliva - 220, Aces from 1994-96. Allison - 211, Puckett - 207, Gaetti - 201). • Signed with the Twins as a free agent, 11/16/11...spent parts of 10 seasons with MON, WAS, COL, CLE and LAD. • Recorded his 759th career rbi, August 4 at Boston passing Gary Gaetti and now ranks 5th on the Twins all-time list. • Passed Gary Gaetti (252) on August 3 and now ranks 6th on the Twins all-time doubles list. MATT CARSON - 0F #22 • Placed on Paternity List, 7/21-24...he and wife Krista had a baby boy, 7/21 (second child). • Had season-high 14-game hitting streak, 6/27-7/16, going 21-for-59 (.356) in that span, including a season- Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (7/1/81 in Newport Beach, CA) high four hits, 7/16 vs. Bal...second-longest hit-streak of career, behind 16 game-streak, June 22-July 9, 2006. • Recorded his 240th career double, passing Michael Cuddyer and moving into 7th place on Twins All-Time Season Average: .000 Current Streak: NA Series vs. Detroit: NA doubles list, 5/29. Homestand: NA Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Disabled (retro to 5/1) with a sore left wrist, 5/7-15. • Had his contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, 8/17. • Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, July 29-August 3, after hitting .367 (11-for-30) with two - OF #24 doubles, seven rbi with five runs scored in six games for the Red Wings. Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA) • Batted .277 (112-for-405) with 23 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 49 rbi and 60 runs scored in 110 games for the Red Wings...hit .310 (26-for-84) in 21 games in July. Season Average: .247 Current Streak: 0 for last 18 Series vs. Detroit: .000 (0-12) • Entering the season, he hit .200 (20-for-100) with two doubles, five home runs and 14 rbi in 46 Major League Homestand: .000 (0-12) Home Runs (19): Solo (16), 2-Run (3), 3-Run (0), GS (0) games with Oakland, 2009-10...first career home run, 9/21/09 vs. Texas, off . • Originally drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. • Is currently riding an 0-for-18 skid, seeking his first hit since a 1st inning double 7/19 vs. Baltimore off Chen. • Exited the game early with a bruised right thumb (suffered on swing/jammed), 7/20 at Kansas City...placed on the 15-day disabled list, 7/27-8/13...went on rehab assignment, going hit-less in 8 at-bats for Rochester. ALEXI CASILLA - IF #12 • Hit nine home runs in Interleague Play this season, setting a Twins single-season record. • His 11 home runs were tied for second-most in baseball during the month of June with Cano, and behind Height: 5-9 Weight: 179 B/T: S/R Age: 28 (7/20/84 in San Cristobal, DR) Bautista. Season Average: .220 Current Streak: 0 for last 3 Series vs. Detroit: .200 (2-10), rbi • Has career-high 17-game hitting streak, since 6/30 (1), going 22-for-67 (.328) in that span. Homestand: .158 (3-19), 2 rbi Home Runs (1): Solo (0), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Hit game winning home run in 11th inning, 5/19 at Milwaukee...homered in 4 straight, 6/12-15. • Originally selected by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Crespi • Hit his first home run of the season, a 2-run shot off Masterson, 8/8 at Cle...first since 6/21/11 at S.F. Carmelite (CA) High School...2004 Collegiate Baseball News High School All-American & USA Today All-American. • Tied career-high with four rbi, 7/28 vs. Cleveland. • Had fourth three-hit game of season, going 3-for-3 with a triple and rbi, 5/27 vs. Detroit. BEN REVERE - OF #11 • Had third 3-hit game of season, going 3-for-4 with a double, rbi and two stolen bases, 4/30 at Los Angeles (AL). • Was 2-for-4 with a double and his first two-rbi game of season, 4/27 vs. Kansas City. Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 B/T: L/R Age: 24 (5/3/88 in Atlanta, GA) • Originally acquired by the Twins in exchange for reliever J.C. Romero, 12/9/05. Season Average: .319 Current Streak: 3g, 6-14 (.429) Series vs. Detroit: .429 (6-14) Homestand: .250 (7-28), rbi Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) RYAN DOUMIT - C/OF #18 • Needs just two stolen bases to become the fourth player in club history to post consecutive 30-steal seasons. Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: S/R Age: 31 (4/3/81 in Moses Lake, WA) • He is 62-for-77 (80.5%) in attempts since the start of 2011...stole 11 consecutive bases, 7/7-8/12/12. • Had career-high 21-game hitting streak, going 34-for-90 (.378), 7/16-8/7...team-high for 2012 and longest Season Average: .294 Current Streak: 0 for last 5 Series vs. Detroit: .364 (4-11), hr, 3 rbi for a Twin since Hunter, 4/11-5/9/07...one of seven players in baseball this season with a streak of 20-plus. Homestand: .286 (6-21), 2 hr, 4 rbi Home Runs (14): Solo (8), 2-Run (4), 3-Run (2), GS (0) • 13 of his 25 rbi came during his 21-game hitting streak. • Stole his 25th base, 8/1 vs. Chicago, giving him back-to-back 25-steal seasons. • Has reached base safely in 36 of his last 47 games, since 6/16, batting .331 (58-for-175) in that span. • Sherry Robertson Award winner for the Twins Minor League Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009. • Needs one home run to match his single-season career-high of 15, done in 2008 with Pittsburgh. • Originally acquired by the Twins in the first round (28th overall) in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Lex- • Homered from both sides of the plate, 7/22 at KC...became the 4th player in baseball to homer from both sides ington Catholic (KY) High School...named to USA Today All-USA Today High School baseball team as senior (‘07). this season and third in Twins history...6th career multi-homer game, first from both sides. • Of his 14 home runs this season, 10 have been from the left side of the plate and four have been hit from the right. DENARD SPAN - OF #2 • His 81 career home runs rank ninth all-time among switch hitting . • Signed a 2-year contract extension (thru 2014) to remain in Minnesota, 6/29/12. Height: 6-0 Weight: 212 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (2/27/84 in Washington, DC) • Had season-high 11-game hitting streak, dating back to 6/16-7/2, tying his career-high, done 4/29-5/11/07. Season Average: .287 Current Streak: 5g, 6-22 (.273) Series vs. Detroit: NA • Had 22 rbi in 23-game span, 4/19-5/14, tied for 2nd-most in baseball in that span. Homestand: .375 (3-8) Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Spent his entire career in the Pirates organization before joining the Twins this year. • Has missed the last three games with a sore right shoulder...he hurt it diving for a ball in CF, 8/12 vs. T.B. • Hit his 30th double, 8/8 at Cleveland...has 31 doubles...if he reaches 40 doubles, it would mark 10th outfielder PEDRO FLORIMON - IF #25 in club history to reach 40 doubles in a season. Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (12/10/86 in La Romana, DR) • Fourth four-hit game of the season and 15th of his career, 7/31 vs. CWS. • Set a new single-season career-high with 25th double, 7/25 at CWS...leads the club with 27 doubles. Season Average: .000 Current Streak: NA Series vs. Detroit: NA • Set a career-high with five rbi, 6/17 vs. Baltimore. Homestand: NA Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Fifth career leadoff home run, 6/12 vs. Philadelphia. • Had career-high 12-game hit-streak, going 17-for-52 (.327) with 2 doubles and 3 rbi, 4/18-5/1. • Started the season with Double-A New Britain, batting .283 (32-for-113) in 30 games...transferred to Triple-A Ejected by home plate umpire (3rd career) for arguing balls and strikes, 4/17 at New York (AL). Rochester, May 7...batted .251 (78-for-311) in 83 games for the Red Wings. • • Started his fourth consecutive in center field, going 2-for-4, 4/6 at Baltimore. • Batted .267 (121-for-454) with 27 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 60 rbi in 133 games for Originally signed by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. Double-A Bowie last season. • • Recalled by Baltimore, 9/6/11...made Major League debut, 9/10/11 at Toronto. • First Major League hit, doubling off Brad Penny, 9/25/11 at Detroit. JOSH WILLINGHAM - OF #16 341 runs scored in 722 games. • Height: 6-2 Weight: 228 B/T: R/R Age: 33 (2/17/79 in Florence, AL) • He is a career .249 (636-for-2556) hitter in the minor leagues with 134 doubles, 19 triples, 32 home runs and 275 rbi in 723 games. Season Average: .261 Current Streak: 0 for last 6 Series vs. Detroit: .273 (3-11), hr, 4 rbi Homestand: .273 (6-22), hr, 5 rbi Home Runs (30): Solo (15), 2-Run (10), 3-Run (5), GS (0) DARIN MASTROIANNI - OF #19 • Hit his 30th home run, 8/14 vs. Detroit, setting a single-season career-high...became one of 12 Twins to ever hit more than 30 home runs in a season and first since Cuddyer and Morneau in 2009. Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (8/26/85 in Mount Kisco, NY) • Hit his 29th home run, 8/6 at Cleveland, tying his single-season career-high, done last year with Oakland. Season Average: .287 Current Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250) Series vs. Detroit: .364 (4-11), hr, 4 rbi • His 11 home runs in July were tied with Jason Kubel for most in baseball...his 27 rbi were tied with Mark Homestand: .389 (7-18), hr, 5 rbi Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Teixeira for most in baseball. • 12th career multi-homer game (second of season), 7/24 at CWS...11th career multi-homer game, 7/13 vs. Oak. • He is 14-for-16 (88%) in stolen base attempts this season...stole three bases, 7/5 at Detroit. • Hit his 150th career home run and 18th of the season, 7/3 at Detroit. • He is batting .294 (30-for-102) with three doubles, two triples, two home runs, 13 rbi and 12 runs in 28 starts. • Tied career-high 15-game hitting streak, 5/27-6/13 vs. Phi. • Had career-high seven-game hitting streak, 6/27-7/15, batting .435 (10-for-23) in that span. • Walk-off rbi-single in the 10th inning, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...second walk-off hit of the season. • First career home run, a two-run shot off Will Ohman, 6/27 vs. Chicago (AL). • Hit fifth career walk-off home run and second 3-rbi game of season, 5/29 vs. Oakland. • Singled off Kyle Drabek for first career hit, going 2-for-4 with first three career rbi, 5/11 vs. Toronto. • Was 19-for-56 (.339) with 4 doubles, 5 homers and 12 rbi during career-high 15-game hit-streak. • Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/10...batted .366 (27-for-78) with two doubles, two triples and 11 rbi • Set a Twins record by hitting safely in each of his first 15 games with the Twins, 4/6-21...tied Kirby Puckett in 20 games with the Red Wings...began season at Double-A New Britain, promoted to Rochester, 4/14. (1994) for the longest streak to start a season (15 games). • Claimed off waivers from Toronto, 2/2. • Named American League Player of the Week, April 9-15 (second career)...he batted .455 (10-for-22) with a double, three home runs and four rbi in six games...homered in three consecutive games, 4/9-12. • Signed by the Twins as a free agent, 12/15/11...the Twins are his fourth organization (Florida, Washington, Oakland). MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN HIT LAST PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOT 2BI 3BI 4BI 5+BI TOT DATE OPP. ON PITCHER DATE OPP. CAREER Butera 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7/1/12 KC 2 Crow …. … 0 Carroll 17 3 2 0 22 6 0 0 0 6 8/9/09 @CWS 0 Linebrink 8/11/07 ChiC. 1 Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/26/10 @Oak. 0 Rapada …. … 0 Casilla 7 5 0 0 12 5 0 1 0 6 8/8/12 @Cle. 1 Masterson …. … 0 Doumit 20 5 1 0 26 12 2 2 0 16 8/13/12 Det. 2 Sanchez 5/4/11 @S.D. 3 Florimon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ….. … . ….. …. … 0 Mastroianni 6 2 0 0 8 2 2 0 0 4 8/13/12 Det. 0 Sanchez …. … 0 Mauer 22 14 1 0 37 9 5 0 0 14 8/4/12 @Bos. 2 Aceves 5/21/09 @CWS. 2 Morneau 22 4 2 0 28 8 6 1 0 15 8/12/12 T.B. 1 Shields 7/20/09 @Oak. 6 Plouffe 13 2 0 0 15 6 2 1 0 9 7/3/12 @Det. 1 Ortega …. … 0 Revere 21 6 4 0 31 4 1 0 0 5 ….. … . ….. ….. … 0 Span 23 6 4 0 33 3 1 0 1 5 6/19/12 @Pit. 1 Cruz ….. … 0 Willingham 23 3 0 0 26 10 8 2 0 20 8/14/12 Det. 2 Fister 4/11/10 @NYM. 5 TWINS NOTES, PAGE 5 ODDS & ENDS AUGUST 17, 2012

TWINS hitters VS. SEATTLE MARINERS TWINS BATTING INFO 2012 CAREER SEASON-HIGHS GW BUNT PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SEASON-HIGH HIT-STREAK Butera .000 2 0 0 0 .115 26 3 0 2 Butera 3 1 3 - - 3, May 16-19 Carroll .273 11 3 0 1 .280 75 21 1 13 Carroll 4 (2x) - 2 (6x) 5 - 7, May 22-29 Carson … 0 0 0 0 .111 9 1 1 1 Carson ------Casilla .111 9 1 0 0 .288 104 30 1 9 Casilla 3 (5x) 1 4 1 3 3 (2x), last, June 14-19 Doumit .333 9 3 2 2 .222 18 4 2 3 Doumit 4 2 (2x) 4 (2x) 3 1 11, June 16-July 2 Florimon … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0 Florimon ------Mastroianni … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0 Mastroianni 3 (2x) 1 (3x) 3 (2x) 1 1 7, June 27-July 15 Mauer .091 11 1 0 1 .360 186 67 5 29 Mauer 4 1 (6x) 3 (5x) 9 - 12, June 17-July 3 Morneau … 0 0 0 0 .273 220 60 9 36 Morneau 4 (2x) 2 (3x) 4 7 - 14, June 27-July 17 Plouffe .000 1 0 0 0 .227 22 5 0 2 Plouffe 3 (2x) 2 (2x) 4 6 2 17, June 30(1)-July 19 Revere … 0 0 0 0 .421 19 8 0 1 Revere 4 (4x) - 3 2 7 21, July 16-August 7 Span .167 12 2 0 1 .240 150 36 2 18 Span 4 (4x) 1 (3x) 5 3 6 12, April 18-May 1 Willingham .000 9 0 0 0 .209 67 14 3 14 Willingham 3 (3x) 2 (2x) 4 (2x) 11 - 15 (2x), last May 27-June 13 Others .038 26 1 0 0 Others 2 2 TEAM .122 90 11 2 5 TOTALS 23

TWINS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN Twins BULLPEN VS. SEATTLE MARINERS ...... 2012 CAREER BATTING PITCHING PITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ER MONTH AVG R R/G HR W-L IP H BB K ERA Burnett 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 5.2 2 0 Burton 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 APRIL .264 87 3.9 14 6-16 190.0 216 54 107 5.64 Fien 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 MAY .227 109 3.9 22 12-16 247.0 266 84 173 4.96 Gray 0 - 0 - 0 13.50 0.2 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 4.32 8.1 10 4 JUNE .278 119 4.4 27 14-13 245.0 264 64 160 4.33 Perkins 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 2 - 1 - 0 4.02 31.1 36 14 Robertson 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 JULY .287 138 5.3 26 12-14 233.1 249 82 165 4.78 Swarzak 0 - 0 - 0 81.01 0.1 1 3 0 - 1 - 0 7.71 7.0 12 6 AUGUST .265 71 5.1 16 6-8 126.0 141 44 82 4.43 Others 0 - 0 - 1 3.00 3.0 1 1 SEPTEMBER ------TEAM 0 - 0 - 1 6.43 7.0 3 5

2012 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W L S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 30- 53 5.50 638.1 756 425 390 111 193 401 Relievers 20- 14- 26 3.77 403.0 380 183 169 41 135 286 TOTALS 50- 67- 26 4.83 1041.1 1136 608 559 152 328 687

TWINS 2012 SCORING BY INNINGS ASSISTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL TWINS 69 53 48 61 70 70 56 51 41 5 524 Josh Willingham...... 6 OPPONENTS 94 84 60 74 69 70 55 56 40 6 608 Ben Revere...... 5 Denard Span...... 3 Trevor Plouffe...... 2 Darin Mastroianni...... 2 2012 HOME RUNS BY POSITION Erik Komatsu...... 1 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL Clete Thomas...... 1 11 14 0 19 6 30 3 7 15 0 105 Total...... 20

STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Player 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Player C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH Butera 1 21 1 Butera 22 Carroll 31 1 11 58 Carroll 40 36 26 Carson Carson Casilla 2 1 9 18 42 Casilla 70 1 Doumit 3 24 50 13 Doumit 40 7 6 37 Florimon Florimon Mastroianni 1 12 2 5 6 2 Mastroianni 6 1 21 Mauer 1 104 Mauer 55 23 29 Morneau 24 70 Morneau 66 28 Plouffe 6 36 20 8 2 Plouffe 1 2 54 2 13 Revere 13 60 4 1 Revere 2 13 63 Span 101 Span 101 Willingham 13 90 9 Willingham 98 14 Others 2 11 8 28 68 49 11 Others 27 5 81 36 2 2 14

2012 EJECTIONS RECORD WHEN… DATE PLAYER/COACH UMPIRE REASON Runs Scoring Allowing Runs Scoring Allowing April 17 at New York (AL) Gardenhire (60th career) Greg Gibson balls/strikes 0 0 - 7 4 - 0 6 7 - 5 3 - 13 April 17 at New York (AL) Span (3rd career) Greg Gibson balls/strikes 1 0 - 11 6 - 1 7 8 - 0 5 - 10 May 25 at Detroit Gardenhire (61st career) Alan Porter out/safe at 1b 2 2 - 16 5 - 2 8 2 - 2 1 - 6 May 25 at Detroit Carroll (1st career) Alan Porter out/safe at 1b 3 2 - 17 9 - 3 9 2 - 0 1 - 5 4 6 - 7 10 - 13 10+ 11 - 0 0 - 7 5 10 - 2 6 - 7 Totals 50 - 67 50 - 67

2012 TWINS ON DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Right elbow strain 3/31 3/26 6/ 1 50 Scott Baker Right elbow strain (transferred to 60-day on April 15) - Tommy John surgery on 4/17 4/ 1 3/27 117 Justin Morneau Sore left wrist 5/ 7 5/ 1 5/16 14 Nick Blackburn Left quad strain 5/17 6/ 4 16 Right rotator cuff weakness (transferred to 60-day on July 26) 6/ 4 6/ 2 65 P.J. Walters Right shoulder inflammation (transferred to 60-day on July 28) 6/14 54 Matt Capps Right shoulder inflammation 6/25 6/24 7/13 15 Matt Capps Right rotator cuff irritation 7/17 28 Anthony Swarzak Mild right rotator cuff strain 7/26 7/25 8/15 18 Trevor Plouffe Bruised right thumb 7/27 7/21 8/13 21 TWINS NOTES, PAGE 6 2012 HIGHS AND LOWS AUGUST 17, 2012

TEAM BATTING: TEAM PITCHING (cont.): Most At-Bats, Game...... 59, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Strikeouts...... 16, 7/13 vs. Oak. Most Runs, Game...... 19, 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Walks...... 9, 2x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Most Runs, Inning...... 10, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Fewest Hits Allowed...... 2, 8/2 at Bos. Most Hits, Game...... 20, 3x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Pitchers Used...... 7, 2x, last 7/15 vs. Oak. Most Hits, Inning...... 7, 2x, last 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Consecutive Batters Retired...... 17, 5/8 vs. LAA. Consecutive Hits...... 5, 3x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Scoreless Innings Streak...... 12, 7/25-7/27 Consecutive Batters Reached Base...... 7, 2x, last 5th inning, 5/24 at CWS. Wild Pitches...... 3, 6/30 (Game 1) vs. K.C. Fewest Hits, Game...... 0, 5/2 at LAA. Most Innings, Game, Relievers...... 9.0, 2x, last 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Doubles, Game...... 6, 2x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Hits, Game, Relievers...... 12, 6/27 vs. CWS. Most Triples, Game...... 2, 2x, last 6/8 vs. ChC. Most Runs, Game, Relievers...... 9, 7/24 at CWS. Most Home Runs, Game...... 4, 2x, last 8/6 at Cle. Most Home Runs, Game, Relievers...... 2, 8x, last 7/24 at CWS. Grand Slams...... Most Walks, Game, Relievers...... 5, 7/24 at CWS. Most Total Bases, Game...... 32, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers...... 8, 5/19 at Mil. Most Extra Base Hits, Game...... 8, 2x, last 6/12 vs. Phi. Most RBI, Game...... 17, 7/16 vs. Bal. INDIVIDUAL PITCHING: Most Walks...... 9, 5/11 vs. Tor. Most Inn., Game, Starter...... 9.0, 2x, last Diamond, 7/27 vs Cle. Most Strikeouts...... 16, 5/26 vs. Det. Most Innings, Game, Reliever...... 4.0, 4x, last Manship, 8/10 vs. T.B. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins...... 5, 3x, last 7/29 vs. Cle. Most Hits, Starter...... 11, 3x, last Blackburn, 8/11 vs. T.B. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent...... 5, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Hits, Reliever...... 8, Maloney, 4/24 vs. Bos. Most Caught Stealing, Game...... 1, many Most Runs, Starter...... 8, 2x, last De Vries, 8/10 vs. T.B. Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...... 5, 7/23 at CWS. Most Runs, Reliever...... 5, 2x, last Gray, 5/20 at Mil. Left On Base, Twins...... 15, 4/14 vs. Tex. Most Home Runs, Starter...... 3, 8x, last Duensing, 7/15 vs. Oak. Left On Base, Twins in Extra Innings...... 15, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Home Runs, Reliever...... 2, 2x, last Manship, 6/21 at Pit. Consecutive Scoreless Innings...... 25, 4/30-5/4 Most Walks, Starter...... 6, Marquis, 5/5 at Sea. Most Walks, Reliever...... 3, 4x, last Perdomo, 7/28 vs. Cle. INDIVIDUAL BATTING: Most Strikeouts, Starter...... 15, Liriano, 7/13 vs. Oak. Most At-Bats, Game...... 8, Span, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Strikeouts, Reliever...... 4, 2x, last Manship, 8/7 at Cle. Most Runs, Game...... 3, 14x, last Morneau/Revere, 8/6 at Cle. Win-Streak...... 5, Gray, 4/11-7/3 Most Runs, Inning...... 2, Willingham/Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Losing-Streak...... 5, Liriano, 4/7-5/7 Most Hits, Game...... 4, 14x, last Revere, 8/6 at Cle. Low-Hit Complete Game...... 3, Diamond, 7/27 Most Hits, Inning...... 2, 3x, last Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings...... 14.0, Diamond, 5/8-13 Most Doubles, Game...... 2, many Most Consecutive Batters Retired...... 19, Diamond, 7/21-7/27 Most Triples, Game...... 1, many Wild Pitches...... 3, Diamond, 6/30 (Game 1) vs. K.C. Most Home Runs, Game...... 2, 9x, last Morneau, 8/6 at Cle. Grand Slams...... TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING: Most Total Bases, Game...... 10, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Errors, Game, Team...... 3, 6x, last 8/6 at Cle. Most Extra Base Hits, Game...... 3, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Errors, Game, Individual...... 2, 4x, last Nishioka, 8/6 at Cle. Most RBI, Game...... 5, Span, 7/16 vs. Bal. Errors, Consecutive Games, Team...... 4, 7/7-14 Most Walks, Game...... 3, 6x, last Plouffe, 6/16 vs. Mil. Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team...... 7, 4/27-5/6 Most Strikeouts, Game...... 4, 3x, last Doumit, 6/15 vs. Mil. Doubleplays, Game, Team...... 5, 7/21 at K.C. Longest Hitting-Streak...... 21, Revere, 7/16-8/7 Opponents Doubleplays, Game, Team...... 5, 7/23 at CWS. Consecutive Hits...... 5, 3x, last Morneau, 8/3-4 Consecutive Hitless At-Bats...... 28, Valencia, 5/1-7/28 Most Stolen Bases, Game...... 2, many TEAM MISCELLANEOUS: ...... 1, many Longest Winning Streak...... 5, 6/30-7/3 Most Caught Stealing, Game Longest Losing Streak...... 6, 4/21-27 Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...... 2, 5x, last Willingham, 7/23 at CWS. Longest Game, Innings...... 15, 6/17 vs. Mil. Longest Game, Time (9 Innings)...... 3:43, 7/17 vs. Bal. TEAM PITCHING: Longest Game, Time (Extra Innings)...... 4:50, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Runs Allowed...... 16, 5/20 at Mil. Fastest Game, Time...... 2:10, 5/1 at LAA. Most Runs, Inning...... 6, 4x, last 2nd inning, 8/10 vs. T.B. Largest Margin, Victory...... 12, 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Hits Allowed...... 21, 6/27 vs. CWS. Largest Margin, Loss...... 12, 5/20 at Mil. Most Hits Allowed, Inning...... 6, 3x, last 2nd inning, 8/10 vs. T.B. Largest Home Attendance...... 39,414, 4/9 vs. LAA. (Home Opener) Consecutive Hits Allowed...... 6, 5th inning, 5/26 vs. Det. Home Sellouts...... 8, last 8/11 vs. T.B. Most Home Runs Allowed, Game...... 5, 5/24 at CWS. Times Shut Out...... 7, last 6/23 at Cin.

LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

FOR THE TWINS AGAINST THE TWINS HITTING: HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. Mil. Hit for the Cycle: Hafner, 8/14/03 vs. Cle. Grand Slam: Tosoni, 9/27/11 vs. K.C. (two as a team in 2011) Grand Slam: Gomes, 7/13/12 vs. Oak. (four allowed as a team in 2012) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Mauer, 7/21/07 vs. LAA. Inside-the-Park Home Run: Bourjos, 4/11/12 vs. LAA (one allowed in 2012) Pinch-Hit Home Run: Thome and Butera, 6/19/10 at Phi. Pinch-Hit Home Run: Betancourt, 7/22/12 at K.C. Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy (9th inning), 5/19/04 at Tor. Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Bartlett, 8/5/10 at T.B. Five-Hit Game: Mauer, 7/26/10 at K.C. Five-Hit Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY. Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. Tex. Six-Hit Game: L. Johnson, 9/23/95 vs. CWS. Two Hits, One Inning: Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inn, 8/6/12 at Cle. (three as a team in 2012) Two Hits, One Inning: Ishikawa, 5/20/12 at Mil. Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at K.C. Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. Mil. Two-Home Run Game: Morneau, 8/6/12 at Cle. (nine as a team in 2012) Two-Home Run Game: Cabrera, 7/4/12 at Det. Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS. (second game) Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY. Back-to-Back Home Runs: Willingham/Morneau, 8/6/12 at Cle. (two as a team in 2012) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Upton/Joyce, 8/11/12 vs. T.B. (seven allowed in 2012) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Mientkiewicz/Koskie/Hunter, 7/12/01 at Mil. 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. Atl. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Willingham/Morneau/Doumit, 8/6/12 at Cle. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Gomes/Cespedes/Carter, 7/15/12 vs. Oak. Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at N.Y. Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O’Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. Bos. PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS. No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA. One-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. K.C. One-Hitter: Stewart, 9/5/11 vs. CWS. (Game 2) Two-Hitter: Baker, 8/14/09 vs. Cle. Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at Tor. 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. Mil. 10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/01/95 at Chi. 10+ Strikeouts: Liriano, 7/18/12 vs. Bal. (two by Liriano - 15 and 10) 10+ Strikeouts: Scherzer, 8/15/12 vs. Det. Complete Game Shutout: Diamond, 7/27/12 vs. Cle. Complete Game Shutout: Lowe, 5/15/12 vs. Cle. Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. Tor./vs. Mil. Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAA. Back-to-Back Shutouts: 7/31-8/1/10 vs. Sea. Back-to-Back Shutouts: 5/1-2/12 at LAA. MISCELLANEOUS: MISCELLANEOUS: : Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. Sea. Triple Play: Blake/Cabrera/Martinez, 8/27/07 at Cle. Position Player Pitching: Butera, 5/20/12 at Mil. Position Player Pitching: Halter, 10/1/00 at Det. Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at Det. Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Borbon (3), 8/18/09 at Tex. Steal of Home: Hunter, 5/4/02 vs. Det. Steal of Home: Daubach, 4/27/03 at Chi. Home run in first ML at-bat: Hughes, 4/28/10 at Det. Home run in first ML at-bat: Richard, 7/17/00 vs. StL. Leadoff Home Run: Span, 6/12/12 vs. Phi. Leadoff Home Run: Jennings, 8/12/12 vs. T.B. (three allowed in 2012)

2012 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/28 vs. Kansas City POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 12:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain and cold temps (41 degrees), later cancelled. Game played as part of split DH, 6/30. 5/11 vs. Toronto DELAYED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain (60 degrees). The delay lasted 1:51 – game started at 9:00 pm (51 degrees). 5/26 vs. Detroit DELAYED Scheduled to start at 1:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain. The delay lasted 21 minutes – game started at 1:31 pm (61 degrees). Second delay started at 3:09 pm with one out in the 6th inning. Game resumed after a 42 minute rain delay. 6/17 vs. Milwaukee DELAYED Game delayed due to rain as the Twins were about to take the field in the top of the 12th...delay lasted 42 minutes and started at 5:15 pm. 6/13 vs. Oakland DELAYED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain. The delay lasted 10 minuets – game started at 7:20 pm. TWINS NOTES, PAGE 7 DAY-BY-DAY AUGUST 17, 2012

GA/ Daily Total GA/ Daily Total Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Hm Att. Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Hm Att. Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save APRIL (6-16) Batting: .264 (199-for-753) Pitching: 6-16-4, 5.64 (190.0 ip, 119 er) JULY CONT. 6------Bal. 2- 4 L 0- 1 T2 -1.0 Arrieta/Pavano/Johnson 23------CWS. 4- 7 L 40-56 5 -12.0 Floyd/Liriano/Reed 7------Bal. 2- 8 L 0- 2 T4 -2.0 Hunter/Liriano 24------CWS. 4-11 L 40-57 5 -12.0 Jones/Fien 8------Bal. 1- 3 L 0- 3 5 -3.0 Hammel/Swarzak/Johnson 25------CWS. 2- 8 L 40-58 5 -13.0 Peavy/Blackburn 9------LAA. 1- 5 L 0- 4 5 -4.0 *39,414 39,414 1 Wilson/Blackburn 26------OFF DAY 5 -13.0 10------OFF DAY 5 -4.0 27------Cle. 11-0 W 41-58 5 -13.0 37,820 1,748,493 50 Diamond/Tomlin 11------LAA. 6- 5 W 1- 4 T3 -3.0 31,413 70,827 2 Gray/Takahashi/Capps 28------Cle. 12-5 W 42-58 4 -13.0 *39,166 1,787,659 51 Deduno/Masterson 12------LAA. 10- 9 W 2- 4 4 -3.0 31,782 102,609 3 Gray/Thompson/Capps 29------Cle. 5- 1 W 43-58 4 -12.0 34,720 1,822,379 52 Duensing/Jimenez 13------Tex. 1- 4 L 2- 5 5 -3.0 31,400 134,009 4 Harrison/Swarzak/Ogando 30------CWS. 7- 6 W 44-58 4 -11.0 35,018 1,857,397 53 Perkins/Myers 14------Tex. 2- 6 L 2- 6 5 -3.5 35,854 169,863 5 Ross/Duensing 31------CWS. 3- 4 L 44-59 4 -12.0 36,424 1,893,821 54 Thornton/Gray/Reed 15------Tex. 3- 4 L 2- 7 5 -4.0 32,093 201,956 6 Ross/Perkins/Nathan AUGUST (6-8) Batting: .265 (131-for-494) Pitching: 6-8-4, 4.43 (126.0 ip, 62 er) 16------NYY. 7- 3 W 3- 7 T4 -4.0 Pavano/Garcia 1------CWS. 2- 3 L 44-60 4 -13.0 34,823 1,928,644 55 Peavy/Diamond/Reed 17------NYY. 3- 8 L 3- 8 T4 -5.0 Sabathia/Liriano 2------Bos. 5- 0 W 45-60 4 -12.5 Deduno/Lester/Perkins 18------NYY. 6- 5 W 4- 8 4 -5.0 Marquis/Kuroda/Capps 3------Bos. ^6- 5 W 46-60 4 -12.5 Gray/Padilla/Burton 19------NYY. 6- 7 L 4- 9 4 -5.0 Hughes/Swarzak/Rivera 4------Bos. 6- 4 W 47-60 4 -11.5 Burnett/Aceves/Burton 20------T.B. 5- 4 W 5- 9 4 -4.5 Maloney/Gomes/Capps 5------Bos. 4- 6 L 47-61 4 -12.5 Morales/Blackburn/Aceves 21------T.B. 2- 4 L 5-10 4 -5.0 Shields/Pavano/Rodney 6------Cle. 14-3 W 48-61 4 -12.5 Diamond/McAllister 22------T.B. 2- 6 L 5-11 4 -5.0 Niemann/Liriano 7------Cle. 7- 5 W 49-61 4 -11.5 Robertson/Perez/Perkins 23------Bos. 5- 6 L 5-12 4 -5.5 32,351 234,307 7 Bard/Capps/Aceves 8------Cle. 2- 6 L 49-62 4 -11.5 Masterson/Duensing 24------Bos. 2-11 L 5-13 4 -5.5 33,651 267,958 8 Beckett/Blackburn 9------OFF DAY 4 -11.5 25------Bos. 6- 7 L 5-14 4 -5.5 32,254 300,212 9 Buchholz/Hendriks/Aceves 10------T.B. 6-12 L 49-63 4 -12.5 38,108 1,966,752 56 Hellickson/De Vries 26------OFF DAY T4 -5.0 11------T.B. 2- 4 L 49-64 5 -12.5 *39,512 2,006,264 57 Price/Blackburn/Rodney 27------K.C. 6- 7 L 5-15 5 -6.0 33,315 333,527 10 Mijares/Duensing/Broxton 12------T.B. ^3- 7 L 49-65 5 -13.5 35,327 2,041,591 58 Farnsworth/Burnett/Rodney 28------K.C. PPD 5 -5.5 13------Det. 9- 3 W 50-65 4 -12.5 34,366 2,075,957 59 Deduno/Sanchez 29------K.C. 7- 4 W 6-15 T4 -5.5 34,201 367,728 11 Marquis/Chen 14------Det. 4- 8 L 50-66 5 -13.5 37,544 2,113,501 60 Fister/Duensing 30------LAA. 3- 4 L 6-16 5 -6.0 Wilson/Blackburn/Downs 15------Det. 1- 5 L 50-67 5 -14.5 37,118 2,150,619 61 Scherzer/De Vries MAY (12-16) Batting: .227 (208-for-915) Pitching: 12-16-6, 4.96 (247.0 ip, 136 er) 16------OFF DAY 5 -15.0 1------LAA. 0- 4 L 6-17 5 -6.0 Williams/Liriano 17------Sea. 9:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2------LAA. 0- 9 L 6-18 5 -7.0 Weaver/Hendriks 18------Sea. 8:10 pm FSN/TIBN 3------OFF DAY 5 -7.5 19------Sea. 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN 4------Sea. 3- 2 W 7-18 5 -7.5 Pavano/Wilhemsen/Capps 20------Oak. 9:07 pm FSN/TIBN 5------Sea. 0- 7 L 7-19 5 -7.5 Hernandez/Marquis 21------Oak. 9:07 pm FSN/TIBN 6------Sea. 2- 5 L 7-20 5 -8.5 Noesi/Blackburn 22------Oak. 2:37 pm FSN/TIBN 7------LAA. 3- 8 L 7-21 5 -10.0 31,382 399,110 12 Weaver/Liriano 23------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8------LAA. 5- 0 W 8-21 5 -9.0 30,776 429,886 13 Diamond/Haren 24------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 9------LAA. 2- 6 L 8-22 5 -9.0 31,915 461,801 14 Santana/Pavano 25------Tex. 3:05 pm FOX/TIBN 10------Tor. 2- 6 L 8-23 5 -10.0 31,438 493,239 15 Alvarez/Marquis 26------Tex. 2:05 pm FSN/TIBN 11------Tor. 7- 6 W 9-23 5 -9.0 33,387 526,626 16 Blackburn/Drabek/Capps 27------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 12------Tor. 1- 2 L 9-24 5 -9.0 *38,820 565,446 17 Hutchison/Walters/Janssen 28------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13------Tor. 4- 3 W 10-24 5 -8.0 36,889 602,335 18 Diamond/Romero/Capps 29------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------Cle. 4- 5 L 10-25 5 -9.0 32,313 634,648 19 Smith/Capps/C. Perez 30------Sea. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------Cle. 0- 5 L 10-26 5 -10.0 35,732 670,380 20 Lowe/Marquis 31------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16------Det. 11-7 W 11-26 5 -10.0 Burnett/Below SEPTEMBER (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 17------Det. 4- 3 W 12-26 5 -10.0 Walters/Fister/Capps 1------K.C. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18------Mil. 11-3 W 13-26 5 -9.0 Diamond/Estrada 2------K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 19------Mil. ^5- 4 W 14-26 5 -9.0 Gray/Parra/Capps 3------CWS. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 20------Mil. 4-16 L 14-27 5 -9.0 Greinke/Marquis 4------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 21------OFF DAY 5 -9.0 5------CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 22------CWS. 9- 2 W 15-27 5 -9.0 Walters/Floyd 6------OFF DAY 23------CWS. 0- 6 L 15-28 5 -10.0 Sale/Diamond 7------Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24------CWS. 8-11 L 15-29 5 -11.0 Jones/De Vries 8------Cle. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25------Det. 6-10 L 15-30 5 -11.0 37,688 708,068 21 Smyly/Swarzak 9------Cle. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26------Det. 3- 6 L 15-31 5 -11.0 37,360 745,428 22 Scherzer/Pavano/Valverde 10------Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 27------Det. 3- 4 L 15-32 5 -11.0 *38,710 784,138 23 Villarreal/Capps/Valverde 11------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28------Oak. 5- 4 W 16-32 5 -11.0 34,709 818,847 24 Burnett/Cook/Capps 12------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29------Oak. 3- 2 W 17-32 5 -10.5 31,781 850,628 25 Perkins/Fuentes 13------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30------Oak. 4- 0 W 18-32 5 -10.5 35,103 885,731 26 Liriano/Ross 14------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 31------OFF DAY 5 -10.5 15------CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN JUNE (14-13) Batting: .278 (265-for-953) Pitching: 14-13-8, 4.33 (245.0 ip, 118 er) 16------CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 1------Cle. 1- 7 L 18-33 5 -11.5 Lowe/Pavano 17------OFF DAY 2------Cle. 7- 4 W 19-33 5 -10.5 Duensing/Tomlin/Capps 18------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 3------Cle. 6- 3 W 20-33 5 -10.5 Diamond/Masterson/Capps 19------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 4------K.C. 10- 7 W 21-33 5 -10.0 De Vries/Smith/Capps 20------Cle. 11:05 am FSN/TIBN 5------K.C. 0- 1 L 21-34 5 -10.0 Chen/Liriano/Broxton 21------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 6------K.C. 4- 2 W 22-34 5 -9.0 Blackburn/Mendoza/Capps 22------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 7------OFF DAY 5 -9.5 23------Det. 12:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8------CHC. ^8- 7 W 23-34 5 -8.5 38,014 923,745 27 Capps/Camp 24------NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 9------CHC. 11-3 W 24-34 5 -8.5 *39,309 963,054 28 Diamond/Samardzija 25------NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 10------CHC. 2- 8 L 24-35 5 -8.5 37,526 1,000,580 29 Dempster/Liriano 26------NYY. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 11------OFF DAY 5 -8.5 27------OFF DAY 12------Phi. 11-7 W 25-35 5 -8.5 32,622 1,033,202 30 Blackburn/Kendrick 28------Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13------Phi. 8- 9 L 25-36 5 -8.5 32,581 1,065,783 31 Hamels/Walters/Papelbon 29------Det. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------Phi. 1- 6 L 25-37 5 -8.5 32,205 1,097,988 32 Blanton/Diamond 30------Det. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------Mil. 3- 5 L 25-38 5 -8.5 37,295 1,135,283 33 Loe/Capps/Axford OCTOBER (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 16------Mil. 2- 6 L 25-39 5 -9.5 37,698 1,172,981 34 Fiers/Hendriks 1------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 17------Mil. ^5- 4 W 26-39 5 -8.5 *39,206 1,212,187 35 Swarzak/Dillard 2------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 18------OFF DAY 5 -8.0 3------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 19------Pit. 2- 7 L 26-40 5 -8.5 Correia/Diamond 20------Pit. 2- 1 W 27-40 5 -8.5 Burton/Grilli * - Denotes Sellout 21------Pit. 1- 9 L 27-41 5 -9.0 McDonald/Hendriks # - Denotes makeup game from rainout on 4/28 HOME GAMES ROAD GAMES 22------Cin. 5- 4 W 28-41 5 -9.0 Blackburn/Bailey/Perkins ^ - Extra innings (5-3) 23------Cin. 0- 6 L 28-42 5 -9.0 Cueto/Duensing 24------Cin. 4- 3 W 29-42 5 -8.5 Diamond/Chapman/Burton 25------CWS. 4- 1 W 30-42 5 -7.5 35,659 1,247,846 36 Liriano/Peavy/Burton 2012 WALK-OFF VICTORIES 26------CWS. 2- 3 L 30-43 5 -8.5 35,102 1,282,948 37 Floyd/Hendriks/Reed 27------CWS. 5-12 L 30-44 5 -10.0 36,539 1,319,487 38 Sale/Blackburn DATE SCORE NOTES 28------OFF DAY 5 -10.0 May 29 vs. Oakland 3-2 Twins down 2-0 in ninth, Willingham 2-out, 3-run homer 29------K.C. 3- 4 L 30-45 5 -11.0 33,359 1,352,846 39 Mendoza/Duensing/Broxton June 8 vs. Chicago (NL) 8-7 (10 innings) Willingham singles in Mastroianni in bottom of 10 #30------K.C. 7- 2 W 31-45 5 -9.5 37,694 1,390,540 40 Diamond/Sanchez June 17 vs. Milwaukee 5-4 (15 innings) Span singles in Dozier w/ 2-outs in bottom 15 ------K.C. 5- 1 W 32-45 5 -9.5 37,629 1,428,169 41 De Vries/Hochevar July 30 vs. Chicago (AL) 7-6 Carroll drives in Casilla with sac-fly to RF in bottom 9 JULY (12-14) Batting: .287 (263-for-915) Pitching: 12-14-4, 4.78 (233.1 ip, 124 er) 1------K.C. 10- 8 W 33-45 5 -8.5 37,819 1,465,988 42 Gray/Chen 2------Det. 6- 4 W 34-45 5 -8.0 Swarzak/Fister/Perkins 20102012 PLAYERS USED USED (44) (42) 3------Det. 8- 6 W 35-45 5 -8.0 Gray/Villarreal/Perkins 4------Det. 1- 5 L 35-46 5 -9.0 Verlander/Duensing Pitchers: (23) 5------Det. 3- 7 L 35-47 5 -10.0 Dotel/Burnett Blackburn, Nick, rhp* Fien, Casey, rhp Pavano, Carl, rhp* 6------Tex. 5- 1 W 36-47 5 -10.0 Liriano/Perez Burnett, Alex, rhp* Gray, Jeff, rhp* Perdomo, Luis, rhp 7------Tex. ^3- 4 L 36-48 5 -11.0 Nathan/Waldrop Burton, Jared, rhp* Hendriks, Liam, rhp* Perkins, Glen, lhp* 8------Tex. ^3- 4 L 36-49 5 -11.0 Feldman/Burnett Capps, Matt, rhp* Liriano, Francisco, lhp* Robertson, Tyler, lhp 9------All Star Break De Vries, Cole, rhp Maloney, Matt, lhp* Swarzak, Anthony, rhp* 10------All Star Game — 8 - American League 0 Cain/Verlander Deduno, Samuel rhp Manship, Jeff, rhp Waldrop, Kyle, rhp 11------All Star Break Diamond, Scott, lhp Marquis, Jason, rhp Walters, P.J., rhp 12------OFF DAY Duensing, Brian, lhp* Oliveros, Lester, rhp 13------Oak. 3- 6 L 36-50 5 -12.0 33,230 1,499,218 43 Griffin/Liriano/Cook Position Players: (21) 14------Oak. 3- 9 L 36-51 5 -12.0 *39,084 1,538,302 44 Milone/De Vries Burroughs, Sean, if* Hughes, Lukes, if* Plouffe, Trevor, of* 15------Oak. 4- 9 L 36-52 5 -13.0 36,853 1,575,155 45 Parker/Duensing Butera, Drew, c Komatsu, Erik, of Revere, Ben, of* 16------Bal. 19- 7 W 37-52 5 -12.0 32,445 1,607,600 46 Diamond/Tillman Carroll, Jamey, if* Mastroianni, Darin, of Span, Denard, of* 17------Bal. 6- 4 W 38-52 5 -12.0 32,202 1,639,802 47 Burnett/Ayala/Burton Carson, Matt, of Mauer, Joe, c* Thomas, Clete, of 18------Bal. 1- 2 L 38-53 5 -12.0 33,195 1,672,997 48 Hunter/Liriano/Johnson Casilla, Alexi, if* Morneau, Justin, 1b* Valencia, Danny, 3b* 19------Bal. 3- 4 L 38-54 5 -12.0 37,676 1,710,673 49 Chen/Burnett/Johnson Doumit, Ryan, c* Nishioka, Tsuyoshi, if Willingham, Josh, of* 20------K.C. ^2- 1 W 39-54 5 -11.0 Fien/Broxton/Perkins Dozier, Brian, if Parmelee, Chris, 1b* (*, on Opening Day 25-man Roster) 21------K.C. 3- 7 L 39-55 5 -11.5 Mendoza/Diamond/Crow Florimon, Pedro, if 22------K.C. 7- 5 W 40-55 5 -11.5 Deduno/Guthrie