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MINNESOTA TWINS (2-4) AT (3-3) SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021 – 1:05 PM (ET) - WCCO/TIBN/THE WOLF RHP vs. RHP Ryan Weber Spring Game 7 Spring Road Game 4 Upcoming Probable & Broadcast Schedule TODAY'S PITCHERS

DATE OPP. PITCHERS TIME (ET) RADIO / TV Minnesota: Michael Pineda (R), Alex Colomé 3/7 vs. TB LHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBA 1:05 pm TIBN-WCCO-The Wolf / FSN (R), (R), Josh Winder (R), Andrew 3/8 OFF DAY Vasquez (L), Tom Hackimer (R) 3/9 vs. BAL RHP vs. TBA 1:05 pm TIBN / FSN Boston: Ryan Weber (R), Josh Winckowski All games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com (R), AJ Politi (R), (R), Joel WHERE IN THE WORLD: This spring training, the Twins’ player pool, plus coaches and staff, combine to represent 11 nationalities (including the Payamps (R) U.S.) across the globe...11 different Twins — Jorge Alcala, Alex Colomé, Jhoan Duran, Michael Pineda, , , , Gilberto Celestino, , and , plus third base — hail from the , the nation with the greatest representation on the team (besides the U.S.)...four Twins players — , , Luis Arraez and Tomás TOMORROW'S SCHEDULED PITCHERS Telis, as well as Twins hitting coach Rudy Hernandez — were born in Venezuela...additionally, the Twins feature two players from Canada (Jordan Minnesota: Lewis Thorpe (L), Balazovic, ) and Puerto Rico (José Berríos, Jose Miranda), each...other nations represented on the squad include Japan (Kenta Maeda), (R), (L), Jorge Alcala (R), Ian Australia (Lewis Thorpe), Curaçao (), Germany (), Taiwan (Tzu-Wei Lin) and (). Gibaut (R) THE BATTLE OF DANIELS PARKWAY: Today marks the second of eight spring meetings between the Twins and Red Sox, and the first of four at JetBlue Tampa Bay: TBA Park...they play twice more at and three more at JetBlue...Twins won the first meeting, 7-6 at Hammond on February 28, while the Red Sox took the second meeting, 14-6, on Wednesday, March 3...since the Chairman's Cup series began in 1993, the Twins have won The Cup 13 of the 27 years, but have won it just three times since 2007 (2011, 2016 and 2019)...the Twins and Sox will play during the regular season for ROSTER BREAKDOWN four games at from April 12-15 and three games at from August 24-26. Woonsocket, RI native grew up a Red Sox fan and played for Boston in 2009, hitting .253 (38-for-150) with four doubles, one 61 active players in camp (21 non-roster): Atriple, seven home runs, 23 RBI and 23 runs scored in 62 games. 32 pitchers (11 non-roster) 7 (3 non-roster) BIG MIKE: Right-handed Michael Pineda is in his ninth spring training, second with Minnesota...previously with Seattle (2010-11) and 11 infielders (4 non-roster) New York-AL (2012-17)...missed spring training game action last year serving a suspension after violating MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and 10 (3 non-roster) Treatment Program...went 1-0 with a 3.54 ERA (20.1 IP, 8 ER) and a team-leading 20 in six games (4 GS) in 2019 Grapefruit League 1 (0 non-roster) play...is 10-2 lifetime with a 3.20 ERA (123.2 IP, 44 ER) in 37 career spring games (30 starts)...reinstated from the Restricted List on September ------1, 2020 after missing Twins' first 36 games serving the aforementioned suspension...started that night against Chicago-AL and worked a quality 7 pitchers, start, yielding two runs on six hits in 6.0 ...struck out eight batters in back-to-back starts September 7 vs. (7.0 IP) and September Depth Camp Players (14): 13 vs. Cleveland (4.2 IP)...September 13 marked first career start of 4.2 innings or fewer and at least eight strikeouts, becoming the first Twins 2 catchers, 5 infielders, 0 outfielders to strike out at least eight in 4.2 innings or less since (4.2 IP, 8 K) on August 29, 2014 at Baltimore...made five starts total post-reinstatement, going 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA (26.2 IP, 10 ER), seven walks and 25 strikeouts; Twins won each of his starts...a seven-year TWINS AT A GLANCE MLB veteran, Pineda signed with Minnesota as a in December 2017...was originally signed by Seattle as a 16-year-old undrafted free Spring Record:...... 2-4 agent in December 2005; signed by Patrick Guerrero, brother of Fred Guerrero, the Twins' Director of Latin American Scouting & U.S. Integration. Home Record:...... 1-2 Date Team W-L IP H R ER HR BB SO Road Record:...... 1-2 3/6 at BOS ------vs. AL Teams:...... 2-2 SPRING TOTALS ------BAA / - - WHIP vs. NL Teams...... 0-2 When Twins score first:...... 1-1 POINT-BLANKENHORN: IF enters his fourth MLB spring training, all with the Twins...began 2020 in Twins' Player Pool at alternate When opponent scores first:...... 1-3 training site in St. Paul, MN...recalled by Minnesota September 14...made major league debut September 15 at Chicago-AL, batting seventh and Most GL games over .500:...... 2, 3/1 playing second base...went 1-for-3 with a -by-, recording first career hit with a ninth- off Matt Foster...became second player Most GL games under .500:...... 2, 3/5 in club history to wear uniform number 74 ( in 2019)...ranked as the Twin' 17th-best prospect by MLB.com...was the Twins' third Longest winning-streak:...... 2, 2/28-3/1 round pick (80th overall) in 2015 First-Year Player Draft. Longest losing-streak:...... 4, 3/2-5 Team-high hits:...... 7, 3/1 at TB ARRAEZ AND SHINE: Luis Arraez is in his third spring training with the Twins...hit .333 (6-for-18) with one double, one home and one RBI Team-high runs:...... 7, 2/28 vs. BOS during 2020 summer camp at Target Field...made Twins roster for first time in career and was Opening Day July 24 Opponent-high hits:...... 15, 3/3 vs. BOS at Chicago-AL, batting ninth and going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored...went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs and three RBI September Opponent-high runs:...... 14, 3/3 vs. BOS 26 vs. Cincinnati...four hits and three RBI both matched career highs...acquired by Twins as an undrafted free agent November 6, 2013 out of Yaracuy, Venezuela. TWINS RECENT SPRING INFO

KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEON: OF enters his 10th MLB spring training and first with Minnesota as an NRI...leads the Twins with a .571 YEAR ATTENDANCE (DATES) RECORD (4-for-7) batting average in five games this spring...previously appeared in the camps of Arizona (2010-12), Pittsburgh (2015), Milwaukee (2016- 2010 104,712 (13) 16-14 18, '20) and New York-NL (2019)...appeared in 11 spring training games with Milwaukee prior to the suspension of ST in March...went 3-for-25 2011 129,453 (16) 20-12 (.120) with one run scored, one double and one RBI in those games...spent the season at the Brewers' alternate training site at Fox Cities Stadium 2012 117,503 (16) 18-15 in Appleton, WI...declared a minor league free agent November 1 and signed with Minnesota in mid-February. 2013 113,845 (17) 17-16 2014 107,806 (14) 9-16-3 CAVE MAN: is in his seventh spring training and third with Minnesota, after spending 2014-15 with New York-AL, 2016 with Cincinnati, 2015 123,994 (16) 13-16-3 and splitting 2018 between New York-AL and Minnesota...hit .250 (6-for-24) with three extra base hits last spring...recorded five hits during 2020 2016 121,005 (15) 19-11-2 summer camp at Target Field, three of which were doubles, good for the team lead...made Opening Day roster for second time in career and was 2017 108,365 (15) 17-13-3 Opening Day centerfielder July 24 at Chicago-AL...batted seventh and went 2-for-5 with two RBI...hit two triples on the season (Twins had three 2018 115,147 (16) 14-14-3 as a team)...posted an .870 OPS in September, batting .250 (12-for-48) with two doubles, two triples, three home runs, six RBI and three walks. 2019 121,798 (18) 14-13-3 2020 69,998 (9) 7-9-4 KIRILLOFF IS ALWAYS ON: begins his fourth spring training with the Twins...held a batting average of .333 in summer camp at Target 2021 6,432 (3) 2-4-0 Field; spent entire regular season at alternate training site in St. Paul, MN...in 2020, ranked number one prospect and best hitter for average in Twins system by (27th overall prospect in baseball)...also in 2020, ranked Twins second best prospect by MLB.com (27th in COUNTDOWN TO.... baseball)...made major league debut in Game 2 of AL Wild Card on September 30 vs. Houston, batting sixth and starting in rightfield...went 1-for-4, singling in second at-bat off Jose Urquidy...became first player in baseball history to record a Postseason hit before a regular season hit...became OPENING DAY (April 1 at Milwaukee): 25 days third player in baseball history to make major league debut in Postseason game, joining Kansas City’s Adalberto Mondesi () and HOME (April 8 vs. Seattle): 32 days Oakland’s Mark Kiger (2006 American League Championship Series) – first player to ever start. 2021 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE & RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE WINNER LOSER ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE ATTENDANCE 2/28 BOSTON 7-6 Stashak Gossett Hamilton 2,154 3/16 PITTSBURGH - - 1:05 pm - - - - TIBN 3/1 at Tampa Bay 6-5 S. Anderson Zombro Jax 1,127 3/17 at Boston - - 1:05 pm ------3/2 at Atlanta 0-6 I. Anderson Barnes - - 1,666 3/18 OFF DAY 3/3 BOSTON 6-14 Pivetta Colomé - - 2,122 3/19 at Atlanta - - 6:05 pm - - FSN TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/4 TAMPA BAY 2-5 Patiño Robles Head 2,156 3/20 TAMPA BAY - - 6:05 pm - - FSN TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/5 at Atlanta 0-4 Webb Waddell - - 1,686 3/21 at Baltimore - - 1:05 pm ------3/6 at Boston - - 1:05 pm - - - - TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/22 ATLANTA - - 1:05 pm - - FSN - - 3/7 TAMPA BAY - - 1:05 pm - - FSN TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/23 at Pittsburgh - - 1:05 pm - - FSN - - 3/8 OFF DAY 3/24 at Tampa Bay - - 1:05 pm ------3/9 BALTIMORE - - 1:05 pm - - FSN TIBN 3/25 at Boston - - 6:05 pm - - - - TIBN 3/10 at Tampa Bay - - 1:05 pm - - FSN - - 3/26 ATLANTA - - 6:05 pm - - FSN TIBN 3/11 BOSTON - - 1:05 pm - - FSN TIBN 3/27 TAMPA BAY - - 1:05 pm - - FSN TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/12 ATLANTA - - 1:05 pm - - FSN TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/28 at Boston - - 1:05 pm ------3/13 at Tampa Bay - - 1:05 pm ------3/29 at Pittsburgh - - 1:05 pm ------3/14 BOSTON - - 1:05 pm - - - - TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/30 PITTSBURGH - - 12:05 pm - - - - TIBN/WCCO/THE WOLF 3/15 at Atlanta - - 1:05 pm ------Bold - Denotes Home Game | * - Denotes Sellout | # - Denotes | ^ - Rain Shortened SPRING PITCHING GAME LOGS

#77 ALBERS' SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #21 DUFFEY'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #35 PINEDA'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/3 vs. BOS ND 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 2/28 vs. BOS ND 0.2 4 3 3 2 1 0 ------3/4 vs. TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ------TOTALS 0-0-0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 ------TOTALS ------TOTALS 0-0-0 1.2 4 3 3 2 1 2

#66 ALCALA'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #57 ROBLES' SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #59 DURAN'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/4 vs TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/28 vs. BOS ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ------3/4 vs TB L1 1.0 4 3 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 0-0-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 ------TOTALS ------TOTALS 0-0-1 2.0 6 3 2 0 0 0

#41 ANDERSON'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #51 FARRELL'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #55 ROGERS' SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 3/1 at TB W1 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/5 at ATL ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/1 at TB H1 1..0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2/28 vs. BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 ------3.5 at ATL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3/4 vs. TB ND 1.0 1 2 2 0 2 0 TOTALS 1-0-0 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 ------TOTALS 0-0-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS 0-0-0 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 3 #81 BALAZOVIC'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #68 GIBAUT'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #32 SHOEMAKER'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------3/2 at ATL ND 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS ------3/5 at ATL ND 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 0-0-0 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 1 ------TOTALS 0-0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 #85 BARNES' SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #44 HAMILTON'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/2 at ATL L1 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #31 SMELTZER'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------2/28 vs. BOS S1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-1-0 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 3/3 vs. BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2/28 vs. BOS ND 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 ------TOTALS 0-0-1 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 4 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 #17 BERRíOS' SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #33 HAPP'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #45 SPARKMAN'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 3/3 vs. BOS ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 ------3/3 vs. BOS ND 0.0 2 5 5 1 3 0 TOTALS ------TOTALS 0-0-0 0.0 2 5 5 1 3 0 #62 CHALMERS' SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #83 JAX'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #61 STASHAK'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------3/1 at TB S1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS ------2/28 vs. BOS W1 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 TOTALS 0-0-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/3 vs. BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ------#52 COLINA'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS 1-0-0 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #54 LAW'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #56 THIELBAR'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------3/2 at ATL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ------#48 COLOMé'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #18 MAEDA'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 3/3 vs. BOS L1 1.0 5 4 4 1 0 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #43 THORPE'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------3/4 vs. TB 0-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TOTALS 0-1-0 10 5 4 4 1 0 1 ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3/1 at TB ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 ------#53 COULOMBE'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS 0-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 #49 MINAYA'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/2 at ATL ND 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #58 WADDELL'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------3/1 at TB ND 0.1 2 3 3 0 3 0 TOTALS 0-0-0 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 3/4 vs. TB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------3/2 at ATL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 0-0-0 1.1 3 3 3 0 3 0 3/5 at ATL L1 0.2 3 4 4 0 2 0 ------#68 DOBNAK'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS 0-0-0 1.2 4 4 4 0 2 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/5 at ATL ND 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 2 #82 OBER'S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0-0 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 2 ------TOTALS ------

TWINS MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS STARTS BY POSITION DATE NO PLAYER POS TRANSACTION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1/22/21 33 Happ, J.A. ��������������������������LHP Signed to one-year contract. Arraez 2 1 1/30/21 9 Simmons, Andrelton �������������SS Signed to one-year contract. Astudillo 2 1 2/4/21 41 Anderson, Shaun ��������������� RHP Acquired via trade with San Francisco in exchange for Bañuelos OF LaMonte Wade, Jr. Blankenhorn 1 1 2/5/21 23 Cruz, Nelson ������������������������ DH Signed to one-year contract. Broxton 1 1 Buxton 2 44 Hamilton, Ian �������������������� RHP Claimed off Waivers from Philadelphia. Cave 3 1 2/11/21 30 Garlick, Kyle �������������������������OF Claimed off Waivers from Atlanta. Celestino 58 Waddell, Brandon ���������������LHP Designated for assignment. Cruz 1 2/12/21 48 Colomé, Alex ��������������������� RHP Signed to one-year contract. Donaldson 44 Hamilton, Ian �������������������� RHP Designed for assignment. Garlick 2 1 2/16/21 44 Hamilton, Ian �������������������� RHP Outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul. Garver 2 2/18/21 32 Shoemaker, Matt ��������������� RHP Signed to one-year contract. Gordon 65 Gibaut, Ian ������������������������ RHP Outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul. Hamilton 1 Jeffers 2 2/23/21 12 Romine, Andrew ��������������������IF Signed to minor league contract. Kepler 3 Kirilloff 1 2 1 Larnach 1 Lin 3 Polanco 3 Refsnyder Riddle 3 Romine 3 Rooker 2 1 Rortvedt Sanó 3 Simmons Telis 1 Others 1 1