(59-58) VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS (65-52) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017 - 7:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Kyle Gibson (R, 6-9, 6.02) vs. Carlos Carrasco (R, 11-5, 3.83) GAME 118 HOME GAME 62 Upcoming Probable & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 8/17 vs. Cleveland José Berríos (R, 10-5, 4.27) vs. Mike Clevinger (R, 6-4, 3.65) 12:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINS AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: After completing their five-game roadtrip with a record of 4-1 (2-0 at Miller STREAKS Record:...... 59-58 Park and 2-1 at Comerica Park), the Twins began their six-game homestand with a loss to the Indians last night...tonight they will play the second of three with the Tribe...following Current Streak 1 loss Home Record:...... 27-34 Last 5 games 3-2 Road Record:...... 32-24 tomorrow afternoon's series finale, the Twins will welcome 's for three games over the weekend...the Twins are 27-34 at home and 32-24 Last 10 games 7-3 Record in series:...... 18-16-4 on the road...they 7-2 in their last nine. Series Openers:...... 22-17 Last 15 games 9-6 Series Finales:...... 18-20 DEFENSE SHINES, OFFENSE STALLS: The Twins lost to the Indians last night by a score of Last 20 games 10-10 Rubber Games:...... 4-7 8-1...Bartolo Colón (2-2) was the starter and loser, allowing three runs (all on solo homers) on TWINS VS. CLEVELAND Sweeps/Swept:...... 7/4 seven hits in 5.0 innings pitched, including a season-high four walks...the offense recorded April:...... 12-11 just three hits, drew zero walks and struck out 12 times...the Twins fell to six games back 2017 Record:...... 5-9 May:...... 14-12 of the Indians in the AL Central. Current Streak:...... 1 loss June:...... 14-15 2017 at Home:...... 0-8 July:...... 10-15 TWINS-INDIANS: The Twins are playing the 15th of 19 games vs. the Indians this season... 2017 at Cleveland:...... 5-1 August:...... 9-5 they are 5-9 vs. the Tribe, going 0-8 at and 5-1 at Progressive Field...the Twins All-Time Record:...... 401-427-1 September/October:...... have won three of their last four against the Tribe...the Twins are seeking their first win over All-Time at Home:...... 217-197-1 Day Games:...... 20-27 the Indians at Target Field since September 10, 2016, having lost nine straight...it marks All-Time at Cleveland:...... 184-230 Night Games:...... 39-31 the longest losing streak for the Twins vs. one team at home since losing 11 straight to vs. American League East:...... 10-10 Detroit September 15, 2015-September 22, 2016. 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League Central:...... 25-24 Joe Mauer is hitting .326 (219-for-672) in his career against Cleveland, with 48 doubles, Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. American League West:...... 16-17 A14 home runs, 78 RBI and a .409 on-base percentage in 178 games. 4/17 MIN 1-3 Salazar/Gibson/Allen vs. :...... 8-7 Eddie Rosario is hitting .329 (52-for-158) with six doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 4/18 MIN 4-11 Tomlin/Hughes Games vs. LH Starter:...... 15-18 A20 RBI and 26 runs scored in 44 career games against the Indians...his hits, doubles, 4/19 MIN *PPD Games vs. RH Starter:...... 44-40 home runs, RBI and runs scored are all his personal most vs. any opponent. 4/20 MIN 2-6 Bauer/Duffey Twins score first:...... 34-24 5/12 CLE 1-0 Santana/Tomlin/Kintzler ...... 25-34 Opponent scores first: A LOOK AT THE STANDINGS: AL Central (left) and AL Wildcard (right) standings below: 5/13 CLE 4-1 Berríos/Clevinger/Kintzler Come-from-behind wins:...... 29 W L PCT GB W L PCT GB 5/14 CLE 3-8 Bauer/Santiago Leading after 7/8 inn.:...... 52-8/57-4 Cleveland 65 52 .556 - - New York 63 55 .534 +3.0 Trailing after 7/8 inn.:...... 2-49/2-51 Minnesota 59 58 .504 -6.0 Los Angeles 61 59 .508 - - 6/16 MIN 1-8 Carrasco/Turley Tied after 7/8 inn.:...... 5-1/0-3 Kansas City 60 59 .504 -6.0 Minnesota 59 58 .504 -0.5 6/17 MIN 3-9 McAllister/Wilk Extra-innings:...... 1-3 Detroit 53 66 .445 -13.0 Kansas City 60 59 .504 -0.5 *MIN 2-6 Goody/Mejía 1- games:...... 13-8 6/18 MIN 2-5 Bauer/Gibson/Miller Twins out- opp.:...... 40-5 WASH AWAY THE RAIN: Target Field has experienced six delayed games and three 6/23 CLE 5-0 Mejía/Bauer Opp. out-hit Twins:...... 12-51 postponements this season (full list on bottom of page 5 of Twins notes)...since opening 6/24 CLE 4-2 Rogers/Allen/Kintzler Twins/Opp. have = hits:...... 7-2 Target Field in 2010, the Twins have experienced 38 delayed games and 18 postponements: 6/25 CLE 4-0 Santana/Tomlin Run Differential:...... -57 (544-601) YEAR DELAYS PPD YEAR DELAYS PPD 8/15 MIN 1-8 Salazar/Colón Twins get Quality Start:...... 35-9 2010...... 1 (susp.)...... 1 2014...... 6...... 3 8/16 MIN 2011...... 3...... 3 2015...... 3...... 1 8/17 MIN Twins starter goes 6+ IP:...... 36-15 2012...... 4...... 1 2016...... 11...... 3 9/26 CLE Most games over .500:...... 7, 5/28 2013...... 4...... 3 2017...... 6...... 3 Most games under .500:...... 4, last 8/6 9/27 CLE Longest win-streak:...... 6, 8/6-11 DOZIER DIGS THE SECOND HALF: Brian Dozier has six home runs in his last 11 games and 9/28 CLE Longest losing-streak:....4, 3x, last 6/16-18 10 home runs in 28 games since the All-Star break...his 10 home runs are tied with Mike CURRENT HOMESTAND (0-1) When Twins score 4+:...... 51-19 Moustakas for third most in the AL since the break, trailing Joey Gallo (13) and Nelson Cruz When Twins score 3-:...... 8-37 (12)...since the 2016 All-Star break, he has 51 home runs, tied with Giancarlo Stanton for Batting average .100 Twins get 10+ hits:...... 30-10 second most in baseball, trailing Khris Davis (56). Runs Per Game 1.00 Days in First Place...... 50 Home Runs 0 Days in Second Place...... 51 AUGUST RUSH: The Twins are hitting .262 (121-for-461) with 5.36 runs-per-game in 14 RISP .333 Days in Third Place...... 24 games this month...their batting average ranks 10th in baseball and their runs-per-game Errors 0 Days in Fourth Place...... 5 rank seventh. Days in Fifth Place...... Jorge Polanco is hitting .405 (17-for-42) with four doubles, one , five RBI, two walks Team ERA 8.00 Walk-Off W/L:...... 2/5 Aand a .432 on-base percentage in 12 games this month. Starters W-L 0-1 Shutouts W/L:...... 8/2 Byron Buxton is hitting .318 (14-for-44) with four walks and eight RBI in 14 games this CG’s...... 6, last, Colón, 8/4 vs. TEX Amonth...he has reached safely via hit or walk in 12 straight. Starters ERA 5.40 Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time):...... 1/160 Eddie Rosario is hitting .354 (17-for-48) with three walks, five home runs, 12 RBI and Relievers W-L-S 0-0-0 A12 runs scored in 13 games this month. Relievers ERA 11.25 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Brian Dozier is hitting .316 (18-for-57) with six home runs, 13 RBI and 13 runs scored Saves/Opps 0/0 Ain 13 games this month...he ranks tied for second in the AL in runs scored and is tied 8/10 LHP Enns recalled from AAA for ninth in RBI. 1B/DH Vargas optioned to AAA 8/9 1B/DH Vargas recalled from AAA ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 1975, in a 9-1 win over Cleveland, the Twins set a major league record with nine batters getting LHP Mejía placed on 10-day DL two-or-more hits...in 1990, started a game against Cleveland in right field, then moved to , third base, then 8/5 RHP Gibson recalled from AAA second base in the eighth inning...the Twins lost their original shortstop to a pinch hitter – John Moses who went to RF – 8/4 OF Granite optioned to AAA moving Puckett to SS, then Puckett swapped through infield positions with and Nelson Liriano. 8/1 OF Buxton returned from rehab and reinstated from disabled list HOF WEEKEND: The Twins will honor former outfielder Michael Cuddyer and former General Manager Andy MacPhail with inductions into the Twins Hall of Fame this weekend...Cuddyer will be inducted pregame on Saturday and MacPhail on Sunday...notable events include RHP Gee recalled from AAA the Hall of Fame Breakfast Saturday morning (tickets: www.twinsbaseball.com/breakfast), unveiling of plaques on Target Plaza on 7/31 LHP Watson acquired via trade with Saturday late afternoon, media availability also Saturday late afternoon, and pregame elements and induction ceremonies on Saturday WAS, in exchange for RHP Kintzler and Sunday...the two will become the 29th and 30th members of the Twins Hall of Fame. 7/30 LHP Enns and RHP Littell acquired via trade with NYY, in exchange for LHP QUICK HITS: García Joe Mauer joins Miguel Cabrera and Justin Smoak as the only first basemen in the AL to have committed one error-or-fewer (min. 700 inn). 7/27 LHP Moya acquired from ARI in AByron Buxton ranks third in baseball in defensive runs saved (19), trailing only Mookie Betts (28) and Andrelton Simmons (23)... ATwins outfielders collectively rank fifth in baseball in defensive runs saved (15). exchange for C Murphy 7/24 RHP Gibson optioned to AAA AFormer Twins Rick Reed is celebrating his 53rd birthday today. LHP Garcia and C Recker acquired via UPCOMING MILESTONES trade with ATL, in exchange for RHP Ynoa PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH RHP Haley outrighted and returned to Brian Dozier...... 140 home runs...... Needs 1 to tie Michael Cuddyer (141) for 10th on Twins all-time list Boston (Rule 5) Eduardo Escobar...... 98 doubles...... Needs 2 to reach 100 for career 7/23 LHP Breslow designated for release or Joe Mauer...... 136 home runs...... Needs 4 to tie Brian Dozier (140) for 11th on Twins all-time list assignment 386 doubles...... Needs 28 to tie Kirby Puckett (414) for 1st on Twins all-time list RHP Busenitz recalled from AAA Needs 14 to reach 400 for career RHP Tepesch traded to TOR in 854 RBI...... Needs 6 to tie Justin Morneau (860) for 5th on Twins all-time list exchange for cash 932 runs...... Needs 18 to tie Rod Carew (950) for 3rd on Twins all-time list STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 KYLE GIBSON #44 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS CG’s: - - CG’s: 2, last 8/17/16 at ATL Height: 6-6 Weight: 216 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (10/23/87 in Greenfield, IN) SHO’s: - - SHO’s: - - CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: 6, 9/8/15 at KC 2017: 6-9, 6.02 ERA CAREER: 38-47, 4.81 ERA Innings: 7.1, 7/22 vs. DET Innings: 9.0, 8/17/16 at ATL SO’s: 6, 3x, last on 8/11 at DET SO’s: 9, 2x, last 9/30/15 at CLE • He is making his 21st start of 2017. Walks: 4, 4x, last on 7/16 at HOU Walks: 5, 3x, last 4/6/16 at BAL • He is making his 119th career start and appearance. Hits: 12, 6/13 vs. SEA Hits: 12, 6/13/17 vs. SEA 2017 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Home Runs: 2, 4x, last 7/9 vs. BAL Home Runs: 3, 6/5/15 vs. MIL Win-Streak: 4, 5/22-6/13 Win-Streak: 4, 2x, 5/22/17-6/13/17 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K Loss-Streak: 4, 4/6-5/4 Loss-Streak: 5, 4/6-6/16/16 4/6 vs. KC ND 5.0 5 3 3 2 2 5 3-3/5-3 Opened season as Twins third starter 81/53 4/12 at DET L1 4.0 4 5 5 1 1 2 1-5/3-5 Surrendered a grand slam in the fourth 63/42 4/17 vs. CLE L2 5.1 9 3 3 1 2 2 1-3/1-3 Allowed a homer for a third straight start 88/52 CAREER NOTES 4/23 vs. DET L3 2.2 8 7 6 1 2 3 1-3/1-3 Made his shortest start since 2015 71/39 • 4/28 at KC ND 5.1 5 3 3 1 3 1 2-3/6-4 Matched his longest outing of the season 85/51 • Given 2015 Joseph W. Haynes Award for Twins Pitcher of the Year voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter APRIL TOTALS 0-3 22.1 31 21 20 6 10 13 8.06 ERA of the BBWAA. 5/4 vs. OAK L4 4.0 8 4 4 0 3 3 2-4/5-8 Optioned to Triple-A following the game 79/49 • His 2.85 ERA pre-ASG in 2015 was the fourth lowest for a Twins starter since 1992 with a minimum 5/22 at BAL W1 5.0 7 6 6 1 4 5 6-6/14-7 Earned first win of the season 90/53 of 80.0 IP (Liriano - 1.83 in 2006, Santana - 2.75 in 2007, Radke - 2.77 in 1998). 5/28 vs. TB ND 5.1 5 3 2 0 4 4 1-3/6-8 Allowed a season-low two earned runs 88/50 MAY TOTALS 1-1 14.1 20 13 12 1 11 12 7.53 ERA • In 2014, his first full season in the majors, became one of three pitchers in Twins history to win each 6/2 at LAA W2 5.2 6 2 2 0 2 6 7-2/11-5 Recorded a season-high six 98/62 of their first three games while posting a sub-1.00 ERA. 6/8 at SEA W3 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 4 2-1/2-1 Tossed 6.0 innings for the 1st time in '17 94/54 • Earned the win in his MLB debut 6/29/13 vs. KC allowing three runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings. 6/13 vs. SEA W4 6.0 12 6 6 1 0 4 12-6/20-7 Allowed a career-high 12 hits 92/64 • Named the Twins Minor League Player of the Week, ending May 12, 2013 after tossing his CG SHO. 6/18 vs. CLE L5 6.0 8 3 3 2 3 4 0-3/2-5 Snapped a four-game winning streak 98/53 • Was named an Arizona Fall League Rising star in 2012 and the AFL Player of the Week, 10/23/12. 6/24 at CLE ND 4.2 4 1 1 1 4 1 2-1/4-2 Allowed a solo homer in the fourth 93/48 • Selected to the 2011 Futures Game where he tossed 1.1 inning, allowing two hits. 6/29 at BOS L6 5.2 6 5 3 2 1 2 3-5/3-6 Second straight loss 88/53 • Named to the 2010 Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star Team. JUNE TOTALS 3-2 34.0 41 18 16 6 13 21 4.24 ERA 7/4 vs. LAA W5 6.2 5 2 2 1 2 4 5-2/5-4 Pitched a season-high 6.2 innings 102/67 • Named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week, May 3, 2010. 7/9 vs. BAL L7 4.0 9 7 7 2 2 1 4-7/5-11 Allowed a season-high 7 earned runs 82/52 • Selected in the first round (22nd overall) by the Twins in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of 7/16 at HOU L8 6.0 6 4 4 0 4 6 2-4/3-5 Threw a season-high 107 pitches 107/64 the University of Missouri as a senior...major was communications. 7/22 vs. DET W6 7.1 5 3 3 0 3 5 6-3/6-5 Recorded season-high 7.1 innings 102/68 • Originally selected by Philadelphia in the 36th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of JULY TOTALS 2-2 24.0 25 16 16 3 11 16 6.00 ERA Greenfield Central High School in Greenfield, IN. 8/5 vs. TEX L9 5.1 6 3 3 1 2 4 1-3/1-4 Surrendered first since July 9 97/57 • Named to the All-Big 12 honorable mention team in 2007 and 2008 and All-Big 12 First-Team 8/11 at DET ND 4.2 5 3 3 1 2 6 5-3/9-4 Matched a season-high six strikeouts 96/60 in 2009 as the Tigers' Friday night starter. AUG TOTALS 0-1 10.0 12 6 6 2 4 10 5.40 ERA ------RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 2017 MISC. NUMBERS 2017 TOTALS 6-9 104.2 129 74 70 18 49 72 6.02 PRE-ASG TOTALS 5-7 81.1 106 61 57 16 38 51 6.31 W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO CAREER TOTALS 38-47 677.0 737 380 362 75 246 457 4.81 Home: 3 6 6.55 11 57.2 42 Vs. Left: .305 62 203 8 24 30 Road: 3 3 5.36 9 47.0 28 Vs. Right: .305 67 220 10 25 42 2017 MINOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Day: 1 6 6.89 10 48.1 37 TOTALS: .305 129 423 18 49 72 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K Night: 5 3 5.27 10 56.1 33 5/9 at LV L1 6.0 6 3 3 0 1 8 ------Grass: 6 9 6.02 20 104.2 70 None On: .289 67 232 11 27 51 5/15 vs. LV L2 6.1 6 1 1 1 4 10 ------Turf: - - - - -.------Runners On: .325 62 191 7 22 21 MAY TOTALS 0-2 12.1 12 4 4 1 5 18 2.92 ERA 7/27 at Ind. W1 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 ------JULY TOTALS 1-0 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 ------6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS 2017 MiLB TOTALS 1-2 17.1 13 4 4 1 5 23 2.11 2013 10 3 2 2016 25 12 8 2014 31 20 15 2017 20 6 4 WELCOME BACK: Gibson was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on July 25 after the Twins 2015 32 20 17 TOTALS 118 61 46 traded for Jaime García (Atlanta)...Gibson went down and made one start for the Red Wings, earning the win on July 27 vs. Indianapolis, allowing one hit in 5.0 shutout innings with MORE MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS five strikeouts...he was recalled prior to August 8 start, filling the rotation spot for García who was traded again, this time to New York-AL on July 30. BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP GIBSON: 180 1 1-4 15 LAST TIME OUT FOR TWINS: Gibson allowed three runs on five hits in 4.2 innings with six strikeouts, but did not factor into the decision in his last start on August 11 at Detroit... surrendered a home run to Mikie Mahtook in the first inning. 2017 RUNS/HITS PER INNING AGAINST THE TRIBE: Gibson is 2-5, 5.75 ERA (61.0 IP, 39 ER) in 12 career starts vs. the INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Indians...Gibson allowed one run on four hits in 4.2 innings but did not factor into the RUNS/HITS: 11/21 18/28 8/16 13/25 13/20 7/15 1/2 3/2 -/- decision in his last start at Cleveland on June 24...is 0-4, 7.04 ERA (30.2 IP, 24 ER) in six career starts vs. Cleveland at Target Field...his last start vs. the Indians at Target Field GIBSON VS. CLEVELAND came June 18, allowing three runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings and was dealt the loss...last beat the Indians on September 30, 2015 at Target Field, allowing four hits in 6.0 scoreless 2017 vs. Cleveland (3 starts): 0-2, 3.94 ERA (16.0 IP, 7 ER), 9 BB, 7 K innings with nine strikeouts, matching a career-high. 2017 vs. Cleveland at Home (2 starts): 0-2, 4.76 ERA (11.1 IP, 6 ER), 5 BB, 6 K 2017 vs. Cleveland at Cleveland (1 start): 0-0, 1.93 ERA (4.2 IP, 1 ER), 4 BB, 1 K THEY HAVE HIS BACK: The Twins are giving Gibson 6.5 runs of support per start, the sec- Career vs. Cleveland (12 starts): 2-5, 5.75 ERA (61.0 IP, 39 ER), 27 BB, 38 K ond-highest mark in the American League among pitchers to make at least 19 starts...is Career vs. Cleveland at Home (6 starts): 0-4, 7.04 ERA (30.2 IP, 24 ER), 11 BB, 22 K the only pitcher in baseball this season to win multiple games in which he gave up six or Career vs. Cleveland at Cleveland (6 starts): 2-1, 4.45 ERA (30.1 IP, 15 ER), 16 BB, 16 K more runs...Minnesota is 10-10 in Gibson's starts this season. BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS TROUBLE WITH THE LONG BALL: Gibson is allowing 1.55 home runs per 9.0 innings this season, up from his career average of 1.00...has allowed 18 homers in his 104.2 innings this Gibson vs. the Indians Carrasco vs. the Twins season...seven of the 11 homers have come with runners on base...allowed a career-high PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO 20 home runs in 147.1 innings last season. Santana .179 28 5 3 5 4 Mauer .440 25 11 1 2 8 Gomes .450 20 9 2 1 4 Dozier .208 24 5 3 1 5 NOT SO LUCKY: Opponents are hitting .331 on balls in play vs. Gibson this season, and Kipnis .450 20 9 1 8 2 Castro .214 14 3 0 1 5 .363 on balls in play at Target Field...Gibson fell victim to a .332 opponents average on Ramirez .368 19 7 1 2 3 Sano .417 12 5 0 2 2 balls in play last season, the fifth-highest mark in the American League among pitchers Lindor .500 18 9 0 2 0 Grossman .125 8 1 0 1 3 to make at least 25 starts. Jackson .188 16 3 0 1 3 Kepler .143 7 1 1 2 1 Encarnacion .400 15 6 3 4 3 Rosario .429 7 3 1 2 2 DOUBLING THEM UP: Has induced 11 groundball plays in his last 13 starts (73.1 Almonte .182 11 2 0 2 5 Buxton .000 4 0 0 0 1 IP) after producing just four in his first seven starts (31.1 IP)...ranks tied for fifth in the Perez .400 5 2 0 0 1 Polanco .250 4 1 0 1 1 American League in double plays since May 28 (11)...teammate Jose Berríos is also tied Robertson .400 5 2 0 0 0 Escobar .000 3 0 0 0 0 for seventh in that span...his 15 double plays lead the Twins...ranked tied for fifth in the Zimmer .400 5 2 0 0 1 American League with 21 double plays last season. Guyer .333 3 1 0 0 0

PITCHING IN PATTERNS: Gibson began the season with an 0-4 record before winning TWINS STARTERS IN 2017 four straight decisions from May 22-June 13...his four-game winning streak matched a career-long (June 27-July 12, 2015)...posted a 5.46 ERA (28.0 IP, 17 ER) during the Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG winning streak...is 2-5, 5.19 ERA (50.1 IP, 29 ER) in nine starts since the winning streak Santana 8/13 at DET (5.0-7-4-2-2-6-0) ND 24 15 14-10 87 5.0 came to an end. Santiago 7/2 at KC (3.1-4-4-4-1-2-0) L 15 5 5-10 32 4.1 Gibson 8/11 at DET (4.2-5-3-3-2-6-1) ND 20 4 10-10 75 6.5 MR. 100: Gibson made his 100th career start on April 12 at Detroit, all with Minnesota...is Mejía 8/8 vs. MIL (3.0-7-3-3-1-3-0) ND 18 3 8-10 49 5.1 the first pitcher to make 100 starts for the Twins since Francisco Liriano from 2005-11...is Berríos 8/12 at DET (3.1-6-6-6-2-0-1) ND 17 9 10-7 63 5.7 the 25th pitcher in Twins history to make 100-plus starts for the club. Hughes 5/16 vs. COL (5.0-8-5-5-1-3-1) L 8 3 6-2 37 7.7 Colón 8/15 vs. CLE (5.0-7-3-3-4-3-3) L 6 2 2-4 24 5.9 PUTTING THE "K" IN KYLE: Gibson has tallied 100-plus strikeouts in three straight seasons, Turley 6/22 vs. CWS (0.2-6-5-5-0-0-2) L 3 0 0-3 5 4.9 Jorge 7/7 vs. BAL (2.2-7-6-6-1-2-3) ND 2 0 2-0 7 8.2 becoming the first Twins starter to do so since Scott Baker from 2008-10...his 457 strikeouts Tepesch 5/6 vs. BOS (1.2-5-7-1-2-2-1) L 1 0 0-1 0 0.0 since 2013 lead the club...he's racked up the most strikeouts by a Twin in his first four Wilk 6/17 vs. CLE (3.1-8-6-6-3-2-1) L 1 0 0-1 1 2.7 seasons since Kyle Lohse from 2001-04; he ranks 11th in club history for strikeouts in a García 7/28 at OAK (6.2-8-3-3-3-7-0) W 1 1 1-0 6 6.0 player's first four seasons. Enns 8/10 atMIL (2.1-5-2-1-1-0-1) ND 1 0 1-0 6 23.1 TOMORROW'S TOMORROW'S STARTER STARTER -- JOSHECTORÉ BERR SANTIAGOÍOS (SEASON: (SEASON: 10-5, 0-0, 4.27 0.00 ERA ERA; CAREER: // CAREER: 13-12, ---, 5.66 -.-- ERA) ERA) Berríos allowed six runs on six hits in 3.1 innings, but did not factor into the decision in his last start at Detroit on August 12...has posted nine quality starts in his 17 starts this season...started the season with Triple-A Rochester before being recalled on May 12...recorded 11 strikeouts on May 18 vs. Colorado...at 22 years old, Berríos is the youngest player to record 11-plus strikeouts in a game this season...is 2-2, 5.31 ERA (20.1 IP, 12 ER) in four career starts vs. Cleveland...earned the win in his last start vs. Cleveland on May 13, allowing one run in 7.2 innings. BULLPEN NOTES PAGE 3 TEAM BULLPEN NOTES AATwins bullpen has a 4.55 ERA (411.1 IP, 208 ER) this season, which ranks 13th among AL teams...the pen has allowed a .269 opponent average with 134 walks and 349 strikeouts. AASince August 2 the bullpen has the 6th best ERA in baseball with a 2.47 ERA (47.1 IP, 13 ER), 7 walks, 49 strikeouts and a .189 opponent average. MATT BELISLE - RHP #9 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R Age: 37 (6/6/80 in Austin, TX) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 2/2/17 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/12 at DET BS/L2 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 Last Roadtrip: 0-1-1, 13.50 (1.1 IP, 2 ER) Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .163 vs. Right: .268 8/8 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Converted 2nd save of 2017 8/7 vs. MIL...has 7 career saves. 8/7 vs. MIL S2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 AASnapped 15.1 scoreless inning streak 8/12 allowing walk-off HR to Justin Upton...was longest active streak in majors at the time. 8/6 vs. TEX S1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AA 7/30 at OAK H17 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 AAAllowed 2 earned runs in last 17 appearances (17.2 IP)...has allowed just 3 ER in last 24.0 IP (22 games since 6/14). 7/28 at OAK H16 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 AA48 appearances in 2017...39 outings without an earned run (41.0 IP)...allowed all 24 earned runs in 9 outings (5.0 IP). 7/26 at LAD ND 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AATwins mark his sixth organization (Atlanta 1999-03, Cincinnati 2003-08, Colorado 2009-14, St. Louis 2015, Washington 2016). 7/24 at LAD H15 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 BUDDY BOSHERS - LHP (pronounced bow-SHEERS) #62 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (5/9/88 in Huntsville, AL) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/14/15 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/15 vs. CLE ND 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 Last Roadtrip: 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 81.00 (0.1 IP, 3 ER) vs. Left: .195 vs. Right: .300 8/10 at MIL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Lefties are 2-for-last-14 vs. Boshers. 8/7 vs. MIL W1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 AA 8/5 vs. TEX ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 AAHad a 4.38 ERA (12.1 IP, 6 ER) with three walks and 12 strikeouts in 14 outings with Triple-A Rochester this season...in nine appear- 8/3 vs. TEX ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 ances since option 5/2 had a 3.12 ERA (8.2 IP, 3 ER) with two walks and nine strikeouts for the Red Wings. 7/29 at OAK H2 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 Spent 2015 in the Independent Atlantic League with Somerset and was named the Atlantic League Reliever of the Year. 7/24 at LAD ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 AAWas drafted by the Angels in the 4th round in 2008...made his major league debut in 2013 with Los Angeles and went on to appear 7/23 vs. DET ND 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 AAin 25 games that year, posting a 4.70 ERA (15.1 IP, 8 ER). 7/21 vs. DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ALAN BUSENITZ - RHP (pronounced BOO-seh-nitz) #67 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (26, 8/22/90 in Covington, GA) Obtained: Trade with LAA for RHPs Nolasco and Meyer DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/15 vs. CLE ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Last Roadtrip: 1-0-0, 0.00 (3.2 IP) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP) vs. Left: .263 vs. Right: .231 8/13 at DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Pitched at least 1.0 innings in 10 of his 11 appearances...over last 3 outings has allowed 1 hit and 2 walks with 5 K in 5.1 IP. 8/10 at MIL W1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 AA 8/1 at SD ND 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 AARecalled prior to 7/24 game...made MLB debut with 2.0 innings 6/17 (game 2) during his first stint with the Twins in 2017. 7/25 at LAD ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Began season with Triple-A Rochester, going 3-0 with a 1.78 ERA (35.1 IP, 7 ER), 10 walks and 39 strikeouts in 24 appearances...in 6/30 at KC ND 2.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 AAhis last nine appearances for the Red Wings posted a 0.75 ERA (12.0 IP, 1 ER), two walks and 12 strikeouts. 6/27 at BOS ND 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 AAAcquired from the Angels in 2016 with LHP Hector Santiago for RHPs Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer. 6/26 at BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TYLER DUFFEY - RHP #56 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX) Drafted: 5th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/13 at DET W2 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.2 IP) Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .226 vs. Right: .275 8/11 at DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Has a 2.22 ERA (28.1 IP, 7 ER) in 20 road appearances this season...18 of his 25 earned runs allowed have come at home in 2017. 8/10 vs. MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 AA 8/8 vs. MIL W1 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 3 AAHas 36 career starts, all with the Twins (2015-16)...is 14-13, 5.42 ERA (191.0 IP, 115 ER) with 52 walks and 167 K as a starter. 7/30 at OAK L3 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 AAMade his first career Opening Day roster...started 2016 at Triple-A Rochester. 7/29 at OAK H9 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 AAHas 20 appearances in 2017 of 1.1+ IP, posting a 1.89 ERA (38.0 IP, 8 ER) with 4 HR, 4 BB, 42 K. 7/23 vs. DET ND 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 AA5th round selection by the Twins in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft...was reliever at Rice from 2010-12 posting a 3.06 ERA in 92 outings. 7/21 vs. DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DIETRICH ENNS - LHP #47 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 207 B/T: L/L Age: 26 (5/16/91 in Frankfort, IL) Obtained: Trade with NYY for RHP J. García 7/29/17 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/15 vs. CLE ND 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 2 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 3.86 (2.1 IP, ER) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 10.80 (1.2 IP, 2 ER) vs. Left: .500 vs. Right: .313 8/10 at MIL ND 2.1 5 2 1 1 1 0 AARecalled 8/10 and made first career appearance as start that day allowing two runs in 2.1 IP...1st relief outing 8/15 vs. CLE. AAAcquired via trade with NYY 7/29/17, along with RHP Zack Littell, in exchange for RHP Jaime García and cash. DILLON GEE - RHP (pronounced jee) #35 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (4/28/1986 in Cleburne, TX) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 6/22/17 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/12 at DET ND 3.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 9.00 (3.0 IP, 3 ER) Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .361 vs. Right: .255 8/8 vs. MIL S1 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 5 Snapped 10.0 scoreless inning streak 8/12 at DET, allowing three runs in the sixth. 8/3 vs. TEX ND 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 AA Appearances below with TEX...signed by Twins 6/22. AAEarned first career save with 4.0 scoreless innings 8/8 vs. MIL...recalled for a 2nd stint with Twins 8/1. 6/14 at HOU ND 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 3 AAIn 5 starts with Red Wings since being optioned June 26 is 3-1, 2.00 ERA (27.0 IP, 6 ER), 3 BB, 20 K. 6/6 vs. NYM ND 3.1 8 4 4 3 4 2 Signed by Twins as minor league free agent June 22...reported to Triple-A Rochester but did not make an appearance before having 6/2 vs. HOU ND 4.0 2 4 0 1 1 4 AAcontract selected by the Twins June 23...optioned back to Rochester without making an appearance June 26...went 3-4, 3.88 ERA 5/30 vs. TB ND 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 (51.0 IP, 22 ER) in 9 starts for Round Rock this season. TREVOR HILDENBERGER - RHP #39 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (12/15/90 in San Jose, CA) Drafted: 22nd Round, 2014 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/13 at DET S1 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-1, 6.00 (3.0 IP, 2 ER) Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .219 vs. Right: .276 8/12 at DET H2 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1st career save with 1.1 scoreless 8/13 at DET. 8/11 at DET ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 AA 8/7 vs. MIL ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 AAHas 5 appearances of 2.0 IP+, not allowing a run in those 5 with seven hits, three walks and 14 strikeouts. 8/6 vs. TEX H1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Made his major league debut with 1.0 scoreless IP 6/23...struckout 1st batter faced. 7/30 at OAK ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 AACareer minor league record of 9-11, 1.57 ERA (171.2 IP, 30 ER) with 26 walks and 200 strikeouts in 124 relief outings. 7/25 at LAD ND 1.1 0 1 1 0 0 1 AASelected by Twins in 22nd round of 2014 draft out of Cal, first Twin from 2014 draft to make majors...climbed minors quickly 7/23 vs. DET L1 1.2 4 2 2 1 0 2 AAspending 2014 in GCL/E-Town, 2015 in Cedar Rapids/Ft. Myers, 2016 in Ft. Myers/Chattanooga and 2017 in Rochester. 7/23 vs. DET L1 1.2 4 2 2 1 0 2 RYAN PRESSLY - RHP #57 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (12/15/88 in Dallas, TX) Obtained: Rule 5 Draft from Boston, 12/6/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/15 vs. CLE ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (4.0 IP) Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 IP) vs. Left: .345 vs. Right: .182 8/12 at DET ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Active 10.1 scoreless inning streak since June 30, 6th longest active in AL...has allowed 2 hits and 1 walk in that span (8 outings). 8/11 at DET W2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AA 8/10 at MIL ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 AAHas walked just one batter in last 24.2 IP (22 K in that span)...has a 1.45 ERA (18.2 IP, 3 ER) in last 15 appearances since 7/7. 8/7 vs. MIL H7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AARecalled 7/1...was optioned to Triple-A Rochester June 17...made 4 appearances for the Red Wings since option, posting a 1.50 ERA 8/5 vs. TEX ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (6.0 IP, 1 ER) with three hits, three walks and eight strikeouts...7 outings for Red Wings in 2017 with a 0.90 ERA (10.0 IP, 1 ER). 8/3 vs. TEX ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 AAStruckout 5 batters in 2.0 IP 5/18 vs. COL, the 6th Twin to 5 in 2.0 IP or less and first since Joe Nathan (5/23/06). 7/30 at OAK BS 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 AALed Twins in games (72) and holds (14) and tied for third in wins (6) in 2016. 7/25 at LAD ND 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 3 TAYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 B/T: L/L Age: 26 (12/17/90 in Littleton, CO) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/11 at DET H26 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Last Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP) Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .204 vs. Right: .265 8/8 at MIL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 holds in 2017 are most in all of baseball...21 holds pre-ASG were most by a Twin since JC Romero had 22 in ’02...26 holds are 8/6 vs. TEX H25 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AA 8/5 vs. TEX ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 3 most by a Twin in a full season since Casey Fien had 26 in 2014 (Guerrier’s 33 in 2009, Romero’s 33 in 2002 are Twins record). 7/30 at OAK H24 0.2 1 2 2 0 1 1 AAAllowed 11 runs in 6 outings 7/22-8/5...had allowed 8 runs in previous 42 appearances to start the season. 7/29 at OAK BS/L3 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 Snapped 12.1 scoreless inning streak 7/4...is 5th longest scoreless streak by a Twin in 2017...has allowed just seven hits, two walks 7/26 at LAD H23 0.2 0 1 1 0 1 1 AAand struckout eight in 11 appearances during the streak. 7/24 at LAD BS/L2 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 3 Last season, ranked 5th among AL rookies in games (57), 1st among left-handers...tied for 9th in games among all AL lefties. 7/22 vs. DET ND 0.1 2 2 1 1 1 0 AAHeld left-handed hitters to a .202 (17-for-84) average and right-handers to a .291 (46-for-158) average with Twins last season. 7/19 vs. NYY ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 AA 7/17 vs. NYY W5 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 AAOriginally selected in the 11th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft by the Twins out of the University of Kentucky. 7/15 at HOU H22 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Twin brother, Tyler, is a right-handed pitcher in the Giants system playing at Triple-A Sacramento...if Tyler makes MLB debut (not 7/7 vs. BAL H21 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AAon 40-man roster) would be 10th set of twins in MLB history to play in majors at the same time. 7/6 vs. BAL H20 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 BULLPEN INFO Player 1st Batter Avg. BB/9 K/9 Saves Opps Holds IR IRS IRS% Last Relief Appearance Matt Belisle .209 3.72 8.02 2 6 17 23 4 17.4 8/12/17 at DET (BS/L) Buddy Boshers .190 3.10 7.45 0 0 2 15 5 33.3 8/15/17 vs. CLE (ND) Alan Busenitz .111 2.81 5.63 0 0 1 6 1 16.6 8/15/17 vs. CLE (ND) Tyler Duffey .238 1.94 8.89 0 2 9 27 11 40.7 8/13/17 at DET (W) Dietrich Enns .000 2.25 4.50 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8/15/17 vs. CLE (ND) Trevor Hildenberger .125 1.17 10.17 1 1 2 8 3 37.5 8/13/17 at DET (S) Dillon Gee .667 0.90 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 8/12/17 at DET (ND) Ryan Pressly .314 1.90 9.49 0 1 7 24 5 20.8 8/15/17 vs. CLE (ND) Taylor Rogers .313 2.84 7.51 0 3 26 25 4 16.0 8/11/17 at DET (H) HITTERS NOTES PAGE 4 EHIRE ADRIANZA - INF #16 ROBBIE GROSSMAN - OF #36 Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 B/T: S/R Age: 27 (8/21/89 in Miranda, VZ) Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 B/T: S/L Age: 27 (9/16/89 in San Diego, CA) 2017 Average: .281 Streak: 2g, 2-6, RBI, BB Series vs. CLE: - - 2017 Average: .242 Streak: 0-7 Series vs. CLE: 0-3 Last Roadtrip: 1-2, RBI, BB HR (1): Solo (1) Last Roadtrip: 2-9, BB HR (7): Solo (3), 2-run (3), 3-run (1) AA2-for-11 in 6 August games. AAHit 7th home run of 2017 8/4...was first HR as right-handed batter in 2017. AAStarted 20 games at shortstop this season...3 at 3B, 1 at 1B, and 2 at 2B. AATied 9th in AL with 60 walks. AAPronounced AY-ree ah-dree-AHN-zah. AAHitting lefties and righties equally at .242 each. AAReinstated from DL 7/4...missed 12 games with abdominal issues. AA.379 OBP was the highest pre-ASG OBP by a Twin since Mauer's .402 OBP in 2013. BYRON BUXTON - OF #25 Set single-season career-highs in 2016 in hits (93), doubles (19), home runs (11) AAand runs (49) and tied career-high in walks (55). Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/19/93 in Baxley, GA) Originally acquired by Twins, signing as minor league free agent, 5/16/16. 2017 Average: .233 Streak: 5g, 8-17, HR, 7 RBI, BB, SB Series vs. CLE: 1-3, RBI AA Last Roadtrip: 7-17, HR, 6 RBI, SB, 2 BB HR (6): Solo (6) MAX KEPLER - OF #26 AAHitting .318 (14-for-44) in 14 August games...hit .387 in July and .184 in June. Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany) AA2-for-20 against the Tribe at Target Field in 2017. 2017 Average: .251 Streak: 1g, 1-4, 2B Series vs. CLE: 1-4, 2B AALeads Twins in stolen bases with 20, which is tied 8th in the AL. Last Roadtrip: 5-19, HR, 3 RBI HR (14): Solo (6), 2-run (7), 3-run (1) AAGiven 2016 Award for Twins Defensive Player of the Year as voted on AAIn last 9 games is hitting .313 (10-for-32) with 4 HR, 8 RBI. by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA...4 errors in 249 total chances in 2016. AA2 HR game 8/8 vs. MIL...3rd of his career...back-to-back with Dozier on 1st HR. AA2nd overall pick in 2012, behind Houston’s Carlos Correa. AAHit .294 (25-for-85) with 9 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 10 BB in 24 July games. AARanks 3rd in majors in defensive runs saved (19)...Betts (28) leads all players. AAHit 3 HR 8/1/16; one of 7 Twins (Allison, Killebrew, Oliva, Morneau, Dozier, Rosario). #21 Originally signed by the Twins in July of 2009 from Berlin...one of 43 German-born JASON CASTRO - C AAplayers to play entering 2017...fluent in 4 languages. Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 B/T: L/R Age: 30 (6/18/87 in Castro Valley, CA) 2017 Average: .230 Streak: 0-3 Series vs. CLE: 0-3 JOE MAUER - 1B #7 Last Roadtrip: 4-9, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB HR (6): Solo (5), 2-Run (1) Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: L/R Age: 34 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) AABatting .500 (5-for-10) in his last six games against left-handed pitching. 2017 Average: .276 Streak: 0-4 Series vs. CLE: 0-4 AA8 of last 17 hits are doubles...21 doubles and 34 RBI in 2017 are his most since Last Roadtrip: 8-20, 2B, HR, 8 RBI, BB HR (6): Solo (2), 2-run (4) 21 doubles and 56 RBI in 2014. AA74 hits from 2,000...would give him 174 hits in 2018, most since 174 in 2012. AATied career-high with 4 hits 6/13 vs. SEA as Twins collected franchise best 28 hits. AAHit in 10 of 13 games against the Indians this season. AASnapped 11-game hit-streak 6/11...was longest streak since career-high 12-game AAHas multiple hits in 3 of his last 4 starts, including 8 RBI in those 4. streak from 7/31-8/14/2013...was the 2nd longest by Twin in 2017 (Rosario - 15). AAHitting .285 in career vs. LHP, 5th best AVG among active LHB’s. AASigned 3-year contract with the Twins on 11/30/16...spent 8 seasons in Houston org. AAHit first career walk-off home run 5/5 vs. BOS (6,010th career at-bat). AAFinished 2016 first among AL catchers in triples (3), second in walks (43), fifth in AARanked 9th in AL in walks (79) in 2016...ranks 7th among actives in walks. on-base percentage (.309) and tied for fifth in doubles (16). AARanks on Twins all-time list (since 1961): 2nd in 2B (386) and walks (873), 3rd in BRIAN DOZIER - 2B #2 average (.307), 3rd in hits (1926) and runs (932), 4th in games (1689), 6th in total bases (2776) and RBI (854), 11th in HR (136), and 13th in triples (28). Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS) Needs 6 RBI to tie Morneau (870) for 5th on Twins all-time RBI list. 2017 Average: .256 Streak: 0-4 Series vs. CLE: 0-4 AA Last Roadtrip: 10-24, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, SB HR (23): Solo(18), 2-run(3), ITP(1), GS(1) AAPassed (1,917) for 3rd on Twins all-time hit list with 1B 8/8 vs. MIL. AAWith single 8/8 vs. MIL passed Puckett (2,810) for 2nd in Twins history for times AAHit in 8 of last 10 starts against the Indians...2 HR, 4 RBI in last 5 starts. on base list at 2,811...Killebrew leads with 3,072. AAHas 18 hits in last 11 games, including 6 home runs and 13 RBI in those 11. AAHas 4 straight seasons with 20+ home runs...47 post-ASG home runs since 2015, JORGE POLANCO - INF #11 which is 5th in MLB behind Cruz (55), K. Davis (53), Encarnacion (49), C. Davis (48). Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: S/R Age: 24 (7/5/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR) AAFirst career grand slam 8/8 vs. MIL...5 RBI that same game set career-high. 2017 Average: .238 Streak: 0-5 Series vs. CLE: 0-3 AA140 HR are 11th in Twins history...needs 1 to tie Cuddyer for 10th...leads Twins in Last Roadtrip: 7-19, 2B, 2 RBI HR (3): Solo (2), 2-run (1) games (576), hits (571), R (377), 2B (128), HR (115), RBI (311), BB (259) since '14. AASnapped season-long 10-game hit-streak with 0-for-2 8/13...hit .460 in those 10. AAFirst career inside-the-park homer 4/16 vs. CWS of Shields...52nd in MN history. AABatting .405 (17-for-42) with 3 2B, 3B, 5 RBI in 12 August games. AAFinished with 40 home runs as (2 as designated hitter). AAFrom July 30 through end of season, ranked 3rd among AL rookies in hits (63), 4th AAFinished 2016 tied for third in baseball in home runs (42) with Khris Davis and in games (56) and batting average (.288), and T5th in doubles (12) and RBI (23). Edwin Encarnacion, trailing Mark Trumbo (47) and Nelson Cruz (43); became just Combined to hit .279 (150-for-538) with 29 doubles, 10 triples, 13 homers, 56 runs the second Twin to ever finish among top three in any season (Killebrew, 6 times: AAand nine stolen bases in 144 games between Rochester and Minnesota in 2016. 1961-64, ‘66 and ‘69)...joined Killebrew as only Twins in history with 40-plus HR. 25 career leadoff HR...6 in 2017...passed Jacque Jones for Twins all-time leadoff EDDIE ROSARIO - OF #20 AAHR lead with 21st 7/14...18 leadoff HR since 2015 are 2nd in MLB (Blackmon-21). Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R Age: 25 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) 7 career multi-HR games, last: 8/4/17 vs. TEX...has 2 in 2017. 2017 Average: .296 Streak: 5g, 9-20, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI Series vs. CLE: 1-3, 2B AA Last Roadtrip: 8-19, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB HR (16): Solo (11), 2-run (3), 3-run (2) EDUARDO ESCOBAR - INF #5 AAHas a hit in 5 straight games, in 8 of his last 9 and in 10 of last 12 games. Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 B/T: S/R Age: 28 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ) AANamed AL Player of the Week 8/14 after hitting .444 (12-for-27) with 10 runs, 3 2017 Average: .250 Streak: 0-16, SB, HBP, 2 BB Series vs. CLE: - - doubles, 4 HR, 9 RBI and 1 SB over 7 games...was his first AL POW honor. Last Roadtrip: 0-9, HBP HR (10): Solo (3), 2-run (5), 3-run (2) AA2nd career multi-HR game 8/8 vs. MIL...has 5 HR, 10 RBI in last 8 games. AAHas one hit over his last 8 games (1-for-26) with four walks. AA3 HR 6/13; 7th Twin to do so (Allison, Killebrew, Oliva, Morneau, Dozier, Kepler)... AA10 HR most since career-high 12 HR in 2015. first 3-HR game by a 9-hole hitter in MLB since Trot Nixon in 1999 for the Rangers. AATied career-high with 5 hits 6/13 vs. SEA. AAHit 12 of his 16 HR in 2017 at Target Field...15 of 16 vs. right-handed pitchers. AACareer-long 9-game hit-streak 6/13-22, batting .472 (17-for-36) with 4 2B, 2 HR. AASnapped career-long 15 game hit-streak with 0-for-3 on 5/6. AAHitting .275 vs. lefties and .236 vs. righties in 2017. AAPlayed for Puerto Rico in WBC, hitting .316 (6-for-19), 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI in 6 games. Played catcher for the first time in his career on June 6 at Seattle, doing so in the AACombined to hit .285 (141-for-495) with 31 2B, 17 HR, 57 RBI in 133 games in 2016. AA8th inning...only position he has not played in career is first base (has pitched). AAGiven 2016 Carl R. Pohlad for Outstanding Community Service...visits under MIGUEL SANÓ - INF #22 privileged schools and provides tickets and BP passes to select students. Height: 6-4 Weight: 262 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (5/11/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR) 2017 Average: .267 Streak: 0-3 Series vs. CLE: 0-3 CHRIS GIMENEZ - C #38 Last Roadtrip: 7-25, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB HR (26): Solo (11), 2-run (10), 3-run (5) Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R Age: 34 (12/27/82 in Gilroy, CA) In 107 games in 2017 has career-high 26 HR and 74 RBI...tied 10th in AL in HR, 2017 Average: .192 Streak: 0-9, 2 BB Series vs. CLE: - - AA Last Roadtrip: 0-6, 2 BB HR (5): Solo (4), 3-run (1) tied 9th in RBI. AA19 of 26 home runs have come vs. RHPs...16 of 26 HR have been in road games. AAHit 5th HR of 2017 6/26 at BOS, tying his career-high (5 in 2015 with TEX). AAFirst Twin to hit 21+ HR, 62+ RBI pre-ASG since Morneau in 2009 (21 HR, 70 RBI). AATwins are 5th org (CLE 2004-10, ‘14, ‘16; SEA 2011; TB 2012-13; TEX 2014-16). AARunner-up to Aaron Judge in 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, beating Moustakas AAMade 9th career relief pitching appearance, and 6th of 2017, with 1.0 IP 6/22 (11-10) in 1st round, Sanchez (11-10) in 2nd round. vs. CWS...career 8.00 ERA (9.0 IP, 8 ER) with 1 K and no walks as pitcher. AAWas a reserve for the 2017 All-Star Game in Miami...entered game in the bottom of AAHometown of Gilroy, CA is considered the "Garlic Capital of the World." the fourth at third base and drove in the AL's first run with a single. AAHit .232 (55-for-237) in 103 games the last two seasons between Texas and AATied career-long with 10-game hit-streak 6/30-7/8/17 (also from 7/5-7/19/16). Cleveland...the teams had a combined 62-41 record in those games. AAAL Player of the Week 5/1...hit .524 (11-for-21), 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI in 5 games. TWINS HOME RUN DATA MULTI-HOMER GAMES (6x) BACK-TO-BACK (3x) GRAND SLAMS (1) WALK-OFF (1) INSIDE-THE-PARK (1) RUNNERS ON • Dozier, 2x, last: 8/4 vs. TEX (2) • Buxton/Dozier, 5/2 vs. OAK • Dozier, 8/8 vs. MIL • 1, Mauer 5/5 vs. BOS (Barnes) • 1, Dozier 4/16 vs. CWS (Shields) • Solo - 77 • Rosario, 2x, last: 8/8 vs. MIL (2) • Rosario/Dozier, 6/13 vs. SEA • 2-run - 40 • Gimenez, 1x, 6/15 vs. SEA (2) • Dozier/Kepler, 8/8 vs. MIL LEADOFF (6x) • 3-run - 14 • Kepler, 1x, 8/8 vs. MIL (2) • Dozier, 6x, last 8/13 at DET

MULTI MULTI SEASON SEASON LAST HOME RUN LAST GRAND SLAM vs. CLE 2017 vs. CLE Career PLAYER HIT RBI HIT-STREAK HITS DATE OPP. ON PITCHER AB DATE OPP. Career AVG H AB HR RBI AVG H AB HR RBI Adrianza 6 4 7, 6/21-7/23 2, 5x 7/16/17 at HOU 0 Fiers 34 ….. … 0 .400 2 5 0 2 .400 2 5 0 2 Buxton 14 5 7, 7/4-8/1 3, 4x 8/12/17 at DET 0 Zimmermann 7 9/4/16 vs. CWS 1 .100 4 40 0 1 .138 9 65 2 6 Castro 14 8 11, 5/22-6/9 4 6/8/17 at SEA 0 Bergman 140 8/3/15 at TEX 3 .184 7 38 0 3 .175 17 97 0 3 Dozier 31 12 10, 5/19-29 3, 5x 8/13/17 at DET 0 Boyd 8 8/8/17 vs. MIL 1 .216 11 51 2 5 .240 90 375 19 45 Escobar 15 12 9, 6/13-22 5 7/30/17 at OAK 1 Cotton 36 …. … 0 .179 5 28 0 1 .194 35 180 2 17 Gimenez 4 2 3, 6/10-16 2, 4x 6/26/17 at BOS 0 Sale 43 …. … 0 .077 1 13 1 1 .114 4 35 1 1 Grossman 23 8 5, 6/29-7/4 3 8/4/17 vs. TEX 2 Perez 30 …. … 0 .143 4 28 0 2 .159 11 69 0 2 Kepler 27 14 9, 5/29-6/7 4 8/11/17 at DET 1 Sanchez 12 7/10/16 at TEX 1 .234 11 47 1 2 .235 24 102 7 14 Mauer 22 13 10, 5/9-22 4, 2x 8/12/17 at DET 1 Mujica 5 9/1/12 at KC 3 .275 14 51 0 1 .326 219 672 14 78 Polanco 19 8 10, 8/1-12 4, 2x 6/23/17 at CLE 1 Bauer 119 …. … 0 .167 7 42 2 6 .269 21 78 3 10 Rosario 28 10 15, 4/17-5/5 5 8/12/17 at DET 1 Zimmermann 9 9/2/15 vs. CWS 0 .405 17 42 2 5 .329 52 158 8 20 Sanó 27 20 10, 6/30-7/8 4 8/13/17 at DET 1 Boyd 6 …. … 0 .146 6 41 2 2 .189 28 148 5 14 ODDS & ENDS PAGE 5

MIsc. Highs and Lows Score by inning SCORE BY INNING Most Runs, Game (Team)...... 20, 6/13 vs. SEA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EXTRA TOTAL Most Runs, Inning (Team)...... 7, 4x, last (7th inning), 6/13 vs. SEA TWINS 56 70 85 74 82 61 51 41 22 2 544 Most Hits, Game (Team)...... 28, 6/13 vs. SEA Most Hits, Inning (Team)...... 8, 3x, last (7th inning), 6/13 vs. SEA OPPONENT 66 64 75 95 63 64 44 65 59 6 601 Longest Hitting Streak (Individual)...... 15, Rosario 4/17-5/5 Consecutive Hits (Individual)...... 6,Polanco, 8/6-8/8 DISABLED LIST Consecutive Hitless At-Bats (Individual)...... 22, Polanco, 7/4-15 PLAYER INJURY DATE ON RETRO DATE OFF GAMES MISSED Most Runs Allowed (Team)...... 17, 2x, last 5/31 vs. HOU Trevor May*...... Torn Right Ulnar Collateral Ligament...... 3/11...... 117 Most Runs Allowed, Inning (Team)...... 11, (8th inning) 5/29 vs. HOU Ryan O’Rourke*....Torn Left Ulnar Collateral Ligament...... 3/30...... 117 Most Hits Allowed (Team)...... 19, 2x, last 6/12 vs. SEA Ehire Adrianza...... Right Oblique Strain...... 3/30...... 5/5...... 26 Glen Perkins*...... Left Posterior Shoulder Strain...... 4/2...... 117 Most Hits Allowed, Inning (Team)...... 8, 2x, last (8th inning) 5/29 vs. HOU Justin Haley...... Right Biceps Tendinitis...... 4/22...... 5/7...... 11 Pitchers Used (Team)...... 9, 5/28 vs. TB Phil Hughes...... Right Arm Soreness...... 5/22...... 6/28...... 35 Cons. Batters Retired (Team)...... 18, 4/15 vs. CWS Justin Haley...... Right Shoulder Soreness...... 5/28...... 7/24...... 51 Scoreless Innings Streak (Team)...... 18, 4/14-16 Hector Santiago.....Left Shoulder Strain...... 6/7...... 6/27...... 20 Most Runs, Starter...... 9, Mejía, 6/12 vs SEA Ehire Adrianza...... Abdominal Issues...... 6/22...... 7/4...... 12 Most Home Runs, Starter...... 4, Santana, 5/7 vs. BOS Craig Breslow...... Left Thoracic Rib Soreness...... 6/28...... 7/18...... 17 Most Walks, Starter...... 5, 4x, last Santana, 7/15 at HOU Hector Santiago....Upper Thoracic Back Pain...... 7/5...... 7/3...... 36 Joe Mauer...... Left Side Low Back/Lumbar Strain...... 7/7...... 7/5...... 7/15...... 6 Most Strikeouts, Starter...... 11, Berríos, 5/18 vs. COL Byron Buxton...... Left Groin Strain...... 7/15...... 8/1...... 14 Most Strikeouts, Pitchers (Team)...... 17, 5/28 vs. TB Phil Hughes*...... Thoracic Outlet Syndrome...... 7/18...... 24 Most Walks, Pitchers (Team)...... 9, 2x, last 5/28 vs. TB Adalberto Mejía....Left Arm Brachialis Strain...... 8/8...... 6 Most Cons. Scoreless Innings (Individual)...... 22, Santana, 4/9 - 4/20 Most Cons. Batters Retired (Individual)...... 21, Santana, 4/15 - 4/20 BOLD indicates currently on DL Longest Game, Innings...... 15, 5/28 vs. TB *60-day DL Longest Game, Time (9 Inn.)...... 4:19, 7/23 vs. DET Longest Game, Time (X Inn.)...... 6:26, 5/28 vs. TB EJECTIONS Fastest Game, Time...... 2:23, 2x, 5/23 at BAL & 8/1 at SD Largest Margin, Victory...... 8, 4/5 vs. KC DATE PLAYER/MGR/CH UMPIRE REASON Largest Margin, Loss...... 13, 6/13 vs. SEA 4/20 vs. Cleveland...... Paul Molitor...... Alan Porter...... Arguing balls and strikes Largest Home Attendance...... 39,615, 4/3 vs. KC 4/22 vs. Detroit...... Miguel Sanó ...... Jordan Baker...... Contact with James McCann Home Sellouts...... 1, 4/3 vs. KC 7/30 at Oakland...... Miguel Sanó ...... Phil Cuzzi...... Arguing balls and strikes

STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER OUTFIELD ASSISTS Ehire Adrianza 1 C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Byron Buxton 6 Buxton 90 4 5 12 22 47 Adrianza 1 2 20 3 6 10 10 Zack Granite 1 Castro 80 4 18 12 25 21 Robbie Grossman 1 Dozier 108 108 Max Kepler 4 Escobar 7 12 37 13 12 2 6 17 22 8 1 Eddie Rosario 3 Gimenez 37 2 1 1 1 7 19 9 3 Danny Santana 1 Grossman 17 26 43 5 35 5 17 14 7 2 1 Total 17 Kepler 8 87 1 23 4 26 29 7 3 2 2 Mauer 85 6 3 31 31 24 2 GAME-WINNING RBI Polanco 85 1 1 8 1 2 6 19 30 14 5 Max Kepler 4 Joe Mauer 8 Rosario 93 5 1 1 1 16 22 23 28 10 Byron Buxton 3 Brian Dozier 7 Sanó 8 77 19 69 32 3 Eduardo Escobar 3 Eddie Rosario 6 Other 21 6 14 2 23 7 1 8 25 10 1 6 9 Jorge Polanco 2 Miguel Sano 6 Ehire Adrianza 1 Kennys Vargas 6 Chris Gimenez 1 Jason Castro 4 Zack Granite 1 Robbie Grossman 4 Ervin Santana 1 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED FOR THE TWINS AGAINST THE TWINS HITTING: HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MIL (10 all-time) Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEX (5 allowed all-time) Grand Slam: Dozier, 8/8/17 vs. MIL (1 as a team in 2017) Grand Slam: A. Pujols, 6/3/17 at LAA (3 allowed in 2017) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Dozier, 4/16 vs. CWS (1 as a team in 2017, 53 all-time) Inside-the-Park Home Run: J. McCann, 4/29/15 vs. DET (42 allowed all-time) Pinch-Hit Home Run: Vargas, 5/19/17 vs. KC (2 as a team in 2017) Pinch-Hit Home Run: V. Martinez, 9/22/16 vs. DET (3 allowed in 2016) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: M. LeCroy, 9th inning, 5/19/04 at TOR (15 all-time) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: J. Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE (1 allowed in 2015) Five-Hit Game: E. Rosario, 7/2/17 at KC (2 in 2017) Five-Hit Game: D. Pedroia, 7/21/16 at BOS (2 allowed in 2016) Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX (2 all-time, both Puckett) Six-Hit Game: J. Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL (3 allowed all-time) Two Hits, One Inning: Castro, 7th inning, 6/13/17 vs. SEA (2 as a team in 2017) Two Hits, One Inning: G. Springer, 7th inning (HR, 1B) 5/31/17 vs. HOU (3 allowed in 2017) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KC (1 all-time) Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MIL Two-Home Run Game: Kepler & E. Rosario 8/08/17 vs. MIL (5 as a team in 2017) Two-Home Run Game: C. Santana, 8/16/17 vs. CLE (14 allowed in 2017) Three-Home Run Game: E. Rosario, 6/13/17 vs. SEA (7 all-time) Three-Home Run Game: J. Donaldson, 8/28/16 at TOR (1 allowed in 2016) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Dozier/Kepler, 8/8/17 vs. MIL (3 as a team in 2017) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Y. Grandal/J. Pederson 7/24/17 at LAD (8 allowed in 2017) Three Consecutive Home Runs: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016) Three Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. ATL Three Home Runs, One Inning: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016) Three Home Runs, One Inning: Martinez/Infante/Jackson, 9/24/13 vs. DET Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O’Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS Walk-off Home Run: Mauer, 9th inning, 5/5/17 vs. BOS (1 as a team in 2017) Walk-off Home Run: J. Upton 8/12 at DET (4 allowed in 2017) Leadoff Home Run: Dozier, 8/15/17 at DET (5 as a team in 2017) Leadoff Home Run: J. Kipnis, 5/14/17 at CLE (1 allowed in 2017) Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: E. Nunez/B. Dozier, 5/25/16 vs. KC Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: S. Smith/M. Machado, 7/7/17 vs. BAL (1 in ’17) Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Jim Kaat, 6/11/72 at CLE Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Scott Karl, 6/11/99 at MIL PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS (6 all-time) No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA (5 all-time) One-Hitter: E. Santana, 4/15/17 vs. CWS (14 all-time) One-Hitter: Kluber, 8/14/15 vs. CLE (23 all-time) Two-Hitter: E. Santana, 5/24/17 at BAL (43 all-time) Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR (49 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL 10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/1/95 at CHC 10+ Strikeouts: 11, Berríos, 5/18/17 vs. COL (1 as team in 2017) 10+ Strikeouts: 10, D. Salazar, 8/15/17, vs. CLE (6 times in 2017) Complete Game Shutout: E. Santana, 3x, last 6/9/17 at SF Complete Game Shutout: Arrieta, 6/21/15 vs. CHC (2 in 2015) 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: 6/2/13 vs. SEA - 6/4/13 at KC (2 games, 10-0 and 3-0) Back-to-Back Shutouts: 4/6/13 - 4/8/2015 (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: T. Duffey, 5/8/16 at CWS (7th inning) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: F. Hernandez, 6/30/10 vs. SEA (8th inning) MISCELLANEOUS: MISCELLANEOUS: : Sanó/Dozier/Mauer, 6/1/17 at LAA (J. Marte hitting) Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OAK (Plouffe hitting) Position Player Pitching: C. Gimenez, 6x, last 6/22/17 vs. CWS (6 as team in 2017) Position Player Pitching: C. Ruiz, 6/13/17 vs. SEA Three or more Steals, One Game: D. Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at DET Three or more Steals, One Game: B. Hamilton (4), 6/29/15 at CIN Steal of Home: C. Thomas, 8/2/13 vs. HOU Steal of Home: C. Maybin, 7/6/17 vs. LAA Pure Steal of Home: R. Becker, 9/27/97 at CLE Pure Steal of Home: S. Green, 5/26/00 vs. TEX Home Run in First ML At-Bat: E. Rosario, 5/6/15 vs. OAK (1st PA, 1st pitch) Home Run in First ML At-Bat: C. Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STL

2017 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/14 vs. Chicago-AL Delayed Delayed 36 minutes before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was scheduled for 7:10 pm and game started at 7:46 pm. 4/19 vs. Cleveland Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 7:10 on June 17. 5/17 vs. Colorado Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for night game of split day-night doubleheader at 6:10 on May 18. 5/20 vs. Kansas City Postponed Postponed prior to the start of the game due to inclement weather. Makeup scheduled for traditional doubleheader starting at 1:10 pm on May 21. 5/29 vs. Houston Delayed Delayed 10 minutes in the top of the 8th inning due to rain. 6/17 vs. Cleveland Delayed Delayed 1:15 in the top of the 5th inning due to rain. 6/22 vs. Chicago-AL Delayed Delayed 4:50 before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was schedule for 12:10 pm and game started at 5:00 pm. 8/5 vs. Texas Delayed Delayed 45 minutes before the start of the game due to inclement weather. First pitch was schedule for 6:10 and game started at 6:55 pm. 8/6 vs. Texas Delayed Delayed 32 minutes in the bottom of the second inning due to inclement weather. ** Target Field has experienced 38 delayed games and 18 postponed games in the park’s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 4:50. ** DAY-BY-DAY PAGE 6

GA/ Daily Total GA/ Daily Total Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Attendance Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Attendance Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save APRIL (12-11) Batting: .242 (186-for-770) Pitching: 11-12-8, 3.93 ERA (204.0 IP, 89 ER) JULY (10-15) Batting: .260 (226-for-868) Pitching: 10-15-7, 5.15 ERA (220.0 IP, 126 ER) 3------KC 7-1 W 1-0 T1st - - 39,615* 39,615 1 Santana/Strahm 17-----NYY 4-2 W 47-45 2nd -1.5 27,566 1,160,585 48 Rogers/Smith/Kintzler 4------OFF DAY T2nd -0.5 18-----NYY 3-6 L 47-46 2nd -1.5 33,114 1,193,699 49 Shreve/Colón/Chapman 5------KC 9-1 W 2-0 2nd -0.5 15,171 54,786 2 Santiago/Kennedy 19-----NYY 6-1 W 48-46 2nd -0.5 33,380 1,227,079 50 Berríos/Montgomery 6------KC 5-3 W 3-0 T1st - - 16,078 70,864 3 Rogers/Minor/Kintzler 20-----OFF DAY 2nd -0.5 7------at CWS 3-1 W 4-0 1st +1.0 14,004 Hughes/Holland/Kintzler 21-----DET 6-3 L 48-47 T-2nd -1.5 22,369 1,249,448 51 Sanchez/Santana/Wilson 8------at CWS 2-6 L 4-1 1st +0.5 23,024 González/Mejía 22-----DET 6-5 W 49-47 T-2nd -1.5 33,700 1,283,148 52 Gibson/Zimmerman/Kintzler 9------at CWS 4-1 W 5-1 1st +1.0 25,074 Santana/Quintana/Kintzler 23-----DET 6-9 L 49-48 3rd -2.5 28,373 1,311,521 53 Boyd/Hildenberger/Wilson 10-----OFF DAY 1st +1.0 24-----at LAD 4-6 L 49-49 3rd -3.5 47,754 Paredes/Rogers/Jansen 11-----at DET 1-2 L 5-2 T1st - - 21,237 Boyd/Santiago/Rodríguez 25-----at LAD 2-6 L 49-50 3rd -4.5 44,403 Maeda/Berríos/Ravin 12-----at DET 3-5 L 5-3 2nd -1.0 23,738 Fulmer/Gibson/Wilson 26-----at LAD 5-6 L 49-51 3rd -6.0 50,941 Jansen/Kintzler 13-----at DET 11-5 W 6-3 T1st - - 22,573 Hughes/Zimmermann/Haley 27-----OFF DAY 3rd -6.0 14-----CWS 1-2 L 6-4 2nd -1.0 18,466 89,330 4 Jennings/Pressly/Robertson 28-----at OAK 6-3 W 50-51 3rd -6.0 17,727 García/Gossett/Kintzler 15-----CWS 6-0 W 7-4 T1st - - 25,938 115,268 5 Santana/Quintana 29-----at OAK 4-5 L 50-52 3rd -7.0 27,047 Coulombe/Rogers 16-----CWS ^1-3 L 7-5 2nd -1.0 19,511 134,779 6 Jones/Pressly/Robertson 30-----at OAK ^5-6 L 50-53 3rd -6.5 16,790 J. Smith/Duffey 17-----CLE 1-3 L 7-6 2nd -1.5 16,961 151,740 7 Salazar/Gibson/Allen 31-----OFF DAY 3rd -6.5 18-----CLE 4-11 L 7-7 T3rd -1.5 16,553 168,293 8 Tomlin/Hughes AUGUST (9-5) Batting: .262 (121-for-461) Pitching: 9-5-4, 3.92 ERA (124.0 IP, 54 ER) 19-----CLE -- Postponed - Rain -- Scheduled makeup DH June 17 -- 1-----at SD 0-3 L 50-54 3rd -6.5 24,491 Chacin/Berríos/Hand 20-----CLE 7-8 L 7-8 T4th -1.0 17,339 185,632 9 Bauer/Duffey 2-----at SD 5-2 W 51-54 3rd -6.0 23,806 Santana/Perdomo 21-----DET 6-3 W 8-8 T2nd -1.0 22,647 208,279 10 Santiago/Verlander/Kintzler 3-----TEX 1-4 L 51-55 3rd -7.0 22,903 1,334,424 54 Griffin/Mejía/Claudio 22-----DET 4-5 L 8-9 3rd -2.0 25,719 233,998 11 Hardy/Tonkin/Rodriguez 4-----TEX 8-4 W 52-55 3rd -7.0 22,272 1,356,696 55 Colón/Perez 23-----DET 4-13 L 8-10 4th -2.0 26,713 260,711 12 Fulmer/Gibson 5-----TEX 1-4 L 52-56 3rd -7.0 27,415 1,384,384 56 Hamels/Gibson 24-----at TEX 3-2 W 9-10 4th -1.5 19,027 Hughes/Perez/Kintzler 6-----TEX 6-5 W 53-56 3rd -6.0 29,056 1,413,167 57 Berríos/Bibens-Dirkx/Belisle 25-----at TEX 8-1 W 10-10 4th -1.5 20,568 Santana/Cashner 7-----MIL 5-4 W 54-56 3rd -5.5 31,339 1,444,506 58 Boshers/Drake/Belisle 26-----at TEX 3-14 L 10-11 2nd -1.5 22,365 Hamels/Rogers 8-----MIL 11-4 W 55-56 3rd -5.5 34,185 1,478,691 59 Duffey/Garza/Gee 27-----OFF DAY 4th -2.0 9-----at MIL 4-0 W 56-56 3rd -4.5 30,174 Colón/Woodruff 28-----at KC 6-4 W 11-11 T3rd -1.5 27,911 Breslow/Soria/Kintzler 10-----at MIL 7-2 W 57-56 2nd -3.5 33,904 Busenitz/Davies 29-----at KC 3rd -2.0 -- Postponed - Rain - Game rescheduled for July 1 -- 11-----at DET 9-4 W 58-56 2nd -3.5 29,733 Pressly/Sanchez 30-----at KC 7-5 W 12-11 3rd -1.5 32,685 Hughes/Hammel/Kintzler 12-----at DET 11-12 L 58-57 2nd -4.5 33,006 Greene/Belisle MAY (14-12) Batting: .260 (236-for-908) Pitching: 14-12-6, 5.25 (240.0 IP, 140 ER) 13-----at DET 6-4 W 59-57 2nd -4.5 30,582 Duffey/Rondón/Hildenberger 1-----OFF DAY T3rd -1.0 14-----OFF DAY 59-57 2nd -5.0 2-----OAK 9-1 W 13-11 T2nd -0.5 18,930 279,641 13 Santana/Gray 15-----CLE 1-8 L 59-58 T-2nd -6.0 29,626 1,508,317 60 Salazar/Colón 3-----OAK 7-4 W 14-11 T1st - - 18,658 298,299 14 Santiago/Graveman 16-----CLE 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 4-----OAK 5-8 L 14-12 2nd -0.5 19,247 317,546 15 Cotton/Gibson/Casilla 17-----CLE 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 5-----BOS 4-3 W 15-12 1st +0.5 28,707 346,253 16 Kintzler/Barnes 18-----ARI 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Rod Carew Summer of ’77 Tribute 1st 10,000 Rod Carew Bobblehead 6-----BOS 1-11 L 15-13 2nd -0.5 30,859 377,112 17 Porcello/Tepesch 19-----ARI 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN Michael Cuddyer HOF Induction 1st 10,000 Michael Cuddyer Bobblehead 7-----BOS 6-17 L 15-14 2nd -1.0 31,763 408,875 18 Sale/Santana 20-----ARI 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN Andy MacPhail HOF Induction 1st 10,000 MacPhail/Cuddyer HOF Pin 8-----OFF DAY 2nd -1.0 21-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 9-----at CWS 7-2 W 16-14 2nd -1.0 14,498 Santiago/Pelfrey at CWS### 10-----at CWS 2nd -0.5 -- Postponed - Rain - Game rescheduled for August 21 -- 22-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 11-----at CWS 7-6 W 17-14 T1st - - 16,084 Pressly/Holland/Kintzler 23-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 12-----at CLE 1-0 W 18-14 1st +1.0 24,452 Santana/Tomlin/Kintzler 24-----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 13-----at CLE 4-1 W 19-14 1st +2.0 28,379 Berríos/Clevinger/Kintzler 25-----at TOR 6:07 PM FSN/TIBN 14-----at CLE 3-8 L 19-15 1st +1.0 23,099 Bauer/Santiago 26-----at TOR 12:07 PM FSN/TIBN 15-----OFF DAY 1st +0.5 27-----at TOR 12:07 PM FSN/TIBN 16-----COL 3-7 L 19-16 1st +0.5 24,295 433,170 19 Freeland/Hughes/Holland 28-----OFF DAY 17-----COL 1st -- Postponed - Rain - Game rescheduled for DH May 18 -- 29-----CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Fan Appreciation 1st 30,000 Twins Stocking Cap 18-----COL 1-5 L 19-17 T1st - - 20,603 453,773 20 Márquez/Santana/Holland 30-----CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Fan Appreciation 1st 30,000 Twins Stocking Cap COL& 2-0 W 20-17 1st +1.0 17,140 470,913 21 Berríos/Chatwood/Kintzler 31-----CWS 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 19-----KC ^4-3 W 21-17 1st +1.0 23,553 494,466 22 Kintzler/Alburquerque SEPT/OCT (- - -) Batting: .--- (- -for- -) Pitching: - - - - -, -.-- (-.- IP, - ER) 20-----KC 1st +0.5 -- Postponed - Rain - Game rescheduled for DH May 21 -- 1-----KC 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Kids Appreciation 1st 10,000 (14&under) Twins Stocking Cap 21-----KC 4-6 L 21-18 23 Minor/Hughes/Herrera 2-----KC 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN -----KC&& 8-4 W 22-18 T1st - - 27,852 522,318 24 Mejía/Kennedy 3-----KC 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 22-----at BAL 14-7 W 23-18 1st +1.0 12,882 Gibson/Wilson 4-----at TB 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 23-----at BAL 2-0 W 24-18 1st +1.0 13,294 Santana/Bundy 5-----at TB 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 24-----at BAL 4-3 W 25-18 1st +2.0 32,267 Berríos/Tilman/Kintzler 6-----at TB 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 25-----OFF DAY 25-18 1st +2.0 7-----at KC 7:15 PM FSN/TIBN 26-----TB 2-5 L 25-19 1st +2.0 20,949 543,267 25 Archer/Santiago/Colomé 8-----at KC 7:15 PM FSN/TIBN 27-----TB 5-3 W 26-19 1st +3.0 27,531 570,798xx 26 Rogers/Hunter/Kintzler 9-----at KC 6:15 PM FSN/TIBN 28-----TB ^6-8 L 26-20 1st +2.0 28,951 599,749 27 Colomé/Santiago/Ramírez 10-----at KC 1:15 PM FSN/TIBN 29-----HOU 8-16 L 26-21 1st +1.0 24,472 624,221 28 Jankowski/Breslow 11-----OFF DAY 30-----HOU 2-7 L 26-22 T1st - - 22,616 646,837 29 Fiers/Berríos 12-----SD 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 31-----HOU 6-17 L 26-23 T1st - - 25,593 672,430 30 Feliz/Santiago 13-----SD 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN JUNE (14-15) Batting: .243 (241-for-990) Pitching: 14-15-8, 5.02 (253.2 IP, 142 ER) 14-----TOR 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1-----at LAA 4-2 W 27-23 T1st - - 33,426 Rogers/Alvarez/Kintzler 15-----TOR 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 2-----at LAA 11-5 W 28-23 1st +1.0 39,042 Gibson/Ramirez 16-----TOR 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 3-----at LAA 2-7 L 28-24 1st +1.0 40,236 Shoemaker/Santana 17-----TOR 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN 4-----at LAA 3-2 W 29-24 1st +1.0 39,701 Berríos/Nolasco/Kintzler 18-----at NYY 6:05 PM FSN/TIBN 5-----OFF DAY 29-24 1st +1.0 19-----at NYY 6:05 PM FSN/TIBN 6-----at SEA 3-12 L 29-25 1st +1.0 18,166 Santiago/Paxton 20-----at NYY 12:05 PM FSN/TIBN 7-----at SEA 5-6 L 29-26 1st +1.0 15,732 Díaz/Kintzler 21-----at DET 6:10 PM FS1/TIBN 8-----at SEA 2-1 W 30-26 1st +1.5 15,621 Gibson/Bergman/Kintzler 22-----at DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 9-----at SF 4-0 W 31-26 1st +1.5 41,046 Santana/Moore 23-----at DET 5:10 PM FSN/TIBN 10-----at SF 3-2 W 32-26 1st +2.5 41,255 Berríos/Samardzija/Kintzler 24-----at DET 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN 11-----at SF 8-13 L 32-27 1st +1.5 41,321 Osich/Belisle 25-----OFF DAY 12-----SEA 3-14 L 32-28 1st +1.0 16,996 689,426 31 Gallardo/Mejía 26-----at CLE 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 13-----SEA 20-7 W 33-28 1st +2.0 17,922 707,348 32 Gibson/Bergman 27-----at CLE 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 14-----SEA 4-6 L 33-29 1st +2.0 22,283 729,631 33 Gaviglio/Santana/Diaz 28-----at CLE 11:10 AM FSN/TIBN 15-----SEA 6-2 W 34-29 1st +2.0 24,464 754,095 34 Berríos/Miranda 29-----DET 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 16-----CLE 1-8 L 34-30 1st +1.0 30,563 784,658 35 Carrasco/Turley 30-----DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 17-----CLE 3-9 L 34-31 T1st - - 24,010 McAllister/Wilk 1-----DET 2:10 PM FSN/TIBN CLE# 2-6 L 34-32 2nd -1.0 21,371 830,039 36 Goody/Mejía All game times are listed as Central 18-----CLE 2-5 L 34-33 2nd -2.0 35,039 865,078 37 Bauer/Gibson/Miller * - Denotes Sellout (1 in 2017) ^ - Denotes Extra-Innings (Twins are 1-3 in extra-innings) 19-----OFF DAY 2nd -2.5 # - Makeup game from April 19 vs. CLE ## - Makeup game from April 29 at KC ### - Makeup game from May 10 at CWS 20-----CWS 9-7 W 35-33 2nd -1.5 26,095 891,173 38 Santana/Holland/Kintzler & - Makeup game from May 17 vs. COL && - Makeup game from May 20 vs. KC 21-----CWS 4-2 W 36-33 2nd -1.5 33,316 924,489 39 Berríos/Holmberg/Kintzler 22-----CWS 0-9 L 36-34 2nd -2.5 27,684 953,173 40 Quintana/Turley HOME GAMES ROAD GAMES 23-----at CLE 5-0 W 37-34 2nd -1.5 31,725 Mejía/Bauer 24-----at CLE 4-2 W 38-34 2nd -0.5 33,111 Rogers/Allen/Kintzler 2017 WALK-OFF VICTORIES (2) 25-----at CLE 4-0 W 39-34 1st +0.5 29,672 Santana/Tomlin DATE SCORE NOTES 26-----at BOS 1-4 L 39-35 2nd -0.5 37,172 Sale/Berríos/Kimbrel 5/5 vs. BOS 4-3 Joe Mauer solo home run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. 27-----at BOS 2-9 L 39-36 2nd -0.5 36,804 Pomeranz/Santiago 5/20 vs. KC 4-3 Jorge Polanco sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth with no outs. 28-----at BOS 4-1 W 40-36 2nd -0.5 37.487 Mejía/Porcello/Kintzler 29-----at BOS 3-6 L 40-37 2nd -1.5 37,445 Price/Gibson/Kimbrel 30-----at KC 1-8 L 40-38 2nd -2.0 34,332 Vargas/Santana 2017 players (45) JULY (10-15) Batting: .260 (226-for-868) Pitching: 10-15-7, 5.15 ERA (220.0 IP, 126 ER) Pitchers: (31) (* - on Opening Day 25-man Roster, # - position player) 1-----at KC 6-11 L 40-39 T-2nd -2.0 25,571 Minor/Duffey Belisle, Matt rhp* Gimenez, Chris rhp# Rucinski, Drew rhp at KC## 10-5 W 41-39 2nd -2.0 32,448 Jorge/Hammel Berríos, Jóse rhp Haley, Justin rhp* Santana, Ervin rhp* 2-----at KC 2-6 L 41-40 T-2nd -3.0 28,775 Alexander/Santiago Boshers, Buddy lhp Heston, Chris rhp Santiago, Hector rhp* 3-----LAA 9-5 W 42-40 T-2nd -2.5 36,182 988,355 41 Mejía/Meyer Breslow, Craig lhp* Hildenberger, Trevor rhp Tepesch, Nick rhp 4-----LAA 5-4 W 43-40 T-2nd -1.5 25,013 1,013,368 42 Gibson/Ramirez/Kintzler Busenitz, Alan rhp Hughes, Phil rhp* Tonkin, Michael rhp* Colón, Bartolo, rhp Jorge, Felix rhp Turley, Nik lhp 5-----LAA 1-2 L 43-41 3rd -1.5 19,106 1,032,474 43 Bridwell/Santana/Norris Duffey, Tyler rhp* Kintzler, Brandon rhp* Wheeler, Jason lhp 6-----BAL 6-4 W 44-41 3rd -1.5 19,706 1,052,180 44 Berríos/Bundy/Kintzler Enns, Dietrich lhp Mejía, Adalberto lhp* Wilk, Adam lhp 7-----BAL 9-6 W 45-41 2nd -1.5 28,668 1,080,848 45 Hildenberger/Castro/Kintzler García, Jaime lhp Pressly, Ryan rhp* Wimmers, Alex rhp 8-----BAL 1-5 L 45-42 2nd -2.5 26,323 1,107,171 46 Miley/Mejía Gee, Dillon rhp Rogers, Taylor lhp* 9-----BAL 5-11 L 45-43 2nd -2.5 25,848 1,133,019 47 Jiménez/Gibson Gibson, Kyle rhp* Rosario, Randy lhp 10-----ALL STAR BREAK 11-----ALL STAR BREAK AL - 2, NL - 1 - Marlins Park in Miami, FL - Kimbrel/Davis/Miller Position Players: (15) 12-----ALL STAR BREAK Adrianza, Ehire inf Gimenez, Chris c* Polanco, Jorge inf* 13-----ALL STAR BREAK Buxton, Byron of* Granite, Zack of Rosario, Eddie of* 14-----at HOU 5-10 L 45-44 2nd -2.5 38,006 Morton/Berríos Castro, Jason c* Grossman, Robbie of* Sanó, Miguel of* 15-----at HOU 4-2 W 46-44 2nd -1.5 41,038 Santana/Musgrove/Kintzler Dozier, Brian inf* Kepler, Max of* Santana, Danny inf* 16-----at HOU 3-5 L 46-45 2nd -1.5 38,253 Fiers/Gibson/Giles Escobar, Eduardo inf* Mauer, Joe inf* Vargas, Kennys 1b