MINNESOTA TWINS (15-18) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (23-14) FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018 - 7:07 PM (PT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TIBN-WCCO RHP Lance Lynn (1-3, 7.28) Vs
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MINNESOTA TWINS (15-18) AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS (23-14) FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018 - 7:07 PM (PT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TIBN-WCCO RHP Lance Lynn (1-3, 7.28) vs. LHP Tyler Skaggs (3-2, 3.08) GAME 34 ROAD GAME 20 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/12 at Los Angeles-AL RHP Kyle Gibson (1-1, 3.49) vs. TBA 8:07 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / None 5/13 at Los Angeles-AL RHP Fernando Romero (2-0, 0.00) vs. Shohei Ohtani (3-1, 4.10) 3:07 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / La Raza 5/14 vs. Seattle RHP Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 3.83) vs. LHP Wade LeBlanc (0-0, 3.18) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / None Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 5-2 through seven games on their 10-game, 11-day roadtrip, STREAKS going 3-1 at Chicago-AL, 2-0 at St. Louis and 0-1 at Los Angeles-AL...tonight they will play Record: ........................................... 15-18 Current Streak 1 loss the second of this four-game series against the Angels through the weekend...the Twins have Home Record: ..................................... 7-7 Last 5 games 4-1 Road Record: .................................... 8-11 won five of their last six and six of their last eight overall. Record in series: .............................6-4-3 Last 10 games 6-4 Series Openers: ................................ 3-10 TWINS WIN-STREAK HALTED BY HALOS: The Twins lost to the Angels last night by a score Last 15 games 7-8 Series Finales: .................................... 8-5 of 7-4...José Berríos (3-4) was the starter and loser, allowing five runs on seven hits in 5.1 Last 20 games 7-13 Rubber Games: ................................... 2-1 innings pitched, including two home runs...the offense recorded eight hits, four coming from Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 1/2 TWINS VS. ANGELS March/April: ...................................... 9-15 Brian Dozier, tying his career-high...Dozier and Max Kepler hit back-to-back homers to tie May: .................................................... 6-3 the game in the sixth inning but the bullpen allowed three runs in the sixth and seventh. 2018 Record: .........................................0-1 June: ......................................................... Current Streak: ..........2 losses (since 2017) July: ........................................................... TWINS AND ANGELS: The Twins and Angels are playing the second of seven games this 2018 at Home: ............................................. August: ...................................................... season...the Angels will travel to Minnesota for three from June 8-10...the Twins are 9-5 2018 at Angels: ......................................0-1 September/October: ................................. All-Time Record: ............................342-371 Day Games: ......................................... 7-6 against the Angels since 2016, going 3-1 in those series...this ties for their most wins against any non-divisional opponent in that span (9-5 vs. Texas). All-Time at Home: ..........................173-185 Night Games: .................................... 8-12 All-Time at Angels: .........................169-186 vs. American League East: ............... 3-10 Infielder Gregorio Petit played in a career-high 89 games for the Angels in 2016, hitting vs. American League Central: ............ 5-2 A.245 (50-for-204) with two home runs and 17 RBI. 2018 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ................ 3-3 Pitcher Fernando Rodney pitched two seasons for the Angels from 2010-11, going 7-8, vs. National League: ........................... 4-3 A Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 4.32 ERA (100.0 IP, 48 ER) with 17 saves in 111 games. 5/10 LAA 4-7 Richards/Berríos/Johnson Games vs. LH Starter:......................... 3-3 Catcher Bobby Wilson was drafted by the Angels in the 48th round of the 2002 First-Year Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 12-15 A 5/11 LAA Twins score first: ................................ 7-7 Player Draft...he played parts of five seasons for the Angels from 2008-12, hitting .208 5/12 LAA Opponent scores first: ...................... 8-11 (81-for-389) with eight home runs in 191 games. 5/13 LAA Come-from-behind wins: .......................7 6/8 MIN Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 13-1/14-1 ANGEL ALL-TIMERS: Below are the top all-time batting averages against the Angels (minimum 6/9 MIN Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 0-15/0-14 250 plate appearances). 6/10 MIN Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 2-2/1-3 PLAYER YEARS OTHER NUMBERS AVERAGE Extra-innings: ..................................... 1-3 Jose Altuve ...............................2013- ..........................131 H, 21 2B, 11 HR, 44 RBI ..................... .349 CURRENT ROADTRIP (5-2) 1-run games: ...................................... 2-5 Joe Mauer ................................2005- ..........................108 H, 16 2B, 11 HR, 56 RBI ..................... .340 Batting average .261 Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 11-3 Wade Boggs .........................1982-1999 .......................215 H, 39 2B, 9 HR, 75 RBI ...................... .335 Runs Per Game 5.9 Opp. out-hit Twins: ........................... 2-13 Cookie Rojas.........................1970-1977 .......................112 H, 33 2B, 0 HR, 46 RBI ...................... .333 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 2-2 Paul Molitor .........................1978-1998 ......................258 H, 45 2B, 19 HR, 97 RBI ..................... .333 Home Runs 10 Run Differential: ................ -19 (147-166) Derek Jeter............................1995-2014 ......................222 H, 37 2B, 18 HR, 86 RBI ..................... .333 RISP .351 Twins get Quality Start: ...................... 9-2 Kirby Puckett.......................1984-1995 ......................187 H, 37 2B, 19 HR, 89 RBI ..................... .331 Errors 4 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................. 10-4 Most games over .500: .....3, 2x, last 4/20 INSIDE THE ROADTRIP: The Twins have gone 5-2 on their current roadtrip...out-scoring Team ERA 3.36 .....7, 2x, last 5/4 Most games under .500: opponents 41-25 and out-hitting them 63-50...Twins hitters have a .351 (20-for-57) average Starters W-L 4-1 Longest win-streak: ....................5, 5/4-9 Starters ERA 4.02 Longest losing-streak: ............8, 4/20-27 with runners in scoring position...Twins pitchers have posted a 3.36 ERA (61.2 IP, 23 ER) When Twins score 4+: ...................... 14-9 with 14 walks, 63 strikeouts and a .227 opponent batting average. Relievers W-L-S 1-1-2 When Twins score 3-: ......................... 2-8 Relievers ERA 2.11 Twins get 10+ hits: ............................. 5-3 RED HOT ROSIE: Eddie Rosario has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games, hitting .368 (21- Saves/Opps 2/3 Days in First Place .............. 18, last 4/20 for-57) with seven doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI in that span...he has multiple hits Days in Second Place ...........................12 Days in Third Place ..............................13 in eight of those. Days in Fourth Place ................................ Days in Fifth Place ................................... MIGHTY MOUSE: Eduardo Escobar has hit out of the fourth spot in the lineup in 14 games, second most on the team to Rosario (15)...he Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 2-5 has a .582 slugging percentage when in that spot, the sixth highest in the AL, trailing Didi Gregorius (.974), Yangervis Solarte (.610), Shutouts W/L: ..................................... 4-1 J.D. Martinez (.606), Nomar Mazara (.600) and Giancarlo Stanton (.589)...his .915 OPS out of that spat ranks seventh. CG’s ........................ 1, Berríos, 4/1 at BAL Since April 17, Escobar is hitting .371 (13-for-35) in eight Twins wins, compared to .260 (13-for-50) in 13 Twins losses. Target Field Sellouts (’18/All-Time): .. 1/161 A RECENT TRANSACTIONS SOME LEFT FOR THE LEFTIES: Twins batters are hitting .266 (63-for-237) with 21 doubles, six home runs, 34 RBI, 25 walks and a .340 on-base percentage against left-handed pitching this season...in their last nine games, they are hitting .367 (22-for-60) with a .451 5/10 OF Buxton returned from rehab and on-base percentage. reinstated from DL Max Kepler is hitting .357 (10-for-28) with four doubles, two home runs and a .419 on-base percentage against lefties this season... OF LaMarre optioned to AAA AJoe Mauer is hitting .353 (6-for-17) with a .542 OBP against lefties...their batting averages among left-handed batters rank seventh 5/5 C Castro placed on 10-day DL and eighth in baseball respectively, fourth and fifth in the AL. C Wilson contract selected RHP Santana transferred to 60-day DL HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIGGY!: Miguel Sanó is celebrating his 25th birthday today...he has missed the Twins last 12 games suffering from 5/2 RHP Romero recalled from AAA a left hamstring strain...Sanó went 1-for-2 with a solo home run on his birthday last season at Chicago-AL. 5/1 RHP Curtiss optioned to AAA IF placed on 10-day DL Sanó ON THIS DAY IN TWINS/SENATORS FRANCHISE HISTORY: In 1919, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators pitched 12 scoreless IF contract selected Petit innings in a duel with Jack Quinn of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds...Johnson allowed only two hits and retired 28 batters LHP Enns des. for release or assgn. in-a-row...the Senators moved to Minnesota