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MINNESOTA TWINS (9-14) VS. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (15-12) MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018 - 7:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TIBN-WCCO GAME 24 RHP Lance Lynn (0-2, 7.71) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (1-2, 3.69) HOME GAME 12 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/1 vs. Toronto RHP Kyle Gibson (1-1, 3.33) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (2-2, 6.00) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / La Raza 5/2 vs. Toronto TBA vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (0-3, 8.88) 12:10 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 began their six-game homestand with a three-game series loss to STREAKS Record: ............................................. 9-14 the Reds over the weekend, winning game two...tonight they will continue the homestand with the first of three vs. Toronto...following this series, the Twins will travel to Chicago to Current Streak 1 loss Home Record: ..................................... 6-5 Last 5 games 1-4 Road Record: ...................................... 3-9 begin a 10-game, 11-day roadtrip with four vs. the White Sox May 3-6, two vs. the Cardinals Record in series: .............................3-3-3 May 7-8 and four vs. the Angels May 10-13...the Twins have gone just 1-9 in their last 10. Last 10 games 1-9 Series Openers: .................................. 2-7 Last 15 games 5-10 Series Finales: .................................... 5-5 SNAKE EYES: The Twins lost to the Reds at Target Field yesterday afternoon by a score of Last 20 games 7-13 Rubber Games: ................................... 2-1 8-2, making them 3-3-3 in series play this season...José Berríos (2-3) was the starter and Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 0/2 loser, allowing four runs on five hits in 3.0 innings pitched...Matt Magill made his Twins TWINS VS. TORONTO March/April: ...................................... 9-14 debut, pitching 2.1 scoreless innings...the offense recorded eight hits and went 2-for-12 May: .......................................................... with runners in scoring position...Eduardo Escobar and Jason Castro each had two hits. 2017 Record: .........................................4-3 June: .......................................................... Current Streak: ...................................1 win July: ........................................................... NEXT: With one April game remaining, below is how the March/April hitting and pitching 2017 at Home: .......................................2-2 August: ...................................................... numbers in 2015, ’16, ’17 & '18 all compare: 2017 at Toronto: ....................................2-1 September/October: ................................. AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG All-Time Record: ............................165-218 Day Games: ......................................... 4-6 2015 .243 86 182 34 2 12 81 58 177 .301 .342 All-Time at Home: ............................92-102 Night Games: ...................................... 5-8 2016 .239 80 198 44 4 21 77 79 220 .309 .378 All-Time at Toronto: .........................73-116 vs. American League East: ................. 2-8 2017 .242 101 186 39 2 20 98 102 179 .331 .375 vs. American League Central: ............ 2-1 2018 .238 93 193 53 1 25 87 88 220 .314 .399 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ................ 3-2 W L S IP H R ER HR BB K ERA Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. National League: ........................... 2-3 8/25 TOR 6-1 Colón/Happ Games vs. LH Starter:......................... 2-3 2015 10 12 7 194.0 202 100 94 24 60 116 4.36 Games vs. RH Starter: ...................... 7-11 2016 7 17 2 215.1 219 110 95 27 75 192 3.97 8/26 TOR 9-10 Estrada/Gee/Osuna Twins score first: ................................ 4-5 2017 12 11 8 204.0 184 97 89 26 69 153 3.93 8/27 TOR 7-2 Gibson/Biagini Opponent scores first: ........................ 5-9 2018 9 14 3 208.2 214 127 122 34 100 213 5.26 9/14 MIN 3-2 (10) Gee/Santos Come-from-behind wins: .......................4 9/15 MIN 3-4 Happ/Colón/Osuna Leading after 7/8 inn.: ................. 8-1/8-1 "THANK YOU, ESCOBAR" Since meeting and taking a picture with actor Nicolas Cage in Puerto 9/16 MIN 2-7 Estrada/Mejía Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 0-13/0-12 Rico on April 18, Eduardo Escobar has hit .350 (14-for-40) with six doubles, two home runs, 9/17 MIN 13-7 Gibson/Biagini Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 1-0/1-1 five RBI, five walks, seven runs and a .422 on-base percentage in 10 games...in his first 10 Extra-innings: ..................................... 1-2 games prior to meeting Cage, Escobar hit .263 (10-for-38) with a .286 on-base percentage. HOMESTAND (1-2) 1-run games: ...................................... 2-4 Escobar's favorite Cage movies are The Rock and Face/Off...he has watched many movies Batting average .288 Twins out-hit opp.: .............................. 7-3 Ain English over the years to help him learn the language. Runs Per Game 4.67 ........................... 1-11 Opp. out-hit Twins: Home Runs 3 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 1-0 FACE/OFF: The Twins went 4-3 vs. Toronto last season, going 2-1 at Rogers Centre from Run Differential: .................. -34 (93-127) RISP .176 Twins get Quality Start: ...................... 6-2 August 25-27 and 2-2 at Target Field from September 14-17...it marked their first winning Errors 1 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................... 6-4 season against the Jays since going 4-2 in 2014...the Twins have gone just 18-38 vs. the Most games over .500: .....3, 2x, last 4/20 Jays since 2010, for a winning percentage of .327, their third lowest vs. any AL opponent Team ERA 7.67 Most games under .500: ...5, 2x, last 4/30 since then (New York-AL - .293 & Tampa Bay - .322). Starters W-L 1-1 Longest win-streak: ................3, 4/10-13 Joe Mauer is hitting .441 (15-for-34) with four doubles, one home run, seven RBI, seven Starters ERA 6.39 ............8, 4/20-27 A Longest losing-streak: runs scored and a .474 on-base percentage in his last eight games vs. the Jays. Relievers W-L-S 0-1-1 When Twins score 4+: ........................ 7-6 The Twins hit 13 home runs in seven games vs. the Blue Jays last season. When Twins score 3-: ......................... 2-8 A Relievers ERA 8.79 Saves/Opps 1/2 Twins get 10+ hits: ............................. 2-2 THE ROCK: Joe Mauer has reached base in 19 of 22 games this season and has posted an Days in First Place .............. 18, last 4/20 on-base percentage of .454 which ranks first in the AL and third in baseball, trailing only Rhys Hoskins (.468) and Bryce Harper (.457)... Days in Second Place .............................8 he leads the Twins in times on base (44) and ranks tied for 12th in the AL. Days in Third Place ................................6 Days in Fourth Place ................................ Days in Fifth Place ................................... NATIONAL TREASURE: The Twins announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitcher John Curtiss from Triple-A Rochester... Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 2-4 Curtiss appeared in five games for the Red Wings, allowing three runs on seven hits in 9.1 innings pitched with two walks and 17 Shutouts W/L: ..................................... 2-1 strikeouts...Curtiss will take the 25-man roster spot of right-handed pitcher Tyler Duffey, who was optioned to Rochester after yesterday CG’s ........................ 1, Berríos, 4/1 at BAL afternoon’s game. Target Field Sellouts (’18/All-Time): .. 1/161 GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Twins have gone 9-for-12 in stolen base attempts this season for a success rate of 75.0%, tied for ninth RECENT TRANSACTIONS best in baseball...they have been caught in each of their last three attempts after starting the season successful in nine straight. 4/30 RHP Curtiss recalled from AAA 4/29 RHP Duffey optioned to AAA DEADFALL: The Twins began the season with a record of 8-5...since they left Puerto Rico on April 19, the Twins have gone just 1-9; the 4/28 RHP Magill contract selected from AAA last day they were in first place in the AL Central was through games of April 19. 4/27 RHP Hale des. for release or assgn. RHP Bard returned from LAA (Rule 5) THE WEATHER MAN: The Twins have played just three games at Target Field in their last 17 days...they have already had four home 4/26 RHP Slegers recalled from AAA games postponed this season after snow and cold temps earlier in the month...they have gone 6-5 in home games, which includes two RHP Kinley des. for release or assgn. games in Puerto Rico vs. the Indians April 17-18. RHP Hale claimed off waivers RHP Slegers optioned to AAA TEEN TITANS GO!: Twins minor league infielder Wander Javier has now entered MLB.com's top 100 prospect list after Reds right-handed 4/24 RHP Duffey recalled from AAA pitcher and yesterday's Twins mound opponent Tyler Mahle graduated off the list...Javier entered 2018 as Baseball America's 95th best 4/23 RHP Busenitz optioned to AAA prospect in baseball...Javier was signed as a free agent on July 2, 2015. 4/22 RHP Hughes reinstated from DL 4/21 LHP Moya optioned to AAA ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 2014, Chris Colabello finished March/April with 27 RBI, setting a club record for the month, passing 4/18 OF Buxton placed on 10-day DL Kirby Puckett’s 26 in 1994...he officially sealed the record two games prior, on April 25 vs.