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MINNESOTA TWINS (78-72) AT NEW YORK YANKEES (83-67) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 - 7:05 PM (ET) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH / ESPN RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK / LA RAZA José Berríos (R, 12-7, 3.84) vs. CC Sabathia (L, 11-5, 3.85) GAME 151 ROAD GAME 73 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/20 at New York-AL Bartolo Colón (R, 6-13, 6.39) vs. Luis Severino (R, 13-6, 2.93) 12:05 pm Fox Sports North / ESPN Go 96.3-TIBN / None 9/21 at Detroit Adalberto Mejía (L, 4-6, 4.62) vs. TBA 6:10 pm Fox Sports 1 Go 96.3-TIBN / None 9/22 at Detroit Kyle Gibson (R, 11-10, 5.07) vs. TBA 6:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None 9/23 at Detroit Ervin Santana (R, 15-8, 3.34) vs. TBA 5:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None 9/24 at Detroit José Berríos (R) vs. TBA 11:10 am Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / La Raza 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 six-game homestand with a record of 4-2 (2-0 vs. San Diego STREAKS and 2-2 vs. Toronto), the Twins began their 10-game roadtrip with a loss to the Yankees last Record: ........................................... 78-72 Current Streak 1 loss night...tonight they will play the second of three in the Bronx...following tomorrow afternoon's Home Record: ................................. 39-39 Last 5 games 2-3 Road Record: .................................. 39-33 series finale, the Twins will travel to Detroit for four from Thursday-Sunday...the Twins are Record in series: .........................22-20-6 39-39 at home and 39-33 on the road...they are 25-16 in their last 41. Last 10 games 5-5 Series Openers: .............................. 28-21 Last 15 games 7-8 Series Finales: ................................ 25-23 TWINS FALL SHORT IN NEW YORK: The Twins lost to the Yankees last night by a score of Last 20 games 11-9 Rubber Games: ................................... 5-9 2-1...Ervin Santana was the starter and loser, allowing two runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings TWINS VS. NEW YORK-AL Sweeps/Swept: ................................. 10/4 pitched...the offense recorded just four hits, struck out 13 times and went 0-for-6 with April: ............................................... 12-11 runners in scoring position...the Twins did not homer for the first time this month, snapping 2017 Record: .........................................2-2 May: ................................................ 14-12 their homer streak at 16 games. Current Streak: .................................. 1 loss June: ............................................... 14-15 2017 at Home: .......................................2-1 July: ................................................. 10-15 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: The Twins have gone 2-2 against the Yankees this season...they 2017 at New York-AL: ............................0-1 August: ............................................ 20-10 .........................257-359-1 are 257-359-1 against them all-time, including a 116-185-1 mark in New York...they are All-Time Record: September/October: ........................... 8-9 All-Time at Home: ..........................141-174 Day Games: ..................................... 25-32 9-18 at Yankee Stadium II since 2009...a season series win against the Yankees would be All-Time at New York-AL: ............116-185-1 Night Games: .................................. 53-40 Minnesota's first since 2001. vs. American League East: ............. 15-16 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League Central: ........ 34-32 IT'S GETTING WILD: AL Wild Card as of August 1 (left) and AL Wild Card (right) now: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. American League West: ............ 16-17 W L PCT GB W L PCT GB 7/17 MIN 4-2 Rogers/Smith/Kintzler vs. National League: ......................... 13-7 New York 57 48 .543 +2.0 New York 83 67 .553 +5.0 7/18 MIN 3-6 Shreve/Colón/Chapman ..................... 23-23 Kansas City 55 50 .524 - - Games vs. LH Starter: Minnesota 78 72 .520 - - 7/19 MIN 6-1 Berríos/Montgomery Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 55-49 Tampa Bay 55 53 .509 -1.5 Los Angeles 76 73 .510 -1.5 9/18 NYY 1-2 Robertson/Santana/Chapman Twins score first: ............................ 48-29 Seattle 55 53 .509 -1.5 Seattle 74 76 .493 -4.0 Opponent scores first: .................... 30-43 Baltimore 52 54 .491 -3.5 Kansas City 73 76 .490 -4.5 9/19 NYY Come-from-behind wins: .....................34 Los Angeles 52 55 .486 -4.0 Texas 73 76 .490 -4.5 9/20 NYY Minnesota 50 54 .481 -4.5 Tampa Bay 73 77 .487 -5.0 Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 69-9/73-4 CURRENT ROADTRIP (0-1) Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 3-61/3-64 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 6-2/2-4 MEASURING MAUER'S METRICS - HIS CASE FOR THE GOLD: Tracked by Inside Edge - tracks Batting average .138 the number of balls hit to a player at each difficulty and the percentage of those plays they Runs Per Game 1.0 Extra-innings: ..................................... 3-3 made this season...for example, if a player has been hit 40 “Likely” balls and has made 35 1-run games: .................................. 15-16 plays on those 40, they would have a “Likely” rate of 87.5%...below are Mauer's rankings Home Runs 0 Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 55-6 among AL first basemen from 10-90%: RISP .000 Opp. out-hit Twins: ......................... 16-63 10-40% = Unlikely 40-60% = About Even 60-90% = Likely Errors 1 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 7-3 Joe Mauer - 61.5% Joe Mauer - 100.0% Joe Mauer - 100.0% Run Differential: .................+8 (746-738) Eric Hosmer - 16.7% Mitch Moreland - 83.3% Justin Smoak - 100.0% Team ERA 2.25 Twins get Quality Start: .................. 49-12 Danny Valencia - 14.3% Danny Valencia - 80.0% Carlos Santana - 94.7% Starters W-L 0-1 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............... 52-20 Yulieski Gurriel - 14.3% Carlos Santana - 75.0% Eric Hosmer - 88.9% Starters ERA 3.18 Most games over .500: ................. 8, 9/15 Chris Davis - 11.1% José Abreu - 62.5% Mitch Moreland - 87.5% Relievers W-L-S 0-0-0 Most games under .500: .......... 4, last 8/6 Relievers ERA 0.00 Longest win-streak: .....................6, 8/6-11 MEASURING THE METRICS - BUCK'S CASE FOR THE GOLD: RngR (range runs): The number Saves/Opps 0/0 Longest losing-streak: ...4, 3x, last 6/16-18 of runs above or below average a fielder is, determined by how the fielder is able to get to When Twins score 4+: .................... 68-24 balls hit in his vicinity...top five outfielders in the AL are: Mookie Betts (13.5), Byron Buxton (12.5), Alex Gordon (7.9), Lorenzo Cain When Twins score 3-: ..................... 10-46 (6.3), and Jackie Bradley, Jr. (5.2). Twins get 10+ hits: ......................... 43-12 Days in First Place ...............................50 Days in Second Place ...........................81 THE REMAINS: The Twins have 12 games left and an off day on Monday, September 25...they play New York-AL two times, Detroit seven Days in Third Place ..............................25 times and Cleveland three times...against their remaining opponents, the Twins are a combined 13-19 (2-2 vs. NYY, 5-7 vs. DET and Days in Fourth Place ..............................5 6-10 vs. CLE)...of the 12 games, three are at Target Field and nine are on the road. Days in Fifth Place ................................... Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 5/6 HOMER HAPPY: The Twins have hit 31 home runs this month, tied with Oakland for most in baseball...additionally, they have hit 74 Shutouts W/L: ................................... 11/2 home runs since August 8 (40 games), the most in baseball since that date...they enter today with 193 home runs, the sixth most in CG’s ................. 6, last, Colón, 8/4 vs. TEX club history (since 1961)...seven more home runs and they will reach 200 for the fourth time in club history: 225 in 1963, 221 in 1964 Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ..... 1/160 and 200 in 2016. RECENT TRANSACTIONS ABOVE AVERAGE JOE: Joe Mauer is hitting .396 (57-for-144) with a .439 on-base percentage in 37 games since August 10, second 9/14 IF Vielma claimed off waivers by SF highest average in baseball since that date, trailing Avisail Garcia (.419)...his .306 batting average on the season ranks sixth in the 9/13 LHP Mejía returned from rehab and reinstated from DL AL...he has finished in the top 10 in the AL in batting average six times in his career...he is looking to hit over .300 for the eighth time 9/12 LHP Moya contract selected in his career and first since 2013 (.324). IF Vielma designated for release or assignment ON THIS DAY IN TWINS (AND YANKEES) HISTORY: In 2002, his major league debut, Michael Ryan hit two singles, scored two runs and 9/5 OF Grossman returned from rehab and reinstated from DL drove in two runs in the nine-run first inning against the Tigers...unfortunately, the game was rained out in the second inning, meaning RHP Tonkin contract selected none of the statistics were official...in 2011, Mariano Rivera threw a perfect ninth inning in the Yankees 6-4 win over the Twins, striking RHP Chargois recalled from AAA and out rookie Chris Parmelee for the final out, to record the 602nd save of his career. transferred to 60-day DL LHP Enns returned from rehab assgn. UPCOMING MILESTONES and optioned to AA LHP Mejia rehab assgn.