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MINNESOTA TWINS (59-37) VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (56-42) SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2019 - 6:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TIBN-WCCO RHP José Berríos (8-5, 3.10) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (9-5, 3.79) GAME 97 HOME GAME 48 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 7/21 vs. Oakland RHP Michael Pineda (6-5, 4.38) vs. RHP Daniel Mengden (5-1, 4.21) 1:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / twinsbeisbol.com 7/22 vs. New York-AL LHP Martín Pérez (8-3, 4.10) vs. TBA 7:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / None 7/23 vs. New York-AL RHP Kyle Gibson (9-4, 4.02) vs. TBA 7:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / twinsbeisbol.com 7/24 vs. New York-AL RHP Jake Odorizzi (11-4, 3.06) vs. TBA 7:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North / ESPN TIBN-WCCO / None SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 1-3 to begin their nine-game homestand, losing a two- STREAKS game series to the Mets, followed by a win and a loss vs. the A's the last two nights...they Record: ........................................... 59-37 Current Streak 1 loss Home Record: ................................. 29-18 will continue the homestand tonight with the third of four vs. Oakland...after this series, the Road Record: .................................. 30-19 Twins will host the Yankees for three games from Monday-Wednesday...16 of the Twins next Last 5 games 1-4 Record in series: ...........................18-9-4 28 games are against teams above .500...all those opponents have a combined winning Last 10 games 5-5 Series Openers: .............................. 20-12 percentage of .515. Last 15 games 7-8 Series Finales: ................................ 15-16 Last 20 games 9-11 Rubber Games: ................................... 4-6 A'S EVEN IT OUT: The Twins lost to the A's last night by a score of 5-3, evening the four-game series at 1-1...Jake Odorizzi was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing three Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 7/1 TWINS VS. ATHLETICS March/April: .................................... 17-10 runs on six hits in 5.0 innings pitched...the offense recorded just seven hits, two from Jason May: .................................................. 21-8 Castro...Marwin Gonzalez drove in two of the three runs with his 11th home run of the season... 2019 Record: .........................................2-3 June: ............................................... 15-12 the attendance was 31,082, their 13th 30-plus in attendance in their last 17 home games. Current Streak: .................................. 1 loss July: ..................................................... 6-7 2019 at Home: .......................................1-1 August: ...................................................... SPEEDING TO 60: Today marks the Twins 97th game of the season...below are the Twins 2019 at Oakland: ...................................1-2 September/October: ................................. fewest games to 60 wins in their history (since 1961): All-Time Record: ............................373-365 YEAR RECORD NUMBER OF GAMES STANDINGS THAT DAY Day Games: ..................................... 22-16 All-Time at Home: ..........................208-164 Night Games: .................................. 37-21 1970.............................60-31 .....................................91 .........................................1st AL West (+6.0) vs. American League East: ............... 17-9 1965.............................60-36 .....................................96 ..........................1st American League (+3.5) All-Time at Oakland: ......................165-201 vs. American League Central: ........ 21-12 1969.............................60-38 .....................................98 .........................................1st AL West (+3.0) 2019 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ............ 18-10 NOTE: The Twins reached 60 wins last season on August 21 (60-65). vs. National League: ........................... 3-6 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Games vs. LH Starter:..................... 12-10 KINGS OF THEIR HILL: How Twins starting pitching numbers compare at home vs. on the road: 7/2 OAK 6-8 Mengden/Odorizzi/Hendriks Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 47-27 ERA WHIP OPS K/9.0 BB/9.0 HR/9.0 BAA 7/3 OAK 4-3 (12) Parker/Treinen/Rogers Twins score first: ............................ 46-15 HOME 3.14 1.06 .639 8.4 1.79 0.99 .230 7/4 OAK 2-7 Wang/Berríos Opponent scores first: .................... 13-22 ROAD 4.35 1.33 .756 8.0 3.09 1.46 .255 7/18 MIN 6-3 Gibson/Petit/Rogers Come-from-behind wins: .....................20 7/19 MIN 3-5 Bassitt/Harper/Hendriks Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 49-2/53-0 ARRAEZ AND SHINE: Arraez has reached safely in 13 consecutive games and hit safely in 12 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 5-31/2-33 7/20 MIN straight, the second longest active hit-streak in baseball, trailing Matt Olson (14)...during 7/21 MIN Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 5-4/4-4 the on-base streak, he is hitting .347 (17-for-49) with four doubles, one home run, seven Extra-innings: ..................................... 4-3 runs scored, a .407 on-base percentage and a .897 OPS...below are the Twins longest rookie CURRENT HOMESTAND (1-3) 1-run games: .................................... 14-8 hitting streaks, dating back to 2000: Batting average .248 Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 48-8 PLAYER HIT-STREAK PLAYER HIT-STREAK Opp. out-hit Twins: ........................... 8-26 Dustan Mohr.......................15 (2001-02) Lew Ford ....................................... 13 (2004) Runs Per Game 3.75 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 3-3 Luis Rivas ............................... 14 (2001) Luis Arraez .................................... 12 (2019) Home Runs 7 Run Differential: .............+111 (538-427) Ben Revere .............................. 13 (2011) A.J. Pierzynski ............................... 12 (2001) RISP .143 Twins get Quality Start: .................. 35-11 Glenn Williams ........................ 13 (2005) Carlos Gomez ................................ 12 (2008) Errors 5 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............... 38-15 Jorge Polanco .......................... 13 (2016) Most games over .500: ...25, 2x, last 7/14 NOTE: The club record is 23 by Kent Hrbek from April 17-May 13, 1982. Most games under .500: ........................... Team ERA 3.34 Longest win-streak: .................6, 5/20-26 TWINS-A's: The Twins and Athletics are playing each other for the sixth of seven times Starters W-L 1-1 Longest losing-streak: ................ 3, 7/14-17 this season...the Twins have gone 15-30 vs. the A's since the start of 2013 for a winning Starters ERA 3.00 When Twins score 4+: .................... 54-15 percentage of just .333, the Twins' second lowest winning percentage against any team Relievers W-L-S 0-2-1 When Twins score 3-: ....................... 5-22 Relievers ERA 6.00 Twins get 10+ hits: ........................... 37-7 since (New York-AL - .302). .............................103 Nelson Cruz leads all active players with 34 home runs against the Athletics...also leads Saves/Opps 1/2 Days in First Place Awith 115 RBI, is second with 174 games played and third with 170 hits. Days in Second Place .............................5 Days in Third Place ................................4 C.J. Cron is hitting .325 (26-for-80) with four doubles, one triple, six home runs, 15 RBI and a 1.011 OPS in his last 21 games vs. AOakland. Days in Fourth Place ................................ Days in Fifth Place ................................... Jonathan Schoop is hitting .315 (34-for-108) with six doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, 15 runs scored and an .805 OPS in 28 career Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 1/0 Agames vs. the A's...he enters tonight with an eight-game hitting streak vs. Oakland. Shutouts W/L: ..................................... 6-2 CG’s .......................................................... SANÓ STORMING: Miguel Sanó has reached safely in 15 straight games (with an at-bat)...tied for the fifth longest streak of his career, Target Field Sellouts (’19/All-Time): ... 7/168 his longest being 21 from September 7-30, 2015...during the streak, he is hitting .327 (16-for-49) with three doubles, one triple, four home runs, 10 RBI, 12 runs scored, 10 walks, a .441 on-base percentage and a 1.114 OPS...also during the streak, he has raised his RECENT TRANSACTIONS batting average 39 points (.195 to .234) and his on-base percentage 50 points (.278 to .328). 7/20 RHP Morin traded to PHI in exchange WE'RE BRINGIN' BOMBAS BACK: The Twins 178 home runs are the most in baseball, ahead of Seattle (167)...they have homered in 78 for cash considerations of 96 games, going 51-27 in those games...178 homers already are ninth-most in club history...they need 47 home runs to match their LHP Mejía claimed off waivers by LAA all-time record of 225, set in 1963. 7/18 RHP Stewart recalled from AAA Twins hitters have a launch angle of 25 degrees-or-higher 130 times this season on home runs, the most in baseball (OAK 6th with 111). RHP Magill designated for rel. or assgn. ATwins have an exit velocity of 100-plus mph on 151 of their home runs this season, the most in baseball (OAK 7th with 130). ATwins have hit 96 homers 400-plus feet, the most in baseball (OAK 12th with 73). 7/16 1B Cron reinstated from 10-day IL A OF Rosario reinstated from 10-day IL EXTRA! EXTRA!: The Twins enter tonight having recorded at least