Minnesota Twins (50-52) at Oakland Athletics
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MINNESOTA TWINS (50-52) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (45-59) SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017 - 1:05 PM (PT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK / LA RAZA Bartolo Colón (R, 2-9, 8.00) vs. Jharel Cotton (R, 5-8, 5.17) GAME 103 ROAD GAME 49 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 7/31 OFF DAY 8/1 at San Diego José Berríos (R, 9-4, 3.76) vs. TBA 9:10 pm Fox Sports North / FS 1 Go 96.3-TIBN / La Raza 8/2 at San Diego Ervin Santana (R, 11-7, 3.37) vs. TBA 2:40 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: The Twins have gone 1-4 through five games on their eight-game 10-day roadtrip, STREAKS Record: ........................................... 50-52 going 0-3 at Los Angeles-NL and 1-1 at Oakland...today they will play the three-game series finale against the A's...following today's game, the Twins will travel to San Diego to enjoy Current Streak 1 loss Home Record: ................................. 23-31 Last 5 games 1-4 Road Record: .................................. 27-21 an off-day tomorrow then play two at Petco Park on Tuesday and Wednesday...the Twins are Record in series: .........................15-15-2 23-31 at home and 27-21 on the road. Last 10 games 3-7 Series Openers: .............................. 19-14 Last 15 games 5-10 Series Finales: ................................ 13-19 TWINS WALKED-OFF IN OAKLAND: The Twins lost to the A's last night by a score of 5-4, Last 20 games 8-12 Rubber Games: ................................... 3-6 suffering their third walk-off loss of the season and second on this roadtrip (Wednesday Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 5/4 at Los Angeles-NL)...Adalberto Mejía was the starter but did not factor into the decision, TWINS VS. OAKLAND April: ............................................... 12-11 allowing two runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings pitched...Taylor Rogers was dealt the loss, 2017 Record: .........................................3-2 May: ................................................ 14-12 allowing a two-run walk-off homer to Rajai Davis in the ninth inning. Current Streak: .................................. 1 loss June: ............................................... 14-15 2017 at Home: .......................................2-1 July: ................................................. 10-14 TWINS MAKE TRADE: The Twins announced today that they have acquired left-handed pitcher 2017 at Oakland: ...................................1-1 August: ...................................................... Dietrich Enns and minor league right-handed pitcher Zack Littell from the New York Yankees All-Time Record: ............................369-356 September/October: ................................. in exchange for Jamie García and cash considerations in a trade that was completed last All-Time at Home: ..........................206-160 Day Games: ..................................... 18-26 night...Enns, 26, has a record of 1-1, 2.29 ERA (39.1 IP, 10 ER), 10 walks and 37 strikeouts in All-Time at Oakland: ......................163-196 Night Games: .................................. 32-26 seven starts for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season...in 110 career appearances (50 vs. American League East: ............. 10-10 starts) in five minor league seasons he is 27-14, 1.87 ERA (389.2 IP, 81 ER), 146 walks and 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League Central: ........ 23-22 397 strikeouts...Enns is on the 40-man roster and will report to Triple-A Rochester...Littell, Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. American League West: ............ 14-14 21, has combined to go 14-1, 1.87 ERA (115.1 IP, 24 ER), 23 walks and 109 strikeouts in 5/2 MIN 9-1 Santana/Gray vs. National League: ........................... 3-6 20 appearances (18 starts) between Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton this season...in 5/3 MIN 7-4 Santiago/Graveman Games vs. LH Starter:..................... 12-17 92 career minor league appearances (86 starts) he is 35-24 with a 3.24 ERA (496.2 IP, 179 5/4 MIN 5-8 Cotton/Gibson/Casilla Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 38-35 ER), 112 walks and 441 strikeouts...Littell will report to Double-A Chattanooga. 7/28 OAK 6-3 García/Gossett/Kintzler Twins score first: ............................ 30-22 7/29 OAK 4-5 Coulombe/Rogers Opponent scores first: .................... 20-30 7/30 OAK Come-from-behind wins: .....................24 MONTHLY COMPARISONS: The Twins have one July game remaining...below are the batting and pitching monthly comparisons: Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 44-6/48-3 CURRENT ROADTRIP (1-4) Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 2-45/2-47 AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG APRIL .242 101 186 39 2 20 98 102 179 .331 .375 Batting average .243 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 4-1/0-2 MAY .260 125 236 51 5 37 120 103 235 .337 .449 Extra-innings: ..................................... 1-2 Runs Per Game 4.2 JUNE .243 123 241 44 0 37 118 83 239 .305 .400 Home Runs 2 1-run games: .................................... 11-7 JULY .264 115 218 51 4 16 106 94 210 .345 .393 Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 34-4 RISP .298 Opp. out-hit Twins: ......................... 11-46 W L S IP H R ER HR BB K ERA Errors 2 12 11 8 204.0 184 97 89 26 69 153 3.93 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 5-2 APRIL MAY 14 12 6 240.0 247 152 140 49 110 193 5.25 Team ERA 5.62 Run Differential: ................ -71 (464-535) JUNE 14 15 8 253.2 291 155 142 41 92 198 5.04 Twins get Quality Start: .................... 31-7 JULY 10 14 7 208.2 254 131 120 34 63 162 5.18 Starters W-L 1-1 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............... 32-13 Starters ERA 5.27 Most games over .500: ................. 7, 5/28 OBJECTS IN YOUR MIRROR: Joe Mauer needs one more game to tie Tony Oliva for fourth on Relievers W-L-S 0-3-1 Most games under .500: ..2, 2x, last, 7/29 the Twins all-time list (since 1961)...also needs four hits to tie Oliva for third: Relievers ERA 6.28 Longest win-streak: ...4, 4x, last 5/21-5/24 PLAYER GAMES PLAYER HITS Saves/Opps 1/4 Longest losing-streak: ...4, 3x, last 6/16-18 1) Harmon Killebrew ........................ 1,939 1) Kirby Puckett ........................................ 2,304 When Twins score 4+: .................... 42-18 2) Kirby Puckett ............................... 1,783 2) Rod Carew ............................................ 2,085 When Twins score 3-: ....................... 8-33 3) Kent Hrbek ................................... 1,747 3) Tony Oliva ............................................. 1,917 Twins get 10+ hits: ......................... 25-10 4) Tony Oliva .................................... 1,676 4) Joe Mauer ............................................ 1,913 Days in First Place ...............................50 5) Joe Mauer ................................... 1,675 5) Kent Hrbek ............................................ 1,749 Days in Second Place ...........................46 Days in Third Place ..............................14 TWINS AND A'S: The Twins are 3-2 against the A's this season...they have won five of their last seven against Oakland, dating back to Days in Fourth Place ..............................5 July of 2016...a win today would secure the season-series for the Twins for just the second time since 2011, the other being 2015 (4-3). Days in Fifth Place ................................... Eduardo Escobar is hitting .338 (22-for-65) in 21 career games against the A's, hitting in six straight. Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 2/3 AJoe Mauer is hitting .314 (92-for-293) with 41 walks and a .399 on-base percentage in 82 career games against the A's. Shutouts W/L: ..................................... 7/1 AThe Twins are 3-15 in their last 18 games at the Coliseum. CG’s .........4, all Santana, last 7/5 vs. LAA A Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ..... 1/160 SERIES STUFF: The Twins are seeking their 16th series victory today, having gone 15-15-2 this season...they have gone 6-9-2 in series play at Target Field and 9-6 on the road...they are seeking their third straight series win over Oakland, dating back to July of 2016... RECENT TRANSACTIONS they are seeking their first series win at the Coliseum since sweeping a two-game series May 18-19, 2011. 7/30 LHP Enns and RHP Littell acquired via trade with NYY, in exchange for LHP GRANITE, ROCK STEADY: Zack Granite has hit safely in nine straight games, tied for fourth longest active hit-streak in the AL...four Twins have recorded double-digit hitting streaks this season: Rosario (15), Castro (11), Sanó (10), Dozier (10) & Mauer (10)...during García the streak, Granite is hitting .412 (14-for-34) with one double, seven RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases. 7/27 LHP Moya acquired from ARI in exchange for C Murphy ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 1966, Dave Boswell threw the third one-hitter (16 now) in Twins history against Baltimore, the 7/24 RHP Gibson optioned to AAA lone hit being a seventh inning single by Russ Snyder...in 2001, the Twins acquired right-handed starter Rick Reed for outfielder Matt LHP Garcia and C Recker acquired via Lawton...Reed went 4-6, 5.19 ERA (67.2 IP, 39 ER) in 12 starts for the Twins that season. trade with ATL, in exchange for RHP Ynoa RHP Haley outrighted and returned to BUXTON UPDATE: Byron Buxton began his rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Rochester...in two games, he has gone 4-for-8 with Boston (Rule 5) a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored...Buxton was placed on the disabled list July 15 with a groin strain and missed games 7/23 LHP Breslow designated for release or in the Dodgers series suffering from migraines...he has missed 13 games...Rochester plays tonight at Toledo.