MINNESOTA TWINS (96-60) AT (46-109) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 - 5:40 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN-WCCO RHP Jake Odorizzi (14-7, 3.59) vs. RHP Spencer Turnbull (3-15, 4.66) GAME 157 AWAY GAME 76 Upcoming Probable & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/25 at Detroit TBA vs. LHP Daniel Norris (3-13, 4.58) 5:40 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / None 9/26 at Detroit TBA vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-12, 6.85) 12:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN-WCCO / None

SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins completed their final homestand of the season with a record of 5-2, going 2-1 vs. STREAKS the White Sox and 3-1 vs. the Royals...finished their regular season home slate with a record of 46-35... Record:...... 96-60 the Twins will begin a six game roadtrip to end the 2019 regular season tonight with the first of three Current Streak 1 win Home Record:...... 46-35 in Detroit against the Tigers...will play tomorrow and Thursday here at Comerica Park, followed by three Last 5 games 3-2 Road Record:...... 50-25 over the weekend at Kansas City...the Twins open the roadtrip with a magic number of three to clinch Record in series:...... 29-15-6 their first Central Division title since 2010. Last 10 games 7-3 Series Openers:...... 34-16 Last 15 games 9-6 Series Finales:...... 25-26 TWINS VICTORIOUS IN HOME FINALE: The Twins beat the Royals on Sunday by a score of 12-8...Martín Last 20 games 12-8 Rubber Games:...... 6-11 Pérez was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs on eight hits in 2.1 innings Sweeps/Swept:...... 10/1 pitched...the bullpen worked 6.2 innings allowing only three runs (2 earned)...the offense recorded 12 TWINS VS. TIGERS March/April:...... 17-10 hits, led by Miguel Sanó who clubbed two home runs, marking his fifth multi-homer game of the year... May:...... 21-8 Nelson Cruz became the 57th player in baseball history to reach the career 400 home run plateau with 2019 Record:...... 11-5 June:...... 15-12 a solo shot in the fourth (off Gabe Speier)...the attendance was 31,628, bringing the Twins season total Current Streak:...... 2 wins July:...... 13-11 to 2,294,152 at Target Field, the most since 2013. 2019 at Home: ...... 6-3 ...... 17-11 August: 2019 at Detroit:...... 5-2 September/October:...... 13-8 ROAD RULES: The Twins have won 11 of their last 14 away from Target Field and have gone 50-25 (.667) Day Games:...... 32-23 All-Time Record:...... 455-415-1 on the road this season, marking the most road wins and highest road winning percentage in baseball... All-Time at Home:...... 237-200 Night Games:...... 64-36 Twins have outscored opponents on the road 464-343...50 road wins is their most on the road since vs. American League East:...... 20-12 2017 (44-37) and one shy of the club record of 51 (30 losses) in 1965...they are on pace to win 54 road All-Time at Detroit:...... 218-215-1 vs. American League Central:...... 45-25 games....below are the Twins all-time best road seasons (since 1961): 2019 Game Logs: vs. American League West:...... 23-11 SEASON MLB RANK ROAD W-L vs. National League:...... 8-12 1965...... 1st...... 51-30 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/ Games vs. LH Starter:...... 20-17 2019...... 1st...... 50-25 4/12 MIN **PPD** Games vs. RH Starter:...... 76-43 1970...... 3rd...... 47-34 4/13 MIN 4-3 Pineda/Ross/Parker ...... 76-22 Twins score first: 4/14 MIN 6-4 Berrios/Zimmermann/Hildenberger Opponent scores first:...... 20-38 TWINS AND TIGERS: The Twins and Tigers are playing the 16th of 19 scheduled games this season... Come-from-behind wins:...... 34 5/10 MIN 6-0 Odorizzi/Ross they are 11-5 vs. Detroit this season, going 5-2 at Comerica Park and 6-3 at Target Field...since 2017, 5/11 MIN 3-5 Jiménez/Hildenberger/Greene Leading after 7/8 inn.:...... 82-7/87-3 Minnesota has gone 34-20 against Detroit and has a +91 run differential in those games (326-235), Trailing after 7/8 inn.:...... 7-48/3-51 their best vs. any opponent in that time span. *** MIN 8-3 Stewart/Soto Tied after 7/8 inn.:...... 7-5/6-6 Nelson Cruz is hitting .354 (23-for-65) with four home runs, 14 RBI and a .966 OPS in 14 games 5/12 MIN 3-5 Norris/Pérez/Greene Extra-innings:...... 5-7 Avs. Detroit this season...in his last 30 games vs. the Tigers, is hitting .345 (41-for-119) with six 6/7 DET 6-3 Harper/Jiménez/Parker 1-run games:...... 22-11 doubles, seven home runs, 27 RBI and a .997 OPS. 6/8 DET 3-9 Ramirez/Gibson Twins out-hit opp.:...... 70-11 Mitch Garver is 13-for-30 (.433) with four doubles, one triple, four home runs, 10 RBI, 11 walks and 6/9 DET 12-2 Odorizzi/Carpenter ...... 18-45 Opp. out-hit Twins: Aa 1.619 OPS in 10 games vs. Detroit this season...is 7-for-14 (.500) with three home runs and six 8/23 MIN 6-9 VerHagen/Berríos Twins/Opp. have = hits:...... 7-4 RBI in four games here at Comerica Park. Run Differential:...... +169 (906-737) 8/24 MIN 8-5 Gibson/Jackson/Rogers Eddie Rosario is hitting .321 (17-for-53) with two doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI in 12 games 8/25 MIN 7-4 Pérez/Boyd Twins get Quality Start:...... 50-15 Avs. Detroit this season...he has five homers and 18 RBI vs. DET in his last 25 games. Twins starter goes 6+ IP:...... 55-22 8/30 DET 13-5 Gibson/Jackson Most games over .500:....36, 2x, last 9/22 WINNESOTA: Most single-season wins in club history: 8/31 DET 7-10 Boyd/Pérez Most games under .500:...... TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD 9/1 DET 8-3 Pineda/Turnbull Longest win-streak:.... 6, 2x, last 8/24-30 1965...... 102-60 2019...... 96-60 9/2 DET 4-3 Littell/Farmer/Rogers Longest losing-streak:...... 4, 8/6-9 1970...... 98-64 2006...... 96-66 9/24 DET 5:40 pm (CT) When Twins score 4+:...... 86-29 1969...... 97-65 1991...... 95-67 When Twins score 3-:...... 10-31 9/25 DET 5:40 pm (CT) 9/26 DET 12:10 pm (CT) Twins get 10+ hits:...... 58-14 WHOA, NELLY: Nelson Cruz now has 40 home runs, third most in the AL (KC's Jorge Soler and LAA's Mike Days in First Place...... 169 Trout each have 45)...24 of those home runs have been hit since the All-Star break, most in the AL, ahead LAST HOMESTAND (5-2) Days in Second Place...... 8 of Soler's 22...below is where Cruz ranks on MLB's all-time home run list: Days in Third Place...... 4 PLAYER HR PLAYER HR Batting average .270 Days in Fourth Place...... 52) Edwin Encarnacíon...... 414 56) Duke Snider...... 407 Runs Per Game 6.30 Days in Fifth Place...... Darrell Evans...... 414 57) Nelson Cruz...... 400 Home Runs 10 Walk-Off W/L:...... 4/1 54) Alfonso Soriano...... 412 RISP .411 Shutouts W/L:...... 10/3 NOTE: Cruz becomes the ninth Dominican-born player to reach 400 homers, joining Pujols (656), Sosa (609), M. Errors 6 Complete Games...... Ramírez (555), Ortiz (541), Beltré (477), Guerrero (449), Encarnacíon (414) and Soriano (412). Target Field Sellouts (’19/All-Time):.... 12/173 THIS IS 40: With his home run on Sunday vs. Kansas City, Nelson Cruz became the third player in bseball Team ERA 5.32 RECENT TRANSACTIONS history to hit 40 homers in a season at age 39-or-older (courtesy: STATS), joining Hank Aaron (40 in Starters W-L 2-1 9/16 RHP Diplan claimed off waivers by DET 1973 at age 39) and Barry Bonds (45 in 2003 at 39, and 45 in 2004 at 40)...he is also the 26th player Starters ERA 5.73 9/14 RHP Alcala contract selected in baseball history with at least four seasons of 40-plus homers (Cruz previously: 40 with BAL in 2014, Relievers W-L-S 4-1-3 RHP Diplan designated for rel. or assgn. 44 with SEA in 2015 & 43 with SEA in 2016)...Cruz is just the third different Twin (since 1961) to hit 40, Relievers ERA 4.91 joining Harmon Killebrew (7x: '61, '62, '63, '64, '67, '69, '70) and Brian Dozier ('16). 9/10 OF Buxton placed on 60-day IL Saves/Opps 3/3 RHP Gibson reinstated from 10-day IL TWO-OUT TALLIES: With eight two-out RBI on Sunday, the Twins now have 331 two-out RBI on the season, BOMBA COUNTER - MLB HR IF Torreyes contract selected surpassing the previous club record of 324, done back in 1977. 9/8 OF LaMarre acquired via trade with TEAM YEAR HR ATL in exchange for cash CROSSING THE PLATE: The Twins reached the 900-run mark for the first time in franchise history with their 1) New York-AL...... 2019...... 298 9/7 RHP Pineda suspended 60 games six-run first inning on Sunday...after scoring six more times, Minnesota has scored 906 runs this season. 2) Minnesota...... 2019...... 297 9/3 RHP Hildenberger recalled from AAA 3) Houston...... 2019...... 277 4) New York-AL...... 2018...... 267 RHP Harper recalled from AAA BULLISH PEN: Since August 16, Twins relievers lead the American League and rank second in all of baseball with a 3.37 ERA (144.1 IP, 54 ER)...during that 35-game stretch, the 'pen is 11-3 with 13 saves 5) Los Angeles-NL...... 2019...... 264 RHP Romero recalled from AAA Seattle...... 1997...... 264 9/1 OF Buxton reinstated from 10-day IL (in 16 opportunities), 36 walks and 167 ...the Twins have gone 23-12 in that span overall, the third-most wins in the AL (one behind Houston and Oakland, both 24-10). *Previous club record: 225 (1963), passed on 8/9* RHP Graterol contract selected TWINS/SENATORS ROOKIE MANAGERS OF Miller contract selected LET IT SANÓ: In 101 games this season, Miguel Sanó is hitting .248 (91-for-367) with 72 runs scored, LHP Smeltzer recalled from AAA 19 doubles, 33 home runs, 77 RBI and a .927 OPS...below is where his numbers rank in the AL since MANAGER RECORD RHP Littell recalled from AAA making his season debut on 5/16: Joe Cronin, 1933...... 99-53 RHP Stewart recalled from AAA HR: 33 (T-3rd) OPS: .927 (T-11th) XBH: 54 (T-11th) Bill Rigney, 1970...... 98-64 C Astudillo returned from rehab and SLG: .580 (5th) RBI: 77 (T-10th) Iso. Pow: .332 (2nd) Billy Martin, 1969...... 97-65 Rocco Baldelli, 2019...... 96-60 reinstated from 10-day IL NOTE: Sanó has set career-highs in home runs, exta-base hits and has tied his career-high in RBI (77), set in OF Wade Jr. returned from rehab and 2017, as well as walks (54), done in both 2016 and 2017. MAGIC NUMBER reinstated from 10-day IL RHP Gibson placed on 10-day IL FLIPPING THE CALENDAR: At 13-8 with 27 scheduled September games, one more win would give the Twins all six winning months this season...the only other times in their history (since 1961) to win all LHP Thorpe recalled from AAA six months were 2002 and 1965. RHP Poppen transferred to 60-day IL The Twins had a winning month in September of 2018...a winning September would mark eight 8/27 RHP Dobnak recalled from AAA Aconsecutive winning months for the first time since previously doing so in from June-September of 3 TWINSPRESSBOX.COM 1969, then continuing the streak from April-July of 1970. UPCOMING MILESTONES Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH press releases, minor league reports, 2019 Jason Castro...... 148 doubles...... Needs 2 to reach 150 for career. official team media guide as well as other Nelson Cruz...... 400 home runs...... Needs 7 to tie Duke Snider for 56th on MLB all-time home run list. team related information at: Max Kepler...... 92 home runs...... Needs 8 to reach 100 for career. www.twinspressbox.com 36 home runs in 2019...... Needs 4 to become 3rd Twin to reach 40 (since 1961) & 9th different instance. STARTING 2019 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS JAKE ODORIZZI #12 CG’s: - - CG’s: - - Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (3/27/90 in Breese, IL) SHO’s: - - SHO’s: - - CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: - - 2019: 14-7, 3.59 ERA CAREER: 61-55, 3.90 ERA Innings: 7.0, 2x, last: 5/10 vs. DET Innings: 8.0, 2x, last: 7/22/16 at OAK • He is making his 30th start and appearance of the season. SO’s: 11, 3/30 vs. CLE SO’s: 11, 2x, last: 3/30/19 vs. CLE • He is making his 188th career start and 191st career appearance. Walks: 4, 3x, last: 8/10 vs. CLE Walks: 5, 5x, last: 9/26/18 vs. DET Hits: 10, 7/24 vs. NYY Hits: 11, 8/25/14 at BAL 2019 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Home Runs: 2, 5x, last: 7/24 vs. NYY Home Runs: 4, 8/25/14 at BAL Win-Streak: 10, 4/17-6/15 Win-Streak: 10, 4/17/19-6/15/19 Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notables Pitches/K (Pct.) Loss-Streak: 2, 2x, last: 6/20-7/2 Loss-Streak: 4, 6/6/18-7/3/18 3/30 vs. CLE ND 6.0 1 1 1 1 2 11 1-1/1-2 Matched career-high with 11 strikeouts 92/57 (61.9%) 4/5 at PHI L1 0.2 2 5 4 0 3 1 0-2/4-10 Shortest outing of career 36/18 (50.0%) 4/10 at NYM L2 4.2 1 3 3 0 4 3 1-0/6-9 No-hitter into 5th before Mets scored 6 71/41 (57.7%) CAREER NOTES 4/17 vs. TOR W1 5.2 6 1 1 0 1 6 4-1/4-1 Allowed run in 1st, blanked Jays after 101/64 (63.4%) • Finished 2018 with 32 starts, his fifth-straight season with at least 28 starts; along with 4/22 at HOU W2 5.2 8 2 2 1 0 2 7-2/9-5 1st appearance without issuing a walk 100/63 (63.0%) Kyle Gibson (32) and José Berríos (32), they became the first trio of Twins with 30-plus 4/29 vs. HOU W3 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 7 1-0/1-0 3rd outing with 7.0+ IP as a Twin 86/57 (66.3%) starts in the same season since 2007. MAR/APR TOTALS 2-2 29.2 22 12 11 2 11 30 3.34 ERA 5/4 at NYY W4 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 8 4-0/7-3 4th consecutive victory 100/65 (65.0%) • Was2019: Twins Opening14-7, Day 3.59 starter ERA March 29, CAREER: 2018 at Baltimore, 61-55, pitching 3.90 6.0 shutout ERA innings 5/10 vs. DET W5 7.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6-0/6-0 5th straight W; 3rd cons. w/ 0 runs 95/66 (69.5%) with two hits allowed, two walks and seven strikeouts...first Opening Day start of career. 5/15 vs. LAA W6 5.1 9 3 3 2 2 3 6-3/8-7 6th straight W; scoreless ends at 22.1 98/63 (64.3%) • Selected by Milwaukee in the first round (32nd overall) of 2008 First-Year Player Draft, 5/20 at LAA ND 5.0 3 0 0 0 2 6 1-0/3-1 7th straight W; 4th scoreless start in 5 90/57 (63.3%) traded to Kansas City in 2010, then in 2012 traded to Tampa Bay where he remained 5/26 vs. CWS W7 5.1 1 0 0 0 1 9 4-0/7-0 5th scoreless start in last 6; 9 K 93/58 (62.4%) until his trade to Minnesota on February 17, 2018. MAY TOTALS 4-0 28.2 16 3 3 2 9 31 0.94 ERA • On May 29, 2016 vs. New York-AL, retired his first 16 batters faced, tied for third-lon- 6/2 at TB W8 6.0 3 0 0 0 1 9 7-0/9-7 Blanked former team; 8th straight W 108/74 (68.5%) gest perfect game bid in Rays history. 6/9 at DET W9 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 8 11-1/12-2 9th straight W; 3rd cons. w/ 8+ Ks 99/70 (70.7%) 6/15 vs. KC W10 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 7 5-4/5-4 10th straight W; "Joe Mauer Day" 92/66 (71.7%) 6/20 at KC L3 4.0 8 4 4 0 1 2 1-4/1-4 1st L since 4/10, fewest IP since 4/2 80/53 (66.3%) 2019 MISC. NUMBERS 6/26 vs. TB ND 5.1 4 3 3 2 2 7 3-3/6-4 Twins scored 3 in bottom of 7th for win 91/55 (60.4%) JUNE TOTALS 3-1 27.1 27 12 12 4 7 33 3.95 ERA W L ERA G/GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO 7/2 at OAK L4 3.0 4 6 5 2 3 2 3-6/6-8 Departed in 4th with blister 84/46 (54.7%) Home: 7 3 3.42 15/15 84.1 32 Vs. Left: .283 79 279 8 25 88 7/13 at CLE W11 5.1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3-1/6-2 Returned from IL; outdueled Bauer 89/54 (60.7%) 7/19 vs. OAK ND 5.0 6 3 3 1 2 3 3-3/3-5 1st Twins loss in home start since 3/30 88/56 (63.6%) Road: 7 4 3.80 14/14 68.2 29 Vs. Right: .197 58 295 8 27 83 7/24 vs. NYY L5 4.0 10 9 9 2 2 7 6-9/7-10 Career-high 9 runs allowed 63/39 (61.9%) Day: 5 1 2.22 8/8 44.2 11 TOTALS: .239 137 574 16 52 171 7/30 at MIA W12 5.2 4 1 1 0 1 5 2-1/2-1 11th start w/ 5.0+ IP & 1 or fewer ER 103/68 (66.0%) Night: 9 6 4.15 21/21 108.1 50 JULY TOTALS 2-2 23.0 27 20 19 6 10 19 7.43 ERA Grass: 13 7 3.73 28/28 147.0 61 None On: .233 82 352 11 28 104 8/5 vs. ATL ND 6.0 5 1 1 1 3 7 3-1/5-3 Season-high 109 pitches 109/66 (60.6%) 8/10 vs. CLE W13 5.2 6 0 0 0 4 6 3-0/4-1 13th start w/ 1 or fewer ER; 7th w/ 0 102/62 (60.8%) Turf: 1 0 0.00 1/1 6.0 0 Runners On: .248 55 222 5 24 67 8/16 at TEX ND 5.2 5 3 3 0 2 5 2-3/4-3 Schoop HR in 7th wins it for Twins 99/59 (59.6%) 8/21 vs. CWS L6 5.0 8 4 3 0 1 6 0-4/0-4 1st loss in daytime; Giolito CG ShO 104/65 (62.5%) 8/28 at CWS W14 6.0 5 2 2 0 2 8 5-2/8-2 Most strikeouts since 6/9 98/59 (60.2%) 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS AUG TOTALS 2-1 28.1 29 10 9 1 12 32 2.86 ERA YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS 9/2 at DET ND 5.0 5 3 3 1 0 7 2-3/4-3 Kepler 2-run 1B in 8th won it for Twins 91/63 (69.2%) 2012 2 0 0 2016 33 18 17 9/7 at CLE ND 5.1 4 2 2 0 2 10 2-1/5-3 Garver 3-run HR in 7th won it for Twins 99/66 (66.7%) 9/18 vs. CWS L7 5.2 7 2 2 0 1 9 1-2/1-3 8 CWS pitchers held Twins to 3 hits 94/61 (64.9%) 2013 4 0 0 2017 28 13 11 SEPT TOTALS 0-1 16.0 16 7 7 1 3 26 3.94 ERA 2014 31 14 14 2018 32 10 10 RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 2015 28 21 17 2019 29 9 8 2019 TOTALS 14-7 153.0 137 64 61 16 52 171 3.59 TOTALS 187 85 77 CAREER TOTALS 61-55 1022.2 916 474 443 137 354 976 3.90 MORE MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS THE ICING ON TOP: Odorizzi takes the ball tonight and possibly Sunday at Kansas City, looking to top off what is arguably his best big league season...the first-time All-Star has already set a career high BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP with 14 wins, while putting up career-best (or close to) numbers in several categories (see below). ODORIZZI: 177 2 1-4 9 The Twins' .690 winning percentage (20-9) with Odorizzi on the mound is tops of any Minnesota Apitcher (min. 20 starts)...meanwhile, Odo has the lowest run-support average of that group (5.71). Tonight's start will be Jake's 30th of the campaign, the fourth time in his six full Major League 2019 RUNS/HITS PER INNING Aseasons he has reached the 30-start threshold. INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ODO-METER: With enough innings to qualify (3.0 IP short), Odorizzi would rank among the top-15 AL pitchers in 14 statistical categories (and in the top-10 in 10)...below is a chart of where Odo RUNS/HITS: 18/28 8/18 6/23 13/30 10/20 9/18 0/0 -/- -/- ranks in three categories, along with how those numbers compare to his career bests: STAT______NUMBER (AL RANK)______CAREER RANK (PREVIOUS BEST) Wins ...... 14 (T-11th)...... 1st (11, 2014 w/TB) ODORIZZI VS. DETROIT Winning Pct...... 667 (T-13th)...... 1st (.625, 2016 w/TB) Strikeouts ...... 171 (14th)...... 2nd (174, 2014 w/TB) 2019 vs. Detroit (3 games, 3 starts): 2-0, 2.00 ERA (18.0 IP, 4 ER), 1 BB, 20 SO 2019 vs. Detroit at Home (1 game, 1 start): 1-0, 0.00 ERA (7.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 BB, 5 SO Below is a chart of where Jake would rank, if he qualified, in 11 additional categories: 2019 vs. Detroit on Road (2 games, 2 starts): 1-0, 3.27 ERA (11.0 IP, 4 ER), 1 BB, 15 SO STAT______NUMBER (AL RANK)______CAREER RANK (PREVIOUS BEST) WHIP ...... 1.24 (12th)...... 3rd (1.15, 2015 w/TB) Career vs. Detroit (11 games, 11 starts): 5-1, 3.25 ERA (61.0 IP, 22 ER), 20 BB, 68 SO FIP ...... 3.48 (7th)...... 1st (3.58, 2015 w/TB) Career vs. Detroit at Home (6 games, 6 starts): 2-1, 3.86 ERA (32.2 IP, 14 ER), 13 BB, 37 SO ERA ...... 3.59 (8th)...... 2nd (3.35, 2015 w/TB) Career vs. Detroit on Road (5 games, 5 starts): 3-0, 2.54 ERA (28.1 IP, 8 ER), 7 BB, 31 SO Opp. BA ...... 239 (7th)...... 3rd (.220, 2017 w/TB) Opp. OBP ...... 305 (10th)...... 4th (.284, 2015 w/TB) Opp. SLG ...... 378 (5th)...... 1st (.385, 2014 w/TB) BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS Opp. OPS ...... 683 (6th)...... 2nd (.680, 2015 w/TB) Hits/9.0 IP...... 8.06 (7th)...... 3rd (7.35, 2017 w/TB) Odorizzi vs. the Tigers Turnbull vs. the Twins HR/9.0 IP ...... 0.94 (4th)...... 1st (0.96, 2015 w/TB) PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO SO/9.0 IP ...... 10.06 (9th)...... 1st (9.32, 2014 w/TB) PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO SO/BB ...... 3.29 (10th)...... 1st (3.26, 2015 w/TB) Cabrera .214 14 3 1 3 5 Polanco .273 11 3 0 0 3 Candelario .100 10 1 0 4 1 Cave .333 9 3 0 1 2 HIGH QUALITY, IF NOT HIGH QUANTITY: Odorizzi averages about 5.1 innings per start and owns Stewart .500 10 5 0 1 2 Kepler .000 9 0 0 2 2 just nine efforts of 6.0-plus innings, including only two in his last 15 trips to the hill...he throws Lugo .500 8 4 0 0 2 Astudillo .500 6 3 0 0 0 the most pitches-per-batter in the majors at 4.23 and most pitches-per-inning in the AL at 17.6. Cruz .333 6 2 0 0 2 The Twins are 8-1 when Jake pitches at least 6.0 innings, while he is personally 7-0 with a 1.45 Rodriguez .125 8 1 0 0 1 AERA (56.0 IP, 9 ER) and a .169 opponents' batting average (33-for-195). Castro .167 6 1 0 0 1 Rosario .167 6 1 0 0 2 Beckham .000 5 0 0 0 2 Castro .400 5 2 1 0 0 A RETURN TO FORM: Jake's last nine starts have produced seven Twins wins, while he is 3-2 with Greiner .000 4 0 0 0 3 Adrianza .750 4 3 0 2 0 a 3.06 ERA (50.0 IP, 17 ER), 16 walks and 63 strikeouts...in his first 14 starts (through June 15), Hicks .250 4 1 0 1 2 Arraez .667 3 2 0 0 0 Odorizzi led the AL with a 2.24 ERA (76.1 IP, 19 ER) and 10 wins...over his next six (June 20 - July Schoop .333 3 1 0 0 0 24), he posted an 8.44 ERA (26.2 IP, 25 ER) and won just once...a closer look at the three stretches: Castro .000 3 0 0 0 2 Stat 3/30-6/15 6/20-7/24 7/30-9/18 Dixon .000 3 0 0 0 1 Cron .000 2 0 0 1 1 Starts ...... 14...... 6...... 9 Demeritte .500 2 1 0 0 1 Sanó .000 1 0 0 2 1 Record ...... 10-2...... 1-3...... 3-2 Mercer .500 2 1 0 1 1 Twins Record...... 11-3...... 2-4...... 7-2 Reyes .500 2 1 0 0 1 ERA ...... 2.24...... 8.44...... 3.06 IP (ER) ...... 76.1 (19)...... 26.2 (25)...... 50.0 (17) Hits ...... 53...... 35...... 49 TAMING THE TIGERS: Odorizzi is 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA (13.0 IP, 1 ER) in two starts BB/SO ...... 24/85...... 12/23...... 16/63 against Detroit this season, holding Tigers hitters to 11 hits in 61 at-bats (.180), WHIP ...... 1.01...... 1.76...... 1.30 with one double, one homer, one walk, one hit batter and 20 strikeouts. Opponents' Slash Line...... 196/.265/.280...... 321/.390/.661...... 253/.311/.356 Jake's teams have won all five of his career starts here at Comerica Park, while he is A3-0 with a 2.54 ERA (28.1 IP, 8 ER)...the Twins are 4-0 behind Odo in Detroit, and he is 2-0, SWING AND A MISS: Odorizzi owns a career-best rate of 10.06 strikeouts per 9.0 innings and, with 3.22 (22.1 IP, 8 ER)...this season, the Twins won 12-2 on June 9 and 4-3 on September 2. 171 total (in 153.0 IP), is three shy of matching his career high 174 (set in 2014 with Tampa Bay). The Twins are 7-0 in Odo's starts overall against the Tigers, as he is 3-0 with a 3.86 Jake has 34 strikeouts in 22.0 innings over his last four starts, and 63 over 50.0 frames in his AERA (37.1 IP, 16 ER). last nine trips to the hill. He has won five-straight decisions vs. Detroit and is now 5-1 with a 3.25 ERA (61.0 IP, A A22 ER) in 11 career starts...his only loss to the Tigers came in his very first start against KEEPING IT IN THE YARD: Pitching during the year of the home run, Odorizzi has yielded an average them, back on August 20, 2014 at Tampa Bay. of 0.94 per 9.0 innings (16 HR in 153.0 IP), his lowest rate since 2015 (0.96) and what would rank as fourth-best in the AL...has allowed just one homer in his last seven starts (165 batters faced). CENTRALLY SPEAKING: In 13 starts vs. the AL Central this season, Odorizzi is 7-3 with a 2.86 ERA (72.1 IP, 23 ER), while the Twins are 9-4. ROAD RULES: The Twins have won all five of Odorizzi's road starts since the All-Star break (including September 2 here at Detroit), while he is 3-0 with a 3.25 ERA (27.2 IP, 10 ER). LAST TIME OUT: Jake fell victim to the White Sox bullpen last Wednesday night at He is 7-4 with a 3.80 ERA (68.2 IP, 29 ER) in 14 road starts overall this season (Twins are 10-4). Target Field, taking a 3-1 loss as eight Chicago pitchers held the Twins to three A hits...he scattered seven hits over 5.2 innings, allowing two runs with one walk and ATTACKING A LINEUP: Below is how Odorizzi has fared each time through the lineup in his starts this season, courtesy of FanGraphs: TWINS STARTERS IN 2019 TIME THRU LINEUP ERA IP/ER H/XBH BAA SLG 1st time ...... 3.34...... 64.2/24...... 48/20...... 205...... 338 Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG 2nd time...... 2.82...... 60.2/19...... 55/11...... 241...... 342 Berríos 9/21 vs. KC (6.0-8-5-5-1-5-1) ND 31 20 18-13 129 5.97 3rd time ...... 5.86...... 27.2/18...... 34/15...... 304...... 536 Dobnak 9/20 vs. KC (5.1-3-1-1-2-5-0) W1 4 0 3-1 7 4.73 THE REPERTOIRE: Below is the full breakdown of Odorizzi's pitches in 2019, per Baseball Savant: Gibson 9/19 vs. KC (1.2-3-3-3-4-2-0) ND 29 9 18-11 126 7.33 PITCH______NUMBER (vs. RHB-LHB)/AVG MPH______PERCENTAGE Odorizzi 9/18 vs. CWS (5.2-7-2-2-1-9-0) L7 29 8 20-9 97 5.71 Four Seamer...... 1544 pitches (689-855)/92.8...... 57.4 Pérez 9/22 vs. KC (2.1-8-5-5-0-1-1) ND 28 11 17-11 126 7.49 Cutter...... 508 pitches (458-50)/85.4...... 18.9 Pineda 9/6 vs. CLE (6.0-4-1-1-2-10) ND 26 13 16-10 103 6.35 Split Finger...... 460 pitches (150-310)/85.1...... 17.1 Smeltzer 9/14 at CLE-G1 (3.0-1-0-0-1-1-0) ND 5 2 3-2 5 1.75 Curve...... 180 pitches (92-88)/75.4...... 6.7 Stewart 5/11 vs. DET-G2 (6.0-6-3-3-2-2-1) W1 2 1 1-1 9 6.75 Thorpe 9/14 at CLE-G2 (3.2-7-5-5-4-6-2) ND 2 0 1-1 2 2.08 BULLPEN (1 OF 2) TEAM BULLPEN NOTES Twins ‘pen is 33-21-48 with a 4.22 ERA (554.0 IP, 260 ER), 96 holds, 181 walks & 592 strikeouts this season (156 games)...allowing a .257 opp. batting average (555-for-2160). AIn 16 games vs. Detroit this season, Twins bullpen has a 3.50 ERA (54.0 IP, 21 ER) with 5 saves, 9 holds, 16 walks, 67 strikeouts and a .276 BAA (59-for-214). ARelievers have fashioned a 3.37 ERA (144.1 IP, 54 ER) in the last 35 games (beginning 8/16), best ERA in AL in that span (2nd in majors)...bullpen is 11-3 with 13 saves (16 opp.) and 35 holds. AFor the season, Twins ‘pen ranks 4th in the AL & 5th in the majors in save percentage (70.6 %, 48-for-68)...’pen has 9.62 K/9.0, 4th best in AL and their 2.94 BB/9 is tops in all of baseball. ASince the All-Star break, Twins ‘pen has gone 17-11-22 with a 4.13 ERA (255.0 IP, 117 ER)...Twins bullpen also has 20 blown saves this season, T-8th with Houston for least in baseball. AJORGE ALCALA - RHP #66 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (7/28/95 in Bajos De Haina, DR) Acquired: via trade with HOU, 7/27/18. DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/21 vs. KC ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 1 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 1 BB vs. Left 1.000 vs. Right .000 AA Made his major league debut Saturday, allowing two of three inherited runners to score in the Royals’ 7-run ninth inning. AA Ranked # 9 prospect in the Minnesota Twins organization...acquired by the Twins from the Houston Astros (with Gilberto Celestino) in exchange for Ryan Pressly on 7/27/18...contract selected on 9/14. AA Promoted to Triple-A Rochester on 8/19, where he tossed 7.2 scoreless innings over five relief outings with 11 strikeouts and two walks. AA Combined to go 6-7 with a 5.47 ERA (110.1 IP, 67 ER) with 39 walks and 116 strikeouts in 31 games (16 starts) between Rochester and Double-A Pensacola this season. TYLER DUFFEY - RHP #21 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX) Drafted: 5th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (4.2 IP, 0 ER), 8 K, 0 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.0 IP, 0 ER), 5 K, 0 BB vs. Left .202 vs. Right .189 9/21 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/19 vs. KC H14 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Extended his MLB-leading scoreless inning streak to 22.2 IP (since 7/28)...has not issued a walk since August 23rd (11.2 IP, 12 games)... 9/17 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Aduring the streak, Duffey is 3-0 with 10 holds, five walks, 38 strikeouts and a .132 BAA (10-for-76)...he is the only pitcher in baseball with 9/16 vs. CWS H13 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at least 20.0 since July 28 and a 0.00 ERA, the next-lowest being St. Louis’ Jack Flaherty (0.93 ERA over 68.0 IP). 9/14 at CLE H12 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hasn’t allowed a run over 6.1 innings against Detroit this season, striking out 12 Tigers and allowing just six hits. 9/7 vs. CLE ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 AHas been equally effective vs. both left-handed batters (.202, 20-for-99 with 7 XBH) and right-handers (.189, 21-for-111 with 5 XBH). 9/5 at BOS H11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 AIs 4-1 with 14 holds, a 2.26 ERA (55.2 IP, 14 ER), 14 walks and 78 strikeouts in 56 relief appearances this season...has held opponents to a 9/3 at BOS H10 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 A.195/.254/.319 slash line, with a career-best rate of 12.61 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11th-best among AL relievers)...the last Twin to make 9/2 at DET ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 at least 55 relief appearances and post an ERA of 2.30 or lower: Glen Perkins in 2013 (61 games, 2.30 ERA). 8/30 at DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ARelies on 5 pitches: four seamer (51.3%), slider (37.1%), curve (8.4%), sinker (2.7%) & changeup (0.5%). 8/27 at CWS H9 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 SAM DYSON - RHP #49 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 221 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (5/7/88 in Tampa, FL) Acquired: via trade with SF, 7/31/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/3 at BOS H23 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .211 vs. Right .357 9/1 at DET ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Is day-to-day with reoccurring soreness in his right biceps, having not pitched since 9/3 at BOS...missed nine games with the same injury 8/3-11. 8/30 at DET ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 AAcquired from San Francisco on 7/31 for outfielder Jaylin Davis and right-handed pitchers Prelander Berroa and Kai-Wei Teng. 8/27 at CWS H22 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/24 vs. DET H21 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 AHas a 7.15 ERA (11.1 IP, 9 ER) in 12 games with the Twins, but a 2.53 mark (10.2 IP, 3 ER) in 10 outings beginning 8/13 (1-0 with six holds). 8/21 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ACareer 24-23 with 59 saves, a 3.40 ERA (386.2 IP, 146 ER), 129 walks and 310 strikeouts in 376 games with TOR, MIA, TEX, SF & MIN. 8/18 at TEX W5 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 BRUSDAR GRATEROL - RHP #51 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 265 B/T: R/R Age: 21 (8/26/98 in Calabozo, VZ) Acquired: Undrafted free agent, 8/29/14 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Homestand: 0-0-0, 2.70 (3.1 IP, 1 ER), 1 K, 0 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0 ER), 3 K, 0 BB vs. Left .214 vs. Right .294 9/20 vs. KC H1 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 According to Statcast, he has thrown 10 pitches at 100 MPH or faster...the only other Twin to throw a 100 MPH pitch was Juan Morillo (101.0 9/18 vs. CWS ND 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 AMPH on April 27, 2009), (since data is available back to 2008). 9/14 at CLE W1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9/11 vs. WAS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Made his big league debut here on Sept. 1, throwing 1.0 IP with two hits and a ...earned first career win on 9/14 w/ 2.0 perfect 9/6 vs. CLE ND 0.0 2 3 3 0 1 0 Ainnings, becoming the fifth youngest Twin to record his first win at 21 years and 19 days old...is one of 12 Twins to make their debut in ‘19 9/4 at BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- 9 pitchers (Harper, Smeltzer, Thorpe, Stashak, Eades, Poppen, Dobnak & Alcala)...at age 21, he became the youngest Twin to debut since 9/1 at DET ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Polanco in ‘14 (20.356 y/o), youngest pitcher since Rich Garces in ‘90 (19.123 y/o). Spent most of the season as starter but moved to ‘pen in early August...6 of last 7 appearances between AA and AAA were scoreless (2.89 AERA (10.1 IP, 3 ER) with a .152 opponents’ batting average in seven combined appearances....last appearance with Rochester came 8/30. RYNE HARPER - RHP #19 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (3/27/89 in Nashville, TN) Acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, 1/31/18 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/17 vs. CWS W4 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 Homestand: 1-0-0, 18.00 (1.0 IP, 2 ER), 0 K, 1 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .250 vs. Right .257 9/15 at CLE ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Earned his first career win here on June 7...has allowed one run over 4.0 innings of work against the igersT this season. 9/8 vs. CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 AHas appeared in 60 games out of the bullpen including making his major league debut on March 31 of this season...is 4-2 with a 3.71 ERA 9/4 at BOS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A(53.1 IP, 22 ER) while recording one save and 11 holds...also made three appearances (3.0 IP) while with the Red Wings. 8/23 vs. DET ND 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 Ranks 6th in MLB in games for rookies (60), 3rd-most in the AL...is one of seven rookies in Twins history to throw in 60 games, first since 8/21 vs. CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 AJosé Mijares in 2009 (71)...the Twins record was set by Jesse Crain in 2005 (75 games pitched as a rookie). 8/19 vs. CWS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/17 at TEX H11 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 AThrows his curveball 58.9% of the time...also throws a four seamer (38.4%), changeup (2.6%) and cutter (0.1%). 8/13 at MIL BS3 0.0 3 4 3 1 0 0 TREVOR HILDENBERGER - RHP #39 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (12/15/1990) in Mountain View, CA Drafted: 22nd round, 2014 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/21 vs. KC ND 0.0 4 4 4 0 1 0 Homestand: 0-0-0, inf (0.0 IP, 4 ER), 0 K, 1 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, inf (0.0 IP, 4 ER), 0 K, 1 BB vs. Left .333 vs. Right .423 9/12 vs. WAS ND 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 A Allowed four runs on four hits and a walk Saturday night without recording an out...is 0-1-1 with a 9.82 ERA (3.2 IP, 4 ER) vs. DET in 2019. 9/6 vs. CLE ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 A 5/15 vs. LAA ND 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 AA Is career 5-7 with five saves, 17 holds, a 6.50 ERA (54.0 IP, 39 ER), 12 walks and 59 strikeouts in 57 career games vs. AL Central teams. 5/12 vs. DET ND 3.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 AA Has split the season between the Twins and Triple-A Rochester (also a brief rehab stint with the GCL Twins), making a combined 39 relief 5/11 vs. DET L2 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 appearances...started the season with the Twins and made 19 appearances before being optioned on May 15. 5/7 at TOR H6 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 AA Is 2-2-1 with six holds and a 8.27 ERA (16.1 IP, 15 ER) with six walks & 15 strikeouts over 21 games this season with the Twins...recalled on 9/3. 5/4 at NYY ND 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 ZACK LITTELL - RHP #52 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (10/5/95 in Burlington, NC) Acquired: via trade with NYY, 7/3/17 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 vs. KC ND 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 2 Homestand: 1-0-0, 2.25 (4.0 IP, 1 ER), 4 K, 1 BB Series vs KC: 1-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP, 0 ER), 2 K, 0 BB vs. Left .275 vs. Right .253 9/19 vs. KC ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Has a 0.94 ERA (28.2 IP, 3 ER) since June 18, the lowest ERA in baseball since that date (min. 25.0 IP in that span). 9/17 vs. CWS ND 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 2 AEarned the win in his last appearance against these Tigers on Sept. 2...has thrown 2.0 career innings against them (0 runs allowed). 9/14 at CLE W5 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 ACareer 5-1 with a 3.52 ERA (30.2 IP, 12 ER) with 12 walks & 20 strikeouts in 17 games vs. AL Central teams...5-0, 0.54 ERA (16.2, ER) in ‘19. 9/11 vs. WAS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AThis is his fifth stint with the Twins this season, has gone 6-0 with a 2.83 ERA (35.0 IP, 11 ER), nine walks and 30 strikeouts in 27 games. 9/7 vs. CLE W4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AOwns a 1.33 ERA (20.1 IP, 3 ER) in 16 games at home this season and a 4.91 ERA (14.2 IP, 18 ER) in 11 road games. 9/6 vs. CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 TREVOR MAY - RHP #65 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (9/23/89 in Longview, WA) Acquired: Trade with PHI, 12/6/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Homestand: 0-0-1, 4.50 (4.0 IP, 2 ER), 7 K, 2 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-1, 0.00 (2.2 IP, 0 ER), 6 K, 2 BB vs. Left .183 vs. Right .187 9/22 vs. KC H16 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 9/20 vs. KC S2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Enters with a lifetime 2-2 record with a 4.34 ERA (29.0 IP, 14 ER) against Detroit, including scoreless outings in five straight appearances 9/19 vs. KC H15 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 Aagainst them, dating back to May 11. 9/17 vs. CWS ND 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 1 Has only allowed 4 ER in last 22 outings (since 7/27), allowing 11 hits and six walks w/ 33 strikeouts in 25.0 innings pitched (1.44 ERA)... 9/14 at CLE ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ahas held opponents to a .128/.185/.279 slash line (11-for-86, with six walks). 9/10 vs. WAS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Is 5-3-2 with 16 holds, a 3.03 ERA (62.1 IP, 21 ER), 26 walks and 77 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .185 batting average (42-for- 9/6 vs. CLE H14 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 A227) this season...49 of 63 appearances have been scoreless. 9/5 at BOS H13 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/3 at BOS ND 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 2 Is 3-2-2 with eight holds, a 4.45 ERA (32.1 IP, 16 ER), 14 walks and 40 strikeouts at home vs. 2-1 with eight holds and a 1.50 ERA (30.0 IP, 8/31 at DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 A5 ER), with 12 walks and 37 strikeouts on the road this season. TAYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (12/17/90 in Denver, CO) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Homestand: 0-1-2, 9.00 (3.0 IP, 3 ER), 4 K, 0 BB Series vs KC: 0-1-1, 20.25 (1.1 IP, 3 ER), 2 K, 0 BB vs. Left .277 vs. Right .213 9/21 vs. KC L4 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 9/19 vs. KC S28 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Recorded his fourth loss of 2019 Saturday, allowing a go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning to pinch-hitter Cheslor Cuthbert. 9/17 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AHas two saves in four games vs. Detroit this year (0 ER, 4.2 IP)...three saves and a 2.41 ERA (18.2 IP, 5 ER) in 19 career games against them. 9/16 vs. CWS S27 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 ARecorded his 28th save of the season Thursday night, w/ a scoreless 9th inning...he’s the fourth left-handed Twin in history with 25+ 9/14 at CLE S26 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 4 Asaves in a season: Glen Perkins (3 times), Eddie Guardado (2 times) and Ron Perranoski (2 times)...is the first since Perkins in 2015 (32). 9/7 vs CLE S25 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9/5 at BOS S24 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Is 2-4 with 28 saves, 10 holds, a 2.69 ERA (67.0 IP, 20 ER), 10 walks (2 IBB) & 88 strikeouts in 58 games this season...among Twins 9/3 at BOS S23 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 2 Arelievers, ranks tied for sixth in wins (2), third in games (58), first in innings pitched (67.0 IP) and first in strikeouts (88). 9/2 at DET S22 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leads Twins with 28 saves, 6th in the AL...also ranks 2nd among all MLB relievers with a 8.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 8/27 at CWS S21 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AHas eight saves of at least six outs, the first Twins reliever with five-or-more such saves in a single season since Rick Aguilera saved six 8/24 vs. DET S20 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 A2.0+ IP games in 1990...the last Twin to have at least seven 2.0-inning saves in a single season was Jeff Reardon (also 7) back in 1987. 8/18 at TEX S19 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Part of the 10th set of twin brothers to reach the Major Leagues, as his brother Tyler, a right-handed pitcher made his debut with SF on 8/27. 8/16 at TEX H10 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 ARelies on 4 pitches: sinker (48.7%), slider (33.1%), curve (18.1%) and four seamer (0.1%). 8/11 vs. CLE L3 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 BULLPEN (CONT...) FERNANDO ROMERO - RHP #77 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-0 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (12/24/1994 in San Juan De La Maguana, DR) Acquired: Signed as free agent, 11/14/2011 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 vs. KC ND 0.2 0 2 2 0 3 2 Homestand: 0-0-0, 13.50 (1.1 IP, 2 ER), 3 K, 3 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 27.00 (0.2 IP, 2 ER), 2 K, 3 BB vs. Left .421 vs. Right .286 9/18 vs. CWS ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Career 3-4, with a 5.29 ERA (68.0 IP, 40 ER), 29 walks and 60 strikeouts in 24 games (11 starts) at the ML level...has an 8.03 ERA (12.1 IP, 9/15 at CLE L1/H1 0.1 1 3 2 0 1 1 A11 ER) in 13 games (all in relief), spanning four stints, with the Twins this season...1.0 scoreless IP vs. Detroit on May 10. 9/11 vs. WAS ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9/8 vs. CLE ND 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 2 Recalled on 9/3...in five appearances (3 scoreless) since, is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA (4.1 IP, 4 ER) with five walks & seven strikeouts. 6/13 vs. SEA ND 0.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 AIn 35 games (1 start) for Triple-A Rochester this season, went 2-4 with a 4.37 ERA (57.2 IP, 28 ER) and four saves...struck out 63, while walking 29. 5/10 vs. DET ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 ARelies on a sinker 61.3% of the time, as well as a slider (26.3%), a changeup (6.7%) and a fastball (5.8%) 5/5 at NYY ND 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AIn 2018, went 3-3 with a a 4.69 ERA (55.2 IP, 29 ER) w/ 19 BB & 45 K in 11 games pitched (all starts). ASERGIO ROMO - RHP #54 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 B/T: R/R Age: 36 (3/4/1983 in Brawley, CA) Acquired: Trade with MIA, 7/27/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/22 vs. KC ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 1 Homestand: 0-0-0, 3.00 (3.0 IP, 1 ER), 6 K, 2 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP, 0 ER), 2 K, 2 BB vs. Left .194 vs. Right .212 9/21 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Has two saves vs. Detroit this season (both w/ Miami) and a 2.57 ERA (7.0 IP, 2 ER) with seven strikeouts and 12 groundballs induced... 9/19 vs. KC H16 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Athrew 3.0 scoreless innings here from August 30-Sept. 2, allowing just one hit. 9/17 vs. CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 In 26 appearances with the Twins (20 scoreless), is 0-1 w/ 3 saves (5 opps.), 15 holds, a 3.32 ERA (21.2 IP, 8 ER), four walks, 26 strikeouts 9/16 vs. CWS H15 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 Aand a .205 BAA (17-for-83)...acquired on 7/27 from MIA along with Chris Vallimont and a PTBNL, in exchange for first baseman Lewin Diaz. 9/14 at CLE H14 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9/10 vs. WAS H13 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Among all MLB pitchers with a minimum of 150 batted balls, he owns the lowest hard-hit percentage at 23.2 (39-of-168; batted balls with 9/7 vs. CLE H12 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 Aan exit velocity of 95 MPH+)...is T-5th in MLB with an average exit velocity of 84.6 MPH. 9/6 vs. CLE BS3 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Has played parts of 12 seasons in the major leagues with San Francisco, Los Angeles-NL, Tampa Bay and Miami, going 40-32 with 129 saves, 9/5 at BOS H11 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Aa 2.92 ERA (622.0 IP, 202 ER), 145 walks and 691 strikeouts in 707 games...129 saves ranks 16th among active pitchers. 9/2 at DET H10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AThrows his slider 59.6% of the time, along with a changeup (16.0%), a sinker (14.4%) and a four seamer (10.1%). 9/1 at DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DEVIN SMELTZER - LHP #31 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 B/T: R/L Age: 24 (9/7/95 in Voorhees, NJ Obtained: via trade with LAD, 7/31/18 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 9/20 vs. KC H1 1.0 0 2 0 0 1 1 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 P, 0 ER), 1 K, 1 BB Series vs. KC: 0-0-0 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 K, 1 BB vs. Left .316 vs. Right .222 9/14 at CLE ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 9/8 vs. CLE ND 4.0 5 2 2 2 1 5 Earned first hold of the season friday night vs. KC (1.0 IP, two unearned runs, one walk & one strikeout)...5 starts this season, three of those 8/15 at TEX S1 4.0 7 3 3 1 1 2 Ascoreless (last: 8/4 vs. Kansas City)...has yet to face the Tigers. 8/9 vs. CLE L2 4.1 7 6 6 0 3 4 Is 1-2, 4.74 ERA (24.2 IP, 13 ER) w/ 10 walks and 17 strikeouts in 6 games (4 starts) against the AL Central. 8/4 vs. KC W1 6.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 AHas allowed a .316 (12-for-38) batting average vs. LHB & a .222 (28-for-126) vs. RHB this season. 7/24 vs. NYY ND 5.0 5 1 1 1 0 4 ADiagnosed w/ pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma (bladder cancer) at 9-years old...cancer went into full remission in 2012...sells t-shirt w/ his likeness 7/7 vs. TEX ND 4.1 5 1 1 0 1 4 Asupporting his Catch Cancer Looking campaign and benefiting Katie’s Krusaders, an org. founded in memory of Katie Ann Duffin. 6/4 at CLE L1 6.1 5 5 5 4 3 2 CODY STASHAK - RHP #61 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 169 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (6/4/1994 in Somers Point, NJ) Drafted: 13th Round, 2015 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.0 IP, 0 ER), 7 K, 0 BB Series vs KC: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP, 0 ER), 4 K, 0 BB vs. Left .368 vs. Right .236 9/22 vs. KC ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9/20 vs. KC H1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Was recalled on 8/24 for his 3rd stint with the Twins this season...rookie has made 17 appearances (12 scoreless), going 0-1 with a 3.13 ERA (23.0 9/18 vs. CWS ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 AIP, 8 ER), one walk and 23 strikeouts...has allowed two runs over 5.1 IP against the Tigers this year. 9/14 at CLE ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Is one of three pitchers in the Live Ball Era to strikeout as least 20 batters, while walking at most one batter, in any season, joining Tommy Milone 9/12 vs. WAS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A(26.1 IP, 23 SO, 1 BB in 2018 w/ WAS) and Julio Navarro (26.1 IP, 21 SO, 1 BB in 1970 w/ ATL). 9/8 vs. CLE ND 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 9/6 vs. CLE ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Owns a 2.20 ERA (16.1 IP, 4 ER) with one walk & 15 strikeouts vs. AL Central teams (12 games)...1.04 WHIP. 9/4 at BOS ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 AWith Triple-A Rochester this year, he posted a 5-0 record with a 1.44 ERA (25.0 IP, 4 ER) over 14 appearances (2 starts)...overall he pitched KOHL STEWART - RHP #53 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (10/7/94 in Houston, TX) Acquired: 1st Round, 2013 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB Series vs. CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .250 vs. Right .323 9/12 vs. WAS ND 2.0 5 4 4 1 1 3 8/7 vs. ATL ND 3.0 5 4 4 1 1 1 Was recalled on 9/1 for his seventh stint with the Twins this season... 7/23 vs. NYY L2 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 ACareer 2-1 with a 3.21 ERA (33.2 IP, 12 ER) with 12 walks & 18 strikeouts in 7 games vs. AL Central teams (4 starts). 7/21 vs. OAK W2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 AIn eight appearances (6 starts) with the Twins this season, is 2-2 with a 6.66 ERA (24.1 IP, 18 ER)...has allowed 10 earned runs in 6.0 innings 7/5 vs. TEX ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/20 at KC ND 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Aover his last three outings (7/23 vs. NYY, 8/7 vs. ATL and 9/12 vs. WAS) for a 15.00 ERA. 5/11 vs. DET W1 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 2 In 20 games (19 starts) for the Red Wings this season, went 8-6 with a 5.14 ERA (91.0 IP, 52 ER), 44 walks and 80 strikeouts. 4/24 at HOU L1 6.0 8 5 5 2 3 1 A *Italics indicates start LEWIS THORPE - LHP #43 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 218 B/T: R/L Age: 23 (11/23/95 in Melbourne, AU) Acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, 7/12/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Homestand: 1-0-0, 4.50 (4.0 IP, 2 ER), 4 K, 1 BB Series vs. KC: 1-0-0, 4.50 (0.0 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 0 BB vs. Left .333 vs. Right .329 9/19 vs KC W3 4.0 6 2 2 0 1 4 9/14 at CLE ND 3.2 7 5 5 2 4 6 Picked up the relief win last night with 4.0 solid innings, allowing two runs on six hits (1 BB, 4 SO)...has a 4.76 ERA (5.2 IP, 3 ER) in 2 G vs. KC. 9/6 vs CLE L2 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 ARookie has appeared in 10 games (2 starts) for the Twins this season, going 3-2 with a 6.15 ERA (26.1 IP, 18 ER), 10 walks and 29 strikeouts... 9/3 at BOS W2 3.1 2 3 3 0 2 4 Awas recalled from Triple-A Rochester on 9/1 for the 4th time this season. 8/25 vs. DET ND 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 8/19 vs. CWS ND 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 3 Appeared in 20 games (19 starts) this season for the Red Wings, going 5-4 with a 4.58 ERA (96.1 IP, 49 ER), 25 walks and 119 strikeouts. 8/2 vs. KC BS1 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 AAmong the 73 pitchers who threw 90+ innings in Triple-A this season, ranked: 1st in K/9, 2nd in K%, 2nd in K/BB, 4th in FIP & 6th in WHIP. 7/26 at CWS ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ASeven previous Australians have played for the Twins: James Beresford (2016), Liam Hendriks (2013), Luke Hughes (2012), Justin Huber 7/22 vs. NYY W1 2.2 4 1 1 0 0 2 A2009), Glenn Williams (2005), Grant Balfour (2004) and Brad Thomas (2004). *Italics indicates start 2019 BULLPEN INFO TEAM BULLPEN USAGE Player name 1st Batter Avg BB/9 K/9 Saves/Opps Holds IRS% WHIP HR Last game 2 games ago 3 games ago Jorge Alcala 1.000 13.50 0.00 0/0 0 66.7% (2/3) 3.00 0 0.0 IP (0) 0.2 IP (21) 0.0 IP (0) Tyler Duffey .185 2.26 12.61 0/1 16 16.7% (4/24) 0.99 7 1.0 IP (12) 1.0 IP (9) 0.0 IP (0) Sam Dyson .200 4.76 6.35 0/1 6 50.0% (1/2) 1.76 3 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Brusdar Graterol .167 2.16 9.72 0/0 1 75.0% (3/4) 1.20 1 1.0 IP (14) 0.0 IP (0) 1.0 IP (14) Ryne Harper .259 1.69 8.10 1/3 13 32.6% (15/46) 1.16 7 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Trevor Hildenberger .286 3.86 8.27 1/1 5 34.8% (8/23) 2.27 2 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (18) 0.0 IP (0) Zack Littell .200 2.31 7.71 0/1 3 33.3% (4/12) 1.23 4 1.2 IP (28) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Trevor May .118 3.75 11.12 2/5 13 13.6% (3/22) 1.09 8 1.0 IP (30) 0.0 IP (0) 1.0 IP (13) Taylor Rogers .200 1.34 11.82 28/34 7 31.6% (6/19) 1.01 8 0.0 IP (0) 0.1 IP (16) 0.0 IP (0) Fernando Romero .364 7.30 10.95 0/0 1 0.0% (0/0) 2.27 2 0.2 IP (25) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Sergio Romo .240 1.66 10.80 3/5 9 25.0% (2/8) 0.97 3 0.1 IP (16) 1.0 IP (17) 0.0 IP (0) Cody Stashak .313 0.39 9.00 0/0 1 40.0% (4/10) 1.22 2 1.0 IP (16) 0.0 IP (0) 0.2 IP (14) Kohl Stewart .400 2.96 3.70 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 1.52 5 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Lewis Thorpe .625 3.42 9.91 0/1 2 0.0% (0/1) 1.71 3 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Austin Adams .500 10.13 16.88 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 2.63 2 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) HITTERS (PART 1 OF 2) EHIRE ADRIANZA - INF #13 WILLIANS ASTUDILLO - C/INF/OF #64 Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 B/T: S/R Age: 30 (8/21/89 in Guarenas, VZ) Height: 5-9 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (10/14/91 in Barcelona, VZ) 2019 Average: .272 Streak: 0-8, RBI Series vs KC: 0-0 2019 Average: .256 Streak: 0-6 Series vs KC: 0-0 Homestand: 0-0 Home Runs: 5 (3 1-run, 1 2-run, 1 3-run) Homestand: 0-6 Home Runs: 3 (3 1-run) AA Suffered oblique strain on 9/12, is listed as day-to-day...has missed nine games since. AA Is just 2-for-12 against Detroit this season, 3-for-15 lifetime in this ballpark. AA Batting .280 (7-for-25) vs. DET in '19, with 2 HR and a .960 OPS in nine games. AA Has hit safely in 8 of 14 games since returning to the Twins on 9/1, going 9-for-39 (.231) w/ AA Is hitting .273 (41-for-150) w/ 3 HR vs. RHP and .269 (14-for-52) w/ 2 HR vs. LHP. 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HBP & 2 RBI...delivered pinch-hit, GW RBI single on 9/5 in Boston. AA 77 games in field (53 starts) - at SS (23 games), 3B (24), 1B (20), 2B (7), RF (6), LF (1). AA Missed 56 games after being placed on IL on 6/27 with a left oblique strain. #2 AA Has appeared in 53 games for the Twins this season, hitting .256 (44-for-172) with 8 2B, 3 LUIS ARRAEZ - INF HR, 15 RBI, 23 R, 5 HBP, 4 BB & 7 SO. Height: 5-10 Weight: 177 B/T: L/R Age: 22 (4/9/97 in San Felipe, VZ) AA Has made 39 starts at six positions: C (16), 1B (9), 2B (1), 3B (10), LF (1) & RF (3), plus 2 as DH. 2019 Average: .343 Streak: 2g, 3-11, 2B, 2 RBI Series vs KC: 3-14, 2B, 2 RBI AA Is one of two players in the Live-Ball era (1920-now) with 250-plus ABs and 10-or-less Homestand: 9-27, 2 2B, 4 RBI Home Runs: 3 (2 1-run, 1 2-run) strikeouts (265 AB, 10 SO)...joins Chicago-NL's Bill Killifer (324 AB, 9 SO from 1920-21). AA Is batting .333 (8-for-24) with an .801 OPS in seven games against the Tigers. JASON CASTRO - C #15 AA Is one of six players in the American League this season with three different 10-plus game Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 B/T: L/R Age: 32 (6/18/87 in Castro Valley, CA) hitting streaks, joining DJ LeMahieu (3), J.D. Martinez (3), Rafael Devers (3), Tim Anderson (3) and Whit Merrifield (3)...he’s the only rookie in baseball this season with three-or-more. 2019 Average: .232 Streak: 0-1 Series vs KC: 1-5 AA His .343 AVG is the fifth-highest by a 22-year-old in the past 100 years (min. 300 PA), behind Homestand: 1-8 Home Runs: 12 (9 1-run, 3 2-run) Ted Williams (.406, 1941), Freddie Lindstrom (.358, 1928), Stan Musial (.357, 1943) and Joe AA 2019: .333 batting average vs. DET (6-for-18) w/ 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI & a 1.056 OPS. DiMaggio (.3462, 1937). AA Tied for 11th in AL w/ 12 HR as catcher...also T-15th in 2B (9) and 16th in RBI (28). AA Has reached base safely in 76 of 88 ML games (hit in 66), hitting .343 (106-for-309) w/ 52 R, 20 AA Since All-Star break, is hitting just .193 (17-for-88) with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI & a .597 OPS. 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 26 RBI, 35 BB, 29 SO, .443 SLG & .851 OPS...has 28 multi-hit games (11 with 3+). AA Has 774 career games as a catcher (731 starts) - total of 6434.1 innings behind home plate. AA Hitting .368 (84-for-228) vs. RHP and .272 (22-for-81) vs. LHP. AA Has started 69 games at catcher this season - 605.0 innings total (.998 ). HITTERS (CONT...) JAKE CAVE - OF #60 IAN MILLER - OF #41 Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 B/T: L/L Age: 26 (12/4/92 in Hampton, VA) Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 B/T: L/R Age: 27 (2/21/92 in Philadelphia, PA) 2019 Average: .240 Streak: 0-15 Series vs KC: 0-5 2019 Average: .000 Streak: 0-4 Series vs KC: 0-0 Homestand: 0-12 Home Runs: 7 (6 1-run, 1 2-run) Homestand: 0-0 Home Runs: AA Hitting .296 (8-for-27) w/ 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI & a 1.110 OPS in nine games vs. DET this season. AA Has played in 8 games (0-for-4), including ML debut 9/4 at BOS...became 3rd Twin pos. player AA Is 2-for-17 (.118) w/ 1 2B in 6 G since return on 9/15...missed 7 G with left groin tightness. to make ML debut in 2019 (Arraez and Wade, Jr.). AA Since being recalled 8/3 for his 4th stint with the Twins this season, is batting .280 (28-for-100) AA Is in 7th pro season, first in the Twins org...acquired from SEA for cash considerations 8/10... with 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 13 RBI & an .871 OPS...has hit safely in 17 of his 31 games with an AB. selected by the Mariners in the 14th round in 2013 out of Wagner College (Staten Island, NY). AA Has started 50 games this season - 7 G in LF, 12 G in CF & 31 G in RF. AA 243 career stolen bases in minors (51 CS)...stole 50 in 2015, 49 in 2016, 43 in 2017 and 33 in 2018...led all of Triple-A with 35 in 2019, including six in 15 games at Triple-A Rochester. C.J. CRON - 1B #24 Height: 6-4 Weight: 235 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (1/5/90 in Fullerton, CA) JORGE POLANCO - SS #11 2019 Average: .253 Streak:1g, 1-3 Series vs KC: 1-3 Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (7/5/93 in San Pedro de Macorís, DR) Homestand: 1-4 Home Runs: 24 (14 1-run, 6 2-run, 4 3-run) 2019 Average: .299 Streak: 1g, 2-4, 2B Series vs KC: 4-16, 3 2B AA Hitting .281 (16-for-57) w/ 4 2B, 7 HR, 18 RBI & a 1.058 OPS in 15 games vs. DET this season. Homestand: 6-26, 4 2B, RBI Home Runs: 22 (10 1-run, 11 2-run, 1 3-run) AA Is 7-for-42 (.167) w/ 1 2B, 1 RBI & .413 OPS in 15 Sept. games, while playing w/ injured thumb. AA Has hit safely in 13 of his 15 games vs. DET this season, going 21-for-64 (.328) w/ 7 R, 2 AA Among AL 1st basemen, ranks 5th in XBH (43) and 7th in slugging pct (.445). 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI and a .763 OPS. AA Owns a .970 OPS w/ RISP, going 32-for-106 (.302) w/ 11 2B, 7 HR & 55 RBI. AA AL ranks: 4th in hits (184), T-4th in 2B (40), 5th in multi-hit games (53), 8th in WAR (5.5), NELSON CRUZ - DH #23 T-9th in 3B (6), T-9th in runs (106), 13th in AVG (.299) and 14th in total bases (302)...career- highs in every category (also HR, with 22). Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R Age: 39 (7/1/80 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, DR) AA Recorded his team-leading 53rd multi-hit game of the year Sunday vs. KC...is the first Twin 2019 Average: .304 Streak: 4g, 7-15, 3 HR, 2B, 8 RBI Series vs KC: 7-15, 3 HR, 2B, 8 RBI with 50+ since Joe Mauer (55) and Denard Span (54) in 2009. Homestand: 9-24, 3 HR, 2B, 9 RBI Home Runs: 40 (24 1-run, 14 2-run, 2 3-run) A A Hitting .336 (41-for-122) & .957 OPS w/ RISP...is 16-for-54 (.296) & .961 OPS w/ RISP & 2 outs. AA Started at SS for the AL in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, going 1-for-2 with an RBI. AA Hitting .354 (23-for-65) w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI & a .966 OPS vs. DET in '19 (career .291 w/ 21 HR). AA Overall this season, ranks 2nd in the AL with a 1.018 OPS, 3rd with 40 HR & 6th w/ 105 RBI. EDDIE ROSARIO - OF #20 AA Became 57th member of MLB's 400-HR club on Sunday, connecting for solo shot in the 4th Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R Age: 27 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) inning off KC's Gabe Speier...was his 40th HR of the season. AA Is one of 3 players to hit 40 HR in a season at age 39-or-older (courtesy: STATS), joining Hank 2019 Average: .278 Streak: 1g, 3-4, 3 2B, 3 RBI Series vs KC: 5-17, 3 2B, 3 RBI Aaron (40 in 1973 at age 39) and Barry Bonds (45 in 2003 at 39, and 45 in 2004 at 40). Homestand: 10-31, 6 2B, 5 RBI Home Runs: 31 (18 1-run, 8 2-run, 5 3-run) AA Became the third Twins player to hit 40 HR in a season, joining Harmon Killebrew (7 times, AA Hitting .321 (17-for-53) w/ 2 2B, 2 HR & 11 RBI in 12 G vs. DET in '19...career .280 w/ 11 HR. 1961-64, 1967, 1969 and 1970) and Brian Dozier (2016). AA Is T-7th in AL w/ career-high 104 RBI...along w/ Nelson Cruz (102), are first Twins duo w/ 100 AA One of 26 players ever w/ four career 40-homer seasons (also 2014 w/ BAL, & 2015-16 w/ RBI apiece since 2009 (Kubel - 103 and Morneau - 100) and 10th in team history (since 1961). SEA)...is also just the 9th player in MLB history to hit 35+ HR in at least six-straight seasons. AA Also has career-high 31 HR...one of five Twins with 30+ home runs this season, most by a AA 40 HR & 105 RBI are both Twins DH records (C. Davis, 29 HR in 1991; Molitor 100 RBI in 1996). single team in MLB history. AA Leads MLB in balls barreled at 12.5% (barrels per PA), ranks 3rd in avg. exit velocity (93.7 AA In his last 9 G, is 14-for-39 (.359) w/ 6 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI & a 1.134 OPS....has 5 multi-hit games. MPH) and is 4th in hard hit pct. (95+ MPH) at 51.4% (all min. 100 batted balls). AA Ranks 2nd on club with 43 multi-hit games overall...is T-6th in AL w/ 15 three-hit efforts. MITCH GARVER - C #18 AA Batting .340 (51-for-150) w/ .911 OPS w/ RISP...also .338 (23-for-68) w/ RISP & 2 outs. Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (1/15/91 in Albuquerque, NM) MIGUEL SANÓ - INF #22 2019 Average: .274 Streak: 0-6 Series vs KC: 2-9, HR Height: 6-4 Weight: 272 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (5/11/93 in S.Pedro de Macorís, DR) Homestand: 4-16, HR, 2B, 3 RBI Home Runs: 31 (18 1-run, 10 2-run, 3 3-run) 2019 Average: .248 Streak: 4g, 7-14, 3 HR, 3B, Series vs KC: 7-14, 3 HR, 3B, 2B, 8 RBI 2B, 8 RBI AA Is 13-for-30 (.433) w./ 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI & a 1.619 OPS in 10 games vs. DET this season. Homestand: 9-27, 4 HR, 3B, 2B, Home Runs: 33 (14 1-run, 12 2-run, 6 3-run, 1 GS) AA Was removed from Sunday's game vs. KC in the top of the 5th inning with right hip tightness... 11 RBI is listed as day-to-day. AA Has 4 HR in 7 G vs. DET in '19 (6-for-32 w/ 7 RBI)...career .232 (48-for-207) w/ 11 HR. AA Has hit 31 HR this year, including Twins single-season record of 30 as a catcher (1 as DH)... AA AL ranks since making his season debut on 5/16: T-3rd in HR (career-high 33), T-10th in passed Earl Battey's mark of 26 in 1963 w/ a 2-HR game 9/6 vs. CLE. RBI (77, tying his careeer high set in 2017) and 11th in OPS (.927), all in just 101 games. AA Leads all ML catchers with 30 HR at position...among AL backstops, ranks 1st in RBI (65), AA Has 6 HR, 16 RBI & a 1.317 OPS in his last 9 G, including 2-HR game Sunday vs. KC (5th 1st in runs (66), 6th in hits (81) and 6th in 2B (13). multi-HR game of season, 8th career). AA Has played 80 games at C (71 starts), with a .991 fielding pct. & a 3.95 catchers' ERA. AA His 3-run HR on 9/17 vs. CWS gave him 30 for the season and gave the Twins 5 players with AA Has 3 leadoff HR, 1 of 3 catchers in MLB history (P. Lo Duca, 4 in 2001 & B. Ewing, 3 in 1883). 30+ HR in 2019, most by a single team in MLB history. MARWIN GONZALEZ - INF/OF #9 AA 54 of his 91 hits this season (367 AB) have gone for extra bases (19 2B, 2 3B & 33 HR). AA 1st in MLB with 57.9% hard-hit rate (95 MPH+ exit velocity)...is 2nd in majors with 94.5 MPH Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: S/R Age: 30 (3/14/1989 in Puerto Ordaz, VZ) avg. exit velocity (behind NYY's Aaron Judge w/ 95.9 MPH, min. 100 batted balls). 2019 Average: .264 Streak: 1g, 2-4, 3 RBI Series vs KC: 3-15, 2B, 5 RBI Homestand: 7-25, 2B, 7 RBI Home Runs: 15 (9 1-run, 5 2-run, 1 3-run) JONATHAN SCHOOP - 2B #16 Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (10/16/91 in Willemstad, Curacao) AA Hitting .308 (12-for-39) w/ 2 2B, 1 HR & 3 RBI vs. DET in '19...career .297 (43-for-145). 2019 Average: .254 Streak: 0-9 Series vs KC: 0-7 AA Has 7 RBI in 6 G since returning to lineup 9/16 (missed 18 G w/ oblique injury)...is 4-for-7 Homestand: 1-14 Home Runs: 22 (7 1-run, 10 2-run, 5 3-run) w/ RISP in those games (7-for-25 overall). AA Has hit safely in 17 of his last 23 games overall (8 multi-hit efforts), going 30-for-92 (.326) AA Is 4-for-33 (.121) w/ 1 HR & 3 RBI vs. DET in '19...career .236 (33-for-140) w/ 7 HR. w/ 13 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBI & an .832 OPS. AA Hit his 22nd home run on 9/12 vs. WAS and went 3-for-5...is just 3-for-21 in six games since. AA Is T-8th in AL with 8 outfield assists, having done so in just 59 games (49 starts) in OF. AA Ranks 3rd in AL w/ 22 HR as second baseman...also ranks 2nd in SLG (.483), 2nd in OPS (.787), 3rd in AVG (.259), 3rd in 2B (22), 4th in hits (104) and 5th in RBI (55). MAX KEPLER - OF #26 AA Had fifth multi-HR game of 2019 on 8/28 at CWS, tied for the second most by a 2B in a Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L Age: 26 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany) single-season in MLB history...only one with more was Chase Utley of the Phillies in 2006 (7). 2019 Average: .252 Streak: 0-7 Series vs KC: 0-0 RONALD TORREYES - INF #74 Homestand: 0-0 Home Runs: 36 (25 1-run, 8 2-run, 3 3-run) Height: 5-8 Weight: 151 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (9/2/92 in Libertador, VZ) AA Is 14-for-59 (.237) w/ 5 2B, 3 HR & 8 RBI vs. DET in '19...career .215 (44-for-205) w/ 10 HR. 2019 Average: .200 Streak: 0-2 Series vs KC: 0-0 AA Entered Saturday's game vs. KC as a pinch runner, his first action since 9/14 at CLE (Game Homestand: 0-0, RBI Home Runs: 2)...has been slowed by a rhomboid muscle strain near his left shoulder. AA Overall AL ranks: 7th in HR (36), T-14th in runs (98), T-17th in RBI (90), T-20th in 2B (32), AA Walk-off HBP on 9/17 vs. CWS...now .200 (1-for-5) with a run & RBI in 3 G with the Twins. 23rd in SLG (.519) & 25th in total bases (272). AA Played in 79 games for Triple-A Rochester in 2019, hitting .256 (79-for-308) with 11 2B, 1 3B, AA Ranks 3rd in MLB (2nd AL) with 32 HR while batting 1st...among AL leadoff hitters, also 11 HR, 42 RBI, 48 R and 12 walks. ranks 4th in RBI (74), 4th in SLG (.533), T-4th in 2B (28), 8th in runs (87), 8th in OPS (.866) AA Has played parts of four seasons in the major leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New & 10th in hits (109). York Yankees, hitting .281 (163-for-581) with 30 2B, 6 3B, 4 HR, 56 RBI, 66 R and 24 walks... signed by the Twins last offseason. RYAN LAMARRE - OF #27 #30 Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 B/T: R/L Age: 30 (11/21/88 in Royal Oak, MI) LAMONTE WADE JR. - OF 2019 Average: .231 Streak: 0-3 Series vs KC: 1-6 Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 25 (1/1/94 in Baltimore, MD) Homestand: 3-8, HR Home Runs: 1 (1 1-run) 2019 Average: .211 Streak: 2g, 3-6, HR, 3B Series vs KC: 3-7, HR, 3B Homestand: 5-13, HR, 3B, 2B Home Runs: 2 (1 1-run, 1 2-run) AA Career .300 (6-for-20) w/ 1 2B, 1 HR & 3 RBI in 9 games vs. DET (HR on 8/14/18 at Comerica). AA On 9/17 vs. CWS, went 2-for-2 w/ first HR of season (first since 8/29/18 at NYY, w/ CWS)... AA Started ML career 2-for-21...in 8 games since 9/15, is 6-for-17 (.353) w/ 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 3 also recorded his first multi-hit game, becoming the 17th Twins player to do so this season. RBI & a 1.303 OPS...has a .400 OBP (10 BB) and an .847 OPS overall. AA Played in 43 games for the Twins in 2018, hitting .263 (26-for-99) with 5 2B, 8 RBI, 8 BB and AA Made ML debut 6/28...missed 47 games with a right thumb dislocation (7/7-8/31). 7 R before being designated for release or assignment in early-July. AA In 77 games for Rochester this season, drew 56 walks in 264 PA's. TWINS HOME RUN DATA

MULTI-HOMER GAMES (32x) • Sanó, 5/23 at LAA • Sanó, 8/23 vs. DET • Cruz/Rosario/Cron, 4/26 vs BAL INSIDE-THE-PARK (0x) LEADOFF (9x) • Garver, 4/9 at NYM • Schoop, 5/23 at LAA • Cave, 8/23 vs. DET • Castro/Kepler, 4/27 vs BAL • None • Kepler, 4/7 at PHI • Schoop, 4/9 at NYM • Kepler, 6/6 at CLE (3 HR) • Schoop, 8/28 at CWS • Sanó/Schoop, 5/23 at LAA • Kepler, 4/28 vs. BAL • Rosario, 4/18 vs. TOR • Sanó, 6/28 at CWS • Cave, 8/29 at CWS • Schoop/Castro, 6/11 vs. SEA • Kepler, 6/6 at CLE • Kepler, 6/29 at CWS • Garver, 8/31 at DET • Polanco/Cruz, 7/22 vs. NYY RUNNERS ON • Kepler, 7/13 at CLE • Cruz, 4/20-G1 at BAL • Garver, 7/20 vs. OAK • Garver, 4/20-G2 at BAL • Cruz, 6/29 at CWS • Garver, 9/7 vs. CLE • Polanco/Cruz, 7/23 vs. NYY • Solo - 166 • Castro, 7/2 at OAK • Polanco/Cruz, 8/3 vs. KC • 2-run - 94 • Kepler, 8/1 at MIA • Rosario, 4/20-G1 at BAL • Rosario, 9/15 at CLE • Garver, 8/14 at MIL • Schoop, 4/20-G2 at BAL • Kepler 7/13 at CLE • Cruz, 9/19 vs. KC • Cave/Cron, 8/29 at CWS • 3-run - 34 • Kepler, 8/24 vs. DET • Cruz, 4/26 vs. BAL • Garver, 7/22 vs. NYY • Sanó, 9/22 vs. KC • Grand Slam - 2 • Garver, 8/31 at DET • Kepler, 4/27 vs. BAL • Sanó, 7/23 vs. NYY WALK-OFF (1x) • Cruz, 7/25 at CWS (3 HR) BACK-TO-BACK (11x) • Sanó, 8/5 vs. ATL GRAND SLAM (2x) • Schoop, 5/18 at SEA • Kepler/Astudillo, 4/6 at PHI • Cron, 5/18 at SEA • Cruz, 8/3 vs. KC (3 HR) • Buxton, 5/18 at SEA • Cruz, 8/6 vs. ATL • Rosario/Garver, 4/9 at NYM • Sanó, 9/14 at CLE • Rosario/Astudillo, 4/20 at BAL HITTERS INFO LAST HOME RUN LAST GRAND SLAM VS. CURRENT OPPONENT 2019 VS. CURRENT OPPONENT CAREER Multi- Multi- Season Hit- Season Career Player Hit RBI Streak High Hits Date Opp. On Pitcher Date Opp. # Avg H AB HR RBI Avg H AB HR RBI Ehire Adrianza 17 6 5, 8/7-8/14 3, 7/21 9/02/19 at DET 1 Zimmermann 6/12/18 at DET 1 .280 7 25 2 3 .323 30 93 4 17 Luis Arraez 28 4 12, 7/2-7/19 4, 6/23 8/15/19 at TEX 1 Payano 0 .333 8 24 0 1 .333 8 24 0 1 Willians Astudillo 8 3 6, 4/21-5/13 3, 6/25 6/19/19 vs. BOS 0 Rodriguez 0 .167 2 12 0 1 .303 10 33 0 9 Jason Castro 12 7 5, 5/24-6/1 3, 7/2 8/09/19 vs. CLE 0 Bieber 8/03/15 at TEX 3 .333 6 18 1 2 .222 32 144 5 19 Jake Cave 13 6 8, 8/6-8/20 3, 8/17 8/29/19 at CWS 0 Santiago 8/05/18 vs. KC 1 .296 8 27 3 7 .243 17 70 4 11 C.J. Cron 27 20 7, 6/15-6/22 5, 5/23 8/31/19 at DET 0 Boyd 5/21/17 at NYM 2 .281 16 57 7 18 .307 43 140 12 37 Nelson Cruz 36 28 10, 7/17-7/26 4, 8/20 9/22/19 vs. KC 0 Speier 7/23/16 at TOR 9 .354 23 65 4 14 .291 109 374 21 67 Mitch Garver 21 20 6, 9/7-9/16 4, 4/9 9/19/19 vs. KC 0 Montgomery 0 .433 13 30 4 10 .328 21 64 5 15 Marwin Gonzalez 29 17 11, 5/7-5/21 4, 8/15 8/27/19 at CWS 0 Giolito 8/24/18 at LAA 2 .308 12 39 1 3 .297 43 145 3 16 Max Kepler 39 23 10, 5/16-5/28 4, 6/16 8/31/19 at DET 0 Boyd 8/26/17 at TOR 2 .237 14 59 3 8 .215 44 205 10 30 Ryan LaMarre 1 2, 9/17-9/19 2, 9/17 9/17/19 vs. CWS 0 Detwiler 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .300 6 20 1 3 Ian Miller 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Jorge Polanco 53 22 14, 5/27-6/13 5, 5/8 9/14/19 at CLE 1 Clevinger 0 .328 21 64 1 9 .298 64 215 5 30 Eddie Rosario 43 30 8, 8/27-9/4 4, 6/25 9/15/19 at CLE 0 Wittgren 4/20/18 at TB 3 .321 17 53 2 11 .280 70 250 11 40 Miguel Sano 28 21 11, 6/28-7/14 4, 5/2 9/22/19 vs. KC 0 Lopez 9/14/19 at CLE 1 .188 6 32 4 7 .232 48 207 11 31 Jonathan Schoop 25 14 8, 8/14-8/30 3, 9/12 9/12/19 vs. WSH 1 Barrett 9/09/18 vs. SF 3 .121 4 33 1 3 .236 33 140 7 26 Ronald Torreyes 23 10 6, 6/25-7/2 3, 8/22 7/30/17 vs. TB 1 Faria 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .414 12 29 0 3 LaMonte Wade Jr 1 1 3, 9/15-9/17 2, 9/21 9/21/19 vs. KC 0 Sparkman 0 .000 0 2 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0 MIsc. Highs and Lows Score by Inning SCORE BY INNING Most Runs, Game (Team)...... 18, 5/18 at SEA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 XTRA TOTAL ...... 7, 2x, last: 8th inning, 8/20 vs. CWS Most Runs, Inning (Team) OPPONENT 62 69 92 68 98 80 84 97 63 24 737 Most Hits, Game (Team)...... 20, 7/5 vs. TEX Most Hits, Inning (Team)...... 8, 2x, last: 8th inning, 8/20 vs. CWS TWINS 102 110 129 110 110 77 93 119 46 10 906 Most Home Runs, Game (Team)...... 8, 2x, last: 5/23 at LAA injured LIST Most Strikeouts, Batters (Team)...... 22, 6/27 vs. TB Longest Hitting Streak (Individual)...... 14, Polanco, 5/27-6/13 PLAYER INJURY DATE ON RETRO DATE OFF GAMES MISSED Matt Magill...... Right Shoulder Tendinitis...... 3/27...... 4/26...... 23 Consecutive Hits (Individual).... 5, 3x: Cron 5/23 at LAA, Polanco 2x, last: 5/8 at TOR Gabriel Moya...... Left Shoulder Tendinitis...... 3/27...... 4/24...... 22 Consecutive Hitless At-Bats (Individual)...... 28, Rosario, 4/26-5/4 Miguel Sanó...... Right Heel Laceration...... 3/27...... 5/15...... 42 Most Runs Allowed (Team)...... 14, 3x, last: 7/23 vs. NYY Willians Astudillo...Left Hamstring Strain...... 4/28...... 5/12...... 15 *Adalberto Mejía....Right Calf Strain...... 5/2...... 5/1...... 7/2...... 56.. Most Runs Allowed, Inning (Team)...... 6, 5x, last: 3rd inning, 8/31 at DET Mitch Garver...... High Left Ankle Sprain...... 5/15...... 6/2...... 16 Most Hits Allowed (Team)...... 20, 2x, last 9/17 vs. CWS Nelson Cruz...... Left Wrist Strain...... 5/17...... 5/14...... 6/3...... 15 Most Hits Allowed, Inning (Team)...... 8, 3rd inning, 8/31 at DET Michael Pineda...... Right Knee Tendinitis...... 5/28...... 6/6...... 8 Byron Buxton...... Right Wrist Contusion...... 6/18...... 6/15...... 6/29...... 13 Pitchers Used (Team)...... 10, 6/27 vs. TB Ehire Adrianza...... Abdominal Issues...... 6/18...... 6/17...... 6/28...... 10 Cons. Batters Retired (Team)...... 23, 5/10 vs. DET Marwin Gonzalez....Right Hamstring Strain...... 6/19...... 6/29...... 9 Scoreless Innings Streak (Team/Pitchers)....25, (5th inn. 5/5-4th inn. 5/8) Willians Astudillo...Left Oblique Strain...... 6/27...... 9/1...... 56 Eddie Rosario...... Left Ankle Sprain...... 6/28...... 6/27...... 7/16...... 13 Most Runs, Starter...... 9, 2x, last: Berríos, 8/6 vs. ATL Jake Odorizzi...... Right Middle Finger Blister...... 7/3...... 7/13...... 6 Most Home Runs, Starter...... 4, Smeltzer, 6/4 at CLE C.J. Cron...... Right Thumb Inflammation...... 7/6...... 7/16...... 5 Most Walks, Starter...... 6, Gibson, 8/9 vs. CLE LaMonte Wade Jr....Right Thumb Dislocation...... 7/7...... 9/1...... 47 Byron Buxton...... Concussion-like Symptoms...... 7/16...... 7/14...... 7/25...... 10 Most Strikeouts, Starter...... 11, 3x, last: Berríos, 7/31 at MIA C.J. Cron...... Right Thumb Inflammation...... 7/22...... 7/21...... 8/3...... 12 Most Strikeouts, Pitchers (Team)...... 17, 2x, last: 6/27 vs. TB Byron Buxton...... Left Shoulder Subluxation...... 8/3...... 8/2...... 9/1...... 27 Most Walks, Pitchers (Team)...... 10, 2x, last: 6/19 vs. BOS Michael Pineda...... Right Triceps Strain...... 8/3...... 8/2...... 8/15...... 12 Sam Dyson...... Right Biceps Tendinitis...... 8/4...... 8/3...... 8/13...... 9 Most Cons. Scoreless Innings (Individual)...... 22.1, Odorizzi, 4/29-5/15 Nelson Cruz...... Left Wrist Strain...... 8/9...... 8/19...... 9 Most Cons. Batters Retired (Individual)...... 20, Odorizzi, 5/10 vs. DET Kyle Gibson...... Right Biceps Tendinitis...... 9/1...... 8/31...... 9/10...... 7 Longest Game, Innings...... 18, 6/27 vs. TB *Sean Poppen...... Right Elbow Contusion...... 9/1...... 21 *Byron Buxton...... Left Shoulder Subluxation (Labrum)...... 9/10...... 9/8...... 14 Longest Game, Time (9 Inn.)...... 4:08, 4/9 at NYM BOLD indicates currently on IL *60-day IL Longest Game, Time (X Inn.)...... 5:45, 6/18 vs. BOS (17 inn.) Fastest Game, Time...... 2:18, 3/28 vs. CLE EJECTIONS Largest Margin, Victory...... 14, 5/18 at SEA DATE PLAYER/MGR/CH UMPIRE REASON CAREER Largest Margin, Loss...... 11, 2x, last: 5/30 at TB 4/15 vs. TOR...... Rocco Baldelli...... Mike Estabrook...... Arguing Possible HBP...... First Largest Home Attendance...... 40,127, 7/24 vs. NYY 7/23 vs. NYY...... Rocco Baldelli...... Ramon De Jesus...... Arguing Balls and Strikes...... Second Home Sellouts...... 12, last 9/21 vs. KC 7/23 vs. NYY...... James Rowson...... Ramon De Jesus...... Arguing Balls and Strikes...... Second Different Lineups Used...... 138 9/7 vs. CLE...... Nelson Cruz...... Laz Diaz...... Arguing Strike 3 on Cron...... Second STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER MOST USED LINEUP (7X) C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Player Pos. Ehire Adrianza Ehire Adrianza Kepler RF 0 12 7 16 14 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 22 17 8 Polanco SS Luis Arraez 0 0 40 3 14 17 0 0 4 Luis Arraez 11 5 0 7 4 36 7 4 4 Cruz DH Willians Astudillo 16 9 1 0 10 1 0 3 2 Willians Astudillo 1 2 5 1 9 4 9 5 6 Rosario LF Tyler Austin Tyler Austin Cron 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gonzalez 3B Byron Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 Byron Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 71 Schoop 2B Jason Castro 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Castro 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 52 10 Castro C Jake Cave 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 31 0 Jake Cave 0 0 1 0 1 12 7 14 15 Buxton CF C.J. Cron 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 C.J. Cron 0 4 5 8 58 8 20 5 2 OUTFIELD ASSISTS Nelson Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 Nelson Cruz 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mitch Garver 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mitch Garver 24 9 6 5 18 2 9 1 0 Rosario...... 8 Marwin Gonzalez Marwin Gonzalez Gonzalez...... 8 0 19 2 1 35 13 0 36 2 0 6 7 10 16 55 8 6 0 Buxton...... 5 Max Kepler 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 72 2 Max Kepler 105 1 0 0 1 14 4 2 0 Kepler...... 4 Ryan LaMarre 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Ryan LaMarre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Cave...... 3 Jorge Polanco 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 11 Jorge Polanco 15 121 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arraez...... 2 Eddie Rosario 0 0 0 0 0 116 1 8 3 Eddie Rosario 0 0 5 123 0 0 0 0 0 Adrianza...... 1 Miguel Sano 0 8 0 0 83 0 0 0 4 Miguel Sano 0 4 4 2 45 7 27 5 1 Astudillo...... 1 Jonathan Schoop 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jonathan Schoop 0 4 3 0 3 8 37 35 18 Miller...... 1 Ronald Torreyes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ronald Torreyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wade...... 2 LaMonte Wade Jr 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 LaMonte Wade Jr 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 TOTALS...... 35 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED FOR THE TWINS AGAINST THE TWINS HITTING: HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: J. Polanco, 4/5/19 at PHI (11 all-time) Hit for the Cycle: A. Beltré, 8/24/12 at TEX (5 allowed all-time) Grand Slam: M. Sanó, 9/14/19-G2 at CLE (2 as a team in 2019) Grand Slam: R. Rodríguez, 8/23/19 vs. DET (5 allowed as team in 2019) Inside-the-Park Home Run: B. Buxton, 8/18/17 vs. ARI (2 as a team in 2017, 54 all-time) Inside-the-Park Home Run: A. Mondesi, 4/2/19 at KC (44 allowed all-time) Pinch-Hit Home Run: M. Sanó, 8/5/19 vs. ATL (2 as a team in 2019) Pinch-Hit Home Run: D. Smith, 7/17/19 vs. NYM (2 allowed in 2019) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: M. LeCroy, 9th inning, 5/19/04 at TOR (15 all-time) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: J. Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE Five-Hit Game: C. Cron, 5/23/19 at LAA (3 in 2019) Five-Hit Game: D. Gregorius, 7/23/19 vs. NYY Six-Hit Game: K. Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX (2 all-time, both Puckett) Six-Hit Game: J. Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL (3 allowed all-time) Two Hits, One Inning: N. Cruz, 8th inning, 8/20/19 vs. CWS (1 as a team in 2019) Two Hits, One Inning: V. Reyes, 3rd inning, 8/31/19 at DET (1 allowed in 2019) Two Home Runs, One Inning: M. Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KC (1 all-time) Two Home Runs, One Inning: D. Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MIL Two-Home Run Game: M. Sanó, 9/22/19 vs. KC (30 as a team in 2019-excludes 3 HR games) Two-Home Run Game: M. Betts, 9/4/19 at BOS (12 allowed in 2019) Three-Home Run Game: N. Cruz, 8/3/19 vs. KC (3 as a team in 2019, 12 all-time) Three-Home Run Game: J. Donaldson, 8/28/16 at TOR Back-to-Back Home Runs: J. Cave/C.J. Cron, 8/29/19 at CWS (11 as a team in 2019) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Z. Collins/A. Engel, 9/18/19 vs. CWS (7 allowed in 2019) Three Consecutive Home Runs: N. Cruz/E. Rosario/C. Cron, 4/26/19 vs. BAL (1 in 2019) Three Consecutive Home Runs: A. Jones/V. Castilla/J. Franco, 6/11/02 vs. ATL Three Home Runs, One Inning: C. Cron/J. Polanco/N. Cruz (2nd), 8/3/19 vs. KC (5 in 2019) Three Home Runs, One Inning: R. Chirinos/N. Mazara/J. Profar, 9/2/18 at TEX (1 in 2018) Four Home Runs, One Inning: S. Mack/K. Puckett/K. Hrbek/H. Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY Four Home Runs, One Inning: C. Everett/T. O’Leary/J. Varitek/M. Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS Walk-Off Home Run: M. Sanó, 8/5/19 vs. ATL (1 as a team in 2019) Walk-off Home Run: H. Ramirez, 8/1/19 at MIA (1 allowed in 2019) Pinch-Hit, Walk-Off Home Run: M. Sanó, 8/5/19 vs. ATL (10 all-time) Pinch-Hit, Walk-Off Home Run: C. Santana, 9/23/11 at CLE (12 all-time) Leadoff Home Run: M. Garver, 8/31/19 at DET (9 as a team in 2019) Leadoff Home Run: M. Betts, 9/4/19 at BOS (3 allowed in 2019) Consecutive Home Runs to Lead Off Game: E. Núñez/B. Dozier, 5/25/16 vs. KC Consecutive Home Runs to Lead Off Game: S. Smith/M. Machado, 7/7/17 vs. BAL (1 in ‘17) Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Last actual pitcher Jim Kaat, 6/11/72 at CLE; Chris Gimenez Last Pitcher to Hit Home Run: Jon Lester, 7/1/18 at CHC catcher pitching in relief, 9/3/18 at TEX PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Jer. Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA (5 all-time) No-Hitter: F. Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS (6 all-time) One-Hitter: C. Kluber, 8/14/15 vs. CLE (23 all-time) One-Hitter: E. Santana, 4/15/17 vs. CWS (14 all-time) Two-Hitter: R. Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR (49 all-time) Two-Hitter: E. Santana, 5/24/17 at BAL (43 all-time) 10+ Innings Pitched: A. Fernández (10.0 innings), 10/1/95 at CHW 10+ Innings Pitched: B. Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL 10+ Strikeouts: 10, M. Clevinger, 9/14/19-G1 at CLE (8 times in 2019) 10+ Strikeouts: 10, Odorizzi, 9/8 vs. CLE (7 as a team in 2019) Complete Game Shutout: L. Giolito, 8/21/19 vs. CWS (1 time in 2019) Complete Game Shutout: J. Berríos, 4/1/18 at BAL (1 as a team in 2018) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: J. Williams/Jer. Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAA Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: J. Mays/C. Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MIL Back-to-Back Shutouts: 4/6 - 4/8/2015 vs. DET (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11) Back-to-Back Shutouts: 5/6 - 7/19 at TOR (2 games, 8-0 and 3-0) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: F. Hernández, 6/3/10 vs. SEA (8th inning) Four Strikeouts in an Inning: Z. Duke, 3/29/18 at BAL (7th inning) MISCELLANEOUS: MISCELLANEOUS: Triple Play: J. Donaldson/A. Rosales/C. Carter, 8/21/12 at OAK - T. Plouffe hitting (8 all-time) Triple Play: M. Sanó/J. Schoop/C.J. Cron, 8/7 vs. ATL - T. Flowers hitting (14 all-time) Position Player Pitching: A. Reed, 7/28/19 at CWS (2 in 2019) Position Player Pitching: E. Adrianza, 7/17/19 vs. NYM (1 in 2019) Three or more Steals, One Game: W. Merrifield (3), 7/2/17 at KC (1 in 2017) Three or more Steals, One Game: E. Adrianza (3), 6/21/17 vs. CWS (1 in 2017) Steal of Home: R. Davis, 8/1/18 vs. CLE Steal of Home: C. Thomas, 8/3/13 vs. HOU Pure Steal of Home: S. Green, 5/26/00 vs. TEX Pure Steal of Home: R. Becker, 9/27/97 at CLE Home Run in First ML At-Bat: C. Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STL Home Run in First ML At-Bat: E. Rosario, 5/6/15 vs. OAK (1st PA, 1st pitch) 2019 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/12 vs. DET POSTPONED Game called on previous day’s afternoon due to blizzard like conditions/sleet/rain. Game scheduled to be made up as part of split DH on May 11. 4/17 vs. TOR DELAYED Game delayed 54 minutes due to rain showers all day, first pitch was scheduled for 6:40 p.m. start. First pitch was 7:34 p.m. 6/27 vs. TB DELAYED Game delayed 57 minutes due to rain showers all day, first pitch was scheduled for 12:10 p.m. start. First pitch was 1:07 p.m. 7/5 vs. TEX DELAYED Game delayed 1:12 minutes due to rain showers, first pitch was scheduled for 7:10 p.m. start. First pitch was 8:22 p.m. 7/17 vs. NYM DELAYED Game delayed 32 minutes due to inclement weather, first pitch was scheduled for 12:10 p.m. start. First pitch was 12:47 p.m. 8/3 vs. KC DELAYED Game delayed 1:22 minutes due to inclement weather/Hall of Fame celebration, first pitch was scheduled for 6:38 p.m. start. First pitch was 8:00 p.m. 8/10 vs. CLE DELAYED Game delayed 1:51 minutes due to rain showers, first pitch was scheduled for 6:10 p.m. start. First pitch was 8:01 p.m. 9/12 vs. WSH DELAYED Game delayed 50 minutes due to rain showers, first pitch was scheduled for 6:40 p.m. start. First pitch was 7:30 p.m. 2010: 1 PPD / 1 DEL 2012: 1 PPD/ 4 DEL 2014: 3 PPD / 6 DEL 2016: 3 PPD / 11 DEL 2018: 4 PPD / 5 DEL 2011: 3 PPD / 3 DEL 2013: 3 PPD / 4 DEL 2015: 1 PPD / 3 DEL 2017: 4 PPD / 7 DEL 2019: 1 PPD / 6 DEL ** Target Field has experienced 51 delayed games, 24 postponed games, 1 suspended game and 1 rain shortened game in the park’s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 4:50. ** DAY-BY-DAY GA/ Daily Total Home GA/ Daily Total Home Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Att Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Att. Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save MARCH/APRIL (17-10) Batting: .257 (233-for-907) Pitching: 17-10-10, 4.37 ERA (239.0 IP, 116 ER) JULY (13-11) Batting: .270 (230-for-852) Pitching: 13-11-6, 4.42 ERA (218.0 IP, 107 ER) 28 ------CLE 2-0 W 1-0 T1st +1.0 *39,519 39,519 1 Berríos/Kluber/Rogers 14 ------at CLE 3-4 L 58-34 1st +6.5 25,194 Cimber/May/Hand 29------OFF DAY T1st +0.5 15 ------OFF DAY 1st +6.0 30 ------CLE 1-2 L 1-1 T2nd -1.0 15,271 54,790 2 Edwards/Parker/Hand 16 ------NYM 2-3 L 58-35 1st +5.0 28,712 1,135,864 44 Avilán/Pineda/Díaz 31 ------CLE 9-3 W 2-1 T1st - - 15,613 70,403 3 Pérez/Carrasco 17 ------NYM 4-14 L 58-36 1st +4.0 35,124 1,170,988 45 Vargas/May 1 ------OFF DAY T1st - - 18 ------OAK 6-3 W 59-36 1st +4.0 28,432 1,199,420 46 Gibson/Petit/Rogers 2 ------at KC ^5-4 W 3-1 1st +1.0 10,024 Hildenberger/Boxberger/Parker 19 ------OAK 3-5 L 59-37 1st +3.0 31,082 1,230,502 47 Bassitt/Harper/Hendriks 3 ------at KC 7-6 W 4-1 1st +1.0 10,575 May/Peralta/Parker 20 ------OAK 4-5 L 59-38 1st +3.0 32,270 1,262,772 48 Treinen/Rogers/Hendriks 4 ------OFF DAY 1st +0.5 21 ------OAK 7-6 W 60-38 1st +3.0 34,070 1,296,842 49 Stewart/Hendriks 5 ------at PHI 4-10 L 4-2 T1st - - 28,021 Pivetta/Odorizzi 22 ------NYY 8-6 W 61-38 1st +3.0 34,627 1,331,469 50 Thorpe/Sabathia/Rogers 6 ------at PHI 6-2 W 5-2 T1st - - 44,693 Pineda/Arrieta 23 ------NYY ^12-14 L 61-39 1st +3.0 32,470 1,363,939 51 Chapman/Stewart/Green 7 ------at PHI 1-2 L 5-3 3rd -1.0 39,735 Eflin/Berríos 24 ------NYY 7-10 L 61-40 1st +2.0 *40,127 1,404,066 52 Cortes Jr./Odorizzi/Chapman 8 ------OFF DAY 3rd -1.0 25 ------at CWS 10-3 W 62-40 1st +2.0 22,087 Berríos/Giolito 9 ------at NYM 14-8 W 6-3 2nd -0.5 22,126 Hildenberger/deGrom 26 ------at CWS 6-2 W 63-40 1st +2.0 22,602 Pineda/Cease 10 ------at NYM 6-9 L 6-4 3rd -1.0 20,946 Syndergaard/Odorizzi 27 ------at CWS 1-5 L 63-41 1st +1.0 34,085 Nova/Pérez 11 ------OFF DAY 3rd -1.0 28 ------at CWS 11-1 W 64-41 1st +2.0 27,595 Gibson/Covey 12 ------DET 3rd -0.5 PPD due to rain; Make-up set for May 11 29 ------OFF DAY 1st +2.0 13 ------DET 4-3 W 7-4 1st +0.5 16,484 86,887 4 Pineda/Ross/Parker 30 ------at MIA 2-1 W 65-41 1st +3.0 8,064 Odorizzi/Gallen/Rogers 14 ------DET 6-4 W 8-4 1st +1.5 14,774 101,661 5 Berríos/Zimmermann/Hildenberger 31 ------at MIA 7-4 W 66-41 1st +3.0 8,567 Berríos/Alcantara 15 ------TOR 3-5 L 8-5 1st +0.5 11,727 113,388 6 Gaviglio/Mejía/Biagini AUGUST (17-11) Batting: .281 (284-for-1009) Pitching: 17-11-10, 4.77 ERA (253.0 IP, 134 ER) 16 ------TOR 5-6 L 8-6 2nd -0.5 13,365 126,753 7 Sanchez/May/Giles 1 ------at MIA ^4-5 L 66-42 1st +3.0 10,390 Brigham/Stashak 17 ------TOR 4-1 W 9-6 2nd -0.5 11,465 138,218 8 Odorizzi/Thornton/Parker 2 ------KC 11-9 W 67-42 1st +3.0 32,431 1,436,497 53 May/Lovelady/Romo 18 ------TOR 4-7 L 9-7 2nd -1.0 12,523 150,741 9 Biagini/Pineda/Giles 3 ------KC 11-3 W 68-42 1st +3.0 36,823 1,473,320 54 Gibson/Duffy 19 ------at BAL 2nd -1.0 PPD due to rain/sleet; Make-up set for April 20 4 ------KC 3-0 W 69-42 1st +3.0 30,171 1,503,491 55 Smeltzer/Keller/Rogers 20 ------at BAL 6-5 W 10-7 2nd -1.0 - - Berríos/Straily/Rogers 5 ------ATL 5-3 W 70-42 1st +4.0 26,722 1,530,213 56 May/Martin ------at BAL### 16-7 W 11-7 T1st - - 28,409 Pérez/Cobb 6 ------ATL 7-12 L 70-43 1st +3.5 36,721 1,566,934 57 Foltynewicz/Berríos 21 ------at BAL 4-3 W 12-7 1st +1.0 11,018 Gibson/Bundy/Rogers 7 ------ATL 7-11 L 70-44 1st +2.0 35,682 1,602,616 58 Fried/Pérez 22 ------at HOU 9-6 W 13-7 1st +1.5 34,518 Odorizzi/Peacock 8 ------CLE 5-7 L 70-45 1st +1.0 32,517 1,635,133 59 Clevinger/Gibson/Hand 23 ------at HOU 4-10 L 13-8 1st +1.5 29,409 Rondón/Hildenberger 9 ------CLE 2-6 L 70-46 T1st - - 36,641 1,671,774 60 Bieber/Smeltzer 24 ------at HOU 1-7 L 13-9 1st +0.5 26,582 Verlander/Stewart 10 ------CLE 4-1 W 71-46 1st +1.0 35,268 1,707,042 61 Odorizzi/Plutko/Rogers 25 ------OFF DAY T1st - - 11 ------CLE ^3-7 L 71-47 T1st - - *37,849 1,744,891 62 Hand/Rogers 26 ------BAL 6-1 W 14-9 T1st - - 23,658 174,399 10 Pérez/Cobb 12 ------OFF DAY 2nd -0.5 27 ------BAL 9-2 W 15-9 1st +1.0 18,878 193,277 11 Berríos/Fry 13 ------at MIL 7-5 W 72-47 1st +0.5 44,331 Duffey/Pomeranz/Romo 28 ------BAL 4-1 W 16-9 1st +2.0 20,034 213,311 12 Gibson/Bundy/Parker 14 ------at MIL 5-6 L 72-48 1st +0.5 41,077 Guerra/Romo/Albers 29 ------HOU 1-0 W 17-9 1st +2.5 12,615 225,926 13 Odorizzi/Verlander/Parker 15 ------at TEX 13-6 W 73-48 1st +0.5 20,494 Pineda/Payano/Smeltzer 30 ------HOU 0-11 L 17-10 1st +1.5 12,181 238,107 14 Cole/Pineda 16 ------at TEX 4-3 W 74-48 1st +1.5 24,742 Duffey/Minor/Romo MAY (21-8) Batting: .286 (292-for-1020) Pitching: 21-8-5, 3.45 ERA (256.0 IP, 98 ER) 17 ------at TEX 12-7 W 75-48 1st +2.5 30,136 Duffey/Jurado 1 ------HOU 6-2 W 18-10 1st +2.5 14,115 252,222 15 Pérez/McHugh 18 ------at TEX 6-3 W 76-48 1st +2.5 18,500 Dyson/Clase/Rogers 2 ------HOU 8-2 W 19-10 1st +3.0 17,271 269,493 16 Berríos/Peacock 19 ------CWS 4-6 L 76-49 1st +2.0 25,564 1,770,455 63 Nova/Gibson/Colomé 3 ------at NYY 3-6 L 19-11 1st +2.0 35,911 Holder/Gibson/Chapman 20 ------CWS 14-4 W 77-49 1st +3.0 26,798 1,797,253 64 Pineda/López 4 ------at NYY 7-3 W 20-11 1st +2.0 43,123 Odorizzi/Happ 21 ------CWS 0-4 L 77-50 1st +3.0 31,389 1,828,642 65 Giolito/Odorizzi 5 ------at NYY 1-4 L 20-12 1st +2.0 38,603 Germán/Pineda/Chapman 22 ------OFF DAY 1st +3.5 6 ------at TOR 8-0 W 21-12 1st +3.0 12,292 Pérez/Stroman 23 ------DET 6-9 L 77-51 1st +2.5 31,238 1,859,880 66 VerHagen/Berríos 7 ------at TOR 3-0 W 22-12 1st +4.0 14,039 Berríos/Sanchez/Rogers 24 ------DET 8-5 W 78-51 1st +2.5 *39,429 1,899,309 67 Gibson/Jackson/Rogers 8 ------at TOR 9-1 W 23-12 1st +4.0 14,372 Gibson/Thornton 25 ------DET 7-4 W 79-51 1st +3.5 32,892 1,932,201 68 Pérez/Boyd 9 ------OFF DAY 1st +3.5 26 ------OFF DAY 1st +3.5 10`------DET 6-0 W 24-12 1st +4.5 26,789 296,282 17 Odorizzi/Ross 27 ------at CWS 3-1 W 80-51 1st +3.5 12,175 Pineda/Giolito/Rogers 11 ------DET 3-5 L 24-13 1st +4.5 28,840 325,122 18 Jiménez/Hildenberger/Greene 28 ------at CWS 8-2 W 81-51 1st +3.5 16,802 Odorizzi/Detwiler ------DET## 8-3 W 25-13 1st +5.0 20,724 345,846 19 Stewart/Soto 29 ------at CWS 10-5 W 82-51 1st +3.5 15,886 Berríos/Cease/Dobnak 12------DET 3-5 L 25-14 1st +4.0 27,373 373,219 20 Norris/Pérez/Greene 30 ------at DET 13-5 W 83-51 1st +4.5 17,273 Gibson/Jackson 13------LAA 4-5 L 25-15 1st +4.0 21,359 394,578 21 Skaggs/Berríos/Robles 31 ------at DET 7-10 L 83-52 1st +4.5 16,713 Boyd/Pérez 14------LAA 4-3 W 26-15 1st +4.0 26,747 421,325 22 Gibson/Bedrosian/Parker SEPTEMBER (13-8) Batting: .253 (184-for-727) Pitching: 13-8-8, 4.55 ERA (192.0 IP, 97 ER) 15------LAA 8-7 W 27-15 1st +4.5 31,919 453,244 23 Odorizzi/Cahill/Morin 1 ------at DET 8-3 W 84-52 1st +5.5 13,776 Pineda/Turnbull 16------at SEA 11-6 W 28-15 1st +4.5 16,397 Pineda/Swanson 2 ------at DET 4-3 W 85-52 1st +5.5 14,614 Littell/Farmer/Rogers 17------at SEA 7-1 W 29-15 1st +5.5 20,268 Pérez/Gonzales 3 ------at BOS 6-5 W 86-52 1st +6.5 35,129 Thorpe/Porcello/Rogers 18------at SEA 18-4 W 30-15 1st +5.5 34,433 Duffey/LeBlanc 4 ------at BOS 2-6 L 86-53 1st +5.5 35,218 Rodriguez/Berríos/Workman 19------at SEA 4-7 L 30-16 1st +4.5 31,068 Kikuchi/Gibson 5 ------at BOS 2-1 W 87-53 1st +6.5 32,632 Pérez/Cashner/Rogers 20------at LAA 3-1 W 31-16 1st +5.5 34,177 Rogers/Buttrey/Parker 6 ------CLE ^6-2 L 87-54 1st +5.5 35,418 1,967,619 69 Clippard/Thorpe 21------at LAA 8-3 W 32-16 1st +6.5 32,316 Pineda/Bard 7 ------CLE 5-3 W 88-54 1st +6.5 *39,573 2,007,192 70 Littell/Cimber/Rogers 22------at LAA 1st +7.0 PPD due to rain; Make-up set for May 23 8 ------CLE 2-5 L 88-55 1st +5.5 31,380 2,038,572 71 Clevinger/Dobnak/Hand 23------at LAA# 16-7 W 33-16 1st +8.0 30,992 Pérez/Harvey 9 ------OFF DAY 1st +5.0 24------CWS 11-4 W 34-16 1st +8.0 29,638 482,882 24 Berríos/López 10 ------WAS 5-0 W 89-55 1st +5.0 24,813 2,063,385 72 Berríos/Sánchez 25------CWS 8-1 W 35-16 1st +9.0 *39,139 522,021 25 Gibson/Bañuelos 11 ------WAS 2-6 L 89-56 1st +4.0 20,062 2,083,447 73 Strasburg/Pérez 26------CWS 7-0 W 36-16 1st +10.0 *39,913 561,934 26 Odorizzi/Covey 12 ------WAS 6-12 L 89-57 1st +3.5 19,167 2,102,614 74 Corbin/Gibson 27------MIL 4-5 L 36-17 1st +10.0 29,167 591,101 27 Burnes/Rogers/Hader 13 ------at CLE#### 1st +3.5 PPD due to rain; Make-up set for DH Sept. 14 28------MIL 5-3 W 37-17 1st +10.0 27,120 618,221 28 Magill/Claudio/Harper 14 ------at CLE 2-0 W 90-57 1st +4.5 24,285 Littell/Clevinger 29------OFF DAY 1st +9.5 ------at CLE 9-5 W 91-57 1st +5.5 31,841 Graterol/Pérez 30------at TB 3-14 L 37-18 1st +9.5 8,076 Morton/Pérez 15 ------at CLE 5-7 L 91-58 1st +4.5 26,414 Wittgren/Romero/Pérez 31------at TB 5-3 W 38-18 1st +10.5 14,375 Rogers/Castillo 16 ------CWS 5-3 W 92-58 1st +5.0 21,850 2,124,464 75 Berríos/López/Rogers JUNE (15-12) Batting: .266 (268-for-1009) Pitching: 15-12-9, 3.95 ERA (255.0 IP, 112 ER) 17 ------CWS ^9-8 W 93-58 1st +5.0 22,518 2,146,982 76 Harper/Ruiz 1 ------at TB 6-2 W 39-18 1st +10.5 14,381 Gibson/Chirinos 18 ------CWS 1-3 L 93-59 1st +4.0 23,759 2,170,741 77 Fry/Odorizzi/Colomé 2 ------at TB 9-7 W 40-18 1st +11.5 14,616 Odorizzi/Yarbrough/Rogers 19 ------KC 8-5 W 94-59 1st +4.0 24,565 2,195,306 78 Thorpe/Barnes/Rogers 3 ------OFF DAY 1st +11.5 20 ------KC 4-3 W 95-59 1st +4.0 29,468 2,224,774 79 Dobnak/Skoglund/May 4 ------at CLE 2-5 L 40-19 1st +10.5 15,814 Bieber/Smeltzer/Hand 21 ------KC 5-12 L 95-60 1st +4.0 *37,750 2,262,524 80 Rosario/Rogers 5 ------at CLE 7-9 L 40-20 1st +9.5 16,962 Wittgren/Parker/Hand 22 ------KC 12-8 W 96-60 1st +4.0 31,628 2,294,152 81 Littell/López 6 ------at CLE 5-4 W 41-20 1st +10.5 15,350 Berríos/Bauer/Rogers 23 ------OFF DAY 1st +4.0 7 ------at DET 6-3 W 42-20 1st +10.5 21,551 Harper/Jiménez/Parker 24 ------at DET 5:40 P.M. FSN/TIBN 8 ------at DET 3-9 L 42-21 1st +9.5 26,818 Ramirez/Gibson 25 ------at DET 5:40 P.M. FSN/TIBN 9 ------at DET 12-2 W 43-21 1st +10.5 20,127 Odorizzi/Carpenter 26 ------at DET 12:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 10 ------OFF DAY 1st +10.5 27 ------at KC 7:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 11 ------SEA 6-5 W 44-21 1st +10.5 23,046 641,267 29 Magill/Brennan/May 28 ------at KC 6:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 29 ------at KC 2:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 12 ------SEA ^6-9 L 44-22 1st +10.5 25,909 667,176 30 Bass/Duffey/Elias HOME GAMES ROAD GAMES 13 ------SEA 10-5 W 45-22 1st +11.0 31,912 699,088 31 Harper/Brennan 30 ------OFF DAY 14 ------KC 2-0 W 46-22 1st +11.0 *38,898 737,986 32 Gibson/Diekman/Rogers All game times are listed as Central 15 ------KC 5-4 W 47-22 1st +11.0 *39,267 777,253 33 Odorizzi/Sparkman/Rogers * - Denotes Sellout (12 in 2019) ^ - Denotes Extra-Innings (Twins are 5-7 in extra-innings) 16 ------KC 6-8 L 47-23 1st +10.0 *38,886 816,139 34 López/Pérez/Kennedy ## - PPD game from 4/12 vs. DET ### - PPD game from 4/19 at BAL # - PPD game from 5/22 at LAA #### - PPD game from 9/13 17 ------BOS 0-2 L 47-24 1st +10.0 27,970 844,109 35 Porcello/Berríos/Brasier 2019 WALK-OFF VICTORIES (4) 18 ------BOS ^4-3 W 48-24 1st +10.0 25,741 869,850 36 Littell/Johnson DATE SCORE NOTES 19 ------BOS 4-9 L 48-25 1st +9.0 31,835 901,685 37 Rodriguez/Gibson 6/18 vs. BOS 4-3 Kepler singles in 17th inning, scoring Arraez. 20 ------at KC 1-4 L 48-26 1st +9.0 22,683 Sparkman/Odorizzi/Kennedy 7/21 vs. OAK 7-6 Kepler singles in 9th inning, scoring Adrianza. 21 ------at KC 8-7 W 49-26 1st +9.0 27,418 Harper/Diekman/Rogers 8/5 vs. ATL 5-3 Sanó pinch-hit homers in 9th inning, scoring Arraez and Sanó. 22 ------at KC ^5-3 W 50-26 1st +9.0 28,504 May/Peralta/Parker 9/17 vs. CWS 9-8 Torreyes hit-by-pitch with bases loaded in 12th inning, scoring Gonzalez 23 ------at KC 1-6 L 50-27 1st +8.0 21,257 Bailey/Pineda/McCarthy 24 ------OFF DAY 1st +7.5 2019 players on Roster (51) 25 ------TB 9-4 W 51-27 1st +8.5 31,963 933,648 38 Gibson/Snell Pitchers: (31) 26 ------TB 6-4 W 52-27 1st +8.5 31,650 965,298 39 May/Morton/Rogers Adams, Austin rhp Littell, Zack rhp Rogers, Taylor lhp* 27 ------TB ^2-5 L 52-28 1st +8.0 31,317 996,615 40 Yarbrough/Harper Berríos, José rhp* Magill, Matt rhp Romero, Fernando rhp 28 ------at CWS 4-6 L 52-29 1st +8.0 28,218 Detwiler/Berríos/Colomé De Jong, Chase rhp May, Trevor rhp* Romo, Sergio rhp 29 ------at CWS 10-3 W 53-29 1st +9.0 27,908 Pineda/Nova Dobnak, Randy rhp Mejía, Adalberto lhp* Stashak, Cody rhp 30 ------at CWS 3-4 L 53-30 1st +8.0 27,244 Giolito/Thorpe/Colomé Duffey, Tyler rhp Morin, Mike rhp Stewart, Kohl rhp JULY (13-11) Batting: .270 (230-for-852) Pitching: 13-11-6, 4.42 ERA (218.0 IP, 107 ER) Dyson, Sam rhp Moya, Gabriel lhp Smeltzer, Devin lhp 1 ------OFF DAY 1st +8.0 Eades, Ryan rhp Odorizzi, Jake rhp* Thorpe, Lewis lhp 2 ------at OAK 6-8 L 53-31 1st +7.0 13,926 Mengden/Odorizzi/Hendriks Gibson, Kyle rhp* Parker, Blake rhp* Torres, Carlos rhp 3 ------at OAK ^4-3 W 54-31 1st +7.0 31,570 Parker/Treinen/Rogers Graterol, Brusdar rhp Pérez, Martín lhp* Vasquez, Andrew lhp 4 ------at OAK 2-7 L 54-32 1st +6.0 20,836 Wang/Berríos Harper, Ryne rhp* Pineda, Michael rhp* 5 ------TEX 15-6 W 55-32 1st +6.5 *38,073 1,034,688 41 Pérez/Sampson Hildenberger, Trevor rhp* Poppen, Sean rhp 6 ------TEX 7-4 W 56-32 1st +6.5 36,969 1,071,657 42 Pineda/Chavez/Rogers Position Players: (20) 7 ------TEX ^1-4 L 56-33 1st +5.5 35,495 1,107,152 43 Kelley/Mejía Arraez, Luis inf Cron, C.J. inf* Polanco, Jorge inf* 8 ------ALL STAR BREAK Adrianza, Ehire inf* Cruz, Nelson of* Rosario, Eddie of* 9 ------ALL STAR BREAK Progressive Field in Cleveland - American League won 4-3. 10 ------ALL STAR BREAK Astudillo, Willians c/inf/of* Garver, Mitch c* Sanó, Miguel inf 11 ------ALL STAR BREAK Austin, Tyler 1b Gonzalez, Marwin inf/of* Schoop, Jonathan inf* 12 ------at CLE 5-3 W 57-33 1st +6.5 30,857 Littell/Pérez/Rogers Buxton, Byron of* Kepler, Max of* Wade Jr., LaMonte of 13 ------at CLE 6-2 W 58-33 1st +7.5 32,277 Odorizzi/Bauer Castro, Jason c* LaMarre, Ryan of Torreyes, Ronald inf Cave, Jake of* Miller, Ian of (* - on Opening Day roster)