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MINNESOTA TWINS (3-1) VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (2-2) WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 - 7:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF GAME 5 LHP Rich Hill vs. RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon HOME GAME 2 Upcoming Probable & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 7/30 vs. Cleveland RHP José Berríos (0-0, 11.25) vs. RHP (1-0, 0.00) 6:07 pm (CT) FOX TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 7/31 vs. Cleveland TBA vs. RHP Mike Clevinger (0-0, 2.57) 7:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/1 vs. Cleveland TBA vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-0, 3.00) 6:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/2 vs. Cleveland TBA vs. RHP Aaron Civale (1-0, 3.00) 1:10 pm (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / twinsbeisbol.com SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: In their 60th season in Minnesota, the Twins have gone 3-1, taking two of three STREAKS in over the White Sox last weekend and one over St. Louis last night...tonight the Under :...... 104-62 Current Streak 2 wins Home Record:...... 1-0 Twins will continue their eight-game homestand with the second of two vs. the Cardinals, Road Record:...... 2-1 followed by four vs. Cleveland from Thursday-Sunday and two vs. Pittsburgh Monday-Tuesday. Last 5 games 0-0 Record in series:...... 1-0 Original 2020 schedule would have the Twins in the second of two vs. the Dodgers Last 10 games 0-0 Series Openers:...... 2-0 Aearlier this afternoon. Last 15 games 0-0 Series Finales:...... 1-0 Rubber Games:...... 1-0 TWINS COUNTING CARDS: Twins opened their 11th season at Target Field last night with a Last 20 games 0-0 ...... Sweeps/Swept: 6-3 victory over the Cardinals, scoring five runs in the second ...Homer Bailey made his TWINS VS. ST. LOUIS July:...... 3-1 Twins debut, earning the win, allowing two runs on four hits in 5.0 pitched...the offense August:...... recorded seven hits, highlighted by homers from (1) and (1). 2020 Record:...... 1-0 September/October:...... Current Streak:...... 1 win Day Games:...... 1-1 BETTER WITH AGE: Tonight's starter Rich Hill and DH gave the Twins their first 2020 at Home:...... 1-0 Night Games:...... 2-0 ...... vs. Central:...... 2-1 pair of 40 year-olds on an Opening Day roster...it is the first time since 2004 that Twins have 2020 at St. Louis: vs. Central:...... 1-0 two 40-year-olds on their roster at the same time...below is the Twins/Senators franchise list All-Time Record:...... 14-13 Games vs. LH Starter:...... 0-1 of 40-year-olds to play for the team in the same season: All-Time at Home:...... 8-3 Games vs. RH Starter:...... 3-0 2020 DH Nelson Cruz (40) LHP Rich Hill (40) All-Time at St. Louis:...... 6-10 Twins score first:...... 3-0 2004 C Pat Borders (41) LHP Terry Mulholland (41) Opponent scores first:...... 0-1 1913 P/OF Clark Griffith (43) C/1B Jack Ryan (44) 2020 Game Logs: Come-from-behind wins:...... 1912 P/OF Clark Griffith (42) C/1B Jack Ryan (43) Date Site Score Winner/Loser/ The last MLB team to have multiple 40-year-olds play for it in a single season was Leading after 7/8 inn.:...... 3-0/3-0 ADDITIONAL NOTE: 7/28 MIN 6-3 Bailey/Martínez/Romo Trailing after 7/8 inn.:...... 0-1/0-1 the 2017 , which featured Bartolo Colon (age 44) and R.A. Dickey (age 42)...the last AL Tied after 7/8 inn.:...... 0-0/0-0 team was the 2016 , with (age 40) and (age 41). 7/29 MIN Extra-innings:...... 9/8 STL 1- games:...... RAIN OVER TARGET FIELD: Josh Donaldson went 2-for-3 with a and two RBI last 9/9 STL Twins - opp.:...... 2-0 night and is now hitting .384 (33-for-86) with seven doubles, 11 home runs, 23 RBI, 13 Opp. out-hit Twins:...... 0-1 walks, a .465 on-base percentage, a .849 slugging percentage and a 1.314 OPS in 23 career CURRENT HOMESTAND (1-0) Twins/Opp. have = hits:...... 1-0 games at Target Field...below are Target Field all-time ranks among players with at least .226 Run Differential:...... +13 (33-20) Batting average 100 plate appearances: Runs Per Game 6.0 Twins get Quality Start:...... AVG OBP SLG OPS AB/HR Twins starter goes 6+ IP:...... Donaldson - .384 Donaldson - .465 Donaldson - .849 Donaldson - 1.314 Bautista - 7.29 Home Runs 2 Most games over .500:...... 2, last 7/29 Canó - .358 Arraez - .415 Bautista - .794 Bautista - 1.204 Donaldson - 7.82 RISP .250 Most games under .500:...... V. Martinez - .356 Encarnacion - .415 Cruz - .636 Encarnacion - 1.048 Encarnacion - 9.94 Errors 0 Longest win-streak:...... 2, 7/26-current Longest losing-streak:...... 1, 7/25 When Twins score 4+:...... 3-0 SANÓ KNOWS THE NL: has reached base safely in each of his last 26 starts in Team ERA 3.00 When Twins score 3-:...... 0-1 IL Play, hitting .296 (29-for-98) with nine doubles, six home runs, 17 RBI, 16 walks, a .400 Starters W-L 1-0 Twins get 10+ hits:...... 2-0 on-base percentage and a .971 OPS in that span...below are the longest IL on-base streaks Starters ERA 3.60 Days in First Place...... 4 in club history in which a player starts a game: Relievers W-L-S 0-0-1 Days in Second Place...... 1 PLAYER STREAK FROM TO Relievers ERA 2.25 Days in Third Place...... Matt Lawton...... 37...... June 5, 1999...... July 12, 2001 Saves/Opps 1/1 Days in Fourth Place...... Justin Morneau...... 33...... June 12, 2007...... June 13, 2009 Days in Fifth Place...... ...... 31...... May 21, 2013...... June 15, 2015 THROUGH GAMES OF THIS DATE IN 2019 Walk-Off W/L:...... Miguel Sanó...... 26...... June 11, 2017...... present Shutouts W/L:...... Cristian Guzman...... 26...... June 7, 2000...... June 7, 2002 RECORD GAMES BACK/AHEAD Complete Games...... 64-41 (.610)...... +2.0 over Cleveland Target Field Sellouts - All-Time:...... 173 INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The Twins went 8-12 in Interleague Play last season, going 1-2 at Philadelphia, 1-3 vs. New York, 2-2 vs. Milwaukee, 2-1 at Miami, 1-2 vs. Atlanta and 1-2 vs. Washington...this season and the next, GONE IN 60 they play the NL Central in Interleague...they have had just one winning season against the NL since 2010, that coming in 2017 (13-7). MIN/WAS FRANCHISE RECORDS OVER THE From 1997 (IL Play's inception) to 2009, the Twins went 132-96 in IL Play, second to only the Yankees (133-95) in wins during that Aspan...since then they have gone 88-107, tied for 24th most IL wins in baseball in that span. FIRST 60 GAMES OF A SEASON (SINCE 1901) hit .333 (17-for-51) with a 1.260 OPS in 14 IL games last season...Garver's nine IL home runs last season tied him HITS...... 102, Heinie Manush, 1934 Awith Nolan Arenado for most in baseball...the nine home runs tied him with Trevor Plouffe (2012) for most single-season IL home HOME RUNS...... 22, , 1959 runs in club history. Jorge Polanco is a career .307 hitter (55-for-179) with a .857 OPS in 51 career IL games. RBI...... 63, , 1994 AJosh Donaldson is hitting .312 (144-for-461) with 25 doubles, 29 home runs, 93 RBI and a .963 OPS in his last 122 Interleague XBH...... 37, Eduardo Escobar, 2018 Agames, dating back to 2012...in that span his 29 home runs are tied with St. Louis' Matt Carpenter for eighth most in baseball...he RUNS...... 55, Cesar Tovar, 1970 enters tonight with a seven-game IL hitting streak. The Twins have homered in a major league record 24 straight IL games, dating back to July 4, 2018, hitting 44 in that span. DOUBLES...... 28, Chuck Knoblauch, 1994 A WALKS...... 70, Eddie Yost, 1956 TWINS AND CARDS: Twins and Cardinals are playing each other for the second of four this season...Twins are 6-1 in their last seven vs. STOLEN BASES...... 36, Clyde Milan, 1912 STL...these two will face off again in St. Louis September 8-9...Twins are 14-13 all-time vs. St. Louis in Interleague Play...Twins hold a 4-3 advantage in Postseason play (1987 )...Cardinals won both matchups in Florida in March...prior to 2020, the last ------time the two clubs played in the regular season was 2018, with the Twins winning the season series 4-1 and outscoring the Cardinals 22-9. WINS...... 14, Walter Johnson, 1913 ..... 129, Walter Johnson, 1910 SWEEPS WEEK: The Twins recorded 11 sweeps last season, one in four games, eight times in three games and twice in two games... their last sweep of a National League opponent was Pittsburgh in two games August 14-15, 2018 at Target Field...they last swept St. STARTS...... 18, 2 Tied Louis in two games May 7-8, 2018 at Busch Stadium. GAMES...... 38, Mike Marshall, 1979 SAVES...... 21, Glen Perkins, 2015 INNINGS BREAKDOWN: Twins have had the lead this season in 24 of their 36 innings played...they have scored multiple runs in eight different innings this season...last season they scored multiple runs 258 times...they scored five-plus runs 25 times last season; they RECENT TRANSACTIONS have twice already in 2020. 7/23 RHP Odorizzi placed on 10-day IL ON THIS DAY IN 2018: Former Twins and were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame...Morris, the St. Paul native, played LHP Thorpe recalled from minor leagues one season for the Twins in 1991, going 18-12, 3.43 ERA (246.2 IP, 94 ER), including a World Series record that Fall of 2-0, 1.17 ERA (23.0 IP, 3 ER) in OF Wade recalled from minor leagues three starts against Atlanta earning World Series MVP honors...he pitched a Game 7 complete game 10-inning shutout with seven hits allowed, two OF Whitefield contract selected walks and eight strikeouts opposite Hall of Famer ...Thome, who played parts of two seasons with the Twins from 2010-11, hit 37 home runs RHP Alcala added to taxi squad in 179 games in a Twins uniform, including his 600th and 601st homers at Comerica Park on August 15, 2011, off Rick Porcello and Daniel Schlereth. LHP Thielbar added to taxi squad UPCOMING MILESTONES C Telis added to taxi squad PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH 7/4 C/IF Astudillo placed on 10-day IL ...... 996 games...... Needs 4 to reach 1,000 for career. 498 walks...... Needs 2 walks to reach 500 for career. TWINSPRESSBOX.COM José Berríos...... 586 strikeouts...... Needs 14 to reach 600 for career. Nelson Cruz...... 404 home runs...... Needs 3 to tie Duke Snider (407) for 56th on MLB all-time home run list. Get the latest Twins Game Notes, Zoom ...... 94 home runs...... Needs 6 to reach 100 for career. Interviews, Roster, Stat Packs, Clips, Press Sergio Romo...... 693 strikeouts...... Needs 7 to reach 700 for career. Releases, 2020 Media Guide as well as other Miguel Sanó...... 118 home runs...... Needs 14 to tie Jacque Jones (132) for 13th on Twins all-time list team related information at: 88 doubles...... Needs 12 to reach 100 for career www.twinspressbox.com 489 games...... Needs 11 to reach 500 for career STARTING 2019 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS rich hill #44 CG’s: - - CG’s: 4x, last: 8/23/17 at PIT Height: 6-5 Weight: 221 B/T: L/L Age: 40 (3/11/1980 in Boston, MA) SHO’s: - - SHO’s: 2x, last: 9/25/15 vs. BAL CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: 1, 8/23/17 at PIT 2019: 4-1, 2.45 ERA CAREER: 65-42, 3.82 ERA Innings: 7.0, 2x, last: 6/14 vs. CHC Innings: 9.0, 3x, last: 8/23/17 at PIT • He is making his first start and appearance of the season. SO’s: 10, 5/17 at CIN SO’s: 11, 3x, last: 7/1/17 at SD • He is making his 157th career start and 285th appearance. Walks: 3, 2x, last: 6/8 at SF Walks: 7, 5/24/17 vs. STL • At age 40 years, 140 days, he's the oldest pitcher in Twins history to start within the Hits: 7, 3x, last: 6/14 vs. CHC Hits: 10, 7/4/07 at WAS club's first five games of the season and the oldest Senator to do so since Connie Home Runs: 2, 3x, last: 6/14 vs. CHC Home Runs: 4, 5/22/07 at SD Marrero in 1953 (fourth game of the season). Win-Streak: 4, 5/17-6/14 Win-Streak: 9, 5/7-9/10/16 Loss-Streak: - - Loss-Streak: 5, 8/5/05-5/20/06 2019 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY CAREER NOTES Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notables Pitches/K (Pct.) 4/28 vs. PIT ND 6.0 5 5 1 2 0 6 5-5/7-6 Allowed career-high four unearned runs 85/62 (72.9%) • Enters his 16th major league season and 19th in ...the Twins are APR TOTALS 0-0 6.0 5 5 1 2 0 6 1.50 ERA his 11th different organization, at both the major and minor league levels: Chicago-NL 5/4 at SD ND 4.0 7 3 3 2 1 3 1-3/7-6 2+ HR allowed in b2b GS for 3rd time 85/55 (64.7%) (2002-08), Baltimore (2009), Boston (2010-12, '15), St. Louis (2010), Cleveland (2013), 5/9 vs. WAS L1 5.0 5 3 3 1 2 5 0-3/0-6 3 R allowed in 1st; none rest of way 96/59 (61.5%) Los2019: Angeles-AL 14-7, (2014), 3.59 New York-ALERA (2016) CAREER: and Los Angeles-NL 61-55, (2016-19). 3.90 ERA 5/17 at CIN W1 6.0 2 0 0 0 0 10 5-0/6-0 16th career 10+ K game; 4th with 0 BB 84/64 (76.2%) • Since 2016 (min. 400.0 IP), ranks third in baseball in opponent batting average (.209), 5/22 at TB ND 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 7 1-1/1-8 Surpassed 900.0 career IP in 1st inning 90/63 (70.0%) eighth in ERA (3.00), eighth in WHIP (1.08) and ninth in strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (10.64). 5/28 vs. NYM ND 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 6 2-2/3-7 Fourth quality start of season 104/76 (73.1%) • He's seventh among active pitchers (min. 3250 opponent AB) with a .281 opponent MAY TOTALS 1-1 27.0 25 9 9 5 6 31 3.00 ERA batting average on balls in play (BABIP). 6/2 vs. PHI W2 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0-0/8-0 100+ pit. in b2b GS; 1st time since '16 103/75 (72.8%) • Surpassed 900.0 career innings pitched in the first inning on May 22 at Tampa Bay...also 6/8 at SF W3 5.0 7 2 2 1 3 6 2-2/7-2 Exited in 5th; LAD took lead in top 6th 94/59 (62.8%) struck out his 100th career batter on September 24 at San Diego. 6/14 vs. CHC W4 7.0 7 3 3 2 0 7 5-3/5-3 Extended season-high win streak 99/73 (73.7%) • Made his major league debut on June 15, 2005 with Chicago-NL against the Florida 6/19 vs. SF ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0/9-2 Exited w/ injury & went on IL next day 15/11 (73.3%) Marlins, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out two batters in 1.0 inning of relief. JUNE TOTALS 3-0 20.0 17 5 5 3 6 24 2.25 ERA 9/12 at BAL ND 0.2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0-1/4-2 Allowed R w/out H for 1st time since '13 27/14 (51.9%) • Selected by Chicago-NL in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2002 MLB First-Year 9/24 at SD ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1-0/6-3 Reached 1000 career K in 2nd inning 35/19 (54.3%) Player Draft out of the University of Michigan, where he pitched for three seasons from 9/29 at SF ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 5-0/9-0 0 HR allowed in fourth consecutive GS 49/34 (69.4%) 2000-2002. SEPT TOTALS 0-0 5.2 1 1 1 0 6 11 1.59 ERA RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 2019 MISC. NUMBERS 2019 TOTALS 4-1 58.2 48 20 16 10 18 72 2.45 CAREER TOTALS 65-42 937.1 775 424 398 112 373 1004 3.82 W L ERA G/GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 2 1 2.53 6/6 32.9 9 Vs. Left: .192 10 52 1 5 15 RICH READY TO ROCK AND ROLL: Hill signed a one-year contract with the Twins on December 31, Road: 2 0 2.36 7/7 26.2 7 Vs. Right: .233 38 163 9 26 57 2019, the same day the Twins signed last night's starter Homer Bailey...entered 2020 recovering Day: 2 0 1.29 4/4 21.0 7 TOTALS: .223 48 215 10 18 72 from elbow surgery last October...was originally expected to be ready by mid-year, but the season's pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic enabled him to complete his recovery in time for the start Night: 2 1 3.11 9/9 37.2 13 of the regular season...last pitched for an American League team in the veteran enters his 16th Grass: 4 1 2.56 12/12 52.2 15 None On: .252 36 143 7 7 43 major league season in 2020, as well as his 19th in professional baseball. Turf: 0 0 1.50 1/1 6.0 1 Runners On: .167 12 72 3 13 29 FIVE-YEAR STRONG: Since 2015, Hill ranks among the major league pitching leaders in a number 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS of different categories (min. 400.0 IP for rate stats), including: STAT______NUMBER______ML RANK YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS Opponent Batting Average...... (.205)...... 3rd 2005 4 1 1 2013 0 0 0 Opponent Slugging Percentage...... (.342)...... 3rd 2006 16 9 8 2014 0 0 0 ...... 2.91...... 5th 2007 32 22 17 2015 4 4 4 Opponent OPS...... (.621)...... 5th 2008 5 1 1 2016 20 13 13 Strikeouts per 9.0 IP...... 10.67...... 6th 2009 13 3 3 2017 25 9 9 Batting Average on Balls in Play...... (.268)...... 7th 2010 0 0 0 2018 24 13 10 Baserunners per 9.0 IP...... 10.09...... 10th 2011 0 0 0 2019 13 6 6 2012 0 0 0 TOTALS 156 81 72 OVER THE HILL...OR NOT: At age 40 years, 140 days, Hill is the oldest pitcher in Twins history to make a start within the club's first five games of the season,as well as the oldest pitcher in Twins/Senators history to start within the team's first five games of the season since Connie Marrero MORE 2019 MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS (2019) (age 41.360) started the fourth game of the Senators' 1953 campaign...he's the oldest pitcher to start for the Twins overall since Bartolo Colon (age 44 years, 130 days) on October 1, 2017. BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP Hill and Nelson Cruz became the first 40-year-olds to both make the Opening Day roster in Twins HILL: 72 0 3-5 5 Ahistory, and are just the fourth pair of 40-year-olds to play for the Twins, joining Pat Borders and Terry Mulholland in 2004, and Clark Griffith and Jack Ryan from 1912-13. 2019 RUNS/HITS PER INNING The last MLB team to have multiple 40-year-olds play for it in a single season was the 2017 AAtlanta Braves, which featured Colon (age 44) and R.A. Dickey (age 42)...the last AL team was INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 the 2016 Boston Red Sox, with David Ortiz (age 40) and Koji Uehara (age 41). RUNS/HITS: 8/11 4/6 5/9 3/10 0/7 0/3 0/2 -/- -/- RICH'S PITCHES: The wiley veteran Hill threw seven different offerings to hitters last season, according to Baseball Savant...his four seamer and curve were his typical weapons of choice, HILL VS. ST. LOUIS (REGULAR SEASON) throwing them 51.9 percent of the time and 41.4 percent, respectively...Hill also threw in 17 eephus pitches, 16 to righty batters and just one to a lefty...Hill's repertoire over the years has 2018 vs. St. Louis (1 game, 1 start): 1-0, 7.20 ERA (5.0 IP, 4 ER), 4 BB, 8 SO evolved with his pitching style and age, though Baseball Savant's pitch tracking ability only 2018 vs. St. Louis at Home (0 game, 0 start): 0-0, -. - - ERA came into existence in the fourth season of Hill's career (2008)...early on in his career, he relied 2018 vs. St. Louis on Road (1 game, 1 start): 1-0, 7.20 ERA (5.0 IP, 4 ER), 4 BB, 8 SO on his sinker more often, throwing it as much as 42.2 percent of the time in 2012...however, he Career vs. St. Louis (8 games, 7 starts): 3-1, 5.03 ERA (34.0 IP, 19 ER), 25 BB, 27 SO threw the pitch just seven times in 2019. Career vs. St. Louis at Home (4 games, 3 starts): 1-1, 6.61 ERA (16.1 IP, 12 ER), 15 BB, 12 SO Below is the full breakdown of Hill's pitches in 2019, according to Baseball Savant: Career vs. St. Louis on Road (4 games, 4 starts): 2-0, 3.57 ERA (17.2 IP, 7 ER), 10 BB, 15 SO PITCH______NUMBER (vs. RHB-LHB)/AVG MPH______PERCENTAGE Four Seamer...... 501 pitches (405-95)/90.3...... 51.9 Curve...... 400 pitches (302-98)/74.5...... 41.4 BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS Slider ...... 30 pitches (10-20)/73.1...... 3.1 Hill vs. the Cardinals Ponce de Leon vs. the Twins Eephus...... 17 pitches (16-1)/73.1...... 1.8 PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Changeup...... 8 pitches (8-0)/82.1...... 0.8 Goldschmidt .444 18 8 1 1 2 None Sinker...... 7 pitches (2-5)/88.1...... 0.7 Molina .000 10 0 0 3 1 Cutter...... 3 pitches (3-0)/84.8...... 0.3 Fowler .000 6 0 0 0 2 DeJong .250 4 1 0 1 1 NL CENTRAL FOCUS: Hill began his career in the NL Central division with the , Miller .000 4 0 0 0 1 and will be making his 50th career appearance and 43rd start against the division tonight... Wong .250 4 1 0 0 0 is 18-7 lifetime with a 3.40 ERA (249.0 IP, 94 ER), 100 walks and 254 strikeouts...his 18 wins Bader .000 3 0 0 0 2 over the NL Central are his most against any division in his career, and his 42 starts are his Carpenter .333 3 1 0 1 0 second most, behind 50 starts vs. the NL West. Wieters .333 3 1 0 1 0 Hill last faced the NL Central on June 14, 2019, earning the win over the Cubs at Dodger AStadium...worked 7.0 innings, allowing three runs and striking out seven batters while 2019 RECAP: walking none. Hill was limited to just 13 starts last season, due to to two stints on the ... Amissed spring training and almost all of April with a left knee injury, then was out HOLDING YOUR CARDS CLOSE: Despite beginning his long career in the NL Central, Hill has from the end of June through the beginning of September with a left forearm strain. faced the Cardinals just eight times (seven starts)...however, he's had success vs. the Birds, Despite the missed time, went 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA (58.2 IP, 16 ER), 18 walks, 72 going 3-1 with a 5.03 ERA (34.0 IP, 19 ER), with 25 walks, 27 strikeouts and a puny .181 Astrikeouts, an 11.05 strikeouts-per-9.0 IP ratio, a .223 opponent batting average opponent batting average (21-for-116). (48-for-215) and a 4.00 -to-walk ratio. Rich has won each of his last two starts vs. St. Louis, last facing the Cardinals on September Recorded his 16th career -digit strikeout game on May 17 at Cincinnati, fanning A15, 2018 in St. Louis...pitched 5.0 innings and allowed four runs on two hits, but the Dodgers' A10 batters in 6.0 innings...was also his fourth career 10-strikeout game in which he offense exploded for 17 runs and won 17-4. did not walk a batter. Surpassed 900.0 career innings pitched in the opening frame on May 22 at Tampa Bay. CROSSING LEAGUE LINES: 2020 marks Hill's first stint in the American League since 2016, ARecorded his 1000th career strikeout on September 24 at San Diego. when he was the ' Opening Day starter before he was traded to Los Ange- AStarted for Los Angeles-NL in Game 4 of the 2019 NLDS against Washington, allowing les-NL...began his career in the Senior Circuit, but has made more career appearances in the A Juinor Circuit, appearing 151 times in an AL uniform compared to 133 times in an NL one. TWINS STARTERS IN 2020 PLAYOFF RICHES: Hill is 1-2 with a 3.06 ERA (53.0 IP, 18 ER) with 32 walks and 65 strike- outs in 13 career playoff appearances (12 starts)...started Game 4 of the 2019 NLDS for Los Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG Angeles-NL against Washington, allowing one run on two hits in 2.2 innings...held batters Berríos 7/24 at CWS (4.0-7-5-5-1-1-1) ND 1 0 1-0 7 15.75 to a .155/.310/.172 slash line in four games (three starts) in the Dodgers' run to the World Dobnak 7/25 at CWS (4.0-3-1-1-2-3-0) ND 1 0 0-1 0 0.00 Series in 2018...first pitched in the Postseason in 2007; his next appearance after that came Maeda 7/26 at CWS (5.0-4-2-2-1-6-1) W 1 0 1-0 10 18.00 nine years later, in 2016. Bailey 7/29 vs. STL (5.0-4-2-2-2-4-1) W 1 0 1-0 6 10.80 TOMORROW'S STARTER - JOSÉ BERRÍOS (SEASON: 0-0, 11.25 ERA // CAREER: 43-34, 4.26 ERA) 2020 Opening Day starter Berríos will take the mound tomorrow night as the Twins host division rival Cleveland for the first of four games...did not factor into the decision on July 24 at Chicago-AL, working 4.0 innings and yielding five runs on seven hits, with one home run, one walk and one strikeout...Berríos went 2-0 with a 2.55 ERA (24.2 IP, 7 ER), 26 strikeouts and a .174 (16-for-92) opponent batting average in four starts, three of which were quality starts...notably bested Cleveland on Opening Day 2019, tossing 7.2 shutout innings, with two hits and one walk allowed, alongside 10 strikeouts...the 26-year-old is 7-4 with a 3.51 ERA (97.1 IP, 38 ER) in 15 career starts at Target Field, including 90 strikeouts to just 21 walks allowed..10 of his 15 career Target Field starts have been quality, and he's worked 6.0 innings or more in 11. BULLPEN TEAM BULLPEN NOTES ‘Pen is 1-0, 5.29 (17.0 IP, 10 ER) w/ 8 BB & 24 K’s...aside from 9 R on 11 hits in 4.0 IP on Saturday, the ‘pen has allowed 1 R on 7 H in 13.0 IP in other 3 G’s... is the only reliever yet to appear. AThe Twins ‘pen went 4-4, 7.04 ERA (69.0 IP, 54 ER) with three saves, 35 walks, 15 holds, and 72 strikeouts in Interleague games last season...also went 2-2, 7.50 ERA (12.0 IP, 10 ER) with two saves, four walks, five Aholds, and 15 strikeouts vs. NL Central teams in 2019 (all four games vs. MIL). Last time the Twins faced the St. Louis Cardinals was in 2018, the Twins ‘pen went 0-0, with a 2.45 ERA (14.2 IP, 4 ER) with one save, two walks, and 14 strikeouts in four games (Twins went 3-1 vs. St. Louis). A‘Pen went 34-22, 4.17 ERA (573.2 IP, 266 ER), with 50 saves, 185 walks and 619 strikeouts...the 50 saves were tied for second most in baseball...the 619 strikeouts were the most in club history...their 3.24 strikeouts- Aper-walk ratio also set a club record...69.4 save percentage was seventh best in MLB and sixth in AL in 2019. TYLER CLIPPARD - RHP #36 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 B/T: R/R Age: 35 (2/14/85 in Lexington, KY) Acquired: Signed as free agent, 12/20/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/24 at CWS H1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 H Series vs. STL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 H vs. Left .333 vs. Right .000 7/28 vs. STL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2019 marked first OD roster since 2018 (TOR)...signed 1-year contract with MIN 12/20/19...made MIN debut on 7/24, pitching a scoreless 6th (1 BB, 1 K) and Aearned a hold became the 25th pitcher in MLB history to play for 10 franchises...has pitched for NYY (2007, 2016-17), WAS (2008-14), OAK (2015), NYM (2015), ARI (2016), CWS (2017), HOU (2017), TOR (2018) & CLE (2019)...currently ranks third among MLB actives in games (752) and second in holds (216). Career 0-1, with a 2.93 ERA (15.1 IP, 5 ER) with two saves, eight holds, 11 walks and 14 strikeouts in 16 games vs. STL...faced STL last in 2017 (1.2 IP, 1 SV). ARanked 5th in MLB in both reliever BAA in 2019 (.173) and in WHIP (0.86) last year...held LHB to a .123 batting average and RHB to a .227 average. AHas appeared in 65-plus games in 9 of last 10 seasons, most among actives...1 of 13 pitchers in MLB history (Mike Stanton leads w/ 11) w/ as many. - RHP #21 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX) Drafted: 5th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/24 at CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 2 K, 0 BB Series at CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 2 K, 0 BB vs. Left .500 vs. Right .000 Went 1-0, with two holds in 3.2 IP with three walks, six strikeouts and a .154 opp. batting avg. in four Interleague games in 2019...has never pitched against STL. ACareer 2-1, with a 4.82 ERA (9.1 IP, 5 ER) with two holds, one walk, 10 strikeouts and a .256 opp. batting avg. in seven games vs. NL Central teams. APosted career-long 24.1 scoreless IP streak 7/28-9/28, longest for a Twin in ’19...during streak, recorded 42 strikeouts and 11 walks...second-longest streak in Abaseball in 2019, behind only Los Angeles-NL’s Hyun-Jin Ryu’s 32.0 IP streak from 5/1-25. Earned 14 holds in 33 appearances from July 13 to end of 2019 season, third on Twins with 15 holds behind Trevor May (17) and Sergio Romo (16). AHeld lefties to a .196/.245/.343 slash line with 28 strikeouts, and righties to a .205/.268/.333 slash line with 54 strikeouts. ZACK LITTELL - RHP #52 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (10/5/95 in Burlington, NC) Acquired: with NYY, 7/30/17 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/25 at CWS ND 1.0 4 4 4 3 0 3 Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 36.00 (1.0 IP, 4 ER), 1 K, 0 BB Series at CWS: 0-0-0, 36.00 (1.0 IP, 4 ER), 1 K, 0 BB vs. Left .333 vs. Right .750 Career 0-1, 2.08 ER (4.1 IP, 1 ER) with two walks and four strikeouts in five Interleague games in 2019...has never pitched against STL. ACombined to go 9-3, 2.43 (100.0 IP, 27 ER) with 34 walks and 100 strikeouts in 39 games (7 starts) between MIN and AAA Roch in 2019. AHeld opponents scoreless in 24 of 27 appearances from June 18-end of season in 2019, including a stretch of 10-straight scoreless outings 6/18-7/19 (11.0 IP). ALed Twins relievers in wins in 2019, going 6-0 in 29 games...one of just three Twins to pitch solely out of the bullpen and win at least six games without a loss, Ajoining Joe Nathan (7-0 in 2006; 64 games) and LaTroy Hawkins (6-0 in 2002; 65 games). TREVOR MAY - RHP #65 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (9/23/89 in Longview, WA) Acquired: Trade with PHI, 12/6/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/24 at CWS W1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Homestand: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1.0 IP, 1 ER), 1 HR, 3 K Series vs. STL: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1.0 IP, 1 ER), 1 HR, 3 K vs. Left .333 vs. Right .000 7/28 vs. STL ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 3 Earned the win in season opener, his 1st W since last Aug. 5...career 0-1, 6.00 ERA (6.0 IP, 4 ER) with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts in 2 games vs. STL. A2nd-longest tenured Twin (Polanco - debut 6/26/14), making debut 8/9/14...career 1-4, 5.40 ERA (31.2 IP, 19 ER) with 9 walks, 2 holds and 33 K in 19 IL games. ALed the club in Holds (17) in ‘19...allowed just 3 of 22 inherited runners to score (13.6%), the lowest IR scored percent by a Twins reliever since ‘06. ATied 4th in AL in BAA (.184)...held left-handed hitters to a .185 batting average and right-handed hitters to a .182 average in 2019. APosted an ERA of 1.41 (32.0 IP, 5 ER) in 30 road games and a 4.45 ERA (32.1 IP, 16 ER) in 35 home games in 2019. AOver his final 24 outings in 2019, went 2-0 with one save, eight holds and a 1.33 ERA (27.0 ,P 4 ER)...held batters to a .129/.182/.269 slash line. ATAYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (12/17/90 in Denver, CO) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Looking to make 2020 debut. Roadtrip: - - Series at CWS: - - vs. Left - - vs. Right - - Career 3.38 ERA (2.2 IP, 1 ER) in two games vs. STL (both games in 2018)...career 3-2, 4.78 (32.0 IP, 17 ER) with nine walks and 43 strikeouts in 35 IL games. A2019 Joseph W. Haynes Award winner for Twins Pitcher of the Year, posting a 2.61 ERA (69.0 IP, 20 ER) with 11 walks, 90 strikeouts and 30 saves...set Twins Asingle-season strikeouts-per-walk-ratio (8.18), second best in baseball among relievers, trailing TEX/ATL Chris Martin (13.00). Ranks fourth in the AL in games since 2016 (258)...leads all Twins during that span. AHeld left-handed hitters to a .208 batting average and right-handed hitters to a .273 average last season. ASERGIO ROMO - RHP #54 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 B/T: R/R Age: 37 (3/4/1983 in Brawley, CA) Acquired: Trade with MIA, 7/27/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO Homestand: 0-0-1, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 K Series vs. STL: 0-0-1, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 K vs. Left .000 vs. Right .000 7/28 vs. STL S1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12th MLB season...earned save in first appearances 7/28 vs. STL with 1.0 scoreless inning and 1 K. ACareer 3-0, 3.38 (26.2 IP, 10 ER) with 4 walks, 5 saves and 28 strikeouts in 29 games vs. STL...recorded six saves in Interleague games last season. AThrew his slider 59.6% of the time in 2019, 3rd highest in baseball...2nd in O-Swing% (40.5) - % of pitches swung at outside the zone. AEnters 2020 5th among actives in holds (178), 5th in games (708) and 15th in saves (129)...1 of 4 active pitchers with at least 100 career saves and 100 career Aholds, alongside David Robertson (137 SV/147 HLD), (327 SV/114 HLD) and Joakim Soria (221 SV/102 HLD). - LHP #31 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 B/T: R/L Age: 24 (9/7/1995 in Voorhees, NJ) Acquired: Trade with LAD, 7/31/18 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/25 at CWS ND 2.0 6 5 5 2 1 5 Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 22.50 (2.0 IP, 5 ER), 5 K, 1 BB Series at CWS: 0-0-0, 22.50 (2.0 IP, 5 ER), 5 K, 1 BB vs. Left .000 vs. Right .500 Career 6.0 IP w/ seven strikeouts in one IL game (start vs. MIL in 2019)...cancer survivor (bladder), diagnosed when nine years old and went full remission in 2012. AMade Postseason debut in Game 2 of 2019 ALDS, October 5 at Yankee Stadium, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings with two hits allowed, three walks and four strikeouts. AHad five overall stints with the Twins in 2019, going 2-2, with a 3.86 ERA (49.0 IP, 21 ER) with 12 walks and 38 strikeouts in 11 games (6 starts). APosted a 2.93 ERA (30.2 IP, 10 ER) in seven home games (3 starts) and a 5.40 ERA (18.1 IP, 11 ER) in four road games (3 starts) for the Twins in 2019. - RHP #61 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (6/4/1994 in Somers Point, NJ) Drafted: 13th Round, 2015 Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/24 at CWS ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 H, 1 K Series vs. STL: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP, 0 ER), 1 H, 1 K vs. Left .000 vs. Right .333 7/28 vs. STL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Has appeared in 4 career IL games, allowing 4 runs in 4.0 innings pitched...pitched 2.0 scoreless IP (1 H, 3 K) on opening day at CWS. AHas multiple K’s in 6 of final 7 appearances (7 G, 1 GS), since Sept. 14...has 15 K in 9.1 IP in that span (14.46 K/9.0 IP), w/ 8 H and 0 BB allowed. ACareer 0-1, 12.00 (3.0 IP, 4 ER) with four strikeouts in three IL games (all in 2019)...1st career Opening Day...became first-time father in late June to baby boy, Colton. AHad contract selected by Minnesota in July 22 and made major league debut July 23 vs. New York-AL, pitching 2.0 innings...had two different stints w/ Twins in 2019. AStruck out 25 batters against only one walk in is 25.0 major league innings pitched in 2019...named on Twins MiLB.com 2019 org All-Star team. AAppeared in two games in 2019 ALDS vs. New York-AL, allowing two runs on three hits in 1.2 innings pitched with two home runs allowed, one walk and no strikeouts. - LHP #43 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-1 Weight: 218 B/T: R/L Age: 24 (11/23/1995 in Melbourne, AUS) Acquired: Signed as free agent, 7/12/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/26 at CWS ND 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.2 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 2 BB Series at CWS: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.2 IP, 0 ER), 0 K, 2 BB vs. Left .000 vs. Right .125 Has never pitched against STL...1st career Opening Day in 2020...recalled from minor leagues as camp broke for start of 2020 season. AMade major league debut June 30, 2019 vs. Chicago-AL, allowing two runs on five hits in 5.0 innings pitched with seven strikeouts. AEarned his first major league win July 22, 2019 vs. New York-AL, allowing one run on four hits in 2.2 innings pitched of relief. ACareer record of 3-2, 6.18 ERA (27.2 IP, 19 ER) with 10 BB and 31 K’s in 12 games (2 starts) with MIN...signed from Melbourne, AUS as 16 year-old in 2012. MATT WISLER - RHP #37 RECENT APPEARANCES Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (9/12/92 in Bryan, OH) Acquired: Claimed off Waivers from SEA, 10/29/19 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 7/25 at CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Roadtrip: 0-0-0-, 0.00 (2.1 IP, 0 ER), 6 K, 2 BB Series at CWS: 0-0-0-, 0.00 (2.1 IP, 0 ER), 6 K, 2 BB vs. Left .000 vs. Right .286 7/26 at CWS ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 4 Career 3-0, 3.21 ERA (28.0 IP, 10 ER) with seven walks, and 18 strikeouts in six games vs. STL...2nd career OD (2019 w/ SD)...MIN is 5th org (ATL, SD, SEA, CIN). AIn 15 relief appearances with the Mariners, posted a 10.95 ERA (12.1 IP, 15 ER) striking out 19 and walking five in 2019. ADid not allow an earned run in 11 consecutive appearances July 20-August 23, 2019...over that span, held opposing batters to a .121 (4-for-33) average against. AWent 1-2 with four holds and a 6.04 ERA (22.1 IP, 15 ER) with 29 strikeouts and six walks in 23 appearances for the Mariners in 2019. 2020 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 Tyler Clippard .000 (0-2) 4.50 4.50 0/0 1 0.0% (0/0) 1.00 0 1.0 IP (18) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Tyler Duffey .000 (0-1) 0.00 18.00 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 1.00 0 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Zack Littell 1.000 (1-1) 0.00 9.00 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 4.00 3 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 1.0 IP (24) Trevor May .500 (1-1) 4.50 18.00 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 1.00 1 1.0 IP (21) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Taylor Rogers .000 (0-0) 0.00 0.00 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 0.00 0 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Sergio Romo .000 (0-0) 0.00 9.00 1/1 0 0.0% (0/0) 0.00 0 1.0 IP (15) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Devin Smeltzer .000 (0-0) 4.50 22.50 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 3.50 2 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) 2.0 IP (50) Cody Stashak .000 (0-2) 0.00 12.00 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 0.50 0 1.0 IP (17) 0.0 IP (0) 0.0 IP (0) Lewis Thorpe .000 (0-1) 6.75 0.00 0/0 0 0.0% (0/0) 1.13 0 0.0 IP (0) 2.2 IP (42) 0.0 IP (0) Matt Wisler .000 (0-1) 11.57 23.14 0/0 0 0.0% (0/1) 2.14 0 0.0 IP (0) 1.1 IP (39) 1.0 IP (24) HITTERS EHIRE ADRIANZA - INF #13 Garver, continued... Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 B/T: S/R Age: 30 (8/21/89 in Guarenas, VZ) leading AL in RBI (65) and slugging (.660), OBP (.373, tied with Omar Narváez), runs (68), OPS (1.032), isolated power (.372) and third in AVG (.288) and fourth in walks 2020 Average: .250 Streak: - - Series vs STL: - - (35) - all numbers as only. Homestand: - - Home Runs: - - A Hit .321 (34-for-129) with a 1.170 OPS vs. left-handed pitching and .249 (51-for-205) with A Batted .298 (25-for-84) with 16 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR & 12 RBI in 40 G at Target Field in 2019. a .902 OPS vs. right-handed pitching in 2019. A Career .240 (6-for-25) w/ 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 HBP in 10 games vs. STL...career .203 (24- for-118) w/ 4 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI in 52 Interleague career games. MARWIN GONZALEZ - INF/OF #9 A Slashed .269/.350/.423 (.773 OPS) as a right-handed hitter and .273/ .349/ .413 (.762 OPS) Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: S/R Age: 31 (3/14/1989 in Puerto Ordaz, VZ) as a left-handed batter in 2019. A Made defensive appearances at seven different positions in 2019: P (1 game, 0 starts), 1B 2020 Average: .250 Streak: 1 g, 2-5, R, RBI, HR Series vs STL: - - (20 games, 12 starts), 2B (7 games, 7 starts), 3B (24 games, 14 starts), SS (24 games, 16 Homestand: - - Home Runs: 1 (solo) starts), LF (1 games, 0 starts) and RF (6 games, 5 starts). A After recording first 2020 hit on a 5th-inning single, launched a 9th-inning solo shot off of LUIS ARRAEZ - INF #2 reliever , which landed in the right field bleachers. A 3-for-19 (.158) w/ 2B & 5 BB in 7 G Summer Camp...9th Opening Day roster (2 w/ MIN, 7 w/ HOU). Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 B/T: L/R Age: 23 (4/9/97 in San Felipe, VZ) A Hitting .286 (6-for-21) w/ 2B, HR, 2 RBI in 10 career G vs. STL. 2020 Average: .417 Streak: 3 g, 5-12, 2 R, 3 RBI Series vs STL: 1-3, R A Hit .300 (36-for-120) as a right-handed batter and .249 (76-for-305) as a left-handed batter Homestand: 1-3, R Home Runs: - - in '19...also hit .298 (28-for-94) with runners in scoring position and .360 (18-for-50) with A Extended hitting streak to three games, now hitting .417 (5-for-12), went 1-for-3 with a a .976 OPS with runners in scoring position and two outs in 2019. run scored last night vs. STL...career . 300 (12-for-40) w/ 6 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI in 12 IL games. A Hit .334 AVG in 2019, was 5th-highest by a 22-year-old in the past 100 years (min. 300 PA), MAX KEPLER - OF #26 behind (.406, 1941), Freddie Lindstrom (.358, 1928), Stan Musial (.357, 1943) Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 B/T: L/L Age: 27 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany) and Joe DiMaggio (.346, 1937). 2020 Average: .167 Streak: 1-4, R, RBI Series vs STL: 1-4, R, RBI A 29 K's were the fewest in baseball among players with at least 350 PA's in 2019. Homestand: 1-4, R, RBI Home Runs: 2 (2 1-run) ALEX AVILA - C #16 A Became 1st player in Twins/Senators history to hit a HR in each of his 1st two at-bats of the season Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 B/T: L/R Age: 33 (1/29/87 in Hialeah, FL) on Friday, 1st player to do so since Daniel Nava (PHI) on 4/6/2017...also became the 5th player in 2020 Average: .250 Streak: 1g, 1-4, R Series vs STL: - - franchise history with multiple home runs on Opening Day (Jacque Jones - 2002, -1982, Homestand: - - Home Runs: - - Brant Alyea - 1970 and Karl Olson - 1956). A Went 1-for-4 with a R & a RBI vs. STL last night...career .238 (5-for-21) vs. STL. A Career 4-for-27 (.148) vs. STL in 10 G...MIN is 5th org (previously w/ DET, CWS, CHC, AZ). A Set career-highs in R (98), H (132), 2B (32, tying 2017), HR (36), RBI (90), BA (.252), OBP A Career .244 (65-for-266) 21 R, 11 2B, 10 HR, 46 walks & 45 RBI in 91 IL games. (.336), SLG (.519) & OPS (.855) in 2019. A Signed a one-year contract with Minnesota on 12/10/19 after 2 seasons with ARI. A His .363 OBP ranked 4th among catchers in 2019, behind (.383), Omar JORGE POLANCO - SS #11 Narváez (.373) and Mitch Garver (.373) (min. 100 PA). Height: 5-11 Weight: 208 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (7/5/93 in San Pedro De Macorís, DR) A Hit .288 (78-for-271) w/ 22 2B & .364 OBP in 86 career G vs. CWS...the hits and 2B are his 2020 Average: .353 Streak: 1 g, 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI Series vs STL: 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI - OF #25 Homestand: 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI Home Runs: 1 (2-run) Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (12/18/93 in Baxley, GA) A Went 2-for-4 with a run scored, HR and 2 RBI last night in the Twins home opener vs. STL...now hitting 2020 Average: .000 Streak: 0-3 Series vs STL: - - career .307 (55-for-179) with 18 R, 12 2B, 5 HR & 26 RBI in 51 IL games...3rd Opening Day Roster. Homestand: 0-3, R, RBI Home Runs: - - A Hit for the cycle 4/5/19 at PHI, became 11th Twin to do so, 1st since 2009 (Michael Cuddyer)... A Made 2020 debut last night, went 0-for-3 w/ R & RBI..5th Opening Day roster - all w/ MIN. went 5-for-5 becoming 1st Twins/Senators franchise history with a cycle and five hits. A Career .231 (42-for-182) w/ 27 R, 9 2B, 5 3B, 6 HR, 17 RBI and 11 SB in 55 IL games...Career A Set career-highs with 186 H, 107 R, 40 2B, 7 3B, 22 HR, 79 RBI, 60 BB, .295 BA, .356 OBP, 3-for-18 with 1 3B in six games vs. STL...also Twins record is 3-3 w/ Buxton in the lineup vs. STL. .485 SLG and a .841 OPS in 2019. A Hit .317 (20-for-63) with nine extra-base hits vs. left-handed pitching and .245 (51-for-208) A Named starting SS at ASG in 2019...finished 13th in AL MVP voting...finished 6th in the AL in with 35 extra-base hits vs. right-handed pitching in 2019. hits (186), T-5th in 2B (40), triples (7) and multi-hit games (54). A Twins went 53-25 with him in the lineup compared to 48-36 without in 2019. EDDIE ROSARIO - OF #20 A Missed time in Summer Camp w/ mid left foot sprain, chasing a flyball 7/14 in scrimmage. Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R Age: 28 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR) - OF #60 2020 Average: .200 Streak: 0-3, BB Series vs STL: 0-3, BB Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 B/T: L/L Age: 27 (12/4/92 in Hampton, VA) Homestand: 0-3, BB Home Runs: - - 2020 Average: .333 Streak: 2 g, 3-9, R, 6 RBI, HR Series vs STL: - - A Career .324 (11-for-34) w/ 7 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI in 9 games against STL....career .292 (101- Homestand: - - Home Runs: 1 (4-run) for-346) with 65 R, 22 2B, 5 3B, 17 HR, 45 RBI and a .861 OPS in 91 IL games...last Friday's A Hit off R. Lopez on 7/26, is 3-for-9 w/ R, 6 RBI to start the season. start marked 5th straight Opening Day start in LF, longest active in MLB in LF. A Career .261 (12-for-46) w/ 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI in 17 IL games...has never played against STL. A Led the club in RBI (109) and ranked 4th in home runs (32), both career-highs in 2019. A Played in 45 games (34 starts) in RF , 23 games (13 starts) in CF and 10 games (7 starts) in LF A Batted .340 (53-for-156) with a .908 OPS with runners in scoring position...hit .338 (24-for-71) for the Twins in 2019...has played CF (2) and RF (1) already this season. with runners in scoring position and two outs in 2019. NELSON CRUZ - DH #23 A Nicknamed MIN "Bomba Squad" in '19 post-game interview, answering w/ "we hit a lot of BOMBAS." Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 B/T: R/R Age: 40 (7/1/80 in Las Matas De Santa Cruz, DR) MIGUEL SANÓ - INF #22 2020 Average: .412 Streak: 0-4 Series vs STL: 0-4 Height: 6-4 Weight: 272 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (5/11/93 in S.Pedro De Macorís, DR) Homestand: 0-4 Home Runs: 1 (3-run) 2020 Average: .091 Streak: 1-3, R, 2B Series vs STL 1-3, R, 2B Homestand: 1-3, R, 2B Home Runs: - - A Named AL Player of the Week (7th in his career) after batting .538 (7-for-23) with seven runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, a walk, and a 1.385 slugging percentage over A Career .280 (46-for-164) w/ 26 R, 10 2B, 10 HR, 28 RBI and a .903 OPS in 44 IL games... three games played...went 0-for-4 last night vs. STL (last time - vs. TOR on 4/18/19). made 4th Opening Day roster. A At 40 years, 25 days old, became the fourth-oldest player in Major League history to amass seven A Recorded his first hit of the season with a double in the second inning, snapping an 0-for-8 to RBI in a single game, joining Hall of Famers Stan Musial and , as well as Jason start…he extended his on-base streak as a starter in Interleague Play to 25-straight games Giambi. In addition, became the second-oldest player with four extra-base hits in a game since dating back to June 11, 2017, marking the longest IL streak by a Dominican-born player since 1901, joining Hall of Famer . had a 28-game on-bases streak from May 23, 2010-June 13, 2012…he tied A Career .333 (12-for-36) w/ 5 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 11 HR and a 1.067 OPS in 11 games vs. STL... Cristian Guzman (June 7, 2000-June 7, 2002) for fourth longest in club history, next are: Joe career .281 (117-for-631) w/ 104 R, 29 2B, 2 3B, 49 HR, 134 RBI & a .922 OPS in 176 IL games. Mauer (30 G, May 21, 2013-June 15, 2015), Justin Morneau (33 G, June 12, 2007-June 13, A Third-oldest player in Twins/Senators history with a multi-hit game on Opening Day (and 2009) and Matt Lawton (37 G, June 5, 1999-July 12, 2001). the third 40-year-old), trailing Lave Cross (age 40.334, 2-for-4 on April 11, 1907) and Paul A Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a double against STL (1st time playing against STL). Molitor (age 40.222, 2-for-4 on April 1, 1997). A Season debut 5/16/19, but set career highs in HR (34), RBI (79), BB (55), SLG (.576) and OPS. JOSH DONALDSON - 3B #24 AARON WHITEFIELD - OF #58 Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 34 (12/8/85 in Pensacola, FL Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (9/2/96 in Brisbane, AUS) 2020 Average: .231 Streak: 1g, 2-3, R, HR, 2 RBI Series vs STL: 2-3, R, HR, 2 RBI 2020 Average: - - Streak: - - Series vs STL: - - Homestand: 2-3, R, HR, 2RBI Home Runs: 1 (1-run) Homestand: - - Home Runs: - - A Recorded first HR as a Twin last night off Carlos Martinez, went 2-for-3 with a R, HR & 2 RBI. A Made MLB debut Saturday vs. CWS when he pinch ran for Eddie Rosario in the ninth inning... A Signed 4-year deal on 1/22/20...2019 NL Comeback Player of the Year...hit .259 (142-for-549) entered Sunday's game as a pinch runner for Jorge Polanco in the 8th, but didn't get an at-bat. w/ 37 HR, 94 RBI, 100 BB and 96 R for the Braves. A Hit .197 (73-for-370) w/ 19 2B, 4 HR, 30 RBI and 30 SB in 112 G last season between Single-A A Career .300 (9-for-30) w/ 5 R, 3 2B, HR, 7 BB & 4 RBI in 9 games vs. STL....career .301 (142- Ft. Myers and Double-A Pensacola. for-458) w/ 93 R, 25 2B, 2 3B, 28 HR, 91 RBI, 66 and a .955 OPS in 121 IL games. A Played softball for the Australian national team prior to signing w/ MIN on 5/19/15. A Became the 10th player (14th instance) with at least 30 doubles, 30 home runs, 90 runs scored, 90 RBI and 100 walks in his age 33-or-older season, first since Joey Votto in 2017. LAMONTE WADE, JR. - OF #30 MITCH GARVER - C #8 Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 25 (1/1/94 in Baltimore, MD) 2020 Average: - - Streak: - - Series vs STL: - - Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (1/15/91 in Albuquerque, NM) Homestand: - - Home Runs: - - 2020 Average: .200 Streak: 0-4 Series vs STL: 0-4 Homestand: 0-4 Home Runs: - - A Went 3-for-14 (.214) w/ 2B, 3 RBI & BB in 5 G at Summer Camp...1st Opening Day roster. A Entered Sunday's game as a defensive replacement in the 8th...hasn't gotten an at-bat in 2020. A Went 0-for-4 last night, now hitting .182 (2-for-11) with a run in 3 career games vs. STL....3rd A Played at 4 levels of MIN org in '19: MIN, -A Rochester, Double-A Pensacola & Single-A Opening Day roster - all w/ MIN. Cedar Rapids...named best plate discipline in Twins system by Baseball America following 2019 A 2019 AL Louisville Slugger winner...led MLB catchers in home runs, while season...drew 62 walks compared to 72 hits at all levels during the 2019 season. TWINS HOME RUN DATA

MULTI-HOMER GAMES (2x) BACK-TO-BACK (0x) INSIDE-THE-PARK (0x) RUNNERS ON LEADOFF (1x) GRAND SLAM (1x) • Kepler, 7/24 at CWS • None • None • Solo - 5 • Kepler, 7/24 at CWS • Jake Cave • Cruz, 7/26 at CWS WALK-OFF (0x) • 2-run - 3 • None • 3-run - 1 HITTERS INFO LAST HOME RUN LAST GRAND SLAM VS. CURRENT OPPONENT 2020 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 - - - - 1, 7/25 - - 9/2/19 at DET 1 Zimmermann 6/12/18 at DET 1 ------.240 6 25 0 1 Luis Arraez 2 1 3, 7/25-28 2, 2x 9/25/19 at DET 1 VerHagen 0 .333 1 3 0 0 .333 1 3 0 0 Alex Avila - - - - 1, 7/26 - - 8/21/19 vs. COL 0 Tinoco 7/30/13 vs. WAS 1 ------.148 4 27 0 1 Byron Buxton ------7/30/19 at MIA 0 Gallen 5/18/19 at SEA 2 .000 0 3 0 1 .143 3 21 0 1 Jake Cave 1 2 2, 7/24-26 2, 7/24 7/26/20 at CWS 3 López 7/26/20 at CWS 2 ------Nelson Cruz 2 2 3, 7/24-7/26 4, 7/26 7/26/20 at CWS 2 Herrera 7/23/16 at TOR 9 .000 0 4 0 0 .300 12 40 3 11 Josh Donaldson 1 1 1, 2x 2, 7/28 7/28/20 vs. STL 0 Martinez 9/28/18 at KC 5 .667 2 3 1 2 .300 11 33 2 6 Mitch Garver 1 - - 1, 7/25 2, 7/25 9/19/19 vs. KC 0 Montgomery 0 .000 0 4 0 0 .182 2 11 0 0 Marwin Gonzalez 1 - - 1, 7/26 2, 7/26 7/26/20 at CWS 0 Herrera 8/24/18 at LAA 2 ------.286 6 21 1 2 Max Kepler 1 1 1, 2x 2, 7/24 7/24/20 at CWS 0 Giolito 8/26/17 at TOR 2 .250 1 4 0 1 .238 5 21 0 3 Jorge Polanco 3 2 2, 7/26-28 2, 3x, 7/28 7/28/20 vs. STL 1 Martinez 0 .500 2 4 1 2 .500 2 4 1 2 Eddie Rosario - - - - 3, 7/24-7/26 - - 9/25/19 at DET 1 Schreiber 4/20/18 at TB 3 .000 0 3 0 0 .324 11 34 0 1 Miguel Sanó - - - - 1, 7/28 1, 7/28 9/27/19 at KC 1 Skoglund 9/14/19 at CLE 1 .333 1 3 0 0 .333 1 3 0 0 LaMonte Wade Jr. ------9/21/19 vs. KC 0 Sparkman ------Aaron Whitefield ------MISCELLANEOUS MIsc. Highs and Lows Score by Inning SCORE BY INNING Most Runs, Game (Team)...... 14, 7/26 at CWS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 XTRA TOTAL Most Runs, Inning (Team)...... 5, 2x, last 2nd inning, 7/28 vs. STL OPPONENT 1 4 1 0 8 1 4 1 0 0 20 Most Hits, Game (Team)...... 13, 7/26 at CWS TWINS 8 11 0 4 0 3 3 3 1 0 33 Most Hits, Inning (Team)...... 4, 2x, last 2nd inning, 7/28 vs. STL Most Strikeouts, Batters (Team)...... 9, 7/24 at CWS injured LIST Longest Hitting Streak (Individual)...... 3, Cruz/Rosario, 7/24-7/26 PLAYER INJURY DATE ON RETRO DATE OFF GAMES MISSED Consecutive Hits (Individual)...... 4, Nelson Cruz, 7/26 at CWS Jake Odorizzi...... Right Intercostal Strain...... 7/23...... 7/20...... 4 Consecutive Hitless At-Bats (Individual)...... 13, Max Kepler, 7/25-7/28 ..... Undisclosed Injury...... 7/23...... 7/20...... 4 Consecutive Scoreless Innings (Batters).... 7, 8th inn-5th inn, 7/24-25 at CWS Most Runs Allowed (Team)...... 10, 7/25 at CWS BOLD indicates currently on IL Most Runs Allowed, Inning (Team).....4, many, last 7th inning, 7/25 at CWS Most Hits Allowed (Team)...... 14, 7/25 at CWS Most Hits Allowed, Inning (Team)...... 4, many Pitchers Used (Team)...... 5, 2x, last 7/28 vs. STL Cons. Batters Retired (Team)...... 6, many Scoreless Innings Streak (Team/Pitchers)...... 8, 6th inn-4th inn, 7/26-7/28 Most Runs, Starter...... 5, Berríos, 7/24 at CWS Most Home Runs, Starter...... 1, 2, many Most Walks, Starter...... 2, 2x, last Bailey, 7/28 vs. STL Most Strikeouts, Starter...... 6, Maeda, 7/26 at CWS Most Strikeouts, Pitchers (Team)...... 11, 7/25 at CWS Most Walks, Pitchers (Team)...... 5, 7/26 at CWS Most Cons. Scoreless Innings (Individual)...... 4.0, 7/26 at CWS EJECTIONS Most Cons. Batters Retired (Individual)...... 6, Berrios, 7/24 at CWS DATE PLAYER/MGR/CH UMPIRE REASON CAREER - - Longest Game, Innings...... 9.0, many Longest Game, Time (9 Inn.)...... 3:38, 7/26 at CWS Longest Game, Time (X Inn.)...... Fastest Game, Time...... 2:42, 7/28 vs. STL Largest Margin, Victory...... 12, 7/26 at CWS Largest Margin, Loss...... 7, 7/25 at CWS Lineups Used...... 4

STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY MOST USED LINEUP C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Player Pos. Ehire Adrianza Ehire Adrianza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Max Kepler RF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Donaldson 3B Luis Arraez 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luis Arraez 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Jorge Polanco SS Alex Avila 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Avila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nelson Cruz DH Byron Buxton Byron Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eddie Rosario LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mitch Garver C Jake Cave 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Jake Cave 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Luis Arraez 2B Nelson Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Nelson Cruz 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Miguel Sanó 1B Josh Donaldson 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Josh Donaldson 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Byron Buxton CF Mitch Garver 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mitch Garver 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Marwin Gonzalez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Marwin Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 OUTFIELD ASSISTS Max Kepler 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Max Kepler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jorge Polanco Eddie Rosario 0 Jorge Polanco 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Rosario Max Kepler Eddie Rosario 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Miguel Sanó Jake Cave 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Byron Buxton 0 LaMonte Wade LaMonte Wade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaMonte Wade 0 Aaron Whitefield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Whitefield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Whitefield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 0

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: Cave, 7/26/20 at CWS (1 as a team in 2020) 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: N. Cruz, 7/26/20 at CWS (2 as team in 2020) Two-Home Run Game: J. Soler, 9/28/19 at KC (13 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: C.J. Cron/Jake Cave, 9/29/19 at KC (12 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. Kepler, 7/24/20 at CWS (1 as a team in 2020) 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, 9/8/19 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: : 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)

2020 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES ------

2010: 1 PPD / 1 DEL 2014: 3 PPD / 6 DEL 2018: 4 PPD / 5 DEL 2011: 3 PPD / 3 DEL 2015: 1 PPD / 3 DEL 2019: 1 PPD / 7 DEL 2012: 1 PPD / 4 DEL 2016: 3 PPD / 11 DEL 2020: - - 2013: 3 PPD / 4 DEL 2017: 4 PPD / 7 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 & ROSTER INFO Date Opponent Score W/L Record Position Games Ahead/Games Back Winner/Loser/Save JULY (3-1) Batting: .262 (37-for-141) Pitching: 3-1-1, 5.14 ERA (35.0 IP, 20 ER) 24 ------at CWS 10-5 W 1-0 T-1st +1.0 May/Giolito 25 ------at CWS 3-10 L 1-1 T-1st - - Keuchel/Dobnak 26 ------at CWS 14-2 W 2-1 T-1st +0.0 Maeda/López 27 ------OFF DAY T-1st +0.0 28 ------STL 6-3 W 3-1 2nd -0.5 Bailey/Martínez/Romo 29 ------STL 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 30 ------CLE 6:07 P.M. FOX/TIBN 31 ------CLE 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN AUGUST (0-0) Batting: .000 (0-for-0) Pitching: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (0.0 IP, 0 ER) 1 ------CLE 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 2 ------CLE 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 3 ------PIT 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 4 ------PIT 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 5 ------at PIT 6:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN 6 ------at PIT 12:35 P.M. FSN/TIBN 7 ------at KC 7:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN 8 ------at KC 6:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN 9 ------at KC 1:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 10 ------at MIL 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 11 ------at MIL 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 12 ------at MIL 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 13 ------OFF DAY 14 ------KC 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 15 ------KC 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 16 ------KC 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 17 ------KC 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 18 ------MIL 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 19 ------MIL 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 20 ------MIL 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 21 ------at KC 7:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN 22 ------at KC 6:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN 23 ------at KC 1:05 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 24 ------at CLE 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 25 ------at CLE 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 26 ------at CLE 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 27 ------at DET 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 28 ------at DET 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 29 ------at DET 5:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 30 ------at DET 12:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 31 ------CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN SEPTEMBER (0-0) Batting: .000 (0-for-0) Pitching: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (0.0 IP, 0 ER) 1 ------CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 2 ------CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 3 ------OFF DAY 4 ------DET 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 5 ------DET 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 6 ------DET 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 7 ------DET 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 8 ------at STL 7:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 9 ------at STL 7:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 10 ------OFF DAY 11 ------CLE 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 12 ------CLE 7:15 P.M. FOX/TIBN 13 ------CLE 3:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 14 ------at CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 15 ------at CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 16 ------at CWS 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 17 ------at CWS 1:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 18 ------at CHC 7:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 19 ------at CHC 7:15 P.M. FSN/TIBN 20 ------at CHC 1:20 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 21 ------OFF DAY 22 ------DET 6:40 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com 23 ------DET 6:40 P.M. FSN/TIBN 24 ------OFF DAY 25 ------CIN 7:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 26 ------CIN 6:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN 27 ------CIN 2:10 P.M. FSN/TIBN/twinsbeisbol.com All game times are listed as Central HOME GAMES ROAD GAMES ^ - Denotes Extra-Innings (Twins are 0-0 in extra-innings) 2020 WALK-OFF VICTORIES (0) DATE SCORE NOTES ------

2020 players on Roster (30) Pitchers: (15) Position Players: (15) Bailey, Homer rhp * Littell, Zack rhp* Stashak, Cody rhp* Adrianza, Ehire inf* Donaldson, Josh if* Sanó, Miguel inf* Berríos, José rhp* Maeda, Kenta rhp* Thorpe, Lewis lhp* Arraez, Luis inf* Garver, Mitch c* Wade Jr., LaMonte of* Clippard, Tyler rhp* May, Trevor rhp* Wisler, Matt rhp* Avila, Alex c* Gonzalez, Marwin inf/of* Whitefield, Aaron of* Dobnak, Randy rhp* Rogers, Taylor lhp* Buxton, Byron of* Kepler, Max of* Duffey, Tyler rhp* Romo, Sergio rhp* Cave, Jake of* Polanco, Jorge inf* * - on Opening Day roster Hill, Rich lhp* Smeltzer, Devin lhp* Cruz, Nelson dh* Rosario, Eddie of*

2020 Player Pool (23) Pitchers: (8) Position Players: (15) Chalmers, Dakota rhp Coulombe, Danny lhp Gearrin, Cory rhp Adams, Lane of Hamilton, Caleb c Maggi, Drew if Clay, Sam lhp Duran, Jhoan rhp Poppen, Sean rhp Blankenhorn, Travis if Jeffers, Ryan c Reinheimer, Jack if Colina, Edwar rhp Garton, Ryan rhp Celestino, Gilberto of Kirilloff, Alex of Rooker, Brent of Graterol, Juan c Larnach, Trevor of Tovar, Wilfredo if Gordon, Nick if Lewis, Royce if Wiel, Zander if/of - Twins Taxi Squad trains at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, home of the St. Paul Saints in the American Association -