(51-71) at (66-56) Wednesday, August 22, 2012 @ 12:35 PM - Fox Sports North / Treasure Island Network Liam Hendriks (R, 0-5, 7.04) vs. Tommy Milone (L, 9-9, 4.03) GAME 123 ROAD GAME 62 UPCOMING PROBABLE & BROADCAST SCHEDULE TWINSPRESSBOX.COM Date Opp. Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, 8/23 @Tex. Scott Diamond (L, 10-5, 2.95) vs. Yu Darvish (R, 12-9, 4.51) 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN press releases, minor league reports, 2012 8/24 @Tex. Samuel Deduno (R, 4-1, 3.33) vs. Matt Harrison (L, 14-9, 3.19) 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN official team media guide as well as other team related information at: www.twinspressbox.com 8/25 @Tex. Brian Duensing (L, 3-8, 4.46) vs. Ryan Dempster (R, 2-1, 6.04) 3:05 pm FOX/TIBN 8/26 @Tex. Cole De Vries (R, 2-5, 4.89) vs. Scott Feldman (R, 6-9. 4.77) 2:05 pm FSN/TIBN STREAKS Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. Current Streak: 1 loss TWINS AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins opened their 10-game road trip with three consecutive losses Last 5 games: 1-4 Last 10 games: 2-8 Record: 51-71 in Seattle before splitting the first two games in Oakland...today, the Twins will Last 15 games: 4-11 Home Record: 24-37 finish their three-game series in Oakland...following this series the Twins will travel Last 20 games: 7-13 Road Record: 27-34 to Texas for a four-game series starting tomorrow...11 of the Twins next 15 games Record in series: 13-21-5 will be played on the road...they are 27-34 away from Target Field this season. TWINS VS. OAKLAND Sweeps/Swept: 3-10 2012 Record: 4-4 April: 6-16, May: 12-16, June: 14-13, TWINS LOSE TO OAKLAND: The Twins lost to the Athletics last night by a score of Current Streak: 1 loss July: 12-14, Aug.: 7-12, Sept.: - - 4-1...Cole De Vries (2-5) was the starter and loser as he worked 5.2 allow- 2012 at Home: 3-3 Vs. East: 10-18 ing two runs on six hits...he struck out three and walked three...Anthony Swarzak 2012 at Oakland: 1-1 Vs. Central: 23-24 allowed two runs on four hits in 0.2 innings...the Twins had just four hits and did All-Time Record: 289-277 Vs. West: 9-20 not leave a runner on base... had a , scored a and stole his 29th All-Time at Home: 163-124 Vs. NL: 9-9 base of the season... hit into a 5-4-3 play in the fifth ... All-Time at Oakland: 126-153 Mon: 10-6, Tue: 7-11, Wed: 6-12, the Twins did not record a walk and sent just 28 batters up to the plate. 2012 Game Logs: Thu: 3-7, Fri: 10-10, Sat: 7-13, Sun: 8-12 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/ Games vs. LH Starter: 16-20 TRIPLE PLAY: Trevor Plouffe hit into a 5-4-3 triple play in the fifth inning last night... 5/28 Min. 5- 4 Burnett/Cook/Capps Games vs. RH Starter: 35-51 it was just the eighth triple play ever turned against the Twins (since 1961) and the 5/29 Min. 3- 2 Perkins/Fuentes When Twins score first: 33-18 first since Mike Redmond hit into 5-4-3 triple play on August 27, 2007 at Cleveland. 5/30 Min. 4- 0 Liriano/Ross When Opp. scores first:18-53 7/13 Min. 3- 6 Griffin/Liriano/Cook Come-from-behind wins: 26 ZERO LEFT ON BASE: The Twins did not leave a runner on base last night...it marked 7/14 Min. 3- 9 Milone/De Vries When leading after 7/8 inn.: 42-5/40-2 just the eighth time in Twins history (since 1961) and first time since David Wells 7/15 Min. 4- 9 Parker/Duensing When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 4-58/5-62 threw a perfect game vs. the Twins on May 17, 1998 at New York...the last time 8/20 Oak. 7- 2 Duensing/McCarthy When tied after 7/8 inn.: 5-8/5-7 the Twins recorded a hit and left nobody on base was April 12, 1996 at Baltimore 8/21 Oak. 1- 4 Anderson/De Vries/Balfour Extra-innings: 5-3 8/22 Oak. 1-run games: 19-20 when they lost 3-2. When Twins out-hit opp.: 39-9 has caught 829 career games and is just two ROAD TRIP (1-3) When Opp. out-hit Twins: 8-53 MAUER CHASING BATTEY: When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 4-9 away from tying Earl Battey (831) for first on the Twins all-time games caught list... Average ...... 243 (41-for-169) When Twins get Quality Start: 30-21 in terms of starts, Mauer passed Battey for first with his 795th start on Saturday Runs Per-Game ...... 3.5 (14 runs) When Twins starter goes 6+ inn.: 32-33 in Seattle...last season, Mauer passed Butch Wynegar (759) and moved into sole Home Runs...... 2 Most games over .500: - - possession of second, catching his 760th career game, August 5 at Chicago (AL). RISP ...... 171 (7-for-41) Most games under .500: 20, 2x, last 8/22 Fielding Errors...... 2 Longest winning-streak: 5, 6/30-7/3 SEASON SERIES WITH OAKLAND: The Twins are looking to win the season series ERA...... 3.92 (41.1 ip, 18 er) Longest losing-streak: 6, 4/21-27 today...they have not lost a season series to Oakland since 2009 when they went Starters W-L ...... 1-3 When Twins score 4+: 47-16 4-6...last season they went 4-4 against Oakland and went 6-3 against them in Starters ERA...... 3.64 (29.2 ip, 12 er) When Twins score 3-: 4-55 2010...they are 3-1-2 in their last six seasons against the A’s since 2006. Relievers W-L-S...... 0-1-0 Team-high hits: 20, 3x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Relievers ERA ...... 4.63 (11.2 ip, 6 er) Team-high runs: 19, 7/16 vs. Bal. DROPPING THE HAMMER ON THE A’s: Josh Willingham went 1-for-3 last night and Save/Opportunities...... 0/0 Opp.-high hits: 21, 6/27 vs. CWS. has now hit safely in all eight games vs. Oakland this season...in the eight games Opp.-high runs: 16, 5/20 at Det. against his former team, he has hit five home runs, while batting .433 (13-for-30) with 14 runs batted in and a slugging When Twins get 10+ hits: 33-15 percentage of 1.000...he has driven in multiple runs four times against the Athletics this season. Walk-Off W/L: 4-3 Shutouts W/L: 4/7 G’DAY MATE: Today’s starter Liam Hendriks is one of 28 Australian-born players to ever play in the Majors and one of six Complete Games: 2, last Diamond, 7/27 vs. Cle. to play this season (five are pitchers)...the other Aussies to play this season are Grant Balfour (OAK), Travis Blackley (SF/ Target Field Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 8/146 OAK), Josh Spence (SD), Luke Hughes (MIN/OAK), and Rich Thompson (LAA/OAK). RECENT TRANSACTIONS REVERE SEEKING 30: Ben Revere is just one away from becoming the fourth player in club history with 7/21 1B Morneau placed on paternity list, consecutive 30-steal seasons (34 last season)... stole 30-plus in four straight seasons from 1994-97, 1B Parmelee recalled from AAA Rod Carew stole 30-plus in four straight from 1973-76, and Cesar Tovar stole 30-plus in three straight from 1968-70... 7/23 1B Parmelee optioned to AAA additionally, Revere is looking to become the first player in baseball since Otis Nixon (1994 with Boston and 1995 with 7/24 1B Morneau reinstated from paternity list 7/26 RHP Swarzak placed on the 15-day DL, Texas) to record back-to-back seasons with at least 30 steals and zero home runs. RHP Perdomo contract selected from AAA, RHP Pavano transferred to 60-day DL HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL MOLITOR!: Former Twin and St. Paul native Paul Molitor is celebrating his 56th birthday today... 7/27 IF Plouffe placed on the 15-day DL the Hall of Famer played three seasons with the Twins from 1996-98, leading the American League in hits with 225 as a 7/28 3B Valencia recalled from AAA, 39-year old in 1996...he recorded his 3,000th while playing for the Twins on September 16, 1996 at Kansas City and was LHP Liriano traded to Chicago (AL) in inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004...he is currently a Twins minor league baserunning/infield coach. exchange for IF Escobar and LHP Hernandez, RHP Walters transferred to 60-day DL, THIS AND THAT: IF Escobar optioned to AAA • needs just one walk to pass Tony Oliva (448) and move into sole possession of ninth on the Twins 7/29 RHP Manship recalled from AAA 8/5 3B Valencia traded to Boston in exchange all-time walks list. for OF Pineda • Dating back to August 2, Justin Morneau has hit .357 (25-for-70) hitting safely in 16 of 18 games, including 11 straight. 8/6 IF Nishioka recalled from AAA UPCOMING MILESTONES 8/13 IF Plouffe returned from rehab at AAA and reinstated from 15-day DL, PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH IF Nishioka optioned to AAA Ron Gardenhire 917 wins Needs 83 wins to reach 1,000 managerial victories 8/14 IF Dozier optioned to AAA Joe Mauer 1,230 hits Needs 46 hits to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list (1,276) 8/15 IF Florimon contract selected from AAA, 532 walks Needs 17 walks to tie Roy Smalley for 5th on Twins all-time list (549) RHP Swarzak reinstated from DL, 240 doubles Needs 12 doubles to tie Gary Gaetti for 7th on Twins all-time list (252) RHP Manship optioned to AAA, RHP Perdomo optioned to AAA, Justin Morneau 201 home runs Needs 1 home runs to pass Gary Gaetti and move into 6th Twins all-time list (201) 8/17 OF Carson contract selected from AAA Needs 6 home runs to tie Kirby Puckett for 5th on Twins all-time list (207) OF Tosoni outrighted 256 doubles Needs 3 doubles to tie for 5th on Twins all-time list (259) 8/20 RHP Blackburn Outrighted to AAA 448 walks Needs 1 walk to pass Tony Oliva and move into 9th on Twins all-time list (448) IF Nishioka Outrighted to AAA 98 doubles Needs 2 doubles to reach 100 for his career 8/21 RHP Hendriks Recalled from AAA 35 triples Needs 1 to pass and Greg Gagne and move into 9th on Twins all-time list TWINS NOTES, PAGE 2 STARTING AUGUST 22, 2012

2012 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS LIAM HENDRIKS #62 CG’s: - - CG’s: - - Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (2/10/89 in Perth, Australia) SHO’s: - - SHO’s: - - Low-Hit: - - Low-Hit: - - 2012: 0-5, 7.04 CAREER: 0-7, 6.71 Innings: 6.1, 6/26 vs. CWS. Innings: 7.0, 9/6/11 vs. CWS. xx He is making his ninth Major League start of the season tonight. SO’s: 5, 2x, last 6/26 vs. CWS. SO’s: 5, 4x, last 6/26/12 vs. CWS. Walks: 4, 7/2 at Det. Walks: 4, 7/2/12 at Det. xx He is making his 13th career Major League start,seeking first career victory. Win-Streak: - - Win-Streak: - - xx Went 9-3 in two stints with the Red Wings this season. xx Made the Twins Opening Day roster before being Optioned to Triple-A Rochester xx Is in his third stint with the Twins this season. • CAREER NOTES 2012 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY • Signed by the Twins as a non-drafted free agent, February 25, 2007 from Perth, Australia. • Attended Sacred Heart College in Somerton Park, South Australia. DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K • Named to the 2010 World team in the 2010 Futures All-Star team. 4/15 Tex. ND 6.0 7 1 1 1 0 4 Leading 3-1 Solo HR by Napoli, only run allowed 84/57 • Ranked by as the 14th-best prospect in the in 2010. 4/20 @T.B. ND 5.2 5 4 4 2 2 1 Trailing 4-2 Twins win opener in Tampa, 5-4 over Moore 101/56 4/25 Bos. L 4.0 9 7 7 1 2 3 Trailing 6-1 Sox score 5 of 7 runs with 2 outs 87/57 • Named sixth-best prospect in the Twins organization and best control by Baseball America in 2010. APRIL 0-1 15.2 21 12 12 4 4 8 6.89 ERA • Voted on by fans as an Eastern League All-Star in 2011. 5/2 @LAA. L 2.1 9 6 6 1 0 1 Trailing 5-0 no-hits the Twins 60/35 • Major League debut, 9/6/11 vs. Chicago (AL), allowing three runs on four hits in 7.0 innings (L). MAY 0-1 2.1 9 6 6 1 0 1 23.14 ERA • Jim Rantz Award winner for Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2011. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^PITCHED FOR TRIPLE-A ROCHESTER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ • Named 7th-best prospect in the Twins’ organization and Best Control in system by Baseball 6/16 Mil. L 5.0 8 5 2 3 1 5 Trailing 5-1 First start since being recalled 91/57 America, entering 2012. 6/21 @Pit. L 5.0 8 6 3 1 0 3 Trailing 6-1 Pirates score 4 of 9 runs in first two innings 94/59 6/26 CWS. L 6.1 5 3 3 1 1 5 Trailing 3-0 Twins lose 3-2 to Gavin Floyd 92/61 JUNE 0-3 16.1 21 14 8 5 2 13 4.41 ERA 7/2 @Det. ND 4.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 Leading 6-4 Broke five game losing streak 81/44 2012 MISC. NUMBERS JULY 0-0 4.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 9.00 ERA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^PITCHED FOR TRIPLE-A ROCHESTER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO ------Home: 0 3 5.48 4 21.1 13 Vs. Left: .246 16 65 2 6 9 RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Road: 0 2 9.00 4 17.0 17 Vs. Right: .410 41 100 8 4 14 PRE-ASG TOTALS 0-5 38.1 57 36 30 10 10 23 7.04 Day: 0 1 2.45 2 11.0 3 TOTALS: .345 57 165 10 10 23 POST-ASG TOTALS ------0 4 8.89 6 27.1 27 SEASON TOTALS 0-5 38.1 57 36 30 10 10 23 7.04 Night: CAREER TOTALS 0-7 61.2 86 52 46 13 16 39 6.71 Grass: 0 5 7.16 7 32.2 26 Turf: 0 0 6.35 1 5.2 4 LAST MLB START: Did not factor into the decision in the Twins’ 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers, July 2, at Comerica Park, opposite Doug Fister...tossed 4.0 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and four walks... struck out one batter...would have earned his first career victory with one more inning of work...was relieved by Anthony Swarzak after allowing two runs in the fifth...left two runners on base, one scored...threw 81 MORE MISC. NUMBERS pitches, 44 strikes. BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP 2012 MINOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Hendriks: 69 0 2-3 3

DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K 5/8 @Paw. W 5.2 3 1 1 0 2 8 Leading 3-1 Tossed five consecutive scoreless innings 99/62 5/13 @Syr. ND 6.0 3 1 1 0 2 4 Leading 2-1 Allows three hits out of 22 batters faced 102/63 6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS 5/18 Lou. W 7.0 4 2 2 1 2 2 Leading 5-2 Red Wings win 5-3 96/61 5/24 @Gwn. W 7.0 5 1 0 0 2 9 Leading 3-1 Red Wings win 3-1 102/67 Year Starts 6+ IP QS Year Starts 6+ IP QS 5/30 @Cha. ND 5.0 7 6 6 2 2 1 Tied 6-6 Red Wings win 11-10 in 10 innings 86/53 2011 4 2 1 Totals 12 4 3 MAY 3-0 30.2 22 11 10 3 10 24 2.93 ERA 6/4 Col. W 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 8 Leading 4-0 Tosses first career complete game shutout 97/63 2012 8 2 2 6/9 @Ind. W 8.2 3 0 0 0 2 10 Leading 2-0 Earns fifth consecutive win 124/79 JUNE 2-0 15.2 7 0 0 0 3 18 0.00 ERA 7/7 LhV W 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 1 Leading 4-0 Third straight MiLB scoreless start 93/62 HITS/RUNS PER INNING 7/13 Tol. W 7.0 3 2 2 0 0 5 Leading 6-2 Fourth consecutive MiLB win 92/62 7/18 @Nor. ND 7.0 5 1 1 0 1 6 Tied 1-1 Rochester won in 15 innings 94/63 INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7/23 @Dur. L 6.0 4 2 2 0 3 6 Trailing 2-0 First MiLB loss of 2012 90/58 HITS/RUNS: 10/2 14/11 10/8 4/2 10/7 7/5 2/1 - - - - 7/28 @Col. L 5.0 12 7 6 1 3 1 Trailing 7-5 Most runs allowed in 2012 84/56 JULY 2-2 32.0 29 12 11 1 8 19 3.09 ERA 8/2 @Tol. W 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 7 Leading 3-1 Broke 2 game losing streak 101/64 8/7 SWB ND 7.0 3 0 0 0 2 4 Tied 0-0 5th start with 0 ER 107/64 HENDRIKS VS. OAKLAND 8/12 @LhV W 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 4 Leading 9-0 6th start with 0 ER 104/71 8/17 Ind. L 7.0 7 4 4 1 3 6 Trailing 4-3 Most walks in August 111/76 2012 vs. Oakland: - - AUGUST 2-1 28.0 18 5 5 1 7 21 1.61 ERA 2012 vs. Oakland at Minnesota: ------RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 2012 vs. Oakland at Oakland: - - SEASON TOTALS 9-3 106.1 76 28 26 5 28 82 2.20 Career vs. Oakland: - - PRE ALL-STAR 6-0 53.1 34 11 10 3 14 43 1.69 Career vs. Oakland at Minnesota: - - POST ALL-STAR 3-3 53.0 42 17 16 2 14 39 2.72 Career vs. Oakland at Oakland: - - CAREER TOTALS 38-20 482.0 425 166 142 17 88 425 2.65 LAST ROCHESTER START: Was the losing pitcher in the Red Wings 4-3 loss, August 17 against Indianapolis... tossed 7.0 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks...struck out six batters...allowed all four BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS runs in the second inning, including a three-run ...pitched 7.0 innings in four consecutive starts... Hendriks vs. the A’s Milone vs. the Twins was relieved by Caleb Thielbar to start the eighth inning...threw 111 pitches, 76 strikes. PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Kottaras .000 3 0 0 0 1 Doumit .333 3 1 0 0 0 ROLLED THROUGH ROCHESTER: He has gone 9-3, 2.20 in 16 starts in three stints at Rochester this sea- Dozier .333 3 1 1 0 0 son...he tossed his first career complete game shutout June 4 vs. Columbus, allowing just four hits...was Morneau .333 3 1 0 0 0 named Pitcher of the Week on June 11...led the International League in ERA with 2.20. Plouffe .333 3 1 0 0 1 Revere .333 3 1 0 0 0 G’DAY MATE: The Perth, Australia native is the sixth Australian-born player to ever play for the Twins and Span .667 3 2 0 0 1 third pitcher...he joined pitchers Grant Balfour (2001-04) and Brad Thomas (2001-04) and infielders Luke Willingham .333 3 1 0 0 1 Hughes (2010-12), Glenn Williams (2005) and Justin Huber (2009). Carroll .500 2 1 0 0 1 xx Entering 2012, Liam was the 28th Australian-born player to play in the Major Leagues and the 20th pitcher. Mauer .500 2 1 0 1 0 xx Former teammate Luke Hughes and former pitcher Mark Ettles are the only players to be born in Perth, Australia. xx Last season, Hendriks was the first Australian player since July 1, 2004 (Travis Blackley, Mariners) to make his MLB debut as a . xx With a victory, he will be one of 16 Australian-born players to win a Major League game. TWINS STARTERS IN 2012 Pitcher Last Start Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVG Went 12-8, 3.76 (162.2 ip, 68 er) with 27 walks and 127 in three levels of the 2011 QUICK HITS: Liriano 7/23 at CWS. (2.2-7-7-7-1-2) L 17 8 6-11 33 3.21 Twins organization combined (New Britain, Rochester & Minnesota). Blackburn 8/17 at Sea. (5.1-11-5-5-1-1) L 19 3 8-11 49 4.47 x Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, June 4-10 after going 2-0, 0.69 (13.0 ip, 1 er) with 12 x Diamond 8/18 at Sea. (6.2-9-2-2-0-2) ND 19 14 11-8 99 6.96 hits allowed, one walk and 10 strikeouts in two starts. Pavano 6/1 at Cle. (3.2-9-7-6-1-2) L 11 4 4-7 24 3.43 x Earned an Eastern League Mid-season All-star selection. x De Vries 8/21 at Oak. (5.2-6-2-2-3-3) L 13 5 5-9 37 4.76 xx Named to the 2012 World Team in the XM All-Star Future’s game...allowed one run on two hits in 1.0 Hendriks 6/26 vs. CWS. (6.1-5-3-3-1-5) L 8 2 2-6 8 2.10 innings, July 10 at Chase Field in Arizona. Duensing 8/20 at Oak. (6.0-5-2-1-1-7) W 9 3 3-6 24 4.87 x Had his contract selected by the Twins, September 6...made his first start that same night against Chicago x Marquis 5/20 at Mil. (1.2-8-8-8-1-0) L 7 2 2-5 19 5.03 (AL), allowing three runs on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts in 7.0 innings, suffering the loss. Walters 6/13 vs. Phi. (0.0-4-4-4-0-0) ND 7 4 4-3 24 5.89 x Last season, he led the Twins organization in strikeouts (127) and ranked second in wins (12)...among x Deduno 8/19 at Sea. (6.0-5-2-2-6-2) L 8 5 6-2 35 6.85 minor leaguers, he ranked second in strikeouts (111), fifth in innings pitched (139.1) and seventh in Swarzak 5/25 vs. Det. (3.2-9-6-6-1-3) L 4 0 0-4 7 3.44 starts (24).

TOMORROW'S STARTER - SCOTT DIAMOND, LHP He is 10-5, 2.95 (128.0 ip, 42 er) in 19 starts this season...has a career record of 11-10, 3.45 (167.0 ip, 64 er) in 26 career games...last start was August 18 at Seattle (ND-6.2-9-2-2-0-2)...has not faced Texas in his career...tossed his first career complete game shutout July 27 vs. Cleveland...he began his season with the Twins, posting 14.0 consecutive scoreless innings, May 8-13...named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, April 21-27, 2012...earned his first Major League win, August 31, 2011 at Chicago (AL)...selected by the Twins in the , December 9, 2010, retained by the Twins after trade with Atlanta. TWINS NOTES, PAGE 3 BULLPEN NOTES AUGUST 22, 2012

ALEX BURNETT - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #31 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-0 Weight: 221 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (7/26/87 in Anaheim, CA) Obtained: 12th round, 2005 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/20 @Oak. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Innings: 2.0, many Hits: 4, 2x, last 7/14 vs. Oak. Runs: 3, 3x, last 8/12 vs. T.B. Walks: 2, 3x, last 8/12 vs. T.B. 8/18 @Sea. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strikeouts: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er) Series at Oakland: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er) 8/14 Det. - 1.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 8/12 T.B. - 0.2 1 3 3 0 2 0 • 39 of his 52 appearances have been scoreless...he has not allowed a home run in 33 consecutive appearances, since May 28 (last was Konerko, 5/23). 8/11 T.B. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 • His 159 appearances since the start of 2010 are 12th-most in the AL among right-handed relievers...leads all Twins relievers in that time. • Has allowed just seven home runs in 118 appearances since the start of 2011...all seven home runs hit by right-handed batters. • Did not allow a run in 14 consecutive appearances (16.0 ip), holding opponents to a .082 (4-for-49) batting average, 5/28-7/2. • Has a career record of 8-11, 4.58 (153.1 ip, 78 er) in 159 relief appearances.

JARED BURTON - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #61 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (6/2/81 in Westminster, SC) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 11/14/11 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/18 @Sea. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Innings: 1.1, 4x, last 7/6 at Tex. Hits: 4, 5/13 vs. Tor. Runs: 3, 5/13 vs. Tor. Walks: 2, 6/25 at Cin. 8/12 T.B. - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 6/6 at K.C. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k Series at Oakland: NA 8/11 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/4 @Bos. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 41 of his 48 appearances this season have been scoreless...has not allowed a home run since May 24 at White Sox (Viciedo). 8/3 @Bos. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • Needs six appearances to tie his single-season career-high of 54, done in 2008 with Cincinnati. • Did not allow a run in 16 consecutive appearances (16.2 ip), 6/12-7/29...he has allowed just two earned runs in his last 29 appearances (29.1 ip). • Earned his first career save with 1.0 scoreless inning, 6/25 at Cin...earned his first win as a Twin with 1.1 scoreless inning, 6/20 at Pittsburgh. • Did not allow a run in 11 appearances (11.1 ip), with opponents batting .000 (0-for-34), April 13-May 11. • Has career record of 11-3-5, 3.13 (216.0 ip, 75 er) in 212 career relief appearances.

CASEY FIEN - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #50 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (10/21/83 in Santa Rosa, CA) Obtained: Signed as a free agent, 1/3/12 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/20 @Oak. - 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Innings: 3.0, 7/15 vs. Oak. Hits: 3, 2x, last 8/14 vs. Det. Runs: 2, 7/24 at CWS. Walks: 2, 7/24 at CWS. 8/18 @Sea. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strikeouts: 2, 3x, last 8/3 at Bos. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.1 ip, 0 er), 3 k Series at Oakland: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er) 1 k 8/17 @Sea. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8/14 Det. - 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 • 16 of his 18 appearance this season have been scoreless...he has walked just five batters, struck out 17, and has not allowed a home run this season. 8/12 T.B. - 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 • Earned his first career win with 2.0 perfect innings, 7/20 at Kansas City...tied his career-high with 3.0 innings pitched, 7/16 vs. Oakland. • Made his Twins debut with 1.0 scoreless inning and one hit allowed, 7/8 at Tex...had his contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, July 4. • Appeared in 33 games out of the bullpen for the Red Wings...recorded nine saves in 12 opportunities. • Has a career record of 1-2, 4.19 (34.1 ip, 16 er) in 29 career relief appearances. JEFF GRAY - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #60 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (11/19/81 in Texas City, TX) Obtained: Claimed off Waivers from Seattle, 10/31/11 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/21 @Oak. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Innings: 3.0, 6/17 vs. Mil. Hits: 4, 2x, last 8/19 at Sea. Runs: 5, 5/20 at Mil. Walks: 2, 3x, last 7/24 at CWS. 8/19 @Sea. - 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 Strikeouts: 4, 4/24 vs. Bos. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 11.57 (2.1 ip, 3 er) Series at Oakland: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er) 8/15 Det. - 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8/13 Det. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 • Won five straight decisions, 4/11-7/3, the longest winning streak for a Twins pitcher this season...his six wins are the second-most on the Twins 8/10 T.B. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 pitching staff, behind Scott Diamond. • Made his 100th career Major League appearance tossing 1.1 scoreless innings, 7/7 at Texas. • Did not allow a run in eight of 10 appearances, going 1-0, 1.54 (11.2 ip, 2 er), 4/21-5/19. • Has career record of 7-3, 4.88 (138.1 ip, 75 er) in 113 career relief appearances. - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #15 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN Obtained: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/19 @Sea. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/15 Det. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Innings: 2.0, 2x, last 8/2 at Bos. Hits: 4, 2x, last 7/8 at Tex. Runs: 3, 4x, last 7/8 at Tex. Walks: 3, 5/29 vs. Oak. 8/12 T.B. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Strikeouts: 3, 5x, last 8/19 at Sea. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 3 k Series at Oakland: NA 8/7 @Cle. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • His 118 appearances are tied for fourth-most among lefty relievers in the AL since 2011 and his 125 strikeouts rank second. 8/4 @Bos - 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 2 • He is 6-for-9 in save opportunities, with his last save being 8/7 at Cleveland...has gone 5-for-6 in save opportunities in Matt Capps’ absence (DL). • He has struck out 10.3 batters-per-9.0 innings this season...he has struck out multiple batters in 20 of his 53 appearances. • Earned first career 2.0 innings save, 8/2 at Boston...was just the 11th 2.0 inning save by a Twins reliever since Ron Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002. • His 65 strikeouts last season were second-most in the American League for a left-handed reliever (Chris Sale - 79) and eighth-most in baseball. • Has career record of 7-5, 2.98 (166.1 ip, 55 er) with nine saves in 154 relief appearances...is 18-12, 5.06 (251.0 ip, 141 er) in 44 career starts.

TYLER ROBERTSON - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #64 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-5 Weight: 257 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (12/23/87 in Simi Valley, CA) Obtained: 3rd round, 2006 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/21 @Oak. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Innings: 2.0, 8/7 at Cle. Hits: 4, 6/27 vs. CWS. Runs: 2, 3x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Walks: 1, 5x, last 8/18 at Sea. 8/18 @Sea. L 0.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 7/14 vs. Oak. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 9.00 (1.0 ip, 1 er), 1 k Series at Oakland: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 ip, 0 er) 8/17 @Sea. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8/13 Det. - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 • Earned his first career Major League win, with 2.0 scoreless innings, 8/7 at Cleveland....ML debut with 1.0 scoreless inning and 3 strikeouts, 7/26 vs. CWS. 8/12 T.B. - 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 • Recalled from Triple-A Rochester (International League) as the Twins placed Matt Capps on the 15-day disabled list, 6/25. • Went 2-2, 3.77 (28.2 ip, 12 er) with opponents batting .230 (26-for-113) with 13 walks and 33 strikeouts in 33 relief appearances for the Red Wings. • Did not allow an earned run in 21 of his final 23 appearances for the Wings, posting an ERA of 0.98 (18.1 ip, 2 er) with seven walks and 19 strikeouts in that span. • Career minor league record of 42-37, 3.70 (645.0 ip, 265 er) with 19 saves, 231 walks and 571 strikeouts in 186 games (95 starts).

ANTHONY SWARZAK - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #51 LAST 5 APPEARANCES Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (9/10/85 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Obtained: 2nd round, 2004 First-Year Player Draft DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO 8/21 @Oak. - 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: 8/17 @Sea. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Innings: 7.0, 4/13 vs, Tex. Hits: 9, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Runs: 6, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Walks: 3, 7/8 at Tex. 7/24@CWS - 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 Strikeouts: 4, 7/18 vs. Bal. Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 10.80 (1.2 ip, 2 er) Series at Oakland: 0-0-0, 27.00 (0.2 ip, 2 er) 7/22 @ KC - 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 • Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right rotator cuff strain, 7/26-8/15. 7/19 Bal. BS 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 4 • Has pitched 2.0-plus innings of relief 14 times this season...has pitched 3.0-plus innings in five relief appearances. • Was 0-3, 6.75 (14.2 ip, 11 er), allowing 21 hits with three walks and seven strikeouts as a starter, 4/8-19. • Has a career record of 3-2, 3.57 (90.2 ip, 36 er) 45 career relief appearances...is 6-16, 5.74 (141.0 ip, 90 er) in 27 career Major League starts. • Originally acquired by the Twins in the second round (61st overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Nova (FL) High School.

2012 TEAM PEN First Batter PITCHER H/AB AVG SV/OPP IR/IRS LAST RELIEF APP. LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSS Burnett 11/ 48 .229 0/ 1 37/ 9 8/20/12 @Oak. (ND) 8/4/12 @Bos. ….. … 8/12/12 T.B. Burton 7/ 47 .149 5/ 7 13/ 1 8/18/12 @Sea. (ND) 6/20/12 @Pit. 8/4/12 @Bos. 4/11/08 @Pit. Fien 4/ 18 .222 0/ 0 10/ 4 8/20/12 @Oak. (ND) 7/20/12 @KC … … 7/24/12 @CWS Gray 14/ 43 .326 0/ 0 32/ 6 8/21/12 @Oak. (ND) 8/3/12 @Bos. 8/23/11 @Cle. 7/31/12 CWS Perkins 11/ 46 .239 7/ 10 6/ 3 8/19/12 @Sea. (ND) 7/30/12 CWS 8/7/12 @Cle. 4/15/12 Tex. Robertson 4/ 22 .182 0/ 1 21/ 3 8/21/12 @Oak. (ND) 8/7/12 @Cle. ….. … 8/18/12 @Sea. Swarzak 6/ 28 .214 0/ 1 17/ 6 8/21/12 @Oak. (ND) 7/2/12 @Det. ….. … 4/19/12 @NYY. Others 24/ 91 .264 14/ 15 42/ 13 TEAM 81/ 343 .236 26/ 35 178/ 45 TEAM PEN NOTES IN 2012: The opposition has a .250 (392-for-1566) batting-average-against with 42 home runs vs. Twins relievers. TWINS NOTES, PAGE 4 HITTING NOTES AUGUST 22, 2012

DREW BUTERA - C #41 JOE MAUER - C/1B #7 Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (8/9/83 in Evansville, IN) Height: 6-5 Weight: 231 B/T: L/R Age: 29 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN) Season Average: .220 Current Streak: 1g, 1-2 (.500) Series at Oakland: NA Season Average: .318 Current Streak: 0 for last 3 Series at Oakland: .375 (3-8), 2 rbi Roadtrip: NA Home Runs (1): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (1), GS (0) Roadtrip: .286 (6-21), hr, 4 rbi Home Runs (8): Solo (5), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (2), GS (0) • First and only home run of the season, a three-run shot, July 1 vs. Kansas City. • He is batting .344 (98-for-285) in 76 games since 5/18. • Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief, with one walk and one , 5/20 at Milwaukee...according to Elias, • He has reached base safely in 92 of 113 games and hit safely in 78 of 113 games this season. his father, Sal Butera, pitched 1.0 scoreless inning for Montreal in 1985 and for Cincinnati in 1986...they • Twins all-time ranks: 6th in walks (532), 7th in hits (1,230), 8th in doubles (240) and 11th in runs (612). became first father-son position players to pitch in a Major League game. • Recorded his 1,218th career hit, tying him with Hunter for seventh on Twins all-time hit list, 8/10 vs. T.B... • Had first hit of season, going 1-for-4 with a run scored, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL). passed Hunter with his 1,219th, 8/12 vs. T.B. • Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/1...batted .279 (12-for-43) with three doubles, one home run and five rbi • Recorded his 240th career , passing Cuddyer and moving into eighth place on Twins all-time list, 8/11 vs. T.B. in 15 games for the Red Wings this season. • His on-base percentage has not dropped below .400 since 5/22. • Originally acquired by the Twins along with outfielder Dustin Martin, in exchange for infielder Luis Castillo, • Played in his 1,000th game becoming 17th member of the Twins to accomplish the feat, 7/17. 7/30/07. • Was selected to his fifth All-Star Game, going 1-for-1, playing 2.0 innings at first base for the American League. • Hit .397 (29-for-73) with five doubles, 15 rbi and a .438 on base percentage in June. JAMEY CARROLL - IF #8 • Had a season-long 12-game hitting streak going 22-for-49 (.449), 6/17-7/3. • Drew his 500th career walk, 6/12 vs. Phi...7th Twin with 500 walks and first since Knoblauch in 1997. Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 B/T: R/R Age: 38 (2/18/74 in Evansville, IN) • His .419 OBP in April ranked 8th in the AL... .400 OBP in May was tied for 10th in AL. Season Average: .238 Current Streak: 0 for last 12 Series at Oakland: .000 (0-8) JUSTIN MORNEAU - 1B #33 Roadtrip: .067 (1-15) Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Height: 6-4 Weight: 222 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (5/15/81 in New Westminster, BC) • Went 4-for-4 with a walk, August 4 at Boston...became just the fifth Twins player to reach base safely in all five plate appearances while batting ninth in the order...marked his 11th career 4-hit game (2nd this season). Season Average: .275 Current Streak: 11g, 13-42 (.310) Series at Oakland: .250 (2-8) • Hit his last home run, August 9, 2009 at Chicago (AL), as a member of the Indians. Roadtrip: .263 (5-19), rbi Home Runs (16): Solo (6), 2-Run (8), 3-Run (2), GS (0) • 900th career hit, 7/23 at Chicago (AL)...500th career run scored, 6/22 at Cincinnati. • Hit his 201st career home run, tying Gaetti for 6th on Twins all-time list, 8/12 vs. T.B. • Tied his career-high with four hits (seven at-bats), 6/17 vs. Milwaukee. • 17th career multi-homer game (third of season), August 6 at Cleveland, giving him 200 for his career, be- • Had season-high 7-game hit-streak, going 7-for-21 (.333) with four rbi, 5/22-29. coming the seventh player in club history to reach 200 home runs (Killebrew - 475, Hrbek - 293, Oliva - 220, • Was inducted into the University of Evansville’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004-05, after playing for the Allison - 211, Puckett - 207, Gaetti - 201). Aces from 1994-96. • Recorded his 759th career rbi, August 4 at Boston passing Gary Gaetti and now ranks 5th on the Twins • Signed with the Twins as a free agent, 11/16/11...spent parts of 10 seasons with MON, WAS, COL, CLE and LAD. all-time list. • Passed Gary Gaetti (252) on August 3 and now ranks 6th on the Twins all-time doubles list. MATT CARSON - 0F #22 • Placed on Paternity List, 7/21-24...he and wife Krista had a baby boy, 7/21 (second child). • Had season-high 14-game hitting streak, 6/27-7/16, going 21-for-59 (.356) in that span, including a season- Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (7/1/81 in Newport Beach, CA) high four hits, 7/16 vs. Bal...second-longest hit-streak of career, behind 16 game-streak, June 22-July 9, 2006. Season Average: .417 Current Streak: 3g, 5-12 (.417) Series at Oakland: NA • Recorded his 240th career double, passing Michael Cuddyer and moving into 7th place on Twins All-Time Roadtrip: .417 (5-12), rbi Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) doubles list, 5/29. • Disabled (retro to 5/1) with a sore left wrist, 5/7-15. • Has hit in all three games played for Twins...set a career-high with three hits, 8/18 at Seattle. • Twins debut, 8/17 at Seattle, going 1-for-4 with an rbi-single...contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, 8/17. TREVOR PLOUFFE - OF #24 • Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, July 29-August 3, after hitting .367 (11-for-30) with two 6-2 203 R/R : 26 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA) doubles, seven rbi with five runs scored in six games for the Red Wings. Height: Weight: B/T: Age • Batted .277 (112-for-405) with 23 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 49 rbi and 60 runs scored in 110 Season Average: .240 Current Streak: 0 for last 3 Series at Oakland: .143 (1-7), rbi games for the Red Wings...hit .310 (26-for-84) in 21 games in July. Roadtrip: .118 (2-17), 2 rbi Home Runs (19): Solo (16), 2-Run (3), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Entering the season, he hit .200 (20-for-100) with two doubles, five home runs and 14 rbi in 46 Major League games with Oakland, 2009-10...first career home run, 9/21/09 vs. Texas, off Eddie Guardado. • He is just 2-for-29 (.069) with two rbi since returning from the DL. • Originally drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. • Exited the game early with a bruised right thumb (suffered on swing/jammed), 7/20 at Kansas City...placed on the 15-day disabled list, 7/27-8/13...went on rehab assignment, going hit-less in 8 at-bats for Rochester. • Hit nine home runs in Interleague Play this season, setting a Twins single-season record. ALEXI CASILLA - IF #12 • His 11 home runs were tied for second-most in baseball during the month of June with Cano, and behind Bautista. Has career-high 17-game hitting streak, since 6/30 (1), going 22-for-67 (.328) in that span. 5-9 179 S/R : 28 (7/20/84 in San Cristobal, DR) • Height: Weight: B/T: Age • Hit game winning home run in 11th inning, 5/19 at Milwaukee...homered in 4 straight, 6/12-15. Season Average: .216 Current Streak: 0 for last 7 Series at Oakland: NA • Originally selected by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Crespi Roadtrip: .000 (0-4) Home Runs (1): Solo (0), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) Carmelite (CA) High School...2004 Collegiate Baseball News High School All-American & USA Today All-American. • He is hitting .271 (29-for-107) at home compared to .175 (25-for-143) on the road this season. BEN REVERE - OF #11 • Hit his first home run of the season, a 2-run shot off Masterson, 8/8 at Cle...first since 6/21/11 at S.F. • Tied career-high with four rbi, 7/28 vs. Cleveland. Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 B/T: L/R Age: 24 (5/3/88 in Atlanta, GA) • Had fourth three-hit game of season, going 3-for-3 with a triple and rbi, 5/27 vs. Detroit. • Had third 3-hit game of season, going 3-for-4 with a double, rbi and two stolen bases, 4/30 at Los Angeles (AL). Season Average: .316 Current Streak: 2g, 3-9 (.333) Series at Oakland: .333 (3-9) • Was 2-for-4 with a double and his first two-rbi game of season, 4/27 vs. Kansas City. Roadtrip: .231 (3-13) Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Originally acquired by the Twins in exchange for reliever J.C. Romero, 12/9/05. • Entered today fifth in the AL in batting average and 11th in baseball. • Needs just one stolen base to become the fourth player in club history to post consecutive 30-steal seasons. RYAN DOUMIT - C/OF #18 • He is 63-for-78 (81%) in stolen base attempts since the start of 2011...stole 11 consecutive bases, 7/7-8/12/12. • Had career-high 21-game hitting streak, going 34-for-90 (.378), 7/16-8/7...team-high for 2012 and longest Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: S/R Age: 31 (4/3/81 in Moses Lake, WA) for a Twin since Hunter, 4/11-5/9/07...one of seven players in baseball this season with a streak of 20-plus. Stole his 25th base, 8/1 vs. Chicago, giving him back-to-back 25-steal seasons. Season Average: .290 Current Streak: 1g, 1-3 (.333) Series at Oakland: .143 (1-7) • Sherry Robertson Award winner for the Twins Minor League Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009. Roadtrip: .211 (4-19) Home Runs (14): Solo (8), 2-Run (4), 3-Run (2), GS (0) • • Originally acquired by the Twins in the first round (28th overall) in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Lex- • Has reached base safely in 39 of his last 52 games, since 6/16, batting .320 (62-for-194) in that span. ington Catholic (KY) High School...named to USA Today All-USA Today High School baseball team as senior (‘07). • Needs one home run to match his single-season career-high of 15, done in 2008 with Pittsburgh. • Homered from both sides of the plate, 7/22 at KC...became the 4th player in baseball to homer from both sides DENARD SPAN - OF #2 this season and third in Twins history...6th career multi-homer game, first from both sides. Height: 6-0 Weight: 212 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (2/27/84 in Washington, DC) • Of his 14 home runs this season, 10 have been from the left side of the plate and four have been hit from the right. • His 81 career home runs rank ninth all-time among switch hitting . Season Average: .287 Current Streak: 5g, 6-22 (.273) Series at Oakland: NA • Signed a 2-year contract extension (thru 2014) to remain in Minnesota, 6/29/12. Roadtrip: NA Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Had season-high 11-game hitting streak, dating back to 6/16-7/2, tying his career-high, done 4/29-5/11/07. • Had 22 rbi in 23-game span, 4/19-5/14, tied for 2nd-most in baseball in that span. • Has missed the last eight games with a sore right shoulder...he hurt it diving for a ball in CF, 8/12 vs. T.B. • Spent his entire career in the Pirates organization before joining the Twins this year. • Hit his 30th double, 8/8 at Cleveland...has 31 doubles...if he reaches 40 doubles, it would mark 10th outfielder in club history to reach 40 doubles in a season. • Fourth four-hit game of the season and 15th of his career, 7/31 vs. CWS. PEDRO FLORIMON - IF #25 • Set a new single-season career-high with 25th double, 7/25 at CWS...leads the club with 27 doubles. • Set a career-high with five rbi, 6/17 vs. Baltimore. Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (12/10/86 in La Romana, DR) • Fifth career leadoff home run, 6/12 vs. Philadelphia. Season Average: .400 Current Streak: 0 for last 3 Series at Oakland: .500 (3-6) • Had career-high 12-game hit-streak, going 17-for-52 (.327) with 2 doubles and 3 rbi, 4/18-5/1. Roadtrip: .400 (6-15) Home Runs (0): Solo (0), 2-Run (0), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Ejected by home plate umpire Greg Gibson (3rd career) for arguing balls and strikes, 4/17 at New York (AL). • Started his fourth consecutive Opening Day in center field, going 2-for-4, 4/6 at Baltimore. • Set single-game career-highs in hits and runs scored (3), going 3-for-3, 8/20 at Oak...also reached 4 times (walk). • Originally signed by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. • Had his contract selected, 8/15...made Twins debut, going 0-for-3, 8/17 at Seattle. • Started the season with Double-A New Britain, batting .283 (32-for-113) in 30 games...transferred to Triple-A JOSH WILLINGHAM - OF #16 Rochester, May 7...batted .251 (78-for-311) in 83 games for the Red Wings. • Batted .267 (121-for-454) with 27 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 60 rbi in 133 games for Height: 6-2 Weight: 228 B/T: R/R Age: 33 (2/17/79 in Florence, AL) Double-A Bowie last season. • Made Major League debut, 9/10/11 at Tor...first Major League hit, doubling off Brad Penny, 9/25/11 at Det. Season Average: .263 Current Streak: 3g, 5-12 (.417) Series at Oakland: .500 (4-8), 2 rbi • He is a career .249 (636-for-2556) hitter in the minor leagues with 134 doubles, 19 triples, 32 home runs Roadtrip: .300 (6-20), hr, 3 rbi Home Runs (31): Solo (16), 2-Run (10), 3-Run (5), GS (0) and 275 rbi in 723 games. • His 47 home runs since 7/29/11 are the most in baseball. • Hit his 30th home run, 8/14 vs. Detroit, setting a single-season career-high...became one of 12 Twins to ever hit more than 30 home runs in a season and first since Cuddyer and Morneau in 2009. DARIN MASTROIANNI - OF #19 • Hit his 29th home run, 8/6 at Cleveland, tying his single-season career-high, done last year with Oakland. Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (8/26/85 in Mount Kisco, NY) • His 11 home runs in July were tied with Jason Kubel for most in baseball...his 27 rbi were tied with Mark Teixeira for most in baseball. Season Average: .279 Current Streak: 0 for last 4 Series at Oakland: .333 (2-6), 2 rbi • Hit his 150th career home run and 18th of the season, 7/3 at Detroit. Roadtrip: .214 (3-14), 2 rbi Home Runs (3): Solo (2), 2-Run (1), 3-Run (0), GS (0) • Tied career-high 15-game hitting streak, 5/27-6/13 vs. Phi. • Walk-off rbi-single in the 10th inning, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...second walk-off hit of the season. • Is batting .329 (23-for-70) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 9 rbi, 11 runs and 10 steals in his last 28 games. • Hit fifth career walk-off home run and second 3-rbi game of season, 5/29 vs. Oakland. • He is 15-for-17 (88%) in stolen base attempts this season...stole three bases, 7/5 at Detroit. • Was 19-for-56 (.339) with 4 doubles, 5 homers and 12 rbi during career-high 15-game hit-streak. • Had career-high seven-game hitting streak, 6/27-7/15, batting .435 (10-for-23) in that span. • Set a Twins record by hitting safely in each of his first 15 games with the Twins, 4/6-21...tied Kirby Puckett • First career home run, a two-run shot off Will Ohman, 6/27 vs. Chicago (AL). (1994) for the longest streak to start a season (15 games). • Singled off Kyle Drabek for first career hit, going 2-for-4 with first three career rbi, 5/11 vs. Toronto. • Named American League Player of the Week, April 9-15 (second career)...he batted .455 (10-for-22) with a • Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/10...batted .366 (27-for-78) with two doubles, two triples and 11 rbi double, three home runs and four rbi in six games...homered in three consecutive games, 4/9-12. in 20 games with the Red Wings...began season at Double-A New Britain, promoted to Rochester, 4/14. • Signed by the Twins as a free agent, 12/15/11...the Twins are his fourth organization (Florida, Washington, • Claimed off waivers from Toronto, 2/2. Oakland).

MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN HIT LAST GRAND SLAM PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOT 2BI 3BI 4BI 5+BI TOT DATE OPP. ON PITCHER DATE OPP. CAREER Butera 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7/1/12 KC 2 Crow …. … 0 Carroll 17 3 2 0 22 6 0 0 0 6 8/9/09 @CWS 0 Linebrink 8/11/07 ChiC. 1 Carson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/26/10 @Oak. 0 Rapada …. … 0 Casilla 7 5 0 0 12 5 0 1 0 6 8/8/12 @Cle. 1 Masterson …. … 0 Doumit 21 7 1 0 29 12 2 2 0 16 8/13/12 Det. 2 Sanchez 5/4/11 @S.D. 3 Florimon 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ….. … . ….. …. … 0 Mastroianni 7 2 0 0 9 3 2 0 0 5 8/13/12 Det. 0 Sanchez …. … 0 Mauer 23 15 1 0 39 10 5 0 0 15 8/17/12 @Sea. 0 Pryor 5/21/09 @CWS. 2 Morneau 22 4 2 0 28 8 6 1 0 15 8/12/12 T.B. 1 Shields 7/20/09 @Oak. 6 Plouffe 13 2 0 0 15 6 2 1 0 9 7/3/12 @Det. 1 Ortega …. … 0 Revere 23 6 4 0 33 4 1 0 0 5 ….. … . ….. ….. … 0 Span 23 6 4 0 33 3 1 0 1 5 6/19/12 @Pit. 1 Cruz ….. … 0 Willingham 23 4 0 0 27 11 8 2 0 21 8/17/12 @Sea. 0 Pryor 4/11/10 @NYM. 5 TWINS NOTES, PAGE 5 ODDS & ENDS AUGUST 22, 2012

TWINS hitters VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS TWINS BATTING INFO 2012 CAREER SEASON-HIGHS GW BUNT PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SEASON-HIGH HIT-STREAK Butera .000 6 0 0 0 .103 29 3 0 1 Butera 3 1 3 - - 3, May 16-19 Carroll .091 22 2 0 0 .197 66 13 0 1 Carroll 4 (2x) - 2 (6x) 5 - 7, May 22-29 Carson … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0 Carson 3 - 1 - - 3, August 17-current Casilla .222 9 2 0 1 .206 63 13 1 7 Casilla 3 (5x) 1 4 1 3 3 (2x), last, June 14-19 Doumit .250 20 5 0 2 .226 31 7 0 4 Doumit 4 2 (2x) 4 (2x) 3 1 11, June 16-July 2 Florimon .500 6 3 0 0 .500 6 3 0 0 Florimon 3 - - - - 3, August 18-20 Mastroianni .231 13 3 0 2 .231 13 3 0 2 Mastroianni 3 (2x) 1 (3x) 3 (2x) 1 1 7, June 27-July 15 Mauer .310 29 9 0 2 .328 229 75 2 21 Mauer 4 1 (8x) 3 (5x) 9 - 12, June 17-July 3 Morneau .276 29 8 0 3 .314 242 76 15 48 Morneau 4 (2x) 2 (3x) 4 7 - 14, June 27-July 17 Plouffe .222 27 6 1 2 .234 47 11 2 10 Plouffe 3 (2x) 2 (2x) 4 6 2 17, June 30(1)-July 19 Revere .290 31 9 0 0 .271 59 16 0 2 Revere 4 (4x) - 3 2 7 21, July 16-August 7 Span .368 19 7 0 0 .275 120 33 2 10 Span 4 (4x) 1 (3x) 5 3 6 12, April 18-May 1 Willingham .433 30 13 5 14 .433 30 13 5 14 Willingham 3 (4x) 2 (2x) 4 (2x) 12 - 15 (2x), last May 27-June 13 Others .200 20 4 1 3 Others 2 2 TEAM .272 261 71 7 29 TOTALS 23

TWINS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN Twins BULLPEN VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS ...... 2012 CAREER BATTING PITCHING PITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ER MONTH AVG R R/G HR W-L IP H BB K ERA Burnett 1 - 0 - 0 3.86 4.2 6 2 2 - 0 - 0 2.16 8.1 6 2 Burton 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 APRIL .264 87 3.9 14 6-16 190.0 216 54 107 5.64 Fien 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 5.1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 5.1 1 0 MAY .227 109 3.9 22 12-16 247.0 266 84 173 4.96 Gray 0 - 0 - 0 9.00 5.0 4 5 0 - 0 - 0 9.72 8.1 11 9 JUNE .278 119 4.4 27 14-13 245.0 264 64 160 4.33 Perkins 1 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 1 - 1 - 0 8.64 8.1 10 8 Robertson 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 JULY .287 138 5.3 26 12-14 233.1 249 82 165 4.78 Swarzak 0 - 0 - 0 16.20 1.2 7 3 0 - 0 - 0 4.50 16.0 17 8 AUGUST .258 85 4.5 18 7-12 167.1 189 60 105 4.30 Others 0 - 0 - 1 4.50 4.0 4 2 SEPTEMBER ------TEAM 2 - 0 - 1 4.00 27.0 27 12

2012 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W L S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Starters 31- 56 5.42 668.0 792 438 402 114 204 416 Relievers 20- 15- 26 3.80 414.2 392 189 175 42 140 294 TOTALS 51- 71- 26 4.80 1082.2 1184 627 577 156 344 710

TWINS 2012 SCORING BY INNINGS OUTFIELD ASSISTS 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL 3 Josh Willingham...... 6 73 56 48 63 71 70 57 54 41 5 TWINS 538 Ben Revere...... 5 OPPONENTS 96 87 64 74 69 73 61 56 41 6 627 Denard Span...... 3 Trevor Plouffe...... 2 Darin Mastroianni...... 2 2012 HOME RUNS BY POSITION Matt Carson...... 1 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL Erik Komatsu...... 1 Clete Thomas...... 1 12 14 0 19 6 31 3 7 15 0 107 Total...... 21

STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Player 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Player C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH Butera 1 21 1 Butera 22 Carroll 1 31 1 14 58 Carroll 44 36 26 Carson 1 2 Carson 3 Casilla 3 1 9 18 42 Casilla 71 1 Doumit 3 25 54 13 Doumit 42 8 6 39 Florimon 5 Florimon 5 Mastroianni 2 15 2 5 6 2 Mastroianni 6 3 23 Mauer 2 108 Mauer 58 23 31 Morneau 25 74 Morneau 71 28 Plouffe 6 37 24 8 2 Plouffe 1 2 59 2 13 Revere 16 60 4 1 Revere 2 16 63 Span 101 Span 101 Willingham 14 94 9 Willingham 102 15 Others 2 11 8 28 68 49 11 Others 27 5 81 36 2 2 14

2012 EJECTIONS RECORD WHEN… DATE PLAYER/COACH UMPIRE REASON Runs Scoring Allowing Runs Scoring Allowing April 17 at New York (AL) Gardenhire (60th career) Greg Gibson balls/strikes 0 0 - 7 4 - 0 6 7 - 5 3 - 13 April 17 at New York (AL) Span (3rd career) Greg Gibson balls/strikes 1 0 - 13 6 - 1 7 9 - 0 5 - 10 May 25 at Detroit Gardenhire (61st career) Alan Porter out/safe at 1b 2 2 - 17 6 - 2 8 2 - 2 1 - 6 May 25 at Detroit Carroll (1st career) Alan Porter out/safe at 1b 3 2 - 18 9 - 4 9 2 - 0 1 - 5 4 6 - 7 10 - 14 10+ 11 - 0 0 - 7 5 10 - 2 6 - 9 Totals 51 - 71 51 - 71

2012 TWINS ON DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Right elbow strain 3/31 3/26 6/ 1 50 Scott Baker Right elbow strain (transferred to 60-day on April 15) - Tommy John surgery on 4/17 4/ 1 3/27 122 Justin Morneau Sore left wrist 5/ 7 5/ 1 5/16 14 Left quad strain 5/17 6/ 4 16 Carl Pavano Right rotator cuff weakness (transferred to 60-day on July 26) 6/ 4 6/ 2 70 P.J. Walters Right shoulder inflammation (transferred to 60-day on July 28) 6/14 61 Matt Capps Right shoulder inflammation 6/25 6/24 7/13 15 Matt Capps Right rotator cuff irritation 7/17 33 Anthony Swarzak Mild right rotator cuff strain 7/26 7/25 8/15 20 Trevor Plouffe Bruised right thumb 7/27 7/21 8/13 21 TWINS NOTES, PAGE 6 2012 HIGHS AND LOWS AUGUST 22, 2012

TEAM BATTING: TEAM PITCHING (cont.): Most At-Bats, Game...... 59, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Strikeouts...... 16, 7/13 vs. Oak. Most Runs, Game...... 19, 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Walks...... 9, 2x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Most Runs, Inning...... 10, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Fewest Hits Allowed...... 2, 8/2 at Bos. Most Hits, Game...... 20, 3x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Pitchers Used...... 7, 2x, last 7/15 vs. Oak. Most Hits, Inning...... 7, 2x, last 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Consecutive Batters Retired...... 17, 5/8 vs. LAA. Consecutive Hits...... 5, 3x, last 7/28 vs. Cle. Scoreless Innings Streak...... 12, 7/25-7/27 Consecutive Batters Reached Base...... 7, 2x, last 5th inning, 5/24 at CWS. Wild Pitches...... 3, 6/30 (Game 1) vs. K.C. Fewest Hits, Game...... 0, 5/2 at LAA. Most Innings, Game, Relievers...... 9.0, 2x, last 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Doubles, Game...... 6, 2x, last 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Hits, Game, Relievers...... 12, 6/27 vs. CWS. Most Triples, Game...... 2, 2x, last 6/8 vs. ChC. Most Runs, Game, Relievers...... 9, 7/24 at CWS. Most Home Runs, Game...... 4, 2x, last 8/6 at Cle. Most Home Runs, Game, Relievers...... 2, 8x, last 7/24 at CWS. Grand Slams...... Most Walks, Game, Relievers...... 5, 7/24 at CWS. Most Total Bases, Game...... 32, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers...... 8, 5/19 at Mil. Most Extra Base Hits, Game...... 8, 2x, last 6/12 vs. Phi. Most RBI, Game...... 17, 7/16 vs. Bal. INDIVIDUAL PITCHING: Most Walks...... 9, 5/11 vs. Tor. Most Inn., Game, Starter...... 9.0, 2x, last Diamond, 7/27 vs Cle. Most Strikeouts...... 16, 5/26 vs. Det. Most Innings, Game, Reliever...... 4.0, 4x, last Manship, 8/10 vs. T.B. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins...... 5, 3x, last 7/29 vs. Cle. Most Hits, Starter...... 11, 3x, last Blackburn, 8/11 vs. T.B. Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent...... 5, 4/12 vs. LAA. Most Hits, Reliever...... 8, Maloney, 4/24 vs. Bos. Most Caught Stealing, Game...... 1, many Most Runs, Starter...... 8, 2x, last De Vries, 8/10 vs. T.B. Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...... 5, 7/23 at CWS. Most Runs, Reliever...... 5, 2x, last Gray, 5/20 at Mil. Left On Base, Twins...... 15, 4/14 vs. Tex. Most Home Runs, Starter...... 3, 8x, last Duensing, 7/15 vs. Oak. Left On Base, Twins in Extra Innings...... 15, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Home Runs, Reliever...... 2, 2x, last Manship, 6/21 at Pit. Consecutive Scoreless Innings...... 25, 4/30-5/4 Most Walks, Starter...... 6, 2x, last Deduno, 8/19 at Sea. Most Walks, Reliever...... 3, 4x, last Perdomo, 7/28 vs. Cle. INDIVIDUAL BATTING: Most Strikeouts, Starter...... 15, Liriano, 7/13 vs. Oak. Most At-Bats, Game...... 8, Span, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Strikeouts, Reliever...... 4, 2x, last Manship, 8/7 at Cle. Most Runs, Game...... 3, 15x, last Florimon, 8/20 at Oak. Win-Streak...... 5, Gray, 4/11-7/3 Most Runs, Inning...... 2, Willingham/Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Losing-Streak...... 5, 2x, last Blackburn, 6/27-current Most Hits, Game...... 4, 14x, last Revere, 8/6 at Cle. Low-Hit Complete Game...... 3, Diamond, 7/27 Most Hits, Inning...... 2, 3x, last Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inning, 8/6 at Cle. Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings...... 14.0, Diamond, 5/8-13 Most Doubles, Game...... 2, many Most Consecutive Batters Retired...... 19, Diamond, 7/21-7/27 Most Triples, Game...... 1, many Wild Pitches...... 3, Diamond, 6/30 (Game 1) vs. K.C. Most Home Runs, Game...... 2, 9x, last Morneau, 8/6 at Cle. Grand Slams...... TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING: Most Total Bases, Game...... 10, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Errors, Game, Team...... 3, 6x, last 8/6 at Cle. Most Extra Base Hits, Game...... 3, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS. Errors, Game, Individual...... 2, 4x, last Nishioka, 8/6 at Cle. Most RBI, Game...... 5, Span, 7/16 vs. Bal. Errors, Consecutive Games, Team...... 4, 7/7-14 Most Walks, Game...... 3, 6x, last Plouffe, 6/16 vs. Mil. Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team...... 7, 4/27-5/6 Most Strikeouts, Game...... 4, 3x, last Doumit, 6/15 vs. Mil. Doubleplays, Game, Team...... 5, 7/21 at K.C. Longest Hitting-Streak...... 21, Revere, 7/16-8/7 Opponents Doubleplays, Game, Team...... 5, 7/23 at CWS. Consecutive Hits...... 5, 3x, last Morneau, 8/3-4 Consecutive Hitless At-Bats...... 28, Valencia, 5/1-7/28 Most Stolen Bases, Game...... 2, many TEAM MISCELLANEOUS: ...... 1, many Longest Winning Streak...... 5, 6/30-7/3 Most Caught Stealing, Game Longest Losing Streak...... 6, 4/21-27 Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...... 2, 5x, last Willingham, 7/23 at CWS. Longest Game, Innings...... 15, 6/17 vs. Mil. Longest Game, Time (9 Innings)...... 3:43, 7/17 vs. Bal. TEAM PITCHING: Longest Game, Time (Extra Innings)...... 4:50, 6/17 vs. Mil. Most Runs Allowed...... 16, 5/20 at Mil. Fastest Game, Time...... 2:10, 5/1 at LAA. Most Runs, Inning...... 6, 4x, last 2nd inning, 8/10 vs. T.B. Largest Margin, Victory...... 12, 7/16 vs. Bal. Most Hits Allowed...... 21, 6/27 vs. CWS. Largest Margin, Loss...... 12, 5/20 at Mil. Most Hits Allowed, Inning...... 6, 3x, last 2nd inning, 8/10 vs. T.B. Largest Home Attendance...... 39,414, 4/9 vs. LAA. (Home Opener) Consecutive Hits Allowed...... 6, 5th inning, 5/26 vs. Det. Home Sellouts...... 8, last 8/11 vs. T.B. Most Home Runs Allowed, Game...... 5, 5/24 at CWS. Times Shut Out...... 7, last 6/23 at Cin.

LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

FOR THE TWINS AGAINST THE TWINS HITTING: HITTING: Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. Mil. Hit for the Cycle: Hafner, 8/14/03 vs. Cle. Grand Slam: Tosoni, 9/27/11 vs. K.C. (two as a team in 2011) Grand Slam: Gomes, 7/13/12 vs. Oak. (four allowed as a team in 2012) Inside-the-Park Home Run: Mauer, 7/21/07 vs. LAA. Inside-the-Park Home Run: Bourjos, 4/11/12 vs. LAA (one allowed in 2012) Pinch-Hit Home Run: Thome and Butera, 6/19/10 at Phi. Pinch-Hit Home Run: Betancourt, 7/22/12 at K.C. Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy (9th inning), 5/19/04 at Tor. Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Bartlett, 8/5/10 at T.B. Five-Hit Game: Mauer, 7/26/10 at K.C. Five-Hit Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY. Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. Tex. Six-Hit Game: L. Johnson, 9/23/95 vs. CWS. Two Hits, One Inning: Morneau/Doumit, 2nd inn, 8/6/12 at Cle. (three as a team in 2012) Two Hits, One Inning: Ishikawa, 5/20/12 at Mil. Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at K.C. Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. Mil. Two-Home Run Game: Morneau, 8/6/12 at Cle. (nine as a team in 2012) Two-Home Run Game: Cabrera, 7/4/12 at Det. Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS. (second game) Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY. Back-to-Back Home Runs: Mauer/Willingham, 8/17/12 at Sea. (three as a team in 2012) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Upton/Joyce, 8/11/12 vs. T.B. (seven allowed in 2012) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Mientkiewicz/Koskie/Hunter, 7/12/01 at Mil. 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. Atl. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Willingham/Morneau/Doumit, 8/6/12 at Cle. Three Home Runs, One Inning: Gomes/Cespedes/Carter, 7/15/12 vs. Oak. Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at N.Y. Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O’Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. Bos. PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games): No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS. No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA. One-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. K.C. One-Hitter: Stewart, 9/5/11 vs. CWS. (Game 2) Two-Hitter: Baker, 8/14/09 vs. Cle. Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at Tor. 10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. Mil. 10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/01/95 at Chi. 10+ Strikeouts: Liriano, 7/18/12 vs. Bal. (two by Liriano - 15 and 10) 10+ Strikeouts: Scherzer, 8/15/12 vs. Det. Complete Game Shutout: Diamond, 7/27/12 vs. Cle. Complete Game Shutout: Lowe, 5/15/12 vs. Cle. Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. Tor./vs. Mil. Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAA. Back-to-Back Shutouts: 7/31-8/1/10 vs. Sea. Back-to-Back Shutouts: 5/1-2/12 at LAA. MISCELLANEOUS: MISCELLANEOUS: Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. Sea. (Johjima hitting) Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at Oak. (Plouffe hitting) Position Player Pitching: Butera, 5/20/12 at Mil. Position Player Pitching: Halter, 10/1/00 at Det. Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at Det. Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Borbon (3), 8/18/09 at Tex. Steal of Home: Hunter, 5/4/02 vs. Det. Steal of Home: Daubach, 4/27/03 at Chi. Home run in first ML at-bat: Hughes, 4/28/10 at Det. Home run in first ML at-bat: Richard, 7/17/00 vs. StL. Leadoff Home Run: Span, 6/12/12 vs. Phi. Leadoff Home Run: Jennings, 8/12/12 vs. T.B. (three allowed in 2012)

2012 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/28 vs. Kansas City POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 12:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain and cold temps (41 degrees), later cancelled. Game played as part of split DH, 6/30. 5/11 vs. Toronto DELAYED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain (60 degrees). The delay lasted 1:51 – game started at 9:00 pm (51 degrees). 5/26 vs. Detroit DELAYED Scheduled to start at 1:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain. The delay lasted 21 minutes – game started at 1:31 pm (61 degrees). Second delay started at 3:09 pm with one out in the 6th inning. Game resumed after a 42 minute rain delay. 6/17 vs. Milwaukee DELAYED Game delayed due to rain as the Twins were about to take the field in the top of the 12th...delay lasted 42 minutes and started at 5:15 pm. 6/13 vs. Oakland DELAYED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm, initially delayed due to rain. The delay lasted 10 minuets – game started at 7:20 pm. TWINS NOTES, PAGE 7 DAY-BY-DAY AUGUST 22, 2012

GA/ Daily Total GA/ Daily Total Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Hm Att. Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save Date Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Hm Att. Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save APRIL (6-16) Batting: .264 (199-for-753) Pitching: 6-16-4, 5.64 (190.0 ip, 119 er) JULY CONT. 6------Bal. 2- 4 L 0- 1 T2 -1.0 Arrieta/Pavano/Johnson 23------CWS. 4- 7 L 40-56 5 -12.0 Floyd/Liriano/Reed 7------Bal. 2- 8 L 0- 2 T4 -2.0 Hunter/Liriano 24------CWS. 4-11 L 40-57 5 -12.0 Jones/Fien 8------Bal. 1- 3 L 0- 3 5 -3.0 Hammel/Swarzak/Johnson 25------CWS. 2- 8 L 40-58 5 -13.0 Peavy/Blackburn 9------LAA. 1- 5 L 0- 4 5 -4.0 *39,414 39,414 1 Wilson/Blackburn 26------OFF DAY 5 -13.0 10------OFF DAY 5 -4.0 27------Cle. 11-0 W 41-58 5 -13.0 37,820 1,748,493 50 Diamond/Tomlin 11------LAA. 6- 5 W 1- 4 T3 -3.0 31,413 70,827 2 Gray/Takahashi/Capps 28------Cle. 12-5 W 42-58 4 -13.0 *39,166 1,787,659 51 Deduno/Masterson 12------LAA. 10- 9 W 2- 4 4 -3.0 31,782 102,609 3 Gray/Thompson/Capps 29------Cle. 5- 1 W 43-58 4 -12.0 34,720 1,822,379 52 Duensing/Jimenez 13------Tex. 1- 4 L 2- 5 5 -3.0 31,400 134,009 4 Harrison/Swarzak/Ogando 30------CWS. 7- 6 W 44-58 4 -11.0 35,018 1,857,397 53 Perkins/Myers 14------Tex. 2- 6 L 2- 6 5 -3.5 35,854 169,863 5 Ross/Duensing 31------CWS. 3- 4 L 44-59 4 -12.0 36,424 1,893,821 54 Thornton/Gray/Reed 15------Tex. 3- 4 L 2- 7 5 -4.0 32,093 201,956 6 Ross/Perkins/Nathan AUGUST (7-12) Batting: .258 (171-for-663) Pitching: 7-12-4, 4.30 (167.1 ip, 80 er) 16------NYY. 7- 3 W 3- 7 T4 -4.0 Pavano/Garcia 1------CWS. 2- 3 L 44-60 4 -13.0 34,823 1,928,644 55 Peavy/Diamond/Reed 17------NYY. 3- 8 L 3- 8 T4 -5.0 Sabathia/Liriano 2------Bos. 5- 0 W 45-60 4 -12.5 Deduno/Lester/Perkins 18------NYY. 6- 5 W 4- 8 4 -5.0 Marquis/Kuroda/Capps 3------Bos. ^6- 5 W 46-60 4 -12.5 Gray/Padilla/Burton 19------NYY. 6- 7 L 4- 9 4 -5.0 Hughes/Swarzak/Rivera 4------Bos. 6- 4 W 47-60 4 -11.5 Burnett/Aceves/Burton 20------T.B. 5- 4 W 5- 9 4 -4.5 Maloney/Gomes/Capps 5------Bos. 4- 6 L 47-61 4 -12.5 Morales/Blackburn/Aceves 21------T.B. 2- 4 L 5-10 4 -5.0 Shields/Pavano/Rodney 6------Cle. 14-3 W 48-61 4 -12.5 Diamond/McAllister 22------T.B. 2- 6 L 5-11 4 -5.0 Niemann/Liriano 7------Cle. 7- 5 W 49-61 4 -11.5 Robertson/Perez/Perkins 23------Bos. 5- 6 L 5-12 4 -5.5 32,351 234,307 7 Bard/Capps/Aceves 8------Cle. 2- 6 L 49-62 4 -11.5 Masterson/Duensing 24------Bos. 2-11 L 5-13 4 -5.5 33,651 267,958 8 Beckett/Blackburn 9------OFF DAY 4 -11.5 25------Bos. 6- 7 L 5-14 4 -5.5 32,254 300,212 9 Buchholz/Hendriks/Aceves 10------T.B. 6-12 L 49-63 4 -12.5 38,108 1,966,752 56 Hellickson/De Vries 26------OFF DAY T4 -5.0 11------T.B. 2- 4 L 49-64 5 -12.5 *39,512 2,006,264 57 Price/Blackburn/Rodney 27------K.C. 6- 7 L 5-15 5 -6.0 33,315 333,527 10 Mijares/Duensing/Broxton 12------T.B. ^3- 7 L 49-65 5 -13.5 35,327 2,041,591 58 Farnsworth/Burnett/Rodney 28------K.C. PPD 5 -5.5 13------Det. 9- 3 W 50-65 4 -12.5 34,366 2,075,957 59 Deduno/Sanchez 29------K.C. 7- 4 W 6-15 T4 -5.5 34,201 367,728 11 Marquis/Chen 14------Det. 4- 8 L 50-66 5 -13.5 37,544 2,113,501 60 Fister/Duensing 30------LAA. 3- 4 L 6-16 5 -6.0 Wilson/Blackburn/Downs 15------Det. 1- 5 L 50-67 5 -14.5 37,118 2,150,619 61 Scherzer/De Vries MAY (12-16) Batting: .227 (208-for-915) Pitching: 12-16-6, 4.96 (247.0 ip, 136 er) 16------OFF DAY 5 -15.0 1------LAA. 0- 4 L 6-17 5 -6.0 Williams/Liriano 17------Sea. 3- 5 L 50-68 5 -15.0 Iwakuma/Blackburn/Wihelmsen 2------LAA. 0- 9 L 6-18 5 -7.0 Weaver/Hendriks 18------Sea. 2- 3 L 50-69 5 -15.0 Wilhelmsen/Robertson 3------OFF DAY 5 -7.5 19------Sea. 1- 5 L 50-70 5 -15.0 Beavan/Deduno/Kinney 4------Sea. 3- 2 W 7-18 5 -7.5 Pavano/Wilhemsen/Capps 20------Oak. 7- 2 W 51-70 5 -15.0 Duensing/McCarthy 5------Sea. 0- 7 L 7-19 5 -7.5 Hernandez/Marquis 21------Oak. 1- 4 L 51-71 5 -16.0 Anderson/De Vries/Balfour 6------Sea. 2- 5 L 7-20 5 -8.5 Noesi/Blackburn 22------Oak. 2:37 pm FSN/TIBN 7------LAA. 3- 8 L 7-21 5 -10.0 31,382 399,110 12 Weaver/Liriano 23------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8------LAA. 5- 0 W 8-21 5 -9.0 30,776 429,886 13 Diamond/Haren 24------Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 9------LAA. 2- 6 L 8-22 5 -9.0 31,915 461,801 14 Santana/Pavano 25------Tex. 3:05 pm FOX/TIBN 10------Tor. 2- 6 L 8-23 5 -10.0 31,438 493,239 15 Alvarez/Marquis 26------Tex. 2:05 pm FSN/TIBN 11------Tor. 7- 6 W 9-23 5 -9.0 33,387 526,626 16 Blackburn/Drabek/Capps 27------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 12------Tor. 1- 2 L 9-24 5 -9.0 *38,820 565,446 17 Hutchison/Walters/Janssen 28------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13------Tor. 4- 3 W 10-24 5 -8.0 36,889 602,335 18 Diamond/Romero/Capps 29------Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------Cle. 4- 5 L 10-25 5 -9.0 32,313 634,648 19 Smith/Capps/C. Perez 30------Sea. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------Cle. 0- 5 L 10-26 5 -10.0 35,732 670,380 20 Lowe/Marquis 31------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16------Det. 11-7 W 11-26 5 -10.0 Burnett/Below SEPTEMBER (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 17------Det. 4- 3 W 12-26 5 -10.0 Walters/Fister/Capps 1------K.C. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18------Mil. 11-3 W 13-26 5 -9.0 Diamond/Estrada 2------K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 19------Mil. ^5- 4 W 14-26 5 -9.0 Gray/Parra/Capps 3------CWS. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 20------Mil. 4-16 L 14-27 5 -9.0 Greinke/Marquis 4------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 21------OFF DAY 5 -9.0 5------CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 22------CWS. 9- 2 W 15-27 5 -9.0 Walters/Floyd 6------OFF DAY 23------CWS. 0- 6 L 15-28 5 -10.0 Sale/Diamond 7------Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24------CWS. 8-11 L 15-29 5 -11.0 Jones/De Vries 8------Cle. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25------Det. 6-10 L 15-30 5 -11.0 37,688 708,068 21 Smyly/Swarzak 9------Cle. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26------Det. 3- 6 L 15-31 5 -11.0 37,360 745,428 22 Scherzer/Pavano/Valverde 10------Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 27------Det. 3- 4 L 15-32 5 -11.0 *38,710 784,138 23 Villarreal/Capps/Valverde 11------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28------Oak. 5- 4 W 16-32 5 -11.0 34,709 818,847 24 Burnett/Cook/Capps 12------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29------Oak. 3- 2 W 17-32 5 -10.5 31,781 850,628 25 Perkins/Fuentes 13------K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30------Oak. 4- 0 W 18-32 5 -10.5 35,103 885,731 26 Liriano/Ross 14------CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 31------OFF DAY 5 -10.5 15------CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN JUNE (14-13) Batting: .278 (265-for-953) Pitching: 14-13-8, 4.33 (245.0 ip, 118 er) 16------CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 1------Cle. 1- 7 L 18-33 5 -11.5 Lowe/Pavano 17------OFF DAY 2------Cle. 7- 4 W 19-33 5 -10.5 Duensing/Tomlin/Capps 18------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 3------Cle. 6- 3 W 20-33 5 -10.5 Diamond/Masterson/Capps 19------Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 4------K.C. 10- 7 W 21-33 5 -10.0 De Vries/Smith/Capps 20------Cle. 11:05 am FSN/TIBN 5------K.C. 0- 1 L 21-34 5 -10.0 Chen/Liriano/Broxton 21------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 6------K.C. 4- 2 W 22-34 5 -9.0 Blackburn/Mendoza/Capps 22------Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 7------OFF DAY 5 -9.5 23------Det. 12:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8------CHC. ^8- 7 W 23-34 5 -8.5 38,014 923,745 27 Capps/Camp 24------NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 9------CHC. 11-3 W 24-34 5 -8.5 *39,309 963,054 28 Diamond/Samardzija 25------NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 10------CHC. 2- 8 L 24-35 5 -8.5 37,526 1,000,580 29 Dempster/Liriano 26------NYY. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 11------OFF DAY 5 -8.5 27------OFF DAY 12------Phi. 11-7 W 25-35 5 -8.5 32,622 1,033,202 30 Blackburn/Kendrick 28------Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13------Phi. 8- 9 L 25-36 5 -8.5 32,581 1,065,783 31 Hamels/Walters/Papelbon 29------Det. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14------Phi. 1- 6 L 25-37 5 -8.5 32,205 1,097,988 32 Blanton/Diamond 30------Det. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15------Mil. 3- 5 L 25-38 5 -8.5 37,295 1,135,283 33 Loe/Capps/Axford OCTOBER (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 16------Mil. 2- 6 L 25-39 5 -9.5 37,698 1,172,981 34 Fiers/Hendriks 1------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 17------Mil. ^5- 4 W 26-39 5 -8.5 *39,206 1,212,187 35 Swarzak/Dillard 2------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 18------OFF DAY 5 -8.0 3------Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 19------Pit. 2- 7 L 26-40 5 -8.5 Correia/Diamond 20------Pit. 2- 1 W 27-40 5 -8.5 Burton/Grilli * - Denotes Sellout 21------Pit. 1- 9 L 27-41 5 -9.0 McDonald/Hendriks # - Denotes makeup game from rainout on 4/28 HOME GAMES ROAD GAMES 22------Cin. 5- 4 W 28-41 5 -9.0 Blackburn/Bailey/Perkins ^ - Extra innings (5-3) 23------Cin. 0- 6 L 28-42 5 -9.0 Cueto/Duensing 24------Cin. 4- 3 W 29-42 5 -8.5 Diamond/Chapman/Burton 25------CWS. 4- 1 W 30-42 5 -7.5 35,659 1,247,846 36 Liriano/Peavy/Burton 2012 WALK-OFF VICTORIES 26------CWS. 2- 3 L 30-43 5 -8.5 35,102 1,282,948 37 Floyd/Hendriks/Reed 27------CWS. 5-12 L 30-44 5 -10.0 36,539 1,319,487 38 Sale/Blackburn DATE SCORE NOTES 28------OFF DAY 5 -10.0 May 29 vs. Oakland 3-2 Twins down 2-0 in ninth, Willingham 2-out, 3-run homer 29------K.C. 3- 4 L 30-45 5 -11.0 33,359 1,352,846 39 Mendoza/Duensing/Broxton June 8 vs. Chicago (NL) 8-7 (10 innings) Willingham singles in Mastroianni in bottom of 10 #30------K.C. 7- 2 W 31-45 5 -9.5 37,694 1,390,540 40 Diamond/Sanchez June 17 vs. Milwaukee 5-4 (15 innings) Span singles in Dozier w/ 2-outs in bottom 15 ------K.C. 5- 1 W 32-45 5 -9.5 37,629 1,428,169 41 De Vries/Hochevar July 30 vs. Chicago (AL) 7-6 Carroll drives in Casilla with sac-fly to RF in bottom 9 JULY (12-14) Batting: .287 (263-for-915) Pitching: 12-14-4, 4.78 (233.1 ip, 124 er) 1------K.C. 10- 8 W 33-45 5 -8.5 37,819 1,465,988 42 Gray/Chen 2------Det. 6- 4 W 34-45 5 -8.0 Swarzak/Fister/Perkins 20102012 PLAYERS USED USED (44) (42) 3------Det. 8- 6 W 35-45 5 -8.0 Gray/Villarreal/Perkins 4------Det. 1- 5 L 35-46 5 -9.0 Verlander/Duensing Pitchers: (23) 5------Det. 3- 7 L 35-47 5 -10.0 Dotel/Burnett Blackburn, Nick, rhp* Fien, Casey, rhp Pavano, Carl, rhp* 6------Tex. 5- 1 W 36-47 5 -10.0 Liriano/Perez Burnett, Alex, rhp* Gray, Jeff, rhp* Perdomo, Luis, rhp 7------Tex. ^3- 4 L 36-48 5 -11.0 Nathan/Waldrop Burton, Jared, rhp* Hendriks, Liam, rhp* Perkins, Glen, lhp* 8------Tex. ^3- 4 L 36-49 5 -11.0 Feldman/Burnett Capps, Matt, rhp* Liriano, Francisco, lhp* Robertson, Tyler, lhp 9------All Star Break De Vries, Cole, rhp Maloney, Matt, lhp* Swarzak, Anthony, rhp* 10------All Star Game — National League 8 - American League 0 Cain/Verlander Deduno, Samuel rhp Manship, Jeff, rhp Waldrop, Kyle, rhp 11------All Star Break Diamond, Scott, lhp Marquis, Jason, rhp Walters, P.J., rhp 12------OFF DAY Duensing, Brian, lhp* Oliveros, Lester, rhp 13------Oak. 3- 6 L 36-50 5 -12.0 33,230 1,499,218 43 Griffin/Liriano/Cook Position Players: (21) 14------Oak. 3- 9 L 36-51 5 -12.0 *39,084 1,538,302 44 Milone/De Vries Burroughs, Sean, if* Hughes, Lukes, if* Plouffe, Trevor, of* 15------Oak. 4- 9 L 36-52 5 -13.0 36,853 1,575,155 45 Parker/Duensing Butera, Drew, c Komatsu, Erik, of Revere, Ben, of* 16------Bal. 19- 7 W 37-52 5 -12.0 32,445 1,607,600 46 Diamond/Tillman Carroll, Jamey, if* Mastroianni, Darin, of Span, Denard, of* 17------Bal. 6- 4 W 38-52 5 -12.0 32,202 1,639,802 47 Burnett/Ayala/Burton Carson, Matt, of Mauer, Joe, c* Thomas, Clete, of 18------Bal. 1- 2 L 38-53 5 -12.0 33,195 1,672,997 48 Hunter/Liriano/Johnson Casilla, Alexi, if* Morneau, Justin, 1b* Valencia, Danny, 3b* 19------Bal. 3- 4 L 38-54 5 -12.0 37,676 1,710,673 49 Chen/Burnett/Johnson Doumit, Ryan, c* Nishioka, Tsuyoshi, if Willingham, Josh, of* 20------K.C. ^2- 1 W 39-54 5 -11.0 Fien/Broxton/Perkins Dozier, Brian, if Parmelee, Chris, 1b* (*, on Opening Day 25-man Roster) 21------K.C. 3- 7 L 39-55 5 -11.5 Mendoza/Diamond/Crow Florimon, Pedro, if 22------K.C. 7- 5 W 40-55 5 -11.5 Deduno/Guthrie