(49-48) VS. (45-52) SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017 – TARGET FIELD – MINNEAPOLIS, MN

FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB WINNING : Boyd (4-5, 5.48) LOSING PITCHER: Hildenberger (1-1, 3.21) Detroit Tigers 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 9 16 1 11 SAVE: Justin Wilson (12) Minnesota Twins 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 9 3 7

FIRST PITCH: 1:13 pm GAME TIME TEMP: 74 degrees, wind NNW at 12 mph TIME OF GAME: 4:19 ATTENDANCE: 28,373 HOME RUNS: Escobar (9th, 3rd inning off Boyd, 2-1 pitch, one on, two outs, 442 feet to left) Iglesias (3rd, 7th inning off Hildenberger, 0-0 pitch, none out, 421 feet to left) Dozier (16th, 9th inning off Wilson, 1-0 pitch, none on, one out, 406 feet to left) PITCHING LINES: TWINS IP H R ER BB SO HR WP PITCHES/K Adalberto Mejía 4.1 5 2 1 2 5 0 0 96/59 NEXT GAME: Trevor Hildenberger (L) 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 26/18 Twins at Dodgers Ryan Pressly 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15/10 Monday, July 24 – 9:10 pm (CT) Buddy Boshers 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 12/9 ------Tyler Duffey 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/4 RHP Bartolo Colón (2-9, 8.19) Brandon Kintzler 0.1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 23/9 vs. Craig Breslow 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14/6 TBA (---,--.--)

TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR WP PITCHES/K Matthew Boyd (W) 6.0 4 3 3 3 8 1 0 105/66 Shane Greene 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 32/23 Bruce Rondón 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 20/15 Justin Wilson (S, 12) 1.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 28/15

TWINS NOTES: • THE TWINS fell to the Tigers this afternoon to lose their first series at Target Field since June 16-18 vs. Cleveland (4-0-1 in series play between series losses)…Minnesota has dropped six straight series vs. Detroit at home, going 3-15 in that span…Minnesota committed three errors in the third inning, its most in a single inning since August 14, 2016 vs. Kansas City…it was just the fifth time since 2010 that the Twins recorded three-plus errors in a single inning…the three errors also matched a season-high for errors in a game this season (also: June 27 at Boston)…Minnesota used seven , matching a season-high for a nine-inning game (6x, last: May 7 vs. Boston). • TIME OF GAME: At 4 hours and 19 minutes, this afternoon’s game was Minnesota’s longest nine-inning game in team history…the previous record was 4 hours and 11 minutes on July 23, 2016 at Boston. • ADALBERTO MEJÍA allowed two runs (1 earned) on five hits in 4.1 innings…was his shortest outing since June 12 vs. Seattle (3.2 innings). • EDUARDO ESCOBAR (1-for-5) homered for the first time since June 27 at Boston…is hitting .318 (27-for-85) with six homers vs. left-handed pitching this season…saw 13 pitches (8 foul balls) in his at-bat in the seventh inning, ultimately striking out with the bases loaded. • BRIAN DOZIER (2-for-4) has hit safely in all nine games following the All-Star break, hitting .351 (13-for-37) in that span…is one game shy of matching his season-long hit streak from May 19-29 (10 games). • MAX KEPLER (1-for-4) recorded the third bunt single of his career (also: June 21, 2016 vs. Philadelphia and April 3, 2017 vs. Kansas City). • ZACK GRANITE (1-for-3) has reached base safely in seven of his last 12 plate appearances. • MINNESOTA completed a trade with the during the game that sent RHP Nick Tepesch to the Blue Jays for cash considerations.

TIGERS NOTES: • THE TIGERS defeated the Twins this afternoon to move to 6-4 since the All-Star break…Detroit won its sixth-straight series at Target Field, moving to 15-3 vs. the Twins on the road in that span. • MATTHEW BOYD allowed three runs on four hits in 6.0 innings, earning his fourth win of the season…recorded a career-high eight …threw a season-high 105 pitches…is 2-0 with a 2.76 ERA (16.1 IP, 5 ER) in three career starts vs. Minnesota…has posted a quality start in six of his eight career starts vs. the Twins. • JOSÉ IGLESIAS (3-for-5) homered for the first time since May 24…was his fifth career go-ahead home run and first since July 25, 2016 at Boston…matched a career-high with three RBI (5x, last: June 3 vs. Chicago-AL)…matched a season-high with three hits (10x, last: July 15 vs. Toronto)…his 10 three-plus hit games rank tied for sixth in the American League. • JUSTIN UPTON (2-for-4) has eight extra-base hits (7 doubles, 1 home run) in his last nine games, recording at least one in eight of the nine contests in that span. • ALEX PRESELY (3-for-5) matched a career-high with three hits (15x, last: July 22, 2017)…has six hits in his last 10 at-bats…extended his hitting streak to a season-long 10 games…Presley is hitting .459 (17-for-37) during the streak...is two games shy of matching his career-long streak of 12 games from April 14-28, 2012. • MIKIE MAHTOOK (1-for-4) extended his hitting streak to seven games…Mahtook is hitting .407 (11-for-27) during the streak…he is one game shy of matching his career-long streak of nine games from May 31-June 17. • JAMES MCCANN (3-for-4) matched a season-high with three hits (3x, last: May 16 vs. Baltimore)…is hitting .426 (20-for-47) with 12 extra-base hits in 14 career games at Target Field…recorded the second multi-double game of his career also: May 15, 2015 at St. Louis)…notched multiple extra-base hits for the first time this season (last: 2 on August 25, 2016 at Minnesota).