Minnesota Twins (29-24) at Seattle Mariners
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MINNESOTA TWINS (29-24) AT SEATTLE MARINERS (28-30) TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2017 -7:10 PM (PT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK / LA RAZA Hector Santiago (L, 4-5, 4.76) vs. James Paxton (L, 4-0, 1.26) GAME 54 ROAD GAME 24 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 6/7 at Seattle Adalberto Mejía (L, 1-1, 3.95) vs. Yovani Gallardo (R, 2-6, 6.24) 9:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None 6/8 at Seattle Kyle Gibson (R, 2-4, 7.23) vs. Christian Berman (R, 3-2, 4.36) 9:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINS AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: After completing their six-game homestand with a record of 1-5 (1-2 vs. Tampa STREAKS Record: ........................................... 29-24 Bay and 0-3 vs. Houston), the Twins began their 10-game 11-day road trip with three wins and a loss in the four-game series with the Angels...tonight the Twins will begin a three- Current Streak: ..................................1 win Home Record: ................................. 12-18 Last 5 games: ........................................3-2 Road Record: .................................... 17-6 game series with Seattle...after this series, the Twins will travel to San Francisco for three against the Giants over the weekend...the Twins are 12-18 at home and 17-6 on the road. Last 10 games: ......................................4-6 Record in series: .............................. 10-7 Last 15 games: ......................................8-7 Series Openers: ................................ 12-6 Last 20 games: ..................................10-10 Series Finales: .................................... 9-9 TWINS TAKE SERIES IN ANAHEIM: The Twins beat the Angels on Sunday afternoon by a Rubber Games: ................................... 2-4 score of 3-2, winning the four-game series...José Berríos (4-1) was the starter and winner, TWINS VS. SEATTLE Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 4/2 allowing two runs on six hits in 6.0 innings pitched...Brandon Kintzler earned his 15th save April: ............................................... 12-11 (17th opportunity) with a scoreless ninth inning...the offense recorded eight hits, two from 2016 Record: .........................................4-2 May: ................................................ 14-12 Miguel Sanó, who hit his 14th home run. Current Streak: .................................. 1 loss June: ................................................... 3-1 2016 at Home: .......................................1-2 July: ........................................................... THE GREAT NORTHWEST: The Twins went 4-2 against the Mariners last season, going 3-0 at 2016 at Seattle: .....................................3-0 August: ...................................................... Safeco Field from May 27-29 and 1-2 at Target Field from September 23-25...the Twins have All-Time Record: .........................213-221-1 September/October: ................................. gone 11-5 in their last 16 games against the Mariners, dating back to July of 2014...they have All-Time at Home: .......................116-102-1 Day Games: ..................................... 11-16 won eight of their last nine in Seattle and five straight at Safeco...the five straight wins in All-Time at Seattle: ..........................97-119 Night Games: .................................... 17-8 Seattle marks their longest since winning seven straight from May 7, 1996-April 19, 1997. 2016 Game Logs: vs. American League East: ................. 5-4 Miguel Sanó is hitting .343 (12-for-35) with five home runs in 10 career games against vs. American League Central: ........ 16-12 Athe Mariners...he has hit safely in six straight vs. the M's, homering in four of those games. Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. American League West: ................ 7-6 5/27 SEA 7-2 Dean/Hernandez vs. National League: ........................... 1-2 MAUER AND THE MARINERS: Joe Mauer is hitting .324 (91-for-281) with 23 doubles, nine 5/28 SEA 6-5 Pressly/Vincent/Jepsen Games vs. LH Starter:......................... 7-6 home runs, 43 RBI, 49 runs scored and a .425 on-base percentage against the M’s...his .324 5/29 SEA 5-4 Nolasco/Walker/Jepsen Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 22-18 average is second-best in baseball among actives, trailing only Jose Altuve (.329)...his .427 9/23 MIN 1-10 Paxton/Gibson Twins score first: .............................. 16-9 on-base percentage is best among actives and 10th best all-time. 9/24 MIN 3-2 Duffey/Miranda/Kintzler Opponent scores first: .................... 13-15 Mauer has hit safely in five straight at Safeco, hitting .450 (9-for-20) with nine RBI; he 9/25 MIN 3-4 Walker/Santiago/Diaz Come-from-behind wins: .....................15 Ahas homered in three straight in this park. Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 25-2/27-1 CURRENT ROADTRIP (3-1) Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 2-21/2-22 CASTRO STREAKING: Jason Castro has hit safely in a season-high eight straight games, Batting Average ............. .259 (37-for143) Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 2-1/0-1 Runs Per Game ...................5.0 (20 R/4 G) Extra-innings: ..................................... 1-2 tied for fourth longest active streak in the AL...it is tied for third longest streak of his career, 1-run games: ...................................... 7-3 his two longer ones being 12 straight from July 31-August 14, 2013 and nine straight from Home Runs .............................................7 Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 21-3 April 21-May 2, 2013...during the current streak, he is hitting .290 (9-for-31) with three RISP ................................. .241 (7-for-29) Opp. out-hit Twins: ........................... 7-20 doubles and two home runs. Fielding Errors ........................................1 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 1-1 Team ERA .................4.11 (35.0 IP, 16 ER) Run Differential: ................ -19 (246-265) THE JOE WE KNOW: Joe Mauer is hitting .341 (28-for-82) with seven doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI, 12 runs scored, 11 walks and a .419 on-base percentage in his last 20 games, Starters W-L ....................................... 2-1 Twins get Quality Start: .................... 19-4 Starters ERA .............4.98 (21.2 IP, 12 ER) Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................. 19-7 since May 9...he hit .240 (23-for-96) with a .305 on-base percentage in his first 27 games. Most games over .500: ................. 7, 5/28 Relievers W-L-S ...............................1-0-2 Most games under .500: ............... 2, 4/24 GERMAN EMERGENCE: Max Kepler is hitting .310 (26-for-84) with seven doubles, five home Relievers ERA .............2.70 (13.1 IP, 4 ER) Longest win-streak: .....4, 2x, last 4/28-5/3 runs, 13 RBI and eight walks in his last 20 games...for the season, he is hitting .299 (44- Save/Opportunities ..............................2/2 Longest losing-streak: ...4, 2x, last 5/28-31 for-147) with seven home runs against right-handed pitching, compared to .154 (6-for-39) When Twins score 4+: ...................... 23-9 with no home runs against left-handed pitching. When Twins score 3-: ....................... 5-15 Twins get 10+ hits: ........................... 12-5 ASG WORTHY: Major League Baseball released their updated AL All-Star Game balloting this morning...Miguel Sanó is now leading the voting Days in First Place ...............................38 for AL third basemen, receiving 638,952 votes, ahead of Cleveland's José Ramirez (541,040)...below are Sanó's ranks among all AL players: Days in Second Place ...........................15 RBI AVG EXIT VEL. WALKS OBP SLG OPS Days in Third Place ................................6 Cruz - 45 Sanó - 96.6 Trout - 36 Trout - .461 Trout - .742 Trout - 1.203 Days in Fourth Place ..............................5 Sanó - 43 Judge - 95.3 Sanó - 32 Hicks - .432 Judge - .681 Judge - 1.110 Days in Fifth Place ................................... Pujols - 42 J. Martinez - 94.8 Bautista - 32 Judge - .429 Sanó - .607 Sanó - 1.016 Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 2/0 Judge - 41 K. Davis - 93.6 Souza - 32 Sanó - .410 Dickerson - .602 Hicks - 1.009 Shutouts W/L: ......................................4/0 Smoak - 40 Machado - 93.6 Judge - 32 Grossman - .407 Hicks - .577 Dickerson - .979 CG’s .......2, both Santana, last 5/23 at BAL Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ..... 1/160 ROAD CONSTRUCTION: The Twins have gone 17-6 on the road this season, posting a .739 winning percentage, the second highest road winning percentage in baseball, trailing only Houston (.786)...they have won 12 of their last 14 and 15 of their last 18 away from Target RECENT TRANSACTIONS Field...Twins have out-scored opponents 113-89 on the road. 6/2 LHP Wheeler traded to LAD for cash SOUTHERN LEAGUE STARS: Today, the Southern League announced the 2017 North Division All-Star Team...the initial roster features 6/1 RHP Wimmers recalled from AAA five Chattanooga Lookouts players including shortstop Nick Gordon, outfielders Edgar Corcino and LaMonte Wade as well as closer LHP Rosario recalled from AA John Curtiss and starting pitcher Fernando Romero...the 2017 All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, June 20 at the Blue Wahoos 5/31 RHP Pressly optioned to AAA Stadium in Pensacola, Florida. LHP Wheeler designated for release or assignment