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(17-15) VS. (16-17) SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013 AT 1:35 PM Mike Pelfrey (R) vs. Felix Doubront (L) Spring Game 33 Spring Road Game 16 UPCOMING PROBABLE AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE TODAY’S PITCHERS Date Opp. Pitchers Time TV/Radio Minnesota Twins: Mike Pelfrey (R), Brian Duensing 3/31 OFF DAY - COMPLETE (L), Jared Burton (R), Glen Perkins (L), Ryan Pressly 4/1 vs. DET Vance Worley (R) vs. Justin Verlander (R) 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN (R), Tyler Robertson (L) 4/2 OFF DAY 4/3 vs. DET Kevin Correia (R) vs. Anibal Sanchez (R) 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN Boston Red Sox: Felix Doubront (L), Joel Hanrahan 4/4 vs. DET Mike Pelfrey (R) vs. Rick Porcello (R) 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN (R), Koji Uehara (R), Andrew Miller (L), Andrew All game times listed as EASTERN and games can be heard via the Twins website at TwinsBaseball.com. Bailey (R)

TWINS VS. BOSTON: Today marks the final of eight spring meetings between the Twins and Red Sox...the Twins have gone 2-5 this spring, as the Sox clinched the 2013 Mayor’s Cup on Thursday night...the Twins last won the Mayor’s Cup in 2011, with a STREAKS 3-2 overall spring training record vs. the Sox...since the Mayor’s Cup series began in 1993, the Twins hold a 62-58-1 advantage over the Red Sox, winning the Cup 11 of the 21 years...the Twins and Sox will face off for the first time in the regular season Current Streak: 1 win May 6-9 at Fenway Park. Last 5 games: 3-2 Last 10 games: 6-4 TWINS NOTCH SECOND SPRING WIN OVER SOX: The Twins beat the Red Sox yesterday afternoon by a score of 8-3... (3-0) was the starter and winner tossing 3.0 hitless innings with one walk and one , he left early with forearm tightness...the offense recorded 12 hits, including two from Jamey Carroll, Doug Bernier, Wilkin Ramirez and Eduardo Escobar... TWINS AT A GLANCE Escobar drove in three runs. Spring Record: 17-15 Home Record: 7-10 TODAY’S STARTING : Mike Pelfrey is making his sixth start of the spring today...he did not factor into the decision in Road Record: 10-5 his last start March 25 vs. St. Louis, allowing one on five hits in 5.0 innings pitched, with one walk and four ...he Vs. AL Teams: 9-13 was scheduled to pitch on March 20 vs. Tampa Bay but the game was called due to rain...he traveled to Sarasota to pitch in a Vs. NL Teams: 9-2 Triple-A game March 21, allowing three runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings pitched, throwing 72 pitches...Pelfrey made just three Decisions vs. RHP: 14-11 starts with the New York Mets in 2012 due to a swollen right elbow that ended his season in late April. Decisions vs. LHP: 3-4 11-4 PELFREY’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY: When Twins score first: Date Team W-L IP H R ER HR BB SO When Opp. scores first: 6-11 2/26 at TOR ND 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 2 Come-from-behind wins: 9 3/3 at TB ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 When leading after 7/8 inn.: 12-2/15-2 3/8 at BOS W 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 5 When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 2-10/1-11 3/14 vs. BOS L 2.0 6 5 5 0 3 2 When tied after 7/8 inn.: 3-2/1-1 3/25 vs. STL ND 5.0 5 1 1 0 1 4 Extra-innings: 1-1 TOTALS 1-1 14.2 19 9 9 1 6 13 5.52 ERA 1-run games: 3-2 When Twins out- opp.: 14-2 ROSTER MOVE: The Twins announced yesterday that they placed pitcher Tim Wood on the 15-day disabled list with right rotator When Opp. out-hit Twins: 2-13 cuff strain (retro 3/24) and reassigned pitchers Rich Harden and Rafael Perez to minor league camp...additionally, the Toronto When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 1-0 Blue Jays later claimed right-handed pitcher off outright waivers...there are currently 25 active players in camp Most games over .500: 3, 3x, last 3/13 and 39 players on the 40-man roster. Most games under .500: 2, 2/25 Longest winning-streak: 5, 2/25-3/1 PRESSLY IMPRESSIVE: Right-handed pitcher Ryan Pressly has allowed just one earned run in 13.2 spring innings (0.66 ERA) Longest losing-streak: 3, 3/13-15 with nine hits allowed, four walks and three strikeouts...the 24-year old was selected by the Twins in the 2012 (4th When Twins score 4+: 15-6 overall) from the Boston Red Sox...originally selected by the Red Sox in the 11th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, he When Twins score 3-: 2-9 posted a 3.86 ERA (14.0 IP, 6 ER) with 18 strikeouts in 10 games for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. Team-high hits: 17, 2/27 vs. PHI Team-high runs: 14, 3/24 vs. TOR PERKINS CLOSING TIME: Glen Perkins set career-highs in appearances (70) and saves (16) in 2012...he converted 12 of his final Opp.-high hits: 16, 3/7 vs. BOS 13 opportunities and posted the fourth best save percentage (92.3) in the after the All-Star break...the Opp.-high runs: 12, 3/7 vs. BOS When Twins get 10+ hits: 15-5 Twins were 41-29 in games in which he appeared in 2012. • Perkins appeared in two games in the WBC for Team USA, allowing two runs on three hits in 2.0 innings pitched with two walks and two strikeouts. ROSTER BREAKDOWN ANOTHER YEAR AT HAMMOND IN THE BOOKS: The Twins drew 113,845 in attendance through 17 home dates this spring for an The Twins have 25 players in camp: average of 6,697, and it marks the 12th straight spring surpassing 100,000 (since 2002)...they recorded three sellouts this year: 12 pitchers (0 non-roster) March 14 vs. Boston (8,195), March 22 vs. New York-AL (8,366), and March 25 vs. St. Louis (8,161)...the March 22 game set a 2 (0 non-roster) new -game attendance record for Hammond Stadium (23rd year). 6 infielders (0 non-roster) 5 (1 non-roster) * 3 on disabled list * EXTRA GUYS: Danny Lehmann, infielders Doug Bernier, and Harold Garcia, and outfielders Danny Ortiz, Evan Bigley, and Jhonathan Goncalves. xxxxMISCELLANEOUS TWINS: TWINS 2013 SPRING TRAINING RESULTS/SCHEDULE (17-15) • The opening series probables against Detroit are as follows: Vance Worley (RHP) vs. Justin Verlander (RHP) April 1, Kevin Correia DATE(RHP) vs.OPPONENT Anibal SanchezSCORE (RHP) AprilWINNER 3, and MikeLOSER Pelfrey (RHP)SAVE vs. Rick PorcelloATTENDANCE (RHP) AprilDATE 4. OPPONENT SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE ATTENDANCE •2/23 The Twinsat Baltimore play three moreL spring3-5 games,Clark all againstRobertson the Red Sox,A. Russell including their5,797 last home3/13 gamevs. tomorrowBaltimore at 1:05L 4-9pm. Redmond Roenicke - - 7,635 2/24 vs. Tampa Bay #L 7-10 Paduch Guerra - - 5,124 3/14 vs. Boston L 3-7 Dempster Pelfrey Duarte *8,195 2/25 vs. Pittsburgh W 5-4 De Vries Johnson Hernandez 5,048 3/15 at Boston L 0-5 Doubront Hendriks - - 9,770 2/26 at Toronto W 8-4 Pressly Delabar - - 2,702 3/16 vs. Pittsburgh W 2-1 Walters Johnson Perdomo 6,012 2/27 vs. Philadelphia W 12-5 Duensing Morgan - - 6,171 3/17 at Baltimore L 1-7 Johnson Worley Jurrjens 6,194 2/28 vs. Baltimore W 7-1 Hendriks Jurrjens - - 4,360 3/18 vs. Miami $L 2-6 Eovaldi Correia - - 5,866 3/1 at Miami W 8-7 Wood Cishek Perdomo 2,700 3/19 OFF DAY 3/2 vs. Boston L 1-2 Aceves Vasquez De La Torre 6,591 3/20 vs. Tampa Bay ***RAIN OUT*** 3/3 at Tampa Bay L 2-7 Peralta Burton - - 4,548 3/21 at New York-AL W 6-1 Hendriks Phelps - - 10,698 3/4 at St. Louis W 7-0 De Vries Lynn - - 4,703 3/22 vs. New York-AL L 7-9 Miller Robertson Perez *8,366 3/5 vs. Tampa Bay L 8-5 Lueke Wood Sandoval 6,022 3/23 at Tampa Bay W 6-4 Wood Paduch Fien 5,073 3/6^ vs. Puerto Rico L 8-7 Fontanez Burnett Rivera 3,654 3/24 vs. Toronto W 14-5 Walters Bush - - 7,312 3/7 vs. Boston L 5-12 Buchholz Correia - - 6,310 3/25 vs. St. Louis L 3-4 Rosenthal Lane Boggs *8,161 at Philadelphia W 10-6 Perdomo Miner - - 6,972 3/26 vs. Baltimore W 9-5 Fien Hunter - - 7,739 3/8 at Boston W 2-0 Pelfrey Dempster Robertson 9,529 3/27 at Pittsburgh W 7-4 Duensing Gomez - - 7,141 3/9 at Pittsburgh W 5-4 Meyer Mazzaro Vasquez 5,877 3/28 at Boston L 1-6 Buchholz Correia - - 9,748 3/10 vs. Pittsburgh L 4-7 Colon Burnett Black 7,364 3/29 vs. Boston W 8-3 De Vries Dempster - - 7,569 3/11 at Tampa Bay W 6-4 Walters Martin - - 5,017 3/30 at Boston 3/12 OFF DAY * - Denotes Sellout | Bold - Denotes Home Game | # Denotes Extra Innings ^ - Denotes World Baseball Classic exhibition game | $ - Denotes rain-shortened 5 inning game #61 - BURTON’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #50 - FIEN’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #64 - ROBERTSON’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY

DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2/25 vs. PIT ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2/23 at BAL L 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2/27 vs. PHI ND 0.2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2/28 vs. BAL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/26 at TOR ND 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 3/3 at TB L 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 3/3 at TB ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3/1 at MIA ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3/6* vs. PR ND 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 3/6* vs. PR ND 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3/5 vs. TB ND 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3/10 vs. PIT ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3/9 at PIT ND 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 3/8 at Bos S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3/14 vs. BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3/13 vs. BAL ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/11 at TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3/17 at BAL ND 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3/17 at BAL ND 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 3/16 vs. PIT ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3/24 vs. TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3/23 at TB S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3/22 vs. NYY L 1.0 5 4 4 0 1 1 3/26 vs. BAL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3/26 vs. BAL W 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 3/25 vs. STL ND 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 2 3/28 at BOS ND 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3/29 vs. BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3/28 at BOS ND 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 0 ------TOTALS 0-1 10.2 14 11 7 1 1 10 TOTALS 1-0 13.0 13 7 7 3 1 7 TOTALS 0-2 11.2 17 11 11 2 6 11

#30 - CORREIA’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #62 - HENDRIKS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #20 - ROENICKE’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/23 at BAL ND 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/24 vs. TB ND 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2/23 at BAL ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2/27 vs. PHI ND 2.1 5 3 2 0 2 2 2/28 vs. BAL W 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 3/7 vs. BOS L 2.1 6 3 2 0 1 1 2/26 at TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/5 vs. TB ND 3.0 4 2 2 0 1 3 3/1 at MIA ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3/13 vs. BAL ND 4.2 4 2 1 1 0 0 3/10 vs. PIT ND 3.0 3 4 4 3 1 2 3/18 vs. MIA L 4.0 5 5 5 1 2 2 3/5 vs. TB ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3/15 at BOS L 4.0 5 3 3 1 0 2 3/8 at Bos ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3/23 at TB ND 4.2 5 4 3 1 3 2 3/21 at NYY W 4.0 1 1 0 0 2 2 3/28 at BOS L 5.0 5 1 1 0 1 1 3/13 vs. BAL L 0.2 3 5 5 0 2 0 3/26 vs. BAL ND 2.2 4 0 0 0 0 2 3/17 at BAL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ------TOTALS 0-3 25.0 32 19 15 3 10 8 3/22 vs. NYY ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2-1 21.2 23 11 10 4 5 13 3/24 vs. TOR ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3/27 at PIT ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ------#38 - DE VRIES’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #37 - PELFREY’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS 0-1 12.2 15 7 7 0 7 4

DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/25 vs. PIT W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2/26 at TOR ND 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 2 2/28 vs. BAL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3/3 at TB ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3/4 at STL W 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3/8 at BOS W 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 5 #49 - WORLEY’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 3/9 at PIT ND 3.0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3/14 vs. BOS L 2.0 6 5 5 0 3 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/16 vs. PIT ND 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3/15 vs. STL ND 5.0 5 1 1 0 1 4 2/25 vs. PIT ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3/21 at NYY ND 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 ------3/1 at MIA ND 2.0 6 4 3 0 1 1 3/29 vs. BOS W 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 TOTALS 1-1 14.2 19 9 9 1 6 13 3/6* vs. PR ND 3.1 6 3 2 0 0 3 ------3/11 at TB ND 4.0 5 2 2 1 1 2 TOTALS 3-0 17.0 4 2 1 0 5 9 3/17 at BAL L 4.0 6 3 3 1 1 2 3/22 vs. NYY ND 5.0 8 5 4 0 0 2 #15 - PERKINS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 3/27 at PIT ND 5.0 7 2 2 1 0 5 ------#52 - DUENSING’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-1 25.1 40 19 16 3 3 16 2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/27 vs. PHI ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 3/2 vs. BOS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 *- Denotes World Baseball Classic exhibition game 2/27 vs. PHI W 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3/23 at TB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3/2 vs. BOS ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3/26 vs. BAL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3/5 vs. TB ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 ------3/8 at Bos ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 0-0 5.1 5 0 0 0 0 7 3/11 at TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3/15 at BOS ND 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 3/22 vs. NYY ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/24 vs. TOR ND 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 2 3/27 at PIT W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 #57 - PRESSLY’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 2-0 14.0 12 7 7 2 2 11 2/23 at BAL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/26 at TOR W 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/1 at MIA ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/4 at STL ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3/7 at PHI ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/11 at TB ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 2 3/14 vs. BOS ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3/22 vs. NYY ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/25 vs. STL ND 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 1 3/28 at BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 ------TOTALS 1-0 13.2 9 1 1 0 4 6

RECENT TRANSACTIONS MARCH 29: Placed right-handed pitcher Tim Wood on the 15-day disabled list...reassigned pitchers Rich Harden and Rafael Perez to minor league camp...pitcher Alex Burnett claimed off waivers by Toronto.

MARCH 27: Optioned right-handed pitcher Alex Burnett to Triple-A Rochester.

MARCH 26: Reassigned right-handed pitchers Samuel Deduno and P.J. Walters to minor league camp.

MARCH 25: Optioned catcher Drew Butera to Triple-A Rochester...reassigned catcher Dan Rohlfing, infielders Ray Olmedo and Jeff Clement, and outfielderBrandon Boggs to minor league camp.

MARCH 22: Optioned outfielderJoe Benson and left-handed pitcher Pedro Hernandez to Triple-A Rochester...reassigned right-handed pitcher Luis Perdomo and infielder Deibinson Romero to minor league camp...placed left-handed pitcher Scott Diamond (elbow) and right-handed pitcher Anthony Swarzak (ribs) on the 15-day disabled list.

MARCH 17: Reassigned seven players to minor league camp: catcher , infieldersChris Colabello and Mark Sobolewski, outfieldersBrian Dinkelman and Clete Thomas and right- handed pitchers Deolis Guerra and Shairon Martis.

MARCH 16: Optioned to Triple-A Rochester.

MARCH 14: Optioned pitchers Kyle Gibson and Caleb Thielbar to Triple-A Rochester...they reassigned pitcher , infielder JamesBeresford and catchers Kyle Knudson and Danny Lehmann to minor league camp.

MARCH 11: Optioned six players to minor league camp: catcher Chris Herrmann, pitchers B.J. Hermsen, Trevor May and Michael Tonkin, catcher Josmil Pinto and infielder Danny Santana.

MARCH 10: Reassigned pitchers Bryan Augenstein, Nick Blackburn, Alex Meyer, Lester Oliveros and Esmerling Vasquez to minor league camp.

FEBRUARY 21: Agreed to terms with the following players: Pitchers – Alex Burnett, Cole De Vries, Scott Diamond, Casey Fien, Kyle Gibson, Liam Hendriks, B.J. Hermsen, Pedro Her- nandez, Trevor May, Ryan Pressly, Tyler Robertson, Josh Roenicke, Anthony Swarzak, Caleb Thielbar, Michael Tonkin and Vance Worley; Catchers – Chris Herrmann and Josmil Pinto; Infielders –Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Pedro Florimon, and Danny Santana; Outfielders –Oswaldo Arcia, Aaron Hicks, Darin Mastroianni and Chris Parmelee.

FEBRUARY 14: Signed left-handed pitcher Rafael Perez to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training.