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MINNESOTA TWINS (53-90) AT DETROIT TIGERS (76-66) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 - 7:10 PM (ET) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Ervin Santana (R, 7-10, 3.58) vs. Daniel Norris (L, 2-2, 3.94) GAME 144 ROAD GAME 69 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/13 at Detroit Kyle Gibson (R, 5-9, 5.34) vs. Matt Boyd (L, 5-3, 3.89) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / La Raza 9/14 at Detroit Tyler Duffey (R, 8-11, 6.13) vs. Anibal Sanchez (R, 7-13, 5.69) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 9/15 at Detroit Hector Santiago (L, 11-8, 4.75) vs. TBA 12:10 pm None TIBN-Go 96.3 / 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: The Twins completed their 10-game, 11-day homestand with a record of 4-6, STREAKS Record: .........................................53-90 going 2-2 against the White Sox, 1-2 against the Royals and 1-2 against the Indians...tonight, Current Streak: ................................. 1 loss Home Record: ...............................29-46 the Twins will begin a seven-game roadtrip, with four against Detroit tonight-Thursday, then ........................................2-3 three against New York-NL over the weekend...the Twins have gone 29-46 at home and 24-44 Last 5 games: Road Record: ................................24-44 Last 10 games: ......................................4-6 Record in series: ...................... 15-28-4 on the road...they are looking to snap a 10-game road losing streak and win away from Target Field for the first time since August 17 at Atlanta. Last 15 games: ....................................4-11 Series Openers: ............................18-29 Last 20 games: ....................................4-16 Series Finales: ..............................17-30 Rubber Games: .................................6-6 TWINS LOSER RUBBER MATCH WITH TRIBE: The Twins lost to the Indians yesterday afternoon TWINS VS. DETROIT Sweeps/Swept: ...............................4/14 by a score of 7-1...Jose Berrios (2-6) was the starter and loser, allowing five runs (3 earned) .......................................2-10 April: ...............................................7-17 on three hits in 2.2 innings pitched, throwing 65 pitches...the offense recorded just five 2016 Record: May: ................................................8-19 hits, marking their fewest since August 20 at Kansas City (4)...the only Twins run came on Current Streak: ...............................3 losses June: .............................................10-17 a Byron Buxton RBI-single. 2016 at Home: ......................................0-6 July: ...............................................15-11 2016 at Detroit: .....................................2-4 August: ............................................9-20 TWINS-TIGERS: The Twins are playing the 13th of 19 games against the Tigers in 2016 and All-Time Record: .........................419-390-1 September/October: .........................4-6 seventh of 10 scheduled games at Comerica Park...the Twins are 198-204-1 all-time at All-Time at Home: ..........................221-186 vs. American League East: ...........10-24 Detroit, including a record of 72-79 at Comerica Park, the second most wins among oppo- All-Time at Detroit: .....................198-204-1 nents in this park (Chicago-AL: 74-81)...they are 0-6 at Target Field this season and 2-4 at vs. American League Central: ......19-44 2016 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ..........16-13 Comerica Park...they won their last series here, taking two of three July 18-20. vs. National League: .........................8-9 Kurt Suzuki is hitting .346 (9-for-26) in eight games against the Tigers this season...he Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Ais hitting .362 (25-for-69) in his last 22 games against the Tigers. Games vs. LH Starter: ...................17-20 4/29 MIN 2-9 Fulmer/Hughes Games vs. RH Starter: ..................36-70 4/30 MIN 1-4 Zimmermann/Duffey/Rodriguez Twins score first: ..........................29-33 MAUER AND THE TIGERS: Joe Mauer has played 93 career games at Comerica, the most 5/1 MIN 5-6 Lowe/Pressly/Rodriguez Opponent scores first: ..................24-57 among active opponents in this park...additionally, he ranks third in RBI (49) here, trailing 5/16 DET 8-10 Zimmermann/Dean/Rodriguez Come-from-behind wins: .................. 34 David Ortiz (60) and Justin Morneau (53)...lifetime, home or away, Mauer is hitting .303 5/17 DET 2-7 Ryan/Tonkin Leading after 7/8 inn.: ...........43-5/43-3 (211-for-697) with 36 doubles, 15 home runs, 98 RBI and 108 runs scored in 185 games 5/18 DET 3-6 Verlander/Nolasco/Rodriguez Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ...........4-71/1-75 against the Tigers...below are his ranks among actives against Detroit in a few categories: 7/18 DET 0-1 Boyd/Nolasco/Rodriguez Tied after 7/8 inn.: .................5-14/8-12 GAMES HITS RBI DOUBLES WALKS 7/19 DET 6-2 Milone/Sanchez Mauer - 185 Mauer - 211 Ortiz - 119 Pierzynski - 43 Mauer - 94 Extra-innings: ...................................6-8 Pierzynski - 177 Pierzynski - 175 Morneau - 101 Morneau - 43 C. Santana - 70 7/20 DET 4-1 Pressly/Rodriguez/Kintzler 1-run games: ................................13-25 Morneau - 152 Morneau - 167 Mauer - 98 Mauer - 36 Morneau - 67 8/23 MIN 3-8 Sanchez/Gibson Twins out-hit opp.: ........................38-12 A. Ramirez - 138 I. Suzuki - 159 Pierzynski - 75 A. Cabrera - 30 Ortiz - 62 8/24 MIN 4-9 Boyd/Duffey Opp. out-hit Twins:..........................9-73 8/25 MIN 5-8 Norris/Berrios/Rodriguez Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................6-5 COMPANY FOR KILLER: Brian Dozier has hit 39 home runs this season and is on pace to hit 9/12 DET Twins get Quality Start: ................32-22 44...he is seeking his first home run since Tuesday after hitting nine in an eight-game span 9/13 DET Twins starter goes 6+ IP: .............41-28 from August 30-September 6...below are the Twins all-time single-season home run leaders: 9/14 DET Most games over .500: ............................. PLAYER HR PLAYER HR 9/15 DET Most games under .500:...37, 9/7 (51-88) 1) Harmon Killebrew - 1969 ...................49 6) Harmon Killebrew - 1967 .................... 44 9/20 MIN Longest winning-streak: .. 4, 3x, last 7/31-8/3 Harmon Killebrew - 1964 ...................49 7) Harmon Killebrew - 1970 .................... 41 9/21 MIN Longest losing-streak: .............13, 8/18-31 3) Harmon Killebrew - 1962 ...................48 8) Brian Dozier - 2016 ............................ 39 9/22 MIN When Twins score 4+: ..................48-40 4) Harmon Killebrew - 1961 ...................46 Harmon Killebrew - 1966 ..................... 39 When Twins score 3-: .....................5-49 5) Harmon Killebrew - 1963 ...................45 LAST HOMESTAND (4-6) Team-high hits: ...... 19, 2x, last 8/1 at CLE Batting Average ........... .264 (97-for-367) Team-high runs: .............17, 7/2 vs. TEX DOZIER’S STREAK: Brian Dozier enters tonight with 15-game hitting streak marking his fourth Runs Per Game .................5.5 (55 R/10 G) Opp.-high hits: ....... 19, 8/11 (1) vs. HOU double-digit hit-streak in 2016; second longest of his season and career (16 - July 22-August Home Runs ...........................................22 Opp.-high runs: ...............16, 5/4 at HOU 7)...it is the second longest active streak in baseball, trailing only Freddie Freeman (17)... Twins get 10+ hits: .......................38-18 the last Twin with multiple 16-plus streaks in one season was Kent Hrbek, hitting safely in RISP ............................... .222 (20-for-90) Walk-Off W/L: ...................................9/3 23 and 17 in 1982...below are Dozier’s four 10-plus streaks of 2016: Fielding Errors ......................................13 Shutouts W/L: ...................................2/7 STREAK FROM TO STATS Team ERA .................6.00 (96.0 IP, 64 ER) Complete Games: ..4, last Gibson 8/17 at ATL 16 ......................July 22 ....................August 7 ................ .366 (26-for-71), 7 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 14 RBI Starters W-L ....................................... 2-4 Target Field Sellouts (’16/All-Time): ...1/159 15 ......................August 27...............present ................. .354 (23-for-65), 4 2B, 9 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R 13 ......................June 17...................July 1 ..................... .431 (22-for-51), 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 13 RBI Starters ERA .............5.26 (53.0 IP, 31 ER) RECENT TRANSACTIONS 10 ......................August 9.................August 19 .............. .341 (14-for-41), 4 2B, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 11 R Relievers W-L-S ...............................1-2-2 Relievers ERA ...........6.91 (43.0 IP, 33 ER) 8/11 LHP Boshers placed on 15-day DL LHP Albers contract selected from AAA DOZIER’S WORLD, WE JUST LIVE IN IT: Brian Dozier is hitting .314 (98-for-312) with 21 dou- Save/Opportunities ..............................2/4 8/12 LHP Milone placed on 15-day DL bles, five triples, 32 home runs, 68 RBI and 66 runs scored in his last 76 games, since June LHP Dean recalled from AAA 18...since that date, he ranks first in baseball in home runs (32), extra-base hits (58), total bases (225), RBI (68), and runs scored (66). 8/13 LHP Albers DFA or release LHP O’Rourke contract selected from AAA ROAD NOTES: In road games since August 1, the Twins rank second in the AL in runs (197) and doubles (80), and third in home runs 8/14 LHP Albers optioned to