(2-4) AT (3-3) THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017 – 1:05 PM (ET) – TIBN/GO 96.3 Phil Hughes (R) vs. Kevin Gausman (R) Spring Game 7 Spring Away Game 3 UPCOMING PROBABLE AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE TODAY’S PITCHERS DATE OPP. PITCHERS TIME (ET) RADIO / TV Minnesota: Phil Hughes (R), Brandon Kintzler (R), 3/3 at PHI Trevor May (R) vs. Jeremy Hellickson (R) 1:05 pm None/None Taylor Rogers (L), Nick Tepesch (R), Justin Haley 3/4 vs. TOR Ervin Santana (R) vs. TBA (R), Michael Tonkin (R), Randy Rosario (L), Ryan All games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. O’Rourke (L), Raul Fernandez (R), (R) Baltimore: Kevin Gausman (R), Logan Verrett (R), THE TWINS: The Twins lost to Pittsburgh 1-3 yesterday afternoon... was the starter, throwing 1.2 innings and allowing Darren O’Day (R), Donnie Hart (L), Jason Garcia (R), two earned runs on six hits...Robbie Grossman hit his second double of the spring, and Matt Hague hit his team-leading third Parker Bridwell (R) double of the spring..the Twins left 18 batters on base, walked six times, and struck out seven times.

TWINS VS. BALTIMORE: Today marks the first of four meetings between the Twins and Orioles this spring...last spring the Twins STREAKS went 4-2 through six games against the O’s out-scoring them 37-20...the Twins went 1-5 against Baltimore during the regular season in 2016, winning their only game at Target Field July 28...the Twins and Orioles will play three times during the 2017 Current Streak: ...... 2 loss regular season, in Baltimore. Last 5 games: ...... 2-3 Last 10 games: ...... TODAY’S STARTING : Phil Hughes is making his second start of the spring today...he faced the Red Sox in his last out- ing 2/25, pitching 2.0 innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs...last spring he made five starts for the Twins, going 1-0, 3.43 ERA (21.0 IP, 8 ER) with three walks and 13 ...he is currently in his 11th spring training, third with the Twins (7 TWINS AT A GLANCE with New York-AL from 2006-12)...he has an all-time spring record of 8-7, 4.18 ERA (157.1 IP, 73 ER) in 46 games (34 starts)... Spring Record:...... 2-4 he appeared in 12 games (11 starts) for the Twins in the 2016 regular season, going 1-7, 5.95 ERA (59.0 IP, 39 ER) and missed Home Record:...... 2-2 most of the season due to a right shoulder injury...eventually underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on right shoulder, suf- Road Record:...... 0-2 fering from thoracic outlet syndrome. Vs. AL Teams:...... 0-3 HUGHES’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY: Date Team W-L IP H R ER HR BB SO Vs. NL Teams:...... 2-1 2/25 at BOS 0-0 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 Decisions vs. RHP starter:...... 2-3 SPRING TOTALS 0-0 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 9.00 ERA / - - BAA Decisions vs. LHP starter:...... 0-1 When Twins score first:...... 2-0 WORLD CLASSIC, 2017: The Twin will be represented by ten players at the World Baseball Classic...minor league pitch- When opponent scores first:...... 0-4 ers , Lachaln Wells and outfielder Aaron Whitefield will be representing Team Australia... right-hander Yohan Come-from-behind wins:...... Pino and Reynaldo Rodriguez will be playing for Team Colombia..Team Puerto Rico will count with the services of When leading after 7/8 inn.:...... 2-0 Hector Santiago, Jose Berrios, , Kennys Vargas, and minor league pitcher Dereck Rodriguez. When trailing after 7/8 inn.:...... 0-4 When tied after 7/8 inn.:...... 0-1 WHO’S RANDY ROSARIO?: Left handed pitcher Randy Rosario is in his second spring training with the Twins....signed as 16-year- Extra-innings:...... old from Rio San Juan, Dominican Rebuclbegan the 2016 season with the Miracle, going 6-3, 3.60 ERA (85.0 IP, 34 ER) in 16 1-run games:...... 0-1 starts before becoming reliever in early August; made five reliefs appearances for the Miracles, allowing one run in 9.1 innings When Twins out-hit opponent:...... 2-0 pitched (0.96 ERA). When opponent out-hit Twins:...... 0-4 When Twins/opponent have = hits:...... CATCHING UP WITH GARVER: Catcher Mitch Garver is in his third straight Twins spring training...he was selected by the Twins Most games over .500:...... in the 9th round of 2013 First-Year Player Draft...combined to hit .270 (117-434) with 30 doubles, 12 home runs, 74 RBI, 50 Most games under .500:...... 2, 2/26 runs scored in 117 games between Chattanooga and Rochester...caught 60 games and played 16 games at first...he was added Longest winning-streak:...... 2 to Twins 40-man roster Novemebr 18...Played 19 games for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .229 (16-for70) with Longest losing-streak:...... 2, 2x, last 2/28 - 3/1 ...... 2-1 four doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI..named to AFL’s Top Prospect Team...named the 17th best prospect in Twins system by When Twins score 4+: Baseball America, entering 2017. When Twins score 3-:...... 0-3 Team-high hits:...... 11, 2x, last 2/26 vs. MIA Team-high runs:...... 9, 2/27 vs. MIA LOOK AT THE PROSPECTS: Baseball America released their Prospect Handbook for 2017...here is a look at the Twins top 10 prospects according to Baseball America: Opponent-high hits:...... 23, 2/28 at TB Opponent-high runs:...... 19, 2/228 at TB 1. Nick Gordfon, IF 3. , OF/1B 5. , LHP 8. Felix Jorge, RHP 2. Stephen Gonsalvez, LHP 4. Fernando Romero, RHP 6. Adalberto Mejía, LHP 9. Daniel Palka When Twins get 10+ hits:...... 1-1 7. 10. Travis Blakenhorn, RHP BOLD indicates in camp ROSTER BREAKDOWN FACTS ON MATT: Right-handed pitcher Matt Belisle signed a one-year contract with the Twins on February 2…he is in his first 62 players in camp (22 non-roster): spring training with the Twins…he spent 2016 spring training with Washington…he made 40 appearances for the Nationals 31 pitchers (9 non-roster) during the 2016 regular season, posting a 1.76 ERA (46.0 IP, 9 ER)…the Twins mark his sixth different organization and first in 6 catchers (3 non-roster) the American League; his previous organizations include Atlanta (1999-03), Cincinnati (2003-08), Colorado (2009-14), St. Louis 16 infielders (8 non-roster) (2015) and Washington (2016)…since 2010, he ranks tied for ninth in baseball in appearances (442). 9 outfielders (2 non-roster) EVERYDAY ESCY: Eduardo Escobar is in his ninth spring training, his fifth with the Twins (4 with Chicago-AL from 2009-12)...he TOMORROW’S TWINS PITCHERS hit .232 (13-for-56) with two doubles, two triples, one and seven RBI in 20 games last spring...in his spring career, he is hitting .303 (92-for-304) in 126 career games...he was the Twins winner of the Carl R. Pohlad Award in 2016 for Outstanding at Philadelphia: Trevor May (R), José Berríos Community Service. (R), Buddy Boshers (L), J.T. Chargois (R), Ryan O’Rourke (L)

TWINS 2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE ATTENDANCE 2/24 TAMPA BAY 1-3 Pruitt Kintzler Walters 6,127 3/14 OFF DAY 2/5 Boston 7-8 Olmos Chargois Maddox 9,882 3/15 ST. LOUIS 2/26 WASHINGTON 5-2 Jorge Cole - - 5,314 3/16 St. Louis 2/27 MIAMI 9-6 Santana Urena Boshers 4,294 3/17 Tampa Bay 2/28 Tampa Bay 0-19 Cobb Santiago - - 2,653 3/18 BOSTON 3/1 PITTSBURGH 1-3 Lindbolm Gibson DuRapau 5,895 3/19 Boston 3/2 Baltimore 3/20 Toronto 3/3 PHILADELPHIA 3/21 PHILADELPHIA 3/4 TORONTO 3/22 Houston 3/5 Washington 3/23 Philadelphia 3/6 ST. LOUIS 3/24 BALTIMORE 3/7 OFF DAY 3/25 Baltimore 3/8 UNITED STATES 3/26 Boston 3/9 COLOMBIA 3/27 Pittsburgh 3/10 Miami 3/28 TAMPA BAY 3/11 BOSTON 3/29 Boston 3/12 BALTIMORE (ss) 3/30 Tampa Bay Pittsburgh (ss) 3/31 ROCHESTER 3/13 TAMPA BAY Bold - Denotes Home Game | * - Denotes Sellout | # - Denotes Extra Innings | ^ - Rain Shortened #45 - HUGHES’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #9 - BELISLE’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #77 - ROMEROS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/25 at BOS ND 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 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 1 2 2/26 vs. WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/28 at TB ND 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 3/1 vs. PIT ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ------TOTALS 0-0 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 3 #76 - JORGE’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS 0-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #17 - BERRÍOS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/26 vs. WSH W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/28 at TB ND 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 #64- ROSARIO’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------2/26 vs. WSH ND 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 2 TOTALS 1-0 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------2/25 at BOS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 2 #27 - KINTZLER’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/28 at TB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ------#62 - BOSHERS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2/24 vs. TB L 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/27 vs. MIA ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 #80 - RUCINSKI’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ------2/27 vs. MIA S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 TOTALS 0-1 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------#65 - MAY’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/24 vs. TB ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 0-0-1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2/26 vs. WSH ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3/1 vs. PIT ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 #47 - BRESLOW’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------2/26 vs. WSH ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 1 TOTALS 0-0 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 3 ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/26 vs. WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 TOTALS 0-0 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 1 #54 - SANTANA’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 3/1 vs. PIT ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 ------#49 - MEJÍA’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2/27 MIA W 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------#60 - CHARGOIS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/25 at BOS ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 TOTALS 1-0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2/28 atTB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------#53 - SANTIAGO’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/25 at BOS L 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 2/28 at TB ND 1.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------#74 - MELOTAKIS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/28 at TB L 1.0 5 5 5 2 1 0 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 7 4 0 0 0 ------TOTALS 0-1 1.0 5 5 5 2 1 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO #56 - DUFFEY’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------#84 - SLEGERS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/25 at BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 #61 - O’ROURKE’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 3/1 vs. PIT ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2/28 at TB ND 0.2 5 6 4 1 0 2 ------TOTALS 0-0 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 TOTALS 0-0 1.2 6 6 4 1 0 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/25 at BOS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2/28 at TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #23 - TEPESCH’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #81 - FERNANDEZ’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2/27 vs. MIA ND 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 2/27 vs. MIA ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 ------#15 - PERKINS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------TOTALS 0-0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO - - #44 - GIBSON’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------#59 - TONKIN’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS 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 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 2 #57 - PRESSLY’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 3/1 vs. PIT L 1.2 6 2 2 0 1 0 2/27 vs. MIA ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ------TOTALS 0-1 3.1 8 2 2 0 1 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 2 2/25 at BOS ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2/28 at TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 #67- GONSALVES’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY ------#51 - WIMMERS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY TOTALS 0-0 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/26 vs. WSH ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #79 - REED’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/26 vs. WSH ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3/1 vs. PIT ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 ------DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3/1 vs. PIT ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 ------TOTALS 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 #32- VOGELSONG’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #58 - HALEY’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 #55 - ROGERS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY 2/25 at BOS ND 0.2 2 3 1 0 2 2 2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 2 3/1 vs. PIT ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2/27 vs. MIA ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO ------2/24 vs. TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 0-0 1.2 2 3 1 0 2 3 TOTALS 0-0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 2/27 vs. MIA ND 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 ------TOTALS 0-0 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1

TWINS MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS

JANUARY 6: Invited 16 players to spring training: five right-handed pitchers:Raul Fernandez, Jake Reed, Drew Rucinski, , and Alex Wimmers; two left-handed pitcher: Stephen Gonsalves; two catchers Eddy Rodriguez, and Dan Rohlfing; seven infielders Tommy Field, Bengie Gonzalez, Niko Goodrum, , Matt Hague, Ben Paulsen, Leonardo Reginatto; and outfielderJ.B. Shuck. JANUARY 11: Signed right-handed pitchers Ryan Vogelsong and Nick Tepesch to minor league contracts. JANUARY 12: Signed catcher Chris Gimenez to a minor league contract. FEBRUARY 3: Signed right-handed pitcher Matt Belisle to a one-year contract. Designated first baseman/designated hitterByung Ho Park for assignment or release. FEBRUARY 6: Claimed infielderEhire Adrianza off waivers from Milwaukee. Designated right-handed pitcher Pat Light for assignment or release. FEBRUARY 8: Signed left-handed pitcher Craig Breslow and outfielderDrew Stubbs to minor league contracts. FEBRUARY 9: Traded right-handed pitcher Pat Light to Pittsburg in exchange for cash considerations. Outrighted first baseman/designated hitterByung Ho Park to Triple-A Rochester.