Minnesota Twins (13-11) Vs. Oakland Athletics
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MINNESOTA TWINS (13-11) VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (11-15) WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017 - 7:10 PM (CT) - TV: FS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Hector Santiago (L, 2-1, 2.43) vs. Kendall Graveman (R, 2-1, 2.25) GAME 25 HOME GAME 14 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/4 vs. Oakland Kyle Gibson (R, 0-3, 8.06) vs. Jharel Cotton (R, 2-3, 5.00) 12:10 pm MLB Network 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: After completing their recent roadtrip with a record of 4-1 (2-1 at Texas and 2-0 STREAKS Record: .........................................13-11 at Kansas City), the Twins began their six-game homestand with a victory over the Athletics Current Streak: ................................ 3 wins Home Record: ...................................6-7 last night...tonight the Twins will play the second of three with Oakland...the Twins will finish Last 5 games: ........................................4-1 Road Record: ....................................7-4 the homestand with three vs. the Red Sox over the weekend...the Twins are 6-3 in their last Last 10 games: ......................................6-4 Record in series: ..............................4-4 nine games...they are 6-7 at home and 7-4 on the road this season...a win tonight would Last 15 games: ......................................7-8 Series Openers: ................................6-3 tie the Twins season-long win-streak at four (April 3-7). Last 20 games: ....................................9-11 Series Finales: ..................................4-4 SOUVENIR NIGHT AT TARGET FIELD: The Twins beat the A’s last night by a score of 9-1... TWINS VS. OAKLAND Rubber Games: .................................1-2 Ervin Santana (5-0) was the starter and winner, pitching 6.0 shutout innings with three Sweeps/Swept: .................................2/1 hits allowed...the offense had 11 hits, six of which were home runs, two from Dozier and 2017 Record: .........................................1-0 April: .............................................12-11 one from Sanó, Mauer, Buxton and Castro...six home runs marked a Twins single-game high Current Streak: ............ 3 wins (since 2016) May: ..................................................1-0 for Target Field (since 2010). 2017 at Home: .......................................1-0 June: ...................................................... ELIAS SAYS...In six starts this season, Santana has held the opposition scoreless three 2017 at Oakland: ......................................... July: ........................................................ Atimes and allowed exactly one run in each of the other three...Santana is the second All-Time Record: ............................367-354 August: ................................................... pitcher in franchise history to allow no more than one run in each of his first six starts All-Time at Home: ..........................205-159 September/October: .............................. of a season...Walter Johnson started 1913 with a streak of seven straight such starts All-Time at Oakland: ......................162-195 vs. American League East: .................... for the Washington Senators (4 complete-game shutouts and three starts with one run.) 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League Central: ......10-10 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. American League West: ..............3-1 ROSTER MOVE: The Twins announced last night that they have optioned left-handed pitcher vs. National League: .............................. 5/2 MIN 9-1 Santana/Gray Buddy Boshers to Triple-A Rochester...to replace Boshers on the 25-man roster, the Twins 5/3 MIN Games vs. LH Starter: .......................5-3 have reinstated tonight’s starter Hector Santiago from the Bereavement List. Games vs. RH Starter: ......................8-8 5/4 MIN 7/28 OAK Twins score first: ..............................6-7 STEADY EDDIE: Eddie Rosario enters today with an 12-game hitting streak (career-long), hit- Opponent scores first: ......................7-4 7/29 OAK ting .391 (18-for-46) with two home runs and five RBI during the streak...it marks the longest 7/30 OAK Come-from-behind wins: .................... 6 for a Twin this season; marks longest for a Twin since Brian Dozier hit in 24 straight from Leading after 7/8 inn.: ...........12-1/13-0 August 27-September 22, 2016...entering today, is second longest active streak in baseball: HOMESTAND (1-0) Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ...........1-10/0-10 PLAYER STREAK SINCE Batting Average .............. .324 (11-for-34) Tied after 7/8 inn.: .....................0-0/0-1 Mike Trout, LAA ........................................................ 15 .............................................................April 17 Extra-innings: ...................................0-1 Eddie Rosario, MIN ................................................. 12 ............................................................ April 17 Runs Per Game .....................9.0 (9 R/1 G) 1-run games: ....................................1-3 Ezequiel Carrera, TOR .............................................. 11 .............................................................April 21 Home Runs .............................................6 Nelson Cruz, SEA...................................................... 11 .............................................................April 19 Twins out-hit opp.: ............................8-2 RISP ................................... .000 (0-for-4) Fielding Errors ........................................0 Opp. out-hit Twins:............................4-8 A SANÓ STORY: Miguel Sanó is hitting .600 (12-for-20) in his last five games and .483 (14- Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................1-1 for-29) with four home runs and 14 RBI in his last eight games...he hit his team-leading Team ERA .....................1.00 (9.0 IP, 1 ER) Twins get Quality Start: ....................8-3 eighth home run last night, which ranks tied for third in the AL - one of four AL players with Starters W-L ....................................... 1-0 Twins starter goes 6+ IP: .................8-3 eight-plus homers (Judge - 12, K. Davis - 10, Gallo - 8)...among AL players, he ranks second Starters ERA .................0.00 (6.0 IP, 0 ER) Most games over .500: ...............4, 4/11 in walks (19) and slugging percentage (.707), third in on-base percentage (.446), and OPS Relievers W-L-S ...............................0-0-0 Most games under .500: .............2, 4/24 (1.153), tied for third in times on base (45) and 10th in batting average (.317). Relievers ERA ...............3.00 (3.0 IP, 1 ER) Longest winning-streak: ...........4, 4/3-7 Save/Opportunities ..............................0/0 Longest losing-streak: ..........4, 4/16-20 TWINS AND A’S: The Twins have won three straight against the A’s, seeking their first four- When Twins score 4+: ....................11-3 game win-streak over Oakland since July 12, 2007-April 22, 2008, when they won five straight...the Twins are seeking consecutive When Twins score 3-: .......................2-8 series wins vs. Oakland since winning both series’ in 2010. Days in First Place .............................. 9 Joe Mauer is a career .319 (91-for-285) hitter against the A’s in 78 games. Days in Second Place .......................... 8 A Days in Third Place ............................. 6 BUCK HEATING UP: Byron Buxton has reached safely in each of his last eight games (multiple times in 4 of those), hitting .304 (7-for- Days in Fourth Place ........................... 6 23) with seven walks, six runs scored and a .467 on-base percentage in those games. Days in Fifth Place ................................ Twins get 10+ hits: ...........................5-2 STEALING BAGS: The Twins have stolen four bases in their last two games and are now 13-for-16 in stolen base attempts this season... Walk-Off W/L: ........................................ their 81.3 stolen base percentage ranks fourth highest in the AL...Brian Dozier has five stolen bases, tied for fifth most in the AL. Shutouts W/L: ..1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS CG’s .................1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 2011, Francisco Liriano threw the fifth no-hitter in Twins history and first no-hitter of the MLB season Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ...1/160 as the Twins beat the White Sox, 1-0...Jason Kubel’s solo homer in the fourth inning off Edwin Jackson was the game’s only run...in 2013, Justin Morneau recorded his 800th career RBI in a Twins 7-6 loss at Cleveland...Morneau finished his Twins career with 860 RBI RECENT TRANSACTIONS which stands as the fifth most in club history. 3/29 RHP Tepesch reassigned to ml camp RHP Wimmers reassigned to ml camp COMMISSIONER VISIT: Commissioner Rob Manfred will be visiting Target Field this Friday, May 5...he will be made available to media 3/30 C Murphy optioned to AAA at 3:45 pm in the Sid Hartman Press Conference Room, discussing the general state of baseball among other questions. IF González reassigned to ml camp IF Hague reassigned to ml camp RIP MR. MELE: Former Twins Manager Sam Mele (pronounced mee-lee) passed away on Monday at age 95...Mele began his playing IF Park reassigned to ml camp career with Boston in 1947 and played 10 seasons between the Red Sox, Senators, White Sox, Indians, Reds and Orioles...he was the IF Paulsen reassigned to ml camp