MINNESOTA TWINS (5-7-1) VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (9-5) FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014 – 1:05 PM – TIBN/FS NORTH Mike Pelfrey (R, 0-0, 2.45) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (L, 1-0, 3.60) Spring Game 14 Spring Home Game 7 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE TODAY’S PITCHERS DATE OPP. PITCHERS TIME TV/RADIO Minnesota Twins: Mike Pelfrey (R), Jared Burton 3/14 at NYY(ss) Kyle Gibson (R, 0-0, 0.00) vs. David Phelps (R, 0-0, 1.86) 1:05 pm None (R), Brian Duensing (L), Matt Guerrier (R), Glen 3/15 at NYM Scott Diamond (L, 1-0, 6.00) vs. Dillon Gee (R, 0-0, 3.86) 1:10 pm TIBN Perkins (L) 3/16 MIA Ricky Nolasco (R, 0-1, 3.00) vs. TBA 1:05 pm FS North/TIBN 3/17 at BAL Kevin Correia (R, 1-1, 6.00) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (R, 1-1, 9.00) 7:05 pm TIBN Baltimore Orioles: Wei-Yin Chen (L), Kelvin De La All game times listed as EASTERN and games can be heard via the Twins website at TwinsBaseball.com. Cruz (L), T.J. McFarland (L), Aaron Laffey (L), Tommy Hunter (R), Marcel Prado (R), Jimmy Yacabonis (R) YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Twins lost to the Red Sox yesterday at Hammond Stadium by a score of 4-3, marking their third consecutive loss...Phil Hughes was the starter but did not factor into the decision after tossing 3.0 innings allowing two unearned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out two...Matt Hoffman was issued the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in 2.0 innings... STREAKS Samuel Deduno tossed 3.0 scoreless and hitless innings allowing just one walk and striking out two...Kurt Suzuki and Aaron Hicks drove in the two runs with RBI singles...Danny Santana had a double, a walk and a stolen base in four plate appearances Current Streak: ...................................3 losses as the starting shortstop...the Twins are seeking their first win since Friday, March 7 at Pittsburgh. Last 5 games: ..........................................0-4-1 Last 10 games: ........................................3-6-1 TWINS VS. BALTIMORE (SS): Today is the third of five spring meetings between the Twins and Orioles (1-1)...it is the second time this spring the Twins will play Baltimore as part of a split squad schedule...the Twins defeated Baltimore 9-2 as part of a split squad schedule on March 2...the Twins went 2-3 against the O’s in the spring of 2013 and 3-3 against the Orioles in the TWINS AT A GLANCE 2013 regular season, going 2-1 at Camden Yards and 1-2 at Target Field...the Twins are split squad today, as they also face the Spring Record: ................................5-7-1 Yankees in Tampa at 1:05 pm, RHP Kyle Gibson vs. RHP David Phelps. Home Record: ..................................2-3-1 Road Record: ......................................3-4 Mike Pelfrey is making his fourth start of the spring today...he opened the Twins Grapefruit League TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Vs. AL Teams: ......................................4-5 schedule February 28 at Boston...in his last start, he allowed just two walks and no hits while striking out one in 3.0 innings, ...................................1-2-1 March 9 vs. Philadelphia...Pelfrey went 1-2, 6.38 ERA (18.1 IP, 13 ER) with 28 hits allowed, six walks and 15 strikeouts in six Vs. NL Teams: starts in 2013 spring training...in the regular season, he went 5-13, 5.19 ERA (152.2 IP, 88 ER) with 53 walks and 101 strikeouts Decisions vs. RHP: ..............................4-6 in 29 starts...he posted a 3.81 ERA (87.1 IP, 37 ER) in 15 starts from May 31-August 31. Decisions vs. LHP: ..............................1-1 ...................3-4-1 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: ......................2-3 2/28 at BOS ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Come-from-behind wins: .......................3 3/5 BAL ND 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 When leading after 7/8 inn.: ....3-0-1/3-0 3/9 PHI ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 When trailing after 7/8 inn.: ....... 2-7/0-7 TOTALS 0-0 7.1 4 2 2 0 2 3 2.45 ERA When tied after 7/8 inn.: .........0-0/2-0-1 Extra-innings: ........................................... BARTLETT BACK: Spring invite and former Twin Jason Bartlett is seeking his first hit of the spring entering today 0-for-17 with a 1-run games: ......................................0-2 walk...he played in a minor league game yesterday, getting six plate appearances, going 1-for-4 with a single and two walks... When Twins out-hit opp.: .................4-1-1 Bartlett played four season with the Twins (2004-07), hitting .272 (293-for-1079) with 48 doubles, 10 home runs, 92 RBI and When Opp. out-hit Twins: ....................1-6 154 runs scored prior to being traded to Tampa Bay in late November of 2007...he did not play baseball professionally in 2013. When Twins/Opp. have = hits: .................. Most games over .500: ................... 3, 3/4 PERKINS CLOSING TIME: Glen Perkins saved 36 games in 40 opportunities in 2013 and earned his first AL All-Star honor...since Most games under .500: ............... 2, 3/14 the 2012 All-Star break, he has converted 48 of 53 save opportunities for a percentage of 90.6, the fifth best in the AL among Longest winning-streak: ....2, 2x, last 3/3 qualifiers...since the start of 2011, he ranks 10th among AL relievers with a 2.45 ERA...the lefty spent most of 2013 spring Longest losing-streak: ............3, 3/11-13 training pitching for Team USA in the WBC, appearing in two games, allowing two runs on three hits in 2.0 innings pitched with When Twins score 4+: ........................5-2 two walks and two strikeouts. When Twins score 3-: ......................0-5-1 Team-high hits: .................14, 3/3 vs. TOR TWINS SPRING LEADERS: Below are the Twins batting and pitching spring leaders: Team-high runs: ...............12, 3/3 vs. TOR Games: Colabello, 10 Hits: 3 tied, 7 BB: Colabello, 5 RBI: Ramirez, 6 2B: 2 tied, 3 Opp.-high hits: .................... 14, 3/7 at PIT Games: 4 tied, 4 ERA(Qualified): Deduno, 0.93 IP: Deduno, 9.2 BB: Ded./Diam., 4 SO: Deduno, 8 Opp.-high runs: .................12, 3/5 vs. BAL When Twins get 10+ hits: ...................4-0 TWINS TERRITORY: The Twins have drawn 46,937 through six dates this spring for an average of 7,823...the Twins opened their spring schedule by setting a new Hammond Stadium attendance record drawing 8,547 fans on March 1 vs. Boston, only to surpass that mark March 9 vs. Philadelphia, drawing 8,764, and finally setting another Hammond Stadium record with the ROSTER BREAKDOWN crowd of 9,256 vs. Boston on March 13. • For complete information on Hammond Stadium renovations, see page 409 in the Twins Media Guide. 48 players in camp (15 non-roster): 22 pitchers (5 non-roster) SECOND-TIME TWINS: Pitcher Matt Guerrier, infielder Jason Bartlett and outfielder Jason Kubel are all on minor league contract 5 catchers (1 non-roster) with invites to spring training...Guerrier pitched for the Twins from 2004-10, appearing in 393 games - the fifth most in club 12 infielders (5 non-roster) history and is looking to make his first appearance in a spring training game today...Bartlett played for the Twins from 2004-07 9 outfielders (4 non-roster) and was the Twins Opening Day shortstop in 2005 and ‘07; he hit .309 in 2006...Kubel was a Twin from 2004-11, hitting .271 with 104 home runs and 429 RBI in 753 games. UPCOMING PROMOTIONS MISC. TWINS: Senior Day ...............................March 14 vs. Baltimore • The Twins have brought three minor league players up for today’s game: outfielder Mike Kvasnicka - #97 (kwaz-NIK-uh) and Minnesota Day ..............................March 16 vs. Miami infielders Aderlin Mejia - #95 (meh-HE-uh) and Brad Nelson - #99. TWINS 2014 SPRING TRAINING RESULTS/SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE ATTENDANCE 2/28 at Boston W, 8-2 Duensing Hinjosa -- 9,538 3/15 at New York-NL 3/1 Boston W, 6-2 Diamond Webster -- 8,547 3/16 Miami 3/2 at Tampa Bay L, 3-6 Balfour Swarzak -- 5,263 3/17 at Baltimore 3/3 at Baltimore (ss) W, 9-2 Oliveros Alderson -- 4,703 3/18 Tampa Bay Toronto (ss) W, 12-2 Correia Happ -- 6,688 3/19 at St. Louis 3/4 at Miami L, 1-3 Cishek Pressly -- 2,271 3/20 at Tampa Bay 3/5 Baltimore L, 5-11 Tillman Burton -- 6,317 3/21 New York-NL 3/6 St. Louis -- CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER -- 3/22 New York-AL 3/7 at Pittsburgh W, 6-5 Thompson Mann Raley 6,275 3/23 at Philadelphia 3/8 at Toronto L, 3-4 Stilson May -- 4,850 3/24 Tampa Bay 3/9 Philadelphia T, 1-1 -- -- -- 8,764 3/25 Baltimore 3/10 OFF DAY 3/26 Pittsburgh 3/11 at Tampa Bay L, 1-7 Price Nolasco -- 5,296 3/27 at Boston 3/12 Pittsburgh L, 4-8 Cole Correia -- 7,365 3/28 Boston 3/13 Boston L, 3-4 Ott Hoffman Cordero 9,256 3/29 at Boston 3/14 Baltimore (ss) Bold - Denotes Home Game | * - Denotes Sellout | # - Denotes Extra Innings at New York-AL (ss) #61 - BURTON’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #76 - GUERRA’S SPRING DAY-BY-DAY #15 - PERKINS’ SPRING DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP.