MINNESOTA TWINS (38-46) VS. NEW YORK YANKEES (42-42) FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2014 - 2:10 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK GAME 85 Kyle Gibson (R, 7-6, 3.77) vs. Chase Whitley (R, 3-2, 4.70) HOME GAME 41 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 7/5 vs. New York-AL Yohan Pino (R, 0-2, 6.32) vs. David Phelps (R, 3-4, 4.26) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 7/6 vs. New York-AL Ricky Nolasco (R, 5-6, 5.49) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (R, 5-6, 4.08) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North / TBS TIBN: KTWIN / LMB: BOB FM 7/7 at Seattle Kevin Correia (R, 4-10, 4.95) vs. Hisashi Iwakuma (R, 6-4, 3.33) 9:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 7/8 at Seattle Phil Hughes (R, 8-5, 3.95) vs. Chris Young (R, 8-4, 3.11) 9:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 7/9 at Seattle Kyle Gibson (R) vs. Roenis Elias (L) 9:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 7/10 at Seattle Yohan Pino (R) vs. Felix Hernandez (R) 9:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 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 are 1-3 through four games on their seven-game homestand, after STREAKS going 1-2 against the Royals and losing the first of four with the Yankees last night...today Record: ..........................................38-46 Current Streak: ..............................2 losses Home Record: ................................20-20 they play game two with the Yankees and will complete the series on Sunday...the Twins are 20-20 at home this season, winning five of their last eight here. Last 5 games: ........................................2-3 Road Record: .................................18-26 Last 10 games: ......................................2-8 Record in series: ........................12-13-3 TWINS SUFFER YANKEE FIREWORKS: The Twins lost to the Yankees last night by a score of Last 15 games: ......................................6-9 Series Openers: .............................10-19 ....................................7-13 Series Finales: ...............................16-12 7-4, making them 38-46, giving them a 2014 low-water mark of eight...Phil Hughes was Last 20 games: Rubber Games: ..................................8-3 (8-5) the starter and loser, allowing a season-high seven runs on eight hits in 6.1 innings TWINS VS. YANKEES Sweeps/Swept: .................................. 3/5 pitched...the offense recorded nine hits, including two from both Brian Dozier and Sam Fuld... April: ..............................................12-12 Suzuki, Parmelee and Plouffe all doubled...the Twins went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring 2014 Record: ........................................2-2 May: ...............................................13-16 position and left three men on base. Current Streak: ................................. 1 loss June: ..............................................12-16 2014 at Home: ......................................0-1 July: ....................................................1-2 TWINS-YANKEES, ON THE RECORD: The Twins are 4-2 in their last six games against the 2014 at New York: ................................2-1 August: ..................................................... Yankees, dating back to July 13, 2013, out-scoring them 32-18 in those six...the Twins are All-Time Record: ........................251-345-1 September: .............................................. 0-6 in their last six at Target Field vs. NYY, seeking their first home win against New York All-Time at Home: .........................136-166 vs. American League East: ..............12-10 All-Time at New York: ................115-179-1 vs. American League Central: .........17-14 since September 25, 2012. vs. American League West: ...............5-14 2014 Game Logs: Chris Parmelee has hit safely in 13 straight games with an official at-bat vs. National League: ............................4-8 LUCKY PARMS: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Games vs. LH Starter:......................12-13 (since June 8), which marks a career-high...during the streak, he is hitting .440 (22-for-50) 5/30 NYY 6-1 Nolasco/Nuno Games vs. RH Starter: .....................26-33 with five doubles, one home run and a .462 on-base percentage...he has multiple hits in 5/31 NYY 1-3 Duensing/Tanaka/Robertson Twins score first: .............................25-16 five of his last seven...entering today, he has hit in the three hole in four of the Twins last Opp. scores first: .............................13-30 6/1 NYY 7-2 Hughes/Robertson five games; he is hitting .353 (6-for-17) in that spot in the lineup this season...below are 7/3 MIN 4-7 Tanaka/Hughes/Robertson Come-from-behind wins: .....................19 baseball’s active hit-streak leaders: Leading after 7/8 inn.: ..............28-1/31-1 PLAYER TEAM STREAK SINCE 7/4 MIN Trailing after 7/8 inn.: .............5-40/3-41 Jose Abreu Chicago-AL 17 June 15 7/5 MIN Tied after 7/8 inn.: ........................5-5/4-4 Chris Parmelee Minnesota 13 June 8 7/6 MIN Extra-innings: ......................................3-5 Joe Mauer Minnesota 12 June 19 1-run games: ...................................13-14 HOMESTAND (1-3) Twins out-hit opp.: .............................22-8 AFTERNOON DELIGHT: The Twins are 19-22 in day games this season, tied for third most Batting Average ............ .264 (37-for-140) Opp. out-hit Twins: .........................11-36 day wins in baseball with four other teams...the Twins 41 day games are most in baseball, Runs Per-Game ...................3.8 (15 R/4 G) Twins/Opp. have = hits: .......................5-2 three more than Chicago-NL (38) and seven more than Cleveland (34)...the Twins played 64 Twins get Quality Start: .....................29-9 Home Runs .............................................1 day games in 2013, going 30-34, fourth most day games in baseball. RISP ................................. .162 (6-for-37) Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................30-18 • Kurt Suzuki ranks ninth in the AL in day batting average at .343 (36-for-105). Most games over .500: ..................2, 5/23 Brian Dozier has played in 41 day games this season, the most in baseball. Fielding Errors ........................................2 Most games under .500:..................8, 7/4 • Longest winning-streak: ......... 4, 6/19-22 Team ERA .................4.25 (36.0 IP, 17 ER) Longest losing-streak: ........5, 2x, 6/24-28 STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS: Twins pitchers have walked one batter-or-less in 36 of 84 games Starters W-L ....................................... 1-3 When Twins score 4+: .....................33-18 this season...on the season, the staff has walked 221 batters, fewest in the AL and third Starters ERA .............5.25 (24.0 IP, 14 ER) When Twins score 3-: ........................5-28 fewest in baseball, trailing Washington (210) and San Francisco (212)...starters have walked Relievers W-L-S ...............................0-0-0 Team-high hits: ................16, 6/11 at TOR 133, fifth fewest in baseball...relievers have walked 88, the eighth fewest in baseball. • Starters have walked just four batters in the last five games...in fact, they haven’t walked Relievers ERA .............2.25 (12.0 IP, 3 ER) Team-high runs: .... 10, 4x, last 7/1 vs. KC Save/Opportunities ..............................0/0 Opp.-high hits: .................... 19, 6/14 at DET more than two batters in an outing since June 8 vs. Houston when Samuel Deduno walked four. Opp.-high runs: ................ 14, 6/8 vs. HOU TWINSPRESSBOX.COM Twins get 10+ hits: ..........................18-14 Walk-Off W/L: ......................................4-5 RIGHTY TIGHTY: Twins hitters have a batting average of .284 (31-for-109) in their last five Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, Shutouts W/L: ......................................6/6 games against right-handed pitching...individually against right-handed pitching Eduardo press releases, minor league reports, 2014 Complete Games: ..2, last 6/17 Hughes at BOS Nunez is hitting .349 (15-for-43), Kurt Suzuki is hitting .292 (49-for-168). official team media guide as well as other Target Field Sellouts (’14/All-Time): ....... -/152 The Twins bullpen has posted a 2.03 ERA (48.2 IP, 11 ER) in their team related information at: THE ’PEN IS MIGHTIER: www.twinspressbox.com RECENT TRANSACTIONS last 17 games with opponents hitting .201 (35-for-174) with just three home runs, 15 walks and 38 strikeouts. Find us on Twitter: @Twins and #MNTwins 6/15 IF Plouffe placed on 15-day DL IF Florimon recalled from AAA WELCOME TO TARGET FIELD: Last night’s attendance was 34,714 marking the third highest this season: April 7 vs. Oakland (Opening 6/19 IF Nunez placed on 15-day DL Day) - 35,837 and June 5 vs. Milwaukee - 35,110...the Twins have now drawn over 30,000 11 times this season, including five of their RHP Pino contract selected from AAA last eight...they have drawn a total of 1,089,032 this season for an average of 27,226 (40 dates). RHP Pelfrey transferred to 60-day DL INDEPENDENCE DAY, FOR THE RECORD: The Twins have an all-time record of 28-31 on July 4, their last Independence Day win coming 6/25 OF Hicks reinstated from DL and in 2011, a 7-0 victory over Tampa Bay as Brian Duensing threw a complete game shutout opposite David Price...on July 4 last season, optioned to AA the Twins lost to the Yankees 9-5 (Phelps over Gibson) as Justin Morneau hit two home runs. 6/26 IF Polanco recalled from A (FTM) • In the Twins first ever Fourth of July (1961), the Twins swept a pair from the White Sox, winning the opener, 6-4, when Julio Becquer RHP Pino optioned to AAA hit a 9th-inning pinch hit grand slam...Cal McLish shut out the Twins in the second game until the 8th inning when the Twins scored 6/27 IF Santana placed on DL four runs, two on Harmon Killebrew’s only career inside-the-park homer...they won the second game 4-2.