MINNESOTA TWINS (26-41) AT SEATTLE MARINERS (34-35) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 - 7:10 P.M. (PT) - TV: BALLY SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF RHP Bailey Ober (0-0, 4.85) vs. LHP Justus Sheffield (5-5, 4.91) GAME 68 ROAD GAME 33 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 6/17 OFF DAY 6/18 at Texas RHP José Berríos (7-2, 3.49) vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1-7, 5.48) 7:05 pm (CT) Bally Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 6/19 at Texas TBA vs. LHP Kolby Allard (2-2, 2.91) 3:05 pm (CT) Bally Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 6/20 at Texas RHP Kenta Maeda (2-2, 5.01) vs. RHP Dane Dunning (2-5, 4.57) 1:35 pm (CT) Bally Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / twinsbeisbol.com SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: After completing their six-game homestand with a record of 2-4 (1-2 against STREAKS the Yankees and 1-2 against the Astros), the Twins began their six-game, seven-day roadtrip Under Baldelli (since '19): .............163-126 Current Streak 3 losses Home Record: ....................................14-21 with consecutive losses to the Mariners over the last two nights...tonight they will play the Road Record: .....................................12-20 three-game series finale in Seattle, then travel to Texas to enjoy an off-day tomorrow, before Last 5 games 1-4 Record in series: .............................. 5-14-3 playing the Rangers in Texas for three over the weekend...the Twins have gone 14-21 at home Last 10 games 4-6 Record in home series: ...................... 2-9-0 this season and 12-20 on the road. Record in road series: ....................... 3-5-3 Last 15 games 5-10 Series Openers: ....................................9-13 Last 20 games 8-12 Series Finales: .....................................9-12 THE WRONG END OF A 10-SPOT: The Twins lost to the Mariners last night by a score of 10- Rubber Games: .......................................4-7 0, dropping game two of the three-game series at T-Mobile Park...J.A. Happ (3-3) was the TWINS VS. MARINERS Sweeps/Swept: .......................................1/2 starter and loser, allowing six runs (5 earned) on nine hits in 4.0 innings pitched...Griffin Jax April: .....................................................9-15 pitched 4.0 innings of relief...the offense recorded just four hits, two from Alex Kirilloff...the 2021 Record: .........................................1-4 May: ....................................................13-16 loss marked the Twins' third shutout this season and first by double-digits since an 11-0 Current Streak: ...............................4 losses June: .....................................................4-10 2021 at Home: .......................................1-2 July: ............................................................. defeat by the Astros on April 30, 2019 at Target Field. August: ........................................................ 2021 at Seattle: .....................................0-2 September/October: ................................... ROSTER MOVE: The Twins have reinstated left-handed pitcher Caleb Thielbar from the 10-day All-Time Record: .........................223-236-1 Day Games: ........................................15-22 Injured List...Thielbar, who missed the last 12 games with a left groin strain, has appeared All-Time at Home: .......................122-109-1 Night Games: ......................................11-19 in 20 games this season, posting a 4.29 ERA (21.0 IP, 10 ER) with seven walks, 31 strikeouts All-Time at Seattle: ........................101-127 vs. American League East: .....................6-8 and a 13.29 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings pitched ratio...to make room on the 26-man roster, vs. American League Central: ............12-14 2021 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ..................4-17 the Twins have optioned right-handed pitcher Griffin Jax to Triple-A St. Paul...the 26-year-old vs. National League: ...............................3-3 appeared in three games for the Twins, posting an 8.64 ERA (8.1 IP, 8 ER) with three walks Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Games vs. LH Starter: ..........................7-16 and nine strikeouts. 4/8 MIN 10-2 Berríos/Gonzales Games vs. RH Starter: ........................19-25 Additionally, right-handed pitcher Shaun Anderson has been reinstated from the 10-day 4/10 MIN 3-4 (10) Graveman/Rogers/Middleton Twins score first: ................................17-19 AInjured List (right hand finger blisters) and optioned to Triple-A St. Paul...Anderson has 4/11 MIN 6-8 Steckenr./Colomé/Middlet. Opponent scores first: .........................9-22 appeared in four games for the Twins this season, posting a 9.35 ERA (8.2 IP, 9 ER) with Come-from-behind wins: ........................ 10 five walks and eight strikeouts. 6/14 SEA 3-4 Sewald/Robles/Steckenrider Leading after 7/8 inn.: ................21-4/21-4 6/15 SEA 0-10 Flexen/Happ Trailing after 7/8 inn.: .................3-25/1-25 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ...........................1-7/3-7 TWINS AND M’s: The Twins and Mariners are playing the last of six scheduled meetings in 6/16 SEA 9:10 pm (CT) Extra-innings: .........................................2-8 2021...with last night's loss, the Twins have lost the season-series with the M's, their first CURRENT ROADTRIP (0-2) 1-run games: ......................................10-13 since going 1-5 in 2018. Twins out-hit opp.: ................................18-6 Batting average .212 Opp. out-hit Twins: ...............................5-31 Jorge Polanco is hitting .305 (25-for-82) in 20 career games vs. the Mariners, hitting safely in A12 of his last 14 against them...he is 10-for-26 (.385) in six career games at T-Mobile Park. Runs Per Game 1.50 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ..........................3-3 Run Differential: ....................-61 (302-363) Andrelton Simmons is hitting .333 (24-for-72) with eight doubles, five walks and a .377 Home Runs 2 Twins get Quality Start: ........................11-4 Aon-base percentage in his last 19 games vs. Seattle. RISP .143 Twins starter goes 6+ IP: ....................15-6 Nelson Cruz played four seasons for the Mariners from 2015-18, hitting 163 home runs Errors 1 Most games over .500: .......................3, 4/8 Awhile there...he ranks sixth on their all-time list in home runs, trailing Ken Griffey Jr. (417), Most games under .500: ................15, 6/16 Longest win-streak: ....................4, 5/23-27 Edgar Martinez (309), Jay Buhner (307), Kyle Seager (220) and Alex Rodriguez (189)...he hit Team ERA 7.31 Longest losing-streak: ...5, 2x, last 5/8-5/14 at least 37 home runs in all four seasons and was an AL All-Star three times as a Mariner Starters W-L 0-1 When Twins score 4+: ........................20-13 (2015, ‘17 & ‘18)...his 83 career homers at T-Mobile Park are tied with Raúl Ibañez for Starters ERA 6.75 When Twins score 3-: ...........................6-28 second most, trailing Kyle Seager (85). Twins get 10+ hits: ...............................9-13 Relievers W-L-S 0-1-0 Days in First Place .................................... 7 NELLYVILLE: Nelson Cruz has 430 career home runs (homers by team in the right margin Relievers ERA 7.88 Days in Second Place ............................... 2 Saves/Opps 0/1 Days in Third Place ................................... 5 below), one away from tying Cal Ripken Jr. for 49th on MLB’s all-time list...below are his ranks Days in Fourth Place ............................... 36 on MLB’s all-time list (left) and all-time among active Dominican-born players: NELSON CRUZ - HR BY TEAM Days in Fifth Place .................................. 26 MLB ALL-TIME LIST DOMINICAN-BORN ACTIVES Walk-Off W/L: .........................................3/5 46) Carlos Beltrán .................. 435 1) Albert Pujols ........................... 672 Seattle (2015-18) ...............................163 Shutouts W/L: .........................................3/3 47) Juan Gonzalez .................. 434 2) Nelson Cruz ........................... 430 Texas (2006-13) ..................................157 Complete Games: ........................................ Andruw Jones ................... 434 3) Robinson Canó ....................... 334 Minnesota (2019-21) ............................70 Attendance High: ........19,147, 6/13 vs. HOU 49) Cal Ripken Jr. ................... 431 4) Carlos Santana ...................... 251 Baltimore (2014) ...................................40 ........................... 388,735 Attendance Total: 50) Nelson Cruz ..................... 430 5) Marcell Ozuna ........................ 173 Milwaukee (2005) ....................................0 Attendance Average: ........................ 11,433 TOTAL 430 Target Field Sellouts - 2021/All-Time: ... 8/181 51) Mike Piazza ...................... 427 6) Miguel Sanó ........................... 144 RECENT TRANSACTIONS THE LEFTORIUM: The Twins are facing a left-handed starter for the 24th time this season, going 7-16 in their previous 23 games when a lefty starts...they are hitting .258 (192-for-743) with a .458 slugging percentage and a .772 OPS vs. lefties this season, compared to 6/16 LHP Thielbar reinstated from 10-day IL .235 (354-for-1508) with a .414 slugging and a .727 OPS against righties. 6/15 RHP Jax optioned to AAA Twins rank second in baseball in slugging percentage vs. lefties, trailing only Chicago-AL (.460)...additionally, their OPS vs. lefties RHP Anderson reinstated from the Aranks fifth in baseball, trailing Chicago-AL (.810), Houston (.806),