Minnesota Twins (15-12) Vs. Boston Red Sox (15

Minnesota Twins (15-12) Vs. Boston Red Sox (15

MINNESOTA TWINS (15-12) VS. BOSTON RED SOX (15-14) SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 - 1:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Nick Tepesch (R, 2017 Debut) vs. Rick Porcello (R, 1-4, 4.46) GAME 28 HOME GAME 17 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/7 vs. Boston Ervin Santana (R, 5-0, 0.66) vs. Chris Sale (L, 2-2, 1.38) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 5/8 OFF DAY 5/9 at Chicago-AL Hector Santiago (L, 3-1, 2.78) vs. Mike Pelfrey (R, 0-2, 5.02) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / La Raza 5/10 at Chicago-AL TBA vs. Derek Holland (L, 3-2, 2.02) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 5/11 at Chicago-AL TBA vs. Miguel Gonzalez (R, 3-1, 3.27) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North 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: The Twins have gone 3-1 through four games on their six-game homestand, STREAKS Record: .........................................15-12 taking two of three from Oakland this week and one against Boston last night...today the Current Streak: ..................................1 win Home Record: ...................................8-8 Twins will play the second of three vs. the Red Sox through the weekend...the Twins are 8-4 Last 5 games: ........................................4-1 Road Record: ....................................7-4 in their last 12 games...they are 8-8 at home and 7-4 on the road this season. Last 10 games: ......................................7-3 Record in series: ..............................5-4 Last 15 games: ......................................8-7 Series Openers: ................................7-3 IT’S A WALK-OFF: The Twins beat the Red Sox last night by a score of 4-3 in walk-off fashion, Last 20 games: ..................................10-10 their first of 2017...Phil Hughes was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing Series Finales: ..................................4-5 one run on six hits in 6.2 innings pitched...Joe Mauer hit a walk-off home run with two outs in TWINS VS. BOSTON Rubber Games: .................................1-2 the ninth inning, his first career walk-off homer, third career walk-off hit and fourth career Sweeps/Swept: .................................2/1 walk-off at-bat (drew walk-off walk). 2017 Record: .........................................1-0 April: .............................................12-11 Current Streak: ..................................1 win May: ..................................................3-1 STEADY EDDIE: Eddie Rosario enters today with a 15-game hitting streak (career-long), hitting 2017 at Home: ......................................1-0 June: ...................................................... .404 (23-for-57) with three home runs and seven RBI during the streak...it marks the longest 2017 at Boston: .......................................... July: ........................................................ for a Twin this season; marks longest for a Twin since Brian Dozier hit in 24 straight from All-Time Record: ...........................307-305 August: ................................................... August 27-September 22, 2016...entering today, is second longest active streak in baseball: All-Time at Home: .........................177-128 September/October: .............................. PLAYER STREAK SINCE All-Time at Boston: .......................130-176 vs. American League East: ...............1-0 Mike Trout, LAA ........................................................ 17 .............................................................April 17 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League Central: ......10-10 Eddie Rosario, MIN ................................................. 15 ............................................................ April 17 vs. American League West: ..............4-2 Nelson Cruz, SEA...................................................... 14 .............................................................April 19 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. National League: .............................. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS ............................................ 12 .............................................................April 22 5/5 MIN 4-3 Kintzler/Barnes Games vs. LH Starter: .......................6-3 5/6 MIN Games vs. RH Starter: ......................9-9 HOMER HAPPY: The Twins have hit 16 home runs in their last eight games, since April 25, 5/7 MIN Twins score first: ..............................8-7 tied with Houston for second most in the AL in that span, and trailing the Yankees (19)... 6/26 BOS Opponent scores first: ......................7-5 additionally, Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier are both close to the top 10 among Twins all-time 6/27 BOS Come-from-behind wins: .................... 6 (since 1961): 6/28 BOS PLAYER HR PLAYER HR 6/29 BOS Leading after 7/8 inn.: ...........14-1/15-0 1) Harmon Killebrew .............................475 8) Gary Gaetti ......................................... 201 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ...........1-11/0-11 2) Kent Hrbek ........................................293 9) Tom Brunansky ................................... 163 CURRENT HOMESTAND (3-1) Tied after 7/8 inn.: .....................0-0/0-1 3) Justin Morneau .................................221 10) Michael Cuddyer .............................. 141 Extra-innings: ...................................0-1 4) Tony Oliva .........................................220 11) Joe Mauer ........................................ 132 Batting Average ............ .265 (36-for-136) 1-run games: ....................................2-3 5) Torii Hunter .......................................214 Jacque Jones .................................... 132 Runs Per Game ...................6.3 (25 R/4 G) Twins out-hit opp.: ..........................10-2 6) Bob Allison .......................................211 13) Brian Dozier .................................... 121 Home Runs ...........................................11 Opp. out-hit Twins:............................4-9 7) Kirby Puckett ....................................207 RISP ................................. .152 (5-for-33) Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................1-1 Fielding Errors ........................................0 The Twins are 9-6 in their last 15 against the Sox, dating back to the Twins get Quality Start: ..................10-3 TWINS AND SOX: Team ERA .................4.00 (36.0 IP, 16 ER) start of 2015. Twins starter goes 6+ IP: ...............10-3 Starters W-L ....................................... 2-1 Most games over .500: ...............4, 4/11 Max Kepler has hit safely in all eight career games against the Red Sox, hitting .344 A(11-for-32) in those eight. Starters ERA ...............3.18 (22.2 IP, 8 ER) Most games under .500: .............2, 4/24 Relievers W-L-S ...............................1-0-0 Longest winning-streak: ...4, 2x, last 4/28-5/3 Eddie Rosario is hitting .361 (13-for-36) in 11 career games vs. the Red Sox. AMiguel Sanó is 9-for-20 (.450) in four career games vs. the Red Sox. Relievers ERA .............5.40 (13.1 IP, 8 ER) Longest losing-streak: ..........4, 4/16-20 A Save/Opportunities ..............................0/1 When Twins score 4+: ....................13-4 ARight-handed relief pitcher Ryan Pressly was originally drafted by Boston in the 11th When Twins score 3-: .......................2-8 round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft...he pitched five seasons in the Sox minor league system before being acquired by the Days in First Place ............................ 11 Twins in the 2012 Rule 5 Draft. Days in Second Place .......................... 8 Left-handed pitcher Craig Breslow pitched parts of five seasons for the Red Sox in 2006, 2012-15. Days in Third Place ............................. 7 ATwins first base coach Jeff Smith played in the Red Sox minor league system in 2003. Days in Fourth Place ........................... 6 A Days in Fifth Place ................................ MATCH-UP OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS: Tomorrow afternoon’s probables, Ervin Santana and Chris Sale, both have ERA’s under 1.40, Twins get 10+ hits: ...........................6-2 Santana at 0.66 and Sale at 1.38...according to Elias, it will mark the third time since 1982 to involve to starters with ERAs under 1.40 Walk-Off W/L: ........................................ after a minimum of six starts...the previous two times were May 15, 2010 when Washington’s Livan Hernandez (1.04) and Colorado’s Shutouts W/L: ..1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS Ubaldo Jimenez (0.93) started, and May 18, 2008 when Cleveland’s Cliff Lee (0.67) and Cincinnati’s Edinson Volquez (1.12) started. CG’s .................1, Santana, 4/15 vs. CWS Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ...1/160 ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 2015, Eddie Rosario homered in his first career at-bat becoming the 11th Twin to homer in his first game as a Twin and sixth to ever homer in his first at-bat as a Twin...he became one of 115 players in MLB history to homer in his first RECENT TRANSACTIONS career at-bat and one of 109 players to homer in his first career plate appearance...additionally, he became the 29th player in baseball 4/2 LHP Perkins placed on 60-day DL history to homer on his first-ever pitch seen. C Gimenez contract selected 1B Vargas optioned to AAA HOOKED ON A FEELIN’: Today’s giveaway is a Rocket Raccoon bobblehead from Guardians of the Galaxy, presented by MARVEL (first 4/22

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