MINNESOTA TWINS (27-41) AT TEXAS RANGERS (25-43) FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 - 7:05 P.M. (CT) - TV: BALLY SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF RHP José Berríos (7-2, 3.49) vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1-7, 5.48) GAME 69 ROAD GAME 34 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 6/19 at Texas RHP Randy Dobnak (1-6, 8.38) 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: Have gone 1-2 through three games on their current six-game, seven-day roadtrip, STREAKS taking the third game in Seattle on Wednesday night after dropping the first two games on Under Baldelli (since '19): .............164-126 Current Streak 1 win Home Record: ....................................14-21 Monday and Tuesday...tonight they will make their first visit to Globe Life Field, playing three Road Record: .....................................13-20 games vs. the Rangers over the weekend...the Twins have gone 14-21 at home this season Last 5 games 2-3 Record in series: .............................. 5-14-3 and 13-20 on the road. Last 10 games 4-6 Record in home series: ...................... 2-9-0 Record in road series: ....................... 3-5-3 TWINS TAKE GAME THREE IN SEATTLE: The Twins beat the Mariners on Wednesday night by a Last 15 games 5-10 Series Openers: ....................................9-13 score of 7-2...Bailey Ober made his fourth career start, pitching 4.0 scoreless innings with Last 20 games 8-12 Series Finales: ...................................10-12 one hit allowed, no walks and six strikeouts...the offense recorded 11 hits, three from Jorge Rubber Games: .......................................4-7 Polanco and two from Ryan Jeffers...Jeffers hit his fourth home run of the season...Nelson TWINS VS. RANGERS Sweeps/Swept: .......................................1/2 Cruz added a home run, his 14th of the season and 431st of his career, tying Cal Ripken Jr. April: .....................................................9-15 for 49th on Major League Baseball's all-time list. 2021 Record: ........................................1-3 May: ....................................................13-16 Current Streak: ..............................3 losses June: .....................................................5-10 ROSTER MOVE: The Twins announced today that they have returned outfielder Max Kepler from 2021 at Home: ......................................1-3 July: ............................................................. August: ........................................................ his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 10-day Injured List...Kepler, who missed 2021 at Texas: ............................................. September/October: ................................... the Twins’ last 17 games with a left hamstring strain, played in three games on rehab as- All-Time Record (since 1972): ......277-277 Day Games: ........................................15-22 signment for Triple-A St. Paul, going 1-for-11 (.091)...in 37 games for the Twins this season, All-Time at Home: .........................149-126 Night Games: ......................................12-19 Kepler has hit .212 (28-for-132) with nine doubles, two triples, five home runs, 22 RBI, 20 All-Time at Texas: .........................128-151 vs. American League East: .....................6-8 runs scored, 16 walks and a .727 OPS...to make room on the 26-man roster, the Twins have vs. American League Central: ............12-14 optioned outfielder Gilberto Celestino to Triple-A St. Paul...Celestino has played in 10 games 2021 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ..................5-17 for the Twins this season across two stints, going 4-for-32 (.125) with one double, one home vs. National League: ...............................3-3 run, one RBI, two runs scored and one walk. Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Games vs. LH Starter: ..........................8-16 Additionally, right-handed pitcher Shaun Anderson was claimed off waivers by Texas. 5/3 MIN 6-5 Maeda/Dunning/Rogers Games vs. RH Starter: ........................19-25 A 5/4 MIN 3-6 (10) Rodríguez/Waddell/Kennedy Twins score first: ................................18-19 TWINS AND TEXAS: The Twins and Rangers are playing each other tonight for the fifth of seven 5/5 MIN 1-3 King/Thorpe/Kennedy Opponent scores first: .........................9-22 meetings this season...the Twins went 1-3 in their last series with Texas from May 3-6 at Come-from-behind wins: ........................ 10 Target Field, winning just the first game of the four-game series...the Twins have won five of 5/6 MIN 3-4 Hearn/Duffey/Sborz Leading after 7/8 inn.: ................22-4/22-4 their last eight games vs. the Rangers and nine of their last 15, dating back to June of 2018. 6/18 TEX 7:05 pm (CT) Trailing after 7/8 inn.: .................3-25/1-25 6/19 TEX 3:05 pm (CT) Tied after 7/8 inn.: ...........................1-7/3-7 Nelson Cruz played for the Rangers from 2006-13, hitting .268 (773-for-2886) with 170 Extra-innings: .........................................2-8 Adoubles, 157 home runs and 489 RBI in 796 games...he still ranks seventh on the Rangers 6/20 TEX 1:35 pm (CT) 1-run games: ......................................10-13 all-time list in home runs...Cruz is 3-for-3 with a home run lifetime off Mike Foltynewicz. Twins out-hit opp.: ................................19-6 Jorge Polanco recorded his first career hit against the Rangers at Globe Life Park in his second CURRENT ROADTRIP (1-2) Opp. out-hit Twins: ...............................5-31 Acareer game on June 27, 2014, tripling off Joakim Soria...he became the third player in Twins Batting average .245 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ..........................3-3 history (now 4 players) to record a triple as his first major league hit and the first since Jimmie Run Differential: ....................-56 (309-365) Hall on April 16, 1963; the first was Bernie Allen on April 10, 1962 vs. the Kansas City A’s. Runs Per Game 3.33 Twins get Quality Start: ........................11-4 Miguel Sanó is hitting. 330 (32-for-97) with five doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 18 Home Runs 4 Twins starter goes 6+ IP: ....................15-6 ARBI, 18 walks and a 1.054 OPS in 26 career games against the Rangers. RISP .278 Most games over .500: .......................3, 4/8 Willians Astudillo is hitting .357 (5-for-14) in four career games against Texas. Errors 1 Most games under .500: ................15, 6/16 A Longest win-streak: ....................4, 5/23-27 CRUZ CRUSH: Nelson Cruz has four home runs in his last seven games...he has 431 career Longest losing-streak: ...5, 2x, last 5/8-5/14 home runs (homers by team in the right margin below), needing one to pass Cal Ripken Jr. Team ERA 5.40 When Twins score 4+: ........................21-13 Starters W-L 0-1 When Twins score 3-: ...........................6-28 and move into sole possession of 49th on baseball's all-time list...below are his ranks on Twins get 10+ hits: .............................10-13 MLB’s all-time list (left) and all-time among active Dominican-born players: Starters ERA 4.50 Days in First Place .................................... 7 MLB ALL-TIME LIST DOMINICAN-BORN ACTIVES Relievers W-L-S 1-1-0 Days in Second Place ............................... 2 46) Carlos Beltrán .................. 435 1) Albert Pujols ........................... 672 Relievers ERA 6.23 ................................... 5 Days in Third Place 47) Juan Gonzalez .................. 434 2) Nelson Cruz ........................... 431 Saves/Opps 0/1 Days in Fourth Place ............................... 36 Andruw Jones ................... 434 3) Robinson Canó ....................... 334 Days in Fifth Place .................................. 27 49) Nelson Cruz ..................... 431 4) Carlos Santana ...................... 251 Walk-Off W/L: .........................................3/5 NELSON CRUZ - HR BY TEAM Shutouts W/L: .........................................3/3 Cal Ripken Jr. ................... 431 5) Marcell Ozuna ........................ 173 Seattle (2015-18) ................................163 51) Mike Piazza ...................... 427 Complete Games: ........................................ 6) Miguel Sanó ........................... 144 Texas (2006-13) ..................................157 Attendance High: ........19,147, 6/13 vs. HOU Minnesota (2019-21) ............................71 Attendance Total: ........................... 388,735 WINDOWS DOWN AND CRUZ: Nelson Cruz has a 12-game on-base streak, dating back to June Baltimore (2014) ...................................40 Attendance Average: ........................ 11,433 1...he’s hitting .390 (16-for-41) with three doubles, four home runs, nine RBI, eight walks, Target Field Sellouts - 2021/All-Time: ... 8/181 a .480 on-base percentage and a 1.236 OPS during the streak...Cruz's career-high for an Milwaukee (2005) ....................................0 on-base streak is 42, done April 22-July 31, 2010 with Texas...his .480 on-base percentage TOTAL 431 RECENT TRANSACTIONS is fourth in the American League in June (minimum 50 plate appearances), trailing Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (.492), Baltimore’s Cedric Mullins (.492) and Oakland's Matt Olson (.483). MLB TEAM HOME RUN LEADERS 6/18 OF Kepler returned from rehab