MINNESOTA TWINS (48-55) AT BOSTON RED SOX (73-33) SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2018 - 1:05 PM (ET) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TIBN-WCCO / LA RAZA RHP José Berríos (10-7, 3.48) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (3-4, 4.26) GAME 104 ROAD GAME 53 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 7/30 vs. Cleveland RHP Ervin Santana (0-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (5-2, 4.80) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North WCCO-TIBN / None 7/31 vs. Cleveland RHP Kyle Gibson (5-7, 3.42) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (9-6, 2.32) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North WCCO-TIBN / La Raza 8/1 vs. Cleveland RHP Lance Lynn (7-8, 5.10) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (12-5, 3.89) 12:10 pm Facebook WCCO-TIBN / None Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 4-5 through nine games on their 10-game roadtrip, going STREAKS Record: ........................................... 48-55 0-3 in Kansas City, 3-0 in Toronto and 1-2 in Boston...today they will play the four-game series finale at Fenway Park...following this game, the Twins will travel home to begin a six- Current Streak 2 losses Home Record: ................................. 29-22 Last 5 games 3-2 Road Record: .................................. 19-33 game seven-day homestand with three vs. Cleveland from Monday-Wednesday and three vs. Record in series: .........................12-14-6 Kansas City from Friday-Sunday...the Twins have gone 13-7 in their last 20. Last 10 games 5-5 Series Openers: .............................. 14-19 Last 15 games 8-7 Series Finales: ................................ 17-15 SOX TAKE BACK SERIES ADVANTAGE: The Twins lost to the Red Sox last night by a score of Last 20 games 13-7 Rubber Games: ................................... 3-3 10-4, losing an early 4-1 lead...Jake Odorizzi (4-7) was the starter and loser, allowing five Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 3/6 runs on nine hits in 5.0 innings pitched...the offense recorded seven hits, two coming from TWINS VS. RED SOX March/April: ...................................... 9-15 Joe Mauer...Logan Morrison added his 13th home run. May: ................................................ 13-15 2018 Record: .........................................3-3 June: ............................................... 13-14 Current Streak: ..............................2 losses July: ................................................. 13-11 SHELTY IN RELIEF: Manager Paul Molitor left the club to attend MLB's Hall of Fame ceremonies 2018 at Home: ......................................2-1 August: ...................................................... in Cooperstown, NY...bench coach Derek Shelton is filling in...2018 marks his 14th in some 2018 at Boston: ....................................1-2 September/October: ................................. capacity at the major league level...he has professional managerial experience at the minor All-Time Record: ...........................311-312 Day Games: ..................................... 21-23 league level, managing Single-A Staten Island in 2002 and GCL Yankees from 2000-01. All-Time at Home: .........................179-131 Night Games: .................................. 27-32 Molitor was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004 (along with Dennis Eckersley) and All-Time at Boston: .......................132-181 vs. American League East: ............. 16-14 Ais one of two players to be depicted on their plaque with a Brewers cap, Robin Yount vs. American League Central: ........ 19-17 the other. 2018 Game Logs: vs. American League West: .............. 7-12 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. National League: ......................... 6-12 CHASING HOFers: Joe Mauer is hitting .337 (35-for-104) with eight doubles, two home runs, 6/19 MIN 6-2 Duke/Scott Games vs. LH Starter:..................... 13-17 20 RBI and a .369 on-base percentage in his last 25 games (since June 29)...Mauer has 2,066 Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 35-38 6/20 MIN 4-1 Lynn/Price/Rodney Twins score first: ............................ 27-22 career hits, third most in club history (since 1961), behind Hall of Famers Kirby Puckett and 6/21 MIN 2-9 Porcello/Gibson Opponent scores first: .................... 20-33 Rod Carew...he needs 19 to tie Carew for second: 7/26 BOS 2-1 Gibson/Barnes/Rodney Come-from-behind wins: .....................22 PLAYER HITS MULTI-HIT THREE-PLUS HIT 7/27 BOS 3-4 (10) Thornburg/Belisle Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 41-4/43-3 Kirby Puckett ...............................2,304 ......................................702...............................................208 7/28 BOS 4-10 Porcell/Odorizzi Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 2-46/1-45 Rod Carew ...................................2,085 ......................................617...............................................214 7/29 BOS Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 5-5/4-7 Joe Mauer ...................................2,066 ......................................556...............................................178 Extra-innings: ..................................... 5-7 Tony Oliva ....................................1,917 ......................................562...............................................155 CURRENT ROADTRIP (4-5) 1-run games: .................................... 6-18 MONTHLY COMPARISONS: The Twins have three July games remaining...here are how the Batting average .247 Twins out-hit opp.: .......................... 31-11 Runs Per Game 4.89 Opp. out-hit Twins: ......................... 11-38 monthly batting and pitching totals have compared in 2018: Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 6-6 AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG Home Runs 6 Run Differential: ................ -18 (469-486) MAR/APR .240 98 203 56 2 26 92 92 225 .316 .403 RISP .305 Twins get Quality Start: .................. 30-16 MAY .237 120 226 56 2 27 116 96 233 .309 .385 Errors 1 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............... 32-20 JUNE .231 115 206 58 6 27 109 87 203 .302 .400 Most games over .500: .....3, 2x, last 4/20 JULY .272 135 232 45 8 24 126 82 206 .338 .428 Team ERA 4.33 Most games under .500: ............... 13, 7/5 W L S IP H R ER HR BB K ERA Starters W-L 3-3 Longest win-streak: ...... 5, 2x, last, 7/5-9 MAR/APR 9 15 3 217.2 224 134 128 36 106 220 5.29 Starters ERA 3.42 Longest losing-streak: ............8, 4/20-27 MAY 13 15 8 258.1 235 106 101 34 81 252 3.52 Relievers W-L-S 1-2-1 When Twins score 4+: .................... 41-23 13 14 6 240.0 239 126 119 28 85 243 4.46 JUNE 6.15 When Twins score 3-: ....................... 7-32 JULY 13 11 5 212.1 230 120 116 29 78 209 4.92 Relievers ERA Twins get 10+ hits: ......................... 17-13 Saves/Opps 1/2 Days in First Place .............. 18, last 4/20 TWINS AND SOX: The Twins and Red Sox are playing the finale of seven scheduled meetings Days in Second Place ...........................48 this season...they are just 6-12 in Fenway Park since the start of 2014...a win today would give the Twins the season-series, their first Days in Third Place ..............................49 since 2015 when they went 5-2. Days in Fourth Place ................................ Days in Fifth Place ................................... Walk-Off W/L: ................................... 4-10 ON THIS DAY IN TWINS-SOX HISTORY: In 1967, at Fenway Park, the Twins and Red Sox split a doubleheader...Boston wins the opener, 6-3, Shutouts W/L: ..................................... 7-3 with the decision going to John Wyatt...in the nitecap, Boomer Scott hits an inside-the-park homer, but Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, CG’s ..............2, last, Berríos, 6/7 vs. CWS Bob Allison (2), and Ted Uhlaender all hit home runs for the Twins...Jim Perry wins, 10-3. Target Field Sellouts (’18/All-Time): .. 1/161 TWINS MINOR LEAGUE WEEKLY HONORS: The Twins have named GCL Twins right-handed pitcher Donny Breek and Double-A Chattanooga RECENT TRANSACTIONS outfielderBrent Rooker as Twins minor league Pitcher and Player of the Week...Breek, 18, made two starts for the GCL Twins, going 1-0, 7/28 IF Sanó recalled from AAA 0.00 ERA (9.0 IP) with three hits allowed, four walks and 13 strikeouts...the Amsterdam native was signed by the Twins as a free agent LHP Moya recalled from AAA last September...Rooker, who is winning this award for the third time this season (May 20 and June 10), hit .467 (14-for-30) with four doubles, three home runs, nine RBI, six walks and a .556 on-base percentage in seven games for the Lookouts...Rooker was selected 7/27 INF Escobar traded to ARI for by the Twins 35th overall in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Mississippi State University. RHP Duran, OF Maciel & OF Trinidad RHP Pressly traded to HOU for FENWAY FLASHBACKS: Twins TV Analyst for the weekend played 113 career games against the Red Sox, hitting .321 (135-for-421) with RHP Alcala & OF Celestino 19 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 72 RBI...he has played 63 career games at Fenway Park, hitting .322 (78-for-242) with 12 7/25 RHP Santana returned from rehab doubles, nine home runs and 40 RBI here...Torii's batting average vs. the Sox was his highest vs. any AL opponent for his career as was assignment and reinstated from DL his Fenway Park average for any AL ballpark. 7/24 INF Motter designated for rel. or assgn. 7/23 LHP Mejía recalled from AAA HOF WEEKEND: Today former Twins Jim Thome and Jack Morris will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame...Morris, the St. 7/22 RHP Busenitz