MINNESOTA TWINS (55-56) AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS (59-56) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 - 7:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Bartolo Colón (R, 3-9, 7.32) vs. Brandon Woodruff (R, 1-0, 0.00) GAME 112 HOME GAME 61 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 8/10 at Milwaukee Kyle Gibson (R, 6-9, 6.03) vs. Zach Davies (R, 13-5, 4.18) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / 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 completed their six-game homestand with a record of 4-2, splitting a STREAKS Record: ........................................... 55-56 four-game series with the Rangers, followed by a two-game sweep of the Brewers...tonight they will begin a five-game roadtrip with two against the Brewers tonight and tomorrow Current Streak 3 wins Home Record: ................................. 27-33 Last 5 games 4-1 Road Record: .................................. 28-23 night, followed by three at Detroit over the weekend..the Twins are 27-33 at home and 28-23 Record in series: .........................16-16-4 on the road...they 4-1 in their last five and 5-2 in their last seven. Last 10 games 5-5 Last 15 games 6-9 Series Openers: .............................. 20-16 TWINS HOST HOME RUN DERBY: The Twins beat the Brewers last night by a score of 11-4, Series Finales: ................................ 16-20 sweeping the two-game series, their sixth sweep this season...Adalberto Mejía was the starter Last 20 games 9-11 Rubber Games: ................................... 3-7 but left in the fourth inning with a left arm brachialis strain...Dillon Gee pitched 4.0 scoreless TWINS VS. MILWAUKEE Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 6/4 innings, earning his first career save...the offense recorded 14 hits, five being home runs April: ............................................... 12-11 from Brian Dozier (grand slam), Eddie Rosario (twice) and Max Kepler (twice) - the first time 2017 Record: .........................................2-0 May: ................................................ 14-12 since August 3, 2011 vs. LAA that two Twins hit multiple homers in a game (Cuddyer/Young). Current Streak: ................................. 3 wins June: ............................................... 14-15 2017 at Home: .......................................2-0 July: ................................................. 10-15 ROSTER MOVE: The Twins announced today that they have placed left-handed pitcher 2017 at Milwaukee: ..................................... August: ................................................ 5-3 Adalberto Mejía on the 10-day disabled list with a left arm brachialis strain...Mejia suffered All-Time Record: ............................226-217 September/October: ................................. the injury in his start last night against Milwaukee...Mejía has made 18 starts this season, All-Time at Home: ..........................121-101 Day Games: ..................................... 20-27 going 4-5 with a 4.47 ERA (86.2 IP, 43 ER), 40 walks and 74 strikeouts...to replace Mejía on All-Time at Milwaukee: ..................105-116 Night Games: .................................. 35-29 the 25-man roster, the Twins have recalled first baseman/designated hitter Kennys Vargas vs. American League East: ............. 10-10 from Triple-A Rochester...in 50 games for the Twins this season, Vargas has hit .244 (43- 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League Central: ........ 23-22 for-176) with eight home runs and 30 RBI. Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. American League West: ............ 16-17 8/7 MIN 5-4 Boshers/Drake/Belisle vs. National League: ........................... 6-7 MINNESOTA'S GREATEST HITS: Joe Mauer passed Tony Oliva last night and moved into sole 8/8 MIN 11-4 Duffey/Garza/Gee Games vs. LH Starter:..................... 14-18 possession of third place on the Twins all-time hit list (1961): 8/9 MIL Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 41-38 PLAYER YEARS MULTI-HIT GAMES HITS 8/10 MIL Twins score first: ............................ 31-23 1) Kirby Puckett ........................1984-95 (12) ..............................702 ....................................... 2,304 Opponent scores first: .................... 24-33 2) Rod Carew ............................1967-78 (12) ..............................617 ....................................... 2,085 LAST HOMESTAND (4-2) Come-from-behind wins: .....................28 3) Joe Mauer ............................2004-17 (14) ..............................515 ....................................... 1,918 Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 49-7/53-3 4) Tony Oliva .............................1962-76 (15) ..............................562 ....................................... 1,917 Batting average .257 Runs Per Game 5.3 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 2-48/2-50 Last night he also passed Puckett on the all-time Twins/Senators franchise list (since 1901) in times on base: Home Runs 11 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 4-1/0-3 PLAYER YEARS TIMES ON BASE Extra-innings: ..................................... 1-3 1) Sam Rice ........................................... 1915-1933 (19) ........................................................... 3,619 RISP .211 1-run games: .................................... 13-8 2) Harmon Killebrew .............................. 1954-1974 (21) ........................................................... 3,576 Errors 5 Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 37-4 3) Joe Judge ........................................... 1915-1932 (18) ........................................................... 3,284 Opp. out-hit Twins: ......................... 11-50 4) Eddie Yost .......................................... 1944-1958 (14) ........................................................... 2,871 Team ERA 3.67 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 7-2 5) Clyde Milan ........................................ 1907-1922 (16) ........................................................... 2,865 Starters W-L 2-2 Run Differential: ................ -65 (506-571) 6) Joe Mauer ........................................... 2004-17 (14) ............................................................. 2,812 Starters ERA 5.85 7) Kirby Puckett ..................................... 1984-1995 (12) ........................................................... 2,810 Twins get Quality Start: .................... 34-9 Relievers W-L-S 2-0-3 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............... 35-15 IL PLAY: The Twins have gone 6-7 in Interleague Play this season, going 1-2 vs. Colorado, 2-1 Relievers ERA 0.42 Most games over .500: ................. 7, 5/28 Saves/Opps 3/4 Most games under .500: .......... 4, last 8/6 at San Francisco, 0-3 at Los Angeles-NL, 1-1 at San Diego and 2-0 vs. Milwaukee...they have Longest win-streak: ...4, 4x, last 5/21-5/24 seven remaining games: two at Milwaukee, three vs. Arizona and two vs. San Diego (Target Longest losing-streak: ...4, 3x, last 6/16-18 Field)...they are 196-179 all-time in Interleague Play, ninth most wins in MLB since IL began in 1997...they are 88-102 all-time in road IL When Twins score 4+: .................... 47-19 games and 108-77 at home. When Twins score 3-: ....................... 8-36 Joe Mauer is hitting .318 (257-for-808) with 57 doubles, five triples, 21 home runs, 109 RBI, 129 runs scored, 111 walks and a .400 Aon-base percentage in 221 games against the National League...among actives, he ranks third in walks, tied for fourth in doubles, Twins get 10+ hits: ......................... 27-10 Days in First Place ...............................50 fifth in on-base percentage and ninth in batting average. Days in Second Place ...........................46 Days in Third Place ..............................23 THE BATTLE OF I-94: The Twins are 226-217 all-time against the Brewers and have a record against them of 53-43 in Interleague Days in Fourth Place ..............................5 Play...they are 12-8 all-time at Target Field and 22-23 all-time at Miller Park...the Twins are 16-8 against Milwaukee in Minnesota Days in Fifth Place ................................... dating back to June of 2008...they are 7-5 in their last 12 at Miller Park...they split their last two-game series here April 20-21, 2016. Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 2/4 Brian Dozier has hit safely in 24 of 26 career games against Milwaukee, hitting .357 (40-for-112) with five doubles, six home runs, A17 RBI, 21 runs scored and a .403 on-base percentage. Shutouts W/L: ..................................... 7/2 CG’s ................. 6, last, Colón, 8/4 vs. TEX Joe Mauer is hitting .336 (82-for-244) with 16 doubles, eight home runs, 37 RBI and a .428 on-base percentage in 66 career games Aagainst Milwaukee...he has reached safely via hit or walk in each of his last 28 games (.455 OBP)...in 30 career games at Miller Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ..... 1/160 Park, he is hitting .353 (42-for-119) with a .421 on-base percentage...he has hit safely in seven straight at this park. RECENT TRANSACTIONS AEddie Rosario is hitting .385 (15-for-39) with four home runs and nine RBI in 11 career games against Milwaukee. 8/9 1B/DH Vargas recalled from AAA LHP Mejía placed on 10-day DL JORGE HEATING: Jorge Polanco has hit safely in six straight, tying his season-high, previously done May 28-June 2...his career-high is 8/5