@Twins l www.twinspressbox.com l #MNTwins MINNESOTA TWINS (20-11) AT CLEVELAND INDIANS (18-12) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 - 6:10 P.M. (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF GAME 32 RHP José Berríos (2-3, 4.75) vs. RHP Mike Clevinger (1-1, 3.24) ROAD GAME 17 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 8/27 at Detroit RHP Randy Dobnak (5-1, 1.78) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (0-4, 8.48) 6:10 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/28 at Detroit TBA vs. LHP Tarik Skubal (0-1, 10.38) 6:10 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/29 at Detroit RHP Kenta Maeda (4-0, 2.21) vs. RHP Casey Mize (0-1, 7.04) 5:10 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 8/30 at Detroit LHP Rich Hill (1-1, 3.55) vs. RHP Spencer Turnbull (3-2, 2.97) 12:10 p.m. (CT) Fox Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / twinsbeisbol.com SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: Have gone 3-2 through five games on their season-long 10-game roadtrip, going 2-1 at STREAKS Kauffman Stadium, followed by splitting the first two at Progressive Field the last two nights...tonight Under Baldelli (since '19) ..............121-72 Current Streak 1 loss Home Record:.....................................12-3 the Twins will play their final game of this season in Cleveland then travel to Detroit for four games from Road Record:........................................8-8 Thursday-Sunday...Twins have won seven of their last 10 overall and four of their last six road games. Last 5 games 3-2 Record in series: .............................. 8-1-1 The original Twins schedule had the club in the middle of a seven-day, five-game roadtrip Last 10 games 7-3 Awith the second of two in Milwaukee earlier this afternoon. Series Openers: ....................................8-3 Last 15 games 10-5 Series Finales:......................................8-2 Last 20 games 11-9 Rubber Games: .....................................4-0 BIEBER'D AGAIN: The Twins lost to the Indians and Shane Bieber again last night by a score of Sweeps/Swept: .....................................2/1 4-2 at Progressive Field...Rich Hill made his third start for the Twins, allowing just one run on four TWINS VS. CLEVELAND July:.......................................................5-2 hits in 5.0 innings pitched...Jorge Alcala was issued a loss and the blown save, allowing a two-run August:................................................15-9 homer to Francisco Lindor, losing a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning...the offense recorded six hits, just 2020 Record: .........................................4-2 September/October:.................................. one for extra-bases – a Luis Arraez double...Miguel Sanó extended his hitting streak to nine games. Current Streak: .................................. 1 loss Day Games:...........................................6-4 2020 at Home: .......................................3-1 Night Games: ......................................14-7 SERIES-LY SPEAKING: Twins are looking for their ninth series victory tonight after going 8-1-1 thus 2020 at Cleveland: .................................1-1 vs. American League Central: ............11-8 far...below are the 2020 series results: All-Time Record: .........................425-452-1 vs. National League Central: ................9-3 7/24-26: 2-1 at CWS 8/5-6: 1-1 at PIT 8/15-17: 2-1 vs. KC All-Time at Home: .......................230-209-1 Games vs. LH Starter:...........................4-5 7/28-29: 2-0 vs. STL 8/7-9: 0-3 at KC 8/18-20 vs. MIL: 2-1 All-Time at Cleveland:....................195-243 Games vs. RH Starter: ........................16-6 7/30-8/2: 3-1 vs. CLE 8/10-12: 2-1 at MIL 8/21-24 at KC: 2-1 Twins score first: ................................16-5 8/3-4: 2-0 vs. PIT 2020 Game Logs: Opponent scores first:..........................4-6 ADDITIONALLY: Twins are looking for their third straight series victory over Cleveland, dating back to last Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Come-from-behind wins: ........................ 2 September...last time they won three consecutive series over the Tribe was September 2015-May 2016 (also 3). Leading after 7/8 inn.:...............18-1/18-1 7/30 MIN 0-2 Bieber/Berríos/Karinchak Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ...................0-8/0-9 7/31 MIN 4-1 Dobnak/Clevinger/Rogers .........................1-1/1-0 TWINS-TRIBE: The Twins and Cleveland are playing the seventh of 10 games this season and their Tied after 7/8 inn.: final game at Progressive Field in 2020...the next meeting between these two will be a three-game 8/1 MIN 3-0 Maeda/Carrasco/Rogers Extra-innings: .......................................1-0 series September 11-13 in Minneapolis. 8/2 MIN 3-1 Smeltzer/Civale/Romo 1-run games: ........................................4-2 8/24 CLE 3-2 Maeda/Civale/Rogers Twins out-hit opp.: ..............................14-2 Eddie Rosario is hitting .300 (101-for-337) with 17 doubles, 21 home runs, 45 RBI and a .896 AOPS in 89 career games vs. Cleveland...the hits, home runs and RBI (tied with Chicago-AL) 8/25 CLE 2-4 Bieber/Alcala/Hand Opp. out-hit Twins: ...............................4-9 are his personal most vs. any opponent, while his 101 hits vs. the Indians are the most in 8/26 CLE 6:10 pm (CT) Twins/Opp. have = hits: ........................2-0 baseball since 2015...he is a lifetime .355 hitter (59-for-166) in 44 games here at Progressive Run Differential: .................+39 (145-106) 9/11 MIN 7:10 pm (CT) Field, with 12 doubles, 11 homers, 25 RBI and a 1.044 OPS. 9/12 MIN 7:15 pm (CT) Twins get Quality Start: ........................6-1 Max Kepler has 15 career home runs vs. the Tribe, his most against any opponent...11 have Twins starter goes 6+ IP: ....................6-1 Acome at Progressive Field...Kepler is 7-for-22 (.318) against the Indians this season with 9/13 MIN 3:15 pm (CT) Most games over .500: .................10, 8/25 two doubles, one home run, two RBI and two walks. CURRENT ROADTRIP (3-2) Most games under .500:............................ Of Miguel Sanó's six home runs this season, three have come against the Indians (15 at-bats). Longest win-streak: ................6, 7-31-8/5 ANotable individuals vs. Clevinger: Luis Arraez is hitting .462 (6-for-13)...Alex Avila is hitting Batting average .251 Longest losing-streak: .............. 4, 8/6-8/9 A.333 (2-for-6) with a home run and two walks...Ehire Adrianza is hitting .308 (4-for-13) with Runs Per Game 3.80 When Twins score 4+: ........................16-3 two doubles, one home run and two RBI...Marwin Gonzalez is hitting .300 (3-for-10) with When Twins score 3-: ...........................4-8 Home Runs 5 one RBI and three walks. RISP .225 Twins get 10+ hits: ...............................6-2 José Berríos pitched in his second career All-Star game at Progressive Field last season, taking the Days in First Place ................................ 30 Aroster spot of teammate Jake Odorizzi (IL)...he pitched a scoreless third inning, allowing one hit with Errors 4 Days in Second Place.............................. 2 two strikeouts...faced his brother-in-law Javy Baez for the second straight ASG, inducing a fly out. Days in Third Place ................................... Team ERA 3.98 Days in Fourth Place ................................. SANÓ STILL STREAKING: Miguel Sanó has hit safely in nine straight games, tied for fifth longest Starters W-L 2-1 .................................... Days in Fifth Place active streak in baseball, the longest for a Twin this season and tied for the fourth longest of his Starters ERA 4.05 Walk-Off W/L: .......................................2/1 career...he has a career-high hit-streak of 11, done in 2019, and two 10-game streaks, one in 2016 Relievers W-L-S 1-1-2 Shutouts W/L: .......................................2/1 and again in 2017...during his current streak, he is hitting .438 (14-for-32) with eight doubles, Complete Games ....................................... two home runs, seven RBI, six walks, a .526 on-base percentage, a .875 slugging percentage Relievers ERA 3.91 and a 1.401 OPS. Saves/Opps 2/3 GONE IN 60 After missing most of summer camp, Sanó started the season 5-for-45 (.111) with two MIN/WAS FRANCHISE RECORDS OVER THE Adoubles, three home runs, 23 strikeouts (with only 2 walks), a .149 on-base percentage, THROUGH GAMES OF THIS DATE IN 2019 FIRST 60 GAMES OF A SEASON (SINCE 1901) a .356 slugging percentage and a .504 OPS in his first 13 games...in 14 games since, he RECORD GAMES BACK/AHEAD HITS .................102, Heinie Manush, 1934 is 17-for-44 (.386) with eight doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, 12 walks (against 21 79-51 (.608) ................ +3.5 over Cleveland HOME RUNS .....22, Harmon Killebrew, 1959 strikeouts), a .518 OBP, a .773 slugging mark, a 1.291 OPS and a .700 BABIP. RBI ....................... 63, Kirby Puckett, 1994 NELLY GOING NUTS: Nelson Cruz is hitting .327 (35-for-107) with four doubles, 11 home runs, 27 TWINS-INDIANS HEAD-TO-HEAD SINCE '19 XBH .................37, Eduardo Escobar, 2018 RBI and a 1.088 OPS on the season...he ranks second in the AL in OPS, tied for first in home runs, MIN vs. CLE CLE vs. MIN RUNS .......................55, Cesar Tovar, 1970 tied for second in RBI and tied for fifth in hits. 13-12 ................RECORD .................12-13 DOUBLES ........28, Chuck Knoblauch, 1994 Since joining the Twins last season, he is hitting .314 (176-for-561) with 30 doubles, 52 94 ........................ RUNS ........................ 89 WALKS .......................70, Eddie Yost, 1956 Ahome runs, 135 RBI and a 1.042 OPS in 150 games (Twins going 91-59 in those games).