MINNESOTA TWINS (68-91) AT DETROIT TIGERS (89-70) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 - 7:08 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Anthony Swarzak (R, 3-2, 4.52) vs. Rick Porcello (R, 15-12, 3.31) GAME 160 ROAD GAME 79 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/27 at Detroit Ricky Nolasco (R, 5-12, 5.47) vs. Kyle Lobstein (L, 1-1, 3.38) 6:08 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN 9/28 at Detroit Kyle Gibson (R, 13-11, 4.50) vs. David Price (L, 14-12, 3.37) 12:08 pm Fox Sports North / TBS TIBN: KTWIN / LMB: BOB FM Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINS AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: After recently completing their homestand with a record of 5-4 (2-1 against STREAKS Detroit, 1-2 against Cleveland and 2-1 against Arizona), the Twins began their final road Record: .........................................68-91 trip of 2014 with a loss to the Tigers last night...the Twins are 33-45 on the road this season. Current Streak: ................................. 1 loss Home Record: ...............................35-46 Last 5 games: ........................................2-3 Road Record: ................................33-45 Record in series: ...................... 19-26-6 TWINS DROP FINAL ROAD OPENER: The Twins lost to the Tigers last night by a score of 4-2, Last 10 games: ......................................5-5 Series Openers: ............................17-35 making them 17-35 in series openers this season...Trevor May (3-6) was the starter and loser, Last 15 games: ......................................6-9 Series Finales: ..............................28-23 allowing three runs on five hits in 6.0 innings pitched with one walk and seven strikeouts... Last 20 games: ....................................7-13 Rubber Games: ...............................14-6 the Twins recorded just five hits as Joe Mauer and Oswaldo Arcia had the only extra-base Sweeps/Swept: .................................3/7 hits (doubles)...Mauer drove in both Twins runs with a fifth inning double. TWINS VS. DETROIT March/April: ..................................12-12 2014 Record: .........................................8-8 May: ..............................................13-16 The Twins are 8-8 against the Tigers this season...a win would June: .............................................12-16 EARNING THEIR STRIPES: Current Streak: .................................. 1 loss July: ...............................................11-15 be their most against Detroit in a season since 2010, when they went 9-9...three wins in 2014 at Home: ......................................5-4 August: ..........................................11-18 this series would be their most since going 12-7 in 2009. 2014 at Detroit: .....................................3-4 September: .....................................9-14 • The Twins have out-scored the Tigers 96-92 this season...the last team to score at least 96 All-Time Record: .........................407-368-1 vs. American League East: ...........14-18 runs off the Tigers in one season was Minnesota in 2009, scoring 113 (also last time a team All-Time at Home: ..........................215-174 ......35-39 vs. American League Central: scored 100-plus vs. Detroit)...the Twins scored just 61 runs against the Tigers last season. All-Time at Detroit: .....................192-194-1 vs. American League West: ..........11-23 • In their last eight games against Detroit, the Twins are hitting .321 (94-for-293) with 26 vs. National League: .......................8-11 doubles, a .393 on-base percentage and 62 runs scored. 2014 Game Logs: Games vs. LH Starter: ...................23-31 Games vs. RH Starter: ..................45-60 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save ..........................47-31 MAUER AND THE TIGERS: Joe Mauer is hitting .314 (178-for-566), with 29 doubles, 13 home Twins score first: runs, 86 RBI, 92 runs scored and 87 walks in 153 career games against Detroit...among 4/25 MIN 6-10 Porcello/Correia Opp. scores first: ..........................21-60 4/26 MIN 5-3 Hughes/Ortega/Perkins Come-from-behind wins: .................. 32 all active players, he ranks second in walks (Konerko - 105), third in on-base percentage Leading after 7/8 inn.: ...........51-6/57-3 (.406), fourth in hits and runs. 4/27 MIN PPD* Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ...........7-75/4-79 • He is hitting .313 (87-for-278) in 75 career games at Comerica Park. 5/9 DET 2-1 Hughes/Verlander/Perkins Tied after 7/8 inn.: .................10-10/7-9 5/10 DET 3-9 Scherzer/Gibson Extra-innings: ...................................6-7 AT COMERICA: The Twins are 3-4 at Comerica Park this season...one win would match their 5/11 DET 4-3 Burton/Chamberlain/Perkins 1-run games: ................................21-24 2013 win total here (4-6)...this season at Comerica, Eduardo Escobar is 8-for-22 (.364) 6/13 DET 2-0 Gibson/Smyly/Perkins Twins out-hit opp.: ........................40-12 6/14 DET 7-12 Sanchez/Deduno/Krol Opp. out-hit Twins:........................19-74 with four doubles, Chris Parmelee is 5-for-14 (.357) and Brian Dozier is 6-for-19 (.316) Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................9-5 with two home runs. 6/15 DET 3-4 Nathan/Fien Twins get Quality Start: ................46-18 8/22 MIN 20-6 Pressly/Ray Twins starter goes 6+ IP: .............51-34 MILESTONE MAUER: Last night, Joe Mauer hit his 308th career double, moving him within 8/23 MIN 12-4 Pino/Farmer Most games over .500: ............... 2, 5/23 four of tying Kent Hrbek for third on the Twins all-time list: MIN* 6-8 Verlander/May/Nathan Most games under .500: ......24, 3x, 9/23 PLAYER YEARS CAREER DOUBLES 8/24 MIN 4-13 Scherzer/Gibson Longest winning-streak: ......... 4, 6/19-22 Kirby Puckett 1984-95 414 9/15 MIN 6-8 Ryan/Fien/Soria Longest losing-streak: ......5, 2x, 6/24-28 Tony Oliva 1962-76 329 When Twins score 4+: ..................56-39 Kent Hrbek 1981-94 312 9/16 MIN 4-3 Perkins/Nathan When Twins score 3-: ...................12-52 Joe Mauer 2004- 308 9/17 MIN 8-4 Gibson/Price Team-high hits:...............23, 8/3 at CWS 9/25 DET 2-4 May/Scherzer/Nathan Team-high runs: ...........20, 8/22 vs. DET 9/26 DET Opp.-high hits: ... 19, 2x, last 9/7 vs. LAA ON THE OFFENSIVE: Since August 1, the Twins have scored 257 runs, the most in baseball... Opp.-high runs: ..............14, 6/8 vs. HOU additionally, since that date, they lead baseball in doubles (112), are third in hits (489) and 9/27 DET Twins get 10+ hits: .......................33-26 on-base percentage (.331). 9/28 DET Walk-Off W/L: ...................................7-7 Shutouts W/L: .................................7/11 ALSO SINCE AUGUST 1: Individual Twins rankings since August 1: ROAD TRIP (0-1) Complete Games: ..2, last 6/17 Hughes at BOS • Danny Santana is tied with Mike Trout for first in baseball in runs scored (40), Brian Dozier Batting Average ................ .156 (5-for-32) Target Field Sellouts (’14/All-Time): .......-/152 is tied for third (35). Runs Per-Game .....................2.0 (2 R/1 G) • Joe Mauer ranks fifth in the AL in on-base percentage (.400) and Brian Dozier ranks 12th (.380). RECENT TRANSACTIONS Home Runs .............................................0 • Kennys Vargas is tied for fourth in the AL in RBI (38)...Trevor Plouffe ranks seventh (35) RISP .................................... .167 (1-for-6) 8/9 RHP May recalled from AAA and Oswaldo Arcia is tied for eighth (34). Fielding Errors ........................................1 1B/DH Colabello optioned to AAA • Brian Dozier, Kurt Suzuki and Danny Santana are tied for fifth in the AL in doubles (14). • Oswaldo Arcia is tied for third in the AL in home runs (12). Team ERA .....................4.50 (8.0 IP, 4 ER) 8/9 Traded RHP Correia to Dodgers in • Dozier ranks second in the AL in walks (35). Starters W-L ....................................... 0-1 exchange for PTBNL Starters ERA .................4.50 (6.0 IP, 3 ER) 8/11 RHP Adams acquired via trade with ON THIS DAY IN DAN GLADDEN HISTORY: In 1993, he drew his final walk in the major leagues, Relievers W-L-S ...............................0-0-0 KC, in exchange for OF Willingham, the 337th of his career, off Baltimore reliever Todd Frohwirth...Gladden is tied for 1,252nd on Relievers ERA ...............4.50 (2.0 IP, 1 ER) Adams optioned AA baseball’s all-time walks list with Jim Leyritz, Ryan Ludwick, Frank Malzone, Charlie Neal, Save/Opportunities ..............................0/0 8/15 RHP Nolasco returned from rehab Hugh Nicol and Aaron Robinson. and reinstated from DL. RHP Pino optioned to AAA CENTURYLINK SPORTS COMPLEX: Yesterday, the Twins and CenturyLink today announced an expansion of their long-standing, multi- 8/23 RHP Pino recalled from AAA (26th man) faceted partnership, which will now include naming rights for the CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Fla. formerly known as RHP Pino optioned to AAA (26th man) the Lee County Sports Complex...since its inception in 1991, the newly-named CenturyLink Sports Complex remains the year-round player development center and Spring Training home of the Minnesota Twins...the Twins will open their 25th Spring Training season at 8/30 RHP Deduno claimed by Astros the CenturyLink Sports Complex in 2015...the CenturyLink Sports Complex is home to Hammond Stadium, five additional playing fields 8/31 LHP Thompson selected from AAA as well as the new Twins Player Development Academy...it is also the home to two Twins minor league affiliates, housing both the Ft. 8/31 LHP Ibarra outrighted to AA Myers Miracle of the Single-A Florida State League and the Rookie level Gulf Coast League Twins...the CenturyLink Sports Complex is 9/2 IF Bernier contract selected from AAA in the midst of a major renovation aimed at ensuring the facility remains one of the best in Major League Baseball for players and OF Hicks recalled from AAA fans...in total, the renovations include $48.5 million in upgrades to the complex -- $42.5 million contributed from Lee County and the C/OF Herrmann recalled from AAA remaining $6 million from the Twins.