MINNESOTA TWINS (24-18) AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES (25-19) WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 - 12:35 PM (ET) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK José Berríos (R, 2-0, 0.59) vs. Chris Tillman (R, 1-0, 3.52) GAME 43 ROAD GAME 19 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/25 OFF DAY 5/26 vs. Tampa Bay Hector Santiago (L, 4-2, 3.96) vs. Chris Archer (R, 3-3, 3.76) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None 5/27 vs. Tampa Bay TBA vs. Jake Odorizzi (R, 3-2, 3.14) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / None 5/28 vs. Tampa Bay Kyle Gibson (R, 1-4, 8.62) vs. Alex Cobb (R, 4-4, 3.82) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North Go 96.3-TIBN / La Raza 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 began their three-game Baltimore roadtrip with two wins over the STREAKS Record: ........................................... 24-18 Orioles the last two nights...today the Twins will play the third of three at Oriole Park... Current Streak: ................................. 3 wins Home Record: ................................. 11-13 following today's game, the Twins will travel home to enjoy an off-day tomorrow, followed by Last 5 games: ........................................4-1 Road Record: .................................... 13-5 a six-game homestand with three against Tampa Bay over the weekend and three against Last 10 games: ......................................6-4 Record in series: ................................ 9-5 Houston from Monday-Wednesday...the Twins are 11-13 at home and 13-5 on the road...the Last 15 games: ......................................9-6 Series Openers: ................................ 11-4 Twins have won five of their last six, nine of their last 13 and 14 of their last 21. Last 20 games: ....................................13-7 Series Finales: .................................... 7-7 Rubber Games: ................................... 2-3 IT'S ERVIN SANTANA NIGHT IN BALTIMORE: The Twins beat the Orioles last night by a score TWINS VS. BALTIMORE Sweeps/Swept: ................................... 3/1 of 2-0...Ervin Santana (7-2) was the starter and winner, pitching a complete game shutout, April: ............................................... 12-11 the 10th shutout of his career and 18th complete game...he is the only pitcher in baseball 2017 Record: .........................................2-0 May: .................................................. 12-7 with multiple shutouts and one of three with two complete games (Ivan Nova and Marcus Current Streak: ............ 3 wins (since 2016) June: ......................................................... Stroman)...Kennys Vargas had two of the Twins six hits, both being doubles, and Brian Dozier 2017 at Home: ............................................. July: ........................................................... hit his sixth home run giving the Twins a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning. 2017 at Baltimore: .................................2-0 August: ...................................................... The Twins have gone 9-5 in series play this season, winning seven of their last nine All-Time Record: ........................... 286-329 September/October: ................................. Aseries’...last night marked the Twins first series win over the Orioles since sweeping in All-Time at Home: ..........................152-154 Day Games: ....................................... 8-13 four at Oriole Park August 20-23, 2015. All-Time at Baltimore:....................134-175 Night Games: .................................... 15-5 ELIAS SAYS...Ervin Santana improved to 7-2, 1.80 ERA in 10 starts this season...since 2017 Game Logs: vs. American League East: ................. 3-2 A the franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961, only two Twins pitchers had an ERA that low Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save vs. American League Central: ........ 16-12 through their first 10 starts of a season: Francisco Liriano was 9-1, 1.36 ERA in his first vs. American League West: ................ 4-2 5/22 BAL 14-7 Gibson/T. Wilson 10 starts in 2006 and Scott Erickson was 7-2, 1.63 ERA in his first 10 starts in 1991. 5/23 BAL 2-0 Santana/Bundy vs. National League: ........................... 1-2 ELIAS ALSO SAYS...Santana also improved to 4-0 in four road starts this season...his Games vs. LH Starter:......................... 7-6 A 5/24 BAL teammate Phil Hughes has also won his first four road starts this year...it’s just the third 7/7 MIN Games vs. RH Starter: .................... 17-12 time in Twins franchise history (since 1901) that two pitchers each won their first four Twins score first: .............................. 12-7 7/8 MIN road starts of a season...it happened in 1913 with Walter Johnson (won first 5 road starts) 7/9 MIN Opponent scores first: .................... 12-11 and Joe Boehling (4), and in 1979 with Jerry Koosman (5) and Geoff Zahn (5). Come-from-behind wins: .....................12 Leading after 7/8 inn.: ............. 22-1/23-0 CURRENT ROADTRIP (2-0) Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ............. 2-17/1-17 FURTHERMORE: Visiting pitchers with a complete game shutout at Baltimore since 2010: Batting Average .............. .342 (27-for-79) PITCHER DATE ADDITIONAL INFO Tied after 7/8 inn.: ....................... 0-0/0-1 Ervin Santana, MIN ...................May 23, 2017 ....................2 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts, 105 pitches Runs Per Game ...................8.0 (16 R/2 G) Extra-innings: ..................................... 1-1 Carl Pavano, MIN ......................July 22, 2010 ......................5 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts, 102 pitches Home Runs .............................................3 1-run games: ...................................... 5-3 Clay Buchholz, BOS.................... June 4, 2010 .........................5 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 101 pitches RISP ................................. .308 (8-for-26) Twins out-hit opp.: ............................ 17-3 Fielding Errors ........................................0 Opp. out-hit Twins: ........................... 6-14 MAUER WALKING TOWARDS HISTORY: Joe Mauer needs two walks to tie Kent Hrbek for second Twins/Opp. have = hits: ...................... 1-1 on the Twins all-time list: Team ERA ...................3.50 (18.0 IP, 7 ER) Run Differential: .................+3 (193-190) PLAYER GAMES WALKS Starters W-L ....................................... 2-0 Twins get Quality Start: .................... 16-3 Harmon Killebrew...................................................1,939 ............................................................. 1,321 Starters ERA ...............3.86 (14.0 IP, 6 ER) Twins starter goes 6+ IP:................. 16-5 Kent Hrbek .............................................................1,747 ................................................................ 838 Relievers W-L-S ...............................0-0-0 Most games over .500: ................. 6, 5/24 Joe Mauer..............................................................1,628 ................................................................ 836 Relievers ERA ...............2.25 (4.0 IP, 1 ER) Most games under .500: ............... 2, 4/24 Bob Allison.............................................................1,236 ................................................................ 641 Save/Opportunities ..............................0/0 Longest win-streak: .....4, 2x, last 4/28-5/3 Rod Carew .............................................................1,635 ................................................................ 613 Longest losing-streak: ............4, 4/16-20 When Twins score 4+: ...................... 19-6 BRING A BROOM: A win today would give the Twins their fourth sweep of an opponent this season (3 games vs. KC April 3-6, 2 games When Twins score 3-: ....................... 4-12 at KC April 28-30, 2 games at CWS May 9-11). Twins get 10+ hits: ............................. 9-2 Days in First Place ...............................23 SANÓ DAY: Miguel Sanó is hitting .373 (31-for-83) with a .458 on-base percentage in his last 22 games (team record 14-8), compared to .226 Days in Second Place ...........................12 (14-for-62) with a .392 on-base percentage in his first 19 games (team record 9-10)...he leads baseball in average exit velocity of 99.9%...AL Days in Third Place ................................7 Rankings: tied for first in RBI (37), second in OBP (.429), tied for second in walks (30), third in OPS (1.049) and fifth in slugging % (.621). Days in Fourth Place ..............................6 Days in Fifth Place ................................... IN THE STANDINGS: The Twins enter today first place in the AL Central...they have a .571 winning percentage, which ranks seventh best Walk-Off W/L: ..................................... 2/0 in baseball and third best in the AL, trailing Houston (.674) and New York (.605)...the Twins won their 25th game of 2016 on June 28. Shutouts W/L: ......................................4/0 CG’s .......2, both Santana, last 5/23 at BAL TWINS AND O’S: Despite going 3-5 in their last eight vs. the Orioles, the Twins have gone 11-5 against Baltimore since the start of Target Field Sellouts (’17/All-Time): ..... 1/160 2015, out-scoring the O’s 82-56...they have won seven of their last 10 at Oriole Park. Joe Mauer is a career .341 (92-for-270) hitter against the Orioles, with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs,