MINNESOTA TWINS (6-7) AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS (7-5) FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021 - 6:38 P.M. (PT) - TV: BALLY SPORTS NORTH PLUS / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF LHP Lewis Thorpe (2021 Debut) vs. LHP Andrew Heaney (1-1, 7.00) GAME 14 ROAD GAME 7 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 4/17 at Los Angeles-AL RHP Matt Shoemaker (1-0, 4.09) vs. LHP José Quintana (0-1, 16.20) 8:07 p.m. (CT) FS1 TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / None 4/18 at Los Angeles-AL LHP J.A. Happ (0-0, 3.12) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (1-0, 4.63) 3:07 p.m. (CT) Bally Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / twinsbeisbol.com SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins completed their seven-game homestand with a record of 2-5, going STREAKS 1-2 vs. the Mariners and 1-3 vs. the Red Sox...tonight they will begin their second roadtrip of Under Baldelli (since '19): ...............143-92 Current Streak 1 win Home Record: ........................................2-5 the season with the first of three against the Angels in Anaheim...following this series, they Road Record: .........................................4-2 will travel north to play three against the A's in Oakland from Monday-Wednesday...the Twins Last 5 games 1-4 Record in series: ................................ 2-2-0 are 2-5 at home this season and 4-2 on the road...they were an MLB-best 24-7 at home and Last 10 games 4-6 Record in home series: ...................... 0-2-0 12-17 on the road in 2020. Last 15 games - - Record in road series: ....................... 2-0-0 After beginning the season with 12 of 13 contests being day games, the Twins will start Series Openers: ......................................2-2 Aa stretch of eight night games in their next 13 overall...last season the Twins went 25-13 Last 20 games - - Series Finales: .......................................3-1 Rubber Games: .......................................2-1 in night games, compared to 11-11 in day games. TWINS VS. ANGELS Sweeps/Swept: ............................................ April: .......................................................6-7 BIG MIKE, BIG STOP: The Twins beat the Red Sox yesterday afternoon by a score of 4-3, snapping 2019 Record: .........................................5-1 May: ............................................................. their five-game losing streak...Michael Pineda was the starter, pitching 7.0 shutout innings Current Streak: ................................. 5 wins June: ............................................................ with two hits allowed, one walk and six strikeouts, throwing 88 pitches...Boston tied the game 2019 at Home: .......................................2-1 July: ............................................................. August: ........................................................ at 3-3 on an eighth-inning Alex Verdugo bases-clearing three RBI double...Minnesota recorded 2019 at Angels: ......................................3-0 September/October: ................................... their first walkoff win as Max Kepler singled in Luis Arraez in the bottom of the ninth...the All-Time Record: ............................350-375 Day Games: ............................................5-7 offense recorded nine hits, four from Arraez who tied his career high...the Twins finished the All-Time at Home: ..........................176-187 Night Games: ..........................................1-0 four-game series 4-for-32 (.125) with runners in scoring position. All-Time at Angels: .........................174-188 vs. American League East: .....................1-3 vs. American League Central: ................2-1 THE BUCK STARTS HERE: Byron Buxton enters today ranked in the top five in baseball in batting 2019 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ....................1-2 vs. National League: ...............................2-1 average, on-base and slugging (minimum 35 plate appearances): Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save BATTING AVERAGE ON-BASE PERCENTAGE SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Games vs. LH Starter: ............................2-3 5/13 MIN 4-5 Skaggs/Berríos/Robles Games vs. RH Starter: ............................4-4 Yermín Mercedes, CWS .... .476 Brandon Nimmo, NYM ...... .583 Byron Buxton, MIN .......1.094 Twins score first: ....................................4-5 Byron Buxton, MIN.......... .469 Yuli Gurriel, HOU .............. .547 Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL ... 1.000 5/14 MIN 4-3 Gibson/Bedrosian/Parker Opponent scores first: ...........................2-2 Brandon Nimmo, NYM ..... .464 Byron Buxton, MIN .......... .528 J.D. Martinez, BOS.......... .867 5/15 MIN 8-7 Odorizzi/Cahill/Morin Come-from-behind wins: .......................... 2 Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL ...... .442 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR ... .526 Justin Turner, LAD .......... .841 5/20 LAA 3-1 Rogers/Buttrey/Parker Leading after 7/8 inn.: ....................6-2/6-2 Justin Turner, LAD ............ .432 Yermín Mercedes, CWS .... .522 Yermín Mercedes, CWS... .786 5/21 LAA 8-3 Pineda/Bard Trailing after 7/8 inn.: .....................0-1/0-1 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ...........................0-2/0-2 5/22 LAA *PPD Extra-innings: .........................................0-3 LEADING MEN: Twins have hit .357 (20-for-56) with five doubles, seven walks and a .429 on- 5/23* LAA 16-7 Pérez/Harvey 1-run games: ..........................................2-4 base percentage from the leadoff spot in the lineup...they rank second in the AL in both batting Twins out-hit opp.: ..................................5-0 average and on-base percentage from that spot in the order...below are the individual results: CURRENT HOMESTAND (2-5) Opp. out-hit Twins: .................................1-7 PLAYER STARTS AB HITS 2B BB AVG OBP Batting average .241 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ............................... Arraez 8 30 13 1 6 .433 .528 Run Differential: .......................+13 (64-51) Garver 2 8 1 0 0 .125 .125 Runs Per Game 4.00 Twins get Quality Start: ..........................4-1 Polanco 2 9 1 1 1 .111 .200 Home Runs 6 Twins starter goes 6+ IP: ......................4-1 RISP .177 Most games over .500: .....................3, 4/10 Buxton 1 5 2 1 0 .400 .400 Most games under .500: ..................2, 4/15 NOTE: Willians Astudillo went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk on April 5 at Detroit off the bench for Arraez. Errors 2 Longest win-streak: ........................3, 4/3-5 Longest losing-streak: ................5, 4/10-14 TWINS AND HALOS: The Twins are playing the Angels for the first of seven scheduled meetings Team ERA 4.20 When Twins score 4+: ............................4-3 in 2021...they will host Anaheim for four games from July 22-25...Twins have won five straight Starters W-L 1-2 When Twins score 3-: .............................2-4 over the Angels...a win tonight would give them their longest winning streak against the Halos Twins get 10+ hits: .................................3-1 Starters ERA 3.65 Days in First Place .................................... 6 since winning eight straight June 3-September 7, 1996. Nelson Cruz is hitting .286 (195-for-683) with 28 doubles, 50 home runs, 125 RBI, 57 Relievers W-L-S 1-3-0 Days in Second Place ............................... 2 Relievers ERA 5.09 Days in Third Place ................................... 4 Awalks and 106 runs scored in 186 career games vs. the Angels...the hits, homers, RBI, Days in Fourth Place ................................. 1 walks, runs and games are all his most vs. any opponent...he has reached safely 13 Saves/Opps 0/2 Days in Fifth Place .................................... 1 straight against the Angels. Walk-Off W/L: .........................................1/2 Cruz leads all actives vs. LAA in homers, RBI and total bases (373)...only Alex Rodriguez (70) has more home runs all-time against Shutouts W/L: .........................................1/0 Athe Angels franchise...among active players, only Albert Pujols has as many home runs against any single opponent (vs. HOU - 60, Complete Games: ........................................ Attendance High: .......... 9,817, 4/10 vs. SEA vs. CHC - 57 and PIT - 50). Attendance Total: ............................. 51,007 Josh Donaldson has reached base in 16 straight games vs. the Angels, posting a .434 on-base percentage in that span...in 35 career Attendance Average: .......................... 8,501 Agames at Angel Stadium, he is hitting .318 (42-for-132) with 13 doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and 12 walks. Target Field Sellouts - 2021/All-Time: ... 3/176 Max Kepler is hitting .300 (24-for-80) with four doubles, five home runs, 11 RBI, 14 walks, a .411 on-base percentage and a .948 RECENT TRANSACTIONS AOPS in 25 career games against the Angels...he has reached safely in 19 of his last 22 vs. the Halos. Miguel Sanó is hitting .305 (25-for-82) with six doubles, six home runs, 15 RBI, 10 walks and a .978 OPS in 21 career games vs. the 4/16 LHP Thorpe recalled from al. train. site AAngels...in his last 13 he is hitting .370 (20-for-54) with five home runs and a 1.115 OPS. RHP Anderson optioned to alt. train. site Jorge Polanco made his major league debut in Angel Stadium on June 26, 2014 pinch hitting for Pedro Florimón, drawing a walk and Ascoring a run in a Twins 6-4 loss. 4/15 RHP Anderson recalled from alt. train. site Twins third base coach Tony Diaz was drafted by California in the 46th round of the 1995 First-Year Player Draft. RHP Stashak optioned to alt. train. site A 4/14 3B Donaldson reinstated from 10-day IL ROSTER MOVE: The Twins have recalled left-handed pitcher