MINNESOTA TWINS (12-14) VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (14-12) FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014 - 7:10 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Ricky Nolasco (R, 2-2, 6.67) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (R, 0-4, 6.59) GAME 27 HOME GAME 15 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 5/3 Baltimore Kevin Correia (R, 0-3, 7.33) vs. Wei-Yin Chen (L, 3-1, 4.34) 1:10 pm FS North TIBN: KTWIN 5/4 Baltimore Phil Hughes (R, 2-1, 5.14) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (R, 1-2, 5.19) 1:10 pm FS North 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: The Twins began their nine-game, 10-day homestand splitting the first two STREAKS games with Detroit (PPD game 3), followed by a sweep at the hands of the Dodgers over Record: ..........................................12-14 the last two days (split double header yesterday)...tonight, they begin a three-game series Current Streak: ..............................3 losses Home Record: ....................................6-8 with Baltimore, finishing the series with day games tomorrow and Sunday...Sunday evening, Last 5 games: ........................................1-4 Road Record: .....................................6-6 they embark on an AL Central tour with stops in Cleveland (4 games) and Detroit (3 games). Last 10 games: ......................................4-6 Record in series: ...............................4-4 Last 15 games: ......................................7-8 Series Openers: .................................1-8 Last 20 games: ....................................9-11 Series Finales: ...................................6-2 TWINS BEAT BY LA IN LOOOONNNNG DAY: The Twins lost both games against the Dodgers Rubber Games: ..................................3-0 yesterday suffering their second sweep of the season, it was also their first time being swept TWINS VS. BALTIMORE in a split double header since June 9, 2013 at Washington, first time at Target Field since Sweeps/Swept: .................................. 1/2 2013 Record: .........................................3-3 April: ..............................................12-12 September 5, 2011 vs. Chicago-AL...the Twins were out-scored on the day 13-7 and out-hit 26-13...the pitchers allowed 13 runs in 21.0 innings pitched on the day, while hitters went Current Streak: .................................. 1 loss May: ...................................................0-2 2013 at Home: .......................................1-2 June: ........................................................ 13-for-74 (.176) with one extra-base hit...the second game lasted 12 innings and was played 2013 at Baltimore: ................................ 2-1 July: .......................................................... in 5 hours and 11 minutes, the longest Twins game in terms of time since May 17, 2002 at ........................... 273-320 August: ..................................................... New York-AL — a game that lasted 5 hours and 45 minutes and was played in 14 innings. All-Time Record: September: .............................................. All-Time at Home: ..........................146-151 vs. American League East: ..................4-2 FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Twins scored first in all three games with the Dodgers, including All-Time at Baltimore:....................127-169 vs. American League Central: .............8-6 first inning runs in both games yesterday...the Twins have scored first in 14 of their 26 games 2013 Game Logs: vs. American League West: .................0-3 (7-7)...16 times this season the Twins have held a lead in the first three innings of a game... vs. National League: ............................0-3 the Twins have scored 19 first inning runs this season, the fifth most in baseball, trailing Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Games vs. LH Starter:..........................4-5 Los Angeles-AL (26), Oakland (26), Colorado (23), and San Francisco (20). 4/5 BAL 5-9 Ayala/Fien/None Games vs. RH Starter: .........................8-9 4/6 BAL 6-5 Roenicke/Johnson/Perkins Twins score first: .................................7-7 HICKS FOR DARNELL: The Twins announced today that they have placed outfielder Aaron Hicks 4/7 BAL 4-3 Swarzak/Hammel/Perkins Opp. scores first: .................................5-7 on the 7-day disabled list with concussion-like symptoms...Hicks suffered the injury last night 5/10 MIN ^6-9 Hunter/Swarzak/Johnson Come-from-behind wins: .......................6 after crashing into the center-field wall in the sixth inning...to replace Hicks on the 25-man 5/11 MIN 8-5 Worley/Johnson/Burton Leading after 7/8 inn.: ................9-1/10-1 roster, the Twins have recalled left-handed pitcher Logan Darnell from Triple-A Rochester... 5/12 MIN 0-6 Chen/Diamond/None Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ..............2-12/1-12 Darnell, who was originally drafted by the Twins in the sixth round of the 2010 First-Year HOMESTAND (1-4) Tied after 7/8 inn.: ........................1-1/1-1 Player Draft, made four starts for the Red Wings posting a 1.69 ERA (21.1 IP, 4 ER) with 21 Extra-innings: ......................................1-3 strikeouts and seven walks...Darnell is expected to be in uniform (#38) for tonight’s game. Batting Average ........... .230 (40-for-174) 1-run games: .......................................2-3 • The Twins now have 14 pitchers on their roster and 11 position players. Runs Per-Game ...................4.4 (22 R/5 G) Twins out-hit opp.: ...............................5-2 Home Runs .............................................2 Opp. out-hit Twins: ............................5-10 MILESTONE MAUER: Joe Mauer is approaching several players on the clubs all-time lists, RISP ............................... .208 (11-for-53) Twins/Opp. have = hits: .......................2-1 specifically RBI; with one more last night, he is now within one of tying Bob Allison: Fielding Errors ........................................4 Twins get Quality Start: .......................7-1 Player Home Runs Player Doubles Player RBI Player Walks Twins starter goes 6+ IP:....................7-4 10. M. Cuddyer ........141 2. T. Oliva .......... 329 6. G. Gaetti ........758 1. H. Killebrew ....1,321 Team ERA .................5.63 (48.0 IP, 30 ER) Most games over .500: ......1, 3x, last 4/26 11. J. Jones ..............132 3. K. Hrbek ......... 312 7. R. Carew ........733 2. K. Hrbek .............838 Starters W-L ....................................... 1-3 Most games under .500:................3, 4/11 12. R. Smalley .........110 4. R. Carew ........ 305 8. T. Hunter ........711 3. B. Allison ...........641 Starters ERA .............6.66 (24.1 IP, 18 ER) Longest winning-streak: ......... 3, 4/11-13 13. J. Mauer ............106 5. J. Morneau ..... 289 9. B. Allison .......642 4. J. Mauer ............635 Relievers W-L-S ...............................0-1-1 Longest losing-streak: ..3, 2x, last 4/30-5/1 14. J. Kubel .............105 6. J. Mauer ........ 285 10. J. Mauer .......641 5. R. Carew ............613 Relievers ERA ...........4.56 (23.2 IP, 12 ER) When Twins score 4+: .......................12-6 Save/Opportunities ..............................1/1 When Twins score 3-: ..........................0-8 BIRD WATCH: The Twins went 3-3 against Baltimore last season, winning two of three at ................. 13, 4/20 at KC Team-high hits: Oriole Park at Camden Yards April 5-7 and winning one of three at Target Field May 10-12... TWINSPRESSBOX.COM Team-high runs: .......10, 3x, last 4/11 vs. KC last season, Joe Mauer went 10-for-25 (.400) with four doubles, three RBI, four runs scored Opp.-high hits: .......... 15, 3x, last 5/1 vs. LAD and three walks in all six games...in the second series, Mauer reached base safely 10 times Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, Opp.-high runs: ............... 10, 4/25 vs. DET in 14 plate appearances (eight hits and two walks). press releases, minor league reports, 2014 Twins get 10+ hits: ..............................7-4 • Mauer is a career .344 (64-for-186) hitter against the Orioles, with 15 doubles, four official team media guide as well as other Walk-Off W/L: ......................................0-1 home runs, 27 RBI, 28 runs scored and a .408 on-base percentage in 49 games...his team related information at: Shutouts W/L: ......................................0/1 .344 batting average ranks fifth best all-time among actives, while his .408 on-base www.twinspressbox.com Complete Games: ..................................... percentage ranks sixth. Target Field Sellouts (’14/All-Time): ....... -/152 Find us on Twitter: @Twins and #MNTwins BRIAN ‘THE TOOL MAN’ DOZIER: Brian Dozier’s 26 runs scored lead all of baseball...seven home runs are tied for seventh best in base- RECENT TRANSACTIONS ball...21 walks are tied for sixth best in baseball...eight stolen bases (9 attempts) are tied for ninth best in baseball and tied for third 4/7 IF Bartlett placed on 15-day DL best in the AL...additionally, he has posted a .986 fielding percentage, the fifth best in the AL among middle infielders. C/OF Herrmann recalled from AAA IF Nunez acquired via trade with PLOUFFE POWERPLAY: Trevor Plouffe enters today tied with three others for third most doubles in baseball with 11...he has seven NYY, in exchange for LHP Sulbaran doubles in his last 10 games...his 11 doubles are already half of his single-season career-high of 22 set in 2013...he didn’t record his 4/9 OF