MINNESOTA TWINS (37-50) VS. DETROIT TIGERS (40-49) SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 - 1:10 P.M. (CT) - TV: BALLY SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF RHP Bailey Ober (1-1, 4.85) vs. RHP Kyle Funkhouser (3-0, 2.59) GAME 88 HOME GAME 46 Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 7/11 vs. Detroit RHP José Berríos (7-3, 3.36) vs. RHP Wily Peralta (2-1, 2.14) 1:10 pm (CT) Bally Sports North TIBN, WCCO, The Wolf / twinsbeisbol.com 7/12 ·T· · · Mobile· Home Run Derby 7:10 pm (CT) ESPN 7/13 Major League Baseball's 91st All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver, CO 6:30 pm (CT) FOX ESPN Radio 7/14-15 Major League All-Star Break SEASON AT A GLANCE THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 3-2 through five games on their seven-game homestand, STREAKS going 1-2 vs. the White Sox and 2-0 vs. the Tigers...today they will continue their homestand Under Baldelli (since '19): .............174-135 Current Streak 2 wins Home Record: ....................................20-25 with the third of four against the Tigers leading up to the break...after tomorrow's game, Road Record: .....................................17-25 Major League Baseball will hold the All-Star Break in Colorado from July 12-15...the Twins Last 5 games 3-2 Record in series: .............................. 7-17-4 have gone 20-25 at home this season and 17-25 on the road. Last 10 games 4-6 Record in home series: .................... 3-10-1 Record in road series: ....................... 4-7-3 FOUR-RUN SIXTH TAKES DOWN TIGERS: The Twins beat the Tigers last night by a score of 4-2... Last 15 games 6-9 Series Openers: ..................................13-16 Kenta Maeda was the starter but did not factor into the decision, pitching 5.0 scoreless innings Last 20 games 11-9 Series Finales: ...................................13-15 with two hits allowed, two walks and seven strikeouts...Jorge Alcala (2-3) was credited with the Rubber Games: .......................................5-8 win as Hansel Robles earned his ninth save with 1.2 scoreless innings...the offense recorded TWINS VS. TIGERS Sweeps/Swept: .......................................2/3 just four hits, two from Max Kepler, who recorded two RBI and the Twins' only extra-base April: .....................................................9-15 2021 Record: .........................................5-2 May: ....................................................13-16 hit with a sixth-inning triple...Target Field drew a season-best with 21,725 in attendance. Current Streak: ................................. 2 wins June: ...................................................11-14 2021 at Home: .......................................2-0 July: ........................................................4-5 TWINS AND TIGERS: The Twins and Tigers are playing the eighth of 19 games in 2021... August: ........................................................ Twins have gone 5-2 this season, going 2-0 at Target Field and 3-2 at Comerica Park...the 2021 at Detroit: .....................................3-2 September/October: ................................... Twins have won 11 of their last 14 over the Tigers, 16 of their last 22 and 19 of their last 26. All-Time Record: .........................469-421-1 Day Games: ........................................19-26 Today marks the third of eight straight against the Tigers as the Twins will travel to Detroit All-Time at Home: ..........................245-201 Night Games: ......................................18-24 Aafter the All-Star Break for a four-game series at Comerica Park from July 16-18 with a All-Time at Detroit: .....................224-220-1 vs. American League East: .....................6-7 doubleheader on the 16th. vs. American League Central: ............18-23 Twins are 10-1 in their last 11 against the Tigers at Target Field and 16-4 in their last 20 here. 2021 Game Logs: vs. American League West: ..................9-16 A vs. National League: ...............................4-4 Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save Games vs. LH Starter: ........................11-20 KEPLER HEATING: Max Kepler has reached base safely in nine-straight games, hitting .333 (10-for-30) with two doubles, one triple, three home runs, seven RBI, four walks, a .412 on- 4/5 DET 15-6 Shoemaker/Ureña/Dobnak Games vs. RH Starter: ........................26-30 4/6 DET 3-4 (10) Soto/Robles Twins score first: ................................25-24 base percentage and a 1.178 OPS in that span...on the season, 23 of Kepler's 42 hits have Opponent scores first: .......................12-26 gone for extra bases (19 singles, 11 doubles, 3 triples, 9 home runs). 4/7 DET 3-2 Maeda/Boyd/Colomé Come-from-behind wins: ........................ 14 5/7 DET 7-3 Shoemaker/Skubal Leading after 7/8 inn.: ................30-4/30-4 LUEY LEADOFF: Luis Arraez is hitting .329 (56-for-170) with eight doubles, four triples, 14 5/8 DET 3-7 Fulmer/Duffey Trailing after 7/8 inn.: .................3-33/1-33 RBI, 31 runs scored, 16 walks and a .389 on-base percentage out of the leadoff spot...he leads 5/9 DET **PPD** Tied after 7/8 inn.: ...........................3-8/5-8 the team with 42 starts out of that spot, including 12 of the Twins' last 17 games...among Extra-innings: .........................................4-8 7/8 MIN 5-3 Happ/Skubal/Rogers 1-run games: ......................................12-12 all American League players, he ranks first in batting average from the top spot in the lineup 7/9 MIN 4-2 Alcala/Manning/Robles Twins out-hit opp.: ................................26-7 and second in on-base percentage, trailing the Angels' Justin Upton (.417). 7/10 MIN 1:10 pm (CT) Opp. out-hit Twins: ...............................8-37 7/11 MIN 1:10 pm (CT) Twins/Opp. have = hits: ..........................3-6 I AM LEGEND: Nelson Cruz ranks third among actives in home runs, trailing Albert Pujols and Run Differential: ....................-65 (400-464) Miguel Cabrera...he also ranks fourth in RBI and sixth in hits: 7/16 DET **1:10 pm (CT) Twins get Quality Start: ........................15-6 HOME RUNS RBI HITS 6:10 pm (CT) Twins starter goes 6+ IP: ....................19-8 1) Albert Pujols..................673 1) Albert Pujols ...............2,132 1) Albert Pujols ...........3,279 7/17 DET 5:10 pm (CT) Most games over .500: .......................3, 4/8 2) Miguel Cabrera ............494 2) Miguel Cabrera ..........1,761 2) Miguel Cabrera ......2,927 7/18 DET 12:10 pm (CT) Most games under .500: ..... 15, 3x, last 7/8 Longest win-streak: ....................5, 6/16-21 3) Nelson Cruz ..................435 3) Robinson Canó ...........1,302 3) Robinson Canó .......2,624 7/26 MIN 7:10 pm (CT) Longest losing-streak: ... 5, 3x, last 6/29-7/3 4) Robinson Canó ..............334 4) Nelson Cruz ...............1,198 4) Yadier Molina..........2,063 7/27 MIN 7:10 pm (CT) When Twins score 4+: ........................30-17 5) Giancarlo Stanton .........327 5) Evan Longoria.............1,073 5) Joey Votto ................1,962 7/28 MIN 12:10 pm (CT) When Twins score 3-: ...........................7-33 6) Justin Upton ..................321 6) Ryan Zimmerman .......1,039 6) Nelson Cruz ...........1,856 9/28 MIN 6:40 pm (CT) Twins get 10+ hits: .............................15-14 Days in First Place .................................... 7 FEELING A DRAFT: Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft will take place tomorrow 9/29 MIN 6:40 pm (CT) Days in Second Place ............................... 2 night, starting at 6:00 pm (CT)...the Twins will select 26th overall with a second pick at 9/30 MIN 6:40 pm (CT) Days in Third Place ................................... 7 number 36, which represents the Competitive Balance Round A selection...they will continue Days in Fourth Place ............................... 55 the draft on Monday with the second round (61st selection)...in 2020 the Twins drafted first CURRENT HOMESTAND (3-2) Days in Fifth Place .................................. 32 baseman Aaron Sabato out of the University of North Carolina with the 27th overall pick. Batting average .219 Walk-Off W/L: .........................................4/5 Shutouts W/L: .........................................3/3 Runs Per Game 3.80 Complete Games: ........................................ FUTURES GAME FOR THE WIN(DER): Tomorrow at 2:00 pm (CT), the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Home Runs 5 Attendance High: .......... 21,725, 7/9 vs. DET Game will be played at Coors Field...the Twins will be represented by right-handed pitcher RISP .194 Attendance Total: ........................... 579,710 Josh Winder (pronounced WINE-der)...the 24-year-old has split the the 2021 season between Attendance Average: ........................ 13,175 Double-A Wichita and Triple-A St. Paul, combining to go 4-0, 2.17 ERA (62.1 IP, 15 ER) with Errors 6 Target Field Sellouts - 2021/All-Time: ... 8/181 13 walks, 75 strikeouts and a 0.91 WHIP in 12 starts...Winder was selected by the Twins in the seventh round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft...additionally, former Twins reliever and Team ERA 3.60 RECENT TRANSACTIONS current Twins Special Assistant/broadcaster LaTroy Hawkins will manage the AL Futures Team, Starters W-L 2-2 7/7 RHP Pineda returned from rehab before serving as the Twins' on-site representative at the draft. Starters ERA 2.67 assignment and reinstated from 10-day IL ALL-STAR FLASHBACKS: Notables on past All-Star games played on this day: Relievers W-L-S 1-0-3 RHP Jax optioned to AAA In 2012 at Kauffman Stadium, Joe Mauer was the Twins lone representative, playing Relievers ERA 5.17 7/5 RHP Shoemaker cleared outright waivers A2.0 innings at first base, singling off Arizona’s Wade Miley in his only plate appearance. Saves/Opps 3/3 and accepted AAA assignment In 2007 at AT&T Park, Twins representatives Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter both went 7/1 RHP Shoemaker designated for release A0-for-2 off the AL bench and Johan Santana pitched 1.0 scoreless inning of relief with MLB TEAM HOME RUN LEADERS or assignment two strikeouts in a 5-4 AL victory.