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THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 4-5 through nine games on their 10-game, 11-day home- stand, going 2-2 against the White Sox, 1-2 against the Royals and 1-1 against Cleveland... today, the Twins will play the three-game series finale with the Tribe...tomorrow night, the Twins will begin a seven-game roadtrip, with four against Detroit from Monday-Thursday, then three against New York-NL next weekend...the Twins have gone 29-45 at home and 24-44 on the road. TWINS TAKE TRIBE IN 12: The Twins beat the Indians last night by a score of 2-1 in 12 innings, making them 6-8 in extra-innings this season and 5-49 when scoring three runs- or-fewer...Hector Santiago was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched...the bullpen combined to pitch 5.0 scoreless innings... the staff held the Indians scoreless for 11 innings straight...Joe Mauer recorded his second career walk-off hit and first since 2007; Mauer recorded a walk-off walk earlier this season. TWINS AND INDIANS: The Twins have gone 9-9 against the Indians this season, the most wins against any opponent in 2016; Indians eight losses are their most vs. any opponent this season...a win today would give the Twins the season-series over the Indians for the second straight season (12-7 in 2015). A Joe Mauer is hitting .330 (205-for-621) in his career against Cleveland, with 44 doubles, 14 home runs, 77 RBI and a .416 on-base percentage...he has hit safely in each of his last nine games against the Indians, hitting .439 (18-for-41) in that span. COMPANY FOR KILLER: Brian Dozier has hit 39 home runs this season and is on pace to hit 44...below are the Twins all-time single-season home run leaders: PLAYER HR PLAYER HR 1) Harmon Killebrew - 1969 ................... 49 6) Harmon Killebrew - 1967 .................... 44 Harmon Killebrew - 1964 ................... 49 7) Harmon Killebrew - 1970 .................... 41 3) Harmon Killebrew - 1962 ................... 48 8) Brian Dozier - 2016............................ 39 4) Harmon Killebrew - 1961 ................... 46 Harmon Killebrew - 1966..................... 39 5) Harmon Killebrew - 1963 ................... 45 EXTRA-STRENGTH DOZ-AGE: Brian Dozier has 77 extra-base hits this season which ranks second most in club history (since 1961), trailing only Tony Oliva, who had 84 in 1964...his .572 slugging percentage ranks fourth in club history: PLAYER XBH PLAYER SLUGGING % 1) Tony Oliva - 1964................................ 84 1) Harmon Killebrew - 1961 ................. .606 2) Brian Dozier - 2016 ........................... 77 2) Joe Mauer - 2009 ............................. .587 3) Zoilo Versalles - 1965......................... 76 3) Harmon Killebrew - 1969 ................. .584 4) Torii Hunter - 2007 ............................. 74 4) Brian Dozier - 2016......................... .572 Justin Morneau - 2008 ........................ 74 5) Rod Carew - 1977 ............................ .570 Kirby Puckett - 1986 ........................... 74 6) Justin Morneau - 2006 ..................... .559 DOZIER’S STREAKS: Brian Dozier enters tonight with 14-game hitting streak marking his fourth double-digit hit-streak in 2016; second longest of his season and career (16 - July 22-August 7)...additionally, he enters tonight with 18-game home hitting streak, the longest streak for a Twin in Target Field history (since 2010)...the last Twin with a longer streak in Minnesota was Kent Hrbek, who hit in 23 straight in the Metrodome in 1982. WE DIG THE LONG BALL: The Twins have homered in 11 straight games, totaling 25 homers in that span...their last 11-game streak came August 7-18, 2009; their last 12-game streak came July 14-26, 2002...since June 26, they have hit 100 home runs, tied with Texas for third most in baseball since that date, trailing St. Louis (109) and Baltimore (107). ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 1999, Eric Milton pitched the fourth no-hitter (5 now) in Twins history, against the Anaheim Angels in the Metrodome as the Twins won 7-0...Milton struck out 13 Angels and allowed two to reach via walk, throwing 125 pitches, 81 for strikes..the start time of that game was 11:05 am to accommodate the University of Minnesota football game. MINOR MATTERS: A Baseball America announced their 2016 Minor League All-Star Team as left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves was named to the club...in 24 starts between Single-A Ft. Myers and Chattanooga, he went 13-5, 2.06 ERA (140.0 IP, 32 ER) with two complete games, 57 walks and 155 strikeouts...Gonsalves was recently named to MLB.com Pipeline Prospect Team of the Year. A Single-A Cedar Rapids beat Clinton last night by a score of 9-3...they will play Game 2 of the Western Division Cham- pionship against Clinton tonight at 6:30 pm in Clinton...Game 3 - if necessary - would be tomorrow night at 6:30 pm. HOMESTAND (4-5) Batting Average ........... .275 (92-for-334) Runs Per Game ...................6.0 (54 R/9 G) Home Runs ........................................... 22 RISP ............................... .229 (19-for-83) Fielding Errors ........................................ 9 Team ERA .................6.10 (87.0 IP, 59 ER) Starters W-L ....................................... 2-3 Starters ERA .............5.01 (50.1 IP, 28 ER) Relievers W-L-S ............................... 1-2-2 Relievers ERA ...........7.61 (36.2 IP, 31 ER) Save/Opportunities ..............................2/4 MINNESOTA TWINS (53-89) VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS (82-59) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 - 1:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK / LA RAZA Jose Berrios (R, 2-5, 9.21) vs. Corey Kluber (R, 15-9, 3.16) GAME 143 HOME GAME 75 UPCOMING MILESTONES PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Brian Dozier .........................95 runs ......................................Needs 5 to reach 100 for third straight season which would join Chuck Knoblauch as only Twins to ever score 100-plus in three straight seasons 39 home runs .............................Needs 1 to reach 40 home runs for season 92 RBI ........................................Needs 8 to reach 100 RBI for season Joe Mauer ............................130 home runs ...........................Needs 2 to tie Jacque Jones (132) for 11th on Twins all-time list 818 walks ..................................Needs 20 to tie Kent Hrbek (838) for 2nd on Twins all-time list 885 runs ....................................Needs 18 to tie Kent Hrbek (903) for 4th on Twins all-time list Needs 15 to reach 900 for career Trevor Plouffe.......................96 home runs .............................Needs 4 to reach 100 for career RECENT TRANSACTIONS 8/12 LHP Milone placed on 15-day DL LHP Dean recalled from AAA 8/13 LHP Albers DFA or release LHP O’Rourke contract selected from AAA 8/14 LHP Albers optioned to AAA 8/20 LHP Mejia contract selected from AAA 1B/DH Vargas optioned to AAA LHP Mejia optioned to AAA 8/21 RHP Light recalled from AAA 8/25 RHP Duffey optioned to AAA RHP Berrios optioned to AAA 8/26 LHP Albers recalled from AAA RHP Wimmers contract selected from AAA 8/28 IF/OF Santana placed on 15-day DL 8/29 OF Schafer contract selected from AAA 9/1 OF Buxton recalled from AAA 9/2 LHP Boshers returned from rehab and reinstated from 15-day DL 9/3 C Murphy recalled from AAA 9/5 RHP Berrios recalled from AAA 9/6 1B/DH Vargas recalled from AAA RHP Duffey recalled from AAA IF Beresford contract selected from AAA OF/IF Santana transferred to 60-day DL 9/9 RHP May reinstated from 15-day DL LHP Milone reinstated from 15-day DL 9/10 IF Plouffe placed on 15-day DL Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast Schedule Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/12 at Detroit Ervin Santana (R, 7-10, 3.58) vs. Daniel Norris (L, 2-2, 3.94) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 9/13 at Detroit Kyle Gibson (R, 5-9, 5.34) vs. Matt Boyd (L, 5-3, 3.89) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / La Raza 9/14 at Detroit Tyler Duffey (R, 8-11, 6.13) vs. Anibal Sanchez (R, 7-13, 5.69) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None 9/15 at Detroit Hector Santiago (L, 11-8, 4.75) vs. TBA 12:10 pm None TIBN-Go 96.3 / None Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. STREAKS Current Streak: .................................. 1 win Last 5 games: ........................................ 2-3 Last 10 games: ...................................... 4-6 Last 15 games: .................................... 4-11 Last 20 games: .................................... 4-16 TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: ......................................... 53-89 Home Record:............................... 29-45 Road Record:................................ 24-44 Record in series: ...................... 15-27-4 Series Openers: ............................ 18-29 Series Finales:.............................. 17-29 Rubber Games: ................................. 6-5 Sweeps/Swept: ............................... 4/14 April: ............................................... 7-17 May: ................................................ 8-19 June: ............................................. 10-17 July:............................................... 15-11 August:............................................ 9-20 September/October:......................... 4-5 vs. American League East: ........... 10-24 vs. American League Central: ...... 19-43 vs. American League West: .......... 16-13 vs. National League: ......................... 8-9 Games vs. LH Starter:................... 17-20 Games vs. RH Starter: .................. 36-69 Twins score first: .......................... 29-33 Opponent scores first:.................. 24-56 Come-from-behind wins: .................. 34 Leading after 7/8 inn.:........... 43-5/43-3 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ........... 4-70/1-74 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ................. 5-14/8-12 Extra-innings: ................................... 6-8 1-run games: ................................ 13-25 Twins out-hit opp.: ........................ 38-12 Opp. out-hit Twins:.......................... 9-72 Twins/Opp. have = hits: .................... 6-5 Twins get Quality Start: ................ 32-22 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............. 41-28 Most games over .500: ............................. Most games under .500:...37, 9/7 (51-88) Longest winning-streak: .. 4, 3x, last 7/31-8/3 Longest losing-streak: ............. 13, 8/18-31 When Twins score 4+: .................. 48-40 When Twins score 3-: ..................... 5-49 Team-high hits: ...... 19, 2x, last 8/1 at CLE Team-high runs: ............. 17, 7/2 vs. TEX Opp.-high hits: ....... 19, 8/11 (1) vs. HOU Opp.-high runs:............... 16, 5/4 at HOU Twins get 10+ hits: ....................... 38-18 Walk-Off W/L: ................................... 9/3 Shutouts W/L: ................................... 2/7 Complete Games: ..4, last Gibson 8/17 at ATL Target Field Sellouts (’16/All-Time): ... 1/159 TWINS VS. CLEVELAND 2016 Record: ......................................... 9-9 Current Streak:................................... 1 win 2016 at Home: ....................................... 4-4 2016 at Cleveland:................................. 5-5 All-Time Record: .........................396-417-1 All-Time at Home: .......................217-189-1 All-Time at Cleveland:.................... 179-228 2016 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 4/25 MIN 4-3 Jepsen/McAllister 4/26 MIN 6-5 Jepsen/Allen 4/27 MIN 5-6 Tomlin/Berrios/Allen 5/13 CLE 6-7 McAllister/May/Allen 5/14 CLE 6-3 Santana/Kluber 5/15 CLE 5-1 Duffey/Bauer 7/15 MIN 2-5 Carrasco/Santana/Allen 7/16 MIN 5-4 (11) May/Colon 7/17 MIN 1-6 Tomlin/Gibson 8/1 CLE 12-5 Berrios/Salazar 8/2 CLE 10-6 Pressly/Carrasco 8/3 CLE 13-5 Duffey/Bauer 8/4 CLE 2-9 Otero/Santiago 8/29 CLE 0-1 (10) McAllister/Kintzler 8/30 CLE 4-5 Otero/Wimmers/Miller 8/31 CLE 4-8 Kluber/Dean/Shaw 9/9 MIN 4-5 Colon/Duffey/Allen 9/10 MIN 2-1 (12) Chargois/Colon 9/11 MIN

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Page 1: MINNESOTA TWINS (53-89) CLEVELAND INDIANS (82-59)mlb.mlb.com/documents/2/6/2/200736262/Twins_Notes_9_11_16_n3fquv1b.pdfJoe Mauer is hitting .330 (205-for-621) in his career against

THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 4-5 through nine games on their 10-game, 11-day home-stand, going 2-2 against the White Sox, 1-2 against the Royals and 1-1 against Cleveland...today, the Twins will play the three-game series finale with the Tribe...tomorrow night, the Twins will begin a seven-game roadtrip, with four against Detroit from Monday-Thursday, then three against New York-NL next weekend...the Twins have gone 29-45 at home and 24-44 on the road.

TWINS TAKE TRIBE IN 12: The Twins beat the Indians last night by a score of 2-1 in 12 innings, making them 6-8 in extra-innings this season and 5-49 when scoring three runs-or-fewer...Hector Santiago was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing one run on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched...the bullpen combined to pitch 5.0 scoreless innings...the staff held the Indians scoreless for 11 innings straight...Joe Mauer recorded his second career walk-off hit and first since 2007; Mauer recorded a walk-off walk earlier this season.

TWINS AND INDIANS: The Twins have gone 9-9 against the Indians this season, the most wins against any opponent in 2016; Indians eight losses are their most vs. any opponent this season...a win today would give the Twins the season-series over the Indians for the second straight season (12-7 in 2015).

AJoe Mauer is hitting .330 (205-for-621) in his career against Cleveland, with 44 doubles, 14 home runs, 77 RBI and a .416 on-base percentage...he has hit safely in each of his last nine games against the Indians, hitting .439 (18-for-41) in that span.

COMPANY FOR KILLER: Brian Dozier has hit 39 home runs this season and is on pace to hit 44...below are the Twins all-time single-season home run leaders:PLAYER HR PLAYER HR1) Harmon Killebrew - 1969 ...................49 6) Harmon Killebrew - 1967 .................... 44 Harmon Killebrew - 1964 ...................49 7) Harmon Killebrew - 1970 .................... 413) Harmon Killebrew - 1962 ...................48 8) Brian Dozier - 2016 ............................ 394) Harmon Killebrew - 1961 ...................46 Harmon Killebrew - 1966 ..................... 395) Harmon Killebrew - 1963 ...................45

EXTRA-STRENGTH DOZ-AGE: Brian Dozier has 77 extra-base hits this season which ranks second most in club history (since 1961), trailing only Tony Oliva, who had 84 in 1964...his .572 slugging percentage ranks fourth in club history:PLAYER XBH PLAYER SLUGGING %1) Tony Oliva - 1964................................84 1) Harmon Killebrew - 1961 ................. .6062) Brian Dozier - 2016 ...........................77 2) Joe Mauer - 2009 ............................. .5873) Zoilo Versalles - 1965 .........................76 3) Harmon Killebrew - 1969 ................. .5844) Torii Hunter - 2007 .............................74 4) Brian Dozier - 2016 ......................... .572 Justin Morneau - 2008 ........................74 5) Rod Carew - 1977 ............................ .570 Kirby Puckett - 1986 ...........................74 6) Justin Morneau - 2006 ..................... .559

DOZIER’S STREAKS: Brian Dozier enters tonight with 14-game hitting streak marking his fourth double-digit hit-streak in 2016; second longest of his season and career (16 - July 22-August 7)...additionally, he enters tonight with 18-game home hitting streak, the longest streak for a Twin in Target Field history (since 2010)...the last Twin with a longer streak in Minnesota was Kent Hrbek, who hit in 23 straight in the Metrodome in 1982.

WE DIG THE LONG BALL: The Twins have homered in 11 straight games, totaling 25 homers in that span...their last 11-game streak came August 7-18, 2009; their last 12-game streak came July 14-26, 2002...since June 26, they have hit 100 home runs, tied with Texas for third most in baseball since that date, trailing St. Louis (109) and Baltimore (107).

ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 1999, Eric Milton pitched the fourth no-hitter (5 now) in Twins history, against the Anaheim Angels in the Metrodome as the Twins won 7-0...Milton struck out 13 Angels and allowed two to reach via walk, throwing 125 pitches, 81 for strikes..the start time of that game was 11:05 am to accommodate the University of Minnesota football game.

MINOR MATTERS:

ABaseball America announced their 2016 Minor League All-Star Team as left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves was named to the club...in 24 starts between Single-A Ft. Myers and Chattanooga, he went 13-5, 2.06 ERA (140.0 IP, 32 ER) with two complete games, 57 walks and 155 strikeouts...Gonsalves was recently named to MLB.com Pipeline Prospect Team of the Year.

ASingle-A Cedar Rapids beat Clinton last night by a score of 9-3...they will play Game 2 of the Western Division Cham-pionship against Clinton tonight at 6:30 pm in Clinton...Game 3 - if necessary - would be tomorrow night at 6:30 pm.

HOMESTAND (4-5)Batting Average ........... .275 (92-for-334)Runs Per Game ...................6.0 (54 R/9 G)Home Runs ...........................................22RISP ............................... .229 (19-for-83)Fielding Errors ........................................9

Team ERA .................6.10 (87.0 IP, 59 ER)Starters W-L ....................................... 2-3Starters ERA .............5.01 (50.1 IP, 28 ER)Relievers W-L-S ...............................1-2-2Relievers ERA ...........7.61 (36.2 IP, 31 ER)Save/Opportunities ..............................2/4

MINNESOTA TWINS (53-89) VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS (82-59)SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 - 1:10 PM (CT) - TV: FOX SPORTS NORTH RADIO: TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK / LA RAZA

Jose Berrios (R, 2-5, 9.21) vs. Corey Kluber (R, 15-9, 3.16)GAME 143 HOME GAME 75

UPCOMING MILESTONESPLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACHBrian Dozier .........................95 runs ......................................Needs 5 to reach 100 for third straight season which would join Chuck Knoblauch as only Twins to ever score 100-plus in three straight seasons 39 home runs .............................Needs 1 to reach 40 home runs for season 92 RBI ........................................Needs 8 to reach 100 RBI for seasonJoe Mauer ............................130 home runs ...........................Needs 2 to tie Jacque Jones (132) for 11th on Twins all-time list 818 walks ..................................Needs 20 to tie Kent Hrbek (838) for 2nd on Twins all-time list 885 runs ....................................Needs 18 to tie Kent Hrbek (903) for 4th on Twins all-time list Needs 15 to reach 900 for careerTrevor Plouffe .......................96 home runs .............................Needs 4 to reach 100 for career

RECENT TRANSACTIONS8/12 LHP Milone placed on 15-day DL LHP Dean recalled from AAA8/13 LHP Albers DFA or release LHP O’Rourke contract selected from AAA8/14 LHP Albers optioned to AAA8/20 LHP Mejia contract selected from AAA 1B/DH Vargas optioned to AAA LHP Mejia optioned to AAA8/21 RHP Light recalled from AAA8/25 RHP Duffey optioned to AAA RHP Berrios optioned to AAA8/26 LHP Albers recalled from AAA RHP Wimmers contract selected from AAA8/28 IF/OF Santana placed on 15-day DL8/29 OF Schafer contract selected from AAA9/1 OF Buxton recalled from AAA9/2 LHP Boshers returned from rehab and reinstated from 15-day DL9/3 C Murphy recalled from AAA9/5 RHP Berrios recalled from AAA9/6 1B/DH Vargas recalled from AAA RHP Duffey recalled from AAA IF Beresford contract selected from AAA OF/IF Santana transferred to 60-day DL9/9 RHP May reinstated from 15-day DL LHP Milone reinstated from 15-day DL9/10 IF Plouffe placed on 15-day DL

Upcoming Probable Pitchers & Broadcast ScheduleDate Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio9/12 at Detroit Ervin Santana (R, 7-10, 3.58) vs. Daniel Norris (L, 2-2, 3.94) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None9/13 at Detroit Kyle Gibson (R, 5-9, 5.34) vs. Matt Boyd (L, 5-3, 3.89) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / La Raza9/14 at Detroit Tyler Duffey (R, 8-11, 6.13) vs. Anibal Sanchez (R, 7-13, 5.69) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN-Go 96.3 / None9/15 at Detroit Hector Santiago (L, 11-8, 4.75) vs. TBA 12:10 pm None TIBN-Go 96.3 / None

Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central.

STREAKSCurrent Streak: ..................................1 winLast 5 games: ........................................2-3Last 10 games: ......................................4-6Last 15 games: ....................................4-11Last 20 games: ....................................4-16

TWINS AT A GLANCERecord: .........................................53-89 Home Record: ...............................29-45Road Record: ................................24-44Record in series: ...................... 15-27-4Series Openers: ............................18-29 Series Finales: ..............................17-29Rubber Games: .................................6-5Sweeps/Swept: ............................... 4/14April: ...............................................7-17May: ................................................8-19June: .............................................10-17July: ...............................................15-11August: ............................................9-20September/October: .........................4-5vs. American League East: ...........10-24vs. American League Central: ......19-43vs. American League West: ..........16-13vs. National League: .........................8-9Games vs. LH Starter: ...................17-20Games vs. RH Starter: ..................36-69Twins score first: ..........................29-33Opponent scores first: ..................24-56Come-from-behind wins: .................. 34Leading after 7/8 inn.: ........... 43-5/43-3Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ........... 4-70/1-74Tied after 7/8 inn.: ................. 5-14/8-12Extra-innings: ...................................6-81-run games: ................................13-25Twins out-hit opp.: ........................38-12Opp. out-hit Twins:..........................9-72 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................6-5Twins get Quality Start: ................32-22Twins starter goes 6+ IP: .............41-28Most games over .500: .............................Most games under .500:...37, 9/7 (51-88)Longest winning-streak: .. 4, 3x, last 7/31-8/3Longest losing-streak: .............13, 8/18-31When Twins score 4+: ..................48-40When Twins score 3-: .....................5-49Team-high hits: ...... 19, 2x, last 8/1 at CLETeam-high runs: .............17, 7/2 vs. TEXOpp.-high hits: ....... 19, 8/11 (1) vs. HOUOpp.-high runs: ............... 16, 5/4 at HOUTwins get 10+ hits: .......................38-18Walk-Off W/L: ................................... 9/3Shutouts W/L: ................................... 2/7Complete Games: ..4, last Gibson 8/17 at ATLTarget Field Sellouts (’16/All-Time): ...1/159

TWINS VS. CLEVELAND2016 Record: .........................................9-9Current Streak: ...................................1 win2016 at Home: .......................................4-42016 at Cleveland: .................................5-5All-Time Record: .........................396-417-1All-Time at Home: .......................217-189-1All-Time at Cleveland:....................179-228

2016 Game Logs:

Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save4/25 MIN 4-3 Jepsen/McAllister4/26 MIN 6-5 Jepsen/Allen4/27 MIN 5-6 Tomlin/Berrios/Allen5/13 CLE 6-7 McAllister/May/Allen5/14 CLE 6-3 Santana/Kluber5/15 CLE 5-1 Duffey/Bauer7/15 MIN 2-5 Carrasco/Santana/Allen7/16 MIN 5-4 (11) May/Colon7/17 MIN 1-6 Tomlin/Gibson8/1 CLE 12-5 Berrios/Salazar8/2 CLE 10-6 Pressly/Carrasco8/3 CLE 13-5 Duffey/Bauer8/4 CLE 2-9 Otero/Santiago8/29 CLE 0-1 (10) McAllister/Kintzler8/30 CLE 4-5 Otero/Wimmers/Miller8/31 CLE 4-8 Kluber/Dean/Shaw9/9 MIN 4-5 Colon/Duffey/Allen9/10 MIN 2-1 (12) Chargois/Colon9/11 MIN

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STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2

• He is making his 11th career start and appearance.

W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 0 4 9.86 5 21.0 23 Vs. Left: .314 27 86 2 12 23 Road: 2 1 8.57 5 21.0 20 Vs. Right: .348 32 92 7 12 18 Day: 0 3 11.25 3 12.0 15 TOTALS: .331 59 178 9 24 41 Night: 2 2 8.40 7 30.0 28 Grass: 2 4 9.49 9 37.0 39 None On: .333 32 96 7 10 24 Turf: 0 1 7.20 1 5.0 4 Runners On: .329 27 82 2 14 17

2016 MISC. NUMBERS

• Made MLB debut April 27 vs. Cleveland.• Named Twins second best prospect entering 2016, as well as best curveball, best changeup, and

best control in Twins system by Baseball America.• Named 20th best prospect in baseball by MLB.com entering 2016.• Started for the World Team in the SirusXM Futures Games in consecutive seasons, 2014 at Target

Field and 2015 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.• Led all of minor league baseball in strikeouts (175) in 2015.• Named Southern Pitcher of the Week May 18, 2015, making one start vs. Birmingham, pitching 9.0

shutout innings, allowing two hits and eight strikeouts. • Named Midseason All-Star in each of the last three seasons: 2015 with Chattanooga, 2014 with

Ft. Myers and 2013 with Cedar Rapids.• Appeared in first career spring training in 2015 with the Twins; reassigned March 15.• Set minor league career-high with 13 strikeouts while with Fort Myers June 1 vs. Tampa.• In 2013 played for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic, making two appearances.• Selected by the Twins in the first compensation round (32nd overall) of 2012 First-Year Player Draft.• 2012 graduate of Papa Juan XXIII High School (PR).

CAREER NOTES

LAST START: Berrios lost his last start September 5 vs. Kansas City after being recalled from Triple-A Rochester earlier that day, his fourth straight major league loss...surren-dered five runs on nine hits with one walk and six strikeouts over 5.0 innings...gave up a three-run homer to Kendrys Morales in the fifth inning...six strikeouts is the most he has had in a major league start since striking out six batters May 10 vs. Baltimore...nine hits allowed is a career-high...threw 95 pitches, 56 strikes...is 0-1 in two starts vs. the Royals.

TACKLING THE TRIBE: Berrios is making his third start vs. the Indians, the most against any team in his career; is 1-1, 7.20 ERA (10.0 IP, 8 ER) with two walks and 10 strikeouts against Cleveland...made his MLB debut against the Indians April 27 at Target Field and was dealt the loss after surrendering five runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts in 4.0 innings; struck out Jason Kipnis in the first inning for his first career MLB strikeout...earned his second major league win in his last start vs. the Indians August 1 at Progressive Field; allowed three runs and five hits with no walks and five strikeouts over 6.0 innings of work; only start without issuing a walk.

WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK: Berrios' 6.43 run support average leads the Twins pitching staff (minimum three starts); the next closest is Duffey's 6.21...the Twins have scored five-or-more runs in seven of his 10 starts...his run support average ranks ninth highest in the American League among pitchers who have made at least nine starts.

HOMER HAPPY: Berrios has thrown 42.0 innings in the major leagues this season, allowing a total of nine home runs...in 111.1 innings thrown at Rochester this season, he surren-dered a total of eight home runs...the most home runs he has allowed in a single season was 12 in 166.1 innings in 2015 between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Rochester.

EARLY WOES: In the first two innings of the game, Berrios has an 11.57 ERA (18.2 IP, 24 ER) with 13 walks, 13 strikeouts and a .357 (30-for-84) opponents' batting average...after the first two innings, his ERA lowers to 7.33 (23.1 IP, 19 ER) with 10 walks, 28 strikeouts and an opponents' average of .309 (29-for-94).

TROUBLE UNDER PRESSURE: Berrios has allowed an opponents batting average of .329 (27-for-82) with runners on base, a .388 (19-for-49) average with runners in scoring position and a .435 (10-for-23) average with runners in scoring position and two outs...in Triple-A this year, opponents hit .236 with runners in scoring position.

BACK IN THE BIGS: Berrios is now in his third stint with the Twins this season after being recalled from Triple-A Rochester September 5...was optioned August 25 after making five August starts...he first had his contract selected April 26 and made his MLB debut April 27 vs. Cleveland...made four major league starts before being optioned back to Triple-A May 17...went 1-1, 10.20 ERA (15.0 IP, 17 ER) with 12 walks and 20 strikeouts in his first stint...did not factor into the decision in his last major league start May 16 at Detroit after allowing seven runs on three hits, a home run and four walks in the first inning; only got two outs...earned his first MLB win May 2 at Houston.

ROCHESTER RECAP: Berrios made one start during his most recent stint in Triple-A Roch-ester, receiving a no-decision in a 4-3 win vs. Syracuse on August 31...gave up three runs on five hits in 8.0 innings while striking out a career-high 14 batters...made 13 starts in Triple-A Rochester after first being optioned May 17 and went 8-5, 2.71 ERA (86.1 IP, 26 ER) with 27 walks and 91 strikeouts...he was 7-3, 2.05 ERA (70.1 IP, 16 ER) with 18 walks and 76 strikeouts in his final 10 starts...made three scoreless starts, including back-to-back outings June 23 at Columbus and June 28 vs. Pawtucket...tossed his only complete game July 3 at Syracuse...went 10-5, 2.51 ERA (111.1 IP, 31 ER) with 36 walks and 125 strikeouts in 17 total starts over his three stints in Triple-A.

FIRST CAREER W: Berrios picked up his first major league win May 2 at Houston in his second career start...allowed two runs on three hits with five walks and eight strikeouts over 5.1 innings; both runs came on solo home runs by Preston Tucker and George Springer...he was the youngest Twin (21 years, 341 days) to win a road start since Pat Mahomes (21 years, 284 days) May 19, 1992 at Toronto, and youngest Twin to win a road game, starting or in relief, since Johan Santana (21 years, 85 days) June 6, 2000 at Houston.

PRESTIGIOUS HONOR: Berrios is the highest-drafted pitcher ever born in Puerto Rico (32nd overall in 2012)...the previous being Luis Atilano by the Braves in the first supplemental round (35th overall) in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft.

Height: 6-0 Weight: 187 B/T: R/R Age: 22 (5/27/94 in Bayamon, PR)

2016: 2-5, 9.21 ERA CAREER: 2-5, 9.21 ERA

JOSE BERRIOS #17

YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS2016 10 1 1TOTALS 10 1 1

6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS

Kluber vs. the Twins PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOMauer .298 47 14 2 5 13Plouffe .283 46 13 3 0 13Dozier .135 37 5 2 3 10Escobar .136 22 3 0 1 4Rosario .176 17 3 0 0 8Sano .063 16 1 0 3 9Vargas .286 14 4 1 0 5Suzuki .000 10 0 0 0 2Centeno .200 5 1 1 1 2Grossman .000 3 0 0 1 3Polanco .667 3 2 0 0 0Schafer .333 3 1 0 0 1Kepler .500 2 1 1 1 0

Berrios vs. the IndiansPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOKipnis .167 6 1 0 0 3Lindor .400 5 2 0 0 0Ramirez .600 5 3 0 0 0Santana .400 5 2 0 1 1Chisenhall .333 3 1 0 0 1Napoli .333 3 1 0 0 1Naquin .333 3 1 0 1 1Brantley .000 2 0 0 0 1Davis .000 2 0 0 0 1Perez .000 2 0 0 0 0

BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS

BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP Berrios: 86 1 4-5 3

MORE MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS

CG’s: - - CG’s: - - SHO’s: - - SHO’s: - - CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: - - Innings: 6.0, 8/1 at CLE Innings: 6.0, 8/1/16 at CLE SO’s: 8, 5/2 at HOU SO’s: 8, 5/2/16 at HOU Walks: 5, 2x, last 8/25 vs. DET Walks: 5, 2x, last 8/25/16 vs. DET Hits: 9, 9/5 vs. KC Hits: 9, 9/5/16 vs. KC Home Runs: 2, 3x, last 8/6 at TB Home Runs: 2, 3x, last 8/6/16 at TB Win-Streak: 2, 5/2-8/1 Win-Streak: 2, 5/2-8/1/16 Loss-Streak: 4, 8/6-Current Loss-Streak: 4, 8/6/16-Current

2016 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RUNS/HITS: 13/14 13/16 6/10 2/6 10/10 1/3 -/- -/- -/-

2016 RUNS/HITS PER INNING

Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K4/27 vs. CLE L1 4.0 6 5 5 0 2 5 3-3/5-6 Major league debut 93/56APRIL TOTALS 0-1 4.0 6 5 5 0 2 5 11.25 ERA5/2 at HOU W1 5.1 3 2 2 2 5 8 5-2/6-2 First major league win 96/545/10 vs. BAL ND 5.0 8 3 3 2 1 6 1-3/3-5 BAL scored two runs in top of the 9th 93/615/16 at DET ND 0.2 3 7 7 1 4 1 0-6/8-10 Final start before being optioned to Triple-A 39/18MAY TOTALS 1-0 11.0 14 12 12 5 10 15 9.82 ERA8/1 at CLE W2 6.0 5 3 3 0 0 5 10-3/12-5 First start after being recalled from Triple-A 99/628/6 at TB L2 5.0 6 4 4 2 1 4 1-4/3-7 First road loss of his career 97/608/11 vs. HOU L3 2.0 8 6 5 0 1 1 1-6/7-15 Eight hits allowed tied a season-high 43/298/19 at KC ND 4.0 5 4 4 0 4 2 4-4/4-5 3:15 rain delay in the top of the 5th inning 77/418/25 vs. DET L4 5.0 6 6 5 1 5 3 0-6/5-8 Final start before being optioned to Triple-A 97/55AUG. TOTALS 1-3 22.0 30 23 21 3 11 15 8.59 ERA9/5 vs. KC L5 5.0 9 5 5 1 1 6 4-5/5-11 First start after being recalled from Triple-A 95/56SEPT. TOTALS 0-1 5.0 9 5 5 1 1 6 9.00 ERA---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA2016 TOTALS 2-5 42.0 59 45 43 9 24 41 9.21PRE-ASG TOTALS 1-1 15.0 20 17 17 5 12 20 10.20POST-ASG TOTALS 1-4 27.0 39 28 26 4 12 21 8.67CAREER TOTALS 2-5 42.0 59 45 43 9 24 41 9.21

2016 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY

2016 vs. Cleveland (2 starts): 1-1, 7.20 ERA (10.0 IP, 8 ER), 2 BB, 10 K2016 vs. Cleveland at Home (1 start): 0-1, 11.25 ERA (4.0 IP, 5 ER), 2 BB, 5 K2016 vs. Cleveland at Cleveland (1 start): 1-0, 4.50 ERA (6.0 IP, 3 ER), 0 BB, 5 KCareer vs. Cleveland (2 starts): 1-1, 7.20 ERA (10.0 IP, 8 ER), 2 BB, 10 KCareer vs. Cleveland at Home (1 start): 0-1, 11.25 ERA (4.0 IP, 5 ER), 2 BB, 5 KCareer vs. Cleveland at Cleveland (1 start): 1-0, 4.50 ERA (6.0 IP, 3 ER), 0 BB, 5 K

BERRIOS VS. CLEVELAND

7Santana will be making his 27th start of the season tomorrow night in the series opener at Detroit...took a no-decision in his last start September 6 vs. Kansas City after allowing three runs and three hits with three walks and six strikeouts over 6.0 innings of work...did not receive a decision in his only other start vs. the Tigers this season; surrendered one run on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts in 7.0 innings...is 9-3, 3.14 ERA (111.2 IP, 39 ER) with 32 walks and 98 strikeouts in 17 career starts against Detroit....in his second year of a four-year contract with the Twins; 14-15, 3.75 ERA (266.1 IP, 111 ER) with 80 walks and 207 strikeouts in 43 starts.

TOMORROW'S STARTER - ERVIN SANTANA (SEASON: 7-10, 3.58 ERA ; CAREER: 133-115, 4.12 ERA)

Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVGSantana 9/6 vs. KC (6.0-3-3-3-3-6-1) ND 26 15 8-18 68 3.87Gibson 9/7 vs. KC (6.0-8-4-4-2-4-2) ND 21 7 10-11 73 5.34Hughes 6/2 vs. TB (4.0-8-4-4-1-2-1) ND 11 6 3-8 26 4.08Milone 8/11 vs. HOU (3.0-5-5-5-2-1-2) L 12 2 5-7 31 4.70Nolasco 7/29 vs. CWS (8.0-3-1-1-1-6-1) ND 21 10 9-12 72 5.20Duffey 9/9 vs. CLE (5.0-7-5-2-1-6-1) L 23 7 10-13 83 6.21Berrios 9/5 vs. KC (5.0-9-5-5-1-6-1) L 10 1 2-8 30 6.43Meyer 5/3 at HOU (2.2-3-3-3-3-4-1) L 1 0 0-1 2 6.75Dean 8/31 at CLE (4.1-7-6-6-3-0-2) L 8 3 4-4 20 4.70Santiago 9/10 vs. KC (7.0-5-1-1-4-2-0) ND 29 12 2-5 21 4.93Albers 9/4 vs. CWS (4.2-6-5-3-1-6-4) ND 2 0 0-2 14 8.40

TWINS STARTERS IN 2016

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1st Batter FacedPITCHER H/AB BB K AVG SV/OPP HLD IR/IRS IRS % LAST RELIEF APPEARANCE LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSSAlbers 0/ 2 0 0 0.000 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 … 8/26/16 at TOR ND 8/12/13 vs. CLE ….. … 9/26/13 vs. CLEBoshers 3/ 28 1 7 .107 0/ 0 2 11/ 2 18.2% 9/10/16 vs. CLE ND 6/21/16 vs. PHI ….. … ….. …Chargois 6/ 14 2 3 .429 0/ 0 0 11/ 5 45.5% 9/10/16 vs. CLE W 9/10/16 vs. CLE ….. … 8/19/16 at KCDean 3/ 7 0 0 .429 0/ 0 0 3/ 3 100.0% 9/5/16 vs. KC ND 5/27/16 at SEA ….. … 9/4/16 vs. CWSKintzler 10/ 47 1 7 .213 14/ 16 1 18/ 2 11.1% 9/10/16 vs. CLE ND 9/16/15 at STL 9/7/16 vs. KC 9/6//16 vs. KCLight 3/ 7 2 1 .429 0/ 1 0 8/ 5 62.5% 9/6/16 vs. KC ND ….. … ….. … 8/28/16 at TORMay 8/ 38 5 13 .211 0/ 2 6 26/ 11 42.3% 8/6/16 at TB ND 7/29/16 vs. CWS ….. … 5/13/16 at CLEMilone 0/ 3 0 0 .000 0/ 0 1 2/ 0 0.0% 8/7/16 at TB H 7/19/16 at DET 9/23/15 at BAL 7/24/16 at BOSO’Rourke 3/ 16 1 6 .188 0/ 0 0 13/ 2 15.4% 9/10/16 vs. CLE ND ….. … ….. … 7/26/14 vs. CWSPressly 15/ 63 4 11 .238 1/ 5 14 33/ 14 42.4% 9/10/16 vs. CLE ND 8/2/16 at CLE 7/31/16 vs. CWS 8/26/16 at TORRogers 7/ 43 5 12 .163 0/ 0 8 16/ 10 62.5% 9/9/16 vs. CLE ND 6/22/16 vs. PHI ….. … ….. …Tonkin 11/ 50 5 15 .220 0/ 2 2 36/ 12 33.3% 8/26/16 at TOR ND 6/12/16 vs. BOS ….. … 5/17/18 at DETWimmers 3/ 7 1 2 .429 0/ 0 0 4/ 0 0.0% 9/10/16 vs. CLE ND 9/7/16 vs. KC ….. … 8/30/16 at CLEOthers 30/ 92 8 18 .326 8/ 14 9 55/ 20 36.4%TEAM 102/ 417 35 95 .245 23/ 40 43 236/ 86 36.4%

The opposition has a .277 (541-for-1955) batting-average-against with 69 home runs vs. Twins relievers.

2016 BULLPEN INFO

Homestand: 0-0-0, 3.60 (5.0 IP, 2 ER), 3 BB, 3 K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP), BB, K vs. Left: .248 vs. Right: .278

ALeads Twins and is 3rd in the AL in relief innings pitched (71.2 IP)...also leads AL in appearances (68)......his 44 outings pre-ASG were most by a Twins reliever since Casey Fien made 44 appearances pre-ASG in 2014. ATossed 8.2 scoreless innings to begin the season...the scoreless streak ended in the bottom of the sixth on 4/20 at MIL. ADid not allow a HR in 2015 (27.2 IP), one of two pitchers in MLB (min 25.0 IP) to not allow a homer, STL’s Adam Wainwright being other. AIs one of four Rule 5 selections for the Twins since 2010 (all pitchers - J.R. Graham 2014, Terry Doyle 2011, and Scott Diamond 2010).

RYAN PRESSLY - RHP #57Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (12/15/88 in Dallas, TX) Obtained: Rule 5 Draft from Boston, 12/6/12

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/10 vs. CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 19/9 vs. CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 09/7 vs. KC H14 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 09/6 vs. KC BS4 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 09/4 vs. CWS H13 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 09/1 vs. CWS ND 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 28/29 at CLE ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Homestand: - - Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .303 vs. Right: .256

A2nd among Twins relievers and tied for 11th in the AL in relief innings pitched. AEarned first major league win with 2.0 scoreless inning, striking out four in extra innings, 4/17 vs. LAA. ARecalled from Triple-A Rochester to MIN five times in 2015...combined to go 2-1, 1.96 ERA (64.1 IP, 1 ER), 14 BB, 65 K in 59 games between both levels.

MICHAEL TONKIN - RHP #59Height: 6-7 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (11/19/89 in Glendale,CA) Drafted: 30th round, 2008 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/26 at TOR ND 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 18/25 vs. DET ND 1.0 1 2 2 0 1 08/23 vs. DET ND 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 08/19 at KC ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 18/18 at KC ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-1-2, 12.60 (5.0 IP, 7 ER), 4 BB, 4 K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), BB vs. Left: .231 vs. Right: .286

AMade 2016 debut 5/7 at CWS...was first appearance in the majors since May 25, 2015 vs. SF as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. AMade 172 appearances with Milwaukee from 2010-15...posted a 6.43 ERA (7.0 IP, 5 ER) in seven appearances for the Brewers in 2015. ABetween 2013-14 for Brewers went 6-6, 2.93 ERA (135.1 IP, 44 ER) with 32 BB and 89 K and 35 holds in 135 relief appearances.

BRANDON KINTZLER - RHP #27Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 32 (8/1/84 in Las Vegas, NV) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/15/15

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/10 vs. CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 09/7 vs. KC S14 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 09/6 vs. KC L2 0.2 3 4 4 0 1 09/4 vs. CWS BS2 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 39/1 vs. CWS S13 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 13.50 (4.2 IP, 7 ER), 2 BB, 5 K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), BB, 2 K vs. Left: .211 vs. Right: .291

AHis 53.1 IP is ranked 9th and 53 strikeouts this season is 7th among AL rookie relievers. ASnapped his career-long scoreless streak at 17.0 innings (6/17-7/23)...walked one with 13 hits allowed and 18 strikeouts during streak. ACareer minor league record of 37-28 with a 3.27 ERA (525.0 IP, 191 ER), 135 walks and 407 strikeouts in 93 games (85 starts).

TAYLOR ROGERS - LHP #55Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (2/28/87 in Santa Fe) Drafted: 11th round, 2012 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/9 vs. CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 29/7 vs. KC H8 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 19/5 vs. KC ND 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 09/4 vs. CWS ND 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 09/1 vs. CWS ND 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 2

AThe ‘pen has posted a 4.63 ERA, 2nd highest in the AL...highest bullpen ERA by Twins since 1996 (4.97). AThe ‘pen’s .277 opponent average is highest in MLB, highest by a Twins bullpen since 1994 (.296), and highest by any MLB team since the Astros (.280) and Dbacks (.282) in 2010. AMinnesota has used 23 different pitchers out of the bullpen this season...Twins relievers are 21-26 this season, going 23-for-40 in save opportunities.

TEAM BULLPEN NOTES

Homestand: 1-0-0, 5.79 (4.2 IP, 3 ER), 2 BB, 5 K Series vs. CLE: 1-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP), K vs. Left: .348 vs. Right: .306

APosted a 1.35 ERA (46.2 IP, 7 ER) with 13 walks and 55 strikeouts in 39 appearances between Triple-A Rochester and Double-A Chattanooga this season...selected to Sirius XM Futures Game July 10 at PETCO Park (0.0 IP, 3 R, 2 H)...first MLB win with perfect 12th inning 9/10/16 vs. CLE. A36-for-36 in save opps in minor league career; 16-for-16 in 2016...16 saves tied with Trevor Hildenberger for most in Twins organization (including MN)...career minor league record of 4-2, 1.95 ERA (110.2 IP, 24 ER), 43 BB, 130 K in 99 appearances.

J.T. CHARGOIS - RHP (pronounced shag-wa) #60Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (12/3/90 in Sulphur, LA) Obtained: 2nd Round, 2012 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/10 vs. CLE W1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 19/9 vs. CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 09/6 vs. KC ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 09/5 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 19/2 vs. CWS ND 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 38/31 at CLE ND 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.1 IP), 4 K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP) vs. Left: .000 vs. Right: .283

AHad contract selected 8/13...in 33 games for Triple-A Rochester this went 1-1 with a save, 1.93 ERA (28.0 IP, 6 ER), 6 BB and 29 K. AHolding left-handed batters to a .123 (7-for-57) batting average with nine walks and 26 strikeouts in his MLB career. AOriginally selected by the Twins in the 13th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Merrimack College.

RYAN O’ROURKE - LHP #61Height: 6-3 Weight: 228 B/T: R/L Age: 28 (4/30/88 in Worcester, MA) Drafted: 13th round, 2010

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/10 vs. CLE ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 09/6 vs. KC ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 09/4 vs. CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 29/3 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 19/2 vs. CWS ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 16.88 (2.2 IP, 5 ER), 5 BB, 3 K Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .308 vs. Right: .395

ARecalled August 21...made Twins debut with scoreless 0.2 innings 8/23 vs. DET. AAcquired in a trade with Boston August 1, 2016 in exchange for left-handed pitcher Fernando Abad. ACareer minor league record of 14-18, 4.35 ERA (297.2 IP, 144 ER) with 114 walks and 246 strikeouts in 128 outings (49 starts).

PAT LIGHT - RHP #53Height: 6-5 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (3/29/91 in Colts Neck, NJ) Obtained: Trade with Boston, 8/1/16

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/6 vs. KC ND 0.0 3 3 3 1 1 09/5 vs. KC ND 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 09/3 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 19/2 vs. CWS ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 28/30 at CLE ND 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 3

Homestand: 1-0-0, 7.36 (3.2 IP, 3 ER), 5 BB, 3 K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), BB vs. Left: .308 vs. Right: .308

ARecord of 2-1 with 11 saves, a 3.62 ERA (49.2 IP, 20 ER), 24 walks and 50 strikeouts in 39 outings for Triple-A Rochester this season. ABegan minor league career as a starter from 2010-14...in August 2015 switched to bullpen at Double-A...since has made 59 straight relief appearances, going 4-3 with a 3.68 ERA (78.1 IP, 32 ER), 31 walks and 79 strikeouts.

ALEX WIMMERS - RHP #51Height: 6-2 Weight: 212 B/T: L/R Age: 27 (11/1/88 in Cincinnati, OH) Drafted: 1st round (21st overall), 2010 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/10 vs. CLE ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 09/9 vs. CLE ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 09/7 vs. KC W1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 29/5 vs. KC ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 19/2 vs. CWS ND 0.2 3 3 3 0 3 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (4.2 IP), 6 K, BB Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 IP), BB, K vs. Left: .245 vs. Right: .261

ABegan season with Triple-A Rochester, going 1-0 with 2 saves, a 1.42 ERA (19.0 IP, 3 ER), five walks and 21 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances...held opposing hitters to a .206 average for the Red Wings. ASpent 2015 in the Independent Atlantic League with Somerset and was named the Atlantic League Reliever of the Year.

BUDDY BOSHERS - LHP #62Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (5/9/88 in Huntsville, AL) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 12/14/15

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/10 vs. CLE ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 19/9 vs. CLE ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 09/6 vs. KC ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 29/4 vs. CWS ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 29/3 vs. CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 12.00 (3.0 IP, 4 ER), BB, K Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .271 vs. Right: .337

AHas 14 appearances (8 starts) for the Twins this season...1-4, 7.51 ERA (38.1 IP, 32 ER) in his 8 starts...0-2, 6.00 ERA (18.0 IP, 12 ER) in seven relief. AMade 16 starts for Triple-A Rochester this season, going 5-7 with a 5.56 ERA (87.1 IP, 54 ER), 19 walks and 49 strikeouts. ACareer minor league record of 51-57 with a 4.12 ERA (866.0 IP, 396 ER) with 167 walks and 507 strikeouts in 154 appearances (150 starts).

PAT DEAN - LHP #64Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 B/T: L/L Age: 27 (5/25/89 in Waterbury, CT) Obtained: 3rd round, 2010 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/5 vs. KC ND 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 19/4 vs. CWS L6 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 08/31 at CLE L5 4.1 7 6 6 2 3 08/26 at TOR L4 3.0 8 6 6 2 1 18/23 vs. DET ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 5.79 (4.2 IP, 3 ER), BB, 6 K Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .143 vs. Right: .386

AHas four appearances (2 starts) with Twins in 2016...9.45 ERA (6.2 IP, 7 ER) as starter; 4.32 ERA (8.1 IP, 4 ER) in relief. ACareer record of 2-5, 4.52 ERA (77.2 IP, 39 ER) in 15 appearances (12 starts) with Twins in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

ANDREW ALBERS - LHP #58Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 B/T: R/L Age: 30 (10/6/85 in N. Battleford, SAS, CAN) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/4 vs. CWS ND 4.2 6 5 3 1 1 68/30 at CLE ND 2.0 6 4 4 2 3 28/26 at TOR ND 2.1 1 2 1 1 0 18/11 vs. HOU ND 6.0 11 5 3 1 1 5

Homestand: - - Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .140 vs. Right: .269

AReinstated from DL 9/9...snapped 8.2 scoreless inning streak 8/6 at TB...allowed one hit and two walks in that span (7 games) while striking out 13. AHas allowed 2+ ER in 6 appearances (17 ER, 5.0 IP, 30.60 ERA)...in his other 37 appearances has allowed 6 ER (37.1 IP, 1.45 ERA). AIn 2015 finished second in strikeouts (110), behind only Kyle Gibson (145), among all Twins.

TREVOR MAY - RHP #65Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (9/23/89 in Longview, WA) Obtained: Trade with Philadelphia, 12/6/12

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/6 at TB ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 18/4 at CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 28/3 at CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/1 at CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 37/31 vs. CWS H6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: - - Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .278 vs. Right: .313

AReinstated from DL 9/9...Made 11 starts for the Twins this season going 3-3, 4.95 ERA (56.1 IP, 31 ER) with 15 walks and 37 strikeouts. A0-0-1, 5.06 ERA (10.2 IP, 6 ER) with two walks and 14 strikeouts in seven career relief appearances...earned his first career save September 23, 2015 at Baltimore in his only relief appearance of that season.

TOMMY MILONE - LHP #33Height: 6-0 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (2/16/87 in Saugus, CA) Acquired: Trade with Oakland, 7/31/14

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/11 vs. HOU L4 3.0 5 5 5 2 2 18/7 at TB H1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 28/4 at CLE ND 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 17/30 vs. CWS ND 5.1 9 4 4 1 0 37/24 at BOS L3 4.2 10 8 4 3 0 4

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LAST GRAND SLAM PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+RBI TOTAL DATE OPP. ON PITCHER DATE OPP. CAREER after HR on day Beresford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ….. … … ….. 4 …. … 0 Buxton 7 3 0 0 10 3 1 1 0 5 9/9/16 vs. CLE 1 Salazar 5 9/4/16 vs. CWS 1 2 ab 9/9 Centeno 10 1 0 0 11 4 1 0 0 5 6/26/16 at NYY 0 Yates 87 …. … 0 0 ab 6/26 Dozier 28 10 0 0 38 18 5 2 0 25 9/6/16 vs. KC 0 Gee 17 …. … 0 3 ab 9/6 Escobar 16 4 0 0 20 7 1 0 0 8 8/2/16 at CLE 1 Adams 72 …. … 0 0 ab 8/2 Grossman 14 5 0 0 19 7 1 0 0 8 9/7/16 vs. KC 0 Duffy 1 …. … 0 1 ab 9/7 Kepler 13 2 1 0 16 9 3 1 2 15 8/31/16 at CLE 0 Kluber 34 7/10/16 at TEX 1 2 ab 8/31 Mauer 30 5 2 0 37 4 0 1 0 5 9/9/16 vs. CLE 0 Salazar 9 9/1/12 at KC 3 3 ab 9/9 Murphy 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9/4/16 vs. CWS 0 Ranaudo 10 …. …. 0 1 ab 9/4 Polanco 11 2 0 0 13 3 1 0 0 4 5/15/16 at CLE 0 Bauer 157 …. … 0 1 ab 5/15 Rosario 11 4 3 0 18 6 1 0 0 7 9/6/16 vs. KC 0 Gee 8 9/3/15 vs. CWS 1 2 ab 9/6 Sano 18 5 0 0 23 8 4 1 0 13 9/10/16 vs. CLE 0 Clevinger 3 …. … 0 3 ab 9/10 Schafer 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9/19/15 vs. CIN 0 J. Smith 58 …. … 0 2 ab 9/19 Suzuki 23 1 1 0 25 7 2 0 1 10 7/27/16 vs. ATL 1 Foltynewicz 97 9/10/07 at SEA 1 2 ab 7/27 Vargas 7 0 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 4 8/11/16-1 vs. HOU 1 Sipp 9 7/17/15 at OAK 2 1 ab 8/11-1

BRIAN DOZIER - 2B #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS)

2016 Average: .277 Streak: 14g, 22-62, 4 2B, 9 HR, 17 RBI, 6 BB, 15 r Series vs. CLE: 2-9, 2B, RBI, BB, runHomestand: 15-41, 2 2B, 7 HR, 12 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB, 10 runs HR (39): Solo (27), 2-run (7), 3-run (5)

AHas 18 game active hit-streak at Target Field is longest in parks history. A39 HR most by Twin since Killebrew (41 in 1970); 2nd most in AL (Trumbo - 41). A37 HR as 2nd baseman (2 as DH) are most since Alfonso Soriano (38 in ‘03 & 39 in ‘02). AHas 22 HR in last 39 games; 23 HR as 2B post-ASG is AL record, passing Joe Gordon (21 in 1940 for NYY: Elias); 25 HR overall post-ASG are 3rd most in Twins history behind Killebrew (30 in 1962 & 28 in 1963)... .738 SLG post-ASG highest in Twins history. A114 career HR are 13th in Twins history, next: Mauer (130)...7 HR in September are most since Cuddyer had 8 HR in Sept. 2009...last with 9 HR in Sept.: Hunter in 2006. AHas a hit in 44 of his last 47 games, batting .333 (68-for-204) with 16 doubles, 23 HR, 44 RBI since 7/22...started with career-long 16-game hit-streak 7/22-8/7. AHit 13 HR in August, most in a single month by a Twin since Harmon Killebrew set a single-month record with 14 home runs in June 1964 (2 others had 13 HR in a month). ALeads MLB with 31 HR and 64 RBI since 6/25, 11 more HR than any other player. A3rd straight 20+ HR season...4th straight 60+ RBI season...HR in 3 straight 8/2-4 for 3rd time in career (last: 6/25-28/16)...3 HR game 9/5 vs. KC, 6th player in Twins history. ALeads majors with .667 SLG since May 26 (next: Votto - .617)...hitting .307 (119-for-387), 27 2B, 5 3B, 33 HR, 78 RBI in that span...from 4/4-5/25 hit .200, 6 2B, 5 HR, 15 RBI. ALeads Twins in games (450), hits (443), runs (308), doubles (105), HR (90), RBI (241)and walks (204) since the start of 2014...3rd in baseball in runs scored in same span. AHas 100+ runs in consecutive seasons (112-2014; 101-2015), becoming 3rd Twin to score 100+ in consecutive seasons (Knoblauch ‘95-97; Oliva ‘64-65)...has 95 runs in 2016. ARanks 2nd on Twins all-time list in leadoff HR (18), trailing only Jacque Jones (20)...last leadoff HR came September 6, 2016 vs. KC off Gee...leads MLB with 5 leadoff HR since ASG, all of which have come in last 21 games.

KURT SUZUKI - C #8Height: 5-11 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 32 (10/4/83 in Wailuku, HI)

2016 Average: .271 Streak: 0-12, BB Series vs. CLE: 0-7, BBHomestand: 5-23, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB HR (6): Solo (2), 2-run (3), 3-run (1)

AHas hit in 21 of his last 33 games...also has a hit in 46 of his last 64 games, batting .302 (67-for-222) in that span. AHas 32 RBI with a .297 (58-for-195) average and 20 doubles in his last 57 games. AIs fifth among all active catchers in baseball in games caught (1,145). AOne of 40 Hawaii natives to play in MLB, 3rd in games trailing Lum and Victorino. A6 home runs in 2016 are most since hitting 6 in 2012 with OAK (1) and WAS (5).

JOE MAUER - 1B #7Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: L/R Age: 33 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN)

2016 Average: .269 Streak: 2g, 2-10, HR, 2 RBI Series vs. CLE: 2-10, HR, 2 RBIHomestand: 5-30, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 3 runs HR (11): Solo (10), 2-run (1)

AHitting .299 (40-for-134) with 18 XBH, 19 RBI, 21 BB in last 36 games. A12 hits in 4-game series at CLE 8/1-4 were most hits in a 3- or 4-game series in Twins history...reached 15 times in series, only other Twin to do so was Steve Braun in 1976. ARanks 6th in the AL in walks (75)...75 walks most since walking 90 times in 2012. AReached base safely in 28 straight games two times this season, 5/17-6/17 and 4/4-5/6...reached base safely in 43 straight games 8/7-9/24/15, setting club record. ARanks on Twins all-time list (since 1961): 2nd in 2B (365), 3rd in average (.309) and walks (818), 4th in hits (1826), 5th in runs (885), 6th in games (1585), total bases (2637) and RBI (804), 12th in HR (130), and 13th in triples (28)...needs 91 hits to tie Oliva for 3rd, 18 runs to tie Hrbek for 4th and 20 walks to tie Hrbek for 2nd.

JUAN CENTENO - C #37Height: 5-9 Weight: 195 B/T: L/R Age: 26 (11/16/89 in Arecibo, PR)

2016 Average: .253 Streak: 2g, 2-7, run Series vs. CLE: - -Homestand: 2-7, run HR (2): Solo (1), 2-run (1)

AHitting .261 (37-for-142) with 9 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBI in 40 starts this season. AHas a hit in 9 of his last 14 starts...also at least one hit in 14 of last 20 starts. AFirst career HR with 2-run shot 5/14/16 at CLE off Kluber...2nd with solo shot 6/26 at NYY. AHad contract selected by the Twins prior to 5/6 game vs. CWS. APlayed in 10 games (5 starts) for the Brewers last season.

ROBBIE GROSSMAN - OF #36Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 B/T: S/L Age: 26 (9/16/89 in San Diego, CA)

2016 Average: .275 Streak: 1g, 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Series vs. CLE: - -Homestand: 3-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, run HR (9): Solo (8), 2-run (1)

AHitting .300 (45-for-150) in 47 home games this season...hit in 18 of last 21 with AB. AHas a hit in 51 of 82 games with Twins in 2016...reached in 67 of the 82. ABegan the season with Triple-A Columbus (Cleveland) and hit .256 (31-for-121) with 5 doubles, 6 HR and 21 RBI in 35 games...opted out of his minor league contract May 16...signed by the Twins to a minor league contract May 16 and reported to Triple-A Rochester.

EDUARDO ESCOBAR - INF #5 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 B/T: S/R Age: 27 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ)

2016 Average: .263 Streak: 2g, 3-8, RBI Series vs. CLE: - -Homestand: 4-18, 2 RBI, BB HR (5): Solo (2), 2-run (2), 3-run (1)

AIn last 17 games at Target Field is hitting .290 (18-for-62) with 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI...in last 25 games at Target Field hitting .326 (28-for-86) with 3 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 18 RBI. AHit .269 with 8 HR, 29 RBI post-ASG in 2015...from 7/31/15 to end of season he led AL shortstops with 18 2B, 2nd in slugging (.524), T3rd in HR and T4th in runs (31). ASet career-highs last season in home runs (12), RBI (58) and walks (28). ARecorded 30-plus doubles in consecutive seasons (35 in 2014 and 31 in 2015), becoming first Twins switch hitter to ever to do so in consecutive seasons.

MAX KEPLER - OF #26Height: 6-4 Weight: 207 B/T: L/L Age: 23 (2/10/93 in Berlin, Germany)

2016 Average: .244 Streak: 5g, 7-24, 2 2B, BB, 2 runs Series vs. CLE: 2-8, BBHomestand: 8-32, 2 2B, BB, 3 runs HR (16): Solo (7), 3-run (3), 2-run (5), GS (1)

AAL rookie leader in RBI (59) and walks (38), and 2nd in HR (16). AHas a hit in 12 of last 13 at games at Target Field with an AB, and in 14 of his last 16. AHad 10 RBI and 4 HR in 4-game series at CLE 8/1-4...most by a Twin in a single series since Morneau had 11 RBI and 4 HR in a four-game series in July 2007 at CWS. AFirst career multi-HR game 7/2 vs. TEX...also set Twins rookie record with 7 RBI...first career 3-HR game 8/1 at CLE...5th Twin and first since 2007 with 3-HR game (Morneau). AHit first career HR with a 3-run, walk-off homer 6/12 vs. BOS in the bottom of the 10th. ANamed 2015 Southern League MVP after hitting .322 (131-for-407) with 32 doubles, 13 triples, nine home runs, 71 RBI and 76 runs scored in 112 games.

MIGUEL SANO - INF #22Height: 6-4 Weight: 262 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (5/11/93 in S.Pedro de Macoris, DR)

2016 Average: .237 Streak: 1-4, HR, RBI, BB, run Series vs. CLE: 1-7, HR, RBI, 2 BB, runHomestand: 7-31, 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 6 runs HR (23): Solo (16), 2-run (4), 3-run (3)

A19 of his 23 HR in 2016 have come off RHPs. A4th in AL with 159 strikeout, most strikeouts in Twins history. AHit 16 HR with 44 RBI in 69 post-ASG games in 2015...has 9 post-ASG HR in 2016. AReinstated prior to 7/1 game...missed 27 games with a left hamstring strain...played in 8 rehab games with Triple-A Rochester, hitting .160 (4-for-25) with 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI. AHad 10-game hitting streak from 7/5-7/19...went 13-for-44 with 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI. AHomered in four straight games for first time in his career from 5/25-29. AHit first career walk-off hit with RBI single in 9th, 4/26 vs. CLE. AHit 18 home runs last season, fifth most among rookies in baseball...18 were most for Twins rookie since Marty Cordova hit 24 HR in 1995.

EDDIE ROSARIO - OF #20Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R Age: 24 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR)

2016 Average: .266 Streak: 1g, 1-5 Series vs. CLE: 1-5Homestand: 6-26, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 4 runs HR (9): Solo (5), 2-run (4)

ASince recall 7/3 is hitting .302 (62-for-205) with 13 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR and 22 RBI. A3rd career 4-hit game 7/23 at BOS, all 3 have come in 2016. AHit HRs in back-to-back games for first time in career, 4/19 vs. MIL & 4/20 at MIL. AHit first career HR in his first plate appearance 5/6 vs. OAK, on the first pitch off Kazmir. ALed baseball in triples last season with 15, also third most in Twins history. A’15 AL Rookie Ranks: 15 3B (1st), 208 total bases (1st), 46 XBH (1st), 122 games (3rd), 34 multi-hit games (3rd), 121 hits (3rd), 60 runs (4th), 13 HR (T5th) and 50 RBI (5th).

JORGE POLANCO - INF #11Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: S/R Age: 23 (7/5/93 in Santo Domingo, DR)

2016 Average: .295 Streak: 4g, 5-17, 2B, BB Series vs. CLE: 2-8, BBHomestand: 9-32, 2 2B, 4 BB, 3 RBI, 2 runs Home Runs (1): Solo (1)

AHitting .274 (23-for-84) with 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI in last 21 games at Target Field. ABatting .305 (51-for-167) with 11 2B, 4 3B, HR, 16 RBI when starting in 2016...batting .316 (55-for-178) with 12 2B, 4 3B, HR, 18 RBI in 46 career starts. AHit .276 (81-for-293) with 13 2B, 6 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI for Triple-A Rochester this season. AIn 592 career minor league games has hit .286 (650-for-2272) with 122 doubles, 30

LOGAN SCHAFER - OF #32Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 B/T: L/L Age: 30 (8/1/86 in San Jose, CA)

2016 Average: .286 Streak: 0-5, 2 BB Series vs. CLE: 0-2, 2 BBHomestand: 3-12, 2 2B, 2 BB, 2 runs HR (0): - -

ARecalled from Triple-A Rochester 8/29 (D. Santana DL). ASigned by the Twins as a minor league free agent June 1...was Spring Training invite with Washington, released March 19 and signed with Independent Lancaster. APlayed five MLB seasons with Milwaukee from 2011-15, hitting .212 (119-for-562) with 31 2B, 7 3B, 5 HR, 52 RBI in 292 games.

JAMES BERESFORD - INF #30Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 B/T: L/R Age: 27 (1/19/89 in Mt. Waverly, AUS)

2016 Average: .250 Streak: 1g, 1-4 Series vs. CLE: 1-4Homestand: 1-4 HR (0): - -

ARecalled 9/6...made MLB debut 9/10...first MLB hit single off Armstrong. AHit .269 (125-for-465) with 14 doubles, three triples and 35 RBI in 122 games for Triple-A Rochester this season...hit at least .266 in each of last eight minor league seasons. APlayed 10 seasons in minor leagues, all in Twins system after signing with Minnesota as an undrafted free agent 8/13/05...in those 10 seasons, hit .283 (1116-for-3939) with 136 doubles, 17 triples, four home runs and 368 RBI in 1,070 games.

JOHN RYAN MURPHY - C #12Height: 5-11 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (5/13/91 in Bradenton, FL)

2016 Average: .151 Streak: 0-2 Series vs. CLE: 1-4, runHomestand: 5-13, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs HR (1): Solo (1)

ARecalled 9/3...hit .386 (17-for-44) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI in final 13 games for Wings. AHit .237 (62-for-262) with 14 2B, 3 HR, 39 RBI in 82 games for Rochester this season. AAcquired by Twins via trade with New York-AL 11/11/15, in exchange for outfielder Aaron Hicks...originally drafted by Yankees in 2nd round of 2009 Draft. ACaught 65 games for Yankees in 2015 (43 starts). ABorn in Bradenton, FL; attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL.

BYRON BUXTON - OF #25Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 B/T: R/R Age: 22 (12/19/93 in Baxley, GA)

2016 Average: .222 Streak: 0-5, BB Series vs. CLE: 1-7, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 runsHomestand: 13-33, 2 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 2 BB, 12 runs HR (6): Solo (2), 3-run (1), 2-run (2), GS (1)

AHitting .394 (13-for-33) with 5 HR, 12 RBI since recall 9/1 (9 games). AOptioned to Triple-A 8/7 and hit .257 (19-for-74) with 2 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 10 RBI in 20 games for the Red Wings...2x 2016 IL Player of the Week, 7/4 & 8/29. AEntered 2016 as top prospect, best hitter for average, fastest baserunner, best athlete, best defensive outfielder and best outfield arm in Twins system by Baseball America. A2012 2nd overall pick by Twins (Carlos Correa)...2nd best prospect by Baseball America in 2016 (Corey Seager - 1st), 2nd best in 2015 (Kris Bryant - 1st) and top prospect in 2014.

KENNYS VARGAS - INF #19Height: 6-5 Weight: 289 B/T: S/R Age: 26 (8/1/90 in Canovanas, PR)

2016 Average: .258 Streak: 1g, 1-3, BB Series vs. CLE: - -Homestand: 1-4, BB HR (6): 2-run (3), Solo (3)

AHit HRs from both sides of the plate 8/11 (Game 1), 4th Twins player in team history to do so and the first since Ryan Doumit did so in 2012. A15 of his 23 hits this season are for extra-bases (9 2B, 6 HR). ARecalled 9/6...hit .233 (77-for-330) with 16 doubles, one triple, 15 home runs and 58 RBI in 96 games for the Red Wings this season.

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C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Beresford 1 1 Buxton 68 1 67Centeno 40 1 39 Dozier 132 2 55 24 7 35 9 5 Escobar 64 9 2 2 32 33 1 2Grossman 64 10 2 32 6 10 11 6 2 4Kepler 1 84 16 1 32 15 21 Mauer 90 31 8 49 64 Murphy 14 2 9 3Polanco 5 27 9 1 1 15 1 2 10 8 3 Rosario 47 29 3 15 9 31 8 10Sano 34 37 32 39 48 9 6 Schafer 2 3 2 3 1 3Suzuki 88 1 4 3 6 71 3Vargas 14 10 1 7 5 10 1 Others 38 4 51 89 29 40 19 48 76 17 7 51 53 39 27 4 47

STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER

BATTING PITCHINGMONTH AVG R R/G H HR W-L IP H BB K ERAAPRIL .239 80 3.3 198 21 7-17 215.1 219 75 192 3.97MAY .239 111 4.1 218 31 8-19 234.0 286 72 212 5.96JUNE .257 126 4.7 239 36 10-17 239.0 289 64 178 5.50JULY .269 144 5.5 247 31 15-11 237.0 237 63 175 3.80AUGUST .270 142 4.9 278 36 9-20 252.1 310 97 191 6.21SEPT/OCT .275 54 6.0 92 22 4-5 87.0 105 41 82 6.10

TWINS MONTHLY BReAKDOWN

PITCHING BREAKDOWNW L S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO

Starters 32 63 5.54 771.0 905 518 475 131 240 573Relievers 21 26 23 4.63 493.2 541 278 254 69 172 457TOTALS 53 89 23 5.19 1264.2 1446 796 729 200 412 1030

TWINS/OPPONENTS SCORING BY INNINGS1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL

TWINS 72 67 97 65 90 66 72 70 48 10 657 OPPONENTS 96 87 80 90 109 88 86 89 61 10 796

HOME RUNS BY POSITIONC 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL8 22 38 20 11 17 11 27 19 4 177

RECORD WHEN…

Runs Scoring Allowing0 0 - 7 2 - 01 0 - 13 9 - 22 3 - 17 7 - 43 2 - 12 7 - 94 5 - 17 13 - 85 7 - 12 11 - 86 14 - 4 2 - 107 7 - 4 0 - 13 8 3 - 2 0 - 99 1 - 0 1 - 810+ 11 - 1 1 - 18

Totals 53 - 89 53 - 89

TWINS BATTING INFO

SEASON-HIGHS GW BUNTPLAYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SEASON-HIGH HIT-STREAKBeresford - - - - - - - - - - - -Buxton 3 (2x) 1 (6x) 3 2 4 7, 4/24-6/5Centeno 3 1 (2x) 3 2 1 5, 7/16-28Dozier 3 (8x) 3 4 (2x) 7 2 16, 7/22-8/7Escobar 3 (4x) 1 (5X) 3 2 - - 7, 6/17-24Grossman 3 (5x) 1 (10x) 3 2 - - 8, 6/29-7/8Kepler 4 3 7 6 1 9, 6/14-24Mauer 4 (2x) 1 (11x) 4 2 - - 9, 4/9-18Murphy 3 1 2 - - - - 2, 9/7-9Polanco 3 (2x) 1 3 - - - - 13, 5/20-8/11Rosario 4 (3x) 1 (9x) 3 (2x) 5 - - 7, 2x, last 8/26-9/1Sano 3 (5x) 2 4 6 - - 10, 7/5-20Schafer 2 (2x) - - - - - - - - 3, 8/30-9/2Suzuki 4 1 (6x) 6 1 - - 9, 2x, last 8/6-21Vargas 2 (6x) 2 3 1 - - 7, 7/21-31Others 13 8 TOTALS 49 16

TWINS BULLPEN VS. Cleveland Indians

2016 CAREERPITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ERAlbers 0 - 0 - 0 18.00 2.0 6 4 1 - 1 - 0 3.72 19.1 16 8Boshers 0 - 0 - 0 4.15 4.1 3 2 0 - 0 - 0 2.70 6.2 4 2Chargois 1 - 0 - 0 3.38 2.2 2 1 1 - 0 - 0 3.38 2.2 2 1Dean 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Kintzler 0 - 1 - 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 0 - 1 - 0 1.80 5.0 4 1Light 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.2 0 0May 1 - 1 - 0 4.50 8.0 5 4 4 - 4 - 0 5.94 33.1 38 22Milone 0 - 0 - 0 6.00 6.0 10 4 3 - 1 - 0 2.75 39.1 42 12O’Rourke 0 - 0 - 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 0 - 0 - 0 6.35 5.2 3 4Pressly 1 - 0 - 0 2.79 9.2 11 3 1 - 1 - 0 4.57 21.2 29 11Rogers 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 7.1 4 0Tonkin 0 - 0 - 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 0 - 0 - 0 3.52 15.1 13 6Wimmers 0 - 0 - 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 0 - 0 - 0 3.38 2.2 3 1Others 2 - 1 - 0 3.00 12.0 10 4TEAM 5 - 3 - 0 3.06 64.2 58 22

2016 DISABLED LIST LOG PLAYER INJURY DATE ON RETRO DATE OFF GAMES MISSED Danny Santana ..........Right Hamstring Strain .................................................................4/9 ...................................4/25 .......................... 14 Glen Perkins .............Left Posterior Shoulder Strain (transferred to 60-day May 25) .........4/13 ......... 4/11 ................................................. 136 Trevor Plouffe .............Right Intercostal Strain ................................................................4/19 ......... 4/18 ..................5/3 ........................... 13 Ervin Santana ............Lower Back Strain ........................................................................4/26 ......... 4/20 ..................5/6 ........................... 14 Kyle Gibson ................Right Shoulder Strain ...................................................................4/26 ......... 4/23 .................6/10 .......................... 42 Eduardo Escobar .......Left Groin Strain ............................................................................5/7 ...................................5/23 .......................... 13 Darin Mastroianni ......Left Oblique Strain .......................................................................5/25 ......... 5/22 ..................7/4 ........................... 40 Danny Santana ..........Left Hamstring Strain ..................................................................5/30 ..................................6/17 .......................... 16 Miguel Sano ...............Left Hamstring Strain ..................................................................5/31 ...................................7/1 ........................... 27 Phil Hughes ...............Left Knee Contusion (transferred to 60-day June 12)* ..............6/10 .................................................................... 83 Trevor May .................Lower Back Spasms .....................................................................6/10 ...................................7/5 ........................... 23 Trevor Plouffe .............Fractured Left Rib .........................................................................7/4 ........... 7/2 ...................8/8 ........................... 32 Trevor May .................Low Back Strain ...........................................................................8/10 .......... 8/7 ...................9/9 ........................... 29 Buddy Boshers ...........Left Elbow Inflammation ..............................................................8/11 ...................................9/2 ........................... 20 Tommy Milone ............Left Biceps Tendinitis ...................................................................8/12 ...................................9/9 ........................... 24 Danny Santana ..........Left Shoulder AC Joint Sprain (transferred to 60-day Sept. 6) ....8/28 .................................................................... 12 Trevor Plouffe ...........Left Hamstring Strain ..................................................................9/10 .......... 9/7 ...................................................... 3

BOLD indicates current on DL * - Hughes injury later diagnosed as non-displaced fracture of left femur

MULTI-HOMER GAME (5 in 2015)• Park, 5/13 at CLE• Nunez, 6/7 vs. MIA• Dozier, 6/28 at CWS• Kepler, 7/2 vs. TEX• Dozier, 7/31 vs. CWS• Kepler (3), 8/1 at CLE• Sano, 8/7 at TB• Vargas, 8/11 vs. HOU (both sides)• Dozier (3), 9/5 vs. KC

BACK-TO-BACK (2 in 2015)• Arcia/Park, 4/16 vs. LAA• Nunez/Dozier, 5/25 vs. KC• Mauer/Sano, 5/29 at SEA• Park/Grossman, 6/5 vs. TB• Escobar/Suzuki, 6/18 vs. NYY• Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26 at NYY• Grossman/Dozier, 6/30 at CWS• Vargas/Kepler, 7/5 vs. OAK• Escobar/Dozier, 7/10 at TEX• Grossman/Dozier, 8/9 vs. HOU• Rosario/Dozier, 8/13 vs. KC

GRAND SLAM (3 in 2015)• Kepler, 7/10 at TEX• Buxton, 9/4 vs. CWS

WALK-OFF (4 in 2015)• Arcia, 4/25 vs. CLE• Kepler, 6/12 vs. BOS

INSIDE-THE-PARK (0 in 2015)• Nunez, 6/2 vs. TB

RUNNERS ON• Solo - 115 // 2-run - 43 // 3-run - 17

TWINS HOME RUN DATA

TWINS HITTERS VS. Cleveland Indians

2016 CAREERPLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBIBeresford .250 4 1 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0Buxton .059 17 1 1 1 .143 21 3 2 3Centeno .381 21 8 1 4 .381 21 8 1 4Dozier .288 73 21 6 18 .243 321 78 17 40Escobar .176 34 6 1 4 .201 149 30 2 16Grossman .091 11 1 0 0 .175 40 7 0 0Kepler .260 50 13 6 12 .255 51 13 6 12Mauer .329 70 23 2 9 .330 621 205 14 76Murphy .250 4 1 0 0 .182 11 2 0 1Polanco .438 32 14 1 4 .438 32 14 1 4Rosario .321 56 18 2 7 .302 116 35 6 15Sano .197 61 12 2 9 .206 107 22 3 12Schafer .273 11 3 0 0 .214 14 3 0 1Suzuki .163 43 7 0 3 .208 255 53 7 26Vargas .150 20 3 0 0 .228 79 18 2 8Others .266 139 37 5 13TEAM .262 646 169 27 84

DATE PLAYER/MGR/CH UMPIRE REASON4/10 at Kansas City ....Miguel Sano ................John Hirschbeck ....... Arguing Balls and Strikes5/2 at Houston ............ John Ryan Murphy .......Jerry Layne ............... Arguing Balls and Strikes5/4 at Houston ............Ryan Pressly ...............Scott Barry ............... Arguing Balls and Strikes5/4 at Houston ............Paul Molitor ................Scott Barry ............... Arguing Balls and Strikes

TWINS EJECTIONS

Rosario ........... 10 Santana........ 2Kepler ............. 8 Buxton .......... 2Grossman ....... 4 Schafer ......... 2Arcia .............. 2 Total ........... 30

TWINS Outfield ASSISTS

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HIGHS AND LOWS PAGE 6

LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

FOR THE TWINSHITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MIL (10 all-time)Grand Slam: Buxton, 9/4/16 vs. CWS (2 as a team in 2016)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Nunez, 6/2/16 vs. TB (1 as a team in 2016)Pinch-Hit Home Run: Rosario, 8/5/16 at TB (4 as a team in 2016)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy, (9th inning), 5/19/04 at TORFive-Hit Game: Escobar, 8/22/14 vs. DETSix-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEX (2 all-time, both Puckett)Two Hits, One Inning: Escobar/Nunez, 2nd inning, 5/25/15 vs. BOS (3 as a team in 2015)Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KCTwo-Home Run Game: Sano, 8/7/16 at TB (6 as a team in 2016 and 2 3-HR game)Three-Home Run Game: Dozier, 9/5/16 vs. KC (6 all-time)Back-to-Back Home Runs: Rosario/Dozier, 8/13/16 vs. KC (11 as a team in 2016)Three Consecutive Home Runs: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016)Three Home Runs, One Inning: Dozier/Plouffe/Kepler, 6/26/16 at NYY (1 as a team in 2016)Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYYWalk-off Home Run: Kepler, 10th inning, 6/12/16 vs. BOS (3 as a team in 2016)Leadoff Home Run: Dozier, 9/6/16 vs. KC (10 total in 2016)Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: E. Nunez/B. Dozier, 5/25/16 vs. KC

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS (6 all-time)One-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. KC (13 all-time)Two-Hitter: E.Santana, 7/6/16 vs. OAK (42 all-time)10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL10+ Strikeouts: 10, E. Santana, 8/21/16 vs. KC (1 as team in 2016)Complete Game Shutout: E. Santana, 7/6/16 vs. OAKBack-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MILBack-to-Back Shutouts: 6/2/13 vs. SEA - 6/4/13 at KC (2 games, 10-0 and 3-0)

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. SEA (Johjima hitting)Position Player Pitching: E. Escobar, 8/11/16 vs. HOU (1 in 2016)Three or more Steals, One Game: D. Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at DETSteal of Home: C. Thomas, 8/2/13 vs. HOU Pure Steal of Home: R. Becker, 9/27/97 at CLEHome Run in First ML At-Bat: E. Rosario, 5/6/15 vs. OAK (1st PA, 1st pitch)

AGAINST THE TWINSHITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEX (5 all-time)Grand Slam: Gordon, 8/18/16 at KC (1 allowed in 2016)Inside-the-Park Home Run: J. McCann, 4/29/15 vs. DETPinch-Hit Home Run: Johnson, 6/9/16 vs. MIA (2 in 2016)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE (1 in 2015)Five-Hit Game: Pedroia, 7/21/16 at BOS (2 in 2016) Six-Hit Game: Segura, 5/28/13 at MILTwo Hits, One Inning: T. Thompson, 4th inning (2B, 1B) 9/12/15 at CWS (1 allowed in 2015)Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MILTwo-Home Run Game: Morales, 9/6/16 vs. KC (7 allowed in 2016)Three-Home Run Game: J. Donaldson, 8/28/16 at TOR (1 allowed in 2016)Back-to-Back Home Runs: Joseph/Rupp, 6/21/16 vs. PHI (6 allowed in 2016)Three Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. ATLThree Home Runs, One Inning: Martinez/Infante/Jackson, 9/24/13 vs. DETFour Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O’Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOSWalk-off Home Run: C. Heisey, 16th inning, 4/24/16 at WAS (1 allowed in 2016)Leadoff Home Run: Eaton, 9/3/16 vs. CWS (13 allowed in 2016)Consecutive Home Runs to Leadoff Game: J. Bautista/J. Donaldson, 5/22 vs. TOR

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA (5 all-time)One-Hitter: Kluber, 8/14/15 vs. CLE (23 all-time)Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR (49 all-time)10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/1/95 at CHC10+ Strikeouts: 10, Duffy, 9/7/16 vs. KC (7 times in 2016)Complete Game Shutout: Arrieta, 6/21/15 vs. CHC (2 in 2015)Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAABack-to-Back Shutouts: 4/6/13 - 4/8/2015 (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11)

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OAK (Plouffe hitting)Position Player Pitching: J. Hoying, 7/7/16 at TEX (2 in 2016)Three or more Steals, One Game: B. Hamilton (4), 6/29/15 at CINSteal of Home: B. Daubach, 4/27/03 at CHCPure Steal of Home: S. Green, 5/26/00 vs. TEXHome Run in First ML At-Bat: C. Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STL

2016 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTSDATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/18 vs. Milwaukee Delayed Delayed two hours and six minutes in the sixth inning due to rain. Game was called as the Twins won 7-4 in six innings.4/27 vs. Cleveland Delayed Delayed 35 minutes before the start of the game due to rain. First pitch was scheduled for 7:10 pm and game started at 7:45 pm5/9 vs. Baltimore Postponed Postponed due to inclement weather prior to the start of the game. Game to be made up on July 28, a previously scheduled mutual off day for both clubs.5/23 vs. Kansas City Delayed Delayed for 41 minutes in the third inning due to rain. 5/25 vs. Kansas City Delayed Delayed 25 minutes to start due to rain. Game scheduled for 12:10 but started at 12:35.6/4 vs. Tampa Bay Delayed Delayed for one hour and 10 minutes in the sixth inning due to rain. 6/17 vs. New York-AL Delayed Delayed 35 minutes before the start of the game due to potential rain. First pitch was scheduled for 7:10 pm and game started at 7:45 pm6/22 vs. Philadelphia Delayed Delayed for one hour and 10 minutes to start the game due to rain. First pitch was scheduled for 7:10 pm and game started at 8:20 pm7/5 vs. Oakland Delayed Delayed for two hours and 42 minutes marking the latest start in Target Field history with a 9:52 pm first pitch. 7/16 vs. Cleveland Delayed Delayed for two hours and five minutes in the 11th inning due to rain. Game delayed at 10:14 pm and resumed at 12:15 am8/10 vs. Houston Postponed Postponed due to inclement weather during the third inning. Game to be made up on August 11 as part of a split day-night doubleheader.8/13 vs. Kansas City Delayed Delayed 50 minutes before the start of the game due to rain. First pitch was scheduled for 7:10 pm and game started at 8:00 pm

** Target Field has experienced 31 delayed games and 14 postponed games in the park’s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 3:00. **

TEAM BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game...........................................................................57, 4/24 at WAS (16 inn.)Most Runs, Game............................................................................................... 17, 7/2 vs. TEXMost Runs, Inning.............................................................................8, 3rd inning, 9/3 vs. CWSMost Hits, Game .....................................................................................19, 2x, last 8/1 at CLEMost Hits, Inning ................................................................................ 7, 8th inning, 7/7 at TEXConsecutive Hits ................................................................................ 6, 8th inning, 7/7 at TEXConsecutive Batters Reached Base ..................................6, 2x, Last 7th inning, 7/23 at BOSFewest Hits, Game............................................................................................. 2, 4/23 at WASMost Doubles, Game.................................................................................6, 3x, last 8/2 at CLEMost Triples, Game ...................................................................................2, 5x, last 8/3 at CLEMost Home Runs, Game .....................................................................................6, 6/26 at NYYGrand Slams ..........................................................................................1, 2x, Last 9/4 vs. CWSMost Total Bases, Game ..................................................................................... 41, 8/1 at CLEMost Extra Base Hits, Game ............................................................................... 10, 8/1 at CLEMost RBI, Game ................................................................................................. 17, 7/2 vs. TEXMost Walks ............................................................................................. 9, 2x, last 8/17 at ATLMost Strikeouts .................................................................................20, 4/24 at WAS (16 inn.)Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins ...................................................................... 4, 6/12 vs. BOSMost Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent ....................................................... 3, 4x, last 9/6 vs. KCMost Caught Stealing, Game ................................................................................ 2, 4/7 at BALMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game...................................................................3, 5/23 vs. KCLeft On Base, Twins ............................................................................................ 19, 8/3 at CLELeft On Base, Twins in Extra Innings .................................................13, 4/17 vs. LAA (12 inn.)Consecutive Scoreless Innings............................................... 15, 9th inn. 4/8 - 5th inn., 4/10

INDIVIDUAL BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game........................................7, 5x, Last Kepler, Rosario 9/4 vs. CWS (12 inn.)Most Runs, Game..........................................................................4, 2x, last Mauer, 8/1 at CLEMost Runs, Inning..................................................................................2, Plouffe, 9/3 vs. CWSMost Hits, Game .........................................................................4, 11x, last Mauer, 8/3 at CLEMost Hits, Inning ............................................................................................1, multiple timesMost Doubles, Game.........................................................................3, Grossman, 5/31 at OAKMost Triples, Game .................................................................................2, Polanco, 8/1 at CLEMost Home Runs, Game ................................................................3, 2x, last Dozier, 9/5 vs. KCGrand Slams .............................................................................1, 2x, last, Buxton, 9/4 vs. CWSMost Total Bases, Game ..........................................................................13, Kepler, 8/1 at CLEMost Extra Base Hits, Game ..........................................................3, 8x, last Dozier, 9/5 vs. KCMost RBI, Game ........................................................................................7, Kepler, 7/2 vs. TEXMost Walks, Game ........................................................................3, 5x, last Kepler, 8/2 at CLE Most Strikeouts, Game ........................................................................... 5, Kepler, 9/4 vs. CWSLongest Hitting Streak .............................................................................. 16, Dozier, 7/22-8/7Consecutive Hits ............................................................ 5, Rosario, 4/21 at MIL - 4/22 at WASConsecutive Hitless At-Bats.............................................................24, 2x, last Sano, 8/13-24 Most Stolen Bases, Game...........................................................2, 6x, last Dozier, 9/3 vs. CWSMost Caught Stealing, Game ..........................................................................1, multiple timesMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game.....................................2, 2x, last Centeno, 8/11 vs. HOU

TEAM PITCHING:Most Runs Allowed ............................................................................................ 16, 5/4 at HOUMost Runs, Inning.............................................................................8, 1st inning, 5/16 at DETMost Hits Allowed ..................................................................................18, 2x, last 6/9 vs. MIAMost Hits Allowed, Inning ..................................................... 8, 2x, last 7th inning, 6/9 vs. MIAConsecutive Hits Allowed ...................................................... 6, 2x, last 5th inning, 8/2 at CLEMost Home Runs Allowed, Game ........................................................... 4, 6x, last 8/26 at TORMost Strikeouts ................................................................................. 13, 9/4 vs. CWS (12 inn.)

TEAM PITCHING (CONT.):Most Walks ......................................................................................................... 8, 8/30 at CLEFewest Hits Allowed ...............................................................................2, 2x, last 7/6 vs. OAKPitchers Used ...........................................................................8, 2x, last 6/7 vs. MIA (11 inn.)Consecutive Batters Retired........................................... 17, 1st inning 6/26- 6th inning 6/26Scoreless Innings Streak .................................................... 17, 1st inning 7/6- 8th inning 7/7Wild Pitches ......................................................................................... 3, 3x, last 8/23 vs. DETMost Innings, Game, Relievers ......................................................11.0, 4/24 at WAS (16 inn.)Most Hits, Game, Relievers ................................................................11, 4x, last 8/11 vs. HOUMost Runs, Game, Relievers ..............................................................10, 2x, last 6/11 vs. BOSMost Home Runs, Game, Relievers .......................................................3, 2x, last 5/20 vs TORMost Walks, Game, Relievers...........................................................................6, 8/11 vs. HOUMost Strikeouts, Game, Relievers.....................................................11, 4/24 at WAS (16 inn.)

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING:Most Innings, Game, Starter ......................................................... 9.0, 3x, Gibson, 8/17 at ATLMost Innings, Game, Reliever ........................................................... 6.0, Albers, 8/11 vs. HOUMost Hits, Starter .................................................................11, 2x, Last Santiago, 8/20 at KCMost Hits, Reliever ...............................................................................11, Albers, 8/11 vs HOYMost Runs, Starter ..................................................................8, 2x, Last Santiago, 8/20 at KCMost Runs, Reliever .................................................................5, 2x, last Albers, 8/11 vs. HOUMost Home Runs, Starter ........................................................ 3, 7x, last Santiago, 8/20 at KCMost Home Runs, Reliever ....................................................... 2, 6x, last Tonkin, 8/23 vs. DETMost Walks, Starter................................................................. 5, 3x, last Berrios, 8/25 vs. DETMost Walks, Reliever.............................................................3, 6x, last Wimmers, 9/2 vs. CWSMost Strikeouts, Starter...................................................................10, E.Santana, 8/21 at KCMost Strikeouts, Reliever...........................................................................6, Dean 8/12 vs. KCWin-Streak ...............................................................................................4, Pressly, 7/20-8/02Losing-Streak ..............5, 3x, Gibson (4/6-6/16), Hughes (4/23-5/22), E. Santana (5/24-6/14)Low-Hit Complete Game.................................................................. 2, E. Santana, 7/6 vs. OAKMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings ..................................................17.0, Rogers, 6/17-7/23Most Consecutive Batters Retired .......................................................17, Duffey, 6/26 at NYYWild Pitches .............................................................................2, 6x, last Gibson, 8/23 vs. DET

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING:Errors, Game, Team ...............................................................................4, 2x, last 8/14 vs. KCErrors, Game, Individual .........................................2, 5x, last Grossman, Polanco 8/14 vs. KCErrors, Consecutive Games, Team ...........................................................................8, 8/21-29Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team .............................................................4, 5/14-17Doubleplays, Game, Team ....................................................................4, 2x, last 6/12 vs. BOSOpponents Doubleplays, Game, Team ................................................... 3, 3x, last 9/2 vs. CWS

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS:Longest Winning Streak ............................................................................. 4, 3x, last 7/31-8/3Longest Losing Streak............................................................................................13, 8/18-31Longest Game, Innings................................................................................. 16.0, 4/24 at WASLongest Game, Time (9 Innings) ...................................................................4:11, 7/23 at BOSLongest Game, Time (Extra Innings) ..............................................5:56, 4/34 at WAS (16 inn.)Longest Delay ..................................................................................................3:15, 8/19 at KCFastest Game, Time .........................................................................................2:15, 8/18 at KC Largest Margin, Victory..................................................................................... 12, 7/2 vs. TEXLargest Margin, Loss ......................................................................................... 12, 5/4 at HOULargest Home Attendance.......................................................................40,638, 4/11 vs. CWSHome Sellouts ......................................................................................................4/11 vs. CWSTimes Shut Out ............................................................................................7, last 8/29 at CLE

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APRIL (7-17) Batting: .239 (198-for-827) Pitching: 7-17-2, 3.97 ERA (215.1 IP, 95 ER) 4----- --at BAL 2-3 L 0-1 T4th -1.5 45,785 Britton/Jepsen 5-------OFF DAY 6----- --at BAL 2-4 L 0-2 5th -2.0 12,622 Gallardo/Gibson/Britton 7----- --at BAL 2-4 L 0-3 5th -2.5 11,142 Jimenez/Hughes/O’Day 8------at KC 3-4 L 0-4 5th -3.5 27,166 Soria/Jepsen/Davis 9------at KC 0-7 L 0-5 5th -3.5 31,001 Kennedy/Milone10 -----at KC ^3-4 L 0-6 5th -4.5 35,317 Davis/May11 -----CWS 1-4 L 0-7 5th -5.0 *40,638 40,638 1 Quintana/Gibson/Robertson12 -----OFF DAY 5th -5.013 -----CWS 0-3 L 0-8 5th -6.0 21,008 61,646 2 Rodon/Hughes/Robertson14 -----CWS 1-3 L 0-9 5th -7.0 19,736 81,382 3 Latos/Santana/Robertson 15 -----LAA 5-4 W 1-9 5th -7.0 22,461 103,843 4 Fien/Salas/Jepsen 16 -----LAA 6-4 W 2-9 5th -6.0 27,464 131,307 5 Pressly/Smith/Jepsen 17 -----LAA ^3-2 W 3-9 5th -5.0 25,932 157,239 6 Tonkin/Rasmus 18 -----MIL #7-4 W 4-9 5th -4.5 21,078 178,317 7 Hughes/Anderson 19 -----MIL 5-6 L 4-10 5th -5.5 17,597 195,914 8 Thornburg/Jepsen/Jeffress 20 -----at MIL 5-10 L 4-11 5th -6.0 21,078 Nelson/Pressly21 -----at MIL 8-1 W 5-11 5th -5.5 30,107 Nolasco/Jungmann 22 -----at WAS 4-8 L 5-12 5th -6.5 27,684 Gonzalez/Gibson 23 -----at WAS 0-2 L 5-13 5th -7.0 35,974 Roark/Hughes/Papelbon24 -----at WAS ^6-5 L 5-14 5th -8.0 35,397 Perez/Tonkin25 -----CLE 4-3 W 6-14 5th -8.0 17,503 213,417 9 Jepsen/McAllister 26 -----CLE 6-5 W 7-14 5th -8.0 17,493 230,910 10 Jepsen/Allen27 -----CLE 5-6 L 7-15 5th -9.0 17,746 248,656 11 Tomlin/Berrios/Allen28 -----OFF DAY 5th -8.529 -----DET 2-9 L 7-16 5th -8.5 23,049 271,705 12 Fulmer/Hughes30 -----DET 1-4 L 7-17 5th -9.5 31,109 302,814 13 Zimmermann/Duffey/RodriguezMAY (8-19) Batting: .239 (218-for-912) Pitching: 8-19-4, 5.96 ERA (234.0 IP, 155 ER) 1------DET 5-6 L 7-18 5th -10.5 24,749 327,563 14 Lowe/Pressly/Rodriguez 2------at HOU 6-2 W 8-18 5th -10.0 18,243 Berrios/Keuchel 3------at HOU 4-6 L 8-19 5th -11.0 21,153 McHugh/Meyer/Gregerson 4------at HOU 4-16 L 8-20 5th -11.0 20,847 Feldman/Hughes 5------OFF DAY 5th -10.5 6------at CWS 4-10 L 8-21 5th -11.5 23,054 Latos/Nolasco 7------at CWS 2-7 L 8-22 5th -12.5 28,049 Sale/E.Santana 8------at CWS 1-3 L 8-23 5th -13.5 23,801 Quintana/Duffey/Robertson 9------BAL 5th -14.0 --Postponed, Inclement Weather -- Scheduled makeup 7/28 --10 -----BAL 3-5 L 8-24 5th -14.0 21,586 349,149 15 O’Day/Jepsen/Britton 11 -----BAL 2-9 L 8-25 5th -14.0 25,094 374,243 16 Wilson/Hughes 12 -----OFF DAY 5th -14.013 -----at CLE 6-7 L 8-26 5th -15.0 17,803 McAllister/May/Allen14 -----at CLE 6-3 W 9-26 5th -14.0 15,428 Santana/Kluber15 -----at CLE 5-1 W 10-26 5th -13.0 13,236 Duffey/Bauer16 -----at DET 8-10 L 10-27 5th -13.5 25,925 Zimmermann/Dean/Rodriguez17 -----at DET 2-7 L 10-28 5th -13.5 27,652 Ryan/Tonkin18 -----at DET 3-6 L 10-29 5th -13.5 29,035 Verlander/Nolasco/Rodriguez19 -----TOR ^2-3 L 10-30 5th -14.5 25,435 399,678 17 Osuna/Pressly/Biagini20 -----TOR 3-9 L 10-31 5th -14.5 29,396 429,074 18 Sanchez/Duffey21 -----TOR 5-3 W 11-31 5th -13.5 30,460 459,534 19 Abad/Happ/Jepsen22 -----TOR 1-3 L 11-32 5th -14.5 33,421 492,955 20 Stroman/Hughes/Osuna23 -----KC 4-10 L 11-33 5th -15.0 17,886 510,841 21 Moylan/Nolasco24 -----KC 4-7 L 11-34 5th -15.0 23,541 534,382 22 Volquez/Santana/Davis 25 -----KC 7-5 W 12-34 5th -14.0 27,233 561,615 23 Duffey/Gee/Jepsen 26 -----OFF DAY 5th -14.027 -----at SEA 7-2 W 13-34 5th -13.0 40,921 Dean/Hernandez28 -----at SEA 6-5 W 14-34 5th -12.5 28,309 Pressly/Vincent/Jepsen29 -----at SEA 5-4 W 15-34 5th -12.0 33,748 Nolasco/Walker/Jepsen 30 -----at OAK 2-3 L 15-35 5th -13.0 17,248 Graveman/Santana/Madson31 -----at OAK 4-7 L 15-36 5th -14.0 12,767 Dull/Duffey/AxfordJUNE (10-17) Batting: .257 (239-for-931) Pitching: 10-17-5, 5.50 ERA (239.0 IP, 146 ER) 1------at OAK 1-5 L 15-37 5th -15.0 11,345 Manaea/Dean 2------TB 6-4 W 16-37 5th -14.0 20,193 581,808 24 Rogers/Ramirez/Jepsen 3------TB 2-4 L 16-38 5th -14.0 21,134 602,942 25 Ramirez/Nolasco/Colome 4------TB 4-7 L 16-39 5th -14.5 26,613 629,555 26 Andriese/E.Santana/Colome 5------TB 5-7 L 16-40 5th -16.0 25,510 655,065 27 Cedeno/Jepsen/Colome 6------OFF DAY 7------MIA ^6-4 W 17-40 5th -15.0 19,020 674,085 28 Boshers/McGowan 8------MIA 7-5 W 18-40 5th -14.0 21,527 695,612 29 Rogers/Wittgren/Kintzler 9------MIA 3-10 L 18-41 5th -15.0 18,792 714,404 30 Koehler/Santana10 -----BOS 1-8 L 18-42 5th -16.0 22,786 737,190 31 Wright/Duffey 11 -----BOS 4-15 L 18-43 5th -16.0 28,633 765,823 32 Hembree/Gibson12 -----BOS ^7-4 W 19-43 5th -16.0 26,087 791,910 33 Tonkin/Barnes13 -----at LAA 9-4 W 20-43 5th -15.0 36,424 Nolasco/Weaver 14 -----at LAA 4-5 L 20-44 5th -15.0 36,272 Chacin/Santana/Street15 -----at LAA 2-10 L 20-45 5th -15.0 36,717 Santiago/Duffey16 -----NYY 1-4 L 20-46 5th -15.5 23,751 815,661 34 Sabathia/Gibson/Chapman17 -----NYY 2-8 L 20-47 5th -16.5 23,161 838,822 35 Tanaka/Dean 18 -----NYY 6-7 L 20-48 5th -16.5 30,760 869,582 36 Miller/Abad/Chapman19 -----NYY 7-4 W 21-48 5th -17.5 29,553 899,135 37 E.Santana/Eovaldi/Kintzler20 -----OFF DAY 5th -18.021 -----PHI 14-10 W 22-48 5th -18.0 25,714 924,849 38 Boshers/Nola/Kintzler22 -----PHI 6-5 W 23-48 5th -18.0 25,032 949,881 39 Rogers/D.Hernandez/Abad23 -----PHI 3-7 L 23-49 5th -18.5 30,012 979,893 40 Eickhoff/Nolasco24 -----at NYY 3-5 L 23-50 5th -19.5 44,808 Tanaka/Milone/Chapman25 -----at NYY 1-2 L 23-51 5th -20.5 40,075 Miller/Pressly/Chapman26 -----at NYY 7-1 W 24-51 5th -21.0 38,673 Duffey/Eovaldi27 -----OFF DAY28 -----at CWS 4-0 W 25-51 5th -21.0 22,072 Gibson/Quintana29 -----at CWS 6-9 L 25-52 5th -22.0 18,571 Shields/Nolasco/Jones30 -----at CWS 5-6 L 25-53 5th -23.0 26,158 Jones/Abad/RobertsonJULY (15-11) Batting: .269 (247-for-918) Pitching: 15-11-6, 3.80 ERA (237.0 IP, 100 ER) 1------TEX ^2-3 L 25-54 5th -24.0 25,530 1,005,423 41 Bush/Abad/Dyson 2------TEX 17-5 W 26-54 5th -23.0 21,466 1,026,889 42 Duffey/Gonzalez 3------TEX 5-4 W 27-54 5th -22.0 26,942 1,053,831 43 Gibson/Hamels/Kintzler 4------OAK 1-3 L 27-55 5th -23.0 23,100 1,076,931 44 Graveman/Nolasco/Madson 5------OAK 11-4 W 28-55 5th -23.0 16,938 1,093,869 45 Milone/Manaea 6------OAK 4-0 W 29-55 5th -22.0 27,657 1,121,526 46 Santana/Gray 7------at TEX 10-1 W 30-55 5th -21.0 43,934 Duffey/Gonzalez 8------at TEX 5-6 L 30-56 5th -21.5 40,330 Barnette/Pressley/Dyson 9------at TEX 8-6 W 31-56 5th -21.0 37,708 Nolasco/Loshe/Kintzler 10 -----at TEX 15-5 W 32-56 5th -20.0 31,978 Milone/Griffin 11 ----- HR Derby Champion: Giancarlo Stanton12 ----- A.L 4, N.L. 2 - Petco Park in San Diego, CA - Kluber/Cueto/Britton13 -----ALL STAR BREAK 32-56 5th -20.014 -----ALL STAR BREAK 32-56 5th -20.015 -----CLE 2-5 L 32-57 5th -21.0 27,074 1,148,600 47 Carrasco/Santana/Allen 16 -----CLE ^5-4 W 33-57 5th -20.0 29,447 1,178,047 48 May/Colon 17 -----CLE 1-6 L 33-58 5th -21.0 25,692 1,203,739 49 Tomlin/Gibson18 -----at DET 0-1 L 33-59 5th -21.0 29,290 Boyd/Nolasco/Rodriguez19 -----at DET 6-2 W 34-59 5th -21.0 32,030 Milone/Sanchez20 -----at DET 4-1 W 35-59 5th -21.0 35,020 Pressly/Rodriguez/Kintzler21 -----at BOS 2-13 L 35-60 5th -21.5 37,566 Wright/Duffey22 -----at BOS 2-1 W 36-50 5th 20.5 37,001 Gibson/Rodriguez/Kintzler

GA/ Daily TotalDate Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Attendance Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save

JULY (15-11) Batting: .269 (247-for-918) Pitching: 15-11-6, 3.80 ERA (237.0 IP, 100 ER)23 -----at BOS 11-9 W 37-60 5th -19.5 37,600 Pressly/Layne/Kintzler24 -----at BOS 7-8 L 37-61 5th -19.5 36,806 Porcello/Milone/Ziegler25 -----OFF DAY26 -----ATL 0-2 L 37-62 5th -20.5 26,990 1,230,729 50 Harrell/Santana/Johnson27 -----ATL 7-9 L 37-63 5th -20.5 29,482 1,260,211 51 Foltynewicz/Duffey/Johnson 28 -----BAL## 6-2 W 38-63 5th -20.0 22,569 1,282,480 52 Pressly/Despaigne29 -----CWS ^2-1 W 39-63 5th -20.0 23,983 1,306,463 53 May/Jennings30 -----CWS ^5-6 L 39-64 5th -21.0 27,914 1,334,377 54 Ynoa/Abad/Robertson31 -----CWS 6-4 W 40-64 5th -21.0 29,670 1,364,047 55 Santana/Rodon/PresslyAUGUST (9-20) Batting: .270 (278-for-1031) Pitching: 9-20-4, 6.21 ERA (252.1 IP, 174 ER) 1------at CLE 12-5 W 41-64 5th -20.0 15,018 Berrios/Salazar 2------at CLE 10-6 W 42-64 5th -19.0 15,835 Pressly/Carrasco 3------at CLE 13-5 W 43-64 5th -18.0 17,176 Duffey/Bauer 4------at CLE 2-9 L 43-65 5th -19.0 19.193 Otero/Santiago 5------at TB 6-2 W 44-65 5th -18.0 12,161 Santana/Ramirez 6------at TB 3-7 L 44-66 5th -19.0 15,603 Archer/Berrios/Colome 7------at TB 6-3 W 45-66 5th -18.0 12,649 Gibson/Andriese/Kintzler 8------HOU 3-1 W 46-66 5th -17.5 20,978 1,385,025 56 Duffey/McHugh/Kintzler 9------HOU 5-7 L 46-67 5th -18.5 22,261 1,407,286 57 Fiers/Santiago/Giles10 -----HOU 5th -18.0 -- Postponed, Inclement Weather -- DH Scheduled for 8/11 --11 -----HOU 7-15 L 46-68 5th -19.0 25,960 1,433,246 58 Fister/Berrios -----HOU### 2-10 L 46-69 5th -19.5 24,935 1,458,181 59 Devenski/Milone12 -----KC 3-7 L 46-70 5th -20.5 24,617 1,482,798 60 Ventura/Gibson13 -----KC 5-3 W 47-70 5th -20.5 30,147 1,512,945 61 Duffey/Gee/Kintzler14 -----KC 4-11 L 47-71 5th -21.0 31,730 1,544,675 62 Volquez/Santiago/Young15 -----OFF DAY 5th -21.016 -----at ATL 4-2 W 48-71 5th -21.0 17,611 Santana/De La Cruz/Kintzler17 -----at ATL 10-3 W 49-71 5th -20.0 19,304 Gibson/O’Flaherty18 -----at KC 1-8 L 49-72 5th -21.0 30,599 Gee/Duffey19 -----at KC ^4-5 L 49-73 5th -20.0 28,403 Wang/Chargois 20 -----at KC 0-10 L 49-74 5th -22.0 29,268 Kennedy/Santiago21 -----at KC 1-2 L 49-75 5th -23.0 32,996 Duffy/Santana/Herrera 22 -----OFF DAY -23.523 -----DET 3-8 L 49-76 5th -23.5 24,379 1,569,054 63 Sanchez/Gibson24 -----DET 4-9 L 49-77 5th -23.5 24,309 1,593,363 64 Boyd/Duffey25 -----DET 5-8 L 49-78 5th -23.5 26,437 1,619,800 65 Norris/Berrios/Rodriguez26 -----at TOR 8-15 L 49-79 5th -24.5 42,534 Liriano/Dean 27 -----at TOR 7-8 L 49-80 5th -24.5 47,485 Grilli/Pressly/Osuna28 -----at TOR 6-9 L 49-81 5th -24.5 47,444 Feldman/Light29 -----at CLE ^0-1 L 49-82 5th -25.5 11,327 McAllister/Kintzler30 -----at CLE 4-5 L 49-83 5th -26.5 11,937 Otero/Wimmers/Miller31 -----at CLE 4-8 L 49-84 5th -27.5 11,811 Kluber/Dean/ShawSEPT/OCT (4-5) Batting: .275 (92-for-334) Pitching: 4-5-2, 6.10 (87.0 IP, 59 ER) 1------CWS 8-5 W 50-84 5th -27.0 20,329 1,640,129 66 Santana/Quintana/Kintzler 2------CWS 4-11 L 50-85 5th -28.0 20,806 1,660,935 67 Rodon/Gibson 3------CWS 11-3 W 51-85 5th -28.0 22,274 1,683,209 68 Santiago/Shields 4------CWS 11-13 L 51-86 5th -29.0 22,595 1,705,804 69 Minaya/Dean/Kahale 5------KC 5-11 L 51-87 5th -29.0 20,992 1,726,796 70 Kennedy/Berrios 6------KC 3-10 L 51-88 5th -29.0 22,194 1,748,990 71 Herrera/Kintzler 7------KC 6-5 W 52-88 5th -29.5 17,972 1,766,962 72 Wimmers/Soria/Kintzler 8------OFF DAY -29.5 9------CLE 4-5 L 52-89 5th -30.5 20,173 1,787,135 73 Colon/Duffey/Allen10 -----CLE ^2-1 W 53-89 5th -29.5 23,584 1,810,719 74 Chargois/Colon 11 -----CLE 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN12 -----at DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN13 -----at DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN14 -----at DET 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN15 -----at DET 12:10 PM TIBN16 -----at NYM 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN17 -----at NYM 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN18 -----at NYM 12:10 PM FSN/TIBN19 -----OFF DAY20 -----DET 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 21 -----DET 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN22 -----DET 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN23 -----SEA 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN Twins stocking cap giveaway24 -----SEA 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN Twins stocking cap giveaway25 -----SEA 1:10 PM FSN/TIBN T.C. Cap giveaway26 -----OFF DAY27 -----at KC 6:15 PM FSN/TIBN28 -----at KC 6:15 PM FSN/TIBN29 -----at KC 6:15 PM FSN/TIBN30 -----at CWS 7:10 PM FSN/TIBN 1 -----at CWS 6:10 PM FSN/TIBN 2 -----at CWS 2:10 PM FSN/TIBN All game times are listed as Central * - Denotes Sellout (1 in 2016) ̂ - Denotes Extra-Innings (Twins are 6-8 in extra-innings)# - Rain shortened game ended after 6.0 innings.## - Makeup game from May 9 vs. BAL ### - Makeup game from August 10 vs. HOU

2016 WALK-OFF VICTORIES DATE SCORE NOTES 4/17 vs. LAA 3-2 Arcia singles into left field corner, scoring Buxton in bottom 12. 4/25 vs. CLE 4-3 Arcia solo home run in bottom 9 with no outs. 4/26 vs. CLE 6-5 Sano singles to center field, scoring Dozier from second in bottom 9. 6/7 vs. MIA 6-4 Dozier two-run homer in bottom 11 with two outs. 6/12 vs. BOS 7-4 Kepler three-run homer in bottom 10 with one out - Kepler’s first MLB homerun. 7/16 vs. CLE 5-4 Kepler fielder’s choice E2 with bases loaded in 11th scores Mauer from 3rd. 7/29 vs. CWS 2-1 Mauer draws bases loaded walk with one out in 12th inning scoring Rosario. 9/11 vs. CLE 2-1 Mauer singles to center field, scoring Dozier in bottom 12.

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2016 players (49)

Position Players: (21) Arcia, Oswaldo of*Beresford, James infBuxton, Byron of*Centeno, Juan cDozier, Brian inf*Escobar, Eduardo inf*Grossman, Robbie of

Kepler, Max ofMastroianni, Darin ofMauer, Joe inf*Murphy, John Ryan c*Nunez, Eduardo inf*Park, Byung Ho inf*Plouffe, Trevor inf*

Polanco, Jorge infRosario, Eddie of*Sano, Miguel inf*Santana, Danny inf*Schafer, Logan of Suzuki, Kurt c*Vargas, Kennys inf

(* - on Opening Day 25-man Roster)

Pitchers: (28) Abad, Fernando lhp*Albers, Andrew lhpBerrios, Jose rhpBoshers, Buddy lhpChargois, J.T. rhpDean, Pat lhpDuffey, Tyler rhpFien, Casey rhp*Gibson, Kyle rhp*Graham, J.R. rhp

Hughes, Phil rhp*Jepsen, Kevin rhp*Kintzler, Brandon rhpLight, Pat rhpMay, Trevor rhp*Mejia, Adalberto lhpMeyer, Alex rhp Milone, Tommy lhp*Nolasco, Ricky rhp*O’Rourke, Ryan lhp

Perkins, Glen lhp*Pressly, Ryan rhp*Ramirez, Neil rhpRogers, Taylor lhpSantana, Ervin rhp*Santiago, Hector lhpTonkin, Michael rhp*Wimmers, Alex rhp