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THE TWINS: The Twins continued Interleague Play last night with a win over the Cubs...today, the Twins will continue their series vs. the Cubs with the second of three games followed by an off-day Monday (June 11)...then, the Twins will host the Philles for a three-game series starting Tuesday, followed by a three-game series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers (June 15-17). TWINS WALK-OFF AGAIN WITH WILLINGHAM: The Twins beat the Cubs last night by a score of 8-7 in 10 innings, marking their second extra innings game...P.J. Walters was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings with one walk and two strikeouts...Matt Capps (1-3) earned the win with 1.0 scoreless inning...the offense recorded 16 hits with six players recording multi-hit games...Ben Revere went 3-for-4 with a run, Ryan Doumit went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, Trevor Plouffe went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and Darin Mastroianni went 2-for-4 with two rbi...the Twins went 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The Twins are 151-117 all-time in Interleague Play, going 7-2 in their last nine...since the start of 2006, they are 72-40 with a home record of 41-14...the Twins 151-117 record ranks as the fifth-best in baseball while their record of 72-40 since 2006 is tied for second. The Twins have batted .274 (2533-for-9240) with 489 doubles, 71 triples, 252 home runs and 1297 runs scored. The Twins are 27-10 in Interleague series play since 2006...14-4 at home and 13-6 on the road in that span. Joe Mauer’s .319 career BA in Interleague Play ranks 11th among actives. THE NORTHSIDERS HEAD NORTH: The Twins have an all-time record of 11-11 against the Chicago Cubs but have won six of their last seven, dating back to June 23, 2006...in those seven games, the Twins have out-scored the Cubs 37-17, out-hit them 70-57 and have committed just one error to the Cubs’ six...Twins pitchers have posted a 2.27 ERA (63.1 ip, 16 er)...additionally, the Twins last loss to the Cubs at home was July 15, 2000 when Kevin Tapani beat Joe Mays at the Metrodome, final score 8-4. NO RISP, NO REWARD: Over the Twins first 35 games this season, the Twins batted .229 (66-for-288) with runners in scoring position, ranking 21st in baseball...in 21 games since May 16, they have batted .284 (57-for-201) with RISP, ranking fifth in baseball since that date...in that span, Jamey Carroll’s RISP average ranks third in all of baseball at .529 (9-for-17). THE WALK-OFF: The Twins won their second game of the season in walk-off fashion...below are details on each game: DATE PLAY INNING FINAL SCORE May 29 vs. Oakland Willingham three-run homer bottom of the ninth W 3-2 June 8 vs. Chicago Cubs Willingham rbi single bottom of the 10th W 8-7 TWINS HOLD OPEN TRYOUTS: The Twins will hold a two-day open tryout at the Metrodome, June 19-20...registration is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. (CST) near Gate D on Tuesday, June 19th..only players that are eligible to sign a professional contract may participate...to be eligible, players must be a high school graduate, junior in college or at least 21 years of age...all players will be invited to take part in drills, skills tests and fundamental evaluations on day one (June 19) while only select players will be invited back for day two...notable Twins signings from years past are RHP Charley Walters (signed in 1966, made Twins debut in 1969) and RHP Gary Serum (signed in 1975, made Twins debut in 1977)...Mark Hamburger was the last player signed out of the tryout camp to reach the Majors (with Rangers)...additionally, the Twins are holding a one-day tryout camp on June 9 in Ft. Myers, FL. at Hammond Stadium...registration starts at 8:30 a.m. (EST). MIRACLE ALL-STARS: The Twins Single-A affiliate (Florida State League), Ft. Myers Miracle, have five players selected to play in the Florida State League All-Star game, June 16 at Charlotte Sports Park, outfielder Oswaldo Arcia, catcher Josmil Pinto, infielder Daniel Santana, left-handed pitcher Pat Dean and right-handed pitcher Ricky Bowen. THIS AND THAT: The Twins came to terms with two of their 43 total picks from the 2012 First-Year Player Draft...second round pick, LHP Mason Melotakis, and fourth round pick, RHP Zach Jones, each signed and will report to the Elizabethton Twins. The Twins have now won four straight home games for the first time since they won seven in-a-row June 11-19, 2011. STREAKS Current Streak: 2 wins Last 5 games: 4-1 Last 10 games: 8-2 Last 15 games: 8-7 Last 20 games: 12-8 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opp. Probable Pitchers Time TV/Radio 6/10 ChC. Francisco Liriano (L, 1-6, 6.46) vs. Ryan Dempster (R, 1-3, 2.59) 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 6/11 OFF DAY Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. UPCOMING MILESTONES PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Ron Gardenhire 889 wins Needs 11 wins to reach 900 managerial victories Joe Mauer 1153 hits Needs 11 hits to tie Cesar Tovar for 9th on Twins All-Time list (1164) 499 walks Needs 1 walk to reach 500 for his career Justin Morneau 195 home runs Needs 6 home runs to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins All-Time List (201) Needs 5 home runs to reach 200 for his career 241 doubles Needs 11 doubles to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins All-Time List (252) 741 rbi Needs 17 rbi to tie Gary Gaetti for 5th on Twins All-Time List (758) 429 walks Needs 19 walks to tie Tony Oliva for 9th on Twins All-Time List (448) TWINSPRESSBOX.COM For the third straight season, the Twins offer twinspressbox.com for easy media access to game notes, media clips, stats, audio/video clips, the 2012 media guide, and more. Please register on the site to acquire login information. The Twins and Target Field with LEED® Silver Certification continue to promote environmentally friendly practices and long-term sustainability. TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: 23-34 Home Record: 10-17 Road Record: 13-17 Record in series: 6-10-3 Sweeps/Swept: 2-6 April: 6-16, May: 12-16, June: 5-2, July: - -, Aug.: - -, Sept.: - - Vs. East: 5-12 Vs. Central: 8-10 Vs. West: 7-11 Vs. N.L.: 3-1 Mon: 3-5, Tue: 3-5, Wed: 5-4, Thu: 2-3, Fri: 5-5, Sat: 2-6, Sun: 3-6 Decisions vs. RHP: 15-24 Decisions vs. LHP: 8-10 When Twins score first: 15-7 When Opp. scores first: 8-27 Come-from-behind wins: 12 When leading after 7/8 inn.: 20-2/19-1 When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 2-30/2-31 When tied after 7/8 inn.: 1-2/1-2 Extra-innings: 2-0 1-run games: 12-10 When Twins out-hit opp.: 17-2 When Opp. out-hit Twins: 4-26 When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 2-6 When Twins get Quality Start: 11-8 When Twins starter goes 6+ inn.: 12-15 Most games over .500: - - Most games under .500: 17, 5/28 Longest winning-streak: 4, 5/16-19 Longest losing-streak: 6, 4/21-27 When Twins score 4+: 21-8 When Twins score 3-: 2-26 Team-high hits: 20, 4/12 vs. LAA. Team-high runs: 11, 2x, 5/18 at Mil. Opp.-high hits: 18, 4/24 vs. Bos. Opp.-high runs: 16, 5/20 at Det. When Twins get 10+ hits: 14-7 Walk-Off W/L: 2-0 Shutouts W/L: 2/5 Complete Games: 1, Walters, 5/22 at CWS. Target Field Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 3/141 TWINS ON THE HOMESTAND Games .......................................................... 1 Record .......................................................1-0 Average ................................ .400 (16-for-40) Runs Per-Game ............................8.0 (8 runs) Home Runs ................................................... 2 RISP ....................................... .308 (4-for-13) Fielding Errors .............................................. 0 ERA ....................................6.30 (10.0 ip, 7 er) Starters W-L ..............................................0-0 Starters ERA ........................9.00 (5.0 ip, 5 er) Relievers W-L-S ..................................... 1-0-0 Relievers ERA ......................3.60 (5.0 ip, 2 er) Save/Opportunities .................................... 0/1 Minnesota Twins (23-34) VS. Chicago Cubs (19-39) Saturday, June 9, 2012 @ 1:10 PM - Fox Sports North/Treasure Island Baseball Network Scott Diamond (L, 4-1, 1.86) vs. Jeff Samardzija (R, 5-3, 3.13) GAME 58 HOME GAME 28 LONGEST HR AT TARGET FIELD Player Distance: Date Team Jim Thome 490 ft 7/17/11 Min Jim Thome 480 ft 9/6/10 Min Jim Thome 465 ft 5/23/11 Min Jason Kubel 460 ft 5/11/11 Min Jim Thome 452 ft 9/7/10 Min Nelson Cruz 450 ft 6/9/11 Tex Jim Thome 449 ft 9/4/10 Min Josh Hamilton 449 ft 4/15/12 Tex TWINS VS. CHICAGO (NL) 2012 Record: 1-0 Current Streak: 1 win 2012 at Home: 1-0 2012 at Chicago: - - All-Time Record: 11-11 All-Time at Home: 7-3 All-Time at Chicago: 4-8 2012 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 6/8 MIN 8-7 Capps/Camp 6/9 MIN 6/10 MIN TOMORROW’S STARTER Francisco Liriano, lhp 2012 Record (13 appearances, 8 starts): 1-6, 6.46 ERA Career Record (147 appearances, 121 starts): 48-48, 4.33 ERA 2011 Record vs. ChC.: N/A Career Record vs. ChC.: N/A 2012 Six-Plus Innings: 2 of 8 starts 2012 Seven-Plus Innings: 0 of 8 starts 2012 Quality Starts: 2 of 8 starts Twins’ Record When Starting in 2012: 2-6

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Page 1: Saturday, June 9, 2012 @ 1:10 PM - Fox Sports …mlb.mlb.com/documents/4/4/6/33030446/Twins_Notes_6_9_6...in 5.0 innings with one walk and two strikeouts...Matt Capps (1-3) earned

THE TWINS: The Twins continued Interleague Play last night with a win over the Cubs...today, the Twins will continue their series vs. the Cubs with the second of three games followed by an off-day Monday (June 11)...then, the Twins will host the Philles for a three-game series starting Tuesday, followed by a three-game series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers (June 15-17).

TWINS WALK-OFF AGAIN WITH WILLINGHAM: The Twins beat the Cubs last night by a score of 8-7 in 10 innings, marking their second extra innings game...P.J. Walters was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings with one walk and two strikeouts...Matt Capps (1-3) earned the win with 1.0 scoreless inning...the offense recorded 16 hits with six players recording multi-hit games...Ben Revere went 3-for-4 with a run, Ryan Doumit went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, Trevor Plouffe went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and Darin Mastroianni went 2-for-4 with two rbi...the Twins went 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The Twins are 151-117 all-time in Interleague Play, going 7-2 in their last nine...since the start of 2006, they are 72-40 with a home record of 41-14...the Twins 151-117 record ranks as the fifth-best in baseball while their record of 72-40 since 2006 is tied for second.•The Twins have batted .274 (2533-for-9240) with 489 doubles, 71 triples, 252

home runs and 1297 runs scored.•The Twins are 27-10 in Interleague series play since 2006...14-4 at home and

13-6 on the road in that span.•Joe Mauer’s .319 career BA in Interleague Play ranks 11th among actives.

THE NORTHSIDERS HEAD NORTH: The Twins have an all-time record of 11-11 against the Chicago Cubs but have won six of their last seven, dating back to June 23, 2006...in those seven games, the Twins have out-scored the Cubs 37-17, out-hit them 70-57 and have committed just one error to the Cubs’ six...Twins pitchers have posted a 2.27 ERA (63.1 ip, 16 er)...additionally, the Twins last loss to the Cubs at home was July 15, 2000 when Kevin Tapani beat Joe Mays at the Metrodome, final score 8-4.

NO RISP, NO REWARD: Over the Twins first 35 games this season, the Twins batted .229 (66-for-288) with runners in scoring position, ranking 21st in baseball...in 21 games since May 16, they have batted .284 (57-for-201) with RISP, ranking fifth in baseball since that date...in that span, Jamey Carroll’s RISP average ranks third in all of baseball at .529 (9-for-17).

THE WALK-OFF: The Twins won their second game of the season in walk-off fashion...below are details on each game:DATE PLAY INNING FINAL SCOREMay 29 vs. Oakland Willingham three-run homer bottom of the ninth W 3-2June 8 vs. Chicago Cubs Willingham rbi single bottom of the 10th W 8-7

TWINS HOLD OPEN TRYOUTS: The Twins will hold a two-day open tryout at the Metrodome, June 19-20...registration is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. (CST) near Gate D on Tuesday, June 19th..only players that are eligible to sign a professional contract may participate...to be eligible, players must be a high school graduate, junior in college or at least 21 years of age...all players will be invited to take part in drills, skills tests and fundamental evaluations on day one (June 19) while only select players will be invited back for day two...notable Twins signings from years past are RHP Charley Walters (signed in 1966, made Twins debut in 1969) and RHP Gary Serum (signed in 1975, made Twins debut in 1977)...Mark Hamburger was the last player signed out of the tryout camp to reach the Majors (with Rangers)...additionally, the Twins are holding a one-day tryout camp on June 9 in Ft. Myers, FL. at Hammond Stadium...registration starts at 8:30 a.m. (EST).

MIRACLE ALL-STARS: The Twins Single-A affiliate (Florida State League), Ft. Myers Miracle, have five players selected to play in the Florida State League All-Star game, June 16 at Charlotte Sports Park, outfielder Oswaldo Arcia, catcher Josmil Pinto, infielder Daniel Santana, left-handed pitcher Pat Dean and right-handed pitcher Ricky Bowen.

THIS AND THAT: •The Twins came to terms with two of their 43 total picks from the 2012 First-Year Player Draft...second round pick, LHP Mason

Melotakis, and fourth round pick, RHP Zach Jones, each signed and will report to the Elizabethton Twins.•The Twins have now won four straight home games for the first time since they won seven in-a-row June 11-19, 2011.

STREAKSCurrent Streak: 2 winsLast 5 games: 4-1Last 10 games: 8-2Last 15 games: 8-7Last 20 games: 12-8

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEDate Opp. ProbablePitchers Time TV/Radio6/10 ChC. FranciscoLiriano(L,1-6,6.46)vs.RyanDempster(R,1-3,2.59) 1:10pm FSN/TIBN6/11 OFFDAY

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

UPCOMING MILESTONES

PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Ron Gardenhire 889 wins Needs 11 wins to reach 900 managerial victories Joe Mauer 1153 hits Needs 11 hits to tie Cesar Tovar for 9th on Twins All-Time list (1164) 499 walks Needs 1 walk to reach 500 for his career Justin Morneau 195 home runs Needs 6 home runs to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins All-Time List (201) Needs 5 home runs to reach 200 for his career 241 doubles Needs 11 doubles to tie Gary Gaetti for 6th on Twins All-Time List (252) 741 rbi Needs 17 rbi to tie Gary Gaetti for 5th on Twins All-Time List (758) 429 walks Needs 19 walks to tie Tony Oliva for 9th on Twins All-Time List (448)

TWINSPRESSBOX.COMFor the third straight season, the Twins offer twinspressbox.com for easy media access to game notes, media clips, stats, audio/video clips, the 2012 media guide, and more. Please register on the site to acquire login information. The Twins and Target Field with LEED® Silver Certification continue to promote environmentally friendly practices and long-term sustainability.

TWINS AT A GLANCERecord: 23-34Home Record: 10-17Road Record: 13-17Record in series: 6-10-3Sweeps/Swept: 2-6April: 6-16, May: 12-16, June: 5-2,July: - -, Aug.: - -, Sept.: - -Vs. East: 5-12Vs. Central: 8-10Vs. West: 7-11Vs. N.L.: 3-1Mon: 3-5, Tue: 3-5, Wed: 5-4, Thu: 2-3, Fri: 5-5, Sat: 2-6, Sun: 3-6Decisions vs. RHP: 15-24Decisions vs. LHP: 8-10When Twins score first: 15-7When Opp. scores first: 8-27Come-from-behind wins: 12When leading after 7/8 inn.: 20-2/19-1When trailing after 7/8 inn.: 2-30/2-31When tied after 7/8 inn.: 1-2/1-2Extra-innings: 2-01-run games: 12-10When Twins out-hit opp.: 17-2When Opp. out-hit Twins: 4-26When Twins/Opp. have = hits: 2-6When Twins get Quality Start: 11-8When Twins starter goes 6+ inn.: 12-15Most games over .500: - -Most games under .500: 17, 5/28Longest winning-streak: 4, 5/16-19Longest losing-streak: 6, 4/21-27When Twins score 4+: 21-8When Twins score 3-: 2-26Team-high hits: 20, 4/12 vs. LAA.Team-high runs: 11, 2x, 5/18 at Mil.Opp.-high hits: 18, 4/24 vs. Bos.Opp.-high runs: 16, 5/20 at Det.When Twins get 10+ hits: 14-7Walk-Off W/L: 2-0Shutouts W/L: 2/5Complete Games: 1, Walters, 5/22 at CWS.Target Field Sellouts (2012/All-Time): 3/141

TWINS ON THE HOMESTANDGames .......................................................... 1Record .......................................................1-0Average ................................ .400 (16-for-40) Runs Per-Game ............................8.0 (8 runs)Home Runs ................................................... 2RISP ....................................... .308 (4-for-13) Fielding Errors .............................................. 0ERA ....................................6.30 (10.0 ip, 7 er)Starters W-L ..............................................0-0Starters ERA ........................9.00 (5.0 ip, 5 er)Relievers W-L-S ..................................... 1-0-0Relievers ERA ......................3.60 (5.0 ip, 2 er)Save/Opportunities ....................................0/1

Minnesota Twins (23-34) VS. Chicago Cubs (19-39)Saturday, June 9, 2012 @ 1:10 PM - Fox Sports North/Treasure Island Baseball Network

Scott Diamond (L, 4-1, 1.86) vs. Jeff Samardzija (R, 5-3, 3.13)GAME 58 HOME GAME 28

LONGEST HR AT TARGET FIELDPlayer Distance: Date TeamJim Thome 490 ft 7/17/11 MinJim Thome 480 ft 9/6/10 MinJim Thome 465 ft 5/23/11 MinJason Kubel 460 ft 5/11/11 MinJim Thome 452 ft 9/7/10 MinNelson Cruz 450 ft 6/9/11 TexJim Thome 449 ft 9/4/10 MinJosh Hamilton 449 ft 4/15/12 Tex

TWINS VS. CHICAGO (NL)2012 Record: 1-0Current Streak: 1 win2012 at Home: 1-02012 at Chicago: - -All-Time Record: 11-11All-Time at Home: 7-3All-Time at Chicago: 4-8

2012 Game Logs:

Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save6/8 MIN 8-7 Capps/Camp6/9 MIN6/10 MIN

TOMORROW’S STARTER

Francisco Liriano, lhp2012 Record (13 appearances, 8 starts): 1-6, 6.46 ERA Career Record (147 appearances, 121 starts): 48-48, 4.33 ERA 2011 Record vs. ChC.: N/ACareer Record vs. ChC.: N/A2012 Six-Plus Innings: 2 of 8 starts2012 Seven-Plus Innings: 0 of 8 starts2012 Quality Starts: 2 of 8 startsTwins’ Record When Starting in 2012: 2-6

Page 2: Saturday, June 9, 2012 @ 1:10 PM - Fox Sports …mlb.mlb.com/documents/4/4/6/33030446/Twins_Notes_6_9_6...in 5.0 innings with one walk and two strikeouts...Matt Capps (1-3) earned

x He is making his seventh Major League start of the season. x He is making his 14th career Major League start and appearance.

W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 2 0 1.33 3 20.1 3 Vs. Left: .342 13 38 2 0 4 Road: 2 1 2.45 3 18.1 5 Vs. Right: .245 29 114 2 4 19 Day: 2 0 1.33 3 20.1 3 TOTALS: .276 42 152 4 4 23 Night: 2 1 2.45 3 18.1 5 Grass: 4 1 1.86 6 38.2 8 Turf: - - - - - - - - - - - -

2012 MISC. NUMBERS

CG’s: - - CG’s: - - SHO’s: - - SHO’s: - - Low Hit: - - Low-Hit: - - Innings: 7.0, 3x, last 6/3 vs. Cle. Innings: 7.0, 3x, last 6/3 vs. Cle. SO’s: 6, 5/8 vs. LAA. SO’s: 6, 5/8/12 vs. LAA. Walks: 1, 4x, last 5/28 vs. Oak. Walks: 4, 9/11 at Det. Win-Streak: 3, 5/8-18 Win-Streak: 3, 5/8-18/12

2012 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS

Year Starts 6+ IP QS Year Starts 6+ IP QS2011 7 4 3 Totals 13 9 82012 6 5 5

•• Signed by the Braves as an undrafted free agent, August 23, 2007.• PItched in the World Baseball Classic with Team Canada in 2009, allowing one run on three

hits in 3.0 innings, appearing in one game.• Selected by the Twins in the Rule 5 Draft, December 9, 2010...retained by the Twins after trade

with Atlanta, sending minor league pitcher Billy Bullock to the Braves.• Had his contract selected by Minnesota, July 18, 2011...made his Major League debut that

same night vs. Cleveland, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hit sin 6.1 innings, earning the loss.

• Earned his first Major League win, August 31, 2011 at Chicago (AL), allowing three runs on three hits in 6.0 innings with three walks and five strikeouts.

• Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, April 21-27, 2012.

CAREER NOTES

Samardzija vs. the TwinsPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOWillingham .000 2 0 0 0 1Carroll .000 1 0 0 0 1Doumit .000 1 0 0 0 0

Diamond vs. the CubsPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOHas never faced any Cubs batters.

BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS

INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HITS/RUNS: 9/3 5/1 6/1 9/4 3/0 7/4 3/1 - - - -

HITS/RUNS PER INNING

BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDPDiamond: 47 1 6-8 8

MORE MISC. NUMBERS

2012 MINOR LEAGUE QUICK HITS: Went 4-1, 2.60 (34.2 ip, 10 er) in six starts for Triple-A Rochester (International League).

x Was the club’s number two starter, tossing 6.1 shutout innings, earning the win in his first start, April 6 at Syracuse...P.J. Walters was the Red Wings Opening Day starter.

x Began the season with a 14.0 innings scoreless streak. x Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week for April 21-27...made one start, April 22 vs. Lehigh

Valley, earning the win as he allowed two unearned runs on four hits in 7.0 innings with no walks and four strikeouts...his first POW honor in the Twins organization.

x Went 4-0, 1.07 (25.1 ip, 3 er) in his first four starts for the Wings.

HOW DID HE GET HERE?: Came to the Twins organization when he was selected by the Twins in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft, December 9, 2010 (from Atlanta)...to retain Diamond, the Twins traded minor league pitcher Billy Bullock to Atlanta, March 28 and outrighted Diamond to Triple-A Rochester.

OH CANADA: The Guelph, Ontario native, is a 2004 graduate of Centennial CVI in Guelph, Ontario...he at-tended SUNY-Binghamton where he played three seasons, going 5-3, 3.45 (62.2 ip, 24 er) with 42 strikeouts, 16 walks and four complete games in 12 starts in his senior season (2007).

x Pitched for Team Canada in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, making one relief appearance vs. Italy, allowing one run on three hits in 3.0 innings with one walk and one strikeout.

x He is the eighth Canadian to play for the Twins (Justin Morneau, Corey Koskie, Jesse Crain, Dave McKay, Georges Maranda, Rene Tosoni and Vince Horsman), and fourth to pitch (Crain, Maranda and Horsman).

x He is one of 236 Canadians to have played in the Majors, 120 of which are pitchers...he is one of 15 Canadian-born players to play in the Majors in 2012 and fifth pitcher, joining John Axford, Erik Bedard, Jesse Crain and Ryan Dempster.

2011 QUICK HITS: x Had his contract selected by Minnesota, July 18 as the Twins placed Francisco Liriano on the 15-day

disabled list...was 4-8, 4.70 (92.0 ip, 48 er) in 17 starts for the Red Wings as the time of his call-up. x Made his Major League debut in the second game of a double-header, July 18 vs. Cleveland...did not

factor into the decision as he allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits in 6.1 innings pitched with two walks, one strikeout and one home run allowed.

x Earned his first Major League victory, allowing three runs on three hits in 6.0 innings with three walks and five strikeouts, August 31 at Chicago (AL).

x His 123.0 innings pitched and 23 starts for Rochester were the third-most on the club...his 14 losses were tied with teammate Eric Hacker for the most in the International League.

x He finished third in the Twins organization in innings pitched with 162.0.

EVERYTHING ELSE ON DIAMOND: Pitched at four levels of the Atlanta Braves organization from 2008-2010 before joining the Twins: 2008 with Low-A Rome and High-A Myrtle Beach, 2009 at Double-A Mississippi and 2010 with Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett.

x In 2010, he ranked sixth among Braves minor league pitchers with 111 strikeouts, seventh among starters in ERA (3.50) and was 10th in innings pitched (134.1).

x Was selected to the South League All-Star team in 2009. x Named Braves Pitcher of the Month for April in 2008, going 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA in five starts. x Named South Atlantic Pitcher of the Week, April 27, 2008. x His 12 wins for Myrtle Beach in 2008 were tied for first in the Carolina League. x Named Pelicans Pitcher of the Month for June of 2008, going 4-1 with a 3.19 ERA. x Named Myrtle Beach Pitcher of the Year in 2008. x Led the Braves organization and was tied for fifth among all minor league pitchers with 15 overall

wins in 2008. x Ranked the 26th-best prospect in the Braves organization by Baseball America, following the 2008 season.

QUALITY ROOKIES: He is tied for sixth among rookie pitchers in quality starts:

TWINS NOTES, PAGE 2 STARTING PITCHER JUNE 9, 2012

Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L Age: 25 (7/30/86 in Guelph, ON)

2012: 4-1, 1.86 CAREER: 5-6, 3.48

SCOTT DIAMOND #58

DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K5/8 LAA. W 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 6 Leading 5-0 Career high IP and K in 2012 debut 102/625/13 Tor. W 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 4 Leading 4-0 Extends scoreless innings streak to 14.0 101/635/18 @Mil. W 5.1 8 3 3 1 1 3 Leading 6-3 1st inning run marks his 1st of season 86/565/23 @CWS. L 6.0 9 5 2 1 1 4 Trailing 5-0 Twins defense commits 3 errors 94/615/28 Oak. ND 6.1 9 3 3 2 1 4 Tied 3-3 Snaps Twins 5-game losing skid 99/62 MAY 3-1 31.2 35 11 8 4 4 21 2.27 ERA 6/3 @Cle. W 7.0 7 3 0 0 0 2 Leading 5-3 Did not allow a HR for first time since 5/13 93/61 JUNE 1-0 7.0 7 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 ERA--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERASEASON TOTALS 4-1 38.2 42 14 8 4 4 23 1.86PRE-ASG TOTALS 4-1 38.2 42 14 8 4 4 23 1.86CAREER TOTALS 5-6 77.2 93 39 30 7 21 42 3.48

2012 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY

LAST START: Was the winner in the Twins’ 6-3 victory, June 3 vs. Cleveland, opposite Justin Masterson...pitched 7.0 innings without allowing an earned run for the third time this season, and had a quality start for the fifth time this season...struck out a season-low two batters and did not walk a batter for the second time this season...did not allow a home run, the first time he has done so since May 13 against Toronto...was relieved by Glen Perkins to start the eighth inning...threw 93 pitches, 61 strikes.

TWO STARTS AGO...: Did not factor into the decision in the Twins’ 5-4 victory, May 28 vs. Oakland opposite Travis Blackley...started the first of three games against the A’s, guiding the Twins to a victory, snapping the club’s five-game losing streak...pitched into the seventh inning for the third time this season...induced three ground ball double plays, one of which ended an inning...allowed solo home runs to Josh Reddick in the first inning and Kila Ka’aihue in the second inning - both with two outs...relieved by Gray in the seventh...threw 99 pitches, 62 strikes.

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Diamond has gone 8-2, 2.21 (73.1 ip, 18 er) with 77 hits allowed, 49 strikeouts and 11 walks in 12 starts between Triple-A Rochester and Minnesota this season.

2011 vs. Chicago Cubs: - -2011 vs. Chicago Cubs at Minnesota: - -2011 vs. Chicago Cubs at Chicago: - -Career vs. Chicago Cubs: - -Career vs. Chicago Cubs at Minnesota: - -Career vs. Chicago Cubs at Chicago: - -

DIAMOND VS. CHICAGO CUBS

PITCHER TEAM GS W-L R ER QS Wei-Yin Chen Baltimore 11 5-2 30 26 6Yu Darvish Texas 12 7-4 34 30 6Wade Miley Arizona 9 4-2 22 19 6Tommy Milone Oakland 11 6-5 30 28 6Jarrod Parker Oakland 8 2-2 13 13 6Scott Diamond Minnesota 6 4-1 14 8 5Matt Moore Tampa Bay 11 2-5 38 31 5Drew Smyly Detroit 11 2-2 27 25 5 *R.A. Dickey leads all pitchers with 11 quality starts (12 total starts)

Pitcher Last Start Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVGPavano 6/1 at Cle. (3.2-9-7-6-1-2) L 11 4 4-7 24 3.43Marquis 5/20 at Mil. (1.2-8-8-8-1-0) L 7 2 2-5 19 5.03Liriano 6/5 at K.C. (6.0-4-1-1-1-8) L 7 2 2-6 13 3.03Blackburn 6/6 at K.C. (5.0-5-2-2-2-1) W 7 1 3-5 19 4.46Diamond 6/3 at Cle. (7.0-7-3-0-0-2) W 6 5 5-1 24 5.59 Walters 6/8 vs. ChC. (5.0-8-5-5-1-2) ND 5 3 3-2 24 5.89Hendriks 5/2 at LAA. (2.1-9-6-6-0-1) L 4 1 1-3 6 3.00Swarzak 5/25 vs. Det. (3.2-9-6-6-1-3) L 4 0 0-4 7 3.44De Vries 6/5 at K.C. (5.0-6-5-4-0-4) W 3 0 2-1 13 7.80

TWINS STARTERS IN 2012

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2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO:Innings: 2.0, many Hits: 4, 5/9 vs. LAA. Runs: 3, 5/2 at LAA. Walks: 2, 5/16 at Det.Strikeouts: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er) Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 ip, 0 er)

•Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with one strikeout, 6/4 at Kansas City.•Recorded second win of season, allowing one hit in 0.2 inning, 5/28 vs. Oakland.•Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with three strikeouts, 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL).•Has a career record of 5-7, 4.67 (129.0 ip, 67 er) in 129 relief appearances.

ALEX BURNETT - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #31Height: 6-0 Weight: 221 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (7/26/87 in Anaheim, CA) Obtained: 12th round, 2005 First-Year Player Draft

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO:Innings: 1.1, 2x last 5/16 at Det. Hits: 4, 5/13 vs. Tor. Runs: 3, 5/13 vs. Tor. Walks: 1, 2x, last 4/28 vs. K.C.Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 6/6 at K.C. Homestand: - - Series vs. Chicago (NL) - -

•Has not allowed a run in his last six appearances (6.0 ip), allowing four hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts.•Did not allow a run in 11 appearances (11.1 ip), with oppponents batting .000 (0-for-34), April 13-May 11.•Made first appearance as a Twin, allowing two runs on two hits (solo homers to Markakis and Wieters) in 1.0 inning, 4/7 at Baltimore.•Eight of his 11 appearances for Triple-A Louisville last season were scoreless.•Has career record of 10-3, 3.43 (191.2 ip, 73 er) in 188 career relief appearances.

JARED BURTON - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #61Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (6/2/81 in Westminster, SC) Obtained: Signed as free agent, 11/14/11 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO

6/6 @K.C. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 36/4 @K.C. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 36/2 @Cle. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 25/29 Oak. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 15/27 Det. - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO:Innings: 1.0, many Hits: 3, 4/12 vs. LAA. Runs: 2, 2x, last 5/27 vs. Det. Walks: 2, 5/28 vs. Oak.Strikeouts: 2, 5/4 at Sea. Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 ip, 0 er), 1 k

•Picked up his first win of the season, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...retired the side in order and picked up his 14th save of the season, 6/6 at Kansas City.•Retired the only batter he faced, earning his 13th save of the season, 6/4 at Kansas City.•Recorded his 12th save of the season, allowing one hit in 1.0 inning, 6/3 at Cleveland.•Allowed one hit with two strikeouts in recording his 11th save of the season, 6/2 at Cleveland.•Had first blown save of season and suffered the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in 1.0 inning, 5/27 vs. Detroit.•Has career record of 29-31, 3.49 (433.2 ip, 168 er) with 138 saves in 438 relief appearances.

MATT CAPPS - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #55Height: 6-2 Weight: 260 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (9/3/83 in Douglasville, GA) Obtained: Trade with Washington, 7/29/10

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO:Innings: 2.2, 5/26 vs. Det. Hits: 3, 3x, last 5/29 vs. Oak. Runs: 4, 5/24 at CWS. Walks: 1, manyStrikeouts: 3, 5/26 vs. Det. Homestand: - - Series vs. Chicago (NL) - -

•Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with with one strikeout, earning his first win of the season, 6/2 at Cleveland.•Did not allow a run in nine consecutive appearances (12.1 ip), 5/2-20.•Did not allow a run in five consecutive appearances (4.2 ip), 4/16-23.•Has career record of 4-5, 3.16 (111.0 ip, 39 er) in 84 career relief appearances...is 21-16, 4.15 (294.2 ip, 136 er) in 50 career starts.

BRIAN DUENSING - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #52Height: 6-0 Weight: 207 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (2/23/83 in Marysville, NE) Obtained: 3rd round, 2005 First-Year Player Draft

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO:Innings: 2.1, 3x, last 5/16 at Det. Hits: 4, 5/20 at Mil. Runs: 5, 5/20 at Mil. Walks: 2, 4/19 at NYY.Strikeouts: 4, 4/24 vs. Bos. Homestand: - - Series vs. Chicago (NL) - -

•Did not allow a run in eight of 10 appearances, going 1-0, 1.54 (11.2 ip, 2 er), 4/21-5/19.•Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings with a career-high four strikeouts, 4/24 vs. Boston.•Recorded the win in back-to-back games, with one pitch (0.1 ip), 4/11 vs. Los Angeles (AL) and two pitches (0.1 ip), 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL.•Made first appearance as a Twin, allowing one hit with one walk in 0.1 inning, 4/6 at Baltimore.•Has career record of 4-2, 4.62 (111.0 ip, 57 er) in 89 career relief appearances.

JEFF GRAY - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #60Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (11/19/81 in Texas City, TX) Obtained: Claimed off Waivers from Seattle, 10/31/11

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO:Innings: 1.2, 4/9 vs. LAA. Hits: 3, 2x, last 6/8 vs. ChC. Runs: 3, 2x, last 5/7 vs. LAA. Walks: 3, 5/29 vs. Oak.Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last 5/10 vs. Tor. Homestand: 0-0-0, 27.00 (0.2 ip, 2 er), 1 k Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 27.00 (0.2 ip, 2 er), 1 k

•Recorded first win of season, allowing three walks with two strikeouts in 1.0 scoreless inning, 5/28 vs. Oakland.•Struck out the side in 1.0 scoreless inning, 4/25 vs. Boston.•Made first appearance of the season, allowing one hit with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning, 4/7 at Baltimore.•His 65 strikeouts last season were second-most in the American League for a left-handed reliever (Chris Sale - 79) and eighth-most in baseball.•Has career record of 6-5, 3.12 (138.2 ip, 48 er) with two saves in 128 relief appearances...is 18-12, 5.06 (251.0 ip, 141 er) in 44 career starts.

GLEN PERKINS - LEFT-HANDED PITCHER #15Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 B/T: L/L Age: 29 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN Obtained: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 First-Year Player Draft

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO:Innings: 7.0, 4/13 vs, Tex. Hits: 9, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Runs: 6, 2x, last 5/25 vs. Det. Walks: 2, 2x, last 5/5 at Sea.Strikeouts: 3, many Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er) Series vs. Chicago (NL): 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 ip, 0 er)

•Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with three strikeouts, 5/10 vs. Toronto.•Made first relief appearance of the season, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three strikeouts, 4/22 at Tampa Bay.•Was 0-3, 6.75 (14.2 ip, 11 er), allowing 21 hits with three walks and seven strikeouts as a starter, 4/8-19.•Has a career record of 1-2, 3.34 (62.0 ip, 23 er) 28 career relief appearances...is 6-15, 5.74 (141.0 ip, 90 er) in 27 career Major League starts.

ANTHONY SWARZAK - RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER #51Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (9/10/85 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Obtained: 2nd round, 2004 First-Year Player Draft

DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO6/8 ChC. - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 06/4 @K.C. - 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 15/30 Oak. - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 05/28 Oak. W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 05/23 @CWS. - 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO6/8 ChC. W 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 16/6 @K.C. S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 16/4 @K.C. S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 06/3 @Cle. S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 06/2 @Cle. S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO6/5 @K.C. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 06/2 @Cle. W 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 06/1 @Cle. - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 15/29 Oak. - 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 05/26 Det. - 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 3

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO6/4 @K.C. - 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 05/30 Oak. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 15/28 Oak. - 1.0 0 1 1 0 2 05/25 Det. - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 15/24 @CWS. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO6/8 ChC. - .2 3 2 2 0 1 16/6 @K.C. - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 16/5 @K.C. - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 16/3 @Cle. - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 06/2 @Cle. - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO6/8 ChC. - 2 1 0 0 0 0 06/5 @K.C. - 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 06/1 @Cle. - 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 25/25 Det. L 3.2 9 6 6 0 1 35/20 @Mil. - 2.1 2 2 2 0 1 2*Appearance on 5/25 was a start vs. Detroit

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

2012 TEAM PEN

First BatterPITCHER H/AB AVG SV/OPP IR/IRS LAST RELIEF APP. LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSSBurnett 6/ 22 .273 0/ 0 9/ 3 6/8/12 ChC. (ND) 5/28/12 Oak. ….. … 7/6/11 T.B.Burton 4/ 24 .167 0/ 0 7/ 1 6/6/12 @K.C. (ND) 9/16/09 Hou. ….. … 4/11/08 @Pit.Capps 5/ 23 .217 14/ 15 1/ 0 6/8/12 ChC. (W) 6/8/12 ChC. 6/6/12 @K.C. 5/27/12 Det.Duensing 5/ 24 .208 0/ 0 16/ 2 6/5/12 @K.C. (ND) 6/2/12 @Cle. ….. … 4/27/12 K.C.Gray 5/ 21 .238 0/ 0 17/ 4 6/4/12 @K.C. (ND) 5/19/12 @Mil. 8/23/11 @Cle. 5/28/12 Oak.Manship 0/ 2 .000 0/ 0 0/ 0 6/6/12 @K.C. (ND) 9/6/10 K.C. ….. … 9/27/10 @K.C.Perkins 6/ 22 .273 0/ 2 6/ 3 6/8/12 ChC. (ND) 5/29/12 Oak. 7/5/11 T.B. 4/15/12 Tex.Swarzak 0/ 11 .000 0/ 0 5/ 0 6/8/12 ChC. (ND) 9/27/11 K.C. ….. … 4/19/12 @NYY.Others 4/ 13 .308 0/ 0 11/ 4TEAM 35/ 162 .216 14/ 17 72/ 17TEAM PEN NOTES IN 2012:The opposition has a .232 (169-for-730) batting-average-against with 19 home runs vs. Twins relievers.

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TREVOR PLOUFFE - OF #24Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 1g, 2-3 (.667) Season-High Hit-Streak: 5 gamesHomestand: .667 (2-3), hr, rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL): .667 (2-3), hr, rbi

•Hit his eighth home run of the season, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...seventh home run of the season, 6/4 at Kansas City.•Fourth career three-hit game (first of season), going 3-for-4 with a double, 6/3 at Cleveland.•Had second multi-hit game (2-for-4), sixth home run and first three-rbi game of season, 6/2 at Cleveland.•Was 1-for-4 with his fifth home run of the season, 5/28 vs. Oakland.•Hit game winning home run in 11th inning, 5/19 at Milwaukee.•Hit second home run of season, going 1-for-5 with two rbi, 5/16 at Detroit.

DENARD SPAN - OF #2Height: 6-0 Weight: 212 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (2/27/84 in Washington, DC)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 4 HR’s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 0 for last 14 Season-High Hit-Streak: 12 gamesHomestand: - - Series vs. Chicago (NL): - -

•Hit first home run since 5/23/11 and second career home run at Target Field, 5/26 vs. Detroit. •Had 13th career game with four-or-more hits, going 4-for-5 with a double, 3 rbi and 3 runs scored, 5/18

at Milwaukee.•Had career-high 12-game hit-streak, going 17-for-52 (.327) with 2 doubles and 3 rbi, 4/18-5/1.•Ejected by home plate umpire Greg Gibson (3rd career) for arguing balls and strikes, 4/17 at New York (AL).•Had 12th career game with four-or-more hits, going 4-for-5 with a double and rbi, 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL). •Started his fourth consecutive Opening Day in center field, going 2-for-4, 4/6 at Baltimore.•Suffered a concussion, colliding with Royals’ catcher Brayan Pena, 6/3/11...was batting .300 (68-for-227).

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ALEXI CASILLA - IF #12Height: 5-9 Weight: 179 B/T: S/R Age: 27 (7/20/84 in San Cristobal, DR)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 0 for last 6 Season-High Hit-Streak: 3 gamesHomestand: .000 (0-1) Series vs. Chicago (NL): .000 (0-1)

•Had third three-hit game of season, going 3-for-3 with a triple and rbi, 5/27 vs. Detroit.•Was 1-for-4 with his second multi rbi game of season, going 1-for-4 with 2 rbi, 5/22 at Chicago (AL).•Had third 3-hit game of season, going 3-for-4 with a double, rbi and two stolen bases, 4/30 at Los Angeles (AL).•Was 2-for-4 with a double and his first two-rbi game of season, 4/27 vs. Kansas City.•Had second 3-hit game of season, going 3-for-4 with his first rbi of the season, 4/25 vs. Boston.

JAMEY CARROLL - IF #8

Height: 5-11 Weight: 175 B/T: R/R Age: 38 (2/18/74 in Evansville, IN)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 4g, 7-17 (.412) Season-High Hit-Streak: 7 gamesHomestand: .333 (2-6), rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL): .333 (2-6), rbi

•Had first three-hit game and third 2-rbi game of season, 6/4 at Kansas City. •Had season-high 7-game hit-streak, going 7-for-21 (.333) with four rbi, 5/22-29.•Was 1-for-2 with two rbi, his second multi-rbi game of the season, 5/25 vs. Detroit.•Had first multi-rbi game of season, going 2-for-5 with a double and 2 rbi, 5/16 at Detroit.•Had eighth multi-hit game of season, going 2-for-4, 5/13 vs. Toronto.•Was 2-for-3 with a double, his seventh multi-hit game of season, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL).

RYAN DOUMIT - C/OF/1B #18Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 B/T: S/R Age: 31 (4/3/81 in Moses Lake, WA)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: 2 RBI: 4 Current Streak: 2g, 4-9 (.444) Season-High Hit-Streak: 5 gamesHomestand: .400 (2-5), hr, rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL): .400 (2-5), hr, rbi

•Was 3-for-4, his second three-hit game of season, 6/1 at Cleveland.•Had game-winning sacrifice fly in 8th inning, 5/28 vs. Oakland.•Hit his fourth home run of season, going 1-for-3 with two rbi, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL).•Had first three-hit game of season, including his fifth career multi-homer game, 5/6 at Seattle.•Hit his first home run as a Twin, a two-run shot off Phil Hughes, 4/19 at NYY.

JOSH WILLINGHAM - OF #16Height: 6-2 Weight: 228 B/T: R/R Age: 33 (2/17/79 in Florence, AL)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 11g, 15-41 (.366) Season-High Hit-Streak: 15 gamesHomestand: .400 (2-5), rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL): .400 (2-5), rbi

•Walk-off rbi-single in the 10th inning, 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL)...second walk-off hit of the season.•Was 2-for-3 with his 11th home run and fourth 3-rbi game of season, 6/4 at Kansas City.•Had third 3-rbi game of season (second consecutive), going 2-for-4 with a 3-run homer, 5/30 vs. Oakland.•Hit fifth career walk-off home run and second 3-rbi game of season, 5/29 vs. Oakland.•Had third three-hit game of season, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and a rbi, 5/16 at Detroit.•Was 19-for-56 (.339) with 4 doubles, 5 home runs and 12 rbi during career-high 15-game hit-streak.•Set a Twins record by hitting safely in each of his first 15 games with the Twins, 4/6-21...tied Kirby Puckett

(1994) for the longest streak to start a season (15 games).•Named American League Player of the Week, April 9-15 (second career)...he batted .455 (10-for-22) with a

double, three home runs and four rbi in six games...homered in three consecutive games, 4/9-12.

JUSTIN MORNEAU - 1B #33Height: 6-4 Weight: 222 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (5/15/81 in New Westminster, BC)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: 2 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 2g, 3-8 (.375) Season-High Hit-Streak: 3 gamesHomestand: .250 (1-4), rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL): .250 (1-4), rbi

•Was 1-for-5 with two rbi, including his 10th home run of the season, 6/4 at Kansas City.•16th career multi-homer game (second of season), second 3-hit game and fifth 3-rbi game, 5/24 at CWS.•Had fourth three-rbi game of season, going 1-for-3 with his sixth home run, 5/22 at CWS.•Had third three-rbi game of season, going 2-4 with three rbi, 5/18 at Milwaukee.•Disabled (retro to 5/1) with a sore left wrist, 5/7-15.•15th career multi-homer game (first of season), 4/18 at NYY...third and fourth homers of the season.

MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN HIT LAST GRAND SLAM

PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOT 2BI 3BI 4BI 5+BI TOT DATE OPP. ON PITCHER DATE OPP. CAREERButera 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7/6/11 K.C. 0 Francis …. … 0Carroll 11 1 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 3 8/9/09 @CWS. 0 Linebrink 8/11/07 ChiC. 1Casilla 2 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 3 6/21/11 @S.F. 0 Romo …. … 0Doumit 9 2 0 0 11 8 0 1 0 9 5/8/12 LAA. 1 Haren 5/4/11 @S.D. 3Dozier 6 1 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 4 6/8/12 ChC. 0 Russell …. … 0Mastroianni 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 ….. … . ….. …. … 0Mauer 11 4 1 0 16 2 3 0 0 5 6/2/12 @Cle. 1 Sipp 5/21/09 @CWS. 2Morneau 7 2 0 0 9 4 5 0 0 9 6/4/12 @K.C. 1 Smith 7/20/09 @Oak. 6Parmelee 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 9/27/11 K.C. 0 O’Sullivan …. … 0Plouffe 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 6/8/12 ChC. 0 Wood …. … 0Revere 6 3 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 1 ….. … . ….. ….. … 0Span 13 1 2 0 16 0 1 0 0 1 5/26/12 Det. 0 Scherzer …. … 0Willingham 9 3 0 0 12 5 4 0 0 9 6/4/12 @K.C. 1 Smith 4/11/10 @NYM. 5

DREW BUTERA - C #41Height: 6-1 Weight: 201 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (8/9/83 in Evansville, IL)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: - - RBI: 1 Current Streak: 0 for last 12 Season-High Hit-Streak: 3 gamesHomestand: - - Series vs. Chicago (NL): - -

•Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief, with one walk and one strikeout, 5/20 at Milwaukee.•Had second career three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a double, 5/17 at Detroit.•Was 2-for-3, his first multi-hit game of the season, 5/9 vs. Los Angeles (AL).•Had first hit of season, going 1-for-4 with a run scored, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL).•Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/1...batted .279 (12-for-43) with three doubles, one home run and five rbi

in 15 games for the Red Wings this season.

BRIAN DOZIER - IF #20Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 1g, 1-5 (.200) Season-High Hit-Streak: 6 gamesHomestand: .200 (1-5), rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL): .200 (1-5), rbi

•Tied season-high 6-game hit-streak, going 8-for-22 (.364), 5/30-6/5.•First career three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a double, 5/15 vs. Cleveland.•Hit first career home run off Ricky Romero, 5/13 vs. Toronto.•Had first career multi-hit game and first career rbi, going 2-for-4, 5/8 vs. Los Angeles (AL).•Made Major League debut, going 1-for-4 (single off Matt Carpenter for first career hit), 5/7 vs. Los Angeles (AL).•Had contract selected from Triple-A Rochester, 5/7.•Batted .276 (29-for-105) with seven doubles, one home run and 12 rbi in 28 games with the Red Wings.

DARIN MASTROIANNI - OF #19Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (8/26/85 in Mount Kisco, NY)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 2 HR’s: - - RBI: 3 Current Streak: 3g, 4-11 (.364) Season-High Hit-Streak: 3 gamesHomestand: .500 (2-4), 2 rbi Series vs. Chicago (NL): .500 (2-4), rbi

•Singled off Kyle Drabek for first career hit, going 2-for-4 with first three career rbi, 5/11 vs. Toronto. •Made Twins debut as starting left fielder, going 0-for-3, 5/10 vs. Toronto.•Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/10...batted .366 (27-for-78) with two doubles, two triples and 11 rbi in

20 games with the Red Wings.•Began season at Double-A New Britain, batting .143 (5-for-35) with one double in nine games, before being

promoted to Rochester, 4/14.•Claimed off waivers from Toronto, 2/2.

BEN REVERE - OF #11Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 B/T: L/R Age: 23 (5/3/88 in Atlanta, GA)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 3 HR’s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 2g, 5-9 (.556) Season-High Hit-Streak: 7 gamesHomestand: .750 (3-4) Series vs. Chicago (NL): .750 (3-4)

•Was 3-for-4 (third 3-hit game of season), 6/8 vs. Chicago (NL).•Had first three-hit game of season, going 3-for-4, 5/26 vs. Detroit...second three-hit game, 6/4 at Kansas City.•Had seven-game hit-streak, going 9-for-26 (.346) with four doubles, one triple and one rbi, 4/12-5/20. •Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an rbi, 5/19 at Milwaukee.•Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 5/17...batted .330 (31-for-94) with 1 double and 1 rbi in 23 games at AAA.•Began season with Twins...optioned to Triple-A Rochester, 4/14...optioned to Rochester, 4/25.

JOE MAUER - C #7Height: 6-5 Weight: 231 B/T: L/R Age: 29 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 4 HR’s: 1 RBI: 3 Current Streak: 2g, 4-8 (.500) Season-High Hit-Streak: 8 gamesHomestand: - - Series vs. Chicago (NL): ... (.-.)

•Was 3-for-5 with his third home and third three-rbi game of season, 6/2 at Cleveland.•Had eight-game hit-streak, going 14-for-31 (.452) with 2 doubles, a home run and 2 rbi, 5/20-28. •Was 2-for-4 with his second home run of the season, 5/24 at Chicago (AL).•Had 19th career game with four-or-more hits, going 4-for-5 with a double, 5/20 at Milwaukee.•Was 3-for-5 with three rbi, including his second career home run at Target Field, 4/12 vs. Los Angeles (AL).

CHRIS PARMELEE - IF/OF #27Height: 6-1 Weight: 228 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (2/24/88 in Long Beach, CA)

2012 GAME HIGHS & INFO: Hits: 2 HR’s: - - RBI: 2 Current Streak: 1g, 1-3 (.333) Season-High Hit-Streak: 3 gamesHomestand: .333 (1-3) Series vs. Chicago (NL): .333 (1-3)

•Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, 6/8...batted .375 (18-for-48) with four doubles, four home runs and 12 rbi in 15 games with the Red Wings.

•Began season with the Twins before being optioned to Triple-A Rochester, 5/15.•Had first career triple, going 2-for-3 with two rbi, 4/11 vs. Los Angeles (AL).•Was 1-for-4 in his first career Opening Day (started at first base), 4/6 at Baltimore.

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OUTFIELD ASSISTSOutfielder Assists Outfielder AssistsDoumit 0 Revere 1Komatsu 1 Span 1Mastroianni 1 Thomas 1Parmelee 0 Willingham 5Plouffe 2 Team Total 12

2012 HOME RUNS BY POSITIONC 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL4 6 0 5 2 10 1 5 10 0 43

RECORD WHEN…

Runs Scoring Allowing Runs Scoring Allowing0 0 - 6 2 - 0 6 3 - 4 1 - 71 0 - 6 0 - 1 7 4 - 0 3 - 52 0 - 8 4 - 1 8 1 - 1 0 - 33 2 - 6 5 - 1 9 1 - 0 1 - 14 4 - 2 5 - 7 10+ 4 - 0 0 - 45 4 - 1 2 - 4 Totals 23 - 34 23 - 34

2012 PITCHING BREAKDOWNW- L- S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO

Starters 14- 28 6.11 300.2 381 221 204 57 91 177Relievers 9- 6- 13 3.45 198.1 169 80 76 19 56 145TOTALS 23- 34- 13 5.05 499.0 550 301 280 76 147 322

2012 TWINS ON DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Kyle Waldrop Right elbow strain 3/31 3/26 6/ 1 50 Scott Baker Right elbow strain (transferred to 60-day on April 15) - Tommy John surgery on 4/17 4/ 1 3/27 57 Justin Morneau Sore left wrist 5/ 7 5/ 1 5/16 14 Nick Blackburn Left quad strain 5/17 6/ 4 16 Carl Pavano Right rotator cuff weakness 6/ 4 6/ 2 6

TWINS 2012 SCORING BY INNINGS1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL

TWINS 41 15 14 19 41 30 27 29 14 2 232 OPPONENTS 45 45 36 43 36 30 31 19 16 0 301

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STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER

Player 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9thButera 1 9 1Carroll 27 3 24Casilla 2 1 5 9 23Doumit 2 17 23 1Dozier 11 2 5 10 1Mastroianni 1 3 1 3 2Mauer 1 50Morneau 18 23Parmelee 1 11 4 8Plouffe 11 12 8 2Revere 3 13 4 1Span 51Willingham 7 37 10Others 2 4 6 23 12 4

STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION

Player C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DHButera 11Carroll 13 28 13Casilla 40Doumit 21 6 16Dozier 29Mastroianni 1 1 8Mauer 25 11 15Morneau 22 19Parmelee 22 1 1Plouffe 1 2 15 2 13Revere 2 3 16Span 51Willingham 50 4Others 1 2 29 1 2 13

BULLPEN VS. CHICAGO CUBS

2012 CAREERPITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ERBurnett 0 - 0 - 0 … 1.1 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 1.1 0 0Burton 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 5.89 18.1 21 12Capps 0 - 0 - 0 … 1.0 2 0 2 - 0 - 4 1.93 28.0 26 6Duensing 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Gray 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Manship 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Perkins 0 - 0 - 0 27.00 0.2 3 2 0 - 0 - 0 27.00 0.2 3 2Swarzak 0 - 0 - 0 … 2.0 1 0 1 - 0 - 0 0.00 9.0 5 0TEAM 0 - 0 - 0 … 5.0 6 2

TWINS VS. CHICAGO CUBS

2012 CAREERPLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBIButera … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Carroll … 6 2 0 1 .295 112 33 3 16Casilla … 1 0 0 0 … 1 0 0 0Doumit … 5 2 1 1 .263 186 49 6 18Dozier … 5 1 0 1 … 5 1 0 1Mastroianni … 4 2 0 2 … 4 2 0 2Mauer … 0 0 0 0 .350 20 7 1 4Morneau … 4 1 0 1 .276 29 8 1 5Parmelee … 3 1 0 0 … 3 1 0 0Plouffe … 3 2 1 1 … 3 2 1 1Revere … 4 3 0 0 … 4 3 0 0Span … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Willingham … 5 2 0 1 .241 87 21 4 20TEAM … 40 16 2 8

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TEAM BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game.......................................................................................... 44, 5/18 at Mil.Most Runs, Game.........................................................................................11, 2x, 5/18 at Mil.Most Runs, Inning............................................................... 5, 2x, last 4th inning 5/22 at CWS.Most Hits, Game ............................................................................................. 20, 4/12 vs. LAA.Most Hits, Inning ............................................................................6, 6th inning, 4/25 vs. Bos.Consecutive Hits ............................................................................. 5, 1st inning, 4/16 at NYY.Consecutive Batters Reached Base ................................. 7, 2x, last 5th inning, 5/24 at CWS.Fewest Hits, Game............................................................................................... 0, 5/2 at LAA.Most Doubles, Game..............................................................................5, 3x last 5/25 vs. Det.Most Triples, Game ................................................................................2, 2x, last 6/8 vs. ChC.Most Home Runs, Game .......................................................................3, 2x, last 5/24 at CWS.Grand Slams ..............................................................................................................................Most Total Bases, Game ................................................................................. 32, 4/12 vs. LAA.Most Extra Base Hits, Game ...............................................................................8, 5/16 at Det.Most RBI, Game ...........................................................................................11, 2x, 5/18 at Mil.Most Walks .........................................................................................................9, 5/11 vs. Tor.Most Strikeouts ...............................................................................................16, 5/26 vs. Det.Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins ..........................................................................3, 6/4 at K.C.Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent ............................................................... 5, 4/12 vs. LAA.Most Caught Stealing, Game ........................................................................................ 1, manyMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game.................................................................4, 5/15 vs. Cle.Left On Base, Twins .........................................................................................15, 4/14 vs. Tex.Left On Base, Twins in Extra Innings ............................................................... 12, 6/8 vs. ChC.Consecutive Scoreless Innings.............................................................................25, 4/30-5/4

INDIVIDUAL BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game................................................................... 6, 3x last Carroll, 6/8 vs. ChC.Most Runs, Game...................................................................3, 3x last Morneau, 5/24 at CWS.Most Runs, Inning......................................................................................................... 1, manyMost Hits, Game .......................................................................... 4, 3x last Mauer, 5/20 at Mil.Most Hits, Inning .......................................................................................................... 1, manyMost Doubles, Game..................................................................................................... 2, manyMost Triples, Game ....................................................................................................... 1, manyMost Home Runs, Game .......................................................2, 3x, last Morneau, 5/24 at CWS.Grand Slams ..............................................................................................................................Most Total Bases, Game ..................................................................10, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS.Most Extra Base Hits, Game ..............................................................3, Morneau, 5/24 at CWS.Most RBI, Game ....................................................................................4, Doumit, 4/19 at NYY.Most Walks, Game ....................................................................3, 4x, last Mauer, 5/30 vs. Oak.Most Strikeouts, Game ..................................................... 4, 2x, last Willingham, 5/26 vs. Det.Longest Hitting-Streak ......................................................................... 15, Willingham, 4/6-21Consecutive Hits ..............................................................................5, 2x, last Mauer, 5/20-22Consecutive Hitless At-Bats....................................................................... 25, Valencia, 5/1-9Most Stolen Bases, Game......................................................................2, Revere, 6/8 vs. ChC.Most Caught Stealing, Game ........................................................................................ 1, manyMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game............................................2, 4x, last Mauer, 6/2 at Cle.

TEAM PITCHING:Most Runs Allowed .......................................................................................... 16, 5/20 at Miil.Most Runs, Inning.............................................................. 6, 2x, last 6th inning, 5/24 at CWS.Most Hits Allowed ...........................................................................................18, 4/24 vs. Bos.Most Hits Allowed, Inning ................................................................ 6, 2nd inning, 5/20 at Mil.Consecutive Hits Allowed ............................................................... 6, 5th inning, 5/26 vs. Det.Most Home Runs Allowed, Game ...................................................................... 5, 5/24 at CWS.Most Strikeouts ................................................................................................ 14, 5/19 at Mil.Most Walks .......................................................................................................9, 5/29 vs. Oak.

TEAM PITCHING (cont.):Fewest Hits Allowed .........................................................................................3, 5/30 vs. Oak.Pitchers Used .........................................................................................6, 5x, last 5/20 at Mil.Consecutive Batters Retired............................................................................ 17, 5/8 vs. LAA.Scoreless Innings Streak ...........................................................................................11, 5/8-9Wild Pitches ................................................................................................................. 1, manyMost Innings, Game, Relievers .......................................................................7.0, 5/16 at Det.Most Hits, Game, Relievers ............................................................................10, 4/24 vs. Bos.Most Runs, Game, Relievers .............................................................................. 8, 5/20 at Mil.Most Home Runs, Game, Relievers ......................................................2, 2x, last 5/24 at CWS.Most Walks, Game, Relievers.............................................................. 4, 2x, last 5/29 vs. Oak.Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers...................................................................... 8, 5/19 at Mil.

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING:Most Inn., Game, Starter ................................................................. 9.0, Walters, 5/22 at CWS.Most Innings, Game, Reliever ..........................................................3.2, Maloney, 4/17 at NYY.Most Hits, Starter ............................................................................ 11, Marquis, 4/23 vs. Bos.Most Hits, Reliever ............................................................................ 8, Maloney, 4/24 vs. Bos.Most Runs, Starter ...............................................................................8, Marquis, 5/20 at Mil.Most Runs, Reliever ......................................................................5, 2x, last Gray, 5/20 at Mil.Most Home Runs, Starter ......................................................3, 5x, last De Vries, 5/24 at CWS.Most Home Runs, Reliever ...................................................................... 2, Burton, 4/7 at Bal.Most Walks, Starter...............................................................................6, Marquis, 5/5 at Sea.Most Walks, Reliever..............................................................3, 2x, last Perkins, 5/29 vs. Oak.Most Strikeouts, Starter......................................................................9, Liriano, 5/30 vs. Oak.Most Strikeouts, Reliever........................................................................ 4, Gray, 4/24 vs. Bos.Win-Streak ................................................................... 3, Diamond, 5/8-18 & Gray, 4/11-5/19Losing-Streak ...............................................................................................5, Liriano, 4/7-5/7 Low-Hit Complete Game............................................................................................................Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings ....................................................14.0, Diamond, 5/8-13Most Consecutive Batters Retired .............................................................. 15, Blackburn, 4/9Wild Pitches ................................................................................................................. 1, many

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING:Errors, Game, Team .................................................................................3, 3x, last 6/3 at Cle.Errors, Game, Individual .............................................................. 2, 2x, last Dozier, 6/3 at Cle.Errors, Consecutive Games, Team ...........................................................................3, 4/12-14Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team ............................................................7, 4/27-5/6Doubleplays, Game, Team ................................................................... 4, 2x, last 5/28 vs. Oak.Opponents Doubleplays, Game, Team ...............................................................4, 5/15 vs. Cle.

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS:Longest Winning Streak ...........................................................................................4, 5/16-19Longest Losing Streak..............................................................................................6, 4/21-27Longest Game, Innings.................................................................................. 11.0, 5/19 at Mil.Longest Game, Time (9 Innings) ................................................................... 3:35, 5/18 at Mil.Longest Game, Time (Extra Innings) ............................................................. 3:45, 5/19 at Mil.Fastest Game, Time ........................................................................................ 2:10, 5/1 at LAA.Largest Margin, Victory...................................................................................... 8, 5/18 at Mil.Largest Margin, Loss ........................................................................................ 12, 5/20 at Mil.Largest Home Attendance.................................................39,414, 4/9 vs. LAA. (Home Opener)Home Sellouts ............................................................................................3, last 5/27 vs. Det.Times Shut Out ..............................................................................................6, last 6/5 at K.C.

FOR THE TWINSHITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. Mil.Grand Slam: Cuddyer, 8/3/11 at LAA. (one as a team in 2011)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Mauer, 7/21/07 vs. LAA.Pinch-Hit Home Run: Thome and Butera, 6/19/10 at Phi.Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy (9th inning), 5/19/04 at Tor.Five-Hit Game: Mauer, 7/26/10 at K.C.Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. Tex.Two Hits, One Inning: Revere, 6/21/11 at S.F.Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at K.C.Two-Home Run Game: Morneau, 5/24/12 at CWS. (two as a team in 2012)Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS. (second game)Back-to-Back Home Runs: Morneau/Plouffe, 5/17/12 at Det. (one as a team in 2012)3 Consecutive Home Runs: Mientkiewicz/Koskie/Hunter, 7/12/01 at Mil.Three Home Runs, One Inning: Mauer/Thome/Hardy, 8/10/10 at CWS.Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at N.Y.

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWS. One-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. K.C.Two-Hitter: Baker, 8/14/09 vs. Cle.10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. Mil.10+ Strikeouts: Liriano (11), 8/1/10 vs. Sea.Complete Game Shutout: Duensing, 7/4/11 vs. T.B. (2 by an individual starter in 2011)Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. Tor./vs. Mil.Back-to-Back Shutouts: 7/31-8/1/10 vs. Sea.

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. Sea.Position Player Pitching: Butera, 5/20/12 at Mil.Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Revere (3), 9/14/11 at K.C.Steal of Home: Hunter, 5/4/02 vs. Det.Home run in first ML at-bat: Hughes, 4/28/10 at Det.Leadoff Home Run: Span, 5/23/11 vs. Sea.

AGAINST THE TWINSHITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Hafner (Cle.), 8/14/03 vs. Cle.Grand Slam: Kipnis, 6/1/12 at Cle. (three allowed as a team in 2012)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Bourjos, 4/11/12 vs. LAA (one allowed in 2012)Pinch-Hit Home Run: Peralta, 5/11/11 vs. Det.Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Bartlett, 8/5/10 at T.B.Five-Hit Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY.Six-Hit Game: L. Johnson, 9/23/95 vs. CWS.Two Hits, One Inning: Ishikawa, 5/20/12 at Mil.Two Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. Mil.Two-Home Run Game: Lucroy, 5/20/12 at Mil.Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYY.Back-to-Back Home Runs: Konerko/Rios, 5/24/12 at CWS. (two allowed in 2012) 3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. Atl.Three Home Runs, One Inning: Konerko/Rios/De Aza, 5/24/12 at CWS.Four Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O’Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. Bos.

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAA.One-Hitter: Stewart, 9/5/11 vs. CWS. (Game 2)Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at Tor.10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/01/95 at Chi.10+ Strikeouts: Lincecum (12), 6/23/11 at S.F.Complete Game Shutout: Lowe, 5/15/12 vs. Cle.Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAA.Back-to-Back Shutouts: 5/1-2/12 at LAA.

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Blake/Cabrera/Martinez, 8/27/07 at Cle.Position Player Pitching: Halter, 10/1/00 at Det.Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Borbon (3), 8/18/09 at Tex.Steal of Home: Daubach, 4/27/03 at Chi.Home run in first ML at-bat: Richard, 7/17/00 vs. StL.Leadoff Home Run: Jeter, 4/19/12 at NYY.

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

APRIL (6-16) Batting: .264 (199-for-753) Pitching: 6-16-4, 5.64 (190.0 ip, 119 er) 6 -----Bal. 2- 4 L 0- 1 T2 -1.0 Arrieta/Pavano/Johnson 7 -----Bal. 2- 8 L 0- 2 T4 -2.0 Hunter/Liriano 8 -----Bal. 1- 3 L 0- 3 5 -3.0 Hammel/Swarzak/Johnson 9 -----LAA. 1- 5 L 0- 4 5 -4.0 *39,414 39,414 1 Wilson/Blackburn 10 -----OFF DAY 5 -4.0 11 -----LAA. 6- 5 W 1- 4 T3 -3.0 31,413 70,827 2 Gray/Takahashi/Capps 12 -----LAA. 10- 9 W 2- 4 4 -3.0 31,782 102,609 3 Gray/Thompson/Capps 13 -----Tex. 1- 4 L 2- 5 5 -3.0 31,400 134,009 4 Harrison/Swarzak/Ogando 14 -----Tex. 2- 6 L 2- 6 5 -3.5 35,854 169,863 5 Ross/Duensing 15 -----Tex. 3- 4 L 2- 7 5 -4.0 32,093 201,956 6 Ross/Perkins/Nathan 16 -----NYY. 7- 3 W 3- 7 T4 -4.0 Pavano/Garcia 17 -----NYY. 3- 8 L 3- 8 T4 -5.0 Sabathia/Liriano 18 -----NYY. 6- 5 W 4- 8 4 -5.0 Marquis/Kuroda/Capps 19 -----NYY. 6- 7 L 4- 9 4 -5.0 Hughes/Swarzak/Rivera 20 -----T.B. 5- 4 W 5- 9 4 -4.5 Maloney/Gomes/Capps 21 -----T.B. 2- 4 L 5-10 4 -5.0 Shields/Pavano/Rodney 22 -----T.B. 2- 6 L 5-11 4 -5.0 Niemann/Liriano 23 -----Bos. 5- 6 L 5-12 4 -5.5 32,351 234,307 7 Bard/Capps/Aceves 24 -----Bos. 2-11 L 5-13 4 -5.5 33,651 267,958 8 Beckett/Blackburn 25 -----Bos. 6- 7 L 5-14 4 -5.5 32,254 300,212 9 Buchholz/Hendriks/Aceves 26 -----OFF DAY T4 -5.0 27 -----K.C. 6- 7 L 5-15 5 -6.0 33,315 333,527 10 Mijares/Duensing/Broxton 28 -----K.C. PPD 5 -5.5 29 -----K.C. 7- 4 W 6-15 T4 -5.5 34,201 367,728 11 Marquis/Chen 30 -----LAA. 3- 4 L 6-16 5 -6.0 Wilson/Blackburn/DownsMAY (12-16) Batting: .227 (208-for-915) Pitching: 12-16-6, 4.96 (247.0 ip, 136 er) 1 -----LAA. 0- 4 L 6-17 5 -6.0 Williams/Liriano 2 -----LAA. 0- 9 L 6-18 5 -7.0 Weaver/Hendriks 3 -----OFF DAY 5 -7.5 4 -----Sea. 3- 2 W 7-18 5 -7.5 Pavano/Wilhemsen/Capps 5 -----Sea. 0- 7 L 7-19 5 -7.5 Hernandez/Marquis 6 -----Sea. 2- 5 L 7-20 5 -8.5 Noesi/Blackburn 7 -----LAA. 3- 8 L 7-21 5 -10.0 31,382 399,110 12 Weaver/Liriano 8 -----LAA. 5- 0 W 8-21 5 -9.0 30,776 429,886 13 Diamond/Haren 9 -----LAA. 2- 6 L 8-22 5 -9.0 31,915 461,801 14 Santana/Pavano 10 -----Tor. 2- 6 L 8-23 5 -10.0 31,438 493,239 15 Alvarez/Marquis 11 -----Tor. 7- 6 W 9-23 5 -9.0 33,387 526,626 16 Blackburn/Drabek/Capps 12 -----Tor. 1- 2 L 9-24 5 -9.0 *38,820 565,446 17 Hutchison/Walters/Janssen 13 -----Tor. 4- 3 W 10-24 5 -8.0 36,889 602,335 18 Diamond/Romero/Capps 14 -----Cle. 4- 5 L 10-25 5 -9.0 32,313 634,648 19 Smith/Capps/C. Perez 15 -----Cle. 0- 5 L 10-26 5 -10.0 35,732 670,380 20 Lowe/Marquis 16 -----Det. 11-7 W 11-26 5 -10.0 Burnett/Below 17 -----Det. 4- 3 W 12-26 5 -10.0 Walters/Fister/Capps 18 -----Mil. 11-3 W 13-26 5 -9.0 Diamond/Estrada 19 -----Mil. ^5- 4 W 14-26 5 -9.0 Gray/Parra/Capps 20 -----Mil. 4-16 L 14-27 5 -9.0 Greinke/Marquis 21 -----OFF DAY 5 -9.0 22 -----CWS. 9- 2 W 15-27 5 -9.0 Walters/Floyd 23 -----CWS. 0- 6 L 15-28 5 -10.0 Sale/Diamond 24 -----CWS. 8-11 L 15-29 5 -11.0 Jones/De Vries 25 -----Det. 6-10 L 15-30 5 -11.0 37,688 708,068 21 Smyly/Swarzak 26 -----Det. 3- 6 L 15-31 5 -11.0 37,360 745,428 22 Scherzer/Pavano/Valverde 27 -----Det. 3- 4 L 15-32 5 -11.0 *38,710 784,138 23 Villarreal/Capps/Valverde 28 -----Oak. 5- 4 W 16-32 5 -11.0 34,709 818,847 24 Burnett/Cook/Capps 29 -----Oak. 3- 2 W 17-32 5 -10.5 31,781 850,628 25 Perkins/Fuentes 30 -----Oak. 4- 0 W 18-32 5 -10.5 35,103 885,731 26 Liriano/Ross 31 -----OFF DAY 5 -10.5JUNE (5-2) Batting: .283 (71-for-251) Pitching: 5-2-3, 3.63 (62.0 ip, 25 er) 1 -----Cle. 1- 7 L 18-33 5 -11.5 Lowe/Pavano 2 -----Cle. 7- 4 W 19-33 5 -10.5 Duensing/Tomlin/Capps 3 -----Cle. 6- 3 W 20-33 5 -10.5 Diamond/Masterson/Capps 4 -----K.C. 10- 7 W 21-33 5 -10.0 De Vries/Smith/Capps 5 -----K.C. 0- 1 L 21-34 5 -10.0 Chen/Liriano/Broxton 6 -----K.C. 4- 2 W 22-34 5 -9.0 Blackburn/Mendoza/Capps 7 -----OFF DAY 5 -9.5 8 -----CHC. ^8- 7 W 23-34 5 -8.5 38,014 923,745 27 Capps/Camp 9 -----CHC. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 10 -----CHC. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 11 -----OFF DAY 12 -----Phi. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13 -----Phi. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14 -----Phi. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15 -----Mil. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16 -----Mil. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 17 -----Mil. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18 -----OFF DAY 19 -----Pit. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 20 -----Pit. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 21 -----Pit. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 22 -----Cin. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 23 -----Cin. 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24 -----Cin. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 27 -----CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28 -----OFF DAY 29 -----K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN #30 -----K.C. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN -----K.C. 6:15 pm FOX/TIBNJULY (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 1 -----K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2 -----Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 3 -----Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 4 -----Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 5 -----Det. 12:05 pm FSN/TIBN 6 -----Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 7 -----Tex. 6:15 pm FOX/TIBN 8 -----Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 9 -----All Star Break 10 -----All Star Game - Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO 11 -----All Star Break 12 -----OFF DAY 13 -----Oak. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14 -----Oak. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15 -----Oak. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16 -----Bal. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 17 -----Bal. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18 -----Bal. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 19 -----Bal. 12:10 pm No TV/TIBN 20 -----K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 21 -----K.C. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 22 -----K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN

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

JULY CONT. 23 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25 -----CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26 -----OFF DAY 27 -----Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28 -----Cle. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29 -----Cle. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 31 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBNAUGUST (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 1 -----CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2 -----Bos. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 3 -----Bos. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 4 -----Bos. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 5 -----Bos. 12:35 pm FSN/TIBN 6 -----Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 7 -----Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 8 -----Cle. 11:05 pm FSN/TIBN 9 -----OFF DAY 10 -----T.B. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 11 -----T.B. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 12 -----T.B. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13 -----Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14 -----Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15 -----Det. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16 -----OFF DAY 17 -----Sea. 9:10 pm FSN/TIBN 18 -----Sea. 8:10 pm FSN/TIBN 19 -----Sea. 3:10 pm FSN/TIBN 20 -----Oak. 9:07 pm FSN/TIBN 21 -----Oak. 9:07 pm FSN/TIBN 22 -----Oak. 2:37 pm FSN/TIBN 23 -----Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 24 -----Tex. 7:05 pm FSN/TIBN 25 -----Tex. 3:05 pm FOX/TIBN 26 -----Tex. 2:05 pm FSN/TIBN 27 -----Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 28 -----Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29 -----Sea. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30 -----Sea. 12:10 pm No TV/TIBN 31 -----K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBNSEPTEMBER (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 1 -----K.C. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2 -----K.C. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 3 -----CWS. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 4 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 5 -----CWS. 1:10 pm No TV/TIBN 6 -----OFF DAY 7 -----Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 8 -----Cle. 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 9 -----Cle. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 10 -----Cle. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 11 -----K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 12 -----K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 13 -----K.C. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 14 -----CWS. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 15 -----CWS. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 16 -----CWS. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 17 -----OFF DAY 18 -----Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 19 -----Cle. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 20 -----Cle. 11:05 am No TV/TIBN 21 -----Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 22 -----Det. 6:05 pm FSN/TIBN 23 -----Det. 12:05 pm FSN/TIBN 24 -----NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25 -----NYY. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 26 -----NYY. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 27 -----OFF DAY 28 -----Det. 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 29 -----Det. 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 30 -----Det. 1:10 pm FSN/TIBNOCTOBER (.-.) Batting: ... (.-for-.) Pitching: .-.-., ... (. ip, . er) 1 -----Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 2 -----Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN 3 -----Tor. 6:07 pm FSN/TIBN

* - Denotes Sellout# - Denotes makeup game from rainout on 4/28^ - Extra innings (1-0)

Days in First Place ........................................................................................................................................ Last Day in First Place .................................................................................................................................. Last Day out of First Place .................................................................................................................June 9 Most Consecutive Days in First .................................................................................................................... Most Games Ahead/Team/Date ..................................................................................................................... Most Games Behind/Team/Date .............................................................................................. -11.5, Chicago, June 2

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2010 PLAYERS USED (42)Pitchers: (17)

Burroughs, Sean, if*Butera, Drew, cCarroll, Jamey, if*Casilla, Alexi, if*Doumit, Ryan, c*Dozier, Brian, ifHughes, Lukes, if*

Blackburn, Nick, rhp*Burnett, Alex, rhp*Burton, Jared, rhp*Capps, Matt, rhp*De Vries, Cole, rhpDiamond, Scott, lhp

Duensing, Brian, lhp*Gray, Jeff, rhp*Hendriks, Liam, rhp*Liriano, Francisco, lhp*Maloney, Matt, lhp*Manship, Jeff, rhp

Marquis, Jason, rhpPavano, Carl, rhp*Perkins, Glen, lhp*Swarzak, Anthony, rhp*Walters, P.J., rhp

Komatsu, Erik, ofMastroianni, Darin, ofMauer, Joe, c*Morneau, Justin, 1b*Parmelee, Chris, 1b*Plouffe, Trevor, of*Revere, Ben, of*

Span, Denard, of*Thomas, Clete, ofValencia, Danny, 3b*Willingham, Josh, of*

(*, on Opening Day 25-man Roster)

Position Players: (18)

2012 PLAYERS USED (35)

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