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THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 5-3 through eight games on their 11-day, 10-game road trip, going 0-3 in New York, 4-0 in Baltimore and 1-0 in Tampa Bay...tonight they continue the road trip with the second of three at Tropicana Field...following the series finale tomor- row, the Twins begin a seven-day, six-game homestand with three against Houston (August 28-30) and Chicago-AL (September 1-3)...the Twins have gone 38-24 at home compared to 26-37 on the road. TWINS TAKE TAMPA: The Twins beat the Rays last night by a score of 11-7, scoring in five different innings, including multiple runs in four innings...Ervin Santana was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs on eight hits in 2.2 innings pitched...J.R. Graham (1-1) earned his first major league win with 0.2 innings of relief...the offense recorded 12 hits as eight of the nine starters recorded at least one hit...Miguel Sano, Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario each homered, marking the 11th time this season the Twins hit three homers. SIX-PACK: The Twins are seeking a season-long six-game win-streak, which would mark their longest since winning eight straight June 11-21, 2011...during the five-game streak, they are hitting .279 (55-for-197) with 7.4 runs-per-game...pitchers have posted a 3.19 ERA (48.0 IP, 17 ER). ROAD CONSTRUCTION: The Twins are 26-37 on the road this season but have won five straight, marking their longest road win-streak since June 2-6, 2011...their last six-game road win-streak came August 14-26, 2007. I’LL ORDER THE TRIPLE ROSIE: Eddie Rosario recorded his 10th triple last night, setting a new club rookie record...the last Twin with 10 triples was Denard Span (10) in 2010 and the last with 11 triples was Cristian Guzman, who had 14 in 2003...the last rookies in baseball with 10 triples were Alcides Escobar and Austin Jackson in 2010 and the last with 11 was Hanley Ramirez in 2006...he leads all rookies this season and ranks second in all of baseball, trailing only Kevin Kiermaier (11)...below is a list of the top three Twins rookies: PLAYER TRIPLES GAMES YEAR Eddie Rosario ................................ 10 ............................................ 89 .......................................... 2015 Tony Oliva ........................................ 9 ............................................ 161 ......................................... 1964 John Castino.................................... 8 ............................................ 148 ......................................... 1979 HEAVY SANO WARNING: Miguel Sano is hitting .333 (17-for-51) with three doubles, seven home runs, 19 RBI, 13 runs scored, nine walks and a .426 on-base percentage in his last 14 games...he has reached safely in each of his last 11 games...below are his ranks in a few categories among AL rookies and all of the AL since being recalled July 2. HITS 2B HR RBI BB OBP SLG AMONG ROOKIES 9th (45) 2nd (12) 1st (12) 1st (37) 1st (30) 1st (.397) 1st (.592) AL RANKS T-39th T-11th T-8th T-4th 1st 7th 5th RAY MATTER: The Twins have gone 3-1 against the Rays this season...a win tonight would secure their first season-series against Tampa Bay since 2006 (6-1), going 0-6-2 in season-series head-to-head since...a win tonight would also secure consecutive series victories over Tampa, which would mark the first time since they won five straight series, a span that stretched from July of 2004-September of 2006. • This season against TB: Brian Dozier is 4-for-13 (.308) with three home runs, five RBI and five runs scored, Eduardo Escobar is 6-for-15 (.400) with three doubles, Joe Mauer is 4-for-13 (.308) and Eddie Rosario is 5-for-12 (.417). MAUER AND THE RAYS: Joe Mauer has reached safely via hit or walk in 12 straight against the Rays...he is a career .365 (72-for-197) hitter against Tampa Bay with 11 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 36 walks, 32 runs scored and 27 strikeouts in 54 games... his .365 average and .464 on-base percentage both rank as the highest against the Rays all-time...he has hit .394 (43-for-109) in 28 career games at Tropicana Field with a .504 on-base percentage, both the highest ever in this ballpark...he has reached base safely in 27 of 28 career games at Tropicana Field. HOMER HAPPY: The Twins have hit 27 home runs in 19 games since August 5, tied with Toronto for fourth most in baseball since that date, and tied for second in the AL...Twins have homered three-plus times in 11 games this season, five of which have come in the last 16 games. RISP, REWARD: The Twins have hit .364 (28-for-77) with runners in scoring position on this road trip...in their last 18 games, they are hitting .371 (53-for-143) with RISP...their .288 (283-for-984) average with RISP on the season ranks second best in baseball, trailing only Toronto (.292). ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 1962, Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Twins history, as he beat the A’s by a score of 1-0 on Lenny Green’s sacrifice fly, scoring Bill Fischer...George Alusik with one out in the ninth inning broke up the potential perfect game drawing a walk. STREAKS Current Streak: ................................ 5 wins Last 5 games: ........................................ 5-0 Last 10 games: ...................................... 8-2 Last 15 games: ...................................... 9-6 Last 20 games: .................................. 10-10 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 8/27 at Tampa Bay Tommy Milone (L, 6-3, 3.69) vs. Drew Smyly (L,1-2, 3.42) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None 8/28 vs. Houston Kyle Gibson (R, 8-9, 3.96) vs. Scott Kazmir (L, 7-8, 2.39) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None 8/29 vs. Houston Mike Pelfrey (R, 6-7, 3.69) vs. Mike Fiers (R, 1-0, 2.42) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None 8/30 vs. Houston Ervin Santana (R, 2-4, 6.05) vs. Lance McCullers (R, 5-4, 3.12) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / BOB FM Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. THE SKIPPER Paul Molitor was named Twins Manager No- vember 4, 2014 becoming the 13th Manager in club history and just the third since 1986 (Tom Kelly, Ron Gardenhire)...2015 marks his 15th minor league and major league professional coaching season...inducted into baseball HOF in 2004 and one of just six players in MLB history with 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases... ranks ninth on baseball’s all-time hit list amassing 3,319 in 21-year career from 1978- 98...1974 graduate of Cretin High School in St. Paul, attended University of Minnesota from 1975-77 and played for Twins from 1996-98. ROAD TRIP (5-3) Batting Average ........... .272 (83-for-305) Runs Per-Game...................6.4 (51 R/8 G) Home Runs ........................................... 10 RISP ............................... .364 (28-for-77) Fielding Errors ........................................ 2 Team ERA .................4.54 (73.1 IP, 37 ER) Starters W-L ....................................... 1-1 Starters ERA .............5.32 (44.0 IP, 26 ER) Relievers W-L-S ............................... 4-2-3 Relievers ERA ...........3.38 (29.1 IP, 11 ER) Save/Opportunities ..............................3/5 TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: ......................................... 64-61 Home Record:............................... 38-24 Road Record:................................ 26-37 Record in series: ...................... 18-19-3 Series Openers: ............................ 20-21 Series Finales:.............................. 20-20 Rubber Games: ................................. 7-9 Sweeps/Swept: ................................. 6/6 April: ............................................. 10-12 May: ................................................ 20-7 June: ............................................. 11-17 July:............................................... 12-13 August:.......................................... 11-12 September/October:.............................. vs. American League East: ........... 18-13 vs. American League Central: ...... 26-25 vs. American League West: .......... 12-11 vs. National League: ....................... 8-12 Games vs. LH Starter:................... 22-19 Games vs. RH Starter: .................. 42-42 Twins score first: .......................... 43-21 Opp. scores first: .......................... 21-40 Come-from-behind wins: .................. 26 Leading after 7/8 inn.:........... 52-3/51-1 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ........... 6-45/3-52 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ................... 6-13/9-8 Extra-innings: ................................... 5-6 1-run games: ................................ 19-17 Twins out-hit opp.: .......................... 44-6 Opp. out-hit Twins:........................ 12-53 Twins/Opp. have = hits: .................... 8-2 Twins get Quality Start: ................ 38-19 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............. 42-29 Most games over .500: ......... 11, last 6/5 Most games under .500:............. 5, 4/15 Longest winning-streak: ..5, 3x, last 8/20-25 Longest losing-streak: .....5, 2x, last 8/2-6 When Twins score 4+: .................. 47-17 When Twins score 3-: ................... 17-44 Team-high hits:..............19, 5/3 vs. CWS Team-high runs: ............... 15, 8/20 at BAL Opp.-high hits: ............... 20, 5/14 at DET Opp.-high runs:................ 17, 8/8 at CLE Twins get 10+ hits: ......................... 36-8 Walk-Off W/L: ................................... 6/5 Shutouts W/L: ................................... 9/7 Complete Games: ..1, Hughes, 4/24 at SEA Target Field Sellouts (’15/All-Time): ... 5/157 MINNESOTA TWINS (64-61) AT TAMPA BAY RAYS (62-63) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 - 7:10 (ET) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Tyler Duffey (R, 2-1, 4.60) vs. Chris Archer (R, 11-9, 2.77) GAME 126 ROAD GAME 64 UPCOMING MILESTONES PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Torii Hunter ..........................210 home runs as Twin ..............Needs 1 to tie Bob Allison (211) for 5th on Twins all-time list 1,315 hits as Twin......................Needs 3 to tie Justin Morneau (1,318) for 7th on Twins all-time list 493 doubles ...............................Needs 7 to reach 500 for career 349 home runs ...........................Needs 1 to reach 350 for career Joe Mauer ............................742 RBI ......................................Needs 16 to tie Gary Gaetti (758) for 7th on Twins all-time list 473 extra-base hits....................Needs 5 to tie Gary Gaetti (478) for 7th on Twins all-time list Glen Perkins ........................489 strikeouts ............................Needs 11 to reach 500 for career Kurt Suzuki ..........................199 doubles ...............................Needs 1 to reach 200 for career RECENT TRANSACTIONS 8/6 RHP Duffey optioned to AAA C Fryer designated for assignment 8/7 RHP Achter recalled from AAA C Herrmann recalled from AAA 8/8 LHP Thielbar claimed by SD 8/10 OF Buxton reinstated from DL and optioned to AAA 8/14 RHP Hughes placed on DL RHP Duffey recalled from AAA RHP Boyer placed on 15-day DL RHP Tonkin recalled from AAA RHP Tonkin optioned to AAA 8/16 LHP Milone reinstated from DL 8/19 OF Hicks placed on 15-day DL 8/20 OF Buxton recalled from AAA 8/21 RHP Achter optioned to AAA 8/22 LHP Cotts acquired from Brewers for PTBNL or Cash TWINS VS. TAMPA BAY 2015 Record: ......................................... 3-1 Current Streak:................................... 1 win 2015 at Home: ....................................... 2-1 2015 at Tampa Bay: ............................... 1-0 All-Time Record: ................................ 66-67 All-Time at Home: .............................. 37-33 All-Time at Tampa Bay: ...................... 29-34 2015 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 5/15 MIN 3-2 Hughes/Odorizzi/Perkins 5/16 MIN 6-4 Duensing/Jepsen/Perkins 5/17 MIN 3-11 Archer/Gibson 8/25 TB 11-7 Graham/Andriese 8/26 TB 8/27 TB

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THE TWINS: The Twins have gone 5-3 through eight games on their 11-day, 10-game road trip, going 0-3 in New York, 4-0 in Baltimore and 1-0 in Tampa Bay...tonight they continue the road trip with the second of three at Tropicana Field...following the series finale tomor-row, the Twins begin a seven-day, six-game homestand with three against Houston (August 28-30) and Chicago-AL (September 1-3)...the Twins have gone 38-24 at home compared to 26-37 on the road.

TWINS TAKE TAMPA: The Twins beat the Rays last night by a score of 11-7, scoring in five different innings, including multiple runs in four innings...Ervin Santana was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs on eight hits in 2.2 innings pitched...J.R. Graham (1-1) earned his first major league win with 0.2 innings of relief...the offense recorded 12 hits as eight of the nine starters recorded at least one hit...Miguel Sano, Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario each homered, marking the 11th time this season the Twins hit three homers.

SIX-PACK: The Twins are seeking a season-long six-game win-streak, which would mark their longest since winning eight straight June 11-21, 2011...during the five-game streak, they are hitting .279 (55-for-197) with 7.4 runs-per-game...pitchers have posted a 3.19 ERA (48.0 IP, 17 ER).

ROAD CONSTRUCTION: The Twins are 26-37 on the road this season but have won five straight, marking their longest road win-streak since June 2-6, 2011...their last six-game road win-streak came August 14-26, 2007.

I’LL ORDER THE TRIPLE ROSIE: Eddie Rosario recorded his 10th triple last night, setting a new club rookie record...the last Twin with 10 triples was Denard Span (10) in 2010 and the last with 11 triples was Cristian Guzman, who had 14 in 2003...the last rookies in baseball with 10 triples were Alcides Escobar and Austin Jackson in 2010 and the last with 11 was Hanley Ramirez in 2006...he leads all rookies this season and ranks second in all of baseball, trailing only Kevin Kiermaier (11)...below is a list of the top three Twins rookies:PLAYER TRIPLES GAMES YEAREddie Rosario ................................ 10 ............................................ 89 .......................................... 2015Tony Oliva ........................................ 9 ............................................ 161 ......................................... 1964John Castino .................................... 8 ............................................ 148 ......................................... 1979

HEAVY SANO WARNING: Miguel Sano is hitting .333 (17-for-51) with three doubles, seven home runs, 19 RBI, 13 runs scored, nine walks and a .426 on-base percentage in his last 14 games...he has reached safely in each of his last 11 games...below are his ranks in a few categories among AL rookies and all of the AL since being recalled July 2. HITS 2B HR RBI BB OBP SLGAMONG ROOKIES 9th (45) 2nd (12) 1st (12) 1st (37) 1st (30) 1st (.397) 1st (.592)AL RANKS T-39th T-11th T-8th T-4th 1st 7th 5th

RAY MATTER: The Twins have gone 3-1 against the Rays this season...a win tonight would secure their first season-series against Tampa Bay since 2006 (6-1), going 0-6-2 in season-series head-to-head since...a win tonight would also secure consecutive series victories over Tampa, which would mark the first time since they won five straight series, a span that stretched from July of 2004-September of 2006.• This season against TB: Brian Dozier is 4-for-13 (.308) with three home runs, five RBI and five runs scored, Eduardo Escobar is 6-for-15

(.400) with three doubles, Joe Mauer is 4-for-13 (.308) and Eddie Rosario is 5-for-12 (.417).

MAUER AND THE RAYS: Joe Mauer has reached safely via hit or walk in 12 straight against the Rays...he is a career .365 (72-for-197) hitter against Tampa Bay with 11 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 36 walks, 32 runs scored and 27 strikeouts in 54 games...his .365 average and .464 on-base percentage both rank as the highest against the Rays all-time...he has hit .394 (43-for-109) in 28 career games at Tropicana Field with a .504 on-base percentage, both the highest ever in this ballpark...he has reached base safely in 27 of 28 career games at Tropicana Field.

HOMER HAPPY: The Twins have hit 27 home runs in 19 games since August 5, tied with Toronto for fourth most in baseball since that date, and tied for second in the AL...Twins have homered three-plus times in 11 games this season, five of which have come in the last 16 games.

RISP, REWARD: The Twins have hit .364 (28-for-77) with runners in scoring position on this road trip...in their last 18 games, they are hitting .371 (53-for-143) with RISP...their .288 (283-for-984) average with RISP on the season ranks second best in baseball, trailing only Toronto (.292).

ON THIS DAY IN TWINS HISTORY: In 1962, Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Twins history, as he beat the A’s by a score of 1-0 on Lenny Green’s sacrifice fly, scoring Bill Fischer...George Alusik with one out in the ninth inning broke up the potential perfect game drawing a walk.

STREAKSCurrent Streak: ................................ 5 winsLast 5 games: ........................................5-0 Last 10 games: ......................................8-2Last 15 games: ......................................9-6Last 20 games: ..................................10-10

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEDate Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio8/27 at Tampa Bay Tommy Milone (L, 6-3, 3.69) vs. Drew Smyly (L,1-2, 3.42) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None8/28 vs. Houston Kyle Gibson (R, 8-9, 3.96) vs. Scott Kazmir (L, 7-8, 2.39) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None8/29 vs. Houston Mike Pelfrey (R, 6-7, 3.69) vs. Mike Fiers (R, 1-0, 2.42) 6:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / None8/30 vs. Houston Ervin Santana (R, 2-4, 6.05) vs. Lance McCullers (R, 5-4, 3.12) 1:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN / BOB FM

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

THE SKIPPERPaul Molitor was named Twins Manager No-vember 4, 2014 becoming the 13th Manager in club history and just the third since 1986 (Tom Kelly, Ron Gardenhire)...2015 marks his 15th minor league and major league professional coaching season...inducted into baseball HOF in 2004 and one of just six players in MLB history with 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases...ranks ninth on baseball’s all-time hit list amassing 3,319 in 21-year career from 1978-98...1974 graduate of Cretin High School in St. Paul, attended University of Minnesota from 1975-77 and played for Twins from 1996-98.

ROAD TRIP (5-3)

Batting Average ........... .272 (83-for-305)Runs Per-Game ...................6.4 (51 R/8 G)Home Runs ...........................................10RISP ............................... .364 (28-for-77)Fielding Errors ........................................2

Team ERA .................4.54 (73.1 IP, 37 ER)Starters W-L ....................................... 1-1Starters ERA .............5.32 (44.0 IP, 26 ER)Relievers W-L-S ...............................4-2-3Relievers ERA ...........3.38 (29.1 IP, 11 ER)Save/Opportunities ..............................3/5

TWINS AT A GLANCERecord: .........................................64-61 Home Record: ...............................38-24Road Record: ................................26-37Record in series: ...................... 18-19-3Series Openers: ............................20-21 Series Finales: ..............................20-20Rubber Games: .................................7-9Sweeps/Swept: ................................. 6/6April: .............................................10-12May: ................................................20-7June: .............................................11-17July: ...............................................12-13August: ..........................................11-12September/October: ..............................vs. American League East: ...........18-13vs. American League Central: ......26-25vs. American League West: ..........12-11vs. National League: .......................8-12Games vs. LH Starter: ...................22-19Games vs. RH Starter: ..................42-42Twins score first: ..........................43-21Opp. scores first: ..........................21-40Come-from-behind wins: .................. 26Leading after 7/8 inn.: ........... 52-3/51-1Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ........... 6-45/3-52Tied after 7/8 inn.: ................... 6-13/9-8Extra-innings: ...................................5-61-run games: ................................19-17Twins out-hit opp.: ..........................44-6Opp. out-hit Twins:........................12-53 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................8-2Twins get Quality Start: ................38-19Twins starter goes 6+ IP: .............42-29Most games over .500: .........11, last 6/5Most games under .500: ............. 5, 4/15Longest winning-streak: ..5, 3x, last 8/20-25 Longest losing-streak: .....5, 2x, last 8/2-6When Twins score 4+: ..................47-17When Twins score 3-: ...................17-44Team-high hits:..............19, 5/3 vs. CWSTeam-high runs: ...............15, 8/20 at BAL Opp.-high hits: ...............20, 5/14 at DETOpp.-high runs: ................17, 8/8 at CLETwins get 10+ hits: .........................36-8Walk-Off W/L: ................................... 6/5Shutouts W/L: ................................... 9/7Complete Games: ..1, Hughes, 4/24 at SEATarget Field Sellouts (’15/All-Time): ... 5/157

MINNESOTA TWINS (64-61) AT TAMPA BAY RAYS (62-63)WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 - 7:10 (ET) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK

Tyler Duffey (R, 2-1, 4.60) vs. Chris Archer (R, 11-9, 2.77)GAME 126 ROAD GAME 64

UPCOMING MILESTONESPLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACHTorii Hunter ..........................210 home runs as Twin ..............Needs 1 to tie Bob Allison (211) for 5th on Twins all-time list 1,315 hits as Twin ......................Needs 3 to tie Justin Morneau (1,318) for 7th on Twins all-time list 493 doubles ...............................Needs 7 to reach 500 for career 349 home runs ...........................Needs 1 to reach 350 for careerJoe Mauer ............................742 RBI ......................................Needs 16 to tie Gary Gaetti (758) for 7th on Twins all-time list 473 extra-base hits ....................Needs 5 to tie Gary Gaetti (478) for 7th on Twins all-time listGlen Perkins ........................489 strikeouts ............................Needs 11 to reach 500 for careerKurt Suzuki ..........................199 doubles ...............................Needs 1 to reach 200 for career

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

8/6 RHP Duffey optioned to AAA C Fryer designated for assignment8/7 RHP Achter recalled from AAA C Herrmann recalled from AAA8/8 LHP Thielbar claimed by SD8/10 OF Buxton reinstated from DL and optioned to AAA8/14 RHP Hughes placed on DL RHP Duffey recalled from AAA RHP Boyer placed on 15-day DL RHP Tonkin recalled from AAA RHP Tonkin optioned to AAA8/16 LHP Milone reinstated from DL8/19 OF Hicks placed on 15-day DL8/20 OF Buxton recalled from AAA8/21 RHP Achter optioned to AAA8/22 LHP Cotts acquired from Brewers for PTBNL or Cash

TWINS VS. TAMPA BAY2015 Record: .........................................3-1Current Streak: ...................................1 win2015 at Home: .......................................2-12015 at Tampa Bay: ...............................1-0All-Time Record: ................................66-67All-Time at Home: ..............................37-33All-Time at Tampa Bay: ......................29-34

2015 Game Logs:

Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save5/15 MIN 3-2 Hughes/Odorizzi/Perkins5/16 MIN 6-4 Duensing/Jepsen/Perkins5/17 MIN 3-11 Archer/Gibson8/25 TB 11-7 Graham/Andriese8/26 TB8/27 TB

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• He is making his third career start and appearance.

W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 1 0 0.00 1 6.0 0 Vs. Left: .345 10 29 0 3 8 Road: 1 1 7.45 2 9.2 8 Vs. Right: .200 6 30 2 4 8 Day: -- -- -.-- -- -- -- TOTALS: .271 16 59 2 7 16 Night: 2 1 4.60 3 15.2 8 Grass: 2 0 1.32 2 13.2 2 None On: .226 7 31 0 5 8 Turf: 0 1 27.00 1 2.0 6 Runners On: .321 9 28 2 2 8

2015 MISC. NUMBERS

• Earned his first major league win in his second career start, August 15, 2015 vs. Cleveland, allowing one hit with seven strikeouts in 6.0 shutout innings.

• Major league debut August 5, 2015 at Toronto.• Named International League Pitcher of the Week June 30, 2015, making two starts

for the Red Wings, going 2-0, 0.00 ERA (14.1 IP) with two walks and 10 strikeouts, including a 7.0-inning complete game June 28 vs. Charlotte.

• Appeared in first career spring training in 2015 with the Twins; reassigned March 15.• Named 16th best prospect in Twins system by Baseball America entering 2015.• Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week July 28, 2014, going 2-0, 1.29 ERA (14.0

IP, 2 ER) with no walks and 16 strikeouts in two starts.• 2009 graduate of Bellaire (TX) High School.• Attended Rice University from 2010-12, where he went 11-5, 3.06 ERA (153.0 IP, 52

ER) with 55 walks and 189 strikeouts in 92 career games (1 start)...named MVP of the 2011 Conference USA championship...finished third in the league with 30 appearances and eighth with 76 strikeouts in 2011...led Rice with four saves as a freshman in 2010.

• Selected by the Twins in the fifth round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft; signed by scout Greg Runser.

CAREER NOTES

LAST TIME OUT: Duffey recorded his second consecutive win...he went 7.2 innings and allowed two runs on 10 hits (9 singles, 1 double) with no walks and eight strikeouts in the Twins 15-2 win August 20 at Baltimore...he had a shutout through seven innings on just five hits, but gave up five singles in the eighth inning, allowing two runs to score, before he was pulled from the game after 96 pitches...here is another note from his outing: • The eight strikeouts were the most by a Twins starter within their first three career starts since

Boof Bonser also struck out eight on May 21, 2006 at Milwaukee (6.0-5-1-1-3-8-0)...in fact, Duffey is one of just seven pitchers in Twins history (since 1961) to strikeout eight-plus hitters within their first three career starts...Pat Mahomes holds the record with 10 strikeouts April 26, 1992 against Oakland (5.0-5-4-4-3-10-1)...Duffey is the only one of those seven pitchers to not have a walk in the start.

FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE WIN: In his second career start, August 15 vs. Cleveland, Duffey recorded his first major league win...he went 6.0 shutout innings, allowing one hit with five walks and seven strikeouts...he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but gave up a double to Francisco Lindor with one out...here is another note from his first career win: • He is the first Twins starter to allow one-or-fewer hits in 6.0-or-more shutout innings since Anthony

Swarzak did so on May 28, 2011 against the Angels...additionally, the last Twins pitcher to go 6.0-or-more innings, allow one-or-fewer hits and allow runs was Francisco Liriano on June 15, 2012 vs. MIL (6.0-1-3-3-4-6-1).

2015 HIGHLIGHTS: • Began season with Double-A Chattanooga with 16.2 scoreless inning streak over first three starts,

including 10 strikeouts (6.2 IP) in first start April 9 at Montgomery.• Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week and Twins minor league Player of the Week April 19,

after making one start April 15 vs. Birmingham, pitching 7.0 shutout innings, with two hits allowed, one walk and eight strikeouts.

• Set career-high with 12 strikeouts (7.0 IP) May 17 vs. Montgomery.• Went 2-2, 2.56 ERA (52.2 IP, 15 ER) with 12 walks and 54 strikeouts in eight starts and was promoted

to Triple-A Rochester May 22.• Tossed 13.1 scoreless innings from June 22-July 4.• Did not allow an earned run in 33.2 straight innings from June 17-July 9 (allowed his only home run

this season in the fifth inning to snap the stretch).• Had a perfect game through 5.0 innings on July 21 vs. Gwinnett.• Named International League Pitcher of the Week June 30, making two starts for the Red Wings, going

2-0, 0.00 ERA (14.1 IP) with two walks and 10 strikeouts, including first career complete game shutout (7.0 innings) June 28 vs. Charlotte (4 hits, walk, 4 strikeouts).

• Contract selected by Minnesota August 3...made his major league debut August 5 in Toronto, taking the loss after allowing six runs in 2.0 innings...optioned August 6...recalled August 14 when Phil Hughes was placed on the disabled list.

2014 RECAP: Began season with Single-A Ft. Myers...went 3-0, 2.82 ERA (22.1 IP, 7 ER) with five walks and 13 strikeouts in four starts for the Miracle...promoted to Double-A New Britain April 29...went 9-1, 3.27 ERA (82.2 IP, 30 ER) with 17 walks and 68 strikeouts in final 13 starts for Rock Cats June 17-August 24, including a seven game win-streak from June 17-July 31...named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week July 28, going 2-0, 1.29 ERA (14.0 IP, 2 ER) with no walks and 16 strikeouts in two starts...promoted to Triple-A Rochester August 13...won first two Triple-A starts: August 13 vs. Durham and August 19 at Buffalo...placed on 7-day disabled list August 25 with an oblique injury, ending his season...combined to go 13-3, 3.67 ERA (149.2 IP, 61 ER) with 30 walks and 113 strikeouts in 25 starts between three levels combined...named 16th best prospect in Twins system by Baseball America entering 2015.

Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (12/27/90 in Houston, TX)

2015: 2-1, 4.60 ERA CAREER: 2-1, 4.60 ERA

TYLER DUFFEY #56

Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Score Notes Pitches/K4/9 at MTG ND 6.2 4 0 0 0 1 10 - - - - 86/56 4/15 BIR ND 7.0 2 0 0 0 1 8 - - - - 93/63 4/21 at MIS L 7.0 8 4 4 0 2 2 - - - - 94/55 4/26 at TNS L 5.0 8 5 5 0 1 6 - - - - 104/68 APRIL TOTALS 0-2 25.2 22 9 9 0 5 26 3.16 ERA5/1 JAX W 7.0 4 3 3 0 2 4 - - - - 91/58 5/7 JXN W 6.0 8 4 0 0 1 7 - - - - 96/68 5/12 at BIR ND 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 5 - - - - 99/64 5/17 MTG ND 7.0 7 1 1 0 3 12 - - - - 106/70Transferred from Double-A Chattanooga to Triple-A RochesterAA TOTALS 2-2 52.2 46 19 15 0 12 54 2.56 ERA5/23 at NOR L 7.0 6 2 2 0 0 6 - - - - 98/62 5/29 at BUF-2 L 4.2 7 4 3 0 2 3 - - - - 68/47 MAY TOTALS 2-2 38.2 37 16 11 0 9 37 2.56 ERA 6/6 SWB L 5.1 7 2 2 0 1 9 - - - - 104/66 6/11 at SWB L 5.1 9 7 7 0 1 1 - - - - 93/53 6/17 SWB W 8.0 6 0 0 0 1 9 - - - - 106/71 6/22 at PAW W 7.1 5 2 0 0 1 6 - - - - 106/68 6/28 CHA W 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 4 - - - - 92/60 JUNE TOTALS 3-2 33.0 31 11 9 0 5 29 2.45 ERA7/4 LHV ND 7.0 4 2 0 0 4 2 - - - - 97/50 7/9 BUF ND 6.2 6 3 2 1 1 4 - - - - 100/69 7/16 LHV W 6.0 2 0 0 0 5 6 - - - - 97/55 7/21 GWN L 6.1 4 4 2 0 0 5 - - - - 106/77 7/26 at COL L 6.2 9 5 5 9 0 3 - - - - 89/63 JULY TOTALS 1-2 32.2 25 14 9 1 10 20 2.48 ERA8/1 SYR ND 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 5 - - - - 36/24 8/11 at BUF W 6.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 - - - - 69/44AUGUST TOTALS 1-0 8.0 4 1 1 0 1 10 1.13 ERA---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERADOUBLE-A TOTALS 2-2 52.2 46 19 15 0 12 54 2.56TRIPLE-A TOTALS 5-6 85.1 73 32 24 1 18 68 2.532015 MINORS TOTALS 7-8 138.0 119 51 39 1 30 122 2.54CAREER MILB TOTALS 29-18 427.2 387 177 152 27 85 353 3.20

2015 MINOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY

Year Starts 6+ IP QS2015 3 2 2TOTALS 3 2 2

6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS

Archer vs. the Twins PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SODozier .000 10 0 0 1 2Hunter .300 10 3 0 0 2Nunez .222 9 2 0 0 0Plouffe .444 9 4 0 0 0Escobar .143 7 1 0 0 2Mauer .333 6 2 0 0 0Herrmann .000 2 0 0 0 1Rosario .500 2 1 0 0 0

Duffey vs. the RaysPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SODuffey has never faced any Rays hitters.

BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS

BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP DUFFEY: 23 0 0 3

MORE MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS

CG’s: - - CG’s: - - SHO’s: - - SHO’s: CG Low Hit: - - CG Low-Hit: - - Innings: 7.2, 8/20 at BAL Innings: 6.0, 8/15/15 vs. CLE SO’s: 8, 8/20 at BAL SO’s: 7, 8/15/15 vs. CLE Walks: 5, 8/15 vs. CLE Walks: 5, 8/15/15 vs. CLE Hits: 10, 8/20 at BAL Hits: 5, 8/5/15 at TOR Home Runs: 2, 8/5 at TOR Home Runs: 2, 8/5/15 at TOR Win-Streak: 2, 8/15-20 Win-Streak: 1, 8/15/15 Loss-Streak: 1, 8/5 Loss-Streak: 2, 8/5/15

2015 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

2015 vs. Tampa Bay: - - 2015 vs. Tampa Bay at Home: - - 2015 vs. Tampa Bay at Tampa Bay: - -Career vs. Tampa Bay: - -Career vs. Tampa Bay at Home: - - Career vs. Tampa Bay at Tampa Bay: - -

DUFFEY VS. TAMPA BAY

Milone will be making his 17th start of the season Thursday...in his last start, he took a no decision on August 23 at Baltimore after going 5.1 innings and allowing three runs on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts in the Twins 4-3 win...he took a shutout into the sixth inning before giving up consecutive single and a three-run homer to Gerardo Parra...Milone's last appearance came on August 23, also in Baltimore...he recorded his first professional save with a perfect 12th inning (2 strikeouts)...he will be making his fifth career start against the Rays and first as a member of the Twins...he is 2-2 with a 6.17 ERA (23.1 IP, 16 ER), seven walks and 14 strikeouts in his previous four career outings...he recorded the win in his last time facing the Rays, May 21, 2014 at Tropicana Field, going 5.2 innings and allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and three strikeouts in the Athletics 3-2 win...Milone is 38-26 with a 3.94 ERA (583.0 IP, 255 ER), 143 walks and 419 strikeouts in five major league seasons.

TOMORROW'S STARTER - TOMMY MILONE, LHP (SEASON: 6-3, 3.69 ERA ; CAREER: 38-26, 3.94 ERA)

Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB SO Left/Final Notes Pitches/K8/5 at TOR L 2.0 5 6 6 2 2 1 3-6/7-9 Major League debut 60/328/15 vs. CLE W 6.0 1 0 0 0 5 7 2-0/4-1 First major league win 94/558/20 at BAL W 7.2 10 2 2 0 0 8 14-2/15-2 Took shutout into 8th inn. 96/71AUG. TOTALS 2-1 15.2 16 8 8 2 7 16 4.60 ERA---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA2015 TOTALS 2-1 15.2 16 8 8 2 7 16 4.60CAREER TOTALS 2-1 15.2 16 8 8 2 7 16 4.60

2015 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY

Pitcher Last Start (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) Dec. Starts QS Team Rec. Run Supp. RS AVGHughes 8/9 at CLE (3.0-9-7-7-1-2-1) L 23 11 12-11 84 5.24Pelfrey 8/23 at BAL (4.2-9-3-3-1-3-0) ND 24 12 13-11 71 4.60May 8/14 vs. CLE (3.0-5-2-2-0-2-1) L 16 7 6-10 36 3.89Gibson 8/22 at BAL (5.2-6-2-2-4-2-0) ND 25 13 13-12 66 3.90Milone 8/21 at BAL (5.1-5-3-3-1-4-1) ND 16 7 8-8 50 4.91Nolasco 5/31 vs. TOR (1.0-3-2-2-0-1-0) ND 7 1 6-1 33 9.09Graham 6/6 vs. MIL (4.0-6-1-1-0-3-0) ND 1 0 0-1 0 0.00Santana 8/25 at TB (2.2-8-5-5-2-1-0) ND 10 4 4-6 28 4.34Duffey 8/20 at BAL (7.2-10-2-2-0-8-0) W 3 2 2-1 19 10.91

TWINS STARTERS IN 2015

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

RUNS/HITS PER INNING

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2013 BULLPEN 1st Batter Faced

PITCHER H/AB BB K AVG SV/OPP HLD IR/IRS IRS % LAST RELIEF APPEARANCE LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSSCotts 7/50 1 20 .140 0/ 0 4 29/ 8 27.6% 8/25/15 at TB ND 6/30/15 at PHI 9/23/14 vs. HOU 9/6/14 vs. SEADuensing 6/42 2 9 .143 1/ 2 5 34/ 10 29.4% 8/23/15 at BAL ND 7/4/15 at KC 4/10/15 at CWS 8/19/14 vs. CLEFien 8/44 2 7 .182 0/ 2 14 15/ 3 20.0% 8/25/15 at TB H 8/22/15 at BAL 6/11/14 at TOR 8/13/15 vs. TEXGraham 11/29 2 9 .379 0/ 1 0 18/ 11 61.1% 8/25/15 at TB W 8/25/15 at TB ….. … 8/18/15 at NYYJepsen 10/52 5 12 .192 7/ 11 24 14/ 6 42.9% 8/25/15 at TB ND 7/18/15 at TOR 8/22/15 at BAL 8/2/15 vs. SEAMay 5/16 1 4 .313 0/ 0 3 3/ 0 0.0% 8/25/15 at TB ND 8/7/15 at CLE ….. … 7/1/15 at CINO’Rourke 2/17 1 11 .118 0/ 0 0 14/ 3 21.4% 8/18/15 at NYY ND ….. … ….. … ….. …Perkins 8/48 2 13 .167 31/ 33 0 6/ 1 16.7% 8/23/15 at BAL W 8/23/15 at BAL 8/16/15 vs. CLE 8/17/15 at NYYOthers 42/142 15 18 .296 2/ 5 35 123/ 47 38.2%TEAM 83/352 26 73 .236 36/ 45 59 216/ 75 34.7%

The opposition has a .255 (377-for-1480) batting-average-against with 44 home runs vs. Twins relievers.

2015 BULLPEN info

Roadtrip: 1-1-0, 6.75 (1.1 IP, ER), BB, K Series at TB: - - vs. Left: .400 vs. Right: .186

ALeads the AL with 31 saves...is 31-for-33 in save opportunities this season...last save: 8/16 vs. CLE. A28 consecutive saves (snapped 7/18) to start season is longest in club history, passing Joe Nathan (27 straight, 5/8-8/15/04). AConverted 13 saves in the month of May, the most saves in a single month in Twins history (previous 11, multiple times). A119 career saves (2-2011, 16-2012, 36-2013, 34-2014, 31-2015) in 139 opps...passed Guardado (116) for 3rd on Twins all-time list with save 7/23 at LAA...next: Aguilera in 2nd with 254, Nathan leads with 260 career saves with MIN. AAppearance 4/17 vs. CLE was his 300th career relief appearance (also has 44 career starts)...career record as a reliever of 16-12-119, 2.85 ERA (357.0 IP, 113 ER) with 87 walks and 368 strikeouts in 345 relief appearances. A4th closer in club history with 3-straight 30-plus save seasons, joining Reardon (‘87-89), Aguilera (‘90-93) and Nathan (‘04-09). ANamed to his third straight All-Star team in 2015...tossed 9th inning in AL win...earned the save in 2014 ASG with perfect 9th.

GLEN PERKINS - LHP #15Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 B/T: L/L Age: 32 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN) Drafted: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDate DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/23 at BAL W2 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 18/17 at NYY L4 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 08/16 vs. CLE S31 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/15 vs. CLE ND 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 18/11 vs. TEX W1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 18/7 at CLE S30 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 38/2 vs. SEA ND 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 17/30 vs. SEA ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 07/28 vs. PIT L3 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 07/25 vs. NYY L2 0.2 5 4 4 2 0 07/23 at LAA S29 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 07/18 at OAK BS1 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 17/11 vs. DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 3.38 (2.2 IP, ER), HR, 2 K Series at TB: - - vs. Left: .308 vs. Right: .228

AIn last 22 outings has allowed 15 hits, four runs (1.48 ERA) and six walks while striking out 13 in 24.1 innings, since 6/13. AHas held left-handed hitters to a .238 (198-for-832) average in his career...lefties are 2-for-last-11 (.182) vs. Duensing. ACareer record of 17-12-2, 3.63 ERA (290.1 IP, 117 ER) in 283 relief outings and 23-24, 4.57 ERA (346.2 IP, 176 ER) in 61 starts. AEarned second career save with a scoreless 1.1 innings 4/10 at CWS...other save coming 5/28/13 at MIL (1.0 scoreless IP). AIs fourth on the Twins all-time games list by a left-hander with 344...trails Guardado (648), Kaat (468) and Perkins.

BRIAN DUENSING - LHP #52Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 B/T: L/L Age: 32 (2/22/83 in Marysville, KS) Drafted: 3rd round, 2005 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDate DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/23 at BAL ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 18/17 at NYY BS1 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 18/16 vs. CLE H5 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 18/14 vs. CLE ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 08/13 vs. TEX ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/9 at CLE ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/7 at CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 08/6 at TOR ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Roadtrip: 2-0-0, 0.00 (7.0 IP), BB, 3 K Series at TB: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP) vs. Left: .295 vs. Right: .196

A6.75 K/BB (27 K/4 BB) rate in 2015...current 8.2 scoreless inning streak, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out five. ASince 2013 has walked just 26 batters and struckout 151 (174.0 IP) for K/BB rate of 5.8. AEarned his 14th hold of the season with 2.0 scoreless 8/25 at TB...has 63 career holds, including career-high 26 in 2014. AFinished third in AL with 26 holds in 2014 (Wade Davis - 33 and Joba Chamberlain - 29)...26 holds were eighth most in MLB. ACareer record of 16-15-1, 3.79 ERA (223.0 IP, 94 ER) with 192 strikeouts, 41 walks in 238 appearances.

CASEY FIEN - RHP #50Height: 6-2 Weight: 212 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (10/21/83 in Santa Rosa, CA) Acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, 1/3/12

RECENT APPEARANCESDate DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/25 at TB H14 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 08/22 at BAL W4 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 18/21 at BAL W3 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 08/17 at NYY ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 28/16 vs. CLE H13 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 18/15 vs. CLE H12 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/13 vs. TEX L5 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 08/11 vs. TEX ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 27.00 (1.0 IP, 3 ER), 2 BB, K Series at TB: - - vs. Left: .156 vs. Right: .167

AHolding opponents to a .160 (8-for-50) average in 19 career appearances with 10 walks and 19 strikeouts (14.1 IP). AMade his major league debut with perfect ninth inning with one strikeout 7/7 vs. BAL...recalled 7/7 (Thompson optioned). AMade 22 relief appearances between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Rochester to being the season, posting a 5.40 ERA (15.0 IP, 9 ER) with seven walks and 25 strikeouts. AHeld left-handed hitters to a .125 (3-for-24) average with five walks and 18 strikeouts with Triple-A Rochester this season. ACareer minor league record of 15-21, 4.15 ERA (329.1 IP, 152 ER) with 97 walks, 336 strikeouts in 192 appearances (24 starts). AWas originally drafted by the Twins in the 13th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Merrimack College.

RYAN O’ROURKE - RHP #61Height: 6-3 Weight: 228 B/T: R/L Age: 27 (4/30/88 in Worcester, MA) Drafted: 13th round, 2010 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDate DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/18 at NYY ND 1.0 1 3 3 0 2 18/17 at NYY ND 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 08/13 vs. TEX ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 18/11 vs. TEX ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 18/9 at CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/8 at CLE ND 0.0 0 3 3 0 3 08/6 at TOR ND 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 18/4 at TOR ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 08/3 at TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/1 vs. SEA ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1

Roadtrip: 0-0-2, 0.00 (5.0 IP), 5 K Series at TB: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left: .240 vs. Right: .167

AConverted back-to-back saves 8/21-22. AIn last 12 appearances has two holds, two saves, allowed five hits (5-for-39, .128), two walks and nine strikeouts (11.1 IP). AAcquired from Tampa Bay on July 31 in exchange for two minor league pitchers. AMade 46 appearances for the Rays in 2015, posting a record of 2-5 with five saves, a 2.81 ERA (41.2 IP, 13 ER), four home runs allowed, 20 walks and 34 strikeouts...held opponents to a .227 (34-for-150) average. ASpent parts of eight seasons in the majors with Los Angeles-AL (2008-14), Tampa Bay (2015) and Minnesota (2015). APosted a 1.00 ERA (9.0 IP, ER) in 10 appearances against the AL Central this season.

KEVIN JEPSEN - RHP #49Height: 6-3 Weight: 235 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (7/26/84 in Anaheim, CA) Acquired: Trade with Tampa Bay, 7/31/15

RECENT APPEARANCESDate DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/25 at TB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/23 at BAL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/22 at BAL S7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 08/21 at BAL S6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 38/17 at NYY ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/16 vs. CLE H24 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 18/15 vs. CLE H23 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/13 vs. TEX ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 08/11 vs. TEX ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 08/8 at CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/5 at TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 3.00 (3.0 IP, ER), BB, 3 K Series at TB: 0-0-0, 5.40 (1.2 IP, ER), 2 K vs. Left: .174 vs. Right: .278

AAcquired via trade with Milwaukee in exchange for PTBNL or cash 8/21...second of two Twins trades in 2015 (Jepsen). AAppeared in 51 games this season for MIL, striking out 49 in 49.2 innings with 17 walks and opponents hitting .239...51 games tied for eight most among NL left-handed relievers...has held lefties to .185 BAA and righties to .284 BAA. AHas appeared in 184 games since 2013, tied for eighth most in baseball among left-handed pitchers. AHas pitched in parts of 10 major league seasons for White Sox (’03-06), Cubs (’07-09), Texas (’13-14), Milwaukee (’15) and Minnesota (’15), going 21-24, 3.95 ERA (432.2 IP, 190 ER) with 190 walks, 415 strikeouts, four saves and 78 holds.

NEAL COTTS - LHP #55Height: 6-2 Weight: 197 B/T: L/L Age: 35 (3/25/80 in Lebanon, IL) Obtained: Trade with Milwaukee, 8/21

RECENT APPEARANCESDate DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/25 at TB ND 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 28/23 at BAL ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1Traded to Minnesota 8/228/18 vs. MIA ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 18/16 vs. PHI ND 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 08/13 at CHC ND 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 18/11 at CHC ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 18/8 vs. STL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18/7 vs. STL ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Roadtrip: 0-0-0, 0.00 (4.2 IP), 2 BB, 7 K Series at TB: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), 2 BB, K vs. Left: .288 vs. Right: .269

AHas 18 relief outings this season, with a 1.90 ERA (19.0 IP, 4 ER), 17 hits and 5 walks while striking out 21 (9.95 K/9.0 IP). ASince 7/25 has a 0.00 ERA (12.0 IP) in his 13 relief appearances, one of three AL relievers with a 0.00 ERA in that span (TOR’s Hendriks, HOU’s Sipp)...allowed 7 hits, no runs, 4 walks with 17 strikeouts in those 13 relief appearances...in that same span, his 19 strikeouts are tied fourth among AL relievers. AMade first relief appearance of 2015, and second of his career, with scoreless 10th inning to earn the win 7/6 vs. BAL...only prior career relief appearance coming August 12, 2014 at Houston, allowing three runs (2 earned) on three hits in 2.1 IP. AMade 16 starts for Twins this season, going 4-8, 4.43 ERA (83.1 IP, 41 ER).

TREVOR MAY - RHP #65Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (9/23/89 in Longview, WAS) Acquired: Trade with Philadelphia, 12/6/12

RECENT APPEARANCES Date DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/25 at TB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 18/23 at BAL ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 18/22 at BAL H3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 38/21 at BAL H2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 18/19 at NYY ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 18/14 vs. CLE L8 3.0 5 2 2 1 0 28/9 at CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 18/7 at CLE W8 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/6 at TOR ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 38/2 vs. SEA ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Roadtrip: 1-1-0, 27.00 (1.2 IP, 5 ER), HR, BB, 2 K Series at TB: 1-0-0, 13.50 (0.2 IP, ER), BB, K vs. Left: .282 vs. Right: .291

A2nd among AL rookies relievers with 57.2 IP (2 starts or less)...41.0 IP pre-ASG 3rd most by Twins rookie reliever since 2003. AAllowed one run in 12.2 inning stretch 6/22-7/19 until fifth inning grand slam at OAK on 7/19. AMade first career start 6/6 vs. MIL, allowing one run on six hits with no walks, three strikeouts and one home run (Braun). AMade his major league debut Opening Day, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings with two hits and one walk. AJoined Twins after being selected in the Rule 5 Draft from Atlanta on 12/11/14...is the second Twins player in the last three years to be selected in the Rule 5 Draft and make the Twins Opening Day roster (Ryan Pressly in 2013).

J.R. GRAHAM - RHP #62Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (1/14/90 in Livermore, CA) Acquired: Rule 5 Draft from Atlanta, 12/11/14

RECENT APPEARANCESDate DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO8/25 at TB W1 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 18/23 at BAL ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 08/18 at NYY L1 1.0 5 4 4 1 0 18/14 vs. CLE ND 2.1 5 3 3 0 1 28/8 at CLE ND 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 18/5 at TOR ND 2.1 2 3 3 1 1 37/31 vs. SEA ND 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 27/29 vs. PIT ND 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 07/26 vs. NYY ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN HIT AB SINCE

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 Buxton 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 ….. … … ….. 62 …. … 0 0 ab 6/3-1 Dozier 24 4 1 0 29 8 2 3 0 13 8/25/15 at TB 1 Andriese 2 …. … 0 2 ab on 8/25 Escobar 9 6 1 0 16 6 1 0 1 8 8/20/15 at BAL 0 McFarland 12 …. … 0 0 ab on 8/20 Herrmann 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8/15/15 vs. CLE 0 Tomlin 9 7/23/13 at LAA 1 1 ab on 8/15 Hunter 10 8 1 0 19 8 6 1 0 15 8/7/15 at CLE 0 Shaw 42 4/7/08 vs. CLE 10 0 ab on 8/7 Mauer 22 3 1 0 26 8 5 0 0 13 8/14/15 vs. CLE 0 Kluber 35 9/1/12 at KC 3 1 ab on 8/14 Nunez 10 1 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 3 6/22/15 vs. CWS 1 Danks 74 …. … 0 2 ab on 6/22 Plouffe 22 6 0 0 28 11 3 2 1 17 8/17/15 at NYY 0 Shreve 31 7/17/15 at OAK 2 2 ab on 8/17 Robinson 7 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 6/11/13 at NYM 0 Aardsma 305 …. … 0 0 ab on 6/11/13 Rosario 23 4 0 0 27 5 1 0 0 6 8/25/15 at TB 0 Cedeno 1 …. … 0 1 a bon 8/25 Sano 9 2 0 0 11 6 4 0 1 11 8/25/15 at TB 2 Karns 3 …. … 0 3 ab on 8/25 Suzuki 17 4 0 0 21 9 0 0 0 9 8/8/15 at CLE 1 Bauer 34 9/10/07 at SEA 1 1 ab on 8/8

BRIAN DOZIER - 2B #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 198 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS)

2015 Average: .244 Streak: 5g, .250 (6-24), HR, 4 RBI Series at TB: .200 (1-5), HR, 2 RBIRoadtrip: .250 (9-36), HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB, 5 runs Home Runs (26): Solo (17), 2-run (5), 3-run (4)

ATo reach career highs: 6 RBI (71 in ’14), 2 doubles (33 in ’13 & ’14), 26 hits (145 in ’14). A15th Twin to collect 30-plus doubles in 3 or more seasons (33 in ’13, 33 in ’14, 31 in ’15). ASet career-high with 24th HR 8/7 at CLE...26 HR are most in a single-season by a Twins middle infielder, passing Roy Smalley (24 in 1979). A60 extra-base hits are 3rd most in the AL, 26 HR are tied ninth most in AL. A60 XBH are most by a Twins since Willingham had 66 in 2012. ANamed to his first All-Star team in 2015...hit a pinch-hit solo HR in 8th putting AL up 6-2...3rd Twin (5x) to homer in ASG (Puckett-’93, Killebrew-’61, ’65, ’71). AHit 22 of his 26 home runs from leadoff spot, tied most by MLB leadoff hitter. AHit second walk-off home run with 3-run shot 7/10 vs. DET, capping a 7-run 9th inning in the 6-run comeback Twins win...is the first Twin to ever hit two walk-off home runs in the same homestand...last in franchise history: Roy Sievers (‘58 with Senators). AFourth in MLB with 86 runs scored...on pace for 112 runs...Knoblauch holds record (150 in 1996)...Dozier scored 112 runs in 2014, 7th most all-time by a Twin. ATwins are 41-26 when he scores in a game...18-7 when he homers. ASigned a four-year contract with the Twins 3/24/15 extending through 2018. APassed Dan Gladden for sole possession of third on Twins all-time leadoff HR list with 13th 7/30 vs SEA off Happ (6 in 2015)...needs one to tie Knoblauch (14) for second.

EDUARDO ESCOBAR - INF #5 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 B/T: S/R Age: 26 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ)

2015 Average: .249 Streak: 1g, .500 (2-4), 2B, 2 RBI Series at TB: .500 (2-4), 2B, 2 RBIRoadtrip: .360 (9-25), 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 6 runs Home Runs (5): Solo (2), 2-run (2), 3-run (1)

ABatting .302 (39-for-129) with 15 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR in 38 games as Twins shortstop... .302 average is 4th highest by Twins SS all-time (min. 100 AB). ASince 5/4 is hitting .271 (61-for-225) with 19 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 32 RBI in 73 games. A35 doubles in 2014 were most by Twins middle infielder since Todd Walker (37 in ‘99). APlayed in 187 career games as SS, 78 at third, 40 at second, 40 in OF and 14 as DH. AHit walk-off double 8/11 vs. TEX...was third career walk-off hit, first since 2013.

KURT SUZUKI - C #8Height: 5-11 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (10/4/83 in Wailuku, HI)

2015 Average: .239 Streak: 1g, .333 (1-3) Series at TB: .333 (1-3)Roadtrip: .375 (9-24), 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 3 runs Home Runs (4): Solo (2), 2-run (2)

AHit 4th HR of 2015 with 2-run shot 8/8 at CLE...most since he had 5 in 2013. A3 multi-hit games in his last 5 starts...has at least one RBI in 4 of last 5 starts. ACollected first walk-off hit as a member of the Twins with a ninth inning single 8/1 vs. SEA...was his sixth game-winning RBI of the season (most since 2010). A130 hits in 2014, which were 3rd most among all Twins and 5th among AL catchers. AWas one of two Twins (Perkins) to represent the AL at the 2014 ASG at Target Field. ASigned as a free agent 12/23/13...signed two-year extension thru 2016 on 7/31/14.

TREVOR PLOUFFE - 3B #24Height: 6-2 Weight: 216 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA)

2015 Average: .250 Streak: 2g, .333 (3-9), RBI Series at TB: .200 (1-5)Roadtrip: .294 (10-34), 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 6 runs Home Runs (18): Solo (9), 2-run (5), 3-run (2), GS (2)

AHas a hit in 14 of his 18 career games vs. TB, including 10 of last 11 games. AHas three straight 100-plus hit seasons...21 hits from tying career-high 134 in ’14. AHitting .324 (33-for-102) with RISP...55 RBI with RISP are third most among MLB third basemen...third among MLB third basemen with 7 home runs with RISP. AHit first career grand slam and set career-high with 5 RBI 5/3 vs. CWS...hit 2nd grand slam of 2015 with 6th inning homer 7/17 at OAK. ABatting .316 (12-for-38) with 2 HR, 7 RBI in his last nine games. AHit walk-off home run 4/17 vs. CLE...third career walk-off hit, first walk-off HR. A18 home runs are second most in single-season behind 24 in 2012. AHit 40 doubles in 2014, which were tied 4th most in the AL, tied 7th in MLB...40 doubles were most by Twins 3B in history passing Koskie (37, 2x)...has 128 career doubles. AMissed three games due to the birth of his first child, a baby boy named Theodore “Teddy” Winston James Plouffe, on July 29 just before midnight.

TORII HUNTER - RF #48Height: 6-2 Weight: 218 B/T: R/R Age: 40 (7/18/75 in Pine Bluff, AR)

2015 Average: .237 Streak: 3g, .333 (4-12), 2B, 2 RBI Series at TB: .400 (2-5), 2 RBIRoadtrip: .208 (5-24), 2B, 3 RBI, HBP, 2 BB, 3 runs Home Runs (18): Solo (11), 2-run (3), 3-run (4)

ACareer .275 (122-for-444) with 29 2B, 15 HR, 55 RBI in 118 games vs. TB. A18 HR are most since hitting 23 in 2011 with the Angels. AIn Twins wins is hitting .307 (69-for-225), 14 2B, 15 HR, 48 RBI, 18 BB, 45 runs...in Twins losses is hitting .151 (28-for-185), 3 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 12 BB, 10 runs, 41 K. AHas 349 career home runs, 210 as a Twin...passed Puckett for sixth on Twins all-time home run list with 208th HR 7/25 vs. NYY...needs 1 to tie Allison for 5th. ARanks on Twins all-time lists: 1,343 games (8th - 18 to tie Gaetti), 1,315 hits (8th - needs 3 to tie Morneau for 7th), 276 doubles (7th - 13 to tie Morneau), 210 HR (6th - 1 to tie Allison for 5th), 774 RBI (6th - 86 to tie Morneau), 727 runs (7th - next: Mauer), 512 extra-base hits (6th - 14 to tie Morneau). ARanks among active MLB players: 2,342 games (3rd), 2,424 hits (5th), 493 doubles (7th), 349 home runs (10th), 1,373 RBI (8th), 1,284 runs (8th).

EDDIE ROSARIO - OF #20Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 B/T: L/R Age: 23 (9/28/91 in Guayama, PR)

2015 Average: .276 Streak: 2g, .300 (3-10), 3B, HR, RBI Series at TB: .400 (2-5), 3B, HR, RBIRoadtrip: .267 (8-30), 3B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 4 runs Home Runs (7): Solo (6), 3-run (1)

ALeads MLB rookies, and all Twins, and is tied fifth in MLB with 11 outfield assists. AHit 10th triple 8/25 at TB, setting club rookie record (passing Tony Oliva’s 9 in ’64)...most triples by MLB rookie since 2010 (Alcides Escobar and Austin Jackson). AHas 5 multi-hit games in last 10 road games...7 in his last 16 games overall. ACollected three doubles in first game vs. NYY, 7/24, first Twin since Josmil Pinto in 2013 to have three doubles...finished a single shy of the cycle 7/30 vs. SEA. AHitting .346 (54-for-156) average at Target Field with a .603 slugging percentage, the highest home average and slugging among MLB rookies. AHit his first career HR in his 1st PA 5/6 vs. OAK, on the first pitch off Kazmir...first HR by Twin in 1st AB since L. Hughes on 4/28/10 at DET (6th time)...first MLB player since S. Marte on 7/26/12 to HR on first pitch...115th player in MLB history to HR in his first career AB and 109th to do so in their first career PA. AHit in first 14 home games to begin his career...was the fourth longest streak to begin an MLB career since 1914, and longest since Rocco Baldelli (20 straight in 2003).

JOE MAUER - 1B #7Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: L/R Age: 32 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN)

2015 Average: .266 Streak: 0-for-last-7, 2 BB Series at TB: .000 (0-3), 2 BBRoadtrip: .250 (8-32), 2 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 7 runs Home Runs (8): Solo (6), 2-run (1), 3-run (1)

APlayed in 123 of the 125 Twins games this season, leading all Twins. ASnapped season-high 11-game hit-streak 7/31...longest since 16-gamer 6/19-8/15/14. AHas 332 doubles, passed Oliva for 2nd on Twins all-time list 8/11...needs 82 to tie Puckett (414)...is 8th on Twins XBH (473), needs 5 to tie Gaetti (478) for 7th. AHit in 50 of last 60 games, since 6/17...batting .279 (62-for-222) with 11 doubles, 6 home runs, 24 walks, 31 runs and 18 RBI in that span. A42 RBI pre-ASG were most since career best 45 in 2006...career .317 hitter post-ASG. ANeeds 2 RBI to match his 2014 total (55)...only 4 hits from 2014 total (126). AMade 11th career Opening Day roster, tying Kirby Puckett for fourth most in Twins history (Killebrew, Carew and Hrbek tied for first with 12). ACollected 1,500th hit with single 8/15/14 at HOU...the sixth Twin to record 1,500 hits joining Puckett (2,304), Carew (2,085), Oliva (1,917), Hrbek (1,749) and Killebrew (1,713).

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

2015 Average: .287 Streak: 2g, .333 (3-9), 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI Series at TB: .250 (1-4), HR, 3 RBIRoadtrip: .313 (10-32), 2 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 5 BB, 10 runs Home Runs (12): Solo (1), 2-run (9), 3-run (2)

AAL rookie ranks in August: 8 HR (1st), 23 RBI (1st), 16 runs (T1st), 6 doubles (T3rd), 13 walks (2nd), 23 hits (7th)...8 HR are 5th in AL in August, 23 RBI are 2nd. AReached base in 16 of his last 17 road games...has 4 2B, 6 HR, 16 RBI in that span. AReached base in 40 of first 45 MLB games...11 multi-hit games. AFirst career multi-HR game with 2-run and 3-run HR 8/12 vs. TEX...career-high 6 RBI that game, tied Twins rookie single-game record (Oliva - ’64, Arcia - ’13). AHomered in 5 of last 8 games...back-to-back HR games 8/17-18, 8/23-25. A6 of 12 HR, 18 of 37 RBI and 12 of 28 runs have come at Target Field. A4th Twins rookie to start career with 7-game hit-streak (last: Glenn Williams 13 in ‘05). ABegan 2015 at Double-A Chattanooga...hit .274, 18 2B, 3B, 15 HR, 48 RBI in 66 games. ARanked as the 11th best prospect in baseball by MLB.com and as the 2nd best prospect and best power hitter in the Twins system by Baseball America entering 2015. ACareer minor league average of .278 (450-for-1616) with 110 doubles, 18 triples, 105 home runs and 339 RBI in 445 games.

EDUARDO NUNEZ - INF #9Height: 6-0 Weight: 193 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (6/15/87 in Santo Domingo, DR)

2015 Average: .268 Streak: 0-for-last-1 Series at TB: - -Roadtrip: .300 (3-10), 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB Home Runs (2): Solo (1), 2-run (1)

ASince start of 2014 is hitting .254 (82-for-323), 17 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 33 RBI in 84 games with 3+ AB...has at least one hit in 55 of those 84 games. AHitting .256 (20-for-78) with 7 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI in 32 road games in 2015. ACareer .172 (5-for-29) as a pinch-hitter with one triple and two runs. ACareer games at position: SS - 195; 3rd - 107; DH - 40; OF - 29; 2nd - 23...in 2015, hit in every spot in order and played at 2B (1), 3B (9), SS (23), LF (3) and DH (14). AHit .284 with all four of his home runs and 14 of his 24 RBI at Target Field in 2014.

SHANE ROBINSON - OF #21Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (10/30/84 in Tampa, FL)

2015 Average: .255 Streak: 0-for-last-6 Series at TB: - -Roadtrip: .250 (3-12), 2 RBI, BB, 2 runs Home Runs (0): - -

AHit two triples 6/14 at TEX, first Twin since Alexi Casilla (2, May 1, 2011 at KC) to hit two triples in a single game...hit third triple of season 7/19 at OAK. ASpent five seasons with the Cardinals (2009, ’11-14) hitting .231 with 5 HR, 12 2B, 37 RBI in 268 games. A94 career games in left field, 87 games in center and 79 career games in right. AFirst Twin position player to pitch since J. Carroll (8/5/13 at KC) when he tossed 1.0 inning with one strikeout and one walk in the 8th inning 8/7 at CLE.

CHRIS HERRMANN - C/OF #12Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 B/T: L/R Age: 27 (11/24/87 in Tomball, TX)

2015 Average: .159 Streak: 0-for-last-6 Series at TB: - -Roadtrip: .125 (1-8), run Home Runs (2): Solo (2)

ACaught 4-of-8 attempted base stealers in 2015. ARecalled prior to 8/7 game (Fryer DFA)...hit .260, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI in 23 games at AAA. A24 games as starting catcher is hitting .156 (12-for-77), 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI. APlayed in 57 career games as catcher, 36 in right, 17 in left, 3 as DH, 2 at 1B.

BYRON BUXTON - OF #25Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 B/T: R/R Age: 21 (12/19/93 in Baxley, GA)

2015 Average: .226 Streak: 1g, .500 (2-4), 2B, RBI Series at TB: .500 (2-4), 2B, RBIRoadtrip: .280 (7-25), 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 3 runs Home Runs (0): - -

ARecalled prior to 8/20 game (Hicks DL)...hitting .280 (7-for-25) with three multi-hit games in five games since recall...Twins are 5-0 since recall. AMade his major league debut 6/14 and scored the go-ahead run...placed on the DL 6/25 and optioned to Triple-A Rochester following rehab assignment (8/6). ADuring rehab/option hit .400 (22-for-55) with 3 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI in 13 games for Triple-A Rochester...had a hit in all 13 games, including six multi-hit games. AHit leadoff for the first time in his career 6/22 vs. CWS, going 3-for-5 with a double and three runs...has 12 hits in his last nine games. AHit .283 (67-for-237) with 7 SB, 12 3B, 6 HR, 37 RBI in 59 games for Double-A Chattanooga this season...led the Southern League with 44 runs, 2nd with 25 XBH. ARanked the top prospect in baseball prior to 2015 season by MLB.com.

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................................................................. BATTING PITCHINGMONTH AVG R R/G H HR W-L IP H BB K ERAAPRIL .243 86 3.9 182 12 10-12 194.0 202 60 116 4.36MAY .269 139 5.1 244 27 20-7 244.1 264 57 165 3.57JUNE .240 103 3.7 220 25 11-17 244.0 261 68 169 3.98JULY .255 106 4.2 214 25 12-13 221.1 226 55 163 3.98AUGUST .235 110 4.8 187 29 11-12 204.1 222 73 153 5.15SEPT/OCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

TWINS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN

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

Starters 43 41 4.22 721.0 798 367 343 89 191 480Relievers 21 20 36 4.12 387.0 377 187 173 44 122 286TOTALS 64 61 36 4.19 1108.0 1175 554 516 133 313 766

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

TWINS 70 66 77 71 55 62 47 46 43 7 544 OPPONENTS 54 61 79 69 68 68 45 65 35 10 554

HOME RUNS BY POSITIONC 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL6 11 27 19 2 11 8 18 16 0 118

RECORD WHEN…

Runs Scoring Allowing0 0 - 7 9 - 01 1 - 15 11 - 12 5 - 16 17 - 53 11 - 6 11 - 84 9 - 7 4 - 75 5 - 4 8 - 56 7 - 0 1 - 97 5 - 6 2 - 5 8 9 - 0 0 - 79 3 - 0 1 - 210+ 9 - 0 0 - 12

Totals 64 - 61 64 - 61

DATE PLAYER/MANAGER/COACH UMPIRE REASON6/10 vs. KC Torii Hunter Mark Ripperger Arguing balls and strikes6/10 vs. KC Paul Molitor Mark Ripperger Arguing balls and strikes7/25 vs. NYY Paul Molitor Jeff Nelson Arguing balls and strikes8/23 at BAL Paul Molitor Gabe Morales Arguing balls and strikes

TWINS EJECTIONS

MULTI-HOMER GAME• Dozier, 5/24 at CWS• Hunter, 6/27 at MIL• Sano, 8/12 vs. TEX

BACK-TO-BACK• Dozier/Mauer, 7/8 vs. BAL• Rosario/Herrmann, 8/15 vs. CLE

GRAND SLAM• Plouffe, 5/3 vs. CWS• Plouffe, 7/17 at OAK

WALK-OFF• Plouffe, 4/17 vs. CLE (11th inn.)• Vargas, 6/18 vs. STL (9th inn.)• Dozier, 7/6 vs. BAL (10th inn.)• Dozier, 7/10 vs. BAL (9th inn.)

TWINS HOME RUN DATA

Rosario ............11 Buxton.................2Hicks .................8 Nunez ..................1Robinson ...........5 Schafer ...............1Escobar .............4 Total .................35Hunter ...............3

TWINS OUTFIELD ASSISTS

TWINS BATTING INFO

SEASON-HIGHS GW BUNTPLAYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SEASON-HIGH HIT-STREAKBuxton 3 - - 1 1 3, 2x, last 8/20-22Dozier 4 2 4 (3x) 10 2 10, 5/8-19Escobar 4 1 (5x) 5 3 - 4, 6/4-8Herrmann 2 1 (2x) 2 1 - 3, 2x, last 8/13-19Hunter 4 2 4 8 1 10, 5/20-6/2Mauer 4 1 (8x) 3 (5x) 6 3 11, 7/17-30Nunez 3 1 (2x) 2 (3x) 3 2 5, 4/8-26Plouffe 3 (6x) 1 (18x) 5 7 1 6, 4/17-24Robinson 3 - 2 (2x) - - 6, 4/16-26Rosario 3 (4x) 1 (7x) 3 5 1 8, 5/24-6/3Sano 3 (2x) 2 6 2 - 8, 7/24-8/1Suzuki 3 (4x) 1 (4x) 2 (7x) 8 - 6, 6/14-20Others 6 9 TOTALS 60 20

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Buxton 15 6 9Dozier 122 89 25 8 Escobar 2 38 5 27 7 2 6 22 22 13 14 Herrmann 24 4 8 12 Hunter 93 12 55 4 15 20 8 3 Mauer 103 16 13 106 Nunez 1 20 4 2 13 4 7 11 10 3 6Plouffe 11 107 12 59 36 11 Robinson 26 14 3 6 11 8 17Rosario 56 3 25 11 1 16 37 15 4 Sano 8 37 2 38 2 4 Suzuki 95 2 2 18 17 12 44 Others 6 11 67 1 14 92 4 30 29 7 3 20 11 43 38 78

STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER

2015 DISABLED LIST LOG Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Ricky Nolasco ........................... Right Elbow Infl. ............................................................................................ 4/11..........................4/9 ..................................5/2 ........................................21 Brian Duensing ........................ Right Intercostal Strain ................................................................................. 4/17..................................................................5/2 ........................................14 Casey Fien ................................ Right Shoulder Strain .................................................................................... 4/30.................................................................5/29 .......................................25 Tim Stauffer ............................. Right Intercostal Strain .................................................................................. 5/1..........................4/30 ................................4/22 .......................................19 Oswaldo Arcia .......................... Right Hip Flexor Strain .................................................................................... 5/4...................................................................6/3 ........................................26 Eduardo Nunez ......................... Left Oblique Strain ......................................................................................... 5/5..........................4/30 ................................5/19 .......................................17 Jordan Schafer ......................... Right MCL Sprain .......................................................................................... 5/16.........................5/11 ................................6/18 .......................................34 Ricky Nolasco ......................... Right Ankle Impingement (transferred to 60-day DL on July 8) ...................... 6/4...........................6/1 ................................................................................76 Aaron Hicks .............................. Right Forearm Strain ..................................................................................... 6/14.........................6/13 .................................7/3 ........................................19 Byron Buxton ............................ Left Thumb Sprain ......................................................................................... 6/26.........................6/25 ................................8/10 .......................................39 Ryan Pressly ........................... Right Lat Strain (transferred to 60-day DL on August 2) .............................. 7/6...........................7/5 ................................................................................44 Tommy Milone .......................... Left Elbow Strain ............................................................................................ 8/3...........................8/1 .................................8/16 .......................................14 Blaine Boyer ............................ Right Elbow Inflammation ............................................................................ 8/14..........................8/9 ................................................................................15 Phil Hughes ............................. Lower Back Inflammation ............................................................................ 8/14.........................8/10 ...............................................................................14 Aaron Hicks ............................. Left Hamstring Strain ................................................................................... 8/19..................................................................................................................5

BOLD indicates currently on DL

TWINS HITTERS VS. Tampa Bay rays

2015 CAREERPLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBIBuxton .500 4 2 0 1 .500 4 2 0 1Dozier .308 13 4 3 5 .183 71 13 5 9Escobar .400 15 6 0 3 .400 40 16 0 4Herrmann .000 4 0 0 0 .231 13 3 0 0Hunter .294 17 5 0 2 .275 444 122 15 55Mauer .308 13 4 0 1 .345 197 68 3 31Nunez … 0 0 0 0 .248 113 28 3 9Plouffe .188 16 3 0 0 .257 70 18 1 3Robinson … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Rosario .417 12 5 1 2 .417 12 5 1 2Sano .250 4 1 1 3 .250 4 1 1 3Suzuki .222 9 2 0 1 .280 150 42 3 26Others .231 26 6 0 5TEAM .286 133 38 5 23

TWINS BULLPEN VS. Tampa Bay Rays

2015 CAREERPITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ERCotts 0 - 0 - 0 5.40 1.2 1 1 0 - 2 - 0 5.06 16.0 11 9Duensing 1 - 0 - 0 40.50 0.2 2 3 3 - 0 - 0 2.48 29.0 25 8Fien 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 2 - 0 - 0 0.00 9.2 5 0Graham 1 - 0 - 0 6.75 1.1 2 1 1 - 0 - 0 6.75 1.1 2 1Jepsen 0 - 0 - 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 1 - 1 - 0 2.20 16.1 12 4May 0 - 0 - 0 3.52 7.2 7 3 0 - 0 - 0 3.52 7.2 7 3O’Rourke 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Perkins 0 - 0 - 2 4.50 2.0 4 1 0 - 0 - 6 3.79 19.0 19 8Others 0 - 0 - 0 9.00 5.0 9 5TEAM 2 - 0 - 2 5.91 21.1 28 14

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TEAM BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game............................................................................47, 5/20 vs. PIT (13 inn.)Most Runs, Game.............................................................................................. 15, 8/20 at BALMost Runs, Inning................................................................7, 3x, last 9th inning 7/10 vs. DETMost Hits, Game ...............................................................................................19, 5/3 vs. CWSMost Hits, Inning ............................................................................ 8, 2nd inning 5/25 vs. BOSConsecutive Hits ............................................................................................5, multiple timesConsecutive Batters Reached Base ................................................8, 3rd inning, 5/3 vs. CWSFewest Hits, Game................................................................................ 1, 3x, last 8/14 vs. CLEMost Doubles, Game........................................................................................... 7, 6/13 at TEXMost Triples, Game ............................................................................................. 4, 6/14 at TEXMost Home Runs, Game .......................................................................4, 2x, last 7/24 vs. NYYGrand Slams ............................................................................. 1, 2x, last Plouffe, 7/17 at OAKMost Total Bases, Game ..................................................................................31, 7/24 vs. NYYMost Extra Base Hits, Game .....................................................................9, 3x, last 8/7 at CLEMost RBI, Game ................................................................................................ 14, 8/20 at BALMost Walks ........................................................................................................ 9, 4/10 at CWSMost Strikeouts .....................................................................16, 2x, last 8/23 at BAL (12 inn.)Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins ....................................................................2, multiple timesMost Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent ..................................................................6, 6/29 at CINMost Caught Stealing, Game ..............................................................................3, 8/17 at NYYMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game........................................................3, 4x, last 8/8 at CLELeft On Base, Twins ......................................................................................... 13, 4/10 at CWSLeft On Base, Twins in Extra Innings ..................................................12, 4/26 at SEA (11 inn.)Consecutive Scoreless Innings..................................................................................24, 4/6-9

INDIVIDUAL BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game........................................................................................6, multiple timesMost Runs, Game.....................................................................................4, Hicks, 8/12 vs. TEXMost Runs, Inning...........................................................................................1, multiple timesMost Hits, Game .........................................................................4, 6x, last Hicks, 8/12 vs. TEXMost Hits, Inning ....................... 2, 3x, last Escobar & Nunez, both in 2nd inning 5/25 vs. BOSMost Doubles, Game............................................................................3, Rosario, 7/24 vs. NYYMost Triples, Game .....................................................................2, 2x, last Rosario, 8/7 at CLEMost Home Runs, Game ..............................................................2, 3x, last Sano, 8/12 vs. TEXGrand Slams ................................................1, 2x, Plouffe, 5/3 vs. CWS & Plouffe, 7/17 at OAKMost Total Bases, Game ....................................................................... 10, Hunter, 6/27 at MILMost Extra Base Hits, Game ....................................................3, 4x, last Rosario, 7/30 vs. SEAMost RBI, Game ....................................................................................... 6, Sano, 8/12 vs. TEXMost Walks, Game ....................................................................3, 3x, last Mauer, 6/20 vs. CHCMost Strikeouts, Game ............................................................4, 2x, last Buxton, 6/24 vs. CWSLongest Hitting-Streak ............................................................................... 11, Mauer, 7/17-31Consecutive Hits ...............................................................................5, 2x, last Hicks, 7/28-29Consecutive Hitless At-Bats.....................................................................21, Schafer, 4/12-24Most Stolen Bases, Game.........................................................................2, Dozier, 7/8 vs. BALMost Caught Stealing, Game ..........................................................................1, multiple timesMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game..............................................................2, multiple times

TEAM PITCHING:Most Runs Allowed ............................................................................................. 17, 8/8 at CLEMost Runs, Inning...............................................................6, 5x, last 6th inning, 7/26 vs. NYYMost Hits Allowed ............................................................................................. 20, 5/14 at DETMost Hits Allowed, Inning ..................................................................6, 1st inning, 6/26 at MILConsecutive Hits Allowed ....................................................5, 2x, last 3rd inning, 7/19 at OAKMost Home Runs Allowed, Game ........................................................................5, 7/19 at OAK

TEAM PITCHING (cont.):Most Strikeouts .................................................................................. 11, 6x, last 7/10 vs. DETMost Walks ........................................................................................................... 8, 8/8 at CLEFewest Hits Allowed .......................................................................................2, 6/3 at BOS (2)Pitchers Used ..........................................................................8, 2x, last 8/23 at BAL (12 inn.)Consecutive Batters Retired.................................................. 19, 3rd-9th inning 6/3 at BOS-2Scoreless Innings Streak ............................................... 22, 3rd inning, 7/12-6th inning, 7/18Wild Pitches .........................................................................................................3, 8/5 at TORMost Innings, Game, Relievers ......................................................................8.0, 5/31 vs. TORMost Hits, Game, Relievers ...............................................................................11, 4/17 vs. TBMost Runs, Game, Relievers ................................................................................ 9, 8/8 at CLEMost Home Runs, Game, Relievers ...................................................................4, 4/29 vs. DETMost Walks, Game, Relievers.................................................................. 4, 4x, last 8/5 at TORMost Strikeouts, Game, Relievers...................................................... 8, 4/17 vs. CLE (11 inn.)

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING:Most Innings, Game, Starter .................................................8.0, 11x, last Pelfrey, 8/2 vs. SEAMost Innings, Game, Reliever ............................................................4.0, Graham, 6/6 vs. MILMost Hits, Starter ...................................................................11, 3x, last Milone, 7/31 vs. SEAMost Hits, Reliever ................................................................... 6, 2x, last Graham, 6/6 vs. MILMost Runs, Starter ................................................................... 8, 5x, last Santana, 8/8 at CLEMost Runs, Reliever .............................................................................5, Graham, 5/14 at DETMost Home Runs, Starter ..........................................................3, 3x, last Milone, 7/19 at OAKMost Home Runs, Reliever ......................................................2, 5x, last Perkins, 7/25 vs. NYYMost Walks, Starter....................................................................5, 2x, last Duffey, 815 vs. CLEMost Walks, Reliever............................................................... 3, 3x, last O’Rourke, 8/8 at CLEMost Strikeouts, Starter.............................................................9, 4x, last Gibson, 6/5 vs. MILMost Strikeouts, Reliever.............................................................4, 3x, last Achter, 8/7 at CLEWin-Streak ..............................................................................................6, Hughes, 6/19-7/30Losing-Streak ........................................................................................... 5, Pelfrey, 6/13-7/22 Low-Hit Complete Game....................................................................... 6, Hughes, 4/24 at SEAMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings ..........................................20, Gibson 4/26 (5th) to 5/12Most Consecutive Batters Retired ..................................18, Hughes, 6/19 (4th) to 6/24 (2nd)Wild Pitches ................................................................................2, 3x, last Jepsen, 8/5 at TOR

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING:Errors, Game, Team ...............................................................................3, 4x, last 7/30 vs. PITErrors, Game, Individual ....................................................2, 4x, last D. Santana, 7/19 at OAKErrors, Consecutive Games, Team .............................................................. 3, 4x, last 7/28-31Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team ..........................................................10, 7/2-7/12Doubleplays, Game, Team ......................................................................4, 3x, last 6/13 at TEXOpponents Doubleplays, Game, Team .................................................. 3, 3x, last 7/28 vs. SEA

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS:Longest Winning Streak .......................................................................5, 3x, last 8/20-presentLongest Losing Streak.................................................................................. 5, 2x, last 8/2-8/6 Longest Game, Innings................................................................................... 13.0, 5/20 at PITLongest Game, Time (9 Innings) ..................................................................... 3:34, 8/8 at CLELongest Game, Time (Extra Innings) ...............................................4:24, 8/23 at BAL (12 inn.)Longest Delay .................................................................................................. 3:36, 4/9 at DETFastest Game, Time ....................................................................................... 2:03, 4/24 at SEALargest Margin, Victory.............................................................13, 2x, last 8/20 at BAL (15-2)Largest Margin, Loss ...................................................................13, 2x, last 8/8 at CLE (4-17)Largest Come From Behind Victory ................................6, trailing 0-6, win 8-6, 7/10 vs. DETLargest Home Attendance........................................................................40,660, 7/25 vs. NYYHome Sellouts ............................................................................................5, last 7/25 vs. NYYTimes Shut Out ............................................................................................ 7, last 7/21 at LAA

LAST TIME IT HAPPENEDFOR THE TWINS

HITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MIL (10 all-time)Grand Slam: Plouffe, 7/17/15 at OAK (2 as a team in 2015)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Suzuki, 5/20/14 at SD (1 as a team in 2014)Pinch-Hit Home Run: Arcia, 5/22/13 at ATL (1 as a team in 2013)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, 8/12/15 vs. TEX (3 as a team in 2015)Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS-2 (4 all-time)Back-to-Back Home Runs: Rosario/Herrmann, 8/15/15 vs. CLE (2 as a team in 2015)Three Consecutive Home Runs: Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3/14 at CWSThree Home Runs, One Inning: Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3/14Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY

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: Albers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE (41 all-time)10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL10+ Strikeouts: May, 9/14/14 at CWS (10)Complete Game Shutout: Albers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE Back-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

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. SEA (Johjima hitting)Position Player Pitching: S. Robinson, 8/8/15 at CLEThree-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)Leadoff Home Run: Hicks, 8/12 vs. TEX (7 total this season)

AGAINST THE TWINSHITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEXGrand Slam: A. Rodriguez, 8/18/15 at NYY (6 allowed in 2015)Inside-the-Park Home Run: J. McCann, 4/29/15 vs. DETPinch-Hit Home Run: Murphy, 5/9/15 at CLE (1 in 2015)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Sands, 8/8/15 at CLE (1 in 2015)Five-Hit Game: Blackmon, 7/12/14 at COLSix-Hit Game: Segura, 5/28/13 at MILTwo Hits, One Inning: Ishikawa, 5/20/12 at MILTwo Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MILTwo-Home Run Game: Greg Bird, 7/20/15 at NYY (6 allowed in 2015)Three-Home Run Game: A. Rodriguez, 7/25/15 vs. NYYBack-to-Back Home Runs: Butler/Smolinski, 7/19/15 at OAKThree 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. BOS

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: Kluber, 8/9/15 at CLE (8 times in 2015)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: 4/6-8/2015 (2 games, 0-4 and 0-11)

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OAK (Plouffe hitting)Position Player Pitching: A. Romine, 8/22/14 vs. DETThree-or-more Steals, One Game: B. Hamilton, 6/29 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. STLLeadoff Home Run: I. Kinsler, 7/9/15 vs. DET (4 allowed in 2015)

2015 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTSDATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 5/26 vs. Boston Delayed Originally scheduled game at 7:10 but was delayed due to rain all day. Rain subsided around 8 pm and game started at 8:31 (1 hour, 21 min. delay)5/29 vs. Toronto Delayed Originally scheduled game at 7:10 but was delayed due to rain throughout the day. Game started at 8:11 (1 hour, 1 minute delay).

** Target Field has experienced 20 delayed games and 11 postponed games in the park’s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 3:00. **

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DAY-BY-DAY PAGE 7 GA/ Daily TotalDate Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Attendance Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save

APRIL (10-12) BATTING: .243 (182-FOR-749) PITCHING: 10-12-7, 4.36 (194.0 IP, 94 ER) 6----- --at DET 0-4 L 0-1 T3rd -1.0 45,030 Price/Hughes/Nathan 7------OFF DAY 0-1 T3rd -1.0 8----- --at DET 0-11 L 0-2 T4th -2.0 28,280 Sanchez/Nolasco 9----- --at DET 1-7 L 0-3 T4th -3.0 26,782 Greene/Gibson10 -----at CWS 6-0 W 1-3 4th -3.0 38,533 Milone/Noesi/Duensing11 -----at CWS 4-5 L 1-4 T4th -4.0 22,317 Duke/Boyer/Robertson 12 -----at CWS 2-6 L 1-5 5th -5.0 23,057 Sale/Hughes13 -----KC 3-12 L 1-6 5th -6.0 *40,123 40,123 1 Duffy/May14 -----OFF DAY 5th -6.015 -----KC 3-1 W 2-6 5th -5.5 21,362 61,485 2 Gibson/Volquez/Perkins16 -----KC 8-5 W 3-6 5th -5.0 17,449 78,934 3 Milone/Vargas/Perkins 17 -----CLE ^3-2 W 4-6 3rd -5.0 21,307 100,241 4 Boyer/Shaw18 -----CLE 2-4 L 4-7 5th -5.0 23,949 124,190 5 Salazar/Hughes/Allen19 -----CLE 7-2 W 5-7 3rd -5.0 17,923 142,113 6 May/House20 -----at KC 1-7 L 5-8 4th -6.0 20,393 Volquez/Gibson21 -----at KC 5-6 L 5-9 5th -6.0 20,990 Young/Fien/Davis22 -----at KC 3-0 W 6-9 4th -5.0 24,721 Pelfrey/Guthrie/Perkins23 -----OFF DAY 4th -5.5 24 -----at SEA 0-2 L 6-10 5th -6.0 25,215 Hernandez/Hughes25 -----at SEA 8-5 W 7-10 T4th -5.5 33,566 Stauffer/Paxton/Perkins26 -----at SEA ^4-2 W 8-10 T4th -4.5 35,242 Fien/Olson/Perkins27 -----DET 4-5 L 8-11 4th -5.5 18,054 160,167 7 Price/Milone/Soria28 -----DET 3-2 W 9-11 4th -5.0 18,169 178,336 8 Pelfrey/Sanchez/Perkins29 -----DET 7-10 L 9-12 4th -5.5 19,447 197,783 9 Gorzelanny/Fien/Soria30 -----CWS 12-2 W 10-12 3rd -5.0 20,736 218,519 10 May/SaleMAY (20-7) BATTING: .269 (244-FOR-906) PITCHING: 20-7-14, 3.57 (244.1 IP, 97 ER) 1------CWS 1-0 W 11-12 3rd -5.0 22,794 241,313 11 Gibson/Quintana/Perkins 2------CWS 5-3 W 12-12 3rd -4.0 30,551 271,864 12 Nolasco/Noesi/Perkins 3------CWS 13-3 W 13-12 3rd -3.5 22,423 294,287 13 Pressly/Danks 4------OAK 8-7 W 14-12 3rd -3.0 20,605 314,892 14 Hughes/Hahn/Perkins 5------OAK 1-2 L 14-13 3rd -3.5 18,135 333,027 15 Chavez/May/Clippard 6------OAK 13-0 W 15-13 3rd -2.5 18,866 351,893 16 Gibson/Kazmir 7------OAK 6-5 W 16-13 3rd -2.5 22,379 374,272 17 Nolasco/Pomeranz/Perkins 8------at CLE 9-3 W 17-13 3rd -2.0 19,102 Pelfrey/Bauer 9------at CLE 7-4 W 18-13 3rd -1.5 16,199 Hughes/Chen/Perkins10 -----at CLE 2-8 L 18-14 3rd -2.5 13,769 Salazar/May11 -----OFF DAY 3rd -2.012 -----at DET ^1-2 L 18-15 3rd -3.0 26,177 Nesbitt/Pressly13 -----at DET 6-2 W 19-15 3rd -2.0 27,163 Nolasco/Lobstein14 -----at DET 1-13 L 19-16 3rd -3.0 31,785 Sanchez/Pelfrey15 -----TB 3-2 W 20-16 3rd -3.0 24,018 398,290 18 Hughes/Odorizzi/Perkins16 -----TB 6-4 W 21-16 3rd -2.0 27,128 425,418 19 Duensing/Jepsen/Perkins17 -----TB 3-11 L 21-17 3rd -3.0 23,708 449,126 20 Archer/Gibson18 -----OFF DAY 3rd -3.019 -----at PIT 8-5 W 22-17 3rd -3.0 22,357 Nolasco/Liriano/Perkins20 -----at PIT ^4-3 W 23-17 3rd -3.0 21,718 Duensing/Bastardo/Perkins21 -----OFF DAY 3rd -3.022 -----at CWS 2-3 L 23-18 3rd -4.0 21,067 Samardzija/Thompson/Robertson23 -----at CWS 4-3 W 24-18 3rd -4.0 38,714 May/Sale/Perkins24 -----at CWS 8-1 W 25-18 2nd -3.0 30,180 Gibson/Quintana25 -----BOS 7-2 W 26-18 2nd -2.0 29,472 478,598 21 Nolasco/Kelly26 -----BOS 2-1 W 27-18 2nd -1.0 23,268 501,866 22 Pelfrey/Buchholz/Perkins27 -----BOS 6-4 W 28-18 T-1st - - 30,027 531,893 23 Hughes/Porcello/Perkins28 -----OFF DAY T-1st - -29 -----TOR 4-6 L 28-19 2nd -1.0 24,509 556,402 24 Buehrle/Perkins30 -----TOR 3-2 W 29-19 2nd -0.5 32,076 588,478 25 Pressly/Loup/Boyer31 -----TOR 6-4 W 30-19 1st +0.5 33,829 622,307 26 Pressly/Osuna/Perkins JUNE (11-17) BATTING: .240 (220-FOR-916) PITCHING: 11-17-6, 3.98 ERA (244.0 IP, 108 ER) 1------at BOS 1st +0.5 --Postponed, Inclement Weather --Scheduled makeup as DH 6/3-- 2------at BOS 0-1 L 30-20 1st +0.5 32,622 Buchholz/Pelfrey/Uehara 3------at BOS 3-6 L 30-21 T1st - - 31,704 Rodriguez/Hughes ------at BOS# 2-0 W 31-21 T1st - - 33,291 May/Porcello/Perkins 4------at BOS 8-4 W 32-21 1st +1.0 33,615 Thompson/Uehara 5------MIL 5-10 L 32-22 1st +1.0 29,398 651,705 27 Jeffress/Boyer 6------MIL 2-4 L 32-23 1st +1.0 *38,707 690,412 28 Garza/Pressly/Rodriguez 7------MIL 2-0 W 33-23 1st +1.0 31,911 722,323 29 Pelfrey/Fiers/Perkins 8------KC 1-3 L 33-24 T1st - - 22,796 745,119 30 Vargas/Hughes/Holland 9------KC 0-2 L 33-25 2nd -1.0 22,497 767,616 31 Young/May/Holland10 -----KC 2-7 L 33-26 2nd -2.0 28,434 796,050 32 Volquez/Gibson11 -----OFF DAY 2nd -2.012 -----at TEX 2-6 L 33-27 2nd -2.0 41,765 Scheppers/Thompson 13 -----at TEX 7-11 L 33-28 2nd -2.0 28,661 Lewis/Pelfrey14 -----at TEX 4-3 W 34-28 2nd -1.5 33,970 Fien/Tolleson/Perkins15 -----at STL 2-3 L 34-29 2nd -2.5 43,174 Lackey/May/Siegrist16 -----at STL 2-3 L 34-30 2nd -3.5 41,203 Wacha/Gibson/Siegrist17 -----STL 3-1 W 35-30 2nd -3.5 34,381 830,431 33 Milone/Martinez/Perkins18 -----STL 2-1 W 36-30 2nd -3.5 34,648 865,079 34 Boyer/Villanueva19 -----CUB 7-2 W 37-30 2nd -2.5 36,817 901,896 35 Hughes/Hendricks20 -----CUB ^1-4 L 37-31 2nd -3.5 *40,066 941,962 36 Motte/Boyer/Rondon21 -----CUB 0-8 L 37-32 2nd -3.5 *40,273 982,235 37 Arrieta/Gibson22 -----CWS 13-2 W 38-32 2nd -3.5 24,094 1,006,329 38 Milone/Danks23 -----CWS 2-6 L 38-33 2nd -3.5 27,349 1,033,678 39 Samardzija/Pelfrey/Petricka24 -----CWS 6-1 W 39-33 2nd -3.5 28,854 1,062,532 40 Hughes/Sale25 -----OFF DAY 2nd -3.5 26 -----at MIL 4-10 L 39-34 2nd -4.0 33,296 Lohse/May27 -----at MIL 5-2 W 40-34 2nd -4.0 39,977 Gibson/Garza/Perkins28 -----at MIL 3-5 L 40-35 2nd -5.5 38,958 Smith/Fien29 -----at CIN 7-11 L 40-36 2nd -5.5 28,904 Adcock/Pelfrey30 -----at CIN 8-5 W 41-36 2nd -4.5 28,556 Hughes/DeSclafani/PerkinsJULY (12-13) BATTING: .255 (214-FOR-839) PITCHING: 12-13-4, 3.98 ERA (221.1 IP, 98 ER) 1------at CIN 1-2 L 41-37 2nd -4.5 26,459 Cueto/May/Chapman 2------at KC 2-0 W 42-37 2nd -3.5 37,196 Gibson/Young/Perkins 3------at KC ^2-3 L 42-38 2nd -4.5 38,868 Davis/Thompson 4------at KC 5-3 W 43-38 2nd -3.5 37,917 Duensing/Blanton/Perkins 5------at KC 2-3 L 43-39 2nd -4.5 29,427 Holland/Boyer 6------BAL ^4-2 W 44-39 2nd -4.0 23,213 1,085,745 41 May/Hunter 7------BAL 8-3 W 45-39 2nd -4.5 25,091 1,110,836 42 Gibson/Gausman 8------BAL 5-3 W 46-39 2nd -4.5 29,289 1,140,125 43 Milone/Norris/Perkins 9------DET 2-4 L 46-40 2nd -5.5 29,724 1,169,849 44 Price/Pelfrey/Soria 10 -----DET 8-6 W 47-40 2nd -5.5 31,545 1,201,394 45 May/Soria11 -----DET 9-5 W 48-40 2nd -4.5 32,365 1,233,759 46 Hughes/Simon 12 -----DET 7-1 W 49-40 2nd -4.5 27,936 1,261,695 47 Gibson/Greene 13 -----ALL STAR BREAK14 -----at Great American Ball Park American League - 6, National League - 3 Price/Kershaw15 -----ALL STAR BREAK16 -----ALL STAR BREAK17 -----at OAK 5-0 W 50-40 2nd -4.0 23,462 Santana/Gray 18 -----at OAK ^2-3 L 50-41 2nd -5.0 30,778 Pomeranz/Fien19 -----at OAK 1-14 L 50-42 2nd -6.0 20,286 Chavez/Milone 20 -----OFF DAY21 -----at LAA 0-7 L 50-43 2nd -6.5 38,937 Shoemaker/Gibson 22 -----at LAA 2-5 L 50-44 2nd -7.5 40,239 Wilson/Pelfrey/Street23 -----at LAA 3-0 W 51-44 2nd -6.5 36,134 Santana/Richards/Perkins

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

JULY CONTINUED (12-13) BATTING: .255 (214-FOR-839) PITCHING: 12-13-4, 3.98 ERA (221.1 IP, 98 ER)24 -----NYY 10-1 W 52-44 2nd -5.5 34,334 1,296,029 48 Hughes/Pineda 25 -----NYY 5-8 L 52-45 2nd -6.5 *40,660 1,336,689 49 Warren/Perkins/Miller26 -----NYY 2-7 L 52-46 2nd -7.5 37,391 1,374,080 50 Eovaldi/Gibson27 -----OFF DAY 2nd -8.028 -----PIT 7-8 L 52-47 2nd -9.0 30,795 1,404,875 51 Melancon/Perkins 29 -----PIT 4-10 L 52-48 2nd -9.0 37,273 1,442,148 52 Liriano/Santana30 -----SEA 9-5 W 53-48 2nd -8.0 30,534 1,472,682 53 Hughes/Happ 31 -----SEA 1-6 L 53-49 2nd -8.0 27,643 1,500,325 54 Walker/MiloneAUGUST (11-12) BATTING: .235 (187-FOR-796) PITCHING: 11-12-5, 5.15 ERA (204.1 IP, 117 ER) 1------SEA 3-2 W 54-49 2nd -8.0 36,901 1,537,226 55 May/Smith 2------SEA ^1-4 L 54-50 2nd -8.0 30,325 1,567,551 56 Rodney/Jepsen/Wilhelmsen 3------at TOR 1-5 L 54-51 2nd -8.5 45,766 Price/Santana 4------at TOR 1-3 L 54-52 2nd -9.5 26,504 Estrada/Hughes/Osuna 5------at TOR 7-9 L 54-53 2nd -9.5 27,725 Hutchison/Duffey/Hawkins 6------at TOR 3-9 L 54-54 2nd -9.5 34,847 Buehrle/Gibson 7------at CLE 10-9 W 55-54 2nd -9.5 30,365 May/Shaw/Perkins 8------at CLE 4-17 L 55-55 2nd -10.5 31,666 Bauer/Santana 9------at CLE 1-8 L 55-56 2nd -11.5 21,305 Kluber/Hughes10 -----OFF DAY 2nd -12.0 11 -----TEX 3-2 W 56-56 2nd -12.0 26,663 1,594,214 57 Perkins/Patton 12 -----TEX 11-1 W 57-56 2nd -11.0 30,683 1,624,897 58 Pelfrey/Martinez13 -----TEX 5-6 L 57-57 2nd -11.0 30,357 1,655,254 59 Kela/Fien/Tolleson14 -----CLE 1-6 L 57-58 2nd -12.0 26,910 1,682,164 60 Kluber/May15 -----CLE 4-1 W 58-58 2nd -12.0 30,601 1,712,765 61 Duffey/Tomlin16 -----CLE 4-1 W 59-58 2nd -12.0 27,244 1,740,009 62 Milone/Carrasco/Perkins17 -----at NYY ^7-8 L 59-59 2nd -12.5 38,493 Miller/Perkins18 -----at NYY 4-8 L 59-60 2nd -13.5 38,007 Rumbelow/Graham/Miller19 -----at NYY 3-4 L 59-61 2nd -14.5 38,086 Eovaldi/Santana/Betances20 -----at BAL 15-2 W 60-61 2nd -13.5 20,109 Duffey/Gonzalez21 -----at BAL 4-3 W 61-61 2nd -12.5 32,025 Fien/O’Day/Jepsen22 -----at BAL 3-2 W 62-61 2nd -12.5 35,301 Fien/Tillman/Jepsen23 -----at BAL ^4-3 W 63-61 2nd -13.0 35,144 Perkins/Matusz/Milone 24 -----OFF DAY25 -----at TB 11-7 W 64-61 2nd -13.0 9,632 Graham/Andriese26 -----at TB 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN27 -----at TB 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN28 -----HOU 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN29 -----HOU 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN30 -----HOU 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN31 -----OFF DAYSEPT/OCT (- - -) BATTING: .--- (- -FOR- -) PITCHING: - - - - -, -.-- (-.- IP, - ER) 1------CWS 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2------CWS 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 3------CWS 12:10 pm TIBN 4------at HOU 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 5------at HOU 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 6------at HOU 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN 7------at KC 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 8------at KC 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 9------at KC 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN10 -----OFF DAY11 -----at CWS 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN12 -----at CWS 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN13 -----at CWS 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN14 -----DET 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN15 -----DET 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN16 -----DET 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN17 -----LAA 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN18 -----LAA 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN19 -----LAA 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN20 -----LAA 1:10 pm FSN/TIBN21 -----OFF DAY22 -----CLE 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN23 -----CLE 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN24 -----CLE 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN25 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN26 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN27 -----at DET 12:08 pm FSN/TIBN28 -----at CLE 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN29 -----at CLE 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN30 -----at CLE 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 1 -----at CLE 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 2 -----KC 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 3 -----KC 6:10 pm FSN/TIBN 4 -----KC 2:10 pm FSN/TIBN ALL GAME TIMES ARE LISTED AS CENTRAL * - Denotes Sellout (5 in 2015) ̂ - Denotes Extra-Innings (Twins are 5-6 in extra-innings) # - Makeup game from June 1 vs. BOS

2015 WALK-OFF VICTORIES DATE SCORE NOTES 4/17 vs. CLE 3-2 Plouffe solo home run to begin bottom of 11 off Bryan Shaw 6/18 vs. STL 2-1 Vargas solo home run with two outs in bottom 9th off Carlos Villanueva 7/6 vs. BAL 4-2 Dozier two-run home run with one out in bottom 10th off Tommy Hunter 7/10 vs. DET 8-6 Dozier three-run homer with one out, capping a 7-run 9th and 6-run deficit 8/1 vs. SEA 3-2 Suzuki RBI single scores Rosario from third base in bottom 9th 8/11 vs. TEX 3-2 Escobar RBI double scores Suzuki from first base in bottom 9th with 2 outs

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2015 players (43)

Position Players: (20) Arcia, Oswaldo of*Bernier, Doug infBuxton, Byron ofDozier, Brian inf*Escobar, Eduardo inf*Fryer, Eric cHerrmann, Chris c/of*

Hicks, Aaron ofHunter, Torii of*Mauer, Joe inf*Nunez, Eduardo inf*Plouffe, Trevor inf*Polanco, Jorge infRobinson, Shane of*

Rosario, Eddie ofSano, Miguel infSantana, Danny inf*Schafer, Jordan of*Suzuki, Kurt c*Vargas, Kennys inf*

Pitchers: (23) Achter, A.J. rhpBoyer, Blaine rhp*Cotts, Neal lhpDuensing, Brian lhp*Duffey, Tyler rhpFien, Casey rhp*Gibson, Kyle rhp*

Graham, J.R. rhp*Hughes, Phil rhp*Jepsen, Kevin rhpMay, Trevor rhpMeyer, Alex rhpMilone, Tommy lhp*Nolasco, Ricky rhp*O’Rourke, Ryan lhp

Pelfrey, Mike rhp*Perkins, Glen lhp*Pressly, Ryan rhpSantana, Ervin rhpStauffer, Tim rhp*Thielbar, Caleb lhpThompson, Aaron lhp*Tonkin, Michael rhp

(* - on Opening Day 25-man Roster)