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Minnesota Twins

1st place 76-56 (.576) M# 31 Last 10: 5-5 R: 817 RA: 671 Payroll: $14,400,000

Team Leaders AVG

J. Griffin	.333
M. Ibarra	.325
V. Baker	.311
M. Gandara	.306
M. Gratton	.286

Team Leaders HR

J. Griffin	27
M. Ibarra	24
K. Daniel	19
M. Gandara	17
C. Mallorca	13

Team Leaders RBI

J. Griffin	118
M. Ibarra	104
C. Mallorca	77
K. Daniel	72
B. Nelson	59

Team Leaders W

C. Moore	15
J. Flores	10
F. Manshert	8
E. Peña	7
3 tied with	6

Team Leaders ERA

C. Moore	3.57
J. Flores	4.60

Team Leaders K

J. Flores	113
F. Manshert	112
C. Robertson	104
E. Peña	90
S. Thompson	90

Who's Hot?
P	Andrew Smith	3 SV, 2.04	Last 22 games
P	Scot Thompson	13 SV, 1.56	Last 17 games
SS	Mario Ibarra	.476, 1 HR	Last 5 games

Who's Not?
P	Fernando Rodríguez	1-2, 10.26	Last 3 games

Pitching Staff
Role	T	Pitcher	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP	Status
Starter	R	Carl Moore	27	27	15	5	0	3.57	1.38	Totally Exhausted
Starter	R	Juan Flores	24	24	10	9	0	4.60	1.45	Rested
Starter	L	Raúl Walker	10	10	4	3	0	4.40	1.62	Rested
Starter	L	Esteban Peña	18	18	7	8	0	4.72	1.54	Rested
Starter	R	Franklin Manshert	18	18	8	6	0	5.22	1.53	Rested
Spot Starter	R	Sean Richardson	2	2	1	1	0	9.69	2.31	Rested
Middle Reliever	R	Cedric Robertson	44	0	6	2	2	5.26	1.42	Rested
Middle Reliever	L	Vance Pope	15	15	6	4	0	4.58	1.63	Slightly Tired
Middle Reliever	R	Fernando Rodríguez	6	6	2	3	0	8.38	1.84	Slightly Tired
Middle Reliever	R	Sean Richardson	2	2	1	1	0	9.69	2.31	Rested
Setup Reliever	R	Andrew Smith	56	0	4	3	13	4.22	1.35	Rested
Setup Reliever	L	Kumanosuke Osada	46	1	4	4	1	3.70	1.54	Rested
Closer	R	Scot Thompson	50	0	6	3	18	3.19	1.29	Rested

Catchers
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
24	R	Carlos Mallorca	C	112	423	112	13	77	67	33	113	.265	.328	.444
29	L	Júlio Olivares	C	19	50	16	0	7	4	3	12	.320	.358	.380
19	R	José Galeas	C	9	26	5	0	1	0	0	10	.192	.192	.192

Infielders
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
13	R	Mario Ibarra	SS	116	468	152	24	104	81	52	61	.325	.390	.556
15	L	Vance Baker	2B	124	444	138	3	51	67	51	66	.311	.386	.417
26	R	Ken Daniel	3B	103	384	95	19	72	54	26	80	.247	.294	.453
28	L	Domingo Hernández	SS	47	70	22	2	5	12	4	12	.314	.364	.571
29	R	Mickey Gratton	1B	109	413	118	6	54	66	43	94	.286	.352	.409
14	L	Kentaro Fukushima	SS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
25	L	Dennis Gray	SS	6	4	3	1	3	3	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
22	L	Iván Morán	2B	18	4	2	0	0	9	0	1	.500	.500	.750
11	R	Eugene Trerise	SS	30	65	14	1	10	11	12	9	.215	.329	.308
18	L	Curt Farmer	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	R	David Castillo	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Outfielders
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
21	S	Jon Griffin	LF	117	463	154	27	118	97	71	48	.333	.422	.598
27	L	Júlio Balderas	LF	113	451	143	5	52	87	50	15	.317	.382	.395
63	L	Mercedes Gandara	RF	121	504	154	17	57	99	44	100	.306	.368	.500
12	L	Brady Nelson	CF	104	376	102	9	59	67	39	51	.271	.340	.402
23	R	Joe Knapp	CF	67	208	66	0	39	32	14	30	.317	.356	.413
10	L	Dong Chen	LF	64	196	47	8	36	23	12	32	.240	.284	.464
30	L	In-sik Kim	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
22	R	Collin Patterson	CF	3	5	2	0	2	1	2	0	.400	.500	.800
22	L	Ingidayehu Baraka	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	L	Luis Zúñiga	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Lineup vs RHP+DH
#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	L	Mercedes Gandara	RF	.306	17	57	20
2	L	Júlio Balderas	LF	.326	4	41	21
3	S	Jon Griffin	DH	.333	27	118	8
4	R	Mario Ibarra	SS	.325	24	104	1
5	R	Ken Daniel	3B	.247	19	72	1
6	L	Brady Nelson	CF	.271	9	59	2
7	R	Mickey Gratton	1B	.286	6	54	20
8	L	Vance Baker	2B	.311	3	51	2
9	R	Carlos Mallorca	C	.265	13	77	1

Lineup vs LHP+DH
#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	L	Mercedes Gandara	RF	.306	17	57	20
2	R	Joe Knapp	CF	.317	0	39	1
3	R	Mario Ibarra	SS	.325	24	104	1
4	S	Jon Griffin	DH	.333	27	118	8
5	R	Ken Daniel	3B	.247	19	72	1
6	R	Mickey Gratton	1B	.286	6	54	20
7	L	Brady Nelson	LF	.271	9	59	2
8	R	Carlos Mallorca	C	.265	13	77	1
9	L	Vance Baker	2B	.311	3	51	2

Wed 9/1

vs DET

RHP José Miller

10-12, 3.94

Thu 9/2

vs DET

RHP Juan De La Torre

9-10, 5.14

Fri 9/3

vs TEX

LHP Roberto Hernández

9-9, 5.28

Sat 9/4

vs TEX

RHP Dan Miller

8-11, 5.67

Sun 9/5

vs TEX

RHP Bob Whitfield

8-10, 4.60

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Standings
Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Minnesota Twins	76	56	.576	-
Kansas City Royals	76	56	.576	-
Chicago (A) White Sox	74	58	.561	2.0
Detroit Tigers	60	72	.455	16.0
Cleveland Indians	55	77	.417	21.0

Team Information
Record overall	76-56, .576 PCT
Position in Division	1st, - GB
Record at home	33-30, .524 PCT
Record on the road	43-26, .623 PCT
Record in X-inning games	5-5, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games	19-19, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP	20-19, .513 PCT
Record versus RHP	56-37, .602 PCT
Record last 10 games	5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April	14-9, .609 PCT
Record in May	10-18, .357 PCT
Record in June	18-9, .667 PCT
Record in July	17-9, .654 PCT
Record in August	17-11, .607 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average	.297 - 2nd in AL
On-Base Percentage	.363 - 4th in AL
Slugging Percentage	.471 - 2nd in AL
On-Base + Slugging	.834 - 2nd in AL
Runs Scored	817 - 1st in AL
Hits	1404 - 2nd in AL
Extra-Base Hits	482 - 3rd in AL
Home Runs	151 - 6th in AL
Bases-On-Balls	478 - 7th in AL
Strikeouts	766 - 4th in AL
Stolen Bases	83 - 3rd in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average	4.62 - 2nd in AL
Starters' ERA	4.91 - 2nd in AL
Bullpen ERA	3.83 - 7th in AL
Runs allowed	671 - 2nd in AL
Hits allowed	1363 - 12th in AL
Opponents AVG	.287 - 11th in AL
BABIP	.331 - 14th in AL
Home Runs allowed	133 - 3rd in AL
Bases-On-Balls	421 - 3rd in AL
Strikeouts	891 - 4th in AL

Minor League System

Rochester Red Wings (AAA)
69-64, .519, 26½ GB

New Britain Rock Cats (AA)
82-54, .603, - GB

Beloit Snappers (A)
67-67, .500, 25½ GB

Fort Myers Miracle (A)
69-66, .511, 7½ GB

Fort Myers (MIN) Twins (R)
30-24, .556, 2½ GB

Elizabethton Twins (R)
32-35, .478, 6½ GB