Major League Baseball season
2010 Minnesota Twins
American League (since 1901 )
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The 2010 Minnesota Twins season was the 50th season for the franchise in Minnesota , and the 110th overall in the American League .
It was their first season in their new stadium, Target Field , which made its regular-season debut on April 12 as the Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox 5–2. This marked the return of outdoor professional baseball to the state of Minnesota for the first time since the end of the 1981 season, the last played at Metropolitan Stadium . 3,223,640 fans attended Twins games, setting a new franchise record.
The Twins clinched their sixth AL Central division championship in nine seasons on September 21 after a win against the Cleveland Indians and a Chicago White Sox loss. They were again swept by the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series to end the season.
Offseason [ ]
New uniforms [ ]
The Twins altered their uniforms for the 2010 season. Their new home outfits as well as their alternate uniforms feature a redesigned primary wordmark that was shown for the first time as a sign was hoisted into place atop the scoreboard at Target Field in May 2009. The team's colors remained unchanged (Red, navy and white) but the nameplate that had been in use since the 1980s on the uniforms was eliminated. The new road uniforms discards the navy pinstripes for a gray uniform with a script "Minnesota" on the front in navy with red and white trim. The franchise also wore a 1961 throwback uniform as part of the team's 50th season on Opening Day and all Saturday dates. The team donned a special Inaugural Season patch for Target Field on all home uniforms, and a Golden Anniversary season patch on their road outfits.
Roster moves [ ]
Before spring training, the Twins parted ways with 2009 trade deadline acquisition Orlando Cabrera , who would go on to sign a free agent deal with the Cincinnati Reds .[1] Also leaving the team was backup catcher Mike Redmond .[2] With Cabrera leaving, there were questions about the Twins infield.[3] General Manager Bill Smith addressed these questions by trading center fielder Carlos Gómez to the Milwaukee Brewers for shortstop J. J. Hardy ,[4] and signing free agent second baseman Orlando Hudson .[5] Smith also added some power to the bench by acquiring free agent and former White Sox and Indians designated hitter Jim Thome .[6] With regular closer Joe Nathan out for the season after elbow surgery, Gardenhire named Jon Rauch the closer to begin the season. Later, the Twins traded catcher Wilson Ramos and Joe Testa to the Washington Nationals to acquire Matt Capps to bolster the bullpen. Other pitching changes included the late additions of Brian Fuentes and Randy Flores .
On March 22, catcher Joe Mauer signed a contract extension for eight years. The $184 million contract, paying him $23 million each year, is the richest ever for the Twins, and the fourth largest in major league history.[7]
Regular season [ ]
Finally, the Twins win a stadium opener at home. They'd lost the Home Openers at Metropolitan Stadium (April 21, 1961) and the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (April 6, 1982). At Target Field on April 12 this year, DH Jason Kubel drove in two runs and hit the stadium's first home run in a 5-2 win over Boston .
On April 28, third baseman Luke Hughes hit a home run in his first-ever major league at bat , joining four other Twins who've accomplished the feat: Rick Renick (1968), Dave McKay (1975), Gary Gaetti (1981) and Andre David (1984). They were joined by Eddie Rosario in 2015.
On July 3, new Twin Jim Thome homered in the first inning for his 574th career home run. With that four-bagger, he passed Twins legend Harmon Killebrew 's 573 on the all-time career home run list.
July 13: At Angel Stadium of Anaheim , Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau represented the Twins at the All-Star Game. Mauer was the starting AL catcher and Morneau was not used as a reserve.
Kevin Slowey 's win on September 12 was the club's 4,000th win, dating back to win no. 1 on April 11, 1961.
Ron Gardenhire was named American League Manager of the Year ; he'd been the runner-up five times. Pitcher Francisco Liriano , who'd missed all of 2007 following Tommy John surgery , saw limited action in 2008 and 2009 due to injuries. In 2010, he threw the second-most innings of any pitcher for the Twins, led the team in ERA , and allowed the fewest home runs per nine innings of any pitcher in the AL (0.4). He was voted the American League 's Comeback Player of the Year . (He'll win it a second time, as a 2013 Pittsburgh Pirate He's the first player to win it twice and the only one to win it in both leagues.)
Joe Mauer won his fourth Silver Slugger Award and his third Gold Glove Award .
Season standings [ ]
AL Central
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road
Minnesota Twins
94
68
0.580
—
53–28
41–40
Chicago White Sox
88
74
0.543
6
45–36
43–38
Detroit Tigers
81
81
0.500
13
52–29
29–52
Cleveland Indians
69
93
0.426
25
38–43
31–50
Kansas City Royals
67
95
0.414
27
38–43
29–52
Detailed record [ ]
Team
Home
Away
Total
AL East
Baltimore Orioles
2–2
3–1
5–3
Boston Red Sox
2–1
0–2
2–3
New York Yankees
1–2
1–2
2–4
Tampa Bay Rays
1–3
2–2
3–5
Toronto Blue Jays
1–3
2–3
3–6
7–10
8–10
15–21
AL Central
Chicago White Sox
6–3
7–2
13–5
Cleveland Indians
6–3
6–3
12–6
Detroit Tigers
7–2
2–7
9–9
Kansas City Royals
7–2
6–3
13–5
26–10
21–15
47–25
AL West
Los Angeles Angels
2–1
3–1
5–2
Oakland Athletics
4–2
2–1
6–3
Seattle Mariners
3–0
3–4
6–4
Texas Rangers
6–0
1–3
4–3
15–3
9–9
25–12
National League
Atlanta Braves
1–2
N/A
1–2
Colorado Rockies
2–1
N/A
2–1
Milwaukee Brewers
2–1
0–3
2–4
New York Mets
N/A
1–2
1–2
Philadelphia Phillies
N/A
2–1
2–1
5–4
3–6
8–10
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Pct
April
23
15
8
.652
May
28
16
12
.571
June
27
12
15
.444
July
26
15
11
.577
August
28
18
10
.643
September
27
17
10
.630
October
3
1
2
.333
162
94
68
.580
Roster [ ]
2010 Minnesota Twins
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Designated Hitter
Manager
Coaches
Game log [ ]
2010 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 5
@ Angels
6–3
Weaver (1–0)
Baker (0–1)
Fuentes (1)
43,504
0–1
2
April 6
@ Angels
5–3
Blackburn (1–0)
Saunders (0–1)
Rauch (1)
43,510
1–1
3
April 7
@ Angels
4–2
Pavano (1–0)
Santana (0–1)
Rauch (2)
41,533
2–1
4
April 8
@ Angels
10–1
Slowey (1–0)
Piñeiro (0–1)
39,709
3–1
5
April 9
@ White Sox
4–3 (11)
Duensing (1–0)
Peña (0–1)
Rauch (3)
21,416
4–1
6
April 10
@ White Sox
2–1
Baker (1–1)
García (0–1)
Rauch (4)
28,337
5–1
7
April 11
@ White Sox
5–4
Buehrle (2–0)
Blackburn (1–1)
Jenks (1)
25,550
5–2
8
April 12
Red Sox
5–2
Pavano (2–0)
Lester (0–1)
Rauch (5)
38,145
6–2
9
April 14
Red Sox
6–3
Lackey (1–0)
Slowey (1–1)
Papelbon (3)
38,164
6–3
10
April 15
Red Sox
8–0
Liriano (1–0)
Wakefield (0–1)
38,341
7–3
11
April 16
Royals
10–3
Baker (2–1)
Greinke (0–2)
38,532
8–3
12
April 17
Royals
6–5
Duensing (2–0)
Parrish (1–1)
Rauch (6)
38,564
9–3
13
April 18
Royals
10–5
Hochevar (2–0)
Pavano (2–1)
Soria (3)
38,544
9–4
14
April 20
Indians
5–1
Slowey (2–1)
Masterson (0–2)
38,985
10–4
15
April 21
Indians
6–0
Liriano (2–0)
Huff (1–2)
39,044
11–4
16
April 22
Indians
8–1
Talbot (2–1)
Baker (2–2)
38,810
11–5
17
April 23
@ Royals
8–3
Pavano (3–1)
Meche (0–2)
16,605
12–5
18
April 24
@ Royals
9–7 (12)
Rauch (1–0)
Tejeda (1–2)
26,649
13–5
19
April 25
@ Royals
4–3
Bannister (1–1)
Slowey (2–2)
Soria (5)
15,601
13–6
20
April 27
@ Tigers
2–0
Liriano (3–0)
Verlander (1–2)
Rauch (7)
22,008
14–6
21
April 28
@ Tigers
11–6
Thomas (1–0)
Mahay (0–1)
19,900
14–7
22
April 29
@ Tigers
3–0
Willis (1–1)
Pavano (3–2)
Valverde (7)
25,595
14–8
23
April 30
@ Indians
9–3
Slowey (3–2)
Carmona (3–1)
14,124
15–8
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
24
May 1
@ Indians
5–4 (11)
Wright (1–1)
Burnett (0–1)
13,832
15–9
25
May 2
@ Indians
8–3
Liriano (4–0)
Huff (1–4)
12,619
16–9
26
May 3
Tigers
10–4
Baker (3–2)
Scherzer (1–2)
38,728
17–9
27
May 4
Tigers
4–3
Blackburn (2–1)
Perry (1–2)
39,020
18–9
28
May 5
Tigers
5–4
Slowey (4–2)
Porcello (2–3)
Rauch (8)
39,037
19–9
29
May 6
Orioles
2–0
Bergesen (2–2)
Pavano (3–3)
Simón (3)
38,489
19–10
May 7
Orioles
Postponed (rain) ; rescheduled for May 8
30
May 8
Orioles
7–3
Guthrie (1–4)
Liriano (4–1)
38,608
19–11
31
May 8
Orioles
6–1
Baker (4–2)
Millwood (0–4)
38,863
20–11
32
May 9
Orioles
6–0
Blackburn (3–1)
Matusz (2–3)
38,641
21–11
33
May 11
White Sox
5–2
García (2–2)
Slowey (4–3)
Jenks (6)
38,764
21–12
34
May 12
White Sox
3–2
Pavano (4–3)
Danks (3–2)
Rauch (9)
38,895
22–12
35
May 14
@ Yankees
8–4
Chamberlain (1–1)
Baker (4–3)
45,195
22–13
36
May 15
@ Yankees
7–1
Pettitte (5–0)
Liriano (4–2)
46,347
22–14
37
May 16
@ Yankees
6–3
Blackburn (4–1)
Chamberlain (1–2)
Rauch (10)
46,628
23–14
38
May 17
@ Blue Jays
8–3
Slowey (5–3)
Eveland (3–3)
13,892
24–14
39
May 18
@ Blue Jays
11–2
Marcum (3–1)
Pavano (4–4)
27,981
24–15
40
May 19
@ Red Sox
3–2
Buchholz (5–3)
Baker (4–4)
Bard (1)
37,426
24–16
41
May 20
@ Red Sox
6–2
Lester (4–2)
Liriano (4–3)
38,144
24–17
42
May 21
Brewers
15–3
Blackburn (5–1)
Bush (1–5)
38,737
25–17
43
May 22
Brewers
8–7 (12)
Crain (1–0)
Parra (0–3)
39,152
26–17
44
May 23
Brewers
4–3
Parra (1–3)
Pavano (4–5)
Axford (1)
38,952
26–18
45
May 25
Yankees
1–0
Burnett (5–2)
Duensing (2–1)
Rivera (9)
38,962
26–19
46
May 26
Yankees
3–2
Pettitte (6–1)
Rauch (1–1)
Rivera (10)
39,353
26–20
47
May 27
Yankees
8–2
Blackburn (6–1)
Vázquez (3–5)
39,087
27–20
48
May 28
Rangers
2–1
Slowey (6–3)
Lewis (4–3)
Rauch (11)
39,581
28–20
49
May 29
Rangers
8–3
Pavano (5–5)
Wilson (3–3)
39,659
29–20
50
May 30
Rangers
6–3
Baker (5–4)
Holland (2–1)
Rauch (12)
39,873
30–20
51
May 31
@ Mariners
5–4
Liriano (5–3)
Fister (3–3)
Rauch (13)
19,795
31–20
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
52
June 1
@ Mariners
7–1
Vargas (4–2)
Blackburn (6–2)
18,740
31–21
53
June 2
@ Mariners
2–1 (10)
League (5–5)
Guerrier (0–1)
20,414
31–22
54
June 3
@ Mariners
4–1
Hernández (3–4)
Pavano (5–6)
Aardsma (12)
21,291
31–23
55
June 4
@ Athletics
5–4
Guerrier (1–1)
Bailey (0–2)
Rauch (14)
21,703
32–23
56
June 5
@ Athletics
4–3
Burnett (1–1)
Ziegler (2–3)
Rauch (15)
16,421
33–23
57
June 6
@ Athletics
5–4
Gonzalez (6–3)
Blackburn (6–3)
Wuertz (1)
20,059
33–24
58
June 8
Royals
7–3
Slowey (7–3)
Greinke (1–8)
Guerrier (1)
38,970
34–24
59
June 9
Royals
6–2
Pavano (6–6)
Davies (4–5)
40,323
35–24
60
June 10
Royals
9–8
Chen (3–0)
Baker (5–5)
Soria (14)
39,022
35–25
61
June 11
Braves
2–1
Liriano (6–3)
Hudson (6–2)
Rauch (16)
39,428
36–25
62
June 12
Braves
3–2
Venters (2–0)
Guerrier (1–2)
Wagner (11)
40,001
36–26
63
June 13
Braves
7–3
Medlen (4–1)
Slowey (7–4)
39,772
36–27
64
June 15
Rockies
9–3
Pavano (7–6)
Cook (2–4)
39,812
37–27
65
June 16
Rockies
2–1
Baker (6–5)
Chacín (3–6)
Rauch (17)
40,814
38–27
66
June 17
Rockies
5–1
Jiménez (13–1)
Liriano (6–4)
40,741
38–28
67
June 18
@ Phillies
9–5
Blanton (2–5)
Blackburn (6–4)
45,120
38–29
68
June 19
@ Phillies
13–10 (11)
Rauch (2–0)
Báez (2–3)
45,254
39–29
69
June 20
@ Phillies
4–1
Pavano (8–6)
Halladay (8–6)
45,202
40–29
70
June 22
@ Brewers
7–5
Narveson (6–4)
Baker (6–6)
Axford (5)
36,995
40–30
71
June 23
@ Brewers
5–3
Parra (2–5)
Liriano (6–5)
Axford (6)
33,362
40–31
72
June 24
@ Brewers
5–0
Gallardo (7–3)
Blackburn (6–5)
35,898
40–32
73
June 25
@ Mets
5–2
Pelfrey (10–2)
Slowey (7–5)
Rodríguez (17)
36,244
40–33
74
June 26
@ Mets
6–0
Pavano (9–6)
Santana (5–5)
37,510
41–33
75
June 27
@ Mets
6–0
Niese (5–2)
Baker (6–7)
37,644
41–34
76
June 28
Tigers
7–5
Bonderman (4–5)
Liriano (6–6)
40,681
41–35
77
June 29
Tigers
11–4
Blackburn (7–5)
Galarraga (3–2)
40,593
42–35
78
June 30
Tigers
5–1
Slowey (8–5)
Oliver (0–2)
40,671
43–35
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
79
July 1
Rays
5–4 (10)
Cormier (3–1)
Guerrier (1–3)
Soriano (19)
40,665
43–36
80
July 2
Rays
2–1
Baker (7–7)
Price (11–4)
Rauch (18)
39,266
44–36
81
July 3
Rays
8–6
Choate (1–2)
Guerrier (1–4)
Soriano (20)
40,852
44–37
82
July 4
Rays
7–4
Shields (7–8)
Blackburn (7–6)
Soriano (21)
40,328
44–38
83
July 6
@ Blue Jays
7–6
Mijares (1–0)
Frasor (3–2)
Rauch (19)
15,072
45–38
84
July 7
@ Blue Jays
6–5
Downs (3–5)
Guerrier (1–5)
Gregg (19)
14,886
45–39
85
July 8
@ Blue Jays
8–1
Cecil (8–5)
Baker (7–8)
15,601
45–40
86
July 9
@ Tigers
7–3
Verlander (11–5)
Liriano (6–7)
42,549
45–41
87
July 10
@ Tigers
7–4
Bonderman (5–6)
Blackburn (7–7)
Valverde (19)
41,461
45–42
88
July 11
@ Tigers
6–3
Pavano (10–6)
Oliver (0–3)
Rauch (20)
39,689
46–42
All-Star Break : National League defeats American League 3–1.
89
July 15
White Sox
8–7
Danks (9–7)
Burnett (1–2)
Jenks (20)
40,697
46–43
90
July 16
White Sox
7–4
Liriano (7–7)
Floyd (5–8)
Crain (1)
40,427
47–43
91
July 17
White Sox
3–2
Pavano (11–6)
Buehrle (8–8)
40,637
48–43
92
July 18
White Sox
7–6
Duensing (3–1)
Jenks (1–2)
40,336
49–43
93
July 19
Indians
10–4
Laffey (2–3)
Baker (7–9)
40,853
49–44
94
July 20
Indians
4–3
R. Perez (3–0)
Mijares (1–1)
C. Perez (9)
40,745
49–45
95
July 21
Indians
6–0
Liriano (8–7)
Westbrook (6–6)
40,799
50–45
96
July 22
@ Orioles
5–0
Pavano (12–6)
Millwood (2–9)
20,108
51-45
97
July 23
@ Orioles
3–2
Guthrie (4–10)
Slama (0–1)
Simón (14)
19,013
51–46
98
July 24
@ Orioles
7–2
Baker (8–9)
Matusz (3–11)
22,299
52–46
99
July 25
@ Orioles
10–4
Slowey (9–5)
Arrieta (3–3)
17,408
53–46
100
July 26
@ Royals
19–1
Liriano (9–7)
Greinke (6–10)
19,306
54–46
101
July 27
@ Royals
11–2
Pavano (13–6)
Chen (5–5)
16,749
55–46
102
July 28
@ Royals
6–4
Duensing (4–1)
Bannister (7–10)
Rauch (21)
15,484
56–46
103
July 30
Mariners
5–3
Baker (9–9)
Fister (3–7)
Capps (1)
40,596
57–46
104
July 31
Mariners
4–0
Slowey (10–5)
Hernández (7–8)
40,799
58–46
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
105
August 1
Mariners
4–0
Liriano (10–7)
French (0–2)
40,374
59–46
106
August 2
@ Rays
4–2
Hellickson (1–0)
Pavano (13–7)
Wheeler (3)
17,689
59–47
107
August 3
@ Rays
6–4
Niemann (10–3)
Guerrier (1–6)
Soriano (31)
18,261
59–48
108
August 4
@ Rays
2–1 (13)
Guerrier (2–6)
Cormier (3–3)
19,172
60–48
109
August 5
@ Rays
8–6
Capps (1–0)
Benoit (0–1)
29,210
61–48
110
August 6
@ Indians
7–6
C. Perez (1–2)
Guerrier (2–7)
25,275
61–49
111
August 7
@ Indians
7–2
Pavano (14–7)
Carmona (11–9)
27,638
62–49
112
August 8
@ Indians
5–4
Duensing (5–1)
Huff (2–11)
Capps (2)
17,427
63–49
113
August 10
@ White Sox
12–6
Baker (10–9)
García (10–5)
30,900
64–49
114
August 11
@ White Sox
6–1
Danks (12–8)
Perkins (0–1)
32,033
64–50
115
August 12
@ White Sox
6–1
Liriano (11–7)
Floyd (8–9)
33,237
65–50
116
August 13
Athletics
4–3
Pavano (15–7)
Gonzalez (10–8)
Capps (3)
40,622
66–50
117
August 14
Athletics
2–0
Duensing (6-1)
Cahill (12–5)
40,830
67–50
118
August 15
Athletics
4–2
Slowey (11–5)
Mazzaro (6–5)
Capps (4)
40,602
68–50
119
August 17
White Sox
7–6 (10)
Mahay (1–1)
Thornton (3–4)
40,714
69–50
120
August 18
White Sox
7–6
Manship (1–0)
Floyd (8–10)
Capps (5)
40,702
70–50
121
August 19
White Sox
11–0
Buehrle (12–9)
Pavano (15–8)
40,723
70–51
122
August 20
Angels
7–1
Duensing (7–1)
Haren (8–12)
40,747
71–51
123
August 21
Angels
9–3
Rodríguez (1–3)
Slowey (11–6)
40,966
71–52
124
August 22
Angels
4–0
Baker (11–9)
Weaver (11–9)
40,385
72–52
125
August 23
@ Rangers
4–0
Harden (5–4)
Blackburn (7–8)
22,757
72–53
126
August 24
@ Rangers
4–3
Oliver (1–1)
Pavano (15–9)
Feliz (32)
20,107
72–54
127
August 25
@ Rangers
4–3
Wilson (13–5)
Duensing (7–2)
Harrison (2)
29,926
72–55
128
August 26
@ Rangers
6–4
Liriano (12–7)
Lee (10–8)
Capps (6)
24,738
73–55
129
August 27
@ Mariners
6–3
Baker (12–9)
Vargas (9–7)
37,798
74–55
130
August 28
@ Mariners
1–0
Blackburn (8–8)
Fister (4–10)
Fuentes (24)
29,892
75–55
131
August 29
@ Mariners
2–1
French (3–4)
Pavano (15–10)
Aardsma (25)
28,923
75–56
132
August 31
Tigers
4–3
Guerrier (3–7)
Coke (7–4)
Capps (7)
40,186
76–56
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
133
September 1
Tigers
2–1 (10)
Rauch (3–1)
Perry (2–5)
39,438
77–56
134
September 2
Tigers
10–9 (13)
Valverde (2–3)
Blackburn (8–9)
39,551
77–57
135
September 3
Rangers
4–3
Burnett (2–2)
Holland (2–3)
Capps (8)
40,134
78–57
136
September 4
Rangers
12–4
Pavano (16–10)
Lewis (9–12)
40,496
79–57
137
September 5
Rangers
6–5
Blackburn (9–9)
Wilson (14–6)
Capps (9)
40,516
80–57
138
September 6
Royals
5–4
Manship (2–0)
O'Sullivan (2–5)
Capps (10)
40,228
81–57
139
September 7
Royals
10–3
Liriano (13–7)
Bannister (7–12)
38,816
82–57
140
September 8
Royals
4–3
Duensing (8–2)
Greinke (8–12)
Capps (11)
39,376
83–57
141
September 10
@ Indians
2–0
Carmona (12–14)
Pavano (16–11)
26,207
83–58
142
September 11
@ Indians
1–0 (12)
Guerrier (4–7)
Germano (0–2)
Capps (12)
24,972
84–58
143
September 12
@ Indians
6–3
Slowey (12–6)
Talbot (9–12)
22,988
85–58
144
September 14
@ White Sox
9–3
Liriano (14–7)
Danks (13–11)
29,223
86–58
145
September 15
@ White Sox
9–3
Duensing (9–2)
Floyd (10–13)
30,063
87–58
146
September 16
@ White Sox
8–5
Pavano (17–11)
Buehrle (12–11)
Capps (13)
27,180
88–58
147
September 17
Athletics
3–1
Anderson (6–6)
Blackburn (9–10)
Bailey (25)
40,681
88–59
148
September 18
Athletics
4–2
Slowey (13–6)
Braden (9–13)
Capps (14)
40,847
89–59
149
September 19
Athletics
6–2
Cramer (2–0)
Liriano (14–8)
40,088
89–60
150
September 20
Indians
9–3
Duensing (10–2)
Gómez (3–5)
39,228
90–60
151
September 21
Indians
6–4
Perkins (1–1)
Masterson (6–13)
Capps (15)
39,580
91–60
152
September 22
Indians
5–1
Blackburn (10–10)
Carrasco (1–1)
40,139
92–60
153
September 24
@ Tigers
10–1
Verlander (18–8)
Liriano (14–9)
30,083
92–61
154
September 25
@ Tigers
11–10 (13)
Schlereth (1–0)
Neshek (0–1)
34,129
92–62
155
September 26
@ Tigers
5–1
Porcello (10–11)
Duensing (10–3)
32,021
92–63
156
September 27
@ Royals
10–8
Humber (2–1)
Manship (2–1)
Soria (42)
19,307
92–64
157
September 28
@ Royals
10–1
O'Sullivan (4–6)
Blackburn (10–11)
18,487
92–65
158
September 29
@ Royals
4–2
Guerrier (5–7)
Meche (0–5)
Capps (16)
18,340
93–65
159
September 30
Blue Jays
13–2
Janssen (5–2)
Liriano (14–10)
39,477
93–66
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
160
October 1
Blue Jays
6–3
Romero (14–9)
Crain (1–1)
Gregg (37)
39,937
93–67
161
October 2
Blue Jays
5–4
Capps (2–0)
Gregg (2–6)
40,235
94–67
162
October 3
Blue Jays
2–1
Rzepczynski (4–4)
Blackburn (10–12)
Camp (2)
40,664
94–68
American League Divisional Series
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
October 6
Yankees
6–4
Sabathia (1–0)
Crain (0–1)
Rivera (1)
42,032
0–1
2
October 7
Yankees
5–2
Pettitte (1–0)
Pavano (0–1)
Rivera (2)
42,035
0–2
3
October 9
@ Yankees
6–1
Hughes (1–0)
Duensing (0–1)
50,840
0–3
Player stats [ ]
Batting [ ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
AVG
SB
Scott Baker
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Nick Blackburn
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Alex Burnett
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Drew Butera
49
142
12
28
6
1
2
13
.197
0
Alexi Casilla
69
152
26
42
7
4
1
20
.276
6
Jesse Crain
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Michael Cuddyer
157
609
93
165
37
5
14
81
.271
7
Brian Duensing
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Matt Guerrier
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
J.J. Hardy
101
340
44
91
19
3
6
38
.268
1
Brendan Harris
43
108
11
17
3
0
1
4
.157
0
Orlando Hudson
126
497
80
133
24
5
6
37
.268
10
Luke Hughes
2
7
1
2
0
0
1
1
.286
0
Jason Kubel
143
518
68
129
23
3
21
92
.249
0
Francisco Liriano
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Ron Mahay
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Jeff Manship
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Joe Mauer
137
510
88
167
43
1
9
75
.327
1
José Mijares
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
José Morales
19
36
4
7
2
0
0
7
.194
0
Justin Morneau
81
296
53
102
25
1
18
56
.345
0
Carl Pavano
2
6
0
3
0
0
0
0
.500
0
Trevor Plouffe
22
41
7
6
1
0
2
6
.146
0
Nick Punto
88
252
24
60
11
1
1
20
.238
6
Wilson Ramos
7
27
2
8
3
0
0
1
.296
0
Jon Rauch
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Jason Repko
58
127
19
29
6
0
3
9
.228
3
Ben Revere
13
28
1
5
0
0
0
2
.179
0
Kevin Slowey
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Denard Span
153
629
85
166
24
10
3
58
.264
26
Jim Thome
108
276
48
76
16
2
25
59
.283
0
Matt Tolbert
48
87
8
20
4
3
1
18
.230
1
Danny Valencia
85
299
30
93
18
1
7
40
.311
2
Delmon Young
153
570
77
170
46
1
21
112
.298
5
Totals
162
5568
781
1521
318
41
142
749
.273
68
Pitching [ ]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; HR = Home runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
HR
ER
BB
K
Scott Baker
12
9
4.49
29
29
0
170.1
23
85
43
148
Nick Blackburn
10
12
5.42
28
26
0
161
25
97
40
68
Alex Burnett
2
2
5.29
41
0
0
47.2
6
28
23
37
Matt Capps
2
0
2.00
27
0
16
27
1
6
8
21
Jesse Crain
1
1
3.04
71
0
1
68
5
23
27
62
Rob Delaney
0
0
9.00
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Brian Duensing
10
3
2.62
53
13
0
130.2
11
38
35
78
Randy Flores
0
0
4.91
11
0
0
3.2
2
2
2
2
Brian Fuentes
0
0
0.00
9
0
1
9.2
0
0
2
8
Matt Guerrier
5
7
3.17
74
0
1
71
7
25
22
42
Francisco Liriano
14
10
3.62
31
31
0
191.2
9
77
58
201
Ron Mahay
1
1
3.44
41
0
0
34
5
13
8
25
Jeff Manship
2
1
5.28
13
1
0
29
3
17
6
21
José Mijares
1
1
3.31
47
0
0
32.2
4
12
9
28
Pat Neshek
0
1
5.00
11
0
0
9
1
5
8
9
Carl Pavano
17
11
3.75
32
32
0
221
24
92
37
117
Glen Perkins
1
1
5.82
13
1
0
21.2
3
14
5
14
Jon Rauch
3
1
3.12
59
0
21
57.2
3
20
14
46
Anthony Slama
0
1
7.71
5
0
0
4.2
1
4
5
5
Kevin Slowey
13
6
4.45
30
28
0
155.2
21
77
29
116
Totals
94
68
3.95
162
162
40
1452.2
155
638
383
1048
Playoffs [ ]
The Twins were swept in three games by the New York Yankees in the Division Series.
Game 1, October 6 [ ]
8:30 p.m. (EDT ) at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
6
9
0
Minnesota
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
8
0
WP : CC Sabathia (1–0) LP : Jesse Crain (0–1) Sv : Mariano Rivera (1)Home runs : NYY: Mark Teixeira (1) MIN: Michael Cuddyer (1)
Game 2, October 7 [ ]
6:00 p.m. (EDT ) at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
5
12
0
Minnesota
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
6
0
WP : Andy Pettitte (1–0) LP : Carl Pavano (0–1) Sv : Mariano Rivera (2)Home runs : NYY: Lance Berkman (1) MIN: Orlando Hudson (1)
Game 3, October 9 [ ]
8:30 p.m. (EDT ) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Minnesota
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
7
1
New York
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
0
X
6
12
0
WP : Phil Hughes (1–0) LP : Brian Duensing (0–1)Home runs : MIN: None NYY: Marcus Thames (1), Nick Swisher (1)
Other post-season awards [ ]
Calvin R. Griffith Award (Most Valuable Twin) – Joe Mauer
Joseph W. Haynes Award (Twins Pitcher of the Year) – Carl Pavano
Bill Boni Award (Twins Outstanding Rookie) – Danny Valencia
Charles O. Johnson Award (Most Improved Twin) – Delmon Young
Dick Siebert Award (Upper Midwest Player of the Year) – Joe Mauer
Bob Allison Award (Leadership Award) – Michael Cuddyer
Mike Augustin Award ("Media Good Guy" Award) – Michael Cuddyer
The above awards are voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the BBWAA
Carl R. Pohlad Award (Outstanding Community Service) – Jesse Crain
Sherry Robertson Award (Twins Outstanding Farm System Position Player) – Joe Benson
Jim Rantz Award (Twins Outstanding Farm System Pitcher) – Kyle Gibson
Kirby Puckett Award (Alumni Community Service) – Bert Blyleven
Herb Carneal Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) – Bert Blyleven
Farm system [ ]
See also: Minor League Baseball
References [ ]
^ "Reds formalize deal with Cabrera" . MLB.com . February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Tribe inks Redmond to one-year deal" . MLB.com . January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Twins mull options for infield holes" . MLB.com . February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Brewers trade Hardy to Twins for Gómez" . MLB.com . November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Twins, Hudson agree on one-year deal" . MLB.com . February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Twins agree to terms with Jim Thome on a one-year contract" . MLB.com . February 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Mauer Signs 8-Year Deal" . huffingtonpost.com.
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