2016 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 2016 Minnesota Twins cap logo (2002-2022).svg American League Central Target Field Minneapolis, Minnesota 59–103 (.364) 5th Jim Pohlad Terry Ryan (fired July 18)Rob Antony (interim) Paul Molitor Fox Sports North(Dick Bremer, Bert Blyleven) KTWN-FM (Cory Provus, Dan Gladden) min MIN The 2016 Minnesota Twins season was the 56th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their seventh season at Target Field and the 116th overall in the American League. The 2016 season marked the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Twins World Series victory, and the 2016 team wore commemorative patches. The team finished in fifth place in the American League Central and lost 103 games, the worst record in the majors and the most losses since the franchise relocated to Minnesota in 1961. Summary The Twins signed Korean baseball star Byung-ho Park in the offseason, in addition to acquiring John Ryan Murphy, a catcher, in a trade with the Yankees. The team's encouraging 83–79 finish the previous season behind good rookie seasons from Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Tyler Duffey, and Byron Buxton, along with the anticipated arrival of Minor Leaguers José Berríos and Max Kepler, gave Twins' fans high hopes for the 2016 season. However, the season became a complete disaster, starting with the Twins losing their first nine games of the season and never getting out of last place in the AL Central. They finished with a record of 59–103, the worst in the league. The 103 losses marked the worst record in Twins history, besting the 60–102 team of 1982. Season standings American League Central Minnesota Twins American League Wild Card Minnesota Twins Record against opponents MIN Game log Minnesota Twins; 2016 Game Log: 59−103 (Home: 30−51; Away: 29−52) y Minnesota Twins; April: 7–17 (Home: 6–7; Away: 1–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 4 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || Britton (1–0) || Jepsen (0–1) || — || 45,785 || 0–1||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 6 || @ Orioles || 2–4 || Gallardo (1–0) || Gibson (0–1) || Britton (1) || 12,622 || 0–2||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 7 || @ Orioles || 2–4 || Jiménez (1–0) || Hughes (0–1) || O'Day (1) || 11,142 || 0–3||L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 8 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Soria (1–0) || Jepsen (0–2) || Davis (2) || 27,166 || 0–4||L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 9 || @ Royals || 0–7 || Kennedy (1–0) || Milone (0–1) || — || 31,001 || 0–5||L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 10 || @ Royals || 3–4 (10) || Davis (1–0) || May (0–1) || — || 35,317 || 0–6||L6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 11 || White Sox || 1–4 || Quintana (1–0) || Gibson (0–2) || Robertson (3) || 40,638 || 0–7||L7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 13 || White Sox || 0–3 || Rodon (1–1) || Hughes (0–2) || Robertson (4) || 21,008 || 0–8||L8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 14 || White Sox || 1–3 || Latos (2–0) || Santana (0–1) || Robertson (5) || 19,736 || 0–9||L9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 15 || Angels || 5–4 || Fien (1–0) || Salas (0–1) || Jepsen (1) || 22,461 || 1–9||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 16 || Angels || 6–4 || Pressly (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || Jepsen (2) || 27,464 || 2–9||W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 17 || Angels || 3–2 (12) || Tonkin (1–0) || Rasmus (0–1) || — || 25,932 || 3–9||W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 18 || Brewers || 7–4 (6) || Hughes (1–2) || Anderson (1–1) || — || 21,078 || 4–9||W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 19 || Brewers || 5–6 || Thornburg (2–0) || Jepsen (0–3) || Jeffress (5) || 17,597 || 4–10||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 20 || @ Brewers || 5–10 || Nelson (3–1) || Pressly (1–1) || — || 21,087 || 4–11||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 21 || @ Brewers || 8–1 || Nolasco (1–0) || Jungmann (0–3) || — || 30,107 || 5–11||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 22 || @ Nationals || 4–8 || González (1–0) || Gibson (0–3) || — || 27,684 || 5–12||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 23 || @ Nationals || 0–2 || Roark (2–2) || Hughes (1–3) || Papelbon (7) || 35,974 || 5–13 ||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 24 || @ Nationals || 5–6 (16) || Pérez (1–0) || Tonkin (1–1) || — || 35,397 || 5–14||L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 25 || Indians || 4–3 || Jepsen (1–3) || McAllister (1–1) || — || 17,503 || 6–14||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 26 || Indians || 6–5 || Jepsen (2–3) || Allen (0–2) || — || 17,493 || 7–14||W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 27 || Indians || 5–6 || Tomlin (3–0) || Berríos (0–1) || Allen (7) || 17,746 || 7–15||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 29 || Tigers || 2–9 || Fulmer (1–0) || Hughes (1–4) || — || 23,049 || 7–16||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 30 || Tigers || 1–4 || Zimmermann (5–0) || Duffey (0–1) || Rodríguez (6) || 31,109 || 7–17||L3 |- y Minnesota Twins; May: 8–19 (Home: 2–8; Away: 6–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 1 || Tigers || 5–6 || Lowe (1–0) || Pressly (1–2) || Rodríguez (7) || 24,749 || 7–18||L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 2 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Berríos (1–1) || Keuchel (2–4) || — || 18,243 || 8–18||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 3 || @ Astros || 4–6 || McHugh (3–3) || Meyer (0–1) || Gregerson (6) || 21,153 || 8–19||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 4 || @ Astros || 4–16 || Feldman (1–2) || Hughes (1–5) || — || 20,847 || 8–20||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 6 || @ White Sox || 4–10 || Latos (5–0) || Nolasco (1–1) || — || 23,054 || 8–21||L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 7 || @ White Sox || 2–7 || Sale (7–0) || Santana (0–2) || — || 28,049 || 8–22||L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 8 || @ White Sox || 1–3 || Quintana (5–1) || Duffey (0–2) || Robertson (10) || 23,801 || 8–23||L5 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 9 || Orioles || colspan="7" | Postponed (rain). Make-up date July 28. |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 10 || Orioles || 3–5 || O'Day (2–0) || Jepsen (2–4) || Britton (8) || 21,586 || 8–24||L6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 11 || Orioles || 2–9 || Wilson (2–1) || Hughes (1–6) || — || 25,094 || 8–25||L7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 13 || @ Indians || 6–7 || McAllister (2–1) || May (0–2) || Allen (9) || 17,803 || 8–26||L8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 14 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Santana (1–2) || Kluber (2–5) || — || 15,428 || 9–26||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 15 || @ Indians || 5–1 || Duffey (1–2) || Bauer (3–1) || — || 13,236 || 10–26||W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 16 || @ Tigers || 8–10 || Zimmermann (6–2) || Dean (0–1) || Rodríguez (10) || 25,925 || 10–27||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 17 || @ Tigers || 2–7 || Ryan (1–2) || Tonkin (1–2) || — || 27,652 || 10–28||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 18 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Verlander (3–4) || Nolasco (1–2) || Rodríguez (11) || 29,035 || 10–29||L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 19 || Blue Jays || 2–3 (11) || Osuna (2–0) || Pressly (1–3) || Biagini (1) || 25,435 || 10–30||L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 20 || Blue Jays || 3–9 || Sanchez (4–1) || Duffey (1–3) || — || 29,396 || 10–31||L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 21 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Abad (1–0) || Happ (5–2) || Jepsen (3) || 30,460 || 11–31||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 22 || Blue Jays || 1–3 || Stroman (5–1) || Hughes (1–7) || Osuna (9) || 33,421 || 11–32||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 23 || Royals || 4–10 || Moylan (1–0) || Nolasco (1–3) || — || 17,886 || 11–33||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 24 || Royals || 4–7 || Volquez (5–4) || Santana || Davis (12) || 23,541 || 11–34 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 25 || Royals || 7–5 || Duffey (2–3) || Gee (1–2) || Jepson (4) || 27,233 || 12–34 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 27 || @ Mariners || 7–2 || Dean (1-1) || Hernandez (4-4) || — || 40,921 || 13–34 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 28 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Pressly (2–3) || Vincent (2-2) || Jepsen (5) || 28,309 || 14–34 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 29 || @ Mariners || 5–4 || Nolasco (2–3) || Walker (2–5) || Jepsen (6) || 33,748 || 15–34 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 30 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Graveman (2–6) || Santana (1–4) || Madson (12) || 17,248 || 15–35 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 31 || @ Athletics || 4–7 || Dull (1–0) || Duffey (2–0) || Axford (1) || 12,767 || 15–36 || L2 |- y Minnesota Twins; June: 10–17 (Home: 7–10; Away: 3–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 1 || @ Athletics || 1–5 || Manaea (2–3) || Dean (1–2) || — || 11,343 || 15–37 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 2 || Rays || 6–4 || Rogers (1–0) || Ramírez (6–4) || Jepsen (7) || 20,193 || 16–37 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 3 || Rays || 2–4 || Ramírez (7–4) || Nolasco (2–4) || Colomé (13) || 21,134 || 16–38 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 4 || Rays || 4–7 || Andriese (4–0) || Santana (1–5) || Colomé (14) || 26,613 || 16–39 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 5 || Rays || 5–7 || Cedeño (3–1) || Jepsen (2–5) || Colomé (15) || 25,510 || 16–40 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 7 || Marlins || 6–4 (11) || Boshers (1–0) || McGowan (0–2) || — || 19,020 || 17–40 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 8 || Marlins || 7–5 || Rogers (2–0) || Wittgren (1–1) || Kintzler (1) || 21,527 || 18–40 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 9 || Marlins || 3–10 || Koehler (4–6) || Santana (1–6) || — || 18,792 || 18–41 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 10 || Red Sox || 1–8 || Wright (7–4) || Duffey (2–5) || — || 22,786 || 18–42 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 11 || Red Sox || 4–15 || Hembree (3–0) || Gibson (0–4) || — || 28,633 || 18–43 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 12 || Red Sox || 7–4 (10)|| Tonkin (2–2) || Barnes (2–3) || — || 26,087 || 19–43 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 13 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Nolasco (3–4)|| Weaver (5–6)|| — || 36,424 || 20–43||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 14 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Chacín (3–4) || Santana (1–7) || Street (7) || 36,272 || 20–44 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 15 || @ Angels || 2–10 || Santiago (4–4) || Duffey (2–6) || — || 36,717 || 20–45 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 16 || Yankees || 1–4 || Sabathia (5–4) || Gibson (0–5) || Chapman (12) || 23,751 || 20–46 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 17 || Yankees || 2–8 || Tanaka (3–2) || Dean (1–3) || – || 23,888 || 20–47 ||L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 18 || Yankees || 6–7 || Miller (4–0) || Abad (1–1) || Chapman (13) || 34,368 || 20–48 ||L5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 19 || Yankees || 7–4 || Santana (2–7) || Eovaldi (6–4) || Kintzler (2) || 29,553 || 21–48 ||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 21 || Phillies || 14–10 || Boshers (2–0) || Nola (5–7) || Kintzler (3) || 25,714 || 22–48 ||W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 22 || Phillies || 5–6 || Rogers (3–0) || Hernandez (1–2) || Abad (1) || 25,032 || 23–48 ||W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 23 || Phillies || 3–7 || Eickhoff (5–9) || Nolasco (3–5) || — || 30,012 || 23–49 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 24 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Tanaka (5–2) || Milone (0–2) || Chapman (14) || 36,090 || 23–50 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 25 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || Miller (5–0) || Pressly (2–4) || Chapman (15) || 40,075 || 23–51 ||L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 26 || @ Yankees || 1–7 || Duffey (3–6) || Eovaldi (6–4) || — || 38,673 || 24–51 ||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 28 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Gibson (1–5) || Quintana (5–8) || — || 22,072 || 25–51||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 29 || @ White Sox || 6–9 || Shields (3–9) || Nolasco (3–6) || Jones (2) || 18,571 || 25–52||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 30 || @ White Sox || 5–6 || Jones (4–2) || Abad (1–2) || Robertson (21) || 26,158 || 25–53||L2 |- y Minnesota Twins; July: 15–11 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || Rangers || 2–3 (10) || Bush (3–1) || Abad (1–3) || Dyson (17) || 25,530 || 25–54 ||L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 2 || Rangers || 17–5 ||Duffey (4–6)||Gonzalez (0–1) || — ||21,466|| 26–54||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 3 || Rangers || 5–4 || Gibson (2–5) || Hamels (9–2) || Kintzler (4) ||26,942|| 27–54||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 4 || Athletics || 1–3 || Graveman (4–6) || Nolasco (3–7) || Madson (16) || 23,100 || 27–55||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 5 || Athletics || 11–4 ||Milone (1–2)||Manaea (3–5)|| — ||16,938|| 28–55||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 6 || Athletics || 4–0 ||Santana (3–7)||Gray (3–8)|| — ||27,657||29–55||W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 7 || @ Rangers || 10–1 ||Duffey (5–6)||Gonzalez (0–2)|| — ||43,934||30–55||W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 8 || @ Rangers || 5–6 ||Barnette (6–3)||Pressly (2–5)||Dyson (18)||40,330||30–56||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 9 || @ Rangers || 8–6 ||Nolasco (4–7)||Lohse (0–1)||Kintzler (5)||37,708||31–56||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 10 || @ Rangers || 15–5 ||Milone (2–2)||Griffin (3–1)||—||31,978||32–56||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | colspan="10" | 87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California |-style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 15 || Indians || 2–5 || Carrasco (6–3) || Santana (3–8) || Allen (19) ||27,074||32–57||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 || July 16 || Indians || 5–4 (11) || May (1–2) || Colón (0–1) || — || 29,447 || 33–57||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 17 || Indians || 1–6 ||Tomlin (10–2)||Gibson (2–6)|| — || 25,692 || 33–58||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 18 || @ Tigers || 0–1 || Boyd (1–2) || Nolasco (4–8) || Rodríguez (26) || 29,290 || 33–59||L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 19 || @ Tigers || 6–2 || Milone (3–2) || Sánchez (5–11) || — || 32,030 || 34–59||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || July 20 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Pressly (3–5) || Rodríguez (1–1) || Kintzler (6) || 35,020 || 35–59||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 21 || @ Red Sox || 2–13 || Wright (12–5) || Duffey (5–7) || || 37,566 || 35–60 ||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 96 || July 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–1 || Gibson (3–6) || Rodríguez (2–4) || Kintzler (7) || 37,001 || 36–60 ||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 97 || July 23 || @ Red Sox || 11–9 || Pressly (4–5) || Layne (0–1) || Kintzler (8) || 37,600 || 37–60 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 24 || @ Red Sox || 7–8 || Porcello (13–2) || Milone (3–3) || Ziegler (19) || 36,806 || 37–61 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 26 || Braves || 0–2 || Harrell (2–2) || Santana (3–9) || Johnson (3) || 26,690 || 37–62||L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 27 || Braves || 7–9 || Foltynewicz (4–4) || Duffey (5–8) || Johnson (4) || 29,482 || 37–63||L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 101 || July 28 || Orioles || 6–2 || Pressly (5–5) || Despaigne (0–2) || — || 22,569 || 38–63||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 102 || July 29 || White Sox || 2–1 || May (2–2) || Jennings (4–3) || — || 23,983 || 39–63||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 30 || White Sox || 5–6 (10)|| Ynoa (1–0) || Abad (1–4) || Robertson (25) || 29,482 || 39–64||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 104 || July 31 || White Sox || 6–4 || Santana (4–9) || Rodon (2–8) || Pressly (1) || 29,670 || 40–64 ||W1 |- y Minnesota Twins; August: 9–20 (Home: 2–8; Away: 7–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || August 1 || @ Indians || 12–5 || Berríos (2–1) || Salazar (11–4) || — || 15,018 || 41–64 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 106 || August 2 || @ Indians || 10–6 || Pressly (6–5) || Carrasco (7–5) || — || 15,835 || 42–64 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 107 || August 3 || @ Indians || 13–5 ||Duffey (6–8) || Bauer (7–5) || — || 17,176 || 43–64 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 4 || @ Indians || 2–9 ||Otero (3–1)||Santiago (10–5)|| — || 19,193 || 43–65||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 109 || August 5 || @ Rays || 6–2 || Santana (5–9) || Ramírez (7–9) || — || 12,161 || 44–65||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 6 || @ Rays || 3–7 ||Archer (6–15)||Berríos (2–2)|| Colomé (27) || 15,603 || 44–66||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 111 || August 7 || @ Rays || 6–3 || Gibson (4–6) || Andriese (6–3) || Kintzler (9) || 12,649 || 45–66 ||W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 8 || Astros || 3–1 || Duffey (7–8) || McHugh (7–9) || Kintzler (10) || 20,978 || 46–66 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 9 || Astros || 5–7 || Fiers (8–5) || Santiago (10–6) || Giles (2) || 22,261 || 46–67||L1 |-style="background:#bbb" |—||August 10||Astros |colspan="7"|Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: August 11) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 11 || Astros || 7–15 || Fister (11–7) || Berríos (2–3) || — || 25,960 || 46–68 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || August 11 || Astros || 2–10 || Devenski (1–4) || Milone (3–4) || — || 24,935 || 46–69 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 12 || Royals || 3–7 || Ventura (8–9) || Gibson (4–7) || — || 24,617 || 46–70 ||L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 117 || August 13 || Royals || 5–3 || Duffey (8–8) || Gee (4–6) || Kintzler (11) || 30,147 || 47–70 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 14 || Royals || 4–11 || Vólquez (9–10) || Santiago (10–7) || — || 31,730 || 47–71 ||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 16 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Santana (6–9) || De La Cruz (0–6) || Kintzler (12) || 17,611 || 48–71 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || August 17 || @ Braves || 10–3 || Gibson (5–7) || O'Flaherty (1–4) || — || 19,304 || 49–71||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 18 || @ Royals || 1–8 || Gee (5–6) || Duffey (8–9) || — || 30,599 || 49–72 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 19 || @ Royals || 4–5 (11) || Wang (6–0) || Chargois (0–1) || — || 28,463 || 49–73 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || August 20 || @ Royals || 0–10 || Kennedy (8–9) || Santiago (10–8) || — || 29,263 || 49–74 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 21 || @ Royals || 1–2 || Duffy (11–1) || Santana (6–10) || Herrera (7) || 32,996 || 49–75 ||L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 23 || Tigers || 3–8 || Sánchez (7–12) || Gibson (5–8) || — || 24,379 || 46–76||L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 24 || Tigers || 4–9 || Boyd (5–2) || Duffey (8–10) || — || 24,309 || 49–77||L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 25 || Tigers || 5–8 || Norris (2–2) || Berríos (2–4) || Rodríguez (35) || 26,437 || 49–78||L7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 26 || @ Blue Jays || 8–15 || Liriano (7–12) || Dean (1–4) || — || 42,534 || 49–79 || L8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 27 || @ Blue Jays || 7–8 || Grilli (5–3) || Pressly (6–6) || Osuna (29) || 47,485 || 49–80 ||L9 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 28 || @ Blue Jays || 6–9 || Feldman (7–4) || Light (0–1) || — || 47,444 || 49–81 ||L10 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 29 || @ Indians || 0–1 (10) || McAllister (3–2) || Kintzler (0–1) || — || 11,237 || 49–82 ||L11 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 30 || @ Indians || 4–5 || Otero (4–1) || Wimmers (0–1) || Miller (12) || 11,937 || 49–83||L12 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 31 || @ Indians || 4–8 || Kluber (15–8) || Dean (1–5) || Shaw (1) || 11,811 || 49–84 ||L13 |- y Minnesota Twins; September: 8–19 (Home: 5–11; Away: 3–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 134 || September 1 || White Sox || 8–5 || Santana (7–10) || Quintana (11–10) || Kintzler (13) || 20,329 || 50–84 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 2 || White Sox || 4–11 || Rodon (5–8) || Gibson (5–9) || — || 20,806 || 50–85 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 3 || White Sox || 11–3 || Santiago (11–8) || Shields (5–17) || — || 22,274 || 51–85 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 4 || White Sox || 11–13 (12) || Minaya (1–0) || Dean (1–6) || Kahnle (1) || 22,595 || 51–86 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 5 || Royals || 5–11 || Kennedy (10–9) || Berríos (2–5) || — || 20,992 || 51–87 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 6 || Royals || 3–10 || Herrera (2–4) || Kintzler (0–2) || — || 22,194 || 51–88 ||L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 140 || September 7 || Royals || 6–5 || Wimmers (1–1) || Soria (4–8) || Kintzler (14) || 17,972 || 52–88 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 141 || September 9 || Indians || 4–5 || Colón (1–1) || Duffey (8–11) || Allen (27) || 20,173 || 52–89 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 142 || September 10 || Indians || 2–1 (12) || Chargois (1–1) || Colón (1–2) || — || 23,584 || 53–89 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 11 || Indians || 1–7 || Kluber (16–9) || Berríos (2–6) || — || 20,301 || 53–90||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 12 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Greene (4–4) || Wimmers (1–2) || Rodríguez (41) || 28,093 || 53–91 ||L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 13 || @ Tigers || 8–1 || Gibson (6–9) || Boyd (5–4) || — || 26,393 || 54–91||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 14 || @ Tigers || 6–9 || Greene (5–4) || Pressly (6–7) || Rodríguez (42) || 27,953 || 54–92||L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 15 || @ Tigers || 5–1 || Santiago (12–8) || Pelfrey (4–10) || — || 26,932 || 55-92||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 16 || @ Mets || 0–3 || Colón (14–7) || Berríos (2–7) || Familia (49) || 33,338 || 55–93||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 17 || @ Mets || 2–3 (12)|| Edgin (1–0) || O'Rourke (0–1) || — || 36,941 || 55–94||L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 18 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Goeddel (2–1) || Gibson (6–10) || Blevins (2) || 28,926 || 55–95||L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 20 || Tigers || 1–8 || Matt Boyd (6–4) || Santiago (12–9) || — || 23,395 || 55–96||L4 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || September 21 || Tigers || colspan="7" | Postponed (rain). Make-up date September 22. |-style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 22 || Tigers || 2–9 || Wilson (4–0) || Wimmers (1–3) || — || 18,374 || 55–97||L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 22 || Tigers || 2–4 || Verlander (15–8) || Santana (7–11) || Rodríguez (44) || 21,599 || 55–98||L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 23 || Mariners || 1–10 || Paxton (5–7) || Gibson (6–11) || — || 22,683 || 55–99 || L7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 155 || September 24 || Mariners || 3–2 || Duffey (9–11) || Miranda (5–2) || Kintzler (15) || 24,749 || 56–99 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 25 || Mariners || 3–4 || Walker (7–11) || Santiago (12–10) || Díaz (17) || 22,092 || 56–100 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 157 || September 27 || @ Royals || 3–4 (11) || Pounders (2–1) || Milone (3–5) || — || 28,435 || 56–101 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 28 || @ Royals || 2–5 || Soria (5–8) || Rogers (3–1) || Davis (27) || 23,437 || 56–102 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 159 || September 29 || @ Royals || 7–6 || Tonkin (3–2) || Herrera (2–6) || Kintzler (16) || 29,566 || 57–102 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || September 30 || @ White Sox || 3–7 || Rodon (9–10) || Duffey (9–12) || — || 19,007 || 57–103 || L1 |- y Minnesota Twins; October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 161 || October 1 || @ White Sox || 6–0 || Santiago (13–10) || Shields (6–19) || — || 25,730 || 58–103 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 162 || October 2 || @ White Sox || 6–3 || Berríos (3–7) || Sale (17–10) || Kintzler (17) || 21,904 || 59–103 || W2 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Twins team member Roster 2016 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 58 Fernando Abad 58 Andrew Albers 17 José Berríos 62 Buddy Boshers 60 J. T. Chargois 64 Pat Dean 56 Tyler Duffey 50 Casey Fien 44 Kyle Gibson 62 J. R. Graham 45 Phil Hughes 49 Kevin Jepsen 27 Brandon Kintzler 53 Pat Light 65 Trevor May 49 Adalberto Mejía 51 Alex Meyer 33 Tommy Milone 47 Ricky Nolasco 61 Ryan O'Rourke 15 Glen Perkins 57 Ryan Pressly 50 Neil Ramirez 55 Taylor Rogers 54 Ervin Santana 66 Hector Santiago 59 Michael Tonkin 51 Alex Wimmers Catchers 37 Juan Centeno 12 John Ryan Murphy  8 Kurt Suzuki Infielders 30 James Beresford  2 Brian Dozier  5 Eduardo Escobar  7 Joe Mauer  9 Eduardo Núñez 52 Byung-ho Park 24 Trevor Plouffe 11 Jorge Polanco 22 Miguel Sanó 19 Kennys Vargas Outfielders 31 Oswaldo Arcia 25 Byron Buxton 36 Robbie Grossman 26,67 Max Kepler 21 Darin Mastroianni 20 Eddie Rosario 39 Danny Santana 32 Logan Schafer Manager  4 Paul Molitor Coaches 41 Neil Allen (pitching) 23 Tom Brunansky (hitting) 75 Nate Dammann (bullpen catcher) 40 Butch Davis (first base) 13 Gene Glynn (third base) 18 Eddie Guardado (bullpen) 63 Rudy Hernandez (assistant hitting) 66 Eric Rasmussen (assistant pitching) 76 Ben Richardson (bullpen catcher) 46 Joe Vavra (bench) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGBrian Dozier15561510416535542991861.268.546Joe Mauer134494681292241149279.261.389Miguel Sanó116437571032212566154.236.462Max Kepler11339652932021763642.235.424Eduardo Núñez913714911015112472715.296.439Eduardo Escobar1053523283142637121.236.338Kurt Suzuki1063453489241849018.258.403Eddie Rosario9233552901721032512.269.421Robbie Grossman9933249931911137255.280.443Trevor Plouffe8431935831311247119.260.420Byron Buxton92298446719610381023.225.430Jorge Polanco692452469154427417.282.424Danny Santana7523329561022141212.240.326Byung-ho Park622152841911224121.191.409Juan Centeno551761646121325012.261.392Kennys Vargas4715227351101020024.230.500Oswaldo Arcia3210382240412010.214.369John Ryan Murphy2682412301305.146.220Logan Schafer2663815310108.238.317James Beresford102205100001.227.273Darin Mastroianni7910000012.000.000Pitcher totals1622413000002.125.125Team totals162561872214092883520069091513.251.421 Source: Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOErvin Santana7113.3830300181.1168786853149Kyle Gibson6115.0725250147.1175898355104Tyler Duffey9126.4326260133.01671039532114Ricky Nolasco485.1321210124.213977712993Ryan Pressly673.70720175.17934312367Michael Tonkin325.02650071.28046402480Tommy Milone355.711912069.18453442249Pat Dean166.28199067.18847472350Taylor Rogers313.96570061.16329271664Hector Santiago365.581111061.16539382237Phil Hughes175.951211059.07640391334José Berríos378.021414058.17456523549Brandon Kintzler023.155401754.1592219835Trevor May225.27440042.23926251760Buddy Boshers204.25370036.0352117737Fernando Abad142.65390134.02711101429Kevin Jepsen256.16330730.24222211222Ryan O'Rourke013.96260025.01813111024JT Chargois114.70250023.02512121217Alex Wimmers134.15160017.114881114Andrew Albers005.8262017.0271611616Neil Ramírez006.1480014.21510101011Pat Light019.00150014.01514141514Casey Fien107.90140013.2211212312Alex Meyer0112.272103.285545Adalberto Mejía007.711002.152210Glen Perkins009.002002.052213J.R. Graham0010.801001.232212Eduardo Escobar000.001001.010000Team totals591035.08162162261443.016178898144791191 Source: Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Mike Quade AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Doug Mientkiewicz A-Advanced Fort Myers Miracle Florida State League Jeff Smith A Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Jake Mauer Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Ray Smith Rookie GCL Twins Gulf Coast League Ramón Borrego Rookie DSL Twins Dominican Summer League References External links 2016 Minnesota Twins season at Baseball Reference 2016 Category:2016 Major League Baseball season Category:2016 in sports in Minnesota