2017 Minnesota Twins season

The 2017 Minnesota Twins season was the 57th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their eighth season at Target Field and the 117th overall in the American League. The Twins began the season on April 3 at home against the Kansas City Royals and finished the year on October 1 at home against the Detroit Tigers.

On September 27, the Twins clinched the second wild-card berth to become the first team in Major League Baseball history to reach the postseason after losing 100 games the previous season. They were able to take advantage of a weak American League, as they made the playoffs despite their pedestrian 85–77 record, the worst record to make the playoffs since the 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers. They lost to the New York Yankees in the ALWC Game.

Offseason and spring training The Twins recorded a 16–13 win–loss record in spring training. Three games finished tied and were therefore not included in the standings.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- style=background:#cfc | 1 || April 3 || Royals || 7–1 || Santana (1–0) || Strahm (0–1) || — || 39,615 || 1–0 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc | 2 || April 5 || Royals || 9–1 || Santiago (1–0) || Kennedy (0–1) || — || 15,171 || 2–0 || W2 |- style=background:#cfc | 3 || April 6 || Royals || 5–3 || Rogers (1–0) || Minor (0–1) || Kintzler (1) || 16,078 || 3–0 || W3 |- style=background:#cfc | 4 || April 7 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Hughes (1–0) || Holland (0–1) || Kintzler (2) || 14,004 || 4–0 || W4 |- style=background:#fbb | 5 || April 8 || @ White Sox || 2–6 || Gonzalez (1–0) || Mejia (0–1) || — || 23,024 || 4–1 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc | 6 || April 9 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Santana (2–0) || Quintana (0–2) || Kintzler (3) || 24,074 || 5–1 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb | 7 || April 11 || @ Tigers || 1–2 || Boyd (1–1) || Santiago (1–1) || Rodríguez (3) || 21,237 || 5–2 || L1 |- style=background:#fbb | 8 || April 12 || @ Tigers || 3–5 || Fulmer (1–0) || Gibson (0–1) || Wilson (1)|| 23,738 || 5–3 || L2 |- style=background:#cfc | 9 || April 13 || @ Tigers || 11–5 || Hughes (2–0) || Zimmermann (1–1) || Haley (1) || 22,573 || 6–3 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb | 10 || April 14 || White Sox || 1–2 || Jennings (1–0) || Pressly (0–1) || Robertson (2) || 18,466 || 6–4 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc | 11 || April 15 || White Sox || 6–0 || Santana (3–0) || Quintana (0–3) || — || 25,938 || 7–4 || W1 |- style=background:#fbb | 12 || April 16 || White Sox || 1–3 || Jones (1–0) || Pressly (0–2) || Robertson (3) || 19,511 || 7–5 || L1 |- style=background:#fbb | 13 || April 17 || Indians || 1–3 || Salazar (1–1) || Gibson (0–2) || Allen (3) || 16,961 || 7–6 || L2 |- style=background:#fbb | 14 || April 18 || Indians || 4–11 || Tomlin (1–2) || Hughes (2–1) || — || 16,553 || 7–7 || L3 |- style=background:#bbb | —|| April 19 || Indians || colspan="7" |Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled for June 17) |- style=background:#fbb | 15 || April 20 || Indians || 2–6 || Bauer (1–2) || Duffey (0–1) || — || 17,339 || 7–8 || L4 |- style=background:#cfc | 16 || April 21 || Tigers || 6–3 || Santiago (2–1) || Verlander (1–2) || Kintzler (4) || 22,647 || 8–8|| W1 |- style=background:#fbb | 17 || April 22 || Tigers || 4–5 || Hardy (1–0) || Tonkin (0–1) || Rodríguez (6) || 25,719 || 8–9 || L1 |- style=background:#fbb | 18 || April 23 || Tigers || 4–13 || Fulmer (2–1) || Gibson (0–3) || — || 26,713 || 8–10 || L2 |- style=background:#cfc | 19 || April 24 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Hughes (3–1) || Perez (1–3) || Kintzler (5) || 19,027 || 9–10 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc | 20 || April 25 || @ Rangers || 8–1 || Santana (4–0) || Cashner (0–2) || — || 20,568 || 10–10 || W2 |- style=background:#fbb | 21 || April 26 || @ Rangers || 3–14 || Hamels (2–0) || Rogers (1–1) || — || 22,365 || 10–11 || L1 |- style= background:#cfc | 22 || April 28 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Breslow (1–0) || Soria (1–1) || Kintzler (6) || 27,911 || 11–11 || W1 |- style= background:#bbb | — || April 29 || @ Royals ||colspan="7"|Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled for July 1) |- style= background:#cfc | 23 || April 30 || @ Royals || 7–5 || Hughes (4–1) || Hammel (0–3) || Kintzler (7) || 32,685 || 12–11 || W2

|- style= background:#cfc | 24 || May 2 || A's || 9–1 || Santana (5–0) || Gray (0–1) || — || 18,930 || 13–11 || W3 |- style= background:#cfc | 25 || May 3 || A's || 7–4 || Santiago (3–1) || Graveman (2–2) || — || 18,658 || 14–11 || W4 |- style= background:#fbb | 26 || May 4 || A's || 5–8 || Cotton (3–3) || Gibson (0–4) || Casilla (5) || 19,247 || 14–12 || L1 |- style= background:#cfc | 27 || May 5 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Kintzler (1–0) || Barnes (3–1) || || 28,707 || 15–12 || W1 |- style= background:#fbb | 28 || May 6 || Red Sox || 1–11 || Porcello (2–4) || Tepesch (0–1) || || 30,859 || 15–13 || L1 |- style= background:#fbb | 29 || May 7 || Red Sox || 6–17 || Sale (3–2) || Santana (5–1) || — || 31,763 || 15–14 || L2 |- style= background:#cfc | 30 || May 9 || @ White Sox || 7–2 || Santiago (4–1) || Pelfrey (0–3) || — || 14,498 || 16–14 || W1 |- style= background:#bbb | — || May 10 || @ White Sox || colspan="7" |Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled August 21) |- style= background:#cfc | 31 || May 11 || @ White Sox || 7–6 || Pressly (1–2) || Holland (3–3) || Kintzler (8) || 16,084 || 17–14 || W2 |- style= background:#cfc | 32 || May 12 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Santana (6–1) || Tomlin (2–4) || Kintzler (9) || 24,452 || 18–14 || W3 |- style= background:#cfc | 33 || May 13 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Berríos (1–0) || Clevinger (1–1) || Kintzler (10) || 28,379 || 19–14 || W4 |- style= background:#fbb | 34 || May 14 || @ Indians || 3–8 ||Bauer (3–4) ||Santiago (4–2)|| — ||23,099||19–15|| L1 |- style= background:#fbb | 35 || May 16 || Rockies ||3–7||Freeland (4–2) ||Hughes (4–2)||Holland (17) ||24,295||19–16|| L2 |- style= background:#bbb | — || May 17 || Rockies || colspan="7" |Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled May 18) |- style= background:#fbb | 36 || May 18 || Rockies || 1–5 ||Márquez (2–2) ||Santana (6–2)||Holland (18) ||20,603||19–17|| L3 |- style= background:#cfc | 37 || May 18 || Rockies || 2–0 ||Berríos (2–0)||Chatwood (3–6) || Kintzler (11) ||17,140||20–17|| W1 |- style= background:#cfc | 38 || May 19 || Royals ||4–3 (10)||Kintzler (2–0)||Alburquerque (0–1) || — ||23,553||21–17|| W2 |- style= background:#bbb | — || May 20 || Royals || colspan="7" |Postponed (rain) (Rescheduled May 21) |- style= background:#fbb | 39 || May 21 (1) || Royals || 4–6 || Minor (1–1) || Hughes (4–3) || Herrera (9) || n/a || 21–18 || L1 |- style= background:#cfc | 40 || May 21 (2) || Royals || 8–4 || Mejia (1–1) || Kennedy (0–4) || — || 27,852 || 22–18 || W1 |- style= background:#cfc | 41 || May 22 || @ Orioles || 14–7 || Gibson (1–4) || Wilson (2–2) || — || 12,882 || 23–18 || W2 |- style= background:#cfc | 42 || May 23 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Santana (7–2) || Bundy (5–3) || — || 13,294 || 24–18 || W3 |- style= background:#cfc | 43 || May 24 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Berríos (3–0) || Tillman (1–1) || Kintzler (12) || 32,267 || 25–18 || W4 |- style= background:#fbb | 44 || May 26 || Rays || 2–5 || Archer (4–3) || Santiago (4–3) || Colomé (13) || 20,949 || 25–19 || L1 |- style= background:#cfc | 45 || May 27 || Rays || 5–3 || Rogers (2–1) || Farquhar (2–2) || Kintzler (13) || 27,530 || 26–19 || W1 |- style= background:#fbb | 46 || May 28 || Rays || 6–8 (15) || Colomé (1–2) || Santiago (4–4) || Ramírez (1) || 28,951 || 26–20 || L1 |-style= background:#fbb | 47 || May 29 || Astros || 8–16 || Jankowski (1–0) || Breslow (0–1) || — || 24,472 || 26–21 || L2 |-style= background:#fbb | 48 || May 30 || Astros || 2–7 || Fiers (2–2) || Berríos (3–1) || — || 22,616 || 26–22 ||L3 |-style= background:#fbb | 49 || May 31 || Astros || 6–17 || Feliz (2–0) || Santiago (4–5) || — || 25,593 || 26–23 || L4

|-style= background:#cfc | 50 || June 1 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Rogers (3–1) || Alvarez (0–2) || — || 33,426 || 27–23 || W1 |-style= background:#cfc | 51 || June 2 || @ Angels || 11–5 || Gibson (2–4) || Ramírez (5–4) || — || 39,042 || 28–23 || W2 |-style= background:#fbb | 52 || June 3 || @ Angels || 2–7 || Shoemaker (5–3) || Santana (7–3) || — || 40,236 || 28–24 || L1 |-style= background:#cfc | 53 || June 4 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Berríos (4–1) || Nolasco (2–6) || Kintzler (15) || 39,701 || 29–24 || W1 |-style= background:#fbb | 54 || June 6 || @ Mariners || 3–12 || Paxton (5–0) || Santiago (4–6) || — || 18,166 || 29–25 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 55 || June 7 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Díaz (2–2) || Kintzler (2–1) || — || 15,732 || 29–26 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 56 || June 8 || @ Mariners || 2–1 || Gibson (3–4) || Bergman (3–3) || Kintzler (16) || 15,621 || 30–26 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 57 || June 9 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Santana (8–3) || Moore (2–7) || — || 41,046 || 31–26 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 58 || June 10 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Berríos (5–1) || Samardzija (2–8) || Kintzler (17) || 41,255 || 32–26 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 59 || June 11 || @ Giants || 8–13 || Osich (1–1) || Belisle (0–1) || — || 41,321 || 32–27 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 60 || June 12 || Mariners || 3–14 || Gallardo (3–6) || Mejía (1–2) || — || 16,996 || 32–28 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 61 || June 13 || Mariners || 20–7 || Gibson (4–4) || Bergman (3–4) || — || 17,922 || 33–28 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 62 || June 14 || Mariners || 4–6 || Gaviglio (3–1) || Santana (8–4) || Díaz (11) || 22,283 || 33–29 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 63 || June 15 || Mariners || 6–2 || Berríos (6–1) || Miranda (6–3) || — || 24,464 || 34–29 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 64 || June 16 || Indians || 1–8 || Carrasco (7–3) || Turley (0–1) || — || 30,563 || 34–30 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 65 || June 17 || Indians || 3–9 || McAllister (1–0) || Wilk (0–2) || — || 24,010 || 34–31 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 66 || June 17 || Indians || 2–6 || Goody (1–0) || Mejía (1–3) || — || 41,017 || 34–32 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 67 || June 18 || Indians || 2–5 || Bauer (6–5) || Gibson (4–5) || Miller (1) || 35,039 || 34–33 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 68 || June 20 || White Sox || 9–7 || Santana (9–4) || Holland (5–7) || Kintzler (18) || 26,095 || 35–33 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 69 || June 21 || White Sox || 4–2 || Berríos (7–1) || Holmberg (1–1) || Kintzler (19) || 33,316 || 36–33 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 70 || June 22 || White Sox || 0–9 || Quintana (4–8) || Turley (0–2) || — || 27,684 || 36–34 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 71 || June 23 || @ Indians || 5–0 || Mejía (2–3) || Bauer (6–6) || — || 31,725 || 37–34 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 72 || June 24 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Rogers (4–1) || Allen (0–3) || Kintzler (20) || 33,111 || 38–34 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 73 || June 25 || @ Indians || 4–0 || Santana (10–4) || Tomlin (4–9) || — || 29,672 || 39–34 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 74 || June 26 || @ Red Sox || 2–4 || Sale (10–3) || Berríos (7–2) || Kimbrel (21) || 37,172 || 39–35 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 75 || June 27 || @ Red Sox || 2–9 || Pomeranz (7–4) || Santiago (4–7) || — || 36,804 || 39–36 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 76 || June 28 || @ Red Sox || 4–1 || Mejia (3–3) || Porcello (4–10) || Kintzler (21) || 37,487 || 40–36 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 77 || June 29 || @ Red Sox || 3–6 || Price (3–2) || Gibson (4–6) || Kimbrel (22) || 37,445 || 40–37 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 78 || June 30 || @ Royals || 1–8 || Vargas (12–3) || Santana (10–5) || — || 34,332 || 40–38 || L2

|-style=background:#fbb | 79 || July 1 (1) || @ Royals || 6–11 || Minor (4–1) || Duffey (0–2) || — || 25,571 || 40–39 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 80 || July 1 (2) || @ Royals || 10–5 || Jorge (1–0) || Hammel (4–7) || — || 32,448 || 41–39 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 81 || July 2 || @ Royals || 2–6 || Alexander (1–2) || Santiago (4–8) ||—|| 28,775 || 41–40 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb