MINNEAPOLIS-The Minnesota Twins scored two runs in the seventh inning to steal a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday night at Target Field.
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Dozier became the first Twin since Harmon Killebrew in 1970 to surpass 35 home runs in a single season. He has 25 home runs since the All-Star break.
Unsurprisingly, Dozier is sporting some impressive numbers from the dish on the season, slashing.278/.349/.580 with a.385 wOBA and.301 ISO through 595 plate appearances. Three of those were hit as a DH, but his 22 as a second baseman surpassed Hall of Famer Joe Gordon’s 21 for the most ever by an American League second baseman.
Hosmer’s sacrifice fly and Salvador Perez’s RBI single accounted for two more runs in the seventh before Orlando’s sac fly and Hosmer’s homer in the eighth.Berrios (2-5) took the loss after giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.
If there’s anything negative to say about this run that Dozier is on, it’s that he doesn’t have very good timing.
The New York Yankees produced a stunning come-from-behind win, while the Kansas City Royals were in fine form against the Minnesota Twins.
“I don’t know the last time he had a single was”, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.
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Plating five runs against the Twins, slugger Morales capped the Royals’ seven-run ninth-inning with a home run, his second of the game.
If he keeps his current pace, he could also threaten the single-season major league record for home runs in a season – 42. Minnesota starter Ervin Santana gave up three runs on three hits and a trio of BB through six innings before Brandon Kintzler and Pat Light combined for five runs allowed. “I felt like I had that kind of stuff tonight”. “I’d go through another 10 years (in the minors) just to spend another day like this”. Duffy has struggled the past two times out with eleven runs plated on 18 hits over 10.2 innings. Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe was diagnosed with a strained intercostal and oblique on his left side.
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Twins: Kepler got the day off. Kepler, who leads AL rookies in home runs (16), RBIs (59) and walks (37), has played in all but one game since July 28. RHP Yordano Ventura (10-9, 4.22 ERA) will pitch, opposite LHP Carlos Rodon (6-8, 3.90 ERA) of the White Sox. RHP Tyler Duffey pitches for Minnesota against Cleveland RHP Danny Salazar.
