GAME 51 of 60
IMPACT PLAYER
Byron Buxton, Twins
The outfielder's two-run homer in the fourth inning broke a 1-1 tie.
by the numbers
11 times since Aug. 1 the Twins have hit at least three home runs in a game
18 consecutive Chicago batters retired by pitching staff to end game.
130 career home runs for Miguel Sano, two short of Jacque Jones for 13th on Twins all-time list.
414 feet was the distance of Sano's home run in the eighth
LA VELLE E. NEILL III
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