Big Bats Twins win 16-8 Over Arizona Diamondbacks
(PHOENIX) — Byron Buxton hit a grand slam for his 24th home run of the season in the Minnesota Twins 10-run fifth inning against Arizona on Saturday night in a 16-8 victory.
Buxton tied Houston’s Yordan Alvarez for the American League homer lead and made the score 12-0. It was the center fielder’s third career grand slam.
The Twins already led 6-0 after batting around and scoring four runs in the fourth. They topped that in the fifth, sending 14 men to the plate. Brooks Lee, Victor Caratini, Luke Keaschall and Ryan Kriedler each had two hits in the inning, with Kriedler’s triple driving in the final two runs to make it 16-0.
Starter Taj Bradley (6-3) had plenty of breathing room, and he was effective through five innings of work. He allowed two runs on three hits while striking out four and issuing one walk. Bradley had to wait to go back out and pitch during a top half of the fifth inning that lasted 30 minutes. Bradley threw in the tunnel, did jumping jacks, just to stayed loose in the fifth inning.
Minnesota wraps up its series in Arizona on Sunday, giving it a chance to finish its six-game road trip with a 5-1 record.
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Sunday, June 21st – Twins at Arizona Diamondbacks 1:00 p.m. “Inside Twins” 1:30 p.m. pregame; 2:15 p.m. first pitch
Monday, June 22nd – LA Dodgers at Twins 6:00 p.m. pregame; 6:40 p.m. first pitch
Tuesday, June 23rd – LA Dodgers at Twins 6:00 p.m. pregame; 6:40 p.m. first pitch
Wednesday, June 24th – LA Dodgers at Twins 6:00 p.m. pregame; 6:40 p.m. first pitch
Thursday, June 25th – OFF
Friday, June 26th – Colorado Rockies at Twins 6:40 p.m. pregame; 7:10 p.m. first pitch
Saturday, June 27th – Colorado Rockies at Twins 6:10 p.m. pregame; 6:40 p.m. first pitch
Sunday, June 28th – Colorado Rockies at Twins 12:30 p.m. Inside Twins; 1:10 p.m. pregame; 2:40 p.m. first pitch
Monday, June 29th – Twins at Houston Astros 6:40 p.m. pregame; 7:10 p.m. first pitch
Tuesday, June 30th – Twins at Houston Astros 6:40 p.m. pregame; 7:10 p.m. first pitch
Wednesday, July 1st – Twins at Houston Astros 6:40 p.m. pregame; 7:10 p.m. first pitch
Thursday, July 2nd – OFF
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