GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Robbie Grossman, Twins
He twice put Twins in front with RBI hits, the second a home run to right field.
BY THE NUMBERS
16 Twins to hit 100 career homers, a club that added Brian Dozier on Saturday.
13 Games, among 14 played since being recalled from Class AAA, in which Jorge Polanco has collected a hit.
7 Innings pitched by Tyler Duffey, the first Twins starter to last so long since Ricky Nolasco on July 29.
ON DECK
Hector Santiago is 0-2 in his first two starts with the Twins; he will try to help them win a home series vs. Kansas City for the first time since April 2015.
PHIL MILLER
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