The slugging begins

8:03 p.m. Todd Frazier steps in and the competition is underway. First swing is a foul.

8:05 p.m. Todd Frazier knocks the first home run, 424 feet to left as a rainbow arcs over the stadium.

8:10 p.m. Brian Dozier hits his his first home run, 372 feet

8:15 p.m. Mascot race

8:18 p.m. Joe Mauer, in the booth on the ESPN broadcast: "This is a bit of a different view, but it's good."

8:23 p.m. Troy Tulowitzki with four home runs, including one hugging the line.

8:26 p.m. Jose Bautista, 11 home runs in 14 career games at Target Field, is putting on a show.

8:28 p.m.: Bautista takes a mid-round break, and clobbers a pitch on the next swing.

8:36 p.m. Robinson Cano's dad is pitching to Yasiel Puig

8:37 p.m. Seven swings, seven outs for Puig, a popular pick by national media for the title tonight..

8:42 p.m. Chris Berman on ESPN is making references to home runs being hit to Minnesota cities. Fans on Twitter blasting him for those cities being the other direction.

8:44 p.m. Four home runs for Adam Jones, putting Brian Dozier on the American League bubble

8:46 p.m. Light rain has returned to Target Field. Light.

8:49 p.m. Former Twin Mike Redmond, now manager of Miami, takes the mound to pitch to Giancarlo Stanton

8:53 p.m. Stanton's fourth home run goes OVER the batter's eye.

8:55 p.m. Stanton blasts one 510 feet, nearly out of the park in left. Only missed it by a few rows.

9:01: Josh Donaldson hits his third home run, eliminating Twins' Brian Dozier

9:06 p.m. Justtin Morneau steps in, much to the delight of everyone (especially in right field)

9:08 p.m. Morneau's first home run hit the Minnesota state flag in right.

9:09 p.m. Glen Perkins and Brian Dozier out to encourage Morneau

9:17 p.m. Cespedes finishes with three home runs to tie teammate Josh Donaldson. There will be a swing-off between the two after Frazier and Morneau have a swing-off as well.