STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Eduardo Nunez on Tuesday became the 65th Twins player to appear in an All-Star Game, though like Kurt Suzuki two years ago, he didn't get a plate appearance. Here are the most frequent Twins' All-Stars:

PlayerGamesStarts

Rod Carew1111

Kirby Puckett106

Harmon Killebrew105

Joe Mauer64

Earl Battey54

Tony Oliva63

Chuck Knoblauch40

Cammilo Pascual30

Justin Morneau30

It shouldn't have been a surprise that Max Kepler hit the Twins' first grand slam of the season last Sunday; the rookie outfielder has had twice as many plate appearances with bases loaded than any other Twin. The most frequent batters with three runners on base in the first half:

PAHBIAvg

Max Kepler13312.273

Robbie Grossman624.333

Kurt Suzuki613.200

Eduardo Nunez614.200

Eddie Rosario615.250

Eduardo Escobar614.200