GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Brian Dozier, Twins
When rain finally passed, the second baseman slugged his 20th homer of the season to pull Twins within a run.
BY THE NUMBERS
4 Consecutive seasons Dozier has hit 20 homers, making him the ninth Twin ever to have such a streak.
97 Plate appearances without a home run by Max Kepler, a streak broken with his second-inning blast.
10 Home runs, of Eddie Rosario's 12 on the season, hit at Target Field.
2-9 The Twins' record in Sunday home games this season; their only other victory came May 21 over Kansas City, and that was the second game of a doubleheader.
PHIL MILLER
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