GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Joe Mauer, Twins
The Twins first baseman was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
BY THE NUMBERS
10 pitch at-bat for Eddie Rosario in the first inning.
22 consecutive stolen bases for Byron Buxton, tying him with Matt Lawton and Chuck Knoblauch for the longest in Twins history.
400 career doubles for Mauer.
950 career runs scored for Mauer, tying him with Rod Carew for third on the Twins all-time list.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III
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