GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Max Kepler, Twins

The right fielder drove in a pair of runs, including a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, then made a diving catch to maintain the lead in the eighth inning. He's had a hit in eight consecutive games and is batting .326 since June 10. He has six runs-batted-in on this homestand.

BY THE NUMBERS

3 Consecutive games won by the Twins

13 Hits by the Twins.

6 Innings pitched by Kyle Gibson, who gave up five runs on eight hits. He struck out five and walked one.

4 Games in a row with a triple for the Twins, their longest streak since 2008.

ON DECK

Ricky Nolasco will start the final game of the homestand, facing Phillies righthander Jerad Eickoff.

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