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Aiming for the flower pots: Home runs at Target Field

July 4, 2017 at 4:02AM

AIMING FOR THE FLOWER POTS

The Twins and their opponents are on pace to hit a record number of home runs at Target Field this season. With four more Monday, there have been 127 home runs in 42 games in 2017, the third-most at any major league stadium and a pace that would produce 245 home runs over 81 games. Here's a season-by-season look at home runs hit in Target Field:

Year Homers MLB rank

2010 116 27

2011 126 23

2012 167 12

2013 142 23

2014 139 15

2015 164 15

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2016 212 8

2017 TBD

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about the writer

Chip Scoggins

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Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He has worked at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2000 and previously covered the Vikings, Gophers football, Wild, Wolves and high school sports.

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