GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Byron Buxton, Twins

He went 2-for-3 with a home run and also mixed in a walk, and his RBI single in the third inning put the Twins ahead to stay.

BY THE NUMBERS

21 Games over .500 for the Twins, a season high.

25 Consecutive games in which the Twins have scored at least three runs, the longest single-season streak in club history.

ON DECK

The Rays announced after Saturday's game that lefthander Ryan Yarbrough, who has a 1.64 ERA over his past two outings, will start Sunday.

La VELLE E. NEAL III