GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Eddie Rosario, Twins
The left fielder was 3-for-5 with three home runs and four RBI, the final homer a walkoff shot off Cody Allen. Rosario batted .467 in the four-game series.
BY THE NUMBERS
15 Home runs by Edwin Encarnacion at Target Field, one more than Jose Bautista, Salvador Perez and Carlos Santana for the most by any Twins opponent there.
16 Losses for Cleveland after holding a lead this season.
7 Home runs hit in the game.
ON DECK
The Twins will continue their homestand Tuesday when they begin a four-game series with the White Sox with a traditional doubleheader.
La VELLE E. NEAL III
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