GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City
His controversial two-run triple provided winning margin; his running catch on the warning track preserved it.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 Triples this season by Byron Buxton, four of them coming in the past 16 days.
.438 Melky Cabrera’s batting average (32-for-73) this season at Target Field.
89,715 Attendance this weekend, the largest for a series vs. an AL Central opponent all year.
PHIL MILLER
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