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Thursday's Twins-Texas game recap

The seemingly unlikely trio of Kyle Farmer, Michael A. Taylor and Royce Lewis went deep for the second day in a row.

By Phil Miller

August 25, 2023 at 3:12AM
The Twins’ Kyle Farmer, left, celebrated with Christian Vázquez after hitting a solo home run against the Rangers on Thursday. (Bruce Kluckhohn, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Ryan Jeffers, Twins

The pinch hitter was more than ready for Will Smith's slider, blasting it into the seats for a go-ahead, two-run homer.

BY THE NUMBERS

9 Victories by the Twins this season when trailing after seven innings.

2 Consecutive games with home runs by Kyle Farmer, Michael A. Taylor and Royce Lewis, the first Twins trio to do so since Miguel Sanó-Max Kepler-Eddie Rosario on May 23-24, 2019.

2 Career ejections for Twins hitting coach David Popkins, thrown out in the seventh inning.

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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