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Tuesday's Twins-Kansas City game recap

The Twins have had back-to-back homers seven times this season, and starter Kenta Maeda pitched seven solid innings.

By Bobby Nightengale

July 5, 2023 at 12:41AM
Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda, buoyed by some solid offense, went seven innings on Tuesday against the Royals at Target Field, striking out nine. (Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Kenta Maeda, Twins

Making his third start since returning from the injured list, Maeda permitted one earned run across a season-high seven innings. He struck out nine batters, which matched a season high.

By the numbers

57 Number of active players with 1,000 career hits. Carlos Correa joined the club after his third-inning single.

7 Times the Twins had a set of back-to-back homers this season.

3 Consecutive games Twins hitters have struck out fewer than 10 times, their longest streak since an eight-game streak from May 5-13.

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Bobby Nightengale

Minnesota Twins reporter

Bobby Nightengale joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in May, 2023, after covering the Reds for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. He's a graduate of Bradley University.

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