Watch: Byron Buxton saves a home run with leaping catch at the wall

August 16, 2017 at 1:44PM
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) robbed Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (10) of a home run in the 7th inning at Target Field Tuesday August 15, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN.
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) robbed Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (10) of a home run in the 7th inning at Target Field Tuesday August 15, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It was bad enough for the Twins that their pitchers gave up five home runs, including three off Bartolo Colon, in Tuesday night's 8-1 loss to Cleveland.

But it could have been worse if Byron Buxton hadn't made the latest in his series of spectacular catches in center field. The catch came in the seventh inning, when the Twins still trailed only 3-1, and deprived Edwin Encarnacion of his second home run of the game.

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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