Los Angeles Angels 4
Minnesota Twins 6
The Minnesota Twins have their first winning streak of the season with a 6-4 win over the Angels on Saturday afternoon.
Minnesota used some late inning magic for the second straight game giving the Twins their second win of the season.
1. Back-to-back homers
The game was tied heading into the bottom of the eighth but Oswaldo Arcia and Byung Ho Park hit back-to-back home runs giving the Twins a 6-4 lead.
Arcia’s shot was estimated at 419-feet and Park’s blast went 462-feet.
Byung Ho Park smashed a homer to dead center (Jim Thome territory) – 462 feet!! #MNTwins
— Dustin Morse (@morsecode) April 16, 2016
Park's 1st Target Field homer just cleared the fence.
Just kidding! It was crushed 462 feet #ParkBang #ë°•ë±… #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/LSa4nyziRf
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 16, 2016
2. Nunez continues to rake
Eduardo Nunez batted leadoff again for the Twins and had another multi-hit game. Nunez went 2-4 with a triple and a run scored. Nunez is hitting .692 and is 9-11 in his last three starts.
'Where would this #MNTwins lineup be without @EduardoNunez15?' He tripled to start a 2-run first on @fsnorth https://t.co/EJvxSSu7Np
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) April 16, 2016
3. In Plouffe we trust
Trevor Plouffe took to twitter earlier this week, telling fans to keep believing despite an 0-9 start to the season. After going 2-4 last night, Plouffe had another strong game going 3-4 with a home run, double and two runs batted in.
Tweet of the Night:
The Twins are 2-9 in their first 11 games for the first time since 1991 …
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) April 16, 2016
Up Next:
Kyle Gibson (0-2) takes the mound for the Twins against Nick Tropeano (1-0) for the Angels on Sunday afternoon for the series finale.
