The Twins slugged three homers in the first four at-bats of the game and wound up hitting six blasts in a 10-2 road win over Cleveland to snap a four-game skid.
Byron Buxton and Josh Donaldson started the game with back-to-back homers. Nelson Cruz then walked before Jorge Polanco ripped a 426-foot homer against Cleveland lefty Logan Allen.
.@OfficialBuck103. @BringerOfRain20. Back-to-back to start the game 💪 pic.twitter.com/Nk9Slo1fe3
— MLB (@MLB) April 28, 2021
Buxton went 5-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and two singles. The former No. 2 overall pick is tied for the MLB lead with 8 home runs this season. His fourth hit of the day was an infield single in which he reached a sprint speed of 31.6 feet per second.
Byron Buxton is fast. pic.twitter.com/yMuwndsfg6
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 28, 2021
Byron Buxton's sprint speed on that infield single:
31.6 ft/sec!
That *crushes* the elite threshold of 30 ft/sec. And don't forget… he leads the AL in home runs, too.
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) April 28, 2021
Willians Astudillo homered in the third inning for the Twins, and Mitch Garver hit a pair of bombs into the left field stands in the fifth and seventh innings, the latter giving Minnesota a 10-2 lead.
Astudillo is a party dude. 🐢#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/C1VCy2dVmf
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 28, 2021
SIX homers on the day for the @Twins! pic.twitter.com/B3hru2jK1I
— MLB (@MLB) April 28, 2021
The victory snapped a four-game skid but is only the third win in the past 16 games for Minnesota, who improved to 8-15 this season.
