The Minnesota Twins were going deep early and often Friday night in Cleveland.
Minnesota hit three home runs in the early innings, the home run party started with a solo blast from Miguel Sano in the first inning. The jumped off the bat at 110 mph and traveled 463-feet.
Sano diggity, Sano doubt. #Crushed #MNTwins #LetItSano pic.twitter.com/rM7URo339Q
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 13, 2016
Sano’s blast was 4th longest hit this season and the exit velocity…
Miguel Sano's homer left the bat at 110 mph and went a projected 464 feet, per Statcast.
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) May 13, 2016
The 464-foot homer by Sano is the 4th-longest HR tracked by Statcast this year, trailing only Stanton (474), H. Ramirez (468) & Mercer (466)
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) May 13, 2016
But the Twins weren’t done. Byung Ho Park connected not once, but twice in his first two at bats connecting on his 8th and 9th long balls of the year.
Byung Ho #Park's solo shot, 458 feet #8 (Korean call)#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/4xSXioTapT
— Joseph Kim (@blackwings2011) May 13, 2016
⚾️ After 6: #MNTwins 4, Indians 4.#ICYMI #ParkBang #박뱅 No. 2: https://t.co/NqEZ0NPqp8 👀
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 14, 2016
UPDATE: Most homers in Twins history through 29 career games:
9 Byung Ho Park🆕
8 Marty Cordova
7 Gary Gaetti
7 Josmil Pinto
6 Joe Mauer— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) May 14, 2016
Eduardo Nunez added a home run later in the game – the fourth of the night for the Twins, but it wasn’t enough as the Indians scored three runs in the eighth inning to come from behind to beat the Twins 7-6 in Cleveland.
