Friday's Twins-Cleveland game recap

A quick look at Friday's game.

June 26, 2021 at 5:30AM
Cleveland Indians left fielder and former Twins player Eddie Rosario (9) waved to the crowd after he hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com
Cleveland left fielder Eddie Rosario waved to the crowd after his first home run at Target Field as a visiting player. (Anthony Soufflé. Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Luis Arraez, Twins

Made a sliding catch to open the game, then added two triples and a double to power the offense.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 Single, double, triple and home run by the Twins in the third inning, the first time they've done that since July 1, 2018, at Wrigley Field.

8 Total bases by Arraez, first Twin to do it without hitting a home run since Joe Mauer on Aug. 3, 2016, in Cleveland.

68 Career home runs at Target Field by Eddie Rosario, tying him with Miguel Sano for second-most in stadium history (behind Brian Dozier's 80).

ON DECK

Kenta Maeda makes his third start since returning from the injured list.

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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