Thursday's Twins-Seattle game recap
April 9, 2021 at 3:21AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Byron Buxton, Twins
In his first game as a cleanup hitter, he doubled on the first pitch he saw, then added a homer and a single.
BY THE NUMBERS
6 Consecutive games with an extra-base hit for Buxton. Brian Dozier holds the Twins' record at 11.
21 Consecutive games with a strikeout by Twins 1B Miguel Sano, two short of Jake Cave's team record.
5 Consecutive home openers won by the Twins.
9,675 Attendance in the "sellout" crowd at Target Field.
Megan Ryan
about the writer
The eight Twins headed for arbitration are Royce Lewis, Joe Ryan, Jhoan Duran, Bailey Ober, Ryan Jeffers, Willi Castro, Griffin Jax and Trevor Larnach.
