Wednesday's Twins-Milwaukee game recap

August 13, 2020 at 3:32AM
This is a 2020 photo of Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. This image reflects the Twins 2020 active roster as of Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ORG XMIT: FLBA
This is a 2020 photo of Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. This image reflects the Twins 2020 active roster as of Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ORG XMIT: FLBA (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME 19 of 60

IMPACT PLAYER

Byron Buxton, Twins

The center fielder went 3-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs.

BY THE NUMBERS

2 Career multi-homer games for Buxton in his career; his other one was a three-homer game in Toronto.

7 Pitches Kenta Maeda needed to get three outs in the fifth inning.

53 Runs the Twins have scored in the first three innings this season.

ON DECK

The Twins have a rare off day on Thursday before they open a four-game series against the Royals on Friday at Target Field, the start of another long stretch of games.

La VELLE E. NEAL III

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