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- Updated: September 8, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — During his recent power surge, Brian Dozier has maintained that he’d happily trade a homer for a win, especially with how much the Twins have scuffled this season.
Dozier saw his streak of five games with a homer end on Wednesday night, but it saw another more painful streak come to a close, as the Twins rallied for a 6-5 win to snap a seven-game losing streak against the Royals. Dozier had homered in nine of 14 games vs. the Royals this year, but the Twins had just two wins to show for it before Wednesday.
“I feel like when I hit one, we don’t come out on the winning side,” Dozier said with a smile. “But I’ll tell you what, going against a team we’ve struggled tremendously against this year, it’s good to get a win against them, especially going into an off-day.”
So while Dozier didn’t homer this time, he found other ways to contribute. Dozier turned a highlight-reel double play in the fifth on a diving stop and scored the tying run as part of a two-run seventh …
