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Move to fifth in order paying off for Upton
- Updated: April 30, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — When Tigers outfielder Justin Upton connected on a Tyler Duffey pitch in the first inning, there was no doubt he was clearing the fence for a home run. Manager Brad Ausmus said the only question was whether it would land in the second deck.
Upton’s three-run homer provided an early lead in Detroit’s 4-1 win over the Twins on Saturday. The 429-foot shot, according to Statcast™, left little doubt to anyone. Upton didn’t realize quite how prodigious his second dinger with the Tigers was until he went out to left field to play defense in the bottom of the inning.
“Yeah, the wind was coming in pretty good,” Upton said. “The ball [Brian] Dozier hit in the first at-bat, it came off the bat really well. I think the higher you hit it, the less it was going to carry. It was pretty rough out there.”
Upton homered for just the second time in 23 games since signing a six-year, $132.75 million contract over the offseason.
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