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- Updated: June 3, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — While Eduardo Nunez’s leadoff inside-the-park homer and Brian Dozier’s game-tying homer in the fifth were the most memorable plays on Thursday night, it was the bottom of the order that helped the Twins to a season-best 15 hits in a 6-4 win over the Rays at Target Field.
The last five hitters in the lineup combined to go 10-for-19 with three RBIs and three runs scored to help the offense wake up after scoring a combined seven runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the A’s. Robbie Grossman stayed hot, picking up two hits, while Byung Ho Park had a career-high three hits and Max Kepler picked up the first two RBIs of his career. Kurt Suzuki added two hits, while Byron Buxton executed a perfect hit-and-run and had a sacrifice fly.
“A lot of guys had good nights with the bats,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “It was nice to see Max get a couple big hits, Dozier with the homer. Grossman keeps finding ways to get hits. It was a lot of contributions from a lot of …
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