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Dozier sets career high with 29th HR of ’16
- Updated: August 24, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — While the rest of Minnesota’s offense has started to cool down around him, Brian Dozier has continued to stay hot.
Dozier connected on a solo shot in the fifth inning on Tuesday against the Tigers to set a career high with 29 homers on the season. It gave the Twins a brief one-run lead, but it wasn’t enough, as the pitching faltered late in an 8-3 loss at Target Field.
The homer, off Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez, was crushed into the bullpen in left-center, leaving the bat at 99 mph and traveling a projected 401 feet per Statcast™. It impressed manager Paul Molitor, who has been pleased to see Dozier driving the ball to left-center and center more this season.
Dozier pulled the ball to left for 23 of his 28 homers last season, but this year he’s hit only 18 of the 29 to left, according to …
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