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06/21 01:22 CDT Buxton hits grand slam in 10-run inning, Twins rout
Diamondbacks 16-8
Buxton hits grand slam in 10-run inning, Twins rout Diamondbacks 16-8
By JACK THOMPSON
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) --- Byron Buxton hit a grand slam in a 10-run fifth inning and the
Minnesota Twins clobbered the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-8 on Saturday night.
Buxton has 24 homers to tie Houston's Yordan Alvarez for the American League
lead. He has three career grand slams.
The Nos. 6-9 batters combined for 13 of the Twins' 20 hits, with Brooks Lee
having four and missing a cycle by a home run. Victor Caratini, Luke Keaschall
and Ryan Kreider each had three hits.
The Twins had 16 hits in the fourth and fifth innings when they sent a combined
24 batters to the plate.
Minnesota started the fifth with three hits to chase Zac Gallen (3-6), who was
charged with nine runs and 12 hits --- both career highs --- in four-plus
innings to raise his ERA to 6.10.
Buxton's home run, to right-center, came off Yilber Daz, who gave up seven
hits and seven runs. He threw 44 pitches and recorded two outs. Philip Abner
relieved and got the final out of the inning.
Taj Bradley (6-3) went five innings, giving up three hits and two runs --- both
on Jorge Barrosa's second homer of the season. The Twins have won five of their
last six games.
Ildemaro Vargas' three-run double was the big hit in the Diamondbacks' five-run
seventh against reliever Justin Lawrence.
Vargas, who entered mid-game for defense as both teams went to the benches,
eventually finished the game on the mound for Arizona, pitching 1 2/3 hitless
innings.
Up next Minnesota's Mike Paredes (0-0, 4.20) was set to face Arizona's Jos Cabrera, making his MLB debut, in the series finale Sunday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Minnesota's Mike Paredes (0-0, 4.20) was set to face Arizona's Jos Cabrera, making his MLB debut, in the series finale Sunday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
