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Associated Press
Jul 12, 2025, 05:06 PM ET
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Twins All-Star halfway fielder Byron Buxton deed for the rhythm Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The rhythm was the archetypal for immoderate subordinate successful Target Field past since the ballpark opened successful 2010. It was the archetypal rhythm by a Twins subordinate since Jorge Polanco had 1 successful 2019.
Buxton had 3 hits done 3 innings -- a azygous successful the first, a triple successful the six-run 2nd and a treble successful the third. After singling again successful the fifth, helium had 1 much accidental successful the bottommost of the seventh.
Buxton, who volition enactment successful adjacent week's Home Run Derby, crushed a 427-foot solo homer disconnected Pirates reliever Andrew Heaney with 2 outs successful the seventh to marque it an 11-3 crippled and implicit the cycle. That brought the Target Field assemblage to its feet, galore of which had received a Buxton bobblehead giveaway astatine the park.
The rhythm was the archetypal for immoderate subordinate successful Target Field past since the ballpark opened successful 2010. It was the archetypal rhythm by a Twins subordinate since Jorge Polanco had 1 successful 2019.
The cycle-completing homer for Buxton was his 21st of the season, tied for fifth-most successful the American League.
Buxton was replaced successful halfway tract aft the seventh inning, but not earlier receiving a lasting ovation curtain telephone from the Twins fans successful attendance.
