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Big Lions outside the ballpark this
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morning and reason why it is Byron
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Buckton buck truck bobblehead day. First
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10,000 fans through these gates a
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Buckton buck truck bobblehead. Cole Sans
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perk begins this one today.
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Yeah, it was one week ago today, July
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5th. Cole Sans started the game. Randon
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from the bullpen the same way, trying to
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treat it like a typical bullpen outing.
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He went one inning
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softly to center field and Buckton
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makes the play and Horwitz
0:33
is out number one.
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This is popped up into those hazy skies
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and Lardig makes the play and there are
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two down
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as Reynolds chops one to the right side.
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Easy bouncy ball for Cody Clemens. Flips
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it to Ty France and that is a brisk and
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efficient one two3 inning from Cole
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Sand. Mike Burroughs making his ninth
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start of the year. 10th appearance. 363
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erra. 250 opponent average.
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Sharply hit to short. Stumbling Conor
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Faith finds his footing and Buckton beat
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it. Never gets old. Almost 112
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off the bat on the ground.
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Byron Buckston beats it out by a foot.
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So the Twins have two on, nobody out.
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Looking to strike early against Mike
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Burroughs. And here comes Lornick.
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Big strikeout there for Burroughs. Huge,
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huge strike out for Mike Burrows. A nice
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job by him and Joey Bart.
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Two and two on Jeffers. The pitch swing
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and a highf fly ball center field.
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Cruise drifting back shy of the warning
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track. Buckton back to tag. The catch is
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made. Throw will come in towards second
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base and that will get Castro to
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scramble back to first. Buckton was
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going to get to third no matter what.
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Rolled right to Gonzalez. He'll go to
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first, get the out and Mike Burroughs
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gets out of a jam. There was two on and
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nobody out. out there left stranded
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and there are two on with one out for
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the second consecutive inning. Let's see
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what Cody Clemens can do.
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Home runs have been an issue for Burls
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and Clemens in the air to right field
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and deep. Becket goes and that is gone.
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And Cody Clemens stays hot here at home.
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That's an early three-run homer and the
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Twins take a three nothing lead. Cody
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Clemens now with 12 home runs.
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12 home runs and six of them have either
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tied the game or given the Twins a lead.
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He gets a first pitch breaking ball from
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Burroughs.
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Awesome bat flip.
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A one-1 to Buck. Swung on and that
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smashed to straightaway center field.
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Cruz going back over his head. This
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could be your triple. Byron's headed for
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second. Byron loses his helmet at second
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base. He's headed for third base. He's
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in with a slide. It's a triple for Byron
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Buckton. It's not easy to beat O'Neal
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Cruz and his length and speed in center
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field, but you can do it when you hit it
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112 off the bat. And Byron Bucks was
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smelling three right out of the box.
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Infield forced in. Here's Willie Castro
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and a breaking ball tapped in front of
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the plate. Buckton will score. Burrows
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bare hands throws and it gets away from
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Horwitz and Willie will stay put at
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first base. Buckton scores. It's four
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nothing. The goal in the field is that
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the ball was lodged on the overthrow.
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The better runner will be your ward in
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second base.
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And Ryan Jeffers for the second time
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today will bat with runners on at first
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and second. And Jeffers shoots it
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through the right side. And that's a
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base hit. Willie getting a big windmill.
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The throw from Reynolds in right field
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will come all the way through. It's not
3:28
in time. Willie dives across opposite
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field RBI single. Ryan Jeffers and it's
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a five spot for Minnesota. They lead at
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5 nothing. Fifth hit. That's the fifth
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run for the Minnesota Twins.
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He wasted no time here. First pitch fast
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ball away. Well, what a disappointing
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outing this is for Burroughs and the
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Pirates.
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Brooks Lee will bat right-handed from
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the left side of the lead. Bounced out
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in the first inning and now will hit
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from the right side.
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Pulled fair down the left field line.
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Lick scores. Ryan Jeffers will be held.
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And Brooks Lee with his first extra base
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hit this month is an RBI double. Reeling
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in hits, reeling in runs. It's 6
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nothing. So two on and nobody out. And
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Byron Buckston already two for two today
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is coming up. A line drive left center
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field in the gap and that is in play.
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That one hops over the wall and there's
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an automatic double. So Buckton now is a
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homer shy of the cycle. He is three for
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three. A single, a triple, and now an
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RBI double. It scores France. It is 7
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nothing.
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Here's the pitch. And Castro loops this
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one into shallow center. Cruz coming on.
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Has to let it drop in front of him.
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runner coming home. Cruz will air mill
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the throw to the plate and Clemens just
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does school to make it an eight nothing
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ball game. It's an RBI single for Willie
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Castro. Buck ends up at third and oh my
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goodness, the throw from O'Neal Cruz in
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center field was an absolute dart and it
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took a good slide from Cody Clemens to
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get that eighth run home
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to right center and Reynolds who will
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make the catch. Buckton will tag. He
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will throw home and no chance. Buckton
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scores
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the second time today. RBI number 42 for
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Lardic. Nine nothing. Here is Brian
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Reynolds. Reynolds trying to get things
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going in July. He's at two for 34.
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Here's the pitch. Swing and a liner past
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the shortstop and into left of center. A
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base hit for Reynolds. Good swing there
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with two strikes. So, two on, one out
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for Nick Gonzalez.
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Oh, look at this. Royce Lewis
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not only an error but allows the run to
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score. Pirates on the board. Ball
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started out you think double play and
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Lewis looked up under his glove.
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McCutchen scores. It's 91.
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Yeah, it looked like he was trying to
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pull up right there and start his
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direction towards second base to get the
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throw off.
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Jack Swinsky
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high fly ball to right field to the wall
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and clear the deck. Cannon ball coming.
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Jalapñena Hannah is back. That is his
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first at the major league level this
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season. Jack Sinski.
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Not a cheap one at all, Brownie. 108 mph
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off the bat. Target Field opened up in
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2010. And something this ballpark has
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never seen by a twin or a visiting
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player is a cycle. And here comes
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Buckton. Breaking ball. Nope. He's going
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to settle for a single. Hanging breaking
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ball and Byron lays it into left field.
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Four hit day for Byron.
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Two-2 on its way. A swing and a ball
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fought off on the handle. Caught by Nick
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Gonzalez. Ranging far to his right. And
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that ends the Twins fifth inning. And
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Andrew Heene out of the bullpen. 18
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games, 96 innings. His first time out of
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the bullpen here.
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Here's Walner. 0 for two. Crushes this
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one to right field. Long run and way out
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of here. Walner. His 10th of the year.
7:01
10 to2 Minnesota. That ball was punished
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into the upper deck in right field. Left
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on left for Matt Walner and he flattened
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it.
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434 ft. Danny 113 off the bat and if it
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wasn't for the upper grand standing
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right that would have been on the
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parking garage.
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Bart is hitting 327 against lefties.
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Looking for his first hit in July. Got a
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man at third. Two outs. Seventh inning.
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Pirates are down 10 to2.
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Line drive base hit into left. 103. Now
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that's putting a good swing on it.
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Well, and that's a barrel. 102.7 off the
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bat. One pitch in one spot. I think he
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was looking for a fast ball and he got a
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breaking ball, but did a nice job
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staying through that one. And here is
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Buckton. Likely his last chance to make
7:46
some history. He's never hit for the
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cycle. Twins have never had a player hit
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for the cycle at this ballpark. He's a
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home run shy of doing just that. And the
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02 in the air to center field. Cruz
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going back. Cruz to the wall. Looks up.
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It is gone. He's done it. Byron Buckton.
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A cycle. A seventh inning home run to
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straight away center field. The Twins
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have their first cycle as a team since
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2019.
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First cycle ever at target field. And
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guess who? The allar Byron Buckton.
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The pitch is hitting the air for Willie
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to left center field. Byron steps out as
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the ball ends up at the wall and it's
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gone for a home run. Buckton and Castro
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go back to back. What a day at Target
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Field. The
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search was on to try and find Buckton's
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home run bowl. That completed the cycle.
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So looking, looking trying to map it
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out. They found it and then was dropped
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into the bullpen area. There's the
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authenticator and the gentleman on the
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left is Gary Glaw. All park operations.
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Gonzalez 0 for three today.
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He drops it into center field. So give
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Nick Gonzalez an RBI single home.
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Horowitz run charged to Sevich. Justin
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Topa got the last two outs in the
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eighth. Will try and record the final
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three here in the ninth. This one sliced
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to left in the corner. Castro over and
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Willie will get there on the warning
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track to end it. And the Twins have won
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three straight series. are a win away
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from hitting the All-Star break at 500.
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