By Alex M. Smith / MLB.com |
For eight innings, it appeared as if Twins No. 1 prospect (No. 1 overall) Byron Buxton's hot streak was over. But the Double-A Chattanooga star made up for an 0-for-3 start with a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to break a scoreless tie.
The center fielder is now 15-for-33 (.455) over his past eight games, and is officially past an early-season slump. Buxton is hitting .286/.353./527 on the year now, which is nearly .100 points higher than his average was on April 26 (.