Cave hits first career grand slam vs. Royals

Cave's 1st career grand slam MINNEAPOLIS -- Jake Cave has been a pleasant surprise for the Twins in the absence of Byron Buxton in center field, and he came through in a big way on Sunday at Target Field, connecting on his first career grand slam off lefty Danny Duffy in the second inning.

Cave, starting against a left-handed pitcher for just the third time in his career, worked the count full against Duffy before crushing a fastball to right field for his fourth homer of the season to give the Twins a 4-2 lead. It was a no-doubter, as it had an exit velocity of 108.7 mph and went a projected 402 feet, per Statcast™.

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Cave, 25, was acquired in a trade with the Yankees…