Mauer homers into basket in return to Wrigley

Mauer's 3-run home run CHICAGO -- Playing at Wrigley Field for the first time since 2009, first baseman Joe Mauer connected on a three-run homer off lefty Mike Montgomery in the second inning to give the Twins a 3-0 lead.

It was Mauer's second homer of the season and his first since coming off the disabled list after he missed 25 games with concussion-like symptoms from May 19 to June 15. His other homer came on May 1 against the Blue Jays. It was also his first homer off a lefty since Aug. 1, 2016.

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Mauer got just enough of a 2-0 fastball from Montgomery, as it went a projected 361 feet to left field, according to Statcast™, into the basket above the ivy. It had an exit…