In their final game before the non-waiver trade deadline, the Twins did their best to make an impression on the front office.
Winning for just the fourth time in 12 games since the all-star break, they opened a four-game series against the fading Seattle Mariners with a 9-5 win at Target Field.
Rookie left fielder Eddie Rosario and center fielder Aaron Hicks had three hits apiece. It was the second straight three-hit game for Hicks, while Rosario fell a single shy of the cycle.
Mariners shortstop Brad Miller made a leaping grab to rob Rosario of a single in the eighth.