Official Site of the Twins · May 22, 2017
Twins' early homers set tone for twin-bill split
Max Kepler drills a two-run home run to right field, the second one of the inning for the Twins, as they take a 4-2 lead in the 1stRobbie Grossman hits a two-run home run to right-center and evens the score at 2 in the bottom of the 1st inningLeft-hander Adalberto Mejia earned his first career victory -- firing seven innings of three-run ball with three strikeouts and two walks. Chris Gimenez hit his first home run with Minnesota, taking Chris Young deep to lead off the fourth. According to Statcast™, Gimenez's solo shot traveled a projected 353 feet from the plate with an exit velocity of 102.7 mph. Eric Hosmer recorded his fourth homer of the year with a solo shot in the eighth.