"I have no idea. It's just one of those things where I guess I see him pretty well," said Mahtook when asked to explain his success against the veteran left-hander. "And he's throwing me some pitches and I was able to get the barrel of the bat too and able to get out in front of it. ... I was fortunate I was able to hit a three-run homer tonight, but I don't know what makes it go."

Mahtook hit his first career Major League home run on April 15 in Toronto -- against Buehrle.