After racking up a season-high five homers, the Minnesota Twins will try to win their sixth home series in seven tries on Sunday when they conclude their three-game set vs. the Chicago Cubs in Minneapolis.
Alex Kirilloff went deep twice and the Twins finished with 13 hits in an 11-1 romp on Saturday. Minnesota was held to four hits in a 6-2 loss in Friday's opener.
Kirilloff gave the Twins a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a 382-foot blast into the left-field bleachers. Kirilloff's second homer followed a tape-measure three-run shot by Gallo and went 422 feet to dead center before he finished with a ground-rule double down the left-field line. Kirilloff has had each of his two previous seasons cut short by right wrist injuries that required surgery. He began the season on a rehab assignment on April 11 at Class-A Fort Myers before being promoted to Triple-A Saint Paul on April 30. He was recalled by the Twins on May 5 and is hitting .438 with two homers and three RBIs.
Stroman has gone at least six innings while allowing two or fewer runs in seven of his eight starts this season; however, he hasn't picked up a win since a 2-0 shutout of Texas on April 7. He is 1-3 with a 4.60 ERA in five career starts against the Twins and is 1-1 with a 1.84 ERA in two starts at Target Field.
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