The @Twins have won 15 of their last 17 games for the first time since June 2011. pic.twitter.com/dTB0sOgvgs

WARNING: One baseball was harmed in the making of this home run pic.twitter.com/QNCtihZ45p

He got us started AND he Hit The Buds! Reply using #HitTheBuds and #MNTwinsSweepstakes for your chance to win any time a Twins player hits a home run into the bullpen! Official rules: atmlb.com/3q0A7CG pic.twitter.com/YLH7rzi5w2

I wasn't expecting to be able to say this after the first inning, but the #MNTwins have scored 5+ runs in 13 of their last 17 games. They did so in just 3 of their first 20 games. And that's while facing very good Red Sox and Mariners pitching staffs recently.