Five home runs against Orioles relievers Saturday lifted the Twins to a 9-2 win and their second series victory over Baltimore in a week.
C.J. Cron’s two-run shot off left-handed reliever Paul Fry in the sixth inning put the Twins ahead 3-2 and Max Kepler provided seventh-inning insurance by taking Tanner Scott deep. Marwin González snapped an 0-for-19 skid with an eight-inning blast off Jimmy Yacabonis, who allowed back-to-back home runs to Jason Castro and Kepler later in the inning.
Of the the team’s major league-most 69 home runs allowed, the Twins have hit 21, and the Orioles’ bullpen has surrendered 34.