Let’s begin to unpack tonight’s game with a fact: The Minnesota Twins hit a LOT of homers.
Their .500 team slugging percentage right now is just bonkers, and is actually the best in all of baseball. They’re also on pace to hit the most home runs in a season; the 2018 New York Yankees currently hold the title, at 266. The 2019 Minnesota Twins are at 199, and it’s only July 25.
This is also their ninth 5-homer game of the season. (Is that good?) Yeah, that’s absolutely nuts.
Including tonight, the Twins have homered in 10 consecutive games, with Nelson Cruz homering in four straight.