After their first blowout loss of the season and an injury to starter Johnny Cueto, hope was in the air on Tuesday as manager Skip Schumaker turned to his ACE Sandy Alcantara to face the undefeated Minnesota Twins. It was the season's first edition of Sandy’s Beach.
Before the first pitch, Luis Arraez was presented with the AL Silver Slugger Award and Rod Carew Award (AL batting title) that he earned as a member of the Twins last season. Arraez was the first-ever recipient of the AL Silver Slugger for the utility position.