"I'm so happy to be on the same page as those guys," Sano said. "I just need to keep going strong and hit more than that. And try every year to be in the [record] book."
The club record for homers before the All-Star break is 30, set by Killebrew in 1964. Killebrew tied his own club record with 49 homers that season. Before the break, Killebrew also hit 28 homers in '69, 26 in '61 and '70 and 22 in '67. Morneau hit 24 homers prior to the '07 break, while Hrbek had 23 in '87.
Sano's homer in the third left the bat at 108.