• Batting leadoff in the Twins' win, Minnesota's Brian Dozier went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. He now owns a .982 OPS in 160 plate appearances while batting leadoff this season. Among the 29 players in the Majors with at least 100 plate appearances in the leadoff slot, Dozier's .982 OPS is the third highest, behind Jason Kipnis' 1.051 and Joc Pederson's .988. The highest OPS ever for a Twins leadoff hitter with at least 400 plate appearances in the slot belongs to Chuck Knoblauch, who posted a .966 in 1996. The Twins are 25-10 with Dozier hitting leadoff and 7-11 when he doesn't start in that spot.
Stats of the Day: Torii in elite Twins company
