Left-hander Adalberto Mejia earned his first career victory -- firing seven innings of three-run ball with three strikeouts and two walks. Chris Gimenez hit his first home run with Minnesota, taking Chris Young deep to lead off the fourth. According to Statcast™, Gimenez's solo shot traveled a projected 353 feet from the plate with an exit velocity of 102.7 mph. Eric Hosmer recorded his fourth homer of the year with a solo shot in the eighth.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Walks and homers: Kennedy struggled to locate his pitches in his first inning of action since May 4.