The Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to 11 games after defeating the Boston Red Sox. During the game, Max Kepler hit a significant home run, which not only helped secure a 2-1 lead for the Twins but also marked his advancement to 14th place on the Twins' all-time RBI list with 477 RBIs. Kepler's 405-foot home run came off Cam Booser, a former Twins farmhand who returned to professional baseball through the independent league circuit after retiring in 2017 to become a carpenter. The game was notable for its strategic pitching matchups, with Red Sox manager Alex Cora lining up left-handed pitcher Cam Booser specifically to face Kepler, one of the two left-handed hitters in the Twins' lineup. The score was 2-1 in favor of the Twins after 5 innings.
2-1 Twins after 5 innings. Red Sox have scored 4 runs in their last 23 innings.
This is dope. https://t.co/XUK7Dnb0Ve
Max Kepler solo shot! https://t.co/ibcKkBgKwz
Most lefty-on-lefty homers in #MNTwins history: 58 — Kent Hrbek 57 — Justin Morneau 38 — Tony Oliva 33 — Joe Mauer 26 — Max Kepler https://t.co/fnxTV1BUkY
nice crack on that HR https://t.co/2ulgX54EuE
Too good to touch the team sausage, huh? That’s inviting bad karma. https://t.co/464rA0Tjzt
Max Kepler goes deep, left-on-left. 2-1 Twins. Crushed one 405 feet off former Twins farmhand Cam Booser, who retired in 2017 and became a carpenter but came back up through the indy ball circuit. https://t.co/vEzd8hHTaS
In a bullpen game, Cora lines up lefty Cam Booser to face Max Kepler, one of two lefty hitters in the Minnesota lineup. Falls behind, leaves a cutter middle-middle and it's 2-1 Twins.
Ryan Jeffers did try to throw the summer sausage to Max Kepler as he went to the dugout after his homer. Max let it fall to the ground. Our photog, @JTMessinger said he was probably saying, "I'm not touching that meat." He's probably right.
Max Kepler just passed Jacque Jones for 14th place on the #MNTwins all-time RBI list with 477. Two left-handed-hitting corner outfielders with lopsided platoon splits, good gloves, and similar production in a Twins uniform: Kepler: 983 games, 104 OPS+ Jones: 976 games, 101 OPS+
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