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The key after six tough innings from Skubal was, again, simply making contact. Buxton’s legs took care of the rest.\n\nWith Cruz standing on third and
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They wouldn’t have gotten to that point without Sanó.\n\nThe Twins’ first baseman followed
Even after that second-deck shot, Sanó was only focused on making contact to right field when he hit with the tying run on second in the ninth. He got a fastball on the inner half and kept his swing simple, resulting in a grounder to left field that tied the game.\n\n“Miguel has a great mind for the game,” Baldelli said. “He actually has a great plan. He knows what he's trying to do. We know what he's capable of. We know he's capable of hitting the ball as far and as hard as anybody out there. But he can do other things. He goes up there with different approaches in different situations. That's been part of his game, and that's what he did.”
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