NEW YORK -- The Twins briefly turned Yankee Stadium into a launchpad in the sixth inning of Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, with Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Max Kepler hitting back-to-back-to-back homers off right-hander Nathan Eovaldi.
Dozier began the barrage with a 383-foot two-run homer to left on an 86 mph changeup that left his bat at 105 mph, per Statcast™. Plouffe, in his first game back from a right groin strain, deposited a slider 388 feet into the left-field stands after a six-pitch at-bat. Finally, Kepler hit his third homer of the season to complete the trifecta, pulling an Eovaldi curveball for a 352-foot homer into the short porch in right field.
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Plouffe launches back-to-back HR
MIN@NYY: Plouffe goes back-to-back with Dozier
Trevor Plouffe belts a solo home run to left field to go back-to-back with Brian Dozier in the 6th inning
It was Minnesota's first time hitting three consecutive homers since Aug. 3, 2014, when the feat was accomplished against the White Sox by Chris Parmelee, Oswaldo Arcia and Eric Fryer.
Danny Santana had already homered off Eovaldi in the third inning to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. Eduardo Nunez homered off reliever Luis Cessa in the seventh, extending the lead to 6-0 with the Twins' fifth long ball of the day.
The Twins had been held to two runs over their previous 19 innings.
Dozier's two-run homer
MIN@NYY: Dozier crushes a two-run home run to right
Brian Dozier gives the Twins a 3-0 lead with a two-run home run over the left-field wall in the 6th inning
Do-Hyoung Park is a reporter for MLB.com based in Minneapolis. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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