More bombas! Twins hit 4 HRs, sweep Tribe
by Do-Hyoung ParkMINNEAPOLIS -- At long last, the Bomba Squad has arrived.
The Twins couldn’t have timed it better. After their offense slumbered for large swaths of the 2020 season, the homers soared in a flurry during this three-game weekend series against the Indians’ MLB-best pitching staff. Four home runs on Sunday gave the Twins 11 in the series -- including Nelson Cruz’s 16th of the year, tied for the most in MLB -- as homers accounted for all but one of Minnesota’s runs in a 7-5 win that completed a sweep at Target Field.
The Twins won seven of their 10 games against the Tribe in 2020, and all this recent offense is a welcome sight in the midst of their most important stretch of the season -- a 10-game run against the Indians, White Sox and Cubs that could have strong implications in the American League Central race and for postseason seeding.
Minnesota stayed within one game of first-place Chicago ahead of a four-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field that starts Monday.
Do-Hyoung Park covers the Twins for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @dohyoungpark and on Instagram at dohyoung.park.