PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 Byron Buxton hit a grand slam in a 10-run fifth inning and the Minnesota Twins clobbered the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-8 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Buxton has 24 homers to tie Houston\u2019s Yordan Alvarez for the American League lead. He has three career grand slams.<\/p>\n
The Nos. 6-9 batters combined for 13 of the Twins\u2019 20 hits, with Brooks Lee having four and missing a cycle by a home run. Victor Caratini, Luke Keaschall and Ryan Kreider each had three hits.<\/p>\n
The Twins had 16 hits in the fourth and fifth innings when they sent a combined 24 batters to the plate.<\/p>\n
Minnesota started the fifth with three hits to chase Zac Gallen (3-6), who was charged with nine runs and 12 hits \u2014 both career highs \u2014 in four-plus innings to raise his ERA to 6.10.<\/p>\n
Buxton\u2019s home run, to right-center, came off Yilber D\u00edaz, who gave up seven hits and seven runs. He threw 44 pitches and recorded two outs. Philip Abner relieved and got the final out of the inning.<\/p>\n
Taj Bradley (6-3) went five innings, giving up three hits and two runs \u2014 both on Jorge Barrosa\u2019s second homer of the season. The Twins have won five of their last six games.<\/p>\n
Ildemaro Vargas\u2019 three-run double was the big hit in the Diamondbacks\u2019 five-run seventh against reliever Justin Lawrence.<\/p>\n
Vargas, who entered mid-game for defense as both teams went to the benches, eventually finished the game on the mound for Arizona, pitching 1 2\/3 hitless innings.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Minnesota\u2019s Mike Paredes (0-0, 4.20) was set to face Arizona\u2019s Jos\u00e9 Cabrera, making his MLB debut, in the series finale Sunday.<\/p>\n
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