The Twins continue to crush home runs, and the other coolest things in baseball last night

Jacob Janower

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It may not be the most intimidating group on paper, but the Minnesota Twins' lineup has been extremely potent through the first 24 games of the team's season. Their hitters have reached a new level of hot in the past two days.

Just in case their power display of five home runs against the Orioles on Friday wasn't enough, they replicated it Saturday with five more long balls. This was just the 28th time in MLB history that a team had homered five times in consecutive games. Max Kepler led the way with three home runs over the torrid two-day span, while Nelson Cruz and C.J. Cron each hit two. 

It was just another feat of strength for a Twins offense that has set all kinds of franchise power records in the early weeks.

Minnesota's homer-friendly offense repeating its performance from Friday was the coolest thing in baseball on Saturday, but the list doesn't stop there. Here was all of the best of the day and night's action.

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4. Tony Kemp is Astros' unlikely hero

When it comes to Astros power threats, Kemp is not one of the first players who comes to mind. Not even close. But there was Kemp delivering a pinch-hit walkoff home run in the 10th inning against Cleveland after the Astros had blown a two-run lead.

Kemp's blast off Adam Cimber ended Houston's losing streak at two.

3. Gary Sanchez's tape-measure grand slam

The Yankees' early-season injury issues have been well-documented; Sanchez is one player they are glad to have back. The catcher broke their game against the Giants wide open with a 467-foot grand slam, the Yankees' longest home run of the season.

San Francisco scored four runs in the ninth to make it close, so Sanchez's slam ended up being the difference in the game. Sanchez's MLB career hasn't always gone smoothly, but this mammoth blast was the perfect display of what he is capable of doing. 

2. Christian Yelich ties an April record

By now, it's clear that Christian Yelich's MVP campaign in 2018 was not a fluke. The Brewers right fielder went deep for the 14th time this season, and not only was it not at Miller Park (where all of his first 13 homers were hit), but it wasn't against the Cardinals. either (he got the Mets this time). 

Yelich moved into a tie with Albert Pujols (2006) and Alex Rodriguez (2007) for the most home runs before May in MLB history. He has time — three more games, to be specific — to break the record.

If the season ended in April, Yelich would be right there with Cody Bellinger for National League MVP.

1. Twins hit five homers — again

Max Kepler hit two home runs Saturday, including one of three Twins long balls in the eighth inning off Orioles reliever Jimmy Yacabonis. Baltimore's pitching staff has the highest ERA and has allowed the most home runs of any team in MLB, so it's not as though the Twins beat up on an ace or a lockdown bullpen, but that shouldn't take away from their home run hitting ways.

Here were some of Minnesota's greatest hits from Saturday's 9-2 victory.

Jacob Janower