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| 1988 | The Orioles finish the day 16 games out of first place, extending their major league mark of season-starting losses to 21 when the Twins defeat the team, 4-2. The Metrodome loss marks the seventh consecutive time the opponents have swept a series from Baltimore. |
| 1998 | Juan Gonzalez establishes a new major league record for April by driving in 35 runs. The Rangers' right-fielder sets the mark with two RBIs in the 7-2 victory over the Twins at the Metrodome. |
| 2010 |
Luke Hughes becomes the fifth player in Twins' history to homer in his first at-bat in the major leagues when he goes deep off Detroit's Max Scherzer in Minnesota's 11-6 loss at Comerica Park. The Australian-born rookie third baseman joins Rick Renick (1968), Dave McKay (1975), Gary Gaetti (1981), and Andre David (1984) in accomplishing the feat.
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| 2011 | Ben Zobrist breaks Carlos Pena's 2007 Rays' RBI record of seven when he drives in eight runs with an RBI single, a three-run homer, and a pair of two-run doubles. The All-Star infielder's offensive output helps Tampa Bay trounce the Twins 15-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Target Field. |
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