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Minnesota Twins star third baseman Royce Lewis recently got candid about his recent struggles to hit the ball.
The Twins enjoyed a stroll in the ballpark Sunday, waltzing to a 7-1 victory over the walk-happy Rockies. Colorado pitchers issued four leadoff walks — three by starter German Marquez — and Minnesota hit four home runs, denying Colorado a rare three-game sweep at Coors Field.
Brock Stewart, who surrendered a go-ahead home run in Saturday night's loss at Colorado, has already gotten over the frustration.
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He certainly looks ready to return to the #MNTwins. Daniel Zebulon Matthews goes 4.0 shutout innings allowing 1 hit & striking out a career tying high 9. He threw 56 pitches, 38 for strikes. Had an astounding 52% whiff rate. His fastball averaged 97.4 mph, topped out at 98.7 mph pic.twitter.com/pi4JsFNP61
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the Minnesota Twins on Friday to start a three-game series. Colorado has a 10-36 record in home games and a 22-74 record overall. The Rockies have a 7-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.