Jim Thome became only the eighth man to hit 600 home runs with a double blast as Minnesota defeated AL Central leaders Detroit.
Twins star becomes a member of select band
Jim Thome blasted his 599th and 600th home runs as
Minnesota defeated American League Central leaders
Detroit 9-6 on Monday.
Thome, who became the eighth man to join the 600 club, produced a two-run shot in the sixth and a three-run blast in the seventh to see the Twins home.
The
New York Yankees moved into a tie with
Boston in the American League East, courtesy of a 7-4 win over
Kansas City. Derek Jeter teed up the win with a two-run triple in the sixth.
Toronto slipped to a 5-4 defeat at the hands of
Seattle, while Ian Kinsler contributed four hits and three runs as
Texas beat the
Los Angeles Angels 8-4.
Hot stuff
The National League's hottest team, Central leaders
Milwaukee, closed out a 3-0 win over the
Los Angeles Dodgers courtesy of eight blank frames from starter Randy Wolf. The Brewers also picked up just the third triple play in franchise history alongside four double plays.
Atlanta edged a 5-4 win over
San Francisco with Freddie Freeman liberating the bases in the bottom of the ninth for the walk-off win.
The
Chicago Cubs made it 12 wins from 15 games as they ditched
Houston 4-3 - Carlos Pena and Geovany Soto chalking up two runs each.
Pittsburgh defeated
St Louis 6-2 as James McDonald picked up his eighth starting win and Ryan Doumit contributed four hits.
Florida went down 7-4 to
Colorado, with Jason Giambi blasting Marlins closer Leo Nunez for a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.
The
New York Mets came through in overtime against
San Diego, a single run in the 10th sealing a 5-4 victory.
