Kyle Farmer, Byron Buxton power Twins past Astros

Kyle Farmer went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs and Byron Buxton belted a three-run homer, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 9-6 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday.

Minnesota jumped to an early 4-0 lead before Houston pulled even in the top of the third inning on Yordan Alvarez's third career grand slam. After scoring the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, the Twins added four runs in the eighth.

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