4 years agoMinnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler went 1-for-5 with an RBI single in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Facing Adam Ottavino in the bottom of the ninth, Kepler looped a single into center to score Luis Arraez, winning the game for Minnesota and snapping a five-game losing streak. Five of Kepler's nine hits this season have gone for extra bases- though he doesn't have a homer yet- and he has eight RBI along with three stolen bases, matching last year's total. He has a 12:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio, though his .255 expected batting average and 42.4 percent hard-hit rate suggest he should have better days in the batting average- and perhaps power- column moving forward.--Tim Capurso
Source: Baseball Savant