Watch: Matt Wallner launches huge grand slam for Twins
The Twins trailed the Tigers 2-0 and had just one hit through five innings before erupting for five runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a mammoth grand slam from rookie slugger Matt Wallner.
Matt Wallner, go-ahead grand slam, followed by a curtain call *in the home run fishing vest*.
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The ball had an exit velocity of 111 mph and went an estimated 450 feet.
Wallner is up to nine homers on the season, hitting them all in a span of just 38 games. Pro-rated over the course of a 162-game season and it projects to 38 homers.
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