Byron Buxton

Arrighetti was all over the place from a command standpoint early on as he struggled to find the strike zone. Things went completely haywire in the fourth inning when he was tagged for five runs in the frame. He hit Byron Buxton with a pitch and walked Trevor Larnach before Jose Altuve's fielding error let in a run. Things spiraled even further when Arrighetti coughed up a three-run blast to Jose Miranda. He finished with three walks and three strikeouts. He'll attempt to turn things around on Friday when he faces the division-rival Angels at home.

Buxton reached on an infield single in the home half of the first inning, swiped second base and then raced around to score on an RBI single off the bat of Trevor Larnach. He also reached on an infield single with two outs in the third inning, but was left stranded there. With his two-hit attack, the 31-year-old outfielder is off to a 6-for-25 (.240) start to the season with a homer, three RBI and a stolen base.

The 30-year-old southpaw needed just 13 pitches (nine strikes) to get the job done on Thursday, getting Byron Buxton to foul out to the catcher, Trevor Larnach on a swinging third strike and Ty France on a foul pop to first. He has now successfully converted each of his first three save chances on the season while registering a 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 3/2 K/BB ratio over three frames. He remains one of the game's truly elite closing options.

They were Buxton's first two extra-base hits of the season. He and the rest of the top of the Twins order have struggled in week one, but he is up to .190/.227/.381 now.

The Twins couldn't get anything going through the first 5 2/3 innings against Shane Smith in this one, but they chased him as Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach worked a pair of two-out walks. Ryan Jeffers, Ty France and Edouard Julien then followed with RBI singles to tie the game before Miranda knocked in a pair with a single of his own to give the Twins a 5-3 lead. The 26-year-old is off to a slow start at the dish this season, hitting .167 (3-for-18) with zero homers and two RBI.