MINNEAPOLIS — Not 24 hours before, Max Kepler embodied the Twins' frustration with their offensive slump.
The team had dropped six-consecutive games amid abysmal hitting, especially with runners in scoring position. The three-game sweep at Houston — the best team in the American League — only further deflated an already floundering lineup.
Kepler has been hitting below .150 this season and said of a hard-hit line-out Thursday against the Astros that a play like that is "the story of [his] career."
