Edouard Julien led off the Twins batting order for the first time this season on Sunday, and Byron Buxton batted second for the first time, too. Something else was different too. Julien and Buxton both homered from their new spots,

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize gave up some early runs, had a great middle and a rough end, as the Minnesota Twins earned a 5-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Target Field and prevented a series sweep.

Buxton jump-started the offense with a solo homer to left in the first, and he played a big role in manufacturing the Twins’ fourth run. After Julien’s leadoff homer in the sixth, Buxton hit a line drive to left field. For 99.9% of human beings, it would have been a single. But Buxton never broke stride and cruised into second with a double.