Had pinch-hit two-run walk-off homer in 10th inning, April 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)...had 10-game hit-streak, going 18-for-40 (.450), April 27-May 9...reached base safely in 20 consecutive games, April 27-May 20...tied career-high with three doubles, May 9 at Texas...first career five rbi game, May 20 at Milwaukee...hit .312 (29-for-93) with 19 rbi and nine multi-hit games in May...second career grand slam and tied careerhigh five rbi, June 7 at Seattle...third career grand slam, June 10 vs. Baltimore...had eight-game hit-streak, going 9-for-21 (.290), June 15-23... hit game-tying, two-out, rbi triple in the 8th inning off Milwaukee's Derrick Turnbow and later scored the winning run, July 1...hit safely in 9 of 10 games, July 29-August 7, including going 3-for-4 with a homer and two doubles August 6 at Kansas City....was 8-for-20 (.400) in five games, August 13-18...second career four-hit game, August 24 at Baltimore...finished August hitting .311 (33-for-106) with six home runs and 24 rbi in 28 games...recorded his 100th rbi of the season September 14 at Cleveland becoming the 51st player in franchise history to accomplish the feat...scored his 100th and 101st run, September 27 vs. Kansas City, becoming the 18th player in franchise history to record both 100 runs and 100 rbi in the same season...won Charles O. Johnson Award as Most Improved Twin and Carl R. Pohlad Community Service Award.