SEATTLE (AP) — been rolling all season. They had their best game yet Saturday night against the Seattle Mariners.C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop each hit two home runs and Byron Buxton had a grand slam as the Twins cruised to an 18-4 victory. Miguel Sano also homered for the Twins Alex Cobb Jersey , who extended their season-high home run streak to 13 games and moved into a tie with Seattle for the major league home run lead with 87.“It’s fun to put on that kind of offensive performance,” Cron said. “One through nine, we all swung it really well so it was fun to watch.”Article continues below ...Minnesota’s 18 runs were a season high. The Twins have won the first three games of the four-game series, outscoring the Mariners 36-11. Minnesota became the first team in major league history to have five games with at least five home runs before the start of June.“There’s no weak spots in our lineup,” Cron said. “As a pitcher, that can’t be a comfortable thing. They have to be on their game for every batter.”Wade LeBlanc (2-1), making his first start in more than a month after returning from the injured list, gave up seven runs and seven hits — including a career-worst four home runs.“Those guys over there, there’s not much you can say,” LeBlanc said. “I want to say that’s the best hitting team I’ve ever faced in my life. That’s how they looked tonight.”LeBlanc left his last outing on April 12 with a strained right oblique. Before Saturday’s game, Mariners manager Scott Servais said he hoped LeBlanc would have a “competitive outing” against the Twins, with a pitch limit around 75 pitches. LeBlanc didn’t meet either goal Wade Boggs Jersey , getting knocked out in the third inning after throwing just 49 pitches.Minnesota’s offense started the rout in the second inning when Cron hit his first homer, the 100th of his career. Later in the inning, Buxton’s grand slam — the Twins’ first of the year — opened the floodgates.Buxton and Schoop both tied career highs with five RBIs. Buxton added a run-scoring single to his grand slam, and Schoop had two-run and three-run homers.Starter Jose Berrios was looking to rebound after his roughest outing of the season in which he gave up five runs and 12 hits, both season highs, in a loss to the Angels on Monday. Berrios cruised through the first four innings in this one, but wasn’t able to pick up the win. He was pulled in the fifth after giving up four runs and six hits in the inning, and throwing 105 pitches overall.“Some very long breaks for him, multiple very long breaks in only four innings,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “That can definitely be challenging. If it wasn’t for purely pitch count reasons, we’d probably let him go out there and finish the inning.”Tyler Duffey (1-0) came on and went 1 1/3 innings to earn the victory.IN RELIEFMariners backup catcher Tom Murphy pitched the ninth inning, retiring all three batters he faced with two strikeouts. He was the sixth Seattle pitcher Wilson Ramos Jersey , and the only one not to give up a run or a hit or walk a batter.TRAINER’S ROOMMariners: INF Dylan Moore started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday. Moore has been on the injured list since May 10 with a wrist contusion. … RHP Sam Tuivailala, recovering from a right Achilles rupture, is also with Tacoma for rehab after being transferred from Single-A Modesto. … Servais said RHP Gerson Bautista, who strained his right pectoral muscle in spring training, will also start a rehab assignment at Tacoma soon.ROSTER MOVESeattle optioned RHP Matt Festa to Triple-A Tacoma to make room on the roster for LeBlanc.FIRST TIMELuis Arraez made his major league debut for the Twins, entering in the fifth inning as a defensive replacement at shortstop. He doubled in the eighth inning.UP NEXTTwins: Kyle Gibson (3-1, 4.19 ERA) makes his ninth start in the final game of the four-game series with Seattle.Mariners: Yusei Kikuchi (2-1, 3.64) has gone at least six innings and given up three runs or fewer in all three of his starts in May. CHICAGO (AP) — With a new veteran in the fold, the Chicago Cubs deep, dangerous lineup seems a little bit deeper and more dangerous.Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez homered, Kyle Hendricks was solid again through seven innings and the Cubs beat Colorado 6-3 on Tuesday night to end the Rockies‘ season-high eight-game winning streak.Carlos González had two RBIs — on a double and sacrifice fly — as he started in right field for a second straight game after signing a minor league contract with Chicago on Saturday.Article continues below ...While Schwarber had Báez struck the big blows, the Cubs tipped their caps to Gonzalez http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , a three-time All-Star who batted fifth and made an impact for the second time in two games.“Everyone knows what he has done and what he can do,” Báez said. “(Opponents) have to pitch to someone and everyone in our lineup is really good. Obviously he’s out there for a reason.”Gonzalez, who played 10 years for the Rockies, said it was “weird” to face his former club for the first time. After going 1 for 3 with a run-saving, diving catch in his Cubs debut against the Angels on Monday, the 33-year-old went 1 for 3 again.“I’m just trying to take advantage of the opportunities,” said González, who entered with a career .285 average and 233 homers in 1,363 games. “This is a really good team. I think we have a special roster from the top to the bottom and anyone can carry this team.”Schwarber’s solo shot to the back of the right-center bleachers in the fifth was his 11th homer and put Chicago up 3-2. Báez hit a two-run shot to the batter’s eye the next inning for a three-run lead. It was his 15th this season.“When you crush a ball, that’s when everything feels good,” Báez said.Hendricks (6-4) allowed three runs and six hits while striking out 10 — including five in a row over the second and third innings. The right-hander is 5-0 with a 2.09 ERA in seven starts since May 3. He also drove in a run with a bloop single in the second.Steve Cishek followed with a perfect eighth. Pedro Strop, activated off the injured list before the game Blake Snell Jersey , pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save in seven chances.Daniel Murphy hit a solo shot and drove in another run with a single. Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single and Tony Wolters had an RBI, but the Rockies came up short in a rematch of last year’s NL Wild Card game — Colorado beat Chicago 2-1 in 13 innings to advance.Gonzalez played for the Rockies from 2009 through 2018. The Cleveland Indians designated him for assignment May 22.“(I’m) really happy for him, not really happy he got two RBIs today,” Arenado said. “But his swing looked so good, it sounds like he’s in a good place.”Colorado’s Jeff Hoffman (1-2) gave up five runs and six hits through six innings in this third start since being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on May 24.TRAINER’S ROOMRockies: OF Charlie Blackmon, out since May 24 (right calf strain) was eligible to come off the IL on Tuesday but did not. Manager Bud Black said Blackmon would be evaluated after batting practice Tuesday, and it remained uncertain if Blackmon would go on a rehab assignment. … RHP Wade Davis, on the IL since May 22 (oblique strain), will face live hitters off a mound Wednesday. Black said he didn’t know if Davis would go on a rehab stint.Cubs: Strop was activated from the 10-day IL (left hamstring strain) before Tuesday night’s game and RHP Dillon Maples was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. The 33-year-old Strop went on the IL on May 8 and entered Tuesday’s game 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA and four saves. He is one of several relievers manager Joe Maddon has shuffled into the closer’s role as Brandon Morrow recovers from right elbow surgery.UP NEXTRockies RHP German Márquez (6-2, 3.48) faces Cubs RHP Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.02) on Wednesday night. Marquez was 3-0 with a 4.12 ERA in six starts in May and is 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA on the road this season. Darvish hasn’t won since April 27 but is coming off a solid start at St. Louis last Friday when he allowed one run on three hits in six innings.