7 Joe Mauer, C

Joe Mauer started at first base Tuesday during a 7-5 win over the White Sox. He made a much bigger impact at the plate.

Mauer hit a first-inning homer, his seventh of the year, for a two-run shot. The No. 2 batter for the Twins finished 3 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored. He added a double and is now batting .327.

Mauer has four RBI in his last two games as he keeps coming up with big hits. Fifth in the American League in batting, Mauer continues to produce for Minnesota.

Twins catcher Joe Mauer went 3 for 5 and hit his sixth home run of the season in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Nationals. It was Mauer's first three-hit performance since May 25, elevating his batting average to .329 in 225 at-bats.

Twins catcher Joe Mauer extended his hitting streak to seven games Wednesday with a single against the Royals. Since going hitless in consecutive games May 19-20, Mauer is batting .316 (18 for 57) with a double, three home runs, five RBI, eight walks, 11 runs and 12 strikeouts in his last 14 games.

Since being held without a hit in a season-high five straight games from April 25-29, Mauer is batting .357 with a .441 on-base percentage, .532 slugging percentage and .973 OPS in his last 31 games. His batting average has gone from .289 to .329 in that span.