Twins DH Thome hits 600th career home run
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Minnesota Twins designated hitter Jim Thome hit game series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
The blast came in the seventh inning off Tigers left-handed reliever Daniel Schlereth, an opposite-field, three-run shot which barely cleared the wall in left field. It gave the Twins a 9-5 advantage.
He becomes the eighth player in baseball history to reach the milestone, and the first since Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez last season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thome entered play with 598 career homers, and hit his first of the contest -- a two-run blast to left -- in the sixth inning off Rick Porcello.