Buxton singled in the first, tripled in the second, hit a ground-rule double in the third, singled in the fifth and homered late, becoming the first Twin to hit for the cycle since Jorge Polanco.

Buxton collected hits in the first, second and third innings against the Pirates before going yard in the seventh

The fans who came for the Byron Buxton bobblehead also were treated to the first cycle in Target Field history.