MINNEAPOLIS -- Even when Byron Buxton isn¡¯t able to play defense, he¡¯s still able to perform jaw-dropping feats on the baseball diamond -- and, in a 6-0 victory over the Red Sox at Target Field on Thursday, his continued turnaround at the plate came with a heaping side of Statcast history.

What better sign that a hitter might be emerging from a deep slump than when he can crush homers of 466 feet and 465 feet in consecutive plate appearances?

Buxton¡¯s siege on Target Field¡¯s upper deck made him the first hitter in the Statcast era (since 2015) to hit multiple homers of 460 feet or longer in one game, with his first-inning blast off Red Sox opener Justin Garza and his third-inning shot off rookie left-hander Brandon Walter showcasing the prodigious, game-changing power for which the Twins have patiently waited.

¡°The way he hits the ball when he hits it flush, it¡¯s unlike very many people anywhere in the world, in this game,¡± manager Rocco Baldelli said. ¡°The ball explodes off the bat. It¡¯s almost like going to the driving range. I mean that. That¡¯s what it looks like when he connects the way that he can.¡±

And, in fact, only four other players had even crushed multiple 450-foot homers in a game -- a lesser version of Buxton¡¯s feat on Thursday -- during the Statcast era: Austin Riley, Willson Contreras, Charlie Blackmon and Trevor Story.

That¡¯s the kind of power that nobody else on this roster has given the Twins this season, as Buxton¡¯s pair of blasts also marked the two longest homers by any Minnesota hitter in 2023 -- and Buxton is also number three on the list, with his 453-foot blast against the Royals on April 30.

¡°Those are impressive, man,¡± said Carlos Correa, who also homered in the first inning. ¡°He's a monster. He's a beast. It's good to see him back in his usual form and ready to go. It's going to be a great road trip for him.¡±

They¡¯re also the second-longest and third-longest homers of his career, behind only the 469-foot, walk-off blast he hit off Liam Hendriks at Target Field last April 24.

Everyone is captivated by Buxton¡¯s shows of power -- except for the man himself.

¡°They all count the same, so if they go over, they all feel good,¡± Buxton said. ¡°It doesn't matter as long as we win.¡±

It¡¯s all the more encouraging for the Twins as a group because Buxton had been mired in a deep 0-for-24 slump with 14 strikeouts for much of the last month, spanning a stint on the injured list for bruised ribs after he was struck by a fastball on June 1. He has been a streaky hitter as he has leaned more into his power over the years -- but when he¡¯s hot, few players have higher highs.

Buxton has now collected extra-base hits in three consecutive games to shake off that slump, including a homer as part of a two-hit effort on Tuesday and a double on Wednesday before his two awe-inspiring blasts on Thursday. It might still be too soon to declare this a full-blown hot streak -- but it was certainly a jaw-dropping show of power.

¡°Sticking to my routine, to my approach, getting out of my own head,¡± Buxton said. ¡°If you get out of your own head, you tend to do a lot more better things. For me, it's letting go of those last three days, four days, whatever it was, and turning that page.¡±