Center fielder Tyrone Taylor came in very aggressively on the liner, hoping to throw out Byron Buxton at the plate, but it went off his glove on a hop. It was France’s lone hit in five at-bats. He was the Twins’ No. 3 hitter today, making this five different lineup spots (third through seventh) in five games for him. Maybe he’ll bat second Friday.

The Twins’ prolonged slump here has meant a lot of lineup shuffling of late. France hit fourth once previously, but that was versus a lefty. Matt Wallner moves up one spot to third tonight. Willi Castro is batting eighth after mostly hitting second and third lately. France is batting .288/.354/.441 with two homers through 65 plate appearances.

France led off the second inning with a single and scored the team’s second run on a two-out RBI single by Brooks Lee. He then drove in a run of his own with an infield single in the sixth inning that extended the Twins’ lead to 4-1. All France has done is hit so far this season, slashing .298/.355/.456 with a pair of homers and eight RBI. He’s locked into the middle of the Twins’ lineup on a nightly basis and makes for a decent corner infield option in deeper leagues.

France has his second homer of 2025 with a blast off Michael Wacha in the second. The former Mariner infielder has hit a passable .261/.320/.457 while driving in five runs over 13 games. Not bad. Not great, but not bad.