Valencia hit his 12th homer as part of a 2-for-4 game with three RBI Tuesday against the Twins.
Valencia is following up his career year from last season with almost identical production. After a .290/.345/.517 batting line last year, Valencia is now at .310/.359/.512. He set a career high with 18 home runs last season, and at 12 already, he's on pace to set another career high with 23.