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Major League Baseball doesn’t make its player of the week announcements until Monday afternoon, but Carlos Correa deserves early congratulations.

Correa, already hitting as well as anybody in the American League, drilled a two-run homer in the second inning and a solo homer in the fourth inning. The 12th multihomer game in Correa’s career, along with another homer from Royce Lewis, staked the Twins to a quick lead in their 6-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

The Twins have won six of their last seven games. Correa, in those games, has compiled 18 hits in 31 at-bats (.581 batting average), three homers, a double and 10 RBI.

“Every single time he swings the bat, I feel like he’s barreling it up,” said Twins starter Bailey Ober, who allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings and received a standing ovation from the announced Target Field crowd of 33,835. “Every single time. All the singles that he’s had were still hit at almost like 110 [mph]. … I wouldn’t want to face him right now.”

The Twins had a three-run lead after their first three batters. Manuel Margot opened with a six-pitch walk against A’s lefthanded starter JP Sears. Five pitches later, Correa connected on an elevated fastball and lifted over the wall in left field for a two-run homer.

Correa pumped his right fist when he saw the ball clear the fence. After crossing home plate, with Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” blared through the stadium’s speakers, Correa did a quick handshake with Lewis before pulling Lewis close to give him a quick scouting report.