C.J. Cron and Byron Buxton homered in a seven run fourth inning that included seven hits and 11 baserunners, sending Minnesota past the Seattle Mariners 11-6 on Thursday night for its third straight victory and eighth in 11 games.

Michael Pineda(3-3), former Mariners right-hander, struck out six with no walks and scattered five hits over seven innings, his longest outing of the season.

Leading 2-1 after solo home runs from Jason Castro and Max Kepler in the third against starter Erik Swanson (1-5), Minnesota put together its biggest inning of the season in the fourth.