Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians

Sunday, March 31st, 2019 1:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

9
vs.
Final

Guardians

CLE

Away

3
Cleveland Guardians

Game Recap

Sunday's game saw the Minnesota Twins defeat the Cleveland Indians 9-3, highlighted by Nelson Cruz's first home run for the team and a stellar return to the mound by Michael Pineda, pitching for the first time since 2017.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, March 31st, 2019

Time: 1:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 15,613

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Minnesota TwinsMIN 01025001-
Cleveland GuardiansCLE 000000030

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Cruz (1, Carrasco); Schoop (1, N. Ramírez); Cron (1, Carrasco); Buxton (3, Carrasco); Astudillo 2 (2, Carrasco 2)

Home Runs: Cruz (1, 5th inning off Carrasco 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Cruz 2 (3), Schoop (1), Buxton 2 (2), Cave (1), Astudillo 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Buxton (2), Astudillo

Sacrifice Flies: Astudillo

Ground Into Double Play: Cruz; Rosario

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Cruz 0-2, Kepler 0-1, Rosario 0-3, Schoop 1-1, Polanco 0-1, Buxton 1-2, Cave 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cruz 1; Kepler 1; Rosario 3; Buxton 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Pineda pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. ; Pérez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Harper pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Hildenberger pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pineda 9/12; Pérez 14/19; Harper 3/5; Hildenberger 1/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pineda-10-7-5-6; Pérez-13-12-15-9; Harper-4-1-8-1; Hildenberger-2-1-1-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pineda 2-3; Pérez 2-3; Harper 1-1

Game Scores: M Pineda 64


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Cron)



Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

Doubles: Santana (1, Pérez)

Runs Batted In: Santana 3 (3)

2-out Runs Batted In: Santana (3)

Ground Into Double Play: Bauers

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (H. Ramírez 0-1, Santana 1-1, Miller 0-1, Stamets 0-1, Plawecki 0-1, Moroff 0-1, Bauers 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: H. Ramírez 1; Miller 1; Moroff 2; Bauers 1


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Carrasco pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. ; N. Ramírez pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. ; Otero pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Bieber pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

Hit By Pitch: Astudillo (by Bieber)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Carrasco 14/23; N. Ramírez 4/4; Otero 2/4; Bieber 5/8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Carrasco-8-10-9-15; N. Ramírez-1-3-3-3; Otero-1-1-2-3; Bieber-5-2-1-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Carrasco 2-6; N. Ramírez 0-2; Otero 1-0; Bieber 1-2

Game Scores: C Carrasco 22


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Ramírez-Miller-Santana , Santana-Stamets-Otero)

Errors: Santana (1, throw)


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