Sunday, March 31st, 2019 1:10PM CST
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.
Date: Sunday, March 31st, 2019
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 15,613
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Cron)

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

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

Double Plays: 2 (Ramírez-Miller-Santana , Santana-Stamets-Otero)
Errors: Santana (1, throw)
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