Friday, June 21st, 2019 7:15PM CST
Minnesota edged out the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Friday night, fueled by a decisive three-run rally in the eighth inning. During that crucial comeback, Max Kepler delivered the tiebreaking run with an RBI single, and Eddie Rosario added another run-scoring hit to help complete the surge for the Twins.
Date: Friday, June 21st, 2019
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 27,418
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |

Doubles: Cuthbert (4, Pérez)
Home Runs: Cuthbert (4, 5th inning off Pérez 2 on, 2 Out); Soler (21, 8th inning off Harper 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Maldonado (14), Cuthbert 4 (15), Soler (53)
2-out Runs Batted In: Maldonado, Cuthbert (4)
Sacrifice Hit: Arteaga
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Maldonado 1-2, Hamilton 0-1, Cuthbert 2-2, Soler 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Arteaga 0-1, Gore 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hamilton 1; Gore 2

Pitcher Notes: Peralta pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Barlow pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. ; Diekman pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. ; J. López pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Junis pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Wild Pitches: Barlow; Junis
Hit By Pitch: Cave (by Junis)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Peralta 1/3; Barlow 1/3; Diekman 1/4; J. López 6/7; Junis 15/27
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Peralta-3-2-1-2; Barlow-0-2-5-3; Diekman-4-0-2-3; J. López-2-2-10-6; Junis-13-18-18-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Peralta 2-0; J. López 4-1; Junis 4-6
Game Scores: J Junis 56

Errors: Maldonado (2, throw)

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (6, 2nd base by Pérez/Castro)
Stolen Bases: Gore (11, 2nd base off Pérez/Castro)

Doubles: Polanco (22, Junis)
Home Runs: Sanó (8, 8th inning off Diekman 0 on, 0 Out); Cron (16, 2nd inning off Junis 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz 2 (36), Sanó (14), Kepler (51), Rosario 2 (55), Cron (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rosario (2)
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Cruz 1-3, Sanó 0-1, Kepler 1-1, Rosario 2-3, Cron 0-2, Polanco 0-1, Cave 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 1; Cron 2; Cave 1

Pitcher Notes: Pérez pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. ; Harper pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ; Duffey pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Rogers pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Hit By Pitch: N. Lopez (by Pérez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pérez 15/24; Harper 3/5; Duffey 2/3; Rogers 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pérez-11-5-14-18; Harper-4-3-2-4; Duffey-3-1-5-2; Rogers-6-1-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pérez 8-5; Harper 0-2; Duffey 1-2; Rogers 3-2
Game Scores: M Perez 36

Errors: Polanco (9, throw); Astudillo (3, fly ball)

Stolen Bases: Rosario (3, 2nd base off Junis/Maldonado)
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