Friday, July 5th, 2019 7:10PM CST
The Minnesota Twins decisively defeated the Texas Rangers by a score of 15-6 on a drizzly Friday night at Target Field. All-Star shortstop Jorge Polanco celebrated his 26th birthday with a home run, while Twins pitcher Martin Perez was effective against his former team, preventing the Rangers from scoring until the seventh inning in the rout.
Date: Friday, July 5th, 2019
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 38,073
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Cruz (16, Sampson); Gonzalez (12, St. John); Schoop 2 (18, Sampson, B. Martin); Cron 2 (18, B. Martin, St. John); Buxton 2 (24, Sampson 2); Garver (8, Sampson)
Home Runs: Schoop (14, 5th inning off Biddle 1 on, 2 Out); Polanco (13, 2nd inning off Sampson 1 on, 2 Out); Garver (13, 7th inning off B. Martin 0 on, 0 Out); Arraez (2, 2nd inning off Sampson 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gonzalez 2 (28), Kepler 2 (55), Schoop 4 (38), Cron 2 (54), Polanco 2 (42), Buxton (39), Garver (35), Arraez (7)
2-out Runs Batted In: Kepler, Schoop (2), Polanco (2), Buxton, Arraez
Ground Into Double Play: Cron; Polanco
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 8-16 (Gonzalez 2-2, Sanó 0-1, Kepler 2-3, Schoop 1-2, Cron 1-1, Buxton 1-3, Garver 0-2, Arraez 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Buxton 1; Garver 2

Pitcher Notes: Pérez pitched to 4 batters in the 7th. ; Stewart pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Harper pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Duffey pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Wild Pitches: Harper
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pérez 15/25; Stewart 2/4; Harper 3/5; Duffey 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pérez-13-10-16-20; Stewart-3-1-0-4; Harper-3-2-2-5; Duffey-3-0-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pérez 11-2; Stewart 2-2; Harper 1-2; Duffey 1-1
Game Scores: M Perez 43

Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Schoop-Cron 2)

Doubles: DeShields (8, Pérez); Odor (14, Pérez)
Home Runs: Choo (13, 7th inning off Harper 1 on, 2 Out); Forsythe (4, 8th inning off Duffey 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Choo 2 (36), Cabrera (45), Forsythe (32), Santana (27), Odor (44)
2-out Runs Batted In: Choo (2)
Ground Into Double Play: Choo; Santana
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Choo 1-1, Cabrera 1-1, Andrus 0-2, Federowicz 0-1, Santana 0-2, Odor 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Andrus 2; Santana 1

Pitcher Notes: Biddle pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Sampson pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. ; B. Martin pitched to 4 batters in the 7th. ; St. John pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Hit By Pitch: Gonzalez (by Biddle)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Biddle 7/10; Sampson 11/20; B. Martin 4/7; St. John 5/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Biddle-6-5-10-5; Sampson-9-13-11-15; B. Martin-0-4-1-7; St. John-4-5-1-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Biddle 3-1; Sampson 3-1; B. Martin 2-1; St. John 1-1
Game Scores: A Sampson 15

Double Plays: 2 (Cabrera-Odor-Forsythe 2)
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