Thursday, August 8th, 2019 7:10PM CST
On Thursday, the Cleveland Indians earned a 7-5 victory over Minnesota in the opening game of their four-game series, a contest between the leading teams in the AL Central division. Key to the win was Jose Ramirez, who accounted for three runs batted in, and pitcher Mike Clevinger, who held Minnesota's offense in check over seven innings while recording nine strikeouts.
Date: Thursday, August 8th, 2019
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 32,517
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
CLE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Sanó (14, Wittgren); Polanco (31, Cimber); Arraez (9, Clevinger)
Runs Batted In: Gonzalez (36), Sanó (46), Rosario (77), Polanco (56), Arraez (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Gonzalez, Sanó, Arraez
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Castro 0-1, Gonzalez 1-3, Rosario 0-2, Cron 0-1, Polanco 1-2, Arraez 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castro 1; Gonzalez 2; Rosario 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 11/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson-9-8-11-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 7-3
Game Scores: K Gibson 29

Double Plays: 2 (Sanó-Arraez-Adrianza , Arraez-Polanco-Adrianza)
Errors: Gibson (2, throw)

Doubles: Kipnis 2 (20, Harper, Gibson); Ramírez (29, Littell)
Triples: Puig (1, Gibson)
Home Runs: Naquin (10, 9th inning off May 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kipnis 2 (54), Naquin (32), Ramírez 3 (63)
Ground Into Double Play: Naquin; Reyes
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Kipnis 1-3, R. Pérez 0-2, Puig 0-2, Naquin 0-1, Ramírez 2-2, Reyes 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R. Pérez 1; Puig 1; Naquin 2; Reyes 2

Hit By Pitch: Sanó (by Clevinger)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: O. Pérez 1/1; Hand 4/8; Clevinger 13/26
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: O. Pérez-0-1-1-1; Hand-3-2-9-6; Clevinger-19-24-12-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O. Pérez 1-0; Hand 1-3; Clevinger 7-5
Game Scores: M Clevinger 71

Stolen Bases: Lindor (18, 2nd base off May/Castro)
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