Friday, August 9th, 2019 7:10PM CST
On Friday night, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 6-2. This win pulled Cleveland into a tie with Minnesota for the lead in the American League Central division. Key to the victory was a pitching performance from Shane Bieber that extended into the eighth inning, alongside a productive night at the plate for Jose Ramirez, who recorded three hits.
Date: Friday, August 9th, 2019
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 36,641
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CLE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Castro (12, 5th inning off Bieber 0 on, 0 Out); Rosario (25, 6th inning off Bieber 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Castro (28), Rosario (78)
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Gonzalez 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Arraez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1; Arraez 1

Wild Pitches: Smeltzer
Balks: Smeltzer
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Smeltzer 15/23
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Smeltzer-13-7-13-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Smeltzer 2-7
Game Scores: D Smeltzer 26

Double Plays: 1 (Arraez-Polanco-Cron)
Errors: Dobnak (1, throw)

Doubles: Ramírez (30, Smeltzer); Reyes (2, Smeltzer)
Runs Batted In: Santana (65), Kipnis (55), R. Pérez (46), Puig (4), Ramírez (64), Reyes (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Reyes
Sacrifice Flies: Kipnis
Ground Into Double Play: Lindor
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-14 (Santana 1-1, Kipnis 0-2, R. Pérez 1-4, Puig 1-1, Ramírez 1-2, Reyes 1-3, Allen 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kipnis 1; Reyes 2; Allen 2

Pitcher Notes: Bieber pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bieber 22/30
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bieber-22-16-19-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bieber 7-3
Game Scores: S Bieber 64

Errors: Kipnis (3, line drive); Mercado (3, throw)

Stolen Bases: Ramírez (24, 2nd base off Dobnak/Castro)
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