Saturday, August 24th, 2019 6:10PM CST
On Saturday evening, August 24, 2019, the Minnesota Twins, leading the American League Central division, defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 8 to 5. A key factor in the Twins victory was a five-run rally during the fifth inning, which was capped by a three-run home run from Miguel Sano. Max Kepler and Jake Cave also connected for home runs for Minnesota during the game.
Date: Saturday, August 24th, 2019
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 39,429
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
DET |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Kepler (29, Jackson); Cave (8, Jackson)
Home Runs: Sanó (26, 5th inning off Jackson 2 on, 2 Out); Kepler (35, 1st inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 Out); Cave (5, 6th inning off Hall 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz (82), Sanó 3 (57), Kepler 2 (86), Cave 2 (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó (3)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (Cruz 1-2, Sanó 1-2, Kepler 1-1, Cron 0-1, Polanco 1-1, Arraez 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sanó 1

Wild Pitches: Gibson
Hit By Pitch: Rogers (by Gibson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 2/3; Gibson 14/26; Dyson 5/7; Rogers 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-2-2-1-1; Gibson-11-18-13-17; Dyson-4-3-4-5; Rogers-6-3-6-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 5-2; Dyson 1-3; Rogers 1-1
Game Scores: K Gibson 38

Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Arraez-Cron , Gibson-Cron)
Errors: Arraez (5, ground ball)

Doubles: Cabrera (19, Gibson); W. Castro (1, Gibson)
Home Runs: Lugo (2, 3rd inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rodríguez (31), Lugo (15), Reyes 2 (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: Reyes (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodríguez
Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-16 (Cabrera 0-1, Rodríguez 0-1, Castro 1-3, Lugo 0-1, Demeritte 0-1, Dixon 0-2, W. Castro 0-1, Reyes 2-3, Rogers 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castro 2; Demeritte 1; Dixon 2; W. Castro 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jackson 9/24; Hall 4/13
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jackson-15-13-9-16; Hall-12-7-5-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Jackson 3-7; Hall 2-3
Game Scores: E Jackson 32

Passed Balls: Rogers

Stolen Bases: Castro (4, 2nd base off Gibson/Garver)
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