Friday, September 6th, 2019 7:10PM CST
Cleveland defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday, September 7, 2019, in a critical game against the American League Central leaders. The Indians broke open the contest in the eleventh inning when Roberto Perez delivered a two-out RBI single off Minnesota rookie Brusdar Graterol. That pivotal hit ignited a four-run rally for Cleveland, providing the decisive margin for victory.
Date: Friday, September 6th, 2019
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 35,418
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Doubles: Cron (24, Plutko)
Runs Batted In: Cron (76), Polanco (70)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cron
Ground Into Double Play: Cruz
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Cruz 0-1, Castro 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Cron 1-1, Polanco 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castro 2; Rosario 1

Pitcher Notes: Graterol pitched to 4 batters in the 11th.
Wild Pitches: Pineda ( 2); Thorpe
Intentional Walks: Allen (by Graterol).
Hit By Pitch: Freeman (by Graterol)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 2/4; Pineda 19/24; May 1/4; Thorpe 3/4; Hildenberger 1/3; Littell 0/3; Stashak 2/3; Graterol 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-1-1-6-4; Pineda-18-17-24-12; May-4-3-5-1; Thorpe-5-1-4-3; Hildenberger-0-0-2-2; Littell-1-2-4-1; Stashak-2-1-2-3; Graterol-1-0-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romo 0-3; Pineda 2-6; May 0-2; Thorpe 1-1; Hildenberger 1-0; Littell 1-0; Stashak 1-1
Game Scores: M Pineda 68

Triples: Mercado (3, Romo)
Home Runs: Lindor (28, 3rd inning off Pineda 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Lindor 2 (66), R. Pérez (55), Puig (14), Mercado 2 (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lindor, R. Pérez, Mercado (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Puig
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (Santana 0-2, Lindor 1-1, R. Pérez 1-1, Puig 0-1, Reyes 0-1, Mercado 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Santana 1; Puig 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: O. Pérez 2/4; Clippard 2/4; Carrasco 1/4; Goody 1/3; Plutko 19/25; Cimber 0/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: O. Pérez-5-2-6-2; Clippard-1-3-7-1; Carrasco-0-5-1-2; Goody-2-3-1-1; Plutko-15-9-20-19; Cimber-2-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O. Pérez 1-0; Clippard 1-0; Carrasco 1-0; Goody 0-1; Plutko 10-2; Cimber 1-1
Game Scores: A Plutko 54

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Santana)
Errors: Santana (9, dropped foul ball)

Picked Off: Bauers (1st base, Littell)
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