Thursday, September 19th, 2019 6:40PM CST
On Thursday night, September 19, 2019, the Minnesota Twins secured an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The first-place Twins demonstrated impressive power throughout the game, hitting a total of four home runs. A key figure in their offensive output was Nelson Cruz, who connected for two of those home runs and drove in five runs, matching his season high for runs batted in. This performance helped fuel the win and maintain the Twins' position atop the American League standings.
Date: Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 24,565
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Sanó (19, Barnes); Polanco (38, Montgomery)
Home Runs: Cruz 2 (39, 3rd inning off Montgomery 2 on, 1 Out, 7th inning off Newberry 1 on, 1 Out); Sanó (31, 3rd inning off Montgomery 0 on, 2 Out); Garver (31, 5th inning off Montgomery 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz 5 (102), Sanó 2 (71), Garver (67)
2-out Runs Batted In: Sanó (2)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Cruz 1-1, Gonzalez 0-1, Schoop 0-1, Polanco 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gonzalez 1; Schoop 1; Polanco 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 1/1; Gibson 2/12; May 2/4; Thorpe 11/18; Duffey 2/3; Rogers 2/3; Littell 1/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-1-1-0-1; Gibson-7-6-6-6; May-4-3-3-1; Thorpe-10-12-15-13; Duffey-2-1-2-2; Rogers-3-4-2-1; Littell-0-0-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romo 1-0; Gibson 2-0; Thorpe 3-4; Duffey 1-1; Rogers 0-1; Littell 1-0
Game Scores: K Gibson 35

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Gonzalez)
Errors: Garver (6, catcher's interference)
Assists: Arraez (McBroom at Home)

Caught Stealing: LaMarre (1, 2nd base by Montgomery/Viloria)

Doubles: McBroom (4, Thorpe)
Runs Batted In: Soler (110), Mondesi 2 (61), N. Lopez (26), Viloria (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Soler, Mondesi, N. Lopez
Sacrifice Flies: Viloria
Ground Into Double Play: Viloria
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Merrifield 0-2, Soler 0-1, Mondesi 0-2, Dozier 0-1, N. Lopez 1-2, Viloria 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Soler 1; Dozier 2; Viloria 1

Pitcher Notes: Montgomery pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Montgomery 11/19; Barnes 1/5; Fillmyer 2/3; Staumont 1/5; Newberry 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Montgomery-14-8-13-15; Barnes-1-3-2-5; Fillmyer-3-2-7-1; Staumont-7-1-3-2; Newberry-5-2-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Montgomery 4-4; Barnes 2-1; Fillmyer 1-0; Staumont 1-2; Newberry 0-1
Game Scores: M Montgomery 30
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