Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Thursday, September 19th, 2019 6:40PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

8
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

5
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, September 19th, 2019

Time: 6:40PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 24,565

Line Score

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Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

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


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

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


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Gonzalez)

Errors: Garver (6, catcher's interference)

Assists: Arraez (McBroom at Home)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

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



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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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