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Sano has huge day with 2 HRs (0:48)
Cruz hits 400th HR, Sanó homers twice; Twins top Royals 12-8
Nelson Cruz hit his 400th career home run, Miguel Sano connected twice and the Minnesota Twins powered past the Kansas City Royals 12-8 Sunday.
Cruz hits his 400th career HR (0:27)
Twins DH Cruz launches 400th career home run
Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz hit his 400th career home run and 40th of the season Sunday.
David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer
Congrats to Nelson Cruz for his 400th career home run -- not bad for a guy who had just 22 through his age-27 season. He's the 10th Dominican player to reach 40 and now has four 40-homer seasons from age-33 or older. Only Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds with five have more.
Rogers falters, Twins allow 7 in 9th in 12-5 loss to Royals
Twins closer Taylor Rogers got tagged during a seven-run ninth inning and Minnesota missed a chance to add to its AL Central lead, falling the Kansas City Royals 12-5 on Saturday night.
Twins top Royals 4-3, move closer to AL Central title
Randy Dobnak pitched 5 1/3 innings for his first major league win, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night.
Cruz hits 2 of 4 homers by Twins in 8-5 win over Royals
Nelson Cruz hit two of Minnesota's four home runs and matched his season high with five RBI, igniting another impressive power display by the first-place Twins during an 8-5 victory on Thursday night over the Kansas City Royals to keep their American...
Twins lose 3-1 to White Sox, division lead trimmed to 4
Held without a hit until the sixth inning, the Minnesota Twins managed only three in 3-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox that shrunk their AL Central lead Wednesday night.
Twins top White Sox 9-8 on bases-loaded hit by pitch in 12th
Ronald Torreyes was hit by a bases-loaded pitch in a three-run 12th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 9-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night that kept their lead in the American League Central at five games.
Twins set record as Sano 5th player to hit 30 HRs
Miguel Sano's mammoth home run Tuesday night gave the Twins their fifth player with 30 home runs this season, the first time that has happened in major league history.
David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer
Miguel Sano cranked his 30th home run, making the Twins the first team in major league history with five 30-homer hitters (Nelson Cruz, Max Kepler, Eddie Rosario, Mitch Garver and Sano). There have been a lot of home runs in 2019! Twelve other teams in MLB history have had four 30-homer hitters. The Braves, Dodgers and A's are the only other teams with three 30-homer guys so far this season.
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Twins beat White Sox 5-3, open 5-game AL Central lead
Jose Berrios pitched into the eighth inning to win his second straight start, Mitch Garver hit a go-ahead double and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Monday night.
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Indians trim Twins 7-5 to salvage Central series finale
Roberto Perez's three-run homer helped the Cleveland Indians salvage the finale of their AL Central showdown series with a 7-5 win over the big-swinging Minnesota Twins, who tied a major league home run record Sunday.
Marly Rivera ESPN Writer
Including Aaron Judge's 23rd HR of the year in the 1st inning, the Yankees have hit 32 HR in 14 games in September, the most in the majors (Minnesota has 15 HR in 13 games coming into today). They set an MLB record for a calendar month with 74 HR in August.
Sanó's grand slam leads Twins to sweep of Indians
Miguel Sano's grand slam capped a five-run eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins grabbed firm control of the AL Central by beating the Cleveland Indians 9-5, completing a sweep of Saturday's day-night doubleheader.
5 Twins' pitchers stop Cleveland's offense in 2-0 win
Five Minnesota pitchers combined to stop Cleveland's offense and the Twins widened their lead in the AL Central by defeating the Indians 2-0 in the first game of Saturday's day-night doubleheader.
Twins-Indians opener postponed, doubleheader Saturday
The opener of a three-game AL Central showdown series between Minnesota and Cleveland has been postponed by rain.
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Nationals beat Twins 12-6 as AL Central race tightens
Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto each homered and drove in three runs as the Washington Nationals beat Minnesota 12-6 Thursday night and cut the Twins lead in the American League Central to 3 1/2 games ahead of a critical series in Cleveland.
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2019 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 96 | 60 | .615 | - | W1 |
| Cleveland | 92 | 64 | .590 | 4 | W1 |
| Chicago | 68 | 87 | .439 | 27.5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 57 | 100 | .363 | 39.5 | L1 |
| Detroit | 46 | 109 | .297 | 49.5 | W1 |
2019 Team Leaders
- Batting
- Pitching
BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Pitching
- Batting
Earned Run Average4.2310th
Quality Starts6412th
WHIP1.3112th
BAA.25820th
Runs9062nd
Batting Average.2702nd
On Base Percentage.3385th
Slugging Percentage.4952nd