Sunday's Twins-Cleveland game recap

July 15, 2019 at 2:55AM
Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana celebrates after hitting a solo home run off Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Trevor May in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 14, 2019, in Cleveland. The Indians won 4-3. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Cleveland All-Star first baseman Carlos Santana celebrated his go-ahead home run Sunday. (Ken Chia — AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Carlos Santana, Cleveland

The All-Star first baseman delivered his third go-ahead home run in the seventh inning or later this season. He also walked twice.

BY THE NUMBERS

11 Consecutive games with a hit for the Twins' Miguel Sano, a career high.

5-4 The Twins' record against the Indians this season, with 10 more games to play.

ON DECK

The Twins are off Monday before they open a nine-game homestand, which begins Tuesday with the first of two interleague games vs. the Mets.

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La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.

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