Win: Neil Christiansen (15-6) Loss: Greg Tate (3-3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Matt Wheeler pitching. Herb Mahoney walks. Herb Mahoney steals second. Henry Bickham flies out to the center fielder. Tom Milchin strikes out. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Rudy Harris pitching. Frank Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Clay Sauer strikes out. T.J. Minor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jerry Allen strikes out. Brick Jones strikes out. Gus Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Cicero grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Hoover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Krukow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnny Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Harris flies out to the right fielder. Herb Mahoney walks. Henry Bickham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kay Mar St. Jean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Cooper walks. Matt Wheeler fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Matt Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Frank Anderson hits a home run. Ralph Cooper scores. Clay Sauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tom Milchin walks. Stefan Brenly doubles to right field. Jerry Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Milchin scores. Stefan Brenly advances to third on the play. Brick Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Stefan Brenly scores. Gus Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland T.J. Minor singles to left field. Joe Cicero singles to right field. T.J. Minor advances to third on the hit. Joe Cicero steals second. Greg Hoover singles to center field. T.J. Minor scores. Joe Cicero scores. Bob Krukow walks. Kay Mar St. Jean singles to left field. Greg Hoover scores. Bob Krukow advances to third on the hit. Kay Mar St. Jean is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ralph Cooper strikes out. Matt Wheeler doubles to center field. Bob Krukow scores. Steve Henderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Anderson reached on a fielding error by Henry Bickham. Clay Sauer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Dolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Herb Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland T.J. Minor walks. T.J. Minor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Cicero grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Hoover pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Henry Bickham doubles to center field. Tom Milchin walks. Stefan Brenly grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Bickham advances to third on the play. Tom Milchin advances to second on the play. Jerry Allen flies out to the center fielder. Brick Jones singles to center field. Henry Bickham scores. Tom Milchin scores. Johnny Roberts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Reynolds singles to right field. Johnny Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Krukow pops out to the shortstop. Kay Mar St. Jean pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Gleason is pinch hitting for Steve Henderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Gleason strikes out. Herb Mahoney grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Bickham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gene Aragon pitching. John Krawczyk is pinch hitting for Johnny Roberts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Krawczyk singles to right field. Frank Anderson strikes out. Clay Sauer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Pena pitching. Tom Milchin strikes out. Stefan Brenly hits a home run. Gilbert Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Allen flies out to the right fielder. Brick Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland T.J. Minor walks. Joe Cicero singles to right field. Teruaki Sugio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Greg Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Bob Krukow flies out to the center fielder. Koichiro Kaneda is pinch hitting for Kay Mar St. Jean. Koichiro Kaneda strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tiny Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gus Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Dolan doubles to right field. Scott Schmidt is pinch hitting for Teruaki Sugio. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Schmidt hits a home run. Johnny Dolan scores. Yamil Larkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Mahoney doubles to center field. Henry Bickham walks. Tom Milchin strikes out. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Larvell Halama pitching. Ralph Cooper singles to left field. Toshiyuki Masuda is pinch hitting for Yamil Larkin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toshiyuki Masuda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Cooper advances to second on the play. Frank Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Clay Sauer doubles to right field. Ralph Cooper scores. T.J. Minor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Neil Christiansen pitching. Jerry Allen singles to center field. Brick Jones grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Gus Reynolds singles to right field. Johnny Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Greg Tate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Cicero flies out to the right fielder. Greg Hoover singles to center field. Bob Krukow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Hoover is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Koichiro Kaneda hits a home run. Bob Krukow scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Herb Mahoney (26), Henry Bickham (26), Stefan Brenly (27), Johnny Dolan (8).HR - Stefan Brenly (19), Scott Schmidt (2).GIDP - Brick Jones. Baserunning: SB - Herb Mahoney (10). Fielding: E - Henry Bickham.
Batting:2B - Clay Sauer (22), Matt Wheeler (1).HR - Frank Anderson (15), Koichiro Kaneda (4).GIDP - Clay Sauer. Baserunning: SB - Joe Cicero (16).CS - T.J. Minor (9), Kay Mar St. Jean (5).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Courtney did not respond to coaching in control Jim Curtis improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Deshaies did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Acre improves in range Joe Sackinsky did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Simmons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Hill did not respond to coaching in control Don Simmons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Curtis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty