Inning: 1 Cleveland Andy Statz pitching. Arthur Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith strikes out. Steve Davis singles to right field. Dan Gearin hits a home run. Steve Davis scores. Ray Aikens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Hal Pose pitching. Denny Pirkl singles to center field. Jake Bradford grounds out to the catcher. Denny Pirkl advances to second on the play. Kevin Carroll lines out to the second baseman. Frank Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Diering strikes out. Lonnie Mustaikis grounds out to the second baseman. Geno Farr singles to center field. Hal Pose singles past the second baseman. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Just singles to left field. Clarence Hernandez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Willie Luebke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Whitey Smith singles to left field. Steve Davis flies out to the left fielder. Dan Gearin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bryan Clary grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Statz reached on a fielding error by Ray Aikens. Denny Pirkl grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ray Aikens strikes out. Stan Diering strikes out. Lonnie Mustaikis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake Bradford grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Carroll strikes out. Frank Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Geno Farr walks. Hal Pose lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Geno Farr advances to third on the play. Whitey Smith singles to right field. Geno Farr scores. Steve Davis singles to right field. Whitey Smith advances to third on the hit. Dan Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Just singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Willie Luebke singles past the shortstop. Joe Just advances to third on the hit. Bryan Clary flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Just scores. Andy Statz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ray Aikens grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Diering pops out to the shortstop. Lonnie Mustaikis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Denny Pirkl flies out to the center fielder. Jake Bradford strikes out. Kevin Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Geno Farr grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Pose grounds out to the third baseman. Arthur Gibson singles to right field. Whitey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Burns strikes out. Joe Just doubles to left field. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Joe Just scores. Willie Luebke flies out to the center fielder. Bryan Clary singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Jim Brady is pinch hitting for Andy Statz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bryan Clary steals second. Jim Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Larry Anderson pitching. Steve Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Gearin pops out to the catcher. Ray Aikens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Denny Pirkl lines out to the second baseman. Jake Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Carroll walks. Frank Burns grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kevin Carroll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Stan Diering grounds out to the shortstop. Lonnie Mustaikis flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Lemon is pinch hitting for Geno Farr. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Lew Quinn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Lemon at C. Joe Just singles past the shortstop. Joe Just steals second. Ellis Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Just advances to third on the play. Willie Luebke grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Just scores. Bryan Clary singles to right field. Paul Tiernan is pinch hitting for Larry Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Paul Tiernan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Chief Linton pitching. Keith Hartley is pinch hitting for Ellis Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Keith Hartley grounds out to the third baseman. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Smith walks. Steve Davis walks. Dan Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Ray Heim pitching. Denny Pirkl singles to center field. Jake Bradford singles past the shortstop. Denny Pirkl advances to third on the hit. Kevin Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Denny Pirkl scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Paul Tiernan is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Minoso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roland Kustus improves in power_vs_lefty Butch Reynolds did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hersh Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Freddy Dunkle improves in speed Jim Sebring did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Freddy Dunkle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Butts Girardi did not respond to coaching in arm Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C