Win: Myron Lopez (9-6) Loss: Bob Shilling (4-8)
Save: Ad Greene (41)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Yandy Lavandera pitching. Tom Koch strikes out. Polly Schneider grounds out to the second baseman. Jamie Bamberger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ed Sepkowski pitching. Fred Blackwell pops out to the second baseman. Vance Spencer singles to right field. Yoshiro Kitano grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Frederick grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Taveras grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Atkins hits a home run. Ray Aker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Mizeur grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Sepkowski strikes out. Tom Koch reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Barrett. Polly Schneider singles to center field. Jamie Bamberger grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Deacon Bentley walks. Pascual Mason singles to center field. Deacon Bentley advances to third on the hit. Yandy Lavandera singles to center field. Deacon Bentley scores. Fred Blackwell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pascual Mason advances to third on the play. Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Frederick singles to left field. Bill Taveras walks. Matt Atkins grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Frederick advances to third on the play. Bill Taveras advances to second on the play. Ray Aker grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Mizeur walks. Ed Sepkowski grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Mike Frederick is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder. Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Walker doubles to center field. Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tom Koch walks. Polly Schneider strikes out. Jamie Bamberger singles to left field. Mike Frederick flies out to the right fielder. Bill Taveras singles to center field. Tom Koch scores. Matt Atkins pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Deacon Bentley singles to right field. Pascual Mason singles to left field. Deacon Bentley advances to third on the hit. Yandy Lavandera grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Deacon Bentley scores. Fred Blackwell hits a home run. Vance Spencer singles to left field. Vance Spencer steals second. Yoshiro Kitano singles to center field. Vance Spencer scores. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Yoshiro Kitano advances to third on the hit. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ray Aker flies out to the left fielder. Gene Mizeur pops out to the second baseman. Ed Sepkowski singles to center field. Tom Koch hits an infield single to the third baseman. Polly Schneider walks. Jamie Bamberger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Bentley flies out to the right fielder. Pascual Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Carlos Benton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Frederick grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Taveras flies out to the left fielder. Matt Atkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Carlton Renfer is pinch hitting for Carlos Benton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Blackwell singles in front of the right fielder. Fred Blackwell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vance Spencer walks. Yoshiro Kitano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vance Spencer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bob Shilling pitching. Ray Aker flies out to the center fielder. Gene Mizeur flies out to the center fielder. Lee Mahan is pinch hitting for Ed Sepkowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lee Mahan walks. Lee Mahan steals second. Tom Koch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Myron Lopez pitching. Jack Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Barrett walks. Deacon Bentley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Barrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Polly Schneider strikes out. Jamie Bamberger walks. Mike Frederick reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jack Stanley. Bill Taveras singles to right field. Jamie Bamberger scores. Mike Frederick scores. Ariel Aroche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Young is pinch hitting for Matt Atkins. George Young singles to right field. Bill Taveras advances to third on the hit. Ray Aker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Taveras scores. Gene Mizeur singles to left field. Marvin Arias is pinch hitting for Myron Lopez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Marvin Arias flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ad Greene pitching. Mike Kellert enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Young at LF. Pascual Mason grounds out to the shortstop. Hardy Arellanes is pinch hitting for Ariel Aroche. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hardy Arellanes singles to center field. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 13 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Fred Walker (20).HR - Fred Blackwell (7).GIDP - Fred Blackwell, Yoshiro Kitano, Yandy Lavandera. Baserunning: SB - Vance Spencer (14).CS - Fred Blackwell (7). Fielding: E - Jack Stanley, Mike Barrett.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Blasingame improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Zoldak did not respond to coaching in velocity John Elko improves in power_vs_lefty John Elko improves in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Parsons improves in speed Mike McLeland did not respond to coaching in control Augie Moser improves in power_vs_lefty Leon Baker did not respond to coaching in arm