Win: Bill Hughes (16-3) Loss: Harry Lawson (1-13)
Save: Larry Wainhouse (14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Hughes pitching. Lamar Textor walks. Dick Holt grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lamar Textor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Matthews grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Harry Lawson pitching. Gene Bool grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Greg Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Benitez walks. Ed Gregory strikes out. Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Cupid Grace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Red Schlafly hits a home run. Lew McMackin walks. Jim Haberer singles to right field. Lew McMackin advances to third on the hit. Nobuyuki Miwa strikes out. Chris Smith singles to center field. Lew McMackin scores. Jim Haberer advances to third on the hit. Bill Hughes strikes out. Gene Bool doubles to left field. Jim Haberer scores. Chris Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Maurice Finnvold strikes out. Harry Lawson flies out to the center fielder. Lamar Textor doubles to left field. Dick Holt singles to center field. Lamar Textor scores. Johnny Matthews grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Holt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jeff Banks strikes out. Red Schlafly grounds out to the shortstop. Lew McMackin singles to center field. Jim Haberer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Benitez strikes out. Ed Gregory doubles to right field. Ian McNulty walks. Cupid Grace pops out to the catcher. Maurice Finnvold singles to center field. Ed Gregory scores. Harry Lawson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Nobuyuki Miwa doubles to right field. Chris Smith singles to left field. Nobuyuki Miwa scores. Bill Hughes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Gene Bool doubles to left field. Chris Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Johnson hits a home run. Gene Bool scores. Jeff Banks hits an infield single to the shortstop. Red Schlafly singles to right field. Jeff Banks advances to third on the hit. Lew McMackin singles to center field. Jeff Banks scores. Red Schlafly advances to third on the hit. Alec Worrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Haberer flies out to the left fielder. Nobuyuki Miwa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Holt strikes out. Johnny Matthews doubles past the third baseman. Mike Benitez walks. Ed Gregory flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chris Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Bool singles to left field. Greg Johnson singles past the third baseman. Gene Bool advances to third on the hit. Jeff Banks singles to right field. Gene Bool scores. Greg Johnson advances to third on the hit. Red Schlafly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ian McNulty strikes out. Cupid Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Maurice Finnvold singles to left field. Keiichi Tamaki is pinch hitting for Alec Worrell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Keiichi Tamaki singles to left field. Maurice Finnvold aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lucky Mankowski pitching. Lew McMackin pops out to the second baseman. Jim Haberer grounds out to the second baseman. Nobuyuki Miwa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dick Holt singles to left field. Johnny Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Mike Benitez singles to center field. Ed Gregory singles to center field. Dick Holt is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Mike Benitez advances to third on the play. Ian McNulty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chris Smith reached on a fielding error by Ian McNulty. Bill Hughes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Bool strikes out. Greg Johnson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Maurice Finnvold doubles to left field. Debs Westlake is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Debs Westlake singles to left field. Maurice Finnvold is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Lamar Textor singles to left field. Jess Berry is pinch hitting for Dick Holt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jess Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ed Constable pitching. Jeff Banks flies out to the left fielder. Red Schlafly walks. Jerry Hampton is pinch hitting for Lew McMackin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Hampton lines out to the second baseman. Jim Haberer singles to center field. Red Schlafly advances to third on the hit. Glenn James is pinch hitting for Nobuyuki Miwa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glenn James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Johnny Matthews steals second. Mike Benitez singles to right field. Johnny Matthews scores. Ed Gregory walks. Ian McNulty singles to left field. Mike Benitez scores. Ed Gregory advances to third on the hit. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Gregory scores. Ian McNulty advances to second on the play. Maurice Finnvold triples. Ian McNulty scores. Jose Alexander comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Ed Constable. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ronn Moreno strikes out. Lamar Textor walks. Larry Wainhouse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jess Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 14 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Lamar Textor (8), Johnny Matthews (8), Ed Gregory (6), Maurice Finnvold (1).3B - Maurice Finnvold (1).GIDP - Johnny Matthews. Baserunning: SB - Johnny Matthews (8). Fielding: E - Ian McNulty.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Todd Zeile improves in arm Ryan Long improves in arm Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Aurelio Brideweser did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lynn Donovan did not respond to coaching in control Oliver Lowery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Oliver Lowery improves in power_vs_righty Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Massey improves in control Hutch Harts improves in arm