Win: Joe Lane (2-1) Loss: Ed Constable (0-2)
Save: Jose Alexander (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Terry Martin pitching. Gene Bool flies out to the center fielder. Chris Smith flies out to the right fielder. Red Schlafly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Hennis pitching. Cupid Grace walks. Johnny Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Cupid Grace steals second. Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Greg Johnson walks. Jeff Banks grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Greg Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nobuyuki Miwa singles to center field. Jeff Banks advances to third on the hit. Bruce Smith walks. Chris Martz strikes out. Mike Hennis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Benitez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Walt Poat flies out to the right fielder. Eric Kroll doubles to center field. Bobby Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Gene Bool strikes out. Chris Smith singles to left field. Red Schlafly strikes out. Greg Johnson walks. Jeff Banks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Terry Martin pops out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Matthews singles to center field. Ian McNulty doubles to right field. Johnny Matthews uses his aggressiveness and scores. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Nobuyuki Miwa singles to left field. Bruce Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Chris Martz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Benitez strikes out. Walt Poat grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Hennis grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Bool singles to center field. Chris Smith lines out to the shortstop. Red Schlafly hits a home run. Gene Bool scores. Greg Johnson walks. Jeff Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Nobuyuki Miwa singles to right field. Bruce Smith singles to left field. Nobuyuki Miwa advances to third on the hit. Chris Martz grounds out to the second baseman. Nobuyuki Miwa scores. Bruce Smith advances to second on the play. Mike Hennis strikes out. Gene Bool singles to left field. Bruce Smith scores. Bob Lake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Smith walks. Red Schlafly singles to center field. Gene Bool scores. Greg Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Ian McNulty strikes out. Debs Westlake singles to right field. Mike Benitez walks. Walt Poat singles to center field. Debs Westlake scores. Mike Benitez is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Banks strikes out. Nobuyuki Miwa grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eric Kroll flies out to the center fielder. Keiichi Tamaki is pinch hitting for Bobby Smith. Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the pitcher. Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Bob Lake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Carl McElveen lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lucky Mankowski pitching. Dick Holt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Keiichi Tamaki at C. Chris Martz singles to right field. Mike Hennis 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 reached on a fielding error by Ian McNulty. Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Martz scores. Gene Bool advances to second on the play. Red Schlafly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Cupid Grace doubles to center field. Johnny Matthews singles to left field. Cupid Grace scores. Larry Wainhouse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ian McNulty grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Debs Westlake pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Nobuyuki Miwa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Benitez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walt Poat reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Johnson. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Walt Poat scores. Joe Lane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Holt strikes out. Lamar Textor is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lamar Textor singles to left field. Cupid Grace singles to right field. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Lamar Textor scores. Cupid Grace advances to second. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Ed Constable pitching. Bruce Smith pops out to the third baseman. Chris Martz doubles to center field. Mike Brown is pinch hitting for Joe Lane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Brown doubles to right field. Chris Martz scores. Gene Bool strikes out. Chris Smith bunts for a base hit. Red Schlafly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Jose Alexander pitching. Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Debs Westlake pops out to the catcher. Mike Benitez walks. Mike Benitez steals second. Walt Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Cupid Grace (5), Ian McNulty (2), Eric Kroll (5).HR - Eric Kroll (5).GIDP - Ian McNulty. Baserunning: SB - Cupid Grace (9), Mike Benitez (4).CS - Mike Benitez (3). Fielding: E - Ian McNulty.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Chad Lawrence improves in contact_vs_lefty Howard Wockenfuss did not respond to coaching in speed Oliver Lowery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dupee Lum did not respond to coaching in velocity Oliver Lowery improves in range Armando Hughes did not respond to coaching in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Stremmel did not respond to coaching in arm Pat Whiten improves in arm Pat Whiten improves in contact_vs_lefty George Cooper improves in power_vs_righty Skeeter Ennis did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Konetchy did not respond to coaching in control