Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Gerken pitching. Marty Cruz pops out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Placido Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Terry Martin pitching. Bruce Smith hits a home run. Red Schlafly grounds out to the shortstop. Lew McMackin hits a home run. Debs Westlake strikes out. Greg Johnson hits a home run. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Walt Poat grounds out to the third baseman. Lamar Textor walks. Lamar Textor steals second. Joseph Orwell walks. Johnny Matthews grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jamie Bell pops out to the shortstop. Gene Bool walks. Don Gerken fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Gerken strikes out. Bruce Smith singles to right field. Gene Bool advances to third on the hit. Red Schlafly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bobby Smith walks. Terry Martin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Terry Martin strikes out. Marty Cruz pops out to the first baseman. Cupid Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Lew McMackin flies out to the right fielder. Debs Westlake pops out to the second baseman. Greg Johnson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Placido Beck flies out to the left fielder. Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Jamie Bell doubles to right field. Gene Bool flies out to the center fielder. Don Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joseph Orwell strikes out. Johnny Matthews doubles to left field. Bobby Smith pops out to the first baseman. Terry Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bruce Smith flies out to the left fielder. Red Schlafly flies out to the right fielder. Lew McMackin singles to left field. Debs Westlake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marty Cruz lines out to the first baseman. Cupid Grace strikes out. Placido Beck pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Greg Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Derrick Whitehurst singles to right field. Jamie Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Derrick Whitehurst advances to second on the play. Gene Bool strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Walt Poat flies out to the center fielder. Lamar Textor grounds out to the shortstop. Joseph Orwell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Gerken lines out to the second baseman. Bruce Smith hits a home run. Jonathan Knoblauch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Schlafly singles to left field. Lew McMackin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Johnny Matthews strikes out. Bobby Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Jonathan Knoblauch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ronn Moreno walks. Ronn Moreno steals second. Marty Cruz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tim Wagner pitching. Debs Westlake singles to center field. Greg Johnson singles past the third baseman. Debs Westlake advances to third on the hit. Derrick Whitehurst reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lamar Textor. Debs Westlake scores. Jamie Bell walks. Gene Bool walks. Greg Johnson scores. Don Gerken grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Derrick Whitehurst scores. Jamie Bell advances to third on the play. Bruce Smith doubles to left field. Jamie Bell scores. Red Schlafly singles to left field. Bruce Smith scores. Lew McMackin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Schlafly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Cupid Grace walks. Cupid Grace steals second. Placido Beck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Walt Poat is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in control Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in control Carl McElveen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Kellum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vern Moreno did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Jonnard improves in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tubby Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Homer McClendon did not respond to coaching in control Howard Wockenfuss improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Franco did not respond to coaching in velocity Oliver Lowery improves in speed Larry Romero did not respond to coaching in velocity