Inning: 1 Minnesota Russ Heydeman pitching. Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Pena pops out to the catcher. Mike Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Masanori Rackley pitching. Frank Finney grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Curtis grounds out to the second baseman. Aubrey McEwing pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Earley strikes out. Leo Niehaus grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sadie LaGrow strikes out. Dave Lieberthal strikes out. Tink Stricklett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ken Jones flies out to the center fielder. Tom Hillegas singles to center field. Tom Hillegas steals second. Masanori Rackley pops out to the shortstop. Paul Baird flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland John Stephens pops out to the first baseman. Gerry Gomez walks. Russ Heydeman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Finney is hit by a pitch. Jim Curtis singles to center field. Gerry Gomez scores. Frank Finney advances to third on the hit. Jim Curtis steals second. Aubrey McEwing walks. Sadie LaGrow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Henry Pena strikes out. Mike Wood strikes out. Bob Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dave Lieberthal walks. Dave Lieberthal steals second. Tink Stricklett flies out to the right fielder. John Stephens pops out to the first baseman. Gerry Gomez walks. Russ Heydeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Leo Niehaus strikes out. Mickey Grissom singles to right field. Ken Jones flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Grissom is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Frank Finney reached on a fielding error by Ken Jones. Jim Curtis grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Finney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Aubrey McEwing reached on a fielding error by Tom Hillegas. Sadie LaGrow grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tom Hillegas grounds out to the shortstop. Masanori Rackley strikes out. Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dave Lieberthal singles to right field. Tink Stricklett strikes out. John Stephens doubles to right field. Dave Lieberthal uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gerry Gomez strikes out. Russ Heydeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Henry Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wood pops out to the first baseman. Bob Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Finney pops out to the third baseman. Jim Curtis singles to left field. Aubrey McEwing singles to left field. Jim Curtis advances to third on the hit. Sadie LaGrow grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Curtis scores. Aubrey McEwing advances to second on the play. Dave Lieberthal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Leo Niehaus pops out to the second baseman. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Jones singles to left field. Tom Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tink Stricklett singles in front of the right fielder. John Stephens reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mickey Grissom. Ben Somerville 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. Gerry Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Tink Stricklett scores. John Stephens advances to third on the play. Bob Mertz is pinch hitting for Russ Heydeman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Mertz strikes out. Frank Finney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ron Thompson pitching. Tetsuro Tamura is pinch hitting for Ben Somerville. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tetsuro Tamura walks. Paul Baird singles to right field. Henry Pena singles to left field. Tetsuro Tamura scores. Paul Baird advances to third on the hit. Delos Sheckard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Wood flies out to the center fielder. Bob Earley flies out to the center fielder. Leo Niehaus singles to center field. Paul Baird scores. Henry Pena advances to third on the hit. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Juice Brantley improves in arm Jonathan Murphy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed MacGamwell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Garland did not respond to coaching in control Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Julio Hendricks improves in velocity Bill Beck improves in contact_vs_lefty Nate Fries improves in power_vs_lefty Art Ramos improves in contact_vs_lefty John Roberts did not respond to coaching in SS