Win: Gilbert Mendoza (7-2) Loss: George Young (0-1)
Save: Joe Pena (28)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dave Cromartie pitching. Jerry Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Sackinsky walks. Ed Siddall strikes out. Stefan Brenly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland George Madlock pitching. Kay Mar St. Jean strikes out. Al Wojciechowski flies out to the center fielder. Clay Sauer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bud Rodas singles past the third baseman. Tim Smith singles to right field. Bud Rodas advances to third on the hit. Tim Smith steals second. Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Rodas scores. Tim Smith advances to third on the play. Don Stearns strikes out. George Madlock walks. Jerry Allen singles to right field. Tim Smith scores. George Madlock advances to third on the hit. Jerry Allen steals second. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Soto lines out to the second baseman. Greg Hoover singles to right field. Andy Bremer pops out to the second baseman. Bob Krukow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Siddall pops out to the third baseman. Stefan Brenly pops out to the first baseman. Bud Rodas walks. Tim Smith singles to right field. Bud Rodas advances to third on the hit. Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Coffman strikes out. Dave Cromartie flies out to the left fielder. Kay Mar St. Jean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Don Stearns singles to right field. George Madlock fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Madlock lines out to the first baseman. Jerry Allen grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Don Stearns is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Sackinsky flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Al Wojciechowski doubles to center field. Clay Sauer grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wojciechowski advances to third on the play. John Soto singles to center field. Al Wojciechowski scores. Greg Hoover strikes out. Andy Bremer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Siddall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stefan Brenly walks. Bud Rodas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Stefan Brenly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bud Rodas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Krukow strikes out. Bill Coffman singles to center field. Bill Coffman steals second. Dave Cromartie strikes out. Kay Mar St. Jean walks. Al Wojciechowski walks. Clay Sauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Paddy Scalzi singles to right field. Don Stearns flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Madlock lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland John Soto pops out to the shortstop. Greg Hoover walks. Andy Bremer pops out to the first baseman. Bob Krukow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky hits a home run. Ed Siddall grounds out to the pitcher. Stefan Brenly singles to right field. Hirozo Yoshizawa 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 1st. Stefan Brenly steals second. Bud Rodas pops out to the second baseman. Tim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Pruett is pinch hitting for Bill Coffman. Jim Pruett strikes out. Joe Cicero is pinch hitting for Hirozo Yoshizawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Cicero strikes out. Kay Mar St. Jean reached on a 2-base throwing error by Paddy Scalzi. Jim Sisler 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. Al Wojciechowski pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gilbert Mendoza pitching. Jim Hajek enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Pruett at LF. Paddy Scalzi pops out to the shortstop. Don Stearns singles past the third baseman. Gus Reynolds is pinch hitting for Jim Sisler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Reynolds walks. Jerry Allen flies out to the center fielder. Joe Sackinsky grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Reynolds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland George Young pitching. Clay Sauer singles to center field. Clay Sauer steals second. John Soto singles to right field. Clay Sauer scores. Greg Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Andy Bremer hits a home run. John Soto scores. Gene Aragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Krukow lines out to the second baseman. Jim Hajek singles to center field. Mike Pagliaroni is pinch hitting for Gilbert Mendoza . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Pagliaroni singles to left field. Kay Mar St. Jean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Pena pitching. Ed Siddall flies out to the center fielder. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Bud Rodas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carney Masi did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Dayley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Aybar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Colonel Mutis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Misse did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Lind did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmie Seyfried improves in power_vs_righty Frank Bowers improves in power_vs_righty Bob Husta did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty