Win: Chick Lyle (5-17) Loss: Keith Cuthbert (8-9)
Save: Don Butland (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Keith Cuthbert pitching. Roy Flowers grounds out to the shortstop. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Herges strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chick Lyle pitching. Robbie Cole grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Knox grounds out to the shortstop. Jocko Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Von Babb hits an infield single to the second baseman. Von Babb steals second. Jorge Nahem singles to right field. Von Babb scores. Luis Sperry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Clyde Skaff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Matt Kurtz doubles to center field. Emmett Sanders pops out to the third baseman. Gabriel Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Kurtz advances to third on the play. Lou Melo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Fitzke strikes out. Chick Lyle pops out to the third baseman. Roy Flowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Irvin Jones walks. Keith Cuthbert lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Robbie Cole singles to right field. Dave Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Herges flies out to the center fielder. Von Babb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jocko Harris strikes out. Matt Kurtz singles to left field. Matt Kurtz steals second. Emmett Sanders strikes out. Gabriel Murphy reached on a 2-base fielding error by Luis Sperry. Matt Kurtz scores. Lou Melo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jorge Nahem reached on a fielding error by Jocko Harris. Luis Sperry doubles to center field. Jorge Nahem uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clyde Skaff grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chick Lyle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Irvin Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Keith Cuthbert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robbie Cole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Flowers doubles to left field. Ernest Pinnance strikes out. Alan Herges singles to left field. Roy Flowers scores. Von Babb reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jocko Harris. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Herges scores. Von Babb advances to third on the play. Luis Sperry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dave Knox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jocko Harris singles to center field. Jocko Harris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Kurtz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clyde Skaff grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the second baseman. Chick Lyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Emmett Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Gabriel Murphy lines out to the shortstop. Lou Melo singles to right field. Irvin Jones doubles to right field. Lou Melo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Duke Robinson is pinch hitting for Keith Cuthbert. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Duke Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jimmy Jansen pitching. Roy Flowers singles to left field. Roy Flowers steals second. Ernest Pinnance singles to left field. Roy Flowers scores. Alan Herges lines out to the second baseman. Ernest Pinnance steals second. Von Babb walks. Jack Moates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jorge Nahem flies out to the center fielder. Luis Sperry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Robbie Cole singles to center field. Don Butland 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. Dave Knox lines out to the shortstop. Jocko Harris strikes out. Matt Kurtz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Clyde Skaff strikes out. Joe Fitzke singles to center field. Joe Fitzke steals second. Gabriel Murphy throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Don Butland strikes out. Roy Flowers doubles to center field. Joe Fitzke scores. Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Emmett Sanders singles to right field. Gabriel Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Emmett Sanders advances to second on the play. Lou Melo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Luis Sperry. Emmett Sanders scores. Irvin Jones walks. Nolan McCarthy is pinch hitting for Jack Moates. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nolan McCarthy doubles to left field. Lou Melo scores. Irvin Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Robbie Cole grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nolan McCarthy advances to third on the play. Dave Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Roy Flowers 2 (19), Luis Sperry (8).GIDP - Luis Sperry. Baserunning: SB - Roy Flowers (33), Ernest Pinnance (34), Von Babb (34), Joe Fitzke (5). Fielding: E - Luis Sperry 2.
Game Notes Chick Lyle is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Heredia improves in control Dick Grant improves in control Joe Canavan improves in contact_vs_righty Yosvani Diaz did not respond to coaching in control Jurickson Profar improves in arm Jim Rosselli did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Huggins did not respond to coaching in arm Lee Jackson did not respond to coaching in range Ivan Herrera improves in arm Brian Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Kapp improves in power_vs_lefty Carlos Sanchez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ivan Herrera did not respond to coaching in 2B