Win: Jim Rosselli (3-1) Loss: Ruben Gutierrez (10-12)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ruben Gutierrez pitching. Von Babb strikes out. Wally Clancy walks. Junior Grimes singles to left field. Julio Polanco walks. Alan Herges singles to right field. Wally Clancy scores. Jorge Nahem singles to left field. Junior Grimes scores. Julio Polanco scores. Alan Herges advances to third on the hit. Tadahiko Matsumoto flies out to the center fielder. Joe Fitzke walks. Jim Rosselli strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Rosselli pitching. Anthony Silva grounds out to the third baseman. Noelvi Marte singles to right field. Dylan Crews flies out to the right fielder. Matt Kurtz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Von Babb singles to center field. Wally Clancy singles to left field. Von Babb steals third. Junior Grimes singles to left field. Von Babb scores. Manny Owens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Polanco lines out to the shortstop. Alan Herges flies out to the left fielder. Jorge Nahem singles past the second baseman. Tadahiko Matsumoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jocko Harris flies out to the center fielder. Nolan McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Emmett Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Fitzke doubles to right field. Jim Rosselli lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Von Babb singles to center field. Joe Fitzke scores. Wally Clancy strikes out. Junior Grimes walks. Julio Polanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Watkins reached on a fielding error by Jim Rosselli. Fred Aaron is pinch hitting for Manny Owens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Fred Aaron grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Watkins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Anthony Silva grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Aaron advances to second on the play. Noelvi Marte walks. Dylan Crews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jimmy Jansen pitching. Alan Herges flies out to the left fielder. Jorge Nahem strikes out. Tadahiko Matsumoto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Matt Kurtz pops out to the second baseman. Jocko Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Nolan McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Fitzke grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rosselli walks. Von Babb flies out to the center fielder. Wally Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Emmett Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Watkins flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Jansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Junior Grimes doubles to center field. Julio Polanco pops out to the third baseman. Alan Herges grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Junior Grimes advances to third on the play. Jorge Nahem singles to center field. Junior Grimes scores. Tadahiko Matsumoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jorge Nahem is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Anthony Silva flies out to the center fielder. Noelvi Marte doubles to left field. Dylan Crews singles to left field. Noelvi Marte scores. Matt Kurtz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Von Babb. Jocko Harris strikes out. Nolan McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Fitzke singles to center field. Joe Fitzke steals second. Jim Rosselli lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Von Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Fitzke scores. Sam Hawkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Emmett Sanders flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bill Watkins singles to center field. Irvin Jones is pinch hitting for Sam Hawkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Irvin Jones flies out to the right fielder. Anthony Silva singles to left field. Bill Watkins advances to third on the hit. Noelvi Marte grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Eddie Dawkins pitching. Junior Grimes strikes out. Julio Polanco flies out to the left fielder. Alan Herges pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dylan Crews flies out to the left fielder. Matt Kurtz singles to right field. Jocko Harris strikes out. Nolan McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jorge Nahem singles to left field. Tadahiko Matsumoto flies out to the center fielder. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Jim Rosselli grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jorge Nahem is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Emmett Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Bill Watkins walks. Brad Lamb 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. Eddie Dawkins pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Anthony Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Ruben Gutierrez is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wes Bader improves in control Mike Pierce improves in contact_vs_righty Milt Gilbert improves in arm Milt Gilbert improves in arm Chris Hutchison improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Pierce did not respond to coaching in speed
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mickey Thornton improves in range Mickey Tatum did not respond to coaching in velocity Riley Hayward improves in speed John Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Kapp did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Julio Tavarez improves in power_vs_righty Garret Soto improves in 2B