Inning: 1 Minnesota Curt Porter pitching. Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka walks. Bob Smith strikes out. Herm Schalk reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kenny Anderson. Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mac Schemanske pitching. Jack Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rosario strikes out. Tom Carlsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carroll Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Larry Knoblauch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kenny Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Ash walks. William Miller strikes out. Art Ash steals second. Kenny Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mac Schemanske strikes out. Roy Moeller singles in front of the left fielder. Frank Polivka lines out to the third baseman. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Katsuya Kawabata pops out to the first baseman. Curt Porter flies out to the center fielder. Jack Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Herm Schalk grounds out to the second baseman. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Rosario grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Carlsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenny Anderson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Reggie Flannery grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Knoblauch singles in front of the left fielder. Passed ball. Larry Knoblauch advances to second. Mac Schemanske flies out to the left fielder. Roy Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Art Ash hits a home run. William Miller flies out to the left fielder. Kenny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuya Kawabata walks. Curt Porter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Katsuya Kawabata is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Frank Polivka singles to center field. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Frank Polivka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Herm Schalk grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Aaron Robinson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Herm Schalk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jack Campbell singles to right field. Bill Rosario strikes out. Tom Carlsen singles to left field. Kenny Anderson singles to left field. Jack Campbell scores. Art Ash singles to left field. Tom Carlsen scores. Kenny Anderson advances to third on the hit. Art Ash is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). William Miller lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Carroll Diaz doubles to left field. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Knoblauch walks. Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Mac Schemanske. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Doby walks. Bruce Bush 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. Roy Moeller strikes out. Frank Polivka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Burt Clinton pitching. Kenny Smith strikes out. Katsuya Kawabata flies out to the left fielder. Freddie Young is pinch hitting for Bruce Bush. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Freddie Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Juan Wade pitching. Bob Smith singles to center field. Herm Schalk grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith advances to second on the play. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Carroll Diaz hits an infield single to the shortstop. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jackie Jacobs is pinch hitting for Jack Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jackie Jacobs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Wattie Mele is pinch hitting for Bill Rosario. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wattie Mele pops out to the first baseman. Jackie Jacobs steals second. Tom Carlsen walks. Kenny Anderson strikes out. Art Ash grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ted Crane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Knoblauch walks. Tim Driscoll is pinch hitting for Burt Clinton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Driscoll singles to center field. Larry Knoblauch advances to third on the hit. Roy Moeller singles past the second baseman. Larry Knoblauch scores. Tim Driscoll advances to third on the hit. Skipper Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Polivka singles to left field. Tim Driscoll scores. Roy Moeller advances to third on the hit. Bob Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Roy Moeller scores. Herm Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rudy Busby pitching. William Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Kenny Smith flies out to the left fielder. Katsuya Kawabata singles to right field. Skipper Bako singles to center field. Katsuya Kawabata advances to third on the hit. Jackie Jacobs singles to left field. Katsuya Kawabata scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Curt Porter is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in range Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Sheridan improves in contact_vs_righty Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in speed Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Lovelace improves in velocity Hal Grudzielanek did not respond to coaching in control Chick Krieger did not respond to coaching in control Bill Henninger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lance Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Bill Henninger did not respond to coaching in C