Win: Kevin Young (23-4) Loss: Frank Hill (2-5)
Save: Gene Aragon (43)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Koichi Tsuji pitching. Jerry Allen hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tim Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bert Warren flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Kevin Young pitching. Clay Sauer walks. Ralph Cooper strikes out. Bill Coffman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Clay Sauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Maddux walks. Joe Valle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Siddall grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Keith Irwin doubles to left field. Bill Acre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bob Krukow singles to left field. Joe Cicero grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Wojciechowski walks. Koichi Tsuji grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Wojciechowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gary Kommers grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Young strikes out. Jerry Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Clay Sauer grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Cooper reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Smith. Bill Coffman flies out to the left fielder. Frank Maddux reached on a fielding error by Kevin Young. Joe Valle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Warren grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Siddall pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Krukow grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cicero flies out to the center fielder. Al Wojciechowski lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the pitcher. Keith Irwin flies out to the right fielder. Bill Acre singles past the shortstop. Gary Kommers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Koichi Tsuji grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Sauer grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kevin Young pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Allen pops out to the first baseman. Tim Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill Coffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Maddux grounds out to the catcher. Joe Valle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bert Warren doubles to center field. Ed Siddall strikes out. Joe Sackinsky pops out to the second baseman. Keith Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Krukow doubles to center field. Joe Cicero strikes out. Al Wojciechowski singles to center field. Bob Krukow scores. Koichi Tsuji lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clay Sauer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Acre singles to right field. Frank Hill 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. Bill Acre steals second. Gary Kommers strikes out. Paddy Scalzi is pinch hitting for Kevin Young. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paddy Scalzi doubles past the third baseman. Bill Acre scores. Jerry Allen singles to right field. Paddy Scalzi scores. Joe Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Bert Warren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Sisler pitching. Ralph Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Coffman pops out to the second baseman. Frank Maddux grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed Siddall singles to left field. Joe Sackinsky pops out to the shortstop. Keith Irwin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Siddall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Acre pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Gene Aragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Valle hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Krukow singles to center field. Joe Cicero flies out to the right fielder. Al Wojciechowski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Valle is out at third base. Mike Pagliaroni is pinch hitting for Joe Pena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Pagliaroni singles to right field. Clay Sauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Bert Warren (22), Keith Irwin (13), Paddy Scalzi (14).GIDP - Tim Smith. Baserunning: SB - Bill Acre (8). Fielding: E - Tim Smith, Kevin Young.
Game Notes Jerry Allen is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Porter did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Hafey improves in velocity Colonel Mutis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Gonzales improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Misse did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Myers did not respond to coaching in control Ray Lind did not respond to coaching in control George Humphrey improves in power_vs_lefty James Grant did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty