Win: Snipe Breazeale (1-2) Loss: Minoru Kanazawa (14-11)
Save: Jim Ray (33)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Minoru Kanazawa pitching. Joe Pena strikes out. Mule Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Cloy Janowicz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Snipe Breazeale pitching. Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Casey Spooner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Lenny Dessens strikes out. Bobby Henderson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charlie Stanley. Michel Concepcion singles to left field. Dennis Northey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Odwell flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Herman Shean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Chris Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Snipe Breazeale reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Odwell. Joe Pena singles to center field. Snipe Breazeale scores. Mule Diaz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Pena is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cloy Janowicz doubles to left field. Lenny Dessens doubles to left field. Mule Diaz scores. Cloy Janowicz scores. Bobby Henderson singles to right field. Lenny Dessens scores. Michel Concepcion lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs walks. Rudy Jacobs steals second. Rudy Jacobs steals third. Bud Lawson grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Jacobs scores. Minoru Kanazawa singles to right field. Count Johnston walks. Dee Williams flies out to the left fielder. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dennis Northey strikes out. Chris Oliver pops out to the second baseman. Snipe Breazeale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Odwell flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Stanley flies out to the right fielder. Herman Shean lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Mule Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Cloy Janowicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs walks. Bud Lawson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rudy Jacobs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Minoru Kanazawa lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bud Lawson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Count Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lenny Dessens singles to left field. Bobby Henderson walks. Michel Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Northey flies out to the center fielder. Bob Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chris Oliver singles to left field. Snipe Breazeale strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Casey Spooner grounds out to the second baseman. John Odwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Pena flies out to the center fielder. Mule Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Cloy Janowicz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Stanley triples. Herman Shean singles to center field. Charlie Stanley scores. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the second baseman. Herman Shean advances to second on the play. Bud Lawson grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Petty is pinch hitting for Bob Lee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Garland Rozema pitching. Lenny Dessens flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Henderson strikes out. Michel Concepcion walks. Dennis Northey lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Powell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Count Johnston walks. Dee Williams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Count Johnston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dee Williams steals second. Casey Spooner doubles to left field. Dee Williams scores. John Odwell walks. Charlie Stanley grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Odwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herman Shean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Chris Oliver singles to left field. Akiro Nakamura is pinch hitting for Dave Powell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Akiro Nakamura walks. Joe Pena pops out to the shortstop. Mule Diaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Oliver advances to third on the play. Akiro Nakamura advances to second on the play. Cloy Janowicz doubles to center field. Chris Oliver scores. Akiro Nakamura scores. Manny Lewallyn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lenny Dessens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Ray pitching. Rudy Jacobs doubles to center field. Bud Lawson strikes out. Hiroshi Igawa is pinch hitting for Manny Lewallyn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiroshi Igawa doubles to right field. Rudy Jacobs scores. Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Casey Spooner (22), Rudy Jacobs (28), Hiroshi Igawa (19).3B - Charlie Stanley (4). Baserunning: SB - Dee Williams (11), Rudy Jacobs 2 (16). Fielding: E - John Odwell, Charlie Stanley.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Michaelson improves in range Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Armas improves in power_vs_righty Ab Clabaugh improves in range Justin Potter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nobuo Moriguchi improves in range Justin Potter did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Sodd improves in range Wally Creek improves in range Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Stanhouse improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Terry did not respond to coaching in range Wally Creek did not respond to coaching in range Joe Terry did not respond to coaching in RF