Win: Fred Currie (13-16) Loss: Ed Wall (19-7)
Save: Jim Ray (34)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ed Wall pitching. Joe Pena walks. Mule Diaz singles to center field. Joe Pena advances to third on the hit. Cloy Janowicz strikes out. Lenny Dessens strikes out. Bobby Henderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Currie pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Petty singles to center field. Casey Spooner strikes out. Hiroshi Igawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Petty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Michel Concepcion pops out to the shortstop. Dennis Northey flies out to the center fielder. Chris Oliver pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Stanley singles to right field. Herman Shean grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Stanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Scipio Wilson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herman Shean is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Fred Currie strikes out. Joe Pena strikes out. Mule Diaz reached on a fielding error by Herman Shean. Cloy Janowicz doubles to center field. Mule Diaz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lenny Dessens walks. Bobby Henderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Wall grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Count Johnston singles to center field. Alex Petty is hit by a pitch. Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Count Johnston advances to third on the play. Alex Petty advances to second on the play. Hiroshi Igawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Michel Concepcion singles to center field. Dennis Northey strikes out. Chris Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Fred Currie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Stanley strikes out. Herman Shean walks. Rudy Jacobs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Mule Diaz strikes out. Cloy Janowicz singles to right field. Lenny Dessens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Scipio Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Wall flies out to the left fielder. Count Johnston doubles to left field. Alex Petty singles to right field. Count Johnston scores. Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bobby Henderson singles to right field. Michel Concepcion doubles to center field. Bobby Henderson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dennis Northey singles to center field. Michel Concepcion scores. Chris Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Fred Currie fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Currie lines out to the second baseman. Joe Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hiroshi Igawa flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Herman Shean singles to right field. Rudy Jacobs singles to center field. Herman Shean advances to third on the hit. Scipio Wilson walks. Ed Wall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mule Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Cloy Janowicz strikes out. Lenny Dessens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Count Johnston flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Alex Petty lines out to the second baseman. Casey Spooner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Garland Rozema 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. Bobby Henderson grounds out to the second baseman. Michel Concepcion strikes out. Dennis Northey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 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. Hiroshi Igawa hits a home run. Charlie Stanley singles to center field. Herman Shean flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Klawitter is pinch hitting for Scipio Wilson. Ralph Klawitter walks. Ed Dagres is pinch hitting for Garland Rozema. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Dagres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Steve Breckinridge pitching. Bud Lawson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Klawitter at C. Chris Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Guzman is pinch hitting for Dave Powell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Ray pitching. Count Johnston singles to center field. Count Johnston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Petty walks. Casey Spooner flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Igawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eddie Johnson improves in arm Gil Spicer did not respond to coaching in control Justin Potter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Armas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jake Myers did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yo-Yo Catalanotto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Durning did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Terry did not respond to coaching in arm Milt Trotter improves in contact_vs_lefty Luis Clarke did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Corbett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Terry did not respond to coaching in RF