Win: Minoru Kanazawa (10-10) Loss: John Dale (4-11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota John Dale pitching. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the center fielder. Herman Shean hits a home run. Casey Spooner flies out to the right fielder. Alex Petty hits a home run. Hiroshi Igawa singles to center field. Dee Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Minoru Kanazawa pitching. Joe Pena flies out to the right fielder. Mule Diaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cloy Janowicz singles to center field. Lenny Dessens pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bud Lawson grounds out to the shortstop. Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Minoru Kanazawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bobby Henderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Michel Concepcion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs doubles to left field. Herman Shean pops out to the shortstop. Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Jacobs advances to third on the play. Alex Petty singles to left field. Rudy Jacobs scores. Hiroshi Igawa walks. Dee Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Akiro Nakamura strikes out. John Dale strikes out. Joe Pena pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bud Lawson singles to center field. Count Johnston walks. Minoru Kanazawa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rudy Jacobs singles to center field. Bud Lawson scores. Count Johnston scores. Terry Santorini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herman Shean doubles to left field. Rudy Jacobs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Casey Spooner singles to center field. Herman Shean scores. Alex Petty grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Casey Spooner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hiroshi Igawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mule Diaz singles to center field. Cloy Janowicz flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Dessens flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Henderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dee Williams flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bud Lawson strikes out. Count Johnston singles to center field. Minoru Kanazawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Michel Concepcion walks. Chris Oliver walks. Akiro Nakamura hits a home run. Michel Concepcion scores. Chris Oliver scores. Terry Santorini strikes out. Joe Pena flies out to the right fielder. Mule Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs doubles to center field. Herman Shean strikes out. Casey Spooner walks. Joe McLeod comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Petty grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Cloy Janowicz strikes out. Lenny Dessens reached on a fielding error by Alex Petty. Lenny Dessens is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bobby Henderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hiroshi Igawa flies out to the center fielder. Dee Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Stefan Kimble 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. Michel Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Oliver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akiro Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Count Johnston flies out to the right fielder. John Odwell is pinch hitting for Stefan Kimble. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Odwell grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Toshihisa Oishi pitching. Elmer Guzman is pinch hitting for Joe McLeod. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elmer Guzman singles to right field. Joe Pena grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mule Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Carlos Drumright pitching. Herman Shean grounds out to the second baseman. Limb Harter is pinch hitting for Casey Spooner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Limb Harter flies out to the center fielder. Alex Petty lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Cloy Janowicz strikes out. Lenny Dessens flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Henderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 2
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Milt Trotter did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Stanhouse did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Terry improves in power_vs_righty Walt Thacker improves in arm Jimmy Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Milt Trotter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Milt Trotter did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dave Campanis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gil Spicer did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in control Gabby Moore improves in arm Ellie Jones improves in range Eddie Johnson did not respond to coaching in range Bernie Johnson did not respond to coaching in 3B