Win: Cecil Cruz (9-8) Loss: Tommy Ordonez (6-9)
Save: Larry Conway (25)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Cecil Cruz pitching. Mike Willey strikes out. Don Whisenant singles to left field. Joe Mullen grounds out to the catcher. Don Whisenant advances to second on the play. Lance Mack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tommy Ordonez pitching. Charlie Kearse walks. Charlie Kearse steals second. Bert Stuffel flies out to the center fielder. Pascual Howard strikes out. Red McGowan singles to center field. Charlie Kearse scores. Red McGowan steals second. George Taussig lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Leo Collins flies out to the center fielder. Dick Farrell strikes out. Al Diaz walks. George Coletta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ellsworth grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Krsnich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tommy Ordonez lines out to the shortstop. Mike Willey hits a home run. Don Whisenant doubles to right field. Joe Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Lance Mack doubles to left field. Don Whisenant scores. Leo Collins walks. Dick Farrell reached on a fielding error by Ed Nielsen. Al Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Cecil Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Kearse walks. Bert Stuffel singles to right field. Charlie Kearse advances to third on the hit. Bert Stuffel steals second. Pascual Howard flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Kearse scores. Red McGowan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland George Coletta walks. George Coletta is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tommy Ordonez grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Willey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota George Taussig strikes out. Ed Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ellsworth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Don Whisenant flies out to the left fielder. Joe Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Lance Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Krsnich singles to left field. Cecil Cruz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cecil Cruz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lance Mack. Charlie Kearse flies out to the left fielder. Bert Stuffel singles to center field. Mike Krsnich scores. Cecil Cruz scores. Pascual Howard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Leo Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Farrell grounds out to the third baseman. Al Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Red McGowan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Taussig pops out to the third baseman. Ed Nielsen singles to center field. Bill Ellsworth grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland George Coletta grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Wakamatsu is pinch hitting for Tommy Ordonez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ernie Wakamatsu singles to left field. Mike Willey lines out to the second baseman. Ernie Wakamatsu is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Garr pitching. Mike Krsnich strikes out. Cecil Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Kearse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Don Whisenant pops out to the first baseman. Joe Mullen singles to center field. Lance Mack grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Mullen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leo Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bert Stuffel grounds out to the pitcher. Pascual Howard singles to left field. Red McGowan walks. George Taussig pops out to the first baseman. Ed Nielsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Larry Conway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Farrell pops out to the first baseman. Al Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. George Coletta grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Erickson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jamie Hernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Burns improves in velocity Gene Erickson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Derek Zimmerman improves in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Herriage improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Hohman improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Lambert did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dick Treadaway did not respond to coaching in 3B