Win: Jay Ruskin (16-10) Loss: Don Thompson (10-16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Thompson pitching. Frank Polivka singles to center field. George Kilduff lines out to the third baseman. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Jay Ruskin pitching. Jackie Jacobs pops out to the first baseman. Jay Rohde grounds out to the second baseman. Vito McCormack grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herm Schalk singles to right field. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the pitcher. Herm Schalk advances to second on the play. Paul Bowie walks. Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the pitcher. Herm Schalk advances to third on the play. Paul Bowie advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Herm Schalk scores. Jay Ruskin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Shorty Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Leon strikes out. Earl Mails pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Polivka walks. George Kilduff singles to right field. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. Carroll Diaz walks. Reggie Flannery singles to center field. Frank Polivka scores. George Kilduff scores. Carroll Diaz advances to third on the hit. Herm Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Joe Kinslow pops out to the first baseman. Paul Bowie singles to center field. Carroll Diaz scores. Reggie Flannery advances to third on the hit. Bert Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Knoblauch lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Scat Pence strikes out. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bert Harris reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carroll Diaz. Jackie Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jay Ruskin strikes out. Frank Polivka strikes out. George Kilduff doubles to right field. Carroll Diaz singles to center field. George Kilduff scores. Reggie Flannery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jay Rohde walks. Jay Rohde is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vito McCormack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shorty Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Herm Schalk grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paul Bowie walks. Larry Knoblauch doubles to center field. Paul Bowie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Ruskin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Leon lines out to the shortstop. Earl Mails grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scat Pence singles to right field. Scat Pence steals second. Wayne Hostetler walks. William Miller is pinch hitting for Bert Harris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. William Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoelvis Lopez pitching. Frank Polivka singles to right field. George Kilduff triples. Frank Polivka scores. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery hits a home run. George Kilduff scores. Herm Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kinslow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jackie Jacobs walks. Jackie Jacobs steals second. Jay Rohde singles to left field. Jackie Jacobs scores. Vito McCormack strikes out. Shorty Robinson walks. Bob Leon doubles to center field. Jay Rohde scores. Shorty Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Earl Mails lines out to the shortstop. Scat Pence singles to left field. Bob Leon scores. Scat Pence is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Leonelkis Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Bowie walks. Paul Bowie steals second. Scat Pence throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Larry Knoblauch strikes out. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for Jay Ruskin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Sheridan strikes out. Frank Polivka walks. George Kilduff walks. Carroll Diaz hits an infield single to the shortstop. Paul Bowie scores. Reggie Flannery triples. Frank Polivka scores. George Kilduff scores. Carroll Diaz scores. Herm Schalk walks. Joe Kinslow hits a home run. Reggie Flannery scores. Herm Schalk scores. Paul Bowie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dave Schlitzer pitching. Wayne Hostetler is hit by a pitch. Chris Rhodes is pinch hitting for Leonelkis Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Rhodes flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Jacobs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Hostetler advances to second on the play. Jay Rohde flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lance Chamberlain pitching. Larry Knoblauch strikes out. Bill Jonnard is pinch hitting for Dave Schlitzer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Jonnard singles to left field. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Bill Jonnard advances to third on the hit. George Kilduff strikes out. Carroll Diaz walks. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mac Schemanske pitching. Vito McCormack singles to right field. Shorty Robinson strikes out. Bill Henninger is pinch hitting for Bob Leon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Henninger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Vito McCormack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Earl Mails grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Henninger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Herm Schalk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kinslow strikes out. Paul Bowie pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Scat Pence strikes out. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the shortstop. Lance Chamberlain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Frank Polivka is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in speed Harvey Gabler improves in arm Shawn Doheny improves in power_vs_lefty Shawn Doheny did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Wilson improves in power_vs_righty Rickey McCloskey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Beltre did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Beecher did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in speed Dwain Haas did not respond to coaching in speed Al Stanicek improves in power_vs_righty Steve Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Al Stanicek did not respond to coaching in C