Inning: 1 Minnesota Louie Bullard pitching. Matt Harkness strikes out. Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Roy Keane pitching. Hiroshi Minami singles to right field. Bobby Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Matt Hovlik strikes out. Joey Danning singles to right field. Passed ball. Hiroshi Minami advances to third. Joey Danning advances to second. Davy Robertson walks. Woody Taitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan singles to left field. Rex McCarver flies out to the left fielder. Frank Land singles to center field. Bill Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Johnny Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mulligan scores. Frank Land advances to second on the play. Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Harry Murphy strikes out. J C Thome singles to left field. Louie Bullard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Keane lines out to the shortstop. Matt Harkness grounds out to the second baseman. Bill May singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen walks. Bill Mulligan doubles to right field. Bill May scores. Matt Saberhagen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rex McCarver hits a home run. Bill Mulligan scores. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bobby Fisk walks. Matt Hovlik triples. Bobby Fisk scores. Joey Danning pops out to the shortstop. Davy Robertson doubles to left field. Matt Hovlik scores. Woody Taitt strikes out. Harry Murphy triples. Davy Robertson scores. J C Thome pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Johnny Hunter singles past the second baseman. Sammy Halladay grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Hunter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Keane lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Sammy Halladay forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Harkness lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jackie Clark is pinch hitting for Louie Bullard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jackie Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Minami reached on a fielding error by Matt Harkness. Bobby Fisk singles to center field. Hiroshi Minami advances to third on the hit. Matt Hovlik flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hiroshi Minami is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jimmy Lohrke pitching. Bill May strikes out. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Mulligan walks. Rex McCarver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joey Danning singles to right field. Davy Robertson strikes out. Woody Taitt pops out to the second baseman. Harry Murphy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Frank Land grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland J C Thome doubles to right field. Jimmy Lohrke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the second baseman. J C Thome scores. Bobby Fisk pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Roy Keane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dane Doolan strikes out. Matt Harkness strikes out. Bill May flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tim McIntyre pitching. Matt Hovlik pops out to the catcher. Joey Danning grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Davy Robertson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Rex McCarver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Woody Taitt singles past the second baseman. Harry Murphy strikes out. Woody Taitt steals second. J C Thome grounds out to the pitcher. Akira Ikeuchi is pinch hitting for Jimmy Lohrke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Akira Ikeuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Soupy Campbell pitching. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Hunter strikes out. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Otis Altrock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hiroshi Minami singles to left field. Bobby Fisk pops out to the second baseman. Matt Hovlik singles to center field. Joey Danning singles to center field. Hiroshi Minami scores. Matt Hovlik advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Billy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davy Robertson walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Woody Taitt grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Matt Hovlik is out at home. Harry Murphy singles to right field. Joey Danning scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Matt Harkness is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Dean did not respond to coaching in control John Gwosdz improves in contact_vs_righty Don Casian improves in speed Tom Hamner improves in speed
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Wilhelm improves in power_vs_lefty Merlin Reed did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Salazar did not respond to coaching in range Dave Harrington improves in contact_vs_righty