Win: Steve Breckinridge (4-1) Loss: Jim Ray (5-10)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Buddy Maisel pitching. Joe Pena strikes out. Lenny Dessens grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Snipe Breazeale pitching. Count Johnston strikes out. John Odwell flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Michel Concepcion walks. Elmer Guzman flies out to the right fielder. Michel Concepcion steals second. Nippy Kenders singles past the shortstop. Michel Concepcion scores. Tony Smith singles to left field. Nippy Kenders advances to third on the hit. Bobby Garbowski singles to right field. Nippy Kenders scores. Snipe Breazeale fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Snipe Breazeale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Smith advances to third on the play. Bobby Garbowski advances to second on the play. Joe Pena walks. Lenny Dessens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Charlie Stanley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Herman Shean doubles to left field. Casey Spooner walks. Wally Creek singles to left field. Herman Shean scores. Casey Spooner advances to third on the hit. Buddy Maisel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jay Hoffman strikes out. Michel Concepcion strikes out. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston grounds out to the pitcher. John Odwell grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Smith singles to left field. Hugh Veryzer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Nippy Kenders grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Smith strikes out. Bobby Garbowski doubles to right field. Snipe Breazeale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Stanley lines out to the third baseman. Herman Shean strikes out. Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lenny Dessens grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wally Creek flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Maisel strikes out. Count Johnston hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Odwell singles to right field. Count Johnston advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Smith singles to right field. Count Johnston scores. John Odwell advances to third on the hit. Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Michel Concepcion strikes out. Elmer Guzman flies out to the center fielder. Nippy Kenders walks. Tony Smith doubles to left field. Nippy Kenders is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charlie Stanley strikes out. Herman Shean walks. Casey Spooner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bobby Garbowski strikes out. Snipe Breazeale singles to left field. Snipe Breazeale steals second. Joe Pena reached on a fielding error by Casey Spooner. The defense is playing the corners in. Lenny Dessens grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Wally Creek reached on a 2-base fielding error by Michel Concepcion. Rudy Jacobs is pinch hitting for Buddy Maisel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Creek advances to third on the play. Count Johnston flies out to the right fielder. John Odwell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Garland Rozema pitching. Jay Hoffman strikes out. Michel Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Guzman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carlos Drumright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jimmy Smith doubles to right field. Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Herman Shean walks. Dee Williams is pinch hitting for Casey Spooner. Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Koichi Kanemura enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dee Williams at 1B. Dennis Northey is pinch hitting for Nippy Kenders. Dennis Northey flies out to the center fielder. Tony Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Garbowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chuck Armas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Northey at RF. Wally Creek strikes out. Joe Terry is pinch hitting for Garland Rozema. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Terry grounds out to the third baseman. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Steve Breckinridge pitching. Akiro Nakamura is pinch hitting for Carlos Drumright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Akiro Nakamura pops out to the second baseman. Joe Pena singles to left field. Lenny Dessens singles to center field. Joe Pena is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jay Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Jim Ray pitching. John Odwell walks. Jimmy Smith strikes out. Hugh Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Stanley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Michel Concepcion strikes out. Elmer Guzman flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Armas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Herman Shean doubles to center field. Koichi Kanemura grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Creek grounds out to the third baseman. Hiroshi Igawa is pinch hitting for Steve Breckinridge. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hiroshi Igawa reached on a fielding error by Elmer Guzman. Count Johnston singles to right field. Herman Shean scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Tony Smith (4), Bobby Garbowski (5).GIDP - Lenny Dessens. Baserunning: SB - Michel Concepcion (6), Snipe Breazeale (1). Fielding: E - Michel Concepcion, Elmer Guzman.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Michaelson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Emil Brewer improves in power_vs_righty Ellie Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ab Clabaugh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ab Clabaugh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Thad Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jun Otsu did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Sodd did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Sodd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B