Win: Kraig Kittle (7-11) Loss: Steve Jones (5-18)
Save: Jack Clarke (8)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Jones pitching. Ken Connell pops out to the second baseman. Major Mahomes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Kraig Kittle pitching. Bruce McCauley grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Yingling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Poffenberger pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kip Kreitner singles to left field. Clyde Cliburn grounds out to the third baseman. Kip Kreitner advances to second on the play. Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Kip Kreitner advances to third on the play. Jonathan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alan Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Roy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Al McClain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Gunkel singles past the shortstop. Kraig Kittle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Connell walks. Major Mahomes flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joey James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Parsons pops out to the first baseman. Ike Weiss is hit by a pitch. Steve Jones pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bruce McCauley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ike Weiss is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kip Kreitner singles to right field. Clyde Cliburn doubles past the third baseman. Kip Kreitner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reynaldo Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Jonathan Jordan doubles to left field. Clyde Cliburn scores. Joe Gunkel singles to center field. Jonathan Jordan scores. Kraig Kittle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Connell singles to center field. Major Mahomes walks. Joey James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Yingling strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Kip Kreitner grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Cliburn pops out to the third baseman. Reynaldo Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Smith strikes out. Al McClain grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Parsons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jonathan Jordan singles to left field. Joe Gunkel lines out to the pitcher. Kraig Kittle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kraig Kittle grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ike Weiss flies out to the left fielder. Steve Jones lines out to the second baseman. Bruce McCauley singles to center field. Joe Yingling singles to center field. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ken Connell doubles to right field. Major Mahomes doubles to right field. Ken Connell scores. Raymond J. Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joey James grounds out to the second baseman. Major Mahomes advances to third on the play. Kip Kreitner flies out to the left fielder. Clyde Cliburn singles to center field. Major Mahomes scores. Reynaldo Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alan Campbell lines out to the shortstop. Roy Smith strikes out. Al McClain walks. Bob Parsons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jonathan Jordan walks. Joe Gunkel singles to center field. Jonathan Jordan advances to third on the hit. Kraig Kittle grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jonathan Jordan scores. Ken Connell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ike Weiss grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Listach is pinch hitting for Raymond J. Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Listach grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce McCauley hits a home run. Joe Yingling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Adam Twelve pitching. Major Mahomes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey James grounds out to the shortstop. Kip Kreitner singles to left field. Buster Rensa is pinch hitting for Clyde Cliburn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buster Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Poffenberger hits a home run. Gus Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Alan Campbell hits an infield single to the third baseman. Roy Smith singles to center field. Alan Campbell advances to third on the hit. Al McClain singles to center field. Alan Campbell scores. Bob Parsons grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Roy Smith advances to third on the play. Ike Weiss walks. Jack Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Shetrone is pinch hitting for Adam Twelve. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kevin Shetrone singles to left field. Roy Smith scores. Bruce McCauley lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Hoover did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Chico Jacklitsch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Eckersley improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Hoover did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Malachi Moody did not respond to coaching in range Deacon Chaplin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Maul did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Skipper Stone improves in range Manuel Moreno did not respond to coaching in speed Brook Bruton did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tracy Gold did not respond to coaching in control Tracy Gold did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Sharrott improves in power_vs_righty Mike Upshaw did not respond to coaching in arm Craig Rudi improves in arm Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Craig Rudi improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Hammer did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Walker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Warstler did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Sharrott did not respond to coaching in 3B