Win: Scottie Oliver (2-1) Loss: Al McGeehan (0-2)
Save: Jimmy Piazza (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Al McGeehan pitching. Hiroshi Minami singles to center field. Bobby Fisk grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiroshi Minami is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Simmons grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Scottie Oliver pitching. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Frank Skeels singles to left field. Bill Mulligan singles to right field. Frank Skeels advances to third on the hit. Frank Land strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joey Danning strikes out. Davy Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Woody Taitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Tremper grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Zubal flies out to the right fielder. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Harry Murphy is hit by a pitch. Ed Haney grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Scottie Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Al McGeehan flies out to the center fielder. Bill May flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Halladay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Hiroshi Minami hits a home run. Bobby Fisk singles to left field. Billy Simmons pops out to the shortstop. Joey Danning walks. Davy Robertson is hit by a pitch. Woody Taitt singles to center field. Bobby Fisk scores. Joey Danning scores. Harry Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Ed Haney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Skeels grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Land pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Scottie Oliver grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Tremper walks. Jon Zubal strikes out. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the right fielder. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Al McGeehan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dane Doolan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Tremper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Billy Smith pitching. Billy Simmons strikes out. Joey Danning singles to right field. Davy Robertson flies out to the right fielder. Woody Taitt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill May lines out to the first baseman. Sammy Halladay flies out to the center fielder. Frank Skeels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Harry Murphy strikes out. Ed Haney strikes out. Scottie Oliver singles to left field. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Mulligan strikes out. Frank Land walks. Jim Tremper strikes out. Jon Zubal hits a home run. Frank Land scores. Matt Saberhagen singles to left field. Don Remmerswaal is pinch hitting for Billy Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Don Remmerswaal grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Otis Altrock pitching. Bobby Fisk singles to right field. Billy Simmons singles to left field. Bobby Fisk advances to third on the hit. Joey Danning flies out to the center fielder. Davy Robertson doubles to right field. Bobby Fisk scores. Billy Simmons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Wasinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woody Taitt pops out to the second baseman. Harry Murphy singles to center field. Davy Robertson scores. Ed Haney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill May singles to right field. Sammy Halladay pops out to the second baseman. Frank Skeels walks. Jimmy Piazza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill Mulligan hits an infield single to the second baseman. Matt Harkness is pinch hitting for Frank Land. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Harkness grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bill May scores. Frank Skeels advances to third on the play. Bill Mulligan advances to second on the play. Jim Tremper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jimmy Piazza grounds out to the pitcher. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jon Zubal strikes out. Matt Saberhagen singles to center field. Les Buzas is pinch hitting for Jay Wasinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Les Buzas singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen advances to third on the hit. Bill May singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Sammy Halladay walks. Frank Skeels flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Les Buzas scores. Bill May advances to third. Sammy Halladay advances to second. Bill Mulligan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Frank Skeels is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Teddy Davis improves in velocity Dickie Wilhelm improves in range Dickie Wilhelm did not respond to coaching in speed Donnie Carroll did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rickie Salazar improves in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Partridge improves in power_vs_lefty Tom McCaffery improves in speed Curt Doyle improves in power_vs_lefty Will Krapp improves in contact_vs_righty