Inning: 1 Minnesota Kraig Kittle pitching. Bruce McCauley lines out to the shortstop. Joe Yingling flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Jones pitching. Al Maul hits an infield single to the second baseman. Major Mahomes pops out to the third baseman. Joey James flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Cliburn doubles to right field. Al Maul uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reynaldo Ramirez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jonathan Jordan reached on a fielding error by Steve Jones. Clyde Cliburn scores. Kip Kreitner singles to center field. Reynaldo Ramirez scores. Jonathan Jordan advances to third on the hit. Monroe Meyer walks. Kraig Kittle doubles to center field. Jonathan Jordan scores. Kip Kreitner scores. Monroe Meyer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Maul singles to right field. Al Maul steals second. Major Mahomes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alan Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Brooks Denny strikes out. Pat Osborn singles to center field. Julio Frazier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Osborn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joey James walks. Clyde Cliburn singles to right field. Joey James advances to third on the hit. Reynaldo Ramirez singles to left field. Joey James scores. Clyde Cliburn advances to third on the hit. Jonathan Jordan singles to right field. Clyde Cliburn scores. Reynaldo Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Kip Kreitner strikes out. Monroe Meyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bruce Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Jones pops out to the first baseman. Bruce McCauley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kraig Kittle reached on a fielding error by Bruce Johnson. Al Maul singles to center field. Major Mahomes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Maul is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joey James flies out to the left fielder. Clyde Cliburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Yingling doubles to right field. Bobby Poffenberger singles to left field. Joe Yingling scores. Alan Campbell pops out to the catcher. Brooks Denny grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Poffenberger advances to second on the play. Pat Osborn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Reynaldo Ramirez singles to center field. Adam Twelve comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reynaldo Ramirez steals second. Jonathan Jordan doubles to center field. Reynaldo Ramirez scores. Kip Kreitner hits an infield single to the second baseman. Monroe Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jonathan Jordan scores. Kraig Kittle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kraig Kittle strikes out. Al Maul singles to left field. Bill Hazle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Major Mahomes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Julio Frazier strikes out. Bruce Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hazle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joey James doubles to left field. Clyde Cliburn flies out to the center fielder. Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the pitcher. Jonathan Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bruce McCauley strikes out. Joe Yingling strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kip Kreitner flies out to the center fielder. Monroe Meyer grounds out to the pitcher. Kraig Kittle singles to right field. Al Maul walks. Major Mahomes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kevin Shetrone is pinch hitting for Alan Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kevin Shetrone flies out to the left fielder. Roy Smith is pinch hitting for Brooks Denny. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Smith singles in front of the right fielder. Al McClain is pinch hitting for Pat Osborn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al McClain strikes out. Roy Smith steals second. Julio Frazier reached on a fielding error by Joey James. Bruce Johnson singles past the second baseman. Roy Smith scores. Frank Listach is pinch hitting for Bill Hazle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Listach strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Raymond J. Johnson pitching. Joey James flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Clyde Cliburn lines out to the second baseman. Reynaldo Ramirez singles to center field. Jonathan Jordan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bruce McCauley flies out to the left fielder. Joe Yingling walks. Shunsuke Ichimura is pinch hitting for Bobby Poffenberger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Yingling steals second. Shunsuke Ichimura flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Shetrone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ken Connell is pinch hitting for Kip Kreitner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Connell strikes out. Monroe Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Kraig Kittle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Roy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Al McClain singles to center field. Julio Frazier singles to left field. Bruce Johnson doubles to left field. Al McClain scores. Bill Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ike Weiss is pinch hitting for Raymond J. Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ike Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Frazier scores. Bruce Johnson advances to third on the play. Bruce McCauley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Joey James (2), Clyde Cliburn (6), Jonathan Jordan (3), Kraig Kittle (1).SF - Monroe Meyer.GIDP - Monroe Meyer. Baserunning: SB - Al Maul (4), Reynaldo Ramirez (4). Fielding: E - Joey James.
Game Notes Shunsuke Ichimura is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dad Morgan did not respond to coaching in arm Tracy Gold did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Walker did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Upshaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in arm John McDowell did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Rudi improves in range Pete Cianfrocco did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Upshaw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Parsons did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Amaury Malone did not respond to coaching in velocity Manuel Moreno did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Theo Thorpe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Blefary improves in contact_vs_lefty Elbert Einertson improves in arm Ivy Hopkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Eckersley improves in power_vs_lefty Juan Jeter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Juan Jeter did not respond to coaching in 3B