Win: Kraig Kittle (7-2) Loss: Steve Jones (1-8)
Save: Gus Wright (9)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Jones pitching. Al Maul flies out to the right fielder. Major Mahomes flies out to the right fielder. Joey James doubles to center field. Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Kraig Kittle pitching. Bruce McCauley strikes out. Joe Yingling singles to center field. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Alan Campbell walks. Brooks Denny strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Jonathan Jordan strikes out. Kip Kreitner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Osborn flies out to the center fielder. Julio Frazier strikes out. Bruce Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Alec Aaron doubles to center field. Kraig Kittle lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Maul grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alec Aaron scores. Major Mahomes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Jones strikes out. Bruce McCauley walks. Joe Yingling grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce McCauley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joey James lines out to the shortstop. Clyde Cliburn grounds out to the pitcher. Reynaldo Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alan Campbell reached on a fielding error by Major Mahomes. Brooks Denny flies out to the center fielder. Pat Osborn singles to left field. Alan Campbell advances to third on the hit. Julio Frazier flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Campbell scores. Bruce Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jonathan Jordan strikes out. Kip Kreitner strikes out. Alec Aaron singles to center field. Kraig Kittle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Jones strikes out. Bruce McCauley singles to right field. Joe Yingling flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Poffenberger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Al Maul flies out to the left fielder. Major Mahomes grounds out to the second baseman. Joey James pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alan Campbell singles to center field. Brooks Denny lines out to the shortstop. Pat Osborn flies out to the right fielder. Julio Frazier grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Alan Campbell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Clyde Cliburn grounds out to the shortstop. Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Jonathan Jordan doubles to left field. Kip Kreitner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bruce Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce McCauley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Alec Aaron flies out to the center fielder. Paul Buckels is pinch hitting for Kraig Kittle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Buckels grounds out to the second baseman. Al Maul hits a home run. Major Mahomes singles to center field. Joey James pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gus Wright pitching. Joe Yingling singles to right field. Bobby Poffenberger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Yingling is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alan Campbell grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Poffenberger advances to second on the play. Brooks Denny grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Reynaldo Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Jonathan Jordan hits a home run. Kiki Baldwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kip Kreitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pat Osborn grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Frazier grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Flip Sanchez improves in contact_vs_righty Elbert Einertson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hy Lafata did not respond to coaching in control Malachi Moody did not respond to coaching in arm Malachi Moody did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Amaury Malone did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Eckersley improves in contact_vs_lefty Amaury Malone did not respond to coaching in control Amaury Malone did not respond to coaching in control Bill Eckersley did not respond to coaching in speed Juan Jeter did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in arm Tommy Walker did not respond to coaching in control Bill Masters did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Converse did not respond to coaching in control Roy Batten did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pete Cianfrocco did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Masters did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Hammer did not respond to coaching in endurance Rube Smith improves in control George Smith did not respond to coaching in control Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in 3B