Win: Jimmy Piazza (2-1) Loss: Tim McIntyre (3-5)
Save: Donny Wright (17)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Roy Keane pitching. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hovlik flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Louie Bullard pitching. Frank Land strikes out. Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Don Remmerswaal triples. Bill Mulligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Billy Simmons strikes out. Joey Danning grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Taitt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Guy Miranda grounds out to the second baseman. John Gwosdz singles to left field. Jon Zubal singles to center field. John Gwosdz advances to third on the hit. Sammy Halladay flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Gwosdz scores. Roy Keane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Harry Murphy singles to left field. Bucky Hentgen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Murphy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Louie Bullard lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiroshi Minami strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Land grounds out to the shortstop. Bill May grounds out to the shortstop. Don Remmerswaal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bobby Fisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Hovlik strikes out. Billy Simmons walks. Joey Danning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Guy Miranda singles to right field. John Gwosdz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guy Miranda advances to second on the play. Jon Zubal singles to center field. Sammy Halladay flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Woody Taitt strikes out. Harry Murphy strikes out. Bucky Hentgen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Keane strikes out. Frank Land singles past the second baseman. Bill May singles past the second baseman. Don Remmerswaal strikes out. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Louie Bullard walks. Hiroshi Minami strikes out. Bobby Fisk strikes out. Matt Hovlik flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Guy Miranda flies out to the center fielder. John Gwosdz flies out to the center fielder. Jon Zubal singles to center field. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Billy Simmons strikes out. Joey Danning flies out to the left fielder. Woody Taitt singles to left field. Harry Murphy singles to left field. Woody Taitt advances to third on the hit. Bucky Hentgen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Skeels is pinch hitting for Roy Keane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Skeels strikes out. Frank Land flies out to the right fielder. Bill May singles to center field. Don Remmerswaal walks. Bill Mulligan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joe Dean pitching. J C Thome is pinch hitting for Louie Bullard. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. J C Thome grounds out to the third baseman. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Fisk doubles to center field. Matt Hovlik hits a home run. Bobby Fisk scores. Otis Altrock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Johnson pitching. Guy Miranda flies out to the right fielder. John Gwosdz walks. Jon Zubal singles to right field. John Gwosdz advances to third on the hit. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. John Gwosdz scores. Jon Zubal advances to second on the play. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Otis Altrock. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dane Doolan walks. Frank Land flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tim McIntyre pitching. Joey Danning strikes out. Woody Taitt grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmy Piazza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill May strikes out. Don Remmerswaal doubles to center field. Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Guy Miranda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Bucky Hentgen singles to right field. Roberto Moreira is pinch hitting for Jimmy Piazza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roberto Moreira pops out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Minami doubles to center field. Bucky Hentgen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Fisk walks. Matt Hovlik grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Donny Wright pitching. John Gwosdz flies out to the left fielder. Jon Zubal lines out to the second baseman. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Billy Simmons is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rusty Green improves in speed Dickie Wilhelm improves in arm Jimmy Lajoie did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Green did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carl Gorecki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom McCaffery improves in contact_vs_lefty Brian Herbel improves in contact_vs_righty John Youngblood improves in contact_vs_righty