Win: Ernie Henneman (2-6) Loss: Tony Escobar (4-5)
Save: Billy Smith (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ernie Henneman pitching. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Fisk singles to right field. Matt Hovlik lines out to the third baseman. Joey Danning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tony Escobar pitching. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Woody Taitt singles to left field. Harry Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Bucky Hentgen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Woody Taitt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. J C Thome doubles to right field. Tony Escobar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan pops out to the shortstop. Frank Land grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Harkness grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hiroshi Minami singles to left field. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hovlik singles to center field. Hiroshi Minami advances to third on the hit. Joey Danning flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hiroshi Minami scores. Woody Taitt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jon Zubal singles past the third baseman. Matt Saberhagen walks. Ernie Henneman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Petie Kirkwood singles to right field. Jon Zubal scores. Matt Saberhagen scores. Sammy Halladay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Petie Kirkwood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Harry Murphy strikes out. Bucky Hentgen singles to right field. J C Thome grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bucky Hentgen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Escobar grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Mulligan walks. Frank Land pops out to the shortstop. Bill Mulligan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Harkness doubles to center field. Jon Zubal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Hiroshi Minami strikes out. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hovlik walks. Joey Danning pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen singles to right field. Ernie Henneman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Halladay singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Woody Taitt strikes out. Harry Murphy singles to left field. Billy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bucky Hentgen lines out to the first baseman. J C Thome strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Mulligan triples. Frank Land singles to center field. Bill Mulligan scores. Matt Harkness grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jon Zubal grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Akira Ikeuchi is pinch hitting for Tony Escobar. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Akira Ikeuchi flies out to the center fielder. Hiroshi Minami walks. Bobby Fisk strikes out. Matt Hovlik grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Hiroshi Minami is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmy Piazza pitching. Matt Saberhagen pops out to the second baseman. Billy Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Petie Kirkwood singles to center field. Sammy Halladay singles to center field. Petie Kirkwood advances to third on the hit. Kevin Pickering singles to center field. Petie Kirkwood scores. Bill Mulligan doubles to center field. Sammy Halladay scores. Kevin Pickering uses his aggressiveness and scores. Soupy Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Land lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joey Danning singles to center field. Woody Taitt singles to right field. Harry Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Bucky Hentgen singles to center field. Joey Danning scores. Woody Taitt advances to third on the hit. J C Thome walks. Ed Haney is pinch hitting for Soupy Campbell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Haney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Donny Wright pitching. Matt Harkness hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jon Zubal grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Matt Harkness is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Saberhagen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Hiroshi Minami flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Fisk strikes out. Matt Hovlik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Brannan did not respond to coaching in control Danny Hollins improves in contact_vs_lefty Teddy Davis improves in velocity Art Chaney improves in power_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 improves in arm Carl Gorecki improves in contact_vs_righty John Youngblood improves in power_vs_righty Curt Doyle improves in arm