Inning: 1 Cleveland Roy Keane pitching. Hiroshi Minami strikes out. Bobby Fisk singles to left field. Matt Hovlik grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Fisk advances to second on the play. Joey Danning flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Harry Bryan pitching. Frank Land singles to center field. Bill May singles to center field. Don Remmerswaal walks. Bill Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Petie Kirkwood walks. Frank Land scores. John Gwosdz flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill May scores. Jon Zubal walks. Sammy Halladay walks. Don Remmerswaal scores. Roy Keane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Woody Taitt strikes out. Harry Murphy singles to center field. Jackie Clark grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Harry Murphy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. J C Thome reached on a fielding error by Jon Zubal. Harry Bryan singles to center field. Jackie Clark scores. J C Thome advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Minami flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Land strikes out. Bill May grounds out to the pitcher. Don Remmerswaal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bobby Fisk strikes out. Matt Hovlik pops out to the first baseman. Joey Danning pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Mulligan grounds out to the pitcher. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the left fielder. John Gwosdz singles to left field. Jon Zubal grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Gwosdz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Woody Taitt grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Clark singles to right field. J C Thome singles to left field. Harry Bryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Sammy Halladay walks. Roy Keane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Land doubles to right field. Sammy Halladay scores. 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. Passed ball. Frank Land advances to third. Bill May flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Land scores. Don Remmerswaal singles to center field. Bill Mulligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Hiroshi Minami walks. Bobby Fisk grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Hiroshi Minami is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Hovlik grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Petie Kirkwood flies out to the left fielder. John Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Zubal grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Joey Danning lines out to the third baseman. Woody Taitt singles to center field. Harry Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Taitt advances to second on the play. Jackie Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sammy Halladay strikes out. Frank Skeels is pinch hitting for Roy Keane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Skeels singles to center field. Frank Skeels is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Land grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Billy Smith pitching. J C Thome hits a home run. Joe Dean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. 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 strikes out. Hiroshi Minami strikes out. Bobby Fisk walks. Matt Hovlik strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Johnson pitching. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Don Remmerswaal grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joey Danning singles to center field. Woody Taitt singles to center field. Joey Danning advances to third on the hit. Harry Murphy reached on a fielding error by Sammy Halladay. Joey Danning scores. Otis Altrock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jackie Clark doubles to center field. Woody Taitt scores. Harry Murphy uses his aggressiveness and scores. J C Thome singles to right field. Jackie Clark scores. Jay Wasinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akira Ikeuchi is pinch hitting for Frank Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Akira Ikeuchi singles in front of the center fielder. J C Thome advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Minami hits a home run. J C Thome scores. Akira Ikeuchi scores. Bobby Fisk singles to center field. Matt Hovlik strikes out. Joey Danning walks. Woody Taitt hits a home run. Bobby Fisk scores. Joey Danning scores. Harry Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Soupy Campbell pitching. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the left fielder. John Gwosdz flies out to the center fielder. Jon Zubal triples. Sammy Halladay flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland J C Thome flies out to the right fielder. Bucky Hentgen is pinch hitting for Soupy Campbell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bucky Hentgen singles to center field. Hiroshi Minami hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Fisk strikes out. Matt Hovlik grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Donny Wright pitching. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Jay Wasinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dane Doolan flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Pickering is pinch hitting for Frank Land. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kevin Pickering pops out to the shortstop. Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Frank Land (13).3B - Jon Zubal (2).SF - Bill May, John Gwosdz. Baserunning: CS - Frank Skeels (2). Fielding: E - Jon Zubal, Sammy Halladay.
Game Notes Billy Smith is injured and is expected to be out 58 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charley Ison did not respond to coaching in endurance Rusty Green improves in range Teddy Davis improves in control Donnie Carroll did not respond to coaching in speed Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Herbel improves in contact_vs_righty Brian Herbel improves in contact_vs_lefty John Youngblood improves in speed Brian Herbel improves in power_vs_lefty