Win: Junji Narita (5-3) Loss: Ron Hudek (5-9)
Save: Pat Beamon (22)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jun Matsumoto pitching. George Schwall flies out to the right fielder. Steve Hernandez singles to right field. Billy Matthews strikes out. Doc Hood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jason Busch pitching. Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Purdy pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Crowell singles past the second baseman. Tim Grimsley walks. Henry Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dave Lieberthal grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Niehaus pops out to the shortstop. Jim Curtis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Richard Stark pops out to the first baseman. Harold Knox singles past the second baseman. Barney Piechota grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harold Knox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jun Matsumoto doubles to right field. Barney Piechota uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Greg Kirke grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Busch grounds out to the third baseman. George Schwall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jason Purdy strikes out. Eddie Crowell flies out to the left fielder. Tim Grimsley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Steve Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Billy Matthews doubles to right field. Doc Hood strikes out. Dave Lieberthal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Henry Pena pops out to the first baseman. Richard Stark pops out to the second baseman. Harold Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Leo Niehaus hits a home run. Jim Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Greg Kirke reached on a fielding error by Eddie Crowell. Jason Busch lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Schwall pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Barney Piechota reached on a fielding error by Steve Hernandez. Jun Matsumoto fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jun Matsumoto strikes out. Paul Baird singles to left field. Jason Purdy walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Eddie Crowell grounds into a fielders choice to the shortstop. Barney Piechota is out at home. Tim Grimsley singles to right field. Paul Baird scores. Jason Purdy scores. Eddie Crowell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Matthews singles to right field. Doc Hood pops out to the first baseman. Dave Lieberthal walks. Leo Niehaus singles to center field. Jim Curtis singles to center field. Billy Matthews scores. Dave Lieberthal scores. Junji Narita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Kirke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Henry Pena grounds out to the pitcher. Richard Stark flies out to the right fielder. Harold Knox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Matuzak is pinch hitting for Jason Busch. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. George Schwall doubles to left field. Steve Hernandez strikes out. Billy Matthews walks. Frank Martinez is pinch hitting for Doc Hood. Frank Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ron Hudek pitching. Eddie Harkness enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Martinez at 1B. Barney Piechota hits a home run. Jim Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Junji Narita strikes out. Paul Baird singles to right field. Paul Baird steals second. Jason Purdy singles to right field. Paul Baird scores. Roger Burke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Purdy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eddie Crowell doubles to right field. Tim Grimsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ed MacGamwell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Baird at CF. Gussie Laxton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Henry Pena at RF. Dave Lieberthal singles to left field. Leo Niehaus singles to left field. Dave Lieberthal advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Suzuki is pinch running for Leo Niehaus on 1st base. Jim Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Greg Kirke grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Lieberthal scores. Hiroshi Suzuki advances to second on the play. Art Ramos is pinch hitting for Roger Burke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Art Ramos pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Manwaring pitching. Jim LaChance enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hiroshi Suzuki at C. Gussie Laxton pops out to the shortstop. Juice Brantley is pinch hitting for Richard Stark. Juice Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Harold Knox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Sam Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juice Brantley at SS. Pat Beamon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Schwall grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Hernandez walks. Billy Matthews singles to left field. Eddie Harkness grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Eddie Crowell (10), Jun Matsumoto (1).HR - Barney Piechota (7). Baserunning: SB - Paul Baird (9).CS - Jason Purdy (17). Fielding: E - Eddie Crowell.
Game Notes Gussie Laxton is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave English did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walter Mielke improves in velocity Dane Holliday improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Fischer did not respond to coaching in control Max Newcombe did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gil Olmsted did not respond to coaching in control Greg Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Tiny Wallace improves in control Max Schwind improves in contact_vs_righty