Win: Dick Platt (6-6) Loss: Dave McCarthy (6-4)
Save: Wally Hafey (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dick Platt pitching. George Schwall strikes out. Steve Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dan Rizzo pitching. Paul Baird walks. Jason Purdy grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Baird advances to second on the play. Eddie Crowell strikes out. Tim Grimsley doubles past the center fielder. Paul Baird scores. Juice Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Doc Hood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Curtis triples. Frank Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Curtis scores. Eddie Harkness singles to left field. Eddie Harkness steals second. Jim LaChance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Richard Stark is hit by a pitch. Sam Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Frank McBride doubles to right field. Richard Stark is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Dick Platt walks. Paul Baird grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dan Rizzo pops out to the third baseman. George Schwall walks. Steve Hernandez walks. Billy Matthews strikes out. Doc Hood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jason Purdy strikes out. Eddie Crowell flies out to the left fielder. Tim Grimsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Frank Martinez strikes out. Eddie Harkness flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Juice Brantley doubles to center field. Richard Stark singles to left field. Juice Brantley scores. Sam Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Frank McBride walks. Dick Platt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim LaChance walks. Dan Rizzo 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 reached on a fielding error by Richard Stark. George Schwall steals second. Steve Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Jim LaChance scores. George Schwall advances to third on the play. Billy Matthews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Purdy strikes out. Eddie Crowell singles to center field. Tim Grimsley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Doc Hood grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Curtis strikes out. Frank Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Juice Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Richard Stark singles to right field. Sam Johnson walks. Frank McBride flies out to the left fielder. Dick Platt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Matuzak is pinch hitting for Eddie Harkness. Steve Matuzak singles to center field. Jim LaChance grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Art Ramos is pinch hitting for Dan Rizzo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Art Ramos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave McCarthy pitching. Hiroshi Suzuki enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Matuzak at CF. Paul Baird doubles to left field. Jason Purdy is hit by a pitch. Eddie Crowell walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Tim Grimsley grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Baird scores. Jason Purdy advances to third on the play. Eddie Crowell advances to second on the play. Ron Hudek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juice Brantley doubles to right field. Jason Purdy scores. Eddie Crowell scores. Richard Stark flies out to the left fielder. Sam Johnson singles past the shortstop. Juice Brantley scores. Roger Burke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank McBride flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland George Schwall singles to right field. Jun Hirayama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. George Schwall steals second. Steve Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Matthews singles to left field. George Schwall scores. Doc Hood strikes out. Jim Curtis doubles to left field. Frank Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed MacGamwell is pinch hitting for Jun Hirayama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Paul Baird strikes out. Jason Purdy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Wally Hafey pitching. Hiroshi Suzuki strikes out. Jim LaChance doubles to right field. Sadie LaGrow is pinch hitting for Roger Burke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sadie LaGrow strikes out. George Schwall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Paul Baird (4), Tim Grimsley (14), Juice Brantley 2 (9), Frank McBride (6).GIDP - Sam Johnson.HBP - Jason Purdy (1), Richard Stark (1). Fielding: E - Richard Stark.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walter Mielke improves in control Billy Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Babe Robertson improves in contact_vs_lefty Dane Holliday did not respond to coaching in arm Max Newcombe did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Cotter did not respond to coaching in range Sandy Ewing improves in range Sandy Ewing improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Klee did not respond to coaching in speed