Win: Al Manwaring (1-0) Loss: Clay Crawford (0-2)
Save: Pedro Carbonell (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Manwaring pitching. Toby Kamm grounds out to the second baseman. J.D. Virgil pops out to the shortstop. Sam Wiedemeyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Clay Crawford pitching. Felipe Irvin singles to center field. Jamaka Meesmyl flies out to the center fielder. Felipe Irvin steals second. Roe McGowan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felipe Irvin advances to third on the play. Al Gandy singles to left field. Felipe Irvin scores. Nathan Crackle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Les Falteisek grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Crow bunts for a base hit. Scott Ciardi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Darby Libran strikes out. Daisuke Tokai is hit by a pitch. Chauncey Scott singles to right field. Al Manwaring lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Felipe Irvin singles to center field. Daisuke Tokai scores. Jamaka Meesmyl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roger Husta strikes out. Ed Salmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clay Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Roe McGowan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Al Gandy grounds out to the pitcher. Nathan Crackle singles to right field. Darby Libran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Toby Kamm singles to right field. Toby Kamm is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). J.D. Virgil grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Wiedemeyer singles to left field. Les Falteisek grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Daisuke Tokai grounds out to the second baseman. Chauncey Scott hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Manwaring fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Manwaring grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Scott Crow reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nathan Crackle. Scott Ciardi flies out to the left fielder. Roger Husta grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Crow advances to third on the play. Ed Salmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Felipe Irvin grounds out to the shortstop. Jamaka Meesmyl grounds out to the third baseman. Roe McGowan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clay Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Toby Kamm flies out to the left fielder. J.D. Virgil grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Al Gandy flies out to the right fielder. Nathan Crackle singles to right field. Darby Libran grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sam Wiedemeyer reached on a fielding error by Al Gandy. Les Falteisek strikes out. Scott Crow grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Daisuke Tokai singles to center field. Chauncey Scott reached on a fielding error by Scott Ciardi. Valerio Hosley is pinch hitting for Al Manwaring. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Valerio Hosley flies out to the center fielder. Felipe Irvin singles past the second baseman. Daisuke Tokai scores. Jamaka Meesmyl singles to center field. Chauncey Scott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Felipe Irvin advances to third on the hit. Roe McGowan walks. Al Gandy grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Felipe Irvin is out at home. Nathan Crackle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chuck Babcock pitching. Scott Ciardi flies out to the center fielder. Roger Husta flies out to the left fielder. Ed Salmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Darby Libran grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Tokai pops out to the shortstop. Wes Chester is pinch hitting for Chauncey Scott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wes Chester grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ron Wells is pinch hitting for Clay Crawford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Wells strikes out. Toby Kamm flies out to the center fielder. J.D. Virgil doubles to center field. Sam Wiedemeyer walks. Pedro Carbonell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Les Falteisek pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Daisuke Tokai is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Craghead did not respond to coaching in control Bill Bailey improves in range Bill Bailey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Craghead improves in velocity George Martin did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Deron Wheeler improves in arm Deron Wheeler improves in contact_vs_lefty Les Strom improves in velocity Eddie Coleman improves in power_vs_righty