Win: Dolan Marone (4-3) Loss: Jerry McAnany (5-2)
Save: Ken Carbon Cole (14)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Claudio Vargas pitching. Yale Hertweck strikes out. Ted Stoner Stone flies out to the center fielder. Rod Hauser walks. Rod Hauser steals second. Mike Pape walks. Tom Tic Niemiec strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Gary GQ Quinn pitching. Marty Kerr strikes out. Roberto Thrasher singles past the shortstop. Roberto Thrasher steals second. George Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Yuniet Arias singles to right field. Roberto Thrasher scores. Ike Kingsale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Claude Sayles strikes out. Chet Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akihiro Fujisaki singles to center field. Gary GQ Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mata singles to center field. Chris Young strikes out. Bill Mata steals second. Val Venis hits a home run. Bill Mata scores. Claudio Vargas flies out to the center fielder. Marty Kerr reached on a fielding error by Yale Hertweck. Roberto Thrasher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Yale Hertweck strikes out. Ted Stoner Stone singles to right field. Rod Hauser hits a home run. Ted Stoner Stone scores. Mike Pape strikes out. Tom Tic Niemiec lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Melton grounds out to the pitcher. Yuniet Arias walks. Ike Kingsale flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mata reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ted Stoner Stone. Chris Young walks. Val Venis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Claude Sayles flies out to the right fielder. Chet Blanco walks. Akihiro Fujisaki singles to left field. Chet Blanco advances to third on the hit. Gary GQ Quinn singles to left field. Chet Blanco scores. Akihiro Fujisaki advances to third on the hit. Yale Hertweck singles to center field. Akihiro Fujisaki scores. Dave French comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Stoner Stone grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yale Hertweck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rod Hauser pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dave French strikes out. Marty Kerr singles to right field. Roberto Thrasher doubles to right field. Marty Kerr uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doc Adkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Melton pops out to the second baseman. Yuniet Arias grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Pape strikes out. Tom Tic Niemiec is hit by a pitch. Claude Sayles flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Chet Blanco singles to center field. Akihiro Fujisaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ike Kingsale walks. Bill Mata triples. Ike Kingsale scores. Chris Young walks. Val Venis grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mata scores. Chris Young advances to second on the play. Rene Wally Sitton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave French grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Kerr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Rene Wally Sitton flies out to the center fielder. Yale Hertweck grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Stoner Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roberto Thrasher walks. George Melton strikes out. Yuniet Arias strikes out. Roberto Thrasher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rod Hauser doubles past the third baseman. Mike Pape reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Melton. Rod Hauser scores. Tom Tic Niemiec strikes out. Randy Wall is pinch hitting for Claude Sayles. Randy Wall walks. Chet Blanco grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Pape is out at third base. Akihiro Fujisaki walks. Julio Castro 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. Tom Outlaw is pinch hitting for Rene Wally Sitton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Outlaw singles to center field. Randy Wall scores. Chet Blanco scores. Yale Hertweck lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dolan Marone pitching. Rob Nelson Reilley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Randy Wall at 1B. Ike Kingsale grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mata singles to center field. Chris Young singles to center field. Bill Mata advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Val Venis grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Young advances to second on the play. Luis Goebel is pinch hitting for Julio Castro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Goebel walks. Marty Kerr walks. Bill Mata scores. Roberto Thrasher strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jerry McAnany pitching. Ted Stoner Stone walks. Rod Hauser flies out to the right fielder. Mike Pape flies out to the center fielder. Tom Tic Niemiec grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Melton strikes out. Yuniet Arias flies out to the right fielder. Ike Kingsale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rob Nelson Reilley singles to center field. Chet Blanco lines out to the second baseman. Akihiro Fujisaki doubles to left field. Rob Nelson Reilley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lance Walker is pinch hitting for Dolan Marone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lance Walker strikes out. Yale Hertweck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ken Carbon Cole pitching. Bill Mata walks. Chris Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mata advances to second on the play. Val Venis strikes out. Johnny Barranca is pinch hitting for Jerry McAnany. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Barranca strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Roberto Thrasher (6).3B - Bill Mata (5).HR - Val Venis (9). Baserunning: SB - Roberto Thrasher (7), Bill Mata (6).CS - Roberto Thrasher (3). Fielding: E - George Melton.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hod Cueto improves in range John Slattery improves in contact_vs_lefty John Slattery improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Keith Whiten did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Lennon improves in arm Chuck Wolfe improves in arm Ira Gilbert did not respond to coaching in control Sam Kroh improves in contact_vs_righty Ron McMillon did not respond to coaching in C