Win: Tetsuya Aoki (5-14) Loss: Hal Smith (12-13)
Save: Pat Trosky (14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Hal Smith pitching. Elmer Guevara strikes out. Ed McNair strikes out. John Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Tetsuya Aoki pitching. Walter Scanlan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet Combs doubles to center field. Dixie Conwell singles to center field. Chet Combs is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Kazuhiko Ota grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dixie Conwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hal Bolden singles to left field. Hal Bolden is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Eggert hits a home run. Arthur Blair strikes out. Wattie Hurst walks. Doc Bool grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bernie Linton grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Reed grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kevin Hibbs walks. Kevin Hibbs steals second. Roger Reardon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tetsuya Aoki singles to left field. Elmer Guevara grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed McNair grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hal Smith flies out to the right fielder. Walter Scanlan flies out to the left fielder. Chet Combs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Chapman singles to left field. Hal Bolden flies out to the center fielder. George Eggert grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Chapman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Eggert is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dixie Conwell walks. Kazuhiko Ota grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bernie Linton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Arthur Blair doubles to center field. Wattie Hurst strikes out. Doc Bool grounds out to the shortstop. Tetsuya Aoki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gene Reed flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Reardon bunts for a base hit. Hal Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roger Reardon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Elmer Guevara flies out to the center fielder. Ed McNair hits a home run. John Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Bolden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Walter Scanlan pops out to the second baseman. Chet Combs flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Conwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Eggert grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Arthur Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Young is pinch hitting for Wattie Hurst. Del Young singles to right field. Doc Bool strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Del Young at SS. Kazuhiko Ota walks. Bernie Linton grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuhiko Ota advances to second on the play. Gene Reed singles to center field. Kazuhiko Ota scores. Kevin Hibbs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Emil Tauscher is pinch hitting for Tetsuya Aoki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Emil Tauscher grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Guevara flies out to the center fielder. Ed McNair walks. John Chapman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Harry Shotton pitching. Jose Alyea is pinch hitting for Roger Reardon. Jose Alyea grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Desi Deviney is pinch hitting for Hal Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Desi Deviney strikes out. Walter Scanlan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Carl Wynn pitching. Fred Seibold enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Alyea at SS. Hal Bolden grounds out to the third baseman. George Eggert flies out to the center fielder. Arthur Blair singles to center field. Frank Nelson hits a home run. Arthur Blair scores. Joe Carsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Bool flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Pat Trosky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chet Combs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chet Combs steals second. Dixie Conwell pops out to the third baseman. Kazuhiko Ota pops out to the catcher. Bernie Linton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Arthur Blair (19).HR - Ed McNair (18), George Eggert (22), Frank Nelson (6).GIDP - Elmer Guevara. Baserunning: CS - Hal Bolden (6), George Eggert (3).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Neal Tinning improves in range Joel Graber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Warren Romano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Warren Romano improves in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tilson Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in speed Tilson Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Doheny improves in arm Chuck Whitt improves in power_vs_righty