Win: Ed Boyer (3-0) Loss: Lefty Fernandez (0-1)
Save: Phil Harper (6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Richard McConnell pitching. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Jim Bowers grounds out to the catcher. Ron Gonzalez advances to second on the play. Mike Flood flies out to the center fielder. Walt Madison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Nash pitching. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette strikes out. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Wiltse grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Mickelson walks. Joe Smith flies out to the center fielder. Roy Creeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charley Owen strikes out. Dave Lupien strikes out. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Nash strikes out. Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bowers singles to right field. Mike Flood singles to right field. Walt Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Glaus flies out to the left fielder. Paul Boyles grounds out to the shortstop. Richard McConnell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland John Wiltse walks. Craig Mickelson doubles to right field. John Wiltse uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Smith strikes out. Roy Creeden grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Nash strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan singles to center field. Dick Bichette singles to right field. Bernardo Kalahan advances to third on the hit. Joe Polcovich pops out to the second baseman. Charley Owen doubles to right field. Bernardo Kalahan scores. Dick Bichette uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Lupien grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Jim Bowers grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Flood singles to center field. Walt Madison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Glaus singles to center field. Paul Boyles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Glaus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Richard McConnell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland John Wiltse hits a home run. Craig Mickelson strikes out. Joe Smith strikes out. Roy Creeden doubles to center field. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Bill Nash. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Syl Conway grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Boyer pitching. Dick Bichette flies out to the right fielder. Joe Polcovich flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Charley Owen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ron Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bowers strikes out. Mike Flood singles to center field. Walt Madison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Lupien strikes out. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Glaus singles to left field. Paul Boyles reached on a fielding error by Walt Madison. Richard McConnell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Wiltse singles to right field. Craig Mickelson lines out to the first baseman. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. John Wiltse advances to second on the play. Lefty Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Roy Creeden lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan lines out to the shortstop. Dick Bichette grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Polcovich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Furcal is pinch hitting for Ed Boyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Furcal flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Jim Bowers singles to right field. Ron Gonzalez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Flood strikes out. Walt Madison singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez scores. Jim Bowers advances to third on the hit. Omar Norton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Wiltse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Phil Harper pitching. Charley Owen strikes out. Dave Lupien singles to center field. Mike Mulligan walks. Dave Lupien is out trying to steal third. Mike Mulligan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Otis did not respond to coaching in control Alex Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Bob Olivares did not respond to coaching in arm Jamey Horton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ginger Naehring did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Bligh improves in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Lumpe improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Kirby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Redmond did not respond to coaching in control Butch Kearney improves in velocity Yasmani Tamayo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Rondeau improves in range