Win: William Thomson (2-0) Loss: Phil Harper (6-6)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (26)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Murphy pitching. Bernardo Kalahan walks. Bernardo Kalahan steals second. Dick Bichette strikes out. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the second baseman. Bernardo Kalahan advances to third on the play. Yasmani Tamayo singles to center field. Bernardo Kalahan scores. Yasmani Tamayo steals second. Lee Harris doubles to left field. Yasmani Tamayo scores. Dave Lupien strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Tony Burgess pitching. Ron Gonzalez pops out to the second baseman. John Wiltse pops out to the shortstop. Walt Madison singles to right field. Alex Tavener pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Glaus strikes out. Jeff May grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tony Burgess singles to left field. Tony Burgess is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bowers singles to center field. Roy Creeden flies out to the left fielder. Dick Dunlap flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Dick Bichette walks. Joe Polcovich singles to right field. Dick Bichette advances to third on the hit. Yasmani Tamayo singles to right field. Dick Bichette scores. Joe Polcovich advances to third on the hit. Ed Boyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Harris walks. Dave Lupien singles to center field. Joe Polcovich scores. Yasmani Tamayo scores. Bob Glaus grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Lupien is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff May walks. Tony Burgess grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ed Boyer strikes out. Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Wiltse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan singles to left field. Dick Bichette flies out to the center fielder. Bernardo Kalahan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Polcovich walks. Yasmani Tamayo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Walt Madison flies out to the center fielder. Alex Tavener walks. Joe Smith singles to left field. Jim Bowers singles to center field. Alex Tavener scores. Roy Creeden doubles to right field. Joe Smith scores. Dick Dunlap singles past the third baseman. Jim Bowers scores. Roy Creeden scores. 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 walks. Ron Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Furcal is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Wiltse strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Virtue pitching. Lee Harris pops out to the first baseman. Dave Lupien singles to center field. Bob Glaus strikes out. Jeff May strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Walt Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Tavener grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Smith lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tony Burgess flies out to the right fielder. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette walks. Joe Polcovich singles to left field. Dick Bichette advances to third on the hit. Yasmani Tamayo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Bowers hits a home run. William Thomson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Creeden singles to right field. Dick Dunlap grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Roy Virtue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Syl Conway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Phil Harper pitching. Lee Harris triples. Dave Lupien doubles to left field. Lee Harris scores. Ralph Scantlebury comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Glaus flies out to the left fielder. Jeff May singles to center field. Dave Lupien scores. Gary Martin is pinch hitting for William Thomson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jeff May is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gary Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Lefty Fernandez pitching. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. John Wiltse bunts for a base hit. Walt Madison singles to left field. John Wiltse advances to third on the hit. Alex Tavener walks. Joe Smith strikes out. Jim Bowers grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Wiltse is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Dick Bichette walks. Joe Polcovich strikes out. Yasmani Tamayo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Roy Creeden triples. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Creeden scores. Omar Norton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Fregosi is pinch hitting for Ralph Scantlebury. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Fregosi strikes out. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Ransom pitching. Lee Harris walks. Lee Harris is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Lupien doubles to left field. Bob Glaus flies out to the center fielder. Jeff May singles to center field. Dave Lupien scores. Luis Deitrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Owen is pinch hitting for Omar Norton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charley Owen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Pedro Blankenship pitching. John Wiltse walks. Walt Madison singles to center field. Alex Tavener flies out to the left fielder. Joe Smith walks. Jim Bowers flies out to the center fielder. Roy Creeden walks. John Wiltse scores. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Lee Harris (12), Dave Lupien 2 (13).3B - Lee Harris (5). Baserunning: SB - Bernardo Kalahan (29), Yasmani Tamayo (12).CS - Bernardo Kalahan (14), Lee Harris (6), Jeff May (4), Tony Burgess (1).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Redmond did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Pence improves in velocity Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in control Frank Kirby improves in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ginger Naehring improves in speed Ray Robinson did not respond to coaching in arm Tommy Otis did not respond to coaching in control Ginger Naehring improves in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Otis improves in velocity Ray Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty