GAME LOG Minnesota @ Cleveland
Thursday, 4/8/2001
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Eric Milton
2B Aaron Ledesma:
SINGLES to short right field.
SS Damion Easley:
SINGLES to left
A. Ledesma to second.
LF Gregg Jefferies:
SINGLES to short left field.
A. Ledesma to third.
D. Easley to second.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
A. Ledesma scores.
D. Easley to third.
G. Jefferies to second.
C Mike Piazza:
Hit by pitch.
DH Brian Daubach:
Popped out to the catcher.
3B Tim Naehring:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Piazza out at 2nd base.
D. Easley scores.
M. Piazza to second.
1B Luis Gonzalez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Kevin Olsen
CF Kenny Lofton:
Base on balls.
1B Greg Colbrunn:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
RF Mike Kelly:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Eric Milton
RF Chris Jones:
SINGLES to left
CF Jacque Jones:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
2B Aaron Ledesma:
SINGLES down the right field line.
SS Damion Easley:
Base on balls.
A. Ledesma to second.
LF Gregg Jefferies:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ledesma out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Kevin Olsen
C Ivan Rodriguez:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Carlos Baerga:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Troy O'leary:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
DH Craig Paquette:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, O'leary out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Eric Milton
C Mike Piazza:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
DH Brian Daubach:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Tim Naehring:
SINGLES to left
1B Luis Gonzalez:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
T. Naehring scores.
RF Chris Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Kevin Olsen
SS Rafael Furcal:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Mark Loretta:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Kenny Lofton:
Base on balls.
1B Greg Colbrunn:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
M. Loretta to third.
K. Lofton to second.
Loretta tries to score...
Jones throws home...
Loretta scores!
K. Lofton to third.
G. Colbrunn to second.
RF Mike Kelly:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Lofton tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Ivan Rodriguez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Eric Milton
CF Jacque Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Aaron Ledesma:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Damion Easley:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (393 feet)
LF Gregg Jefferies:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Kevin Olsen
3B Carlos Baerga:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Troy O'leary:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
DH Craig Paquette:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
SS Rafael Furcal:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Eric Milton
C Mike Piazza:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
DH Brian Daubach:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
3B Tim Naehring:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Daubach out at 2nd base.
1B Luis Gonzalez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Kevin Olsen
2B Mark Loretta:
SINGLES down the left field line.
CF Kenny Lofton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Loretta to second.
Loretta tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Greg Colbrunn:
Flies out to left-center.
M. Loretta scores.
K. Lofton to second.
RF Mike Kelly:
SINGLES to right
K. Lofton to third.
Lofton tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Ivan Rodriguez:
Kelly steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
M. Kelly to third.
3B Carlos Baerga:
Base on balls.
LF Troy O'leary:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Minnesota 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Eric Milton
RF Chris Jones:
Flies out to short right field.
CF Jacque Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Aaron Ledesma:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Damion Easley:
Base on balls.
LF Gregg Jefferies:
SINGLES to short right field.
A. Ledesma to third.
D. Easley to second.
A. Ledesma scores.
New pitcher: Ricky Bottalico.
C Mike Piazza:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Kevin Olsen
DH Craig Paquette:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Rafael Furcal:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Mark Loretta:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ricky Bottalico
DH Brian Daubach:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Tim Naehring:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Luis Gonzalez:
SINGLES down the right field line.
PH Todd Hollandsworth:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Kevin Olsen
CF Kenny Lofton:
New RF: Todd Hollandsworth.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
New pitcher: Grant Roberts.
1B Greg Colbrunn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Mike Kelly:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Ivan Rodriguez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ricky Bottalico
CF Jacque Jones:
Flies out to right field.
2B Aaron Ledesma:
SINGLES to left
SS Damion Easley:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Grant Roberts
3B Carlos Baerga:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
New pitcher: Roberto Duran.
LF Troy O'leary:
Base on balls.
DH Craig Paquette:
Base on balls.
A. Martin to third.
T. O'leary to second.
SS Rafael Furcal:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Paquette out at 2nd base.
A. Martin scores.
T. O'leary to third.
2B Mark Loretta:
SINGLES to short left-center.
T. O'leary scores.
R. Furcal to second.
CF Kenny Lofton:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Greg Colbrunn:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ricky Bottalico
New pitcher: Rich Garces.
LF Gregg Jefferies:
New LF: Al Martin.
New SS: Troy O'leary.
New 3B: Jim Thome.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Mike Piazza:
Base on balls.
G. Jefferies to second.
DH Brian Daubach:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
G. Jefferies to third.
M. Piazza to second.
3B Tim Naehring:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Jefferies out at home.
M. Piazza to third.
B. Daubach to second.
1B Luis Gonzalez:
Flies out to right-center.
Piazza tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
RF Todd Hollandsworth:
Base on balls.
B. Daubach to third.
T. Naehring to second.
CF Jacque Jones:
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN to deep left field. (446 feet)
2B Aaron Ledesma:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 10, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Roberto Duran
New pitcher: Rob Dibble.
RF Mike Kelly:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Ivan Rodriguez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Al Martin:
Flies out to deep center field.
Game over. Score: Minnesota 10, Cleveland 6
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