MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/29/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1502 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (53-48) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
Minnesota Twins (41-59) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 11 0
Twins Pin 3-2 Loss on Cleveland
The Minnesota Twins knocked off the Cleveland Indians, 3-2, in American League action at Target Field. Minnesota pitcher and Venezuela, native Johan Santana had an outstanding performance. The winning pitcher was Santana, now 5-9. He tossed 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 8. Joe Nathan picked up the save for Minnesota, his 13th of the year.

Sam Rice had a big run-scoring double for the Twins in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Minnesota leading 2-1 and a runner on 1st, he got a fastball from CC Sabathia and swatted a double to right. It was his 16th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Twins ahead, 3-1.

"Really, really impressed with the way Johan competed and executed pitches," said Minnesota manager .

The last-place Twins are now 41-59, the Indians 53-48.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 20 54
A. Belle LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .215 5 20
M. Ramirez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .228 12 37
L. Doby CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .218 12 54
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .269 13 49
L. Boudreau SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 5 32
   d-E. Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 2 8
V. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 3 25
B. Avila 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 4 30
   a-K. Lofton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 1 15
   c-J. Hodapp 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
K. Keltner 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 8 21
   b-A. Rosen PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 0 3
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 13 9      
a - K. Lofton pinch hit for B. Avila in the 7th
b - A. Rosen pinch hit for K. Keltner in the 7th
c - J. Hodapp substituted for K. Lofton in the 7th
d - E. Averill pinch hit for L. Boudreau in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (21, 3rd Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Belle (5, 1st Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 3 , A. Belle 4 , L. Boudreau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Belle , M. Ramirez , A. Rosen
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boudreau-Avila-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .212 0 26
R. Carew 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295 5 27
K. Puckett LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .269 10 35
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .223 14 46
C. Knoblauch DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .262 9 43
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 3 28
T. Oliva RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227 7 33
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .234 1 22
J. Mauer C 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .258 12 44
Totals 33 3 11 3 1 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Oliva (17, 4th Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Rice (16, 4th Inning off C. Sabathia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice 3 , R. Carew , K. Puckett 2 , C. Knoblauch 2 , T. Oliva 2 , R. Peckinpaugh , J. Mauer 2
2-out RBI: S. Rice , J. Mauer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , R. Carew , C. Knoblauch 2 , C. Travis
GIDP: J. Mauer
Sac Bunt: C. Travis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Carew (23) , C. Knoblauch (16)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sabathia L (8-6) 7.0 11 3 3 1 7 0 108 2.79   
A. Joss 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 49
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 32, A. Joss 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 9-4, A. Joss 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 108-70, A. Joss 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santana W (5-9) 6.1 4 2 2 2 8 1 102 5.34   
A. Worthington H (7) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 3.99   
J. Nathan SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santana 63
Batters Faced: J. Santana 25, A. Worthington 5, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santana 3-8, A. Worthington 2-0, J. Nathan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santana 102-66, A. Worthington 18-14, J. Nathan 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Worthington 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johan Santana
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 21592
Tuesday, January 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82