MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/27/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2312 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cleveland Indians (81-74) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 7 15 0
Minnesota Twins (67-87) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 13 0
Indians Shimmy Past Twins, 7-6
Stan Coveleski was locked in. The right-hander led the Cleveland Indians to a 7-6 win against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Cleveland reliever Bob Wickman picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Rick Aguilera absorbed the loss. The first-place Indians now sit at 81-74.

Jason Giambi came through with a big-time hit for Cleveland. The first baseman smacked a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to give his team the lead, 7-6. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Nice win for us," said Giambi. "Now we'll go after the next one."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 2 2 2 0 3 .304 27 86
L. Boudreau SS 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .278 6 45
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .259 21 76
L. Doby CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .213 21 75
   e-K. Lofton CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229 1 19
M. Ramirez LF 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 .219 19 59
   f-A. Belle LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 10 27
V. Martinez C 5 1 3 1 1 0 2 .233 6 36
R. Colavito RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 10 42
   a-E. Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .205 4 11
   c-S. Choo RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .233 0 2
B. Avila 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 5 42
   b-J. Thome PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .196 1 6
   d-C. Baerga 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .111 0 1
K. Keltner 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .219 15 46
Totals 44 7 15 7 7 11 27      
a - E. Averill pinch hit for R. Colavito in the 4th
b - J. Thome pinch hit for B. Avila in the 4th
c - S. Choo substituted for E. Averill in the 4th
d - C. Baerga substituted for J. Thome in the 4th
e - K. Lofton substituted for L. Doby in the 5th
f - A. Belle substituted for M. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (3, 4th Inning off W. Johnson, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Choo 2 (2, 6th Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Marshall, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ramirez (43, 10th Inning off R. Aguilera, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Keltner (11, 10th Inning off R. Aguilera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Martinez (6, 10th Inning off R. Aguilera, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Giambi (21, 11th Inning off R. Aguilera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 3 , J. Giambi 4 , L. Doby , K. Lofton 2 , V. Martinez 6 , S. Choo 4 , J. Thome 2 , C. Baerga , K. Keltner 3
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , L. Boudreau 2 , L. Doby , V. Martinez , B. Avila
GIDP: J. Giambi , R. Colavito
Hit by Pitch: J. Giambi
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (39)
CS: K. Lofton (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225 1 36
R. Carew 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .291 6 42
K. Puckett LF 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 .275 14 56
C. Travis 3B 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .254 4 43
J. Mauer C 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .256 17 59
C. Knoblauch DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .270 12 61
J. Judge 1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .400 0 3
B. Allison RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .169 4 11
   a-T. Oliva PH, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .243 14 54
R. Peckinpaugh SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 1 31
   b-G. Goslin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 2 18
   c-Z. Versalles SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 3
   d-H. Manush PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .310 0 13
   e-R. Smalley III SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 10
Totals 44 6 13 6 4 4 18      
a - T. Oliva pinch hit for B. Allison in the 7th
b - G. Goslin pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 7th
c - Z. Versalles substituted for G. Goslin in the 8th
d - H. Manush pinch hit for Z. Versalles in the 9th
e - R. Smalley III substituted for H. Manush in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (25, 2nd Inning off S. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Knoblauch (26, 9th Inning off A. Joss, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Manush (3, 9th Inning off A. Joss, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Travis (10, 10th Inning off A. Joss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew , K. Puckett 2 , C. Travis 3 , J. Mauer 4 , C. Knoblauch 2 , J. Judge 2 , T. Oliva , H. Manush 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , K. Puckett , C. Travis 2 , G. Goslin
Hit by Pitch: R. Smalley III
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (56) , K. Puckett (14) , C. Knoblauch (30)
CS: S. Rice (14) , J. Judge (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Peckinpaugh-Judge, Carew-Peckinpaugh-Judge)
OF assists: 1 (Rice(Ramirez at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coveleski 7.0 6 1 1 2 2 0 107 4.48   
R. Betancourt H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 2.95   
A. Joss BS (6) 1.0 6 5 5 1 0 0 23 1.92   
B. Wickman W (1-0), BS (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 35 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coveleski 61
Batters Faced: S. Coveleski 27, R. Betancourt 4, A. Joss 10, B. Wickman 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coveleski 11-6, R. Betancourt 1-2, A. Joss 1-2, B. Wickman 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coveleski 107-66, R. Betancourt 19-11, A. Joss 23-16, B. Wickman 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wickman 1-1
WP: A. Joss , B. Wickman
Hit Batsmen: B. Wickman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson 6.1 6 3 3 7 6 0 123 2.68   
M. Marshall 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 3.41   
G. Perkins 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.42   
R. Aguilera L (0-3) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 2 21 6.99   
R. Davis 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 48
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 30, M. Marshall 6, G. Perkins 5, R. Aguilera 7, R. Davis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 4-6, M. Marshall 1-0, G. Perkins 2-2, R. Aguilera 0-3, R. Davis 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 123-68, M. Marshall 23-18, G. Perkins 20-14, R. Aguilera 21-10, R. Davis 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Marshall 1-0 , G. Perkins 2-1
Hit Batsmen: W. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stan Coveleski
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 4:49
Attendance: 25946
Special Notes: Larry Doby was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
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