AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 3 0 0 4 5 6 1 0 0 19 22 2 MINNESOTA 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 11 15 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: CLE - CHAD OGEA, DANNY GRAVES (6TH), ALAN EMBREE (8TH), JOSE MESA (9TH) AND TONY PENA MIN - RICK AGUILERA, MIKE TROMBLEY (4TH), MIKE MILCHIN (5TH), GREG HANSELL (6TH) AND GREG MYERS, MATT WALBECK (7TH)
WP - CHAD OGEA (5-1) LP - RICK AGUILERA (2-4) SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: CLE - ALBERT BELLE (30) OFF AGUILERA IN THE 1ST, 2 ON JEROMY BURNITZ (4) OFF TROMBLEY IN THE 5TH, 2 ON MANNY RAMIREZ (22) OFF M MILCHIN IN THE 6TH, 1 ON MIN - RICH BECKER (7) OFF OGEA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON RICH BECKER (8) OFF OGEA IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
TIME: 3:38 ATT: 31,552
PROBABLES: CLE - CHARLES NAGY (11-2, 3.53) MIN - FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ (8-7, 5.29)
CLEVELAND (19) AT MINNESOTA (11) - FINAL
CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Lofton cf 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .317 a-Giles ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 Vizquel ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .300 b-Espinoza ph-ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Thome 3b 6 0 1 0 0 3 5 .310 Belle lf 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 .306 Leius 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .140 M Ramirez rf 5 3 2 2 1 1 3 .285 Burnitz dh 5 3 2 5 1 1 0 .283 Baerga 2b 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 .259 Carreon 1b-cf 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .545 T Pena c 6 1 1 3 0 0 5 .258
Totals 48 19 22 19 5 7 18
a-struck out for Lofton in the 6th; b-singled for Vizquel in the 6th.
BATTING: 2B - Lofton 3 (23, Aguilera 2, Trombley); M Ramirez (22, Aguilera); Burnitz (5, Aguilera); Belle (20, Trombley); Vizquel (23, Trombley); T Pena (3, G Hansell); Baerga (23, G Hansell); Carreon 2 (2, G Hansell 2); Leius (4, G Hansell). HR - Belle (30, 1st inning off Aguilera 2 on, 1 out); Burnitz (4, 5th inning off Trombley 2 on, 0 out); M Ramirez (22, 6th inning off M Milchin 1 on, 0 out). RBI - Belle 3 (82), Burnitz 5 (13), Lofton 3 (43), Vizquel (40), M Ramirez 2 (71), T Pena 3 (16), Espinoza (8), Carreon (1). 2-out RBI - Lofton, Vizquel. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Thome 2, M Ramirez 2, Giles 1, T Pena 1. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - Lofton (43, 3rd base off Aguilera/Myers); Vizquel (21, 2nd base off Aguilera/Myers).
FIELDING: E - Carreon (1, throw); Baerga (13, bobble).
MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Knoblauch 2b 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 .366 Reboulet 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 Becker cf 6 3 4 6 0 1 1 .271 Molitor dh 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .323 Stahoviak 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .294 Hale 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .373 Cordova lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .319 Myers c 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .307 Walbeck c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 D Hollins 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .223 Coomer 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298 Meares ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .260 Hocking rf 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .169
Totals 44 11 15 11 2 9 18
BATTING: 2B - Becker (18, Ogea); Stahoviak (17, Ogea); Meares (16, Graves); Coomer (6, Graves); Cordova (25, Embree); Walbeck (4, Embree). 3B - Becker (2, Graves). HR - Becker 2 (8, 3rd inning off Ogea 0 on, 0 out, 5th inning off Ogea 1 on, 0 out). RBI - Becker 6 (31), Hocking (9), Myers (41), Molitor (57), Cordova (57), Walbeck (4). 2-out RBI - Hocking, Myers, Cordova, Walbeck. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Cordova 1, Knoblauch 1, Myers 1, Reboulet 1, Coomer 1. Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: Outfield assists - Hocking (Vizquel at home).
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era Ogea (W, 5-1) 5 7 6 5 1 5 2 6.27 Graves 2 4 3 3 1 3 0 13.50 Embree 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.75 Mesa 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.85
MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era Aguilera (L, 2-4) 3 1/3 6 7 7 2 3 1 7.02 Trombley 1 1/3 5 5 5 1 1 1 3.60 M Milchin 1/3 3 4 4 2 0 1 7.04 G Hansell 4 8 3 3 0 3 0 5.30
M Milchin pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
WP - Ogea, Aguilera, Trombley, G Hansell, Embree 2. HBP - Knoblauch (by Ogea); Baerga (by Aguilera). Pitches-strikes: Aguilera 78-46; Trombley 31-25; M Milchin 21-10; G Hansell 70-47; Ogea 93-58; Graves 42-27; Embree 20-13; Mesa 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: Aguilera 2-5; Trombley 1-2; M Milchin 0-0; G Hansell 7-2; Ogea 5-5; Graves 2-1; Embree 0-3; Mesa 1-1. Batters faced: Aguilera 19; Trombley 10; M Milchin 5; G Hansell 20; Ogea 25; Graves 12; Embree 6; Mesa 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Larry Young. T--3:38. Att--31,552. Indoors.
CLEVELAND (19) AT MINNESOTA (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
CLEVELAND 1ST: Lofton doubled to right. Vizquel walked. Lofton stole third. Thome struck out swinging. Vizquel stole second. Belle homered to right, Lofton and Vizquel scored. M Ramirez flied out to right. Burnitz struck out swinging. CLEVELAND 3, MINNESOTA 0.
MINNESOTA 1ST: Knoblauch hit by pitch. Becker doubled to left center, Knoblauch scored. Molitor grounded out to shortstop, Becker to third. Stahoviak struck out swinging. Cordova flied out to right center. CLEVELAND 3, MINNESOTA 1.
MINNESOTA 2ND: Myers grounded out to first. D Hollins safe at first on 1st baseman Carreon's throwing error. Meares grounded out to second, D Hollins to second. Hocking singled to left, D Hollins scored. Hocking to second. Knoblauch flied out to right. CLEVELAND 3, MINNESOTA 2.
MINNESOTA 3RD: Becker homered to right. Molitor singled to left. Stahoviak struck out looking. Molitor to second on Ogea wild pitch. Cordova struck out swinging. Myers grounded out to pitcher. CLEVELAND 3, MINNESOTA 3.
CLEVELAND 4TH: Belle singled to center. M Ramirez doubled to left, Belle to third. Burnitz doubled to deep right, Belle and M Ramirez scored. Baerga hit by pitch. Burnitz to third, Baerga to second on Aguilera wild pitch. Carreon walked. T Pena popped out to shortstop. Lofton doubled to deep left, Burnitz and Baerga scored, Carreon to third. Mike Trombley relieved Rick Aguilera. Vizquel struck out looking. Thome grounded out to second. CLEVELAND 7, MINNESOTA 3.
CLEVELAND 5TH: Belle doubled to shallow right. Belle to third on Trombley wild pitch. M Ramirez walked. Burnitz homered to right, Belle and M Ramirez scored. Baerga singled to center. Carreon flied out to shallow left. T Pena lined out to third. Lofton doubled to left, Baerga scored. Vizquel doubled to right, Lofton scored. Mike Milchin relieved Mike Trombley. Thome singled to right, Vizquel thrown out at home. CLEVELAND 12, MINNESOTA 3.
MINNESOTA 5TH: Knoblauch walked. Becker homered to center, Knoblauch scored. Molitor flied out to left. Stahoviak doubled to deep center. Cordova struck out swinging. Myers singled to center, Stahoviak scored. D Hollins flied out to deep left. CLEVELAND 12, MINNESOTA 6.
CLEVELAND 6TH: Belle walked. M Ramirez homered to left, Belle scored. Burnitz walked. Baerga singled to left, Burnitz to second. Greg Hansell relieved Mike Milchin. Carreon singled to left, Burnitz to third, Baerga to second. T Pena doubled to right, Burnitz, Baerga and Carreon scored. Giles hit for Lofton. Giles struck out swinging. Espinoza hit for Vizquel. Espinoza singled to left, T Pena scored. Thome struck out swinging. Belle singled to center, Espinoza to third. M Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Belle out at second. CLEVELAND 18, MINNESOTA 6.
MINNESOTA 6TH: Danny Graves relieved Chad Ogea. Meares doubled to right. Hocking struck out swinging. Knoblauch singled to right, Meares to third. Becker tripled to center, Meares and Knoblauch scored. Molitor safe at first on 2nd baseman Baerga's fielding error, Becker scored. Stahoviak struck out swinging. Cordova grounded into fielder's choice to third, Molitor out at second. CLEVELAND 18, MINNESOTA 9.
CLEVELAND 7TH: Burnitz grounded out to second. Baerga doubled to center. Carreon doubled to left, Baerga scored. T Pena grounded out to second, Carreon to third. Giles flied out to center. CLEVELAND 19, MINNESOTA 9.
MINNESOTA 8TH: Alan Embree relieved Danny Graves. Becker flied out to center. Molitor lined out to second. Hale singled to left. Hale to second on Embree wild pitch. Cordova doubled to right, Hale scored. Walbeck doubled to center, Cordova scored. Walbeck to third on Embree wild pitch. Coomer flied out to left. CLEVELAND 19, MINNESOTA 11.
GAME RECAPJeromy Burnitz had a season-high five RBI and Albert Belle went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Indians set a club record with 12 doubles en route to a 19-11 rout of the Minnesota Twins.
The first-place Indians won their fifth straight game, maintaining a three-game lead over the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central. Cleveland, which also won its fifth straight on the road, improved to 20-6 against Minnesota over the last three seasons.
The dozen doubles by the Indians tied an American League record, set by the Boston Red Sox against Detroit on July 29th, 1990.
Kenny Lofton had three doubles and three RBI and Mark Carreon had a pair of two-baggers. Lofton also stole his league-leading 43rd base.
The Indians, who posted season highs in runs and hits (22), fell one run short of the team record, set on May 4th, 1991 at Oakland. The two teams combined for 18 doubles, tying the AL record for a nine-inning game and falling five short of the major-league mark.
The Indians broke a 3-3 tie with four runs in the fourth, as Burnitz and Lofton had two-run doubles off Twins starter Rick Aguilera (2-4). Cleveland put the game away with five runs in the fifth as Burnitz hit a three-run homer off reliever Mike Trombley and Lofton and Omar Vizquel delivered consecutive RBI doubles for a 12-3 advantage.
The Indians tacked on five more in the sixth for a three-inning total of 15 runs. Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Tony Pena had a three-run double and came home on Alvaro Espinoza's single to give Cleveland an 18-6 bulge.
Consecutive doubles by Carlos Baerga and Carreon in the seventh capped the Indians' scoring. Baerga and Belle each scored four times.
Rich Becker homered twice, tripled, doubled and collected a career-high six RBI for Minnesota, which suffered its fifth straight loss and has dropped eight of nine at home. Becker, who failed at his attempt at the cycle by grounding out in the eighth and striking out to end the game, is batting .452 in his last 10 games.
Indians starter Chad Ogea (5-1) benefited from the support and won, despite allowing six runs and seven hits over five innings.