Indians 6, Twins 4
Scott Baker and the Twins missed a chance to gain on the White Sox. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
The Twins, the last team to hand Cliff Lee a loss, took a two-run lead in the fourth. After the Tribe countered to lead, Delmon Young's RBI single tied it briefly in the seventh before the Indians went ahead for good in their half -- keeping Minnesota 2 1/2 games behind Chicago.
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Cleveland 6, Minnesota 4
Today's Boxes 9/17/08
COL 1, SD 0
PHI 6, ATL 1
NYY 5, CWS 1
PIT 15, LAD 8
TOR 8, BAL 7
TB 10, BOS 3
FLA 14, HOU 2
NYM 9, WSH 7
CIN 3, STL 0
DET 17, TEX 4
MIL 6, CHC 2
KC 5, SEA 2
ARI 7, SF 6
OAK 3, LAA 2
September 17, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Minnesota
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
4 14
2
Cleveland
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
X
6 9
1
Standings thru 9/17/08 | Recap: MIN | CLE | Gameday | Twins stats | Indians stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span , RF
4
1
0
0
1
2
3
.295
Casilla, A , 2B
5
1
2
0
0
0
0
.290
Mauer , C
5
1
3
0
0
0
2
.324
Morneau , DH
5
0
3
2
0
0
3
.311
Young, D , LF
4
0
1
1
1
2
3
.288
Harris , 3B-1B
5
0
2
0
0
1
4
.263
Buscher , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.306
Punto , SS
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.289
Tolbert , SS-3B
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
.286
a-Kubel , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.275
Gomez , CF
3
1
1
1
0
2
0
.254
Totals 40 4 14 4 3 8 21
BATTING 2B : Mauer (28, Lee, Cl).HR : Gomez (7, 4th inning off Lee, Cl, 0 on, 2 out).TB :
Casilla, A 2; Mauer 4; Morneau 3; Young, D; Harris 2; Punto; Tolbert; Gomez 4.RBI : Morneau 2 (128), Gomez (55),
Young, D (64).2-out RBI : Morneau; Gomez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Span; Harris 2; Tolbert;
Morneau; Kubel.GIDP : Mauer; Tolbert.Team RISP : 2-for-12.Team LOB : 13.BASERUNNING SB :
Tolbert (7, 2nd base off Lee, Cl/Shoppach).FIELDING E : Crain (3, pickoff), Mauer (3, throw).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore, G , CF
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
.272
Carroll , 3B
5
1
1
0
0
1
5
.272
Choo , LF
5
0
1
2
0
3
4
.300
Peralta, Jh , SS
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
.276
Martinez, V , 1B
4
0
1
1
0
1
4
.275
Hafner , DH
3
1
1
1
1
2
0
.215
Shoppach , C
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
.269
Gutierrez, F , RF
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.249
Cabrera, A , 2B
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
.248
Totals 32 6 9 6 6 10 17
BATTING 2B : Choo (27, Baker, S), Peralta, Jh (39, Guerrier), Martinez, V (15, Guerrier).HR :
Peralta, Jh (22, 4th inning off Baker, S, 0 on, 1 out), Hafner (5, 4th inning off Baker, S, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Sizemore,
G 2; Carroll; Choo 2; Peralta, Jh 6; Martinez, V 2; Hafner 4; Cabrera, A.RBI : Peralta, Jh 2 (84), Hafner (23),
Choo 2 (53), Martinez, V (32).2-out RBI : Hafner; Choo 2; Peralta, Jh; Martinez, V.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Martinez, V 2; Cabrera, A; Shoppach; Choo.SAC : Cabrera, A.Team RISP : 3-for-11.Team
LOB : 9.FIELDING E : Carroll (6, fielding).Outfield assists : Choo (Harris at 2nd
base).DP : 2 (Cabrera, A-Peralta, Jh-Martinez, V, Cabrera, A-Martinez, V).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lee, Cl
6.1
10
4
3
3
5
1
2.41
Mujica (W, 3-2)
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
7.01
Perez, R (H, 23)
1.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
3.16
Lewis (S, 10)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3.96
WP : Mijares, Jo, Lee, Cl 2.IBB : Hafner (by Guerrier), Sizemore, G (by Breslow).HBP : Gomez (by
Lee, Cl).Pitches-strikes : Baker, S 103-64, Crain 28-15, Mijares, Jo 9-6, Guerrier 18-9, Breslow 12-3, Korecky
3-3, Reyes 5-3, Lee, Cl 113-71, Mujica 13-10, Perez, R 30-22, Lewis 24-18.Groundouts-flyouts : Baker, S 1-5, Crain
1-1, Mijares, Jo 1-0, Guerrier 0-0, Breslow 1-0, Korecky 1-0, Reyes 0-0, Lee, Cl 10-2, Mujica 1-0, Perez, R 1-0, Lewis 1-1.Batters
faced : Baker, S 21, Crain 6, Mijares, Jo 3, Guerrier 4, Breslow 3, Korecky 1, Reyes 1, Lee, Cl 32, Mujica 3, Perez, R
5, Lewis 4.Inherited runners-scored : Crain 1-0, Guerrier 1-1, Korecky 2-0, Reyes 2-0, Mujica 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Sam Holbrook.Weather : 75 degrees, clear.Wind :
1 mph, L to R.T : 3:51.Att : 22,904.September 17, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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