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Minnesota Twins @
Cleveland Guardians
1997-09-28 Β· Day game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 42940 Β· 74Β°F, sunny, dry Β· Wind 14 mph to LF Β· 2:32
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 5β1. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 5th. Bob Tewksbury earned the win. Matt Lawton went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Charles Nagy SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Brian O'Nora Β· 1B: Derryl Cousins Β· 2B: Tim Welke Β· 3B: Joe Brinkman Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Paul Molitor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Ron Coomer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Omar Vizquel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Giles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Thome | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Matt Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sandy Alomar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Branson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Marquis Grissom | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sean Casey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Seitzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Tewksbury | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Nagy | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Eric Plunk | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jose Mesa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F9S
- Matt Lawton: W
- Paul Molitor: W.1-2
- Ron Coomer: K
- Scott Stahoviak: K
Bot 1
- Omar Vizquel: S5/BG5S
- Brian Giles: 43/G4.1-2
- Manny Ramirez: 9/L9D.2-3
- Jim Thome: 3/G3
Top 2
- Marty Cordova: 13/BG15S
- Todd Walker: 43/G4
- Terry Steinbach: 63/G6
Bot 2
- David Justice: 43/G4
- Matt Williams: 7/F7D
- Sandy Alomar: D7/F7DW/R6
- Jeff Branson: 4/L4
Top 3
- Rich Becker: 63/G6
- Chuck Knoblauch: S4/G4MD
- Matt Lawton: K
- Paul Molitor: SB2/R4
- Paul Molitor: W
- Ron Coomer: 9/F9D
Bot 3
- Marquis Grissom: S7/G5/R6
- Omar Vizquel: 53/G5S.1-2
- Brian Giles: S9/L9S/R2.2-H;B-2
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Jim Thome: S9/L34D.2XH(92)
Top 4
- Scott Stahoviak: 63/G6
- Marty Cordova: DGR/F9LD
- Todd Walker: 43/G4
- Terry Steinbach: 13/G1
Bot 4
- David Justice: K
- Matt Williams: T8/F8LXD
- Sandy Alomar: 6/P6
- Jeff Branson: K
Top 5
- Rich Becker: S8/G6M/R6
- Chuck Knoblauch: S9/L89S/R4.1-3
- Matt Lawton: SB2
- Matt Lawton: D8/L89M/R4.3-H;2-H
- Paul Molitor: S7/G56/R5.2-3
- Ron Coomer: D9/L9D/R46.3-H;1-3
- Scott Stahoviak: HP
- Marty Cordova: 6(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H(NR);2-3
- Todd Walker: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Marquis Grissom: 9/F9M
- Omar Vizquel: E6/G6
- Brian Giles: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 6
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Rich Becker: D7/L7LM/R6
- Chuck Knoblauch: S7/G56/R5.2-3
- Matt Lawton: 64(1)/FO/G6M/R3.3-H
- Paul Molitor: WP.1-2
- Paul Molitor: 31/G3
Bot 6
- Manny Ramirez: 7/F7D
- Jim Thome: 31/G3
- David Justice: 5/P5DF
Top 7
- Ron Coomer: 2/P2LF
- Scott Stahoviak: E6/TH/G6/R3.B-2
- Marty Cordova: 43/G4.2-3
- Todd Walker: 9/F9M
Bot 7
- Matt Williams: 7/F7LM
- Sandy Alomar: 63/G6
- Jeff Branson: K
Top 8
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Rich Becker: K
- Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F89D
Bot 8
- Bruce Aven: K
- Enrique Wilson: 13/G1
- Brian Giles: 9/F9M
Top 9
- Matt Lawton: 3/G3
- Paul Molitor: K
- Ron Coomer: 9/F9S
Bot 9
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Sean Casey: 63/G6D
- Kevin Seitzer: 31/G3



















