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Cleveland Guardians @
Minnesota Twins
1997-09-17 Β· Night game Β· Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Β· Att: 9512 Β· 70Β°F, dome, dry Β· 2:53
Cleveland Indians defeated Minnesota Twins 7β6. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 5th. Jaret Wright earned the win and Jose Mesa picked up the save. Matt Lawton went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
W: Jaret Wright L: Travis Miller SV: Jose Mesa
Umpires β HP: Joe Brinkman Β· 1B: Derryl Cousins Β· 2B: Tim Welke Β· 3B: Ken Kaiser Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Manny Ramirez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Matt Williams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
David Justice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sandy Alomar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Thome | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tony Fernandez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Marquis Grissom | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ron Coomer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
David Ortiz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Damian Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Todd Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Molitor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaret Wright | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
Jose Mesa | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Eddie Guardado | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bip Roberts: 53/G5
- Omar Vizquel: W
- Manny Ramirez: 53/G56.1-2
- Matt Williams: D8/F89S.2-H
- David Justice: 5/P4MS
Bot 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Matt Lawton: S9/G34/R6.1-2
- Marty Cordova: 4/L4
- Scott Stahoviak: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
- Ron Coomer: K
Top 2
- Sandy Alomar: K
- Jim Thome: 31/G34
- Tony Fernandez: 31/G3L
Bot 2
- David Ortiz: K
- Damian Miller: 7/F7D
- Rich Becker: W
- Pat Meares: 54(1)/FO/G56
Top 3
- Marquis Grissom: 5/P5SF
- Bip Roberts: 63/G6
- Omar Vizquel: S8/L78M/R6
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F8RD
Bot 3
- Chuck Knoblauch: S9/L4D
- Matt Lawton: SB2/R6
- Matt Lawton: HR/F89XD.2-H
- Marty Cordova: 8/F8LM
- Scott Stahoviak: K
- Ron Coomer: 8/L8LXD
Top 4
- Matt Williams: 7/F78M
- David Justice: 31/G3
- Sandy Alomar: 3/P34S
Bot 4
- David Ortiz: S8/L4D/R4
- Damian Miller: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
- Rich Becker: S9/L89M/R5.2-3;1-2
- Pat Meares: 46(1)/FO/G4M.3-H;2-3
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
- Matt Lawton: W.1-2
- Marty Cordova: 43/G4
Top 5
- Jim Thome: W
- Tony Fernandez: S7/G56/R5.1-2
- Marquis Grissom: S9/L9S/R4.2-H;1-2
- Bip Roberts: S8/L8LM/R2.2-3;1-2
- Omar Vizquel: 4/P3D
- Manny Ramirez: D7/F7D.3-H;2-H;1XH(762);B-3
- Matt Williams: E5/G5/U6.3-H(UR)(NR)
- David Justice: 4/F8RS
Bot 5
- Scott Stahoviak: 43/G4
- Ron Coomer: 63/G6
- David Ortiz: S9/L9M/R6
- Damian Miller: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 6
- Sandy Alomar: K
- Jim Thome: S9/L89M/R4
- Tony Fernandez: W.1-2
- Marquis Grissom: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Bot 6
- Rich Becker: K
- Pat Meares: K
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
Top 7
- Bip Roberts: W
- Omar Vizquel: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Manny Ramirez: 9/F9LM
- Matt Williams: PO1(E1).1-2
- Matt Williams: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- Matt Lawton: K
- Marty Cordova: 9/F9D
- Scott Stahoviak: 7/F7LMF
Top 8
- David Justice: S9/L4D/R6
- Sandy Alomar: 53/G5.1-2
- Jim Thome: E4/TH/G4.2-H(NR);B-2
- Tony Fernandez: S7/L7S.2-3
- Marquis Grissom: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H(UR)
- Bip Roberts: 7/F78D
Bot 8
- Ron Coomer: 8/L8LM
- David Ortiz: 8/F78XD
- Damian Miller: K
Top 9
- Omar Vizquel: 6/P6M
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Matt Williams: 9/F89D
Bot 9
- Rich Becker: S7/G56/R6
- Todd Walker: 7/F7LDF
- Chuck Knoblauch: S9/G34.1-3
- Matt Lawton: HR/F9D.3-H;1-H
- Marty Cordova: W
- Paul Molitor: K
- Ron Coomer: S8/L6MD/R4.1-2
- David Ortiz: 8/F8RM
















