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Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

2000-09-25 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 42853 Β· 53Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 17 mph R to L Β· 3:12

Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 4–3. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 8th. Travis Miller earned the win and LaTroy Hawkins picked up the save. Manny Ramirez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN000010030410
CLE201000000311

W: Travis Miller   L: Paul Shuey   SV: LaTroy Hawkins

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Crawford Β· 1B: Mike DiMuro Β· 2B: Kerwin Danley Β· 3B: Mike Everitt Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Denny Hocking412010
Luis Rivas511000
Matt Lawton401011
David Ortiz500001
Corey Koskie311010
Torii Hunter412201
Jacque Jones402101
A. J. Pierzynski300101
Cristian Guzman401000

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Kenny Lofton410010
Omar Vizquel512000
Roberto Alomar402000
Manny Ramirez311211
David Segui301101
Jim Thome401002
Travis Fryman400001
Russell Branyan303000
Sandy Alomar300000
Bill Selby101000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Matt Kinney5.0623
Travis Miller2.0302
Bob Wells1.0100
LaTroy Hawkins1.0100

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Steve Woodard5.1411
Ricardo Rincon0.1101
Steve Reed0.1001
Paul Shuey1.2211
Bob Wickman1.1311

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Denny Hocking: W
  • Luis Rivas: 43/G4S.1-2
  • Matt Lawton: 43/G4.2-3
  • David Ortiz: 43/G4S-

Bot 1

  • Kenny Lofton: W
  • Omar Vizquel: 8/F8LS
  • Roberto Alomar: PO1(E1).1-3
  • Roberto Alomar: 13/G13
  • Manny Ramirez: HR/F78XD+.3-H
  • David Segui: K

Top 2

  • Corey Koskie: 8/P8RS
  • Torii Hunter: 53/G5-
  • Jacque Jones: K

Bot 2

  • Jim Thome: K/C
  • Travis Fryman: 8/F89S
  • Russell Branyan: S/G5
  • Sandy Alomar: 9/L89S

Top 3

  • A. J. Pierzynski: 63/G6
  • Cristian Guzman: 43/G34
  • Denny Hocking: 8/F8RM

Bot 3

  • Kenny Lofton: 7/FL/F7LMF
  • Omar Vizquel: S/G13
  • Roberto Alomar: D7/F7D+.1-3
  • Manny Ramirez: IW
  • David Segui: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
  • Jim Thome: K

Top 4

  • Luis Rivas: 53/G5
  • Matt Lawton: 31/G3S-
  • David Ortiz: 9/L9D

Bot 4

  • Travis Fryman: 43/G4
  • Russell Branyan: S7/L7LS
  • Sandy Alomar: 54(1)/FO/G56-
  • Kenny Lofton: 8/F8RXD+

Top 5

  • Corey Koskie: 8/L8RD+
  • Torii Hunter: S8/G6M
  • Jacque Jones: S8/G15.1-3
  • A. J. Pierzynski: 9/SF/L9D.3-H
  • Cristian Guzman: S7.1-2
  • Denny Hocking: 7/F7D+

Bot 5

  • Omar Vizquel: S9/L89S
  • Roberto Alomar: 5/FL/P5F
  • Manny Ramirez: 6/L6
  • David Segui: 43/G4

Top 6

  • Luis Rivas: 9/P9LS
  • Matt Lawton: S/L89S
  • David Ortiz: PB.1-2
  • David Ortiz: K
  • Corey Koskie: S/G56-.2-3
  • Torii Hunter: K

Bot 6

  • Jim Thome: S8/G4.BX1(83)#
  • Travis Fryman: K
  • Russell Branyan: T/L8RD+
  • Sandy Alomar: 9/F9S

Top 7

  • Jacque Jones: 7/F7S
  • A. J. Pierzynski: 3/G3
  • Cristian Guzman: 31/G34

Bot 7

  • Kenny Lofton: 63/G6
  • Omar Vizquel: 43/G4MD
  • Roberto Alomar: S1/BG1
  • Manny Ramirez: K

Top 8

  • Denny Hocking: S7/L7S
  • Luis Rivas: S/L8LS.1-2
  • Matt Lawton: K
  • David Ortiz: 8/F8LM
  • Corey Koskie: W.2-3;1-2
  • Torii Hunter: S/L78S.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Jacque Jones: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
  • A. J. Pierzynski: K

Bot 8

  • David Segui: S7/L7S
  • Jim Thome: 5/FL/P25F
  • Travis Fryman: CS2(26)
  • Travis Fryman: 8/F8RS

Top 9

  • Cristian Guzman: 63/G6
  • Denny Hocking: T/F89D
  • Luis Rivas: 53/G56S-
  • Matt Lawton: IW
  • David Ortiz: 3/G34S

Bot 9

  • Bill Selby: S9/L9S
  • Sandy Alomar: 34/SH/BG34S-.1-2
  • Kenny Lofton: 43/G4.2-3
  • Omar Vizquel: 5/L56

Notes & reviews

  • Game two of an extraordinary doubleheader; this game was played in the evening after game one in the afternoon against the White Sox