This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseballβ
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5β1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. βΆ Video β
βΎ Arcade
Cleveland Guardians @
Minnesota Twins
2001-08-09 Β· Day game Β· Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Β· Att: 30080 Β· 72Β°F, dome, dry Β· Wind L to R Β· 3:09
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 6β4. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 2nd. Eric Milton earned the win and LaTroy Hawkins picked up the save. David Ortiz went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| MIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
W: Eric Milton L: Chuck Finley SV: LaTroy Hawkins
Umpires β HP: Mark Wegner Β· 1B: Lance Barksdale Β· 2B: Rick Reed Β· 3B: Dave Phillips Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Omar Vizquel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Roberto Alomar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Einar Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Russell Branyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ed Taubensee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kenny Lofton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luis Rivas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Mientkiewicz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brian Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Torii Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Bobby Kielty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tom Prince | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jason Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
David Ortiz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jacque Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Finley | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Dave Burba | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Milton | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Todd Jones | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Guardado | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LaTroy Hawkins | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jolbert Cabrera: W
- Omar Vizquel: D7/L5+.1-H
- Roberto Alomar: 13/SH.2-3
- Juan Gonzalez: S/L78S.3-H
- Jim Thome: K
- Marty Cordova: K
Bot 1
- Luis Rivas: 43/G4
- Denny Hocking: 9/F9LD
- Doug Mientkiewicz: K
Top 2
- Travis Fryman: K
- Wil Cordero: K
- Einar Diaz: 3/P13-
Bot 2
- Brian Buchanan: HP
- Torii Hunter: S9/L9S+.1-2
- Chad Allen: S8/L4M+.2-H;1-H(E8/TH)(NR)(UR);B-H(E1/TH)(UR)
- Bobby Kielty: 63/G6
- Tom Prince: D7/L7LD+
- Jason Maxwell: K
- Luis Rivas: FC5/G5.2X3(5);B-1
Top 3
- Jolbert Cabrera: D7/G5.B-3(E7)
- Omar Vizquel: 63/G6S
- Roberto Alomar: W
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/SF/L8RM+.3-H(UR);1-2(E8/TH)
- Jim Thome: K/C
Bot 3
- Denny Hocking: 53/G56S
- Doug Mientkiewicz: 3/G3
- Brian Buchanan: K
Top 4
- Marty Cordova: 9/F89S
- Travis Fryman: 53/G5
- Wil Cordero: K/C
Bot 4
- Torii Hunter: 63/G6
- Chad Allen: W
- Bobby Kielty: W.1-2
- Tom Prince: 3/G3-.2-3;1-2
- Jason Maxwell: W
- Luis Rivas: 9/F89D+
Top 5
- Einar Diaz: 7/F78XD
- Jolbert Cabrera: K/C
- Omar Vizquel: 4/P34D
Bot 5
- Denny Hocking: E8/F8RXD+.B-2
- Doug Mientkiewicz: W
- David Ortiz: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
- Torii Hunter: K
- Chad Allen: 13/G13
- Bobby Kielty: 3/G3
Top 6
- Roberto Alomar: 9/F89S
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/L8LS
- Jim Thome: 9/F9S
- Marty Cordova: D/L6D+.1-H
- Travis Fryman: 8/F8RXD
Bot 6
- Tom Prince: W
- Jason Maxwell: K/C
- Luis Rivas: 46(1)/FO/G4M
- Denny Hocking: SB2
- Denny Hocking: 43/G34
Top 7
- Wil Cordero: K
- Einar Diaz: 5/P56S
- Jolbert Cabrera: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Doug Mientkiewicz: S7/L78S
- David Ortiz: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S
- Torii Hunter: K
Top 8
- Omar Vizquel: D/F8RXD+
- Roberto Alomar: 31/G34+.2-3
- Juan Gonzalez: 9/FL/P9LSF
- Jim Thome: K
Bot 8
- Jacque Jones: 13/BG23-
- Bobby Kielty: W
- Tom Prince: 9/F9LD.1-2
- Jason Maxwell: K
Top 9
- Marty Cordova: S7/P6D
- Russell Branyan: K
- Wil Cordero: S7/L56.1-2
- Ed Taubensee: K
- Kenny Lofton: W.2-3;1-2
- Omar Vizquel: K/C























