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Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

2012-08-06 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 18775 Β· 77Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 11 mph from RF Β· 3:01

Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 14–3. Minnesota Twins put up 10 in the 2nd. Scott Diamond earned the win. Justin Morneau went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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MIN01002010101414
CLE10000200039

W: Scott Diamond   L: Zach McAllister   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Jim Joyce Β· 1B: Mike DiMuro Β· 2B: Jim Reynolds Β· 3B: James Hoye Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Denard Span621000
Ben Revere534101
Joe Mauer513301
Josh Willingham421212
Justin Morneau533400
Ryan Doumit422300
Tsuyoshi Nishioka500001
Brian Dozier300021
Jamey Carroll310020
Drew Butera100000

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jason Kipnis421001
Asdrubal Cabrera301001
Shin-Soo Choo402001
Carlos Santana311210
Michael Brantley301000
Shelley Duncan401000
Jose Lopez402000
Lou Marson300011
Ezequiel Carrera400000
Brent Lillibridge100000
Jack Hannahan100000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Scott Diamond7.0713
Jeff Gray1.0111
Luis Perdomo1.0100

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Zach McAllister1.2623
Josh Tomlin3.1301
Tony Sipp1.0201
Cody Allen1.0011
Esmil Rogers1.0300
Joe Smith1.0020

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Denard Span: 53/G5
  • Ben Revere: K
  • Joe Mauer: K

Bot 1

  • Jason Kipnis: E4/G34
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/L4D.1-2
  • Shin-Soo Choo: S8/G6M+.2-3;1-2
  • Carlos Santana: 5(2)3/GDP.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2
  • Michael Brantley: 5/L56

Top 2

  • Josh Willingham: HR/F7LD+
  • Justin Morneau: HR/F9D+
  • Ryan Doumit: D7/G
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 3/G3S.2-3
  • Brian Dozier: K
  • Jamey Carroll: W
  • Denard Span: 4E3/G4-.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2
  • Ben Revere: S8/L4MD.2-H(UR);1-3
  • Joe Mauer: D7/F78D+.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
  • Josh Willingham: W
  • Justin Morneau: S8/G6+.2-H(UR);1-3
  • Ryan Doumit: HR/F9LD+.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(TUR)
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 43/G34

Bot 2

  • Shelley Duncan: S6/G6S-
  • Jose Lopez: 54(1)3/GDP
  • Lou Marson: K

Top 3

  • Brian Dozier: 53/G5
  • Jamey Carroll: 53/G56
  • Denard Span: 43/G4

Bot 3

  • Ezequiel Carrera: 43/G4M
  • Jason Kipnis: 7/F7D
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: K

Top 4

  • Ben Revere: S7/F8LS
  • Joe Mauer: 7/F7LD
  • Josh Willingham: K
  • Justin Morneau: HR/F9D+.1-H
  • Ryan Doumit: 6/F4S-

Bot 4

  • Shin-Soo Choo: 31/G3
  • Carlos Santana: 8/F8RD+
  • Michael Brantley: D9/L89D+
  • Shelley Duncan: 53/G5+

Top 5

  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 7/F78S
  • Brian Dozier: 13/G15
  • Jamey Carroll: 4/F34D-

Bot 5

  • Jose Lopez: S9/L4D
  • Lou Marson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
  • Ezequiel Carrera: 3/G3+

Top 6

  • Denard Span: 3/G3
  • Ben Revere: S5/G5-
  • Joe Mauer: D8/L89D+.1-H
  • Josh Willingham: K
  • Justin Morneau: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 6

  • Jason Kipnis: S7/L78S
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8RD
  • Shin-Soo Choo: K
  • Carlos Santana: WP.1-2
  • Carlos Santana: HR/F8LXD+.2-H
  • Michael Brantley: 8/F8LD

Top 7

  • Ryan Doumit: 31/G3+
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: K
  • Brian Dozier: W
  • Jamey Carroll: 8/F8RD

Bot 7

  • Shelley Duncan: 2/F2LF-
  • Jose Lopez: 7/F7D+
  • Lou Marson: W
  • Ezequiel Carrera: 43/G4

Top 8

  • Denard Span: S14/G15+
  • Ben Revere: S8/G6M.1-2
  • Joe Mauer: S7.2-3;1-2
  • Josh Willingham: 46(1)/FO/G4S-.3-H;2-3
  • Justin Morneau: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 8

  • Jason Kipnis: K
  • Brent Lillibridge: 4/F4-
  • Shin-Soo Choo: S4/G4
  • Carlos Santana: W.1-2
  • Jack Hannahan: 8/F8LXD+

Top 9

  • Drew Butera: 53/G56
  • Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 7/L7M
  • Brian Dozier: W
  • Jamey Carroll: BK.1-2
  • Jamey Carroll: W
  • Denard Span: 9/F9M

Bot 9

  • Shelley Duncan: 7/F7M
  • Jose Lopez: S7/G56
  • Lou Marson: E5/TH2/FO/G5.1-2
  • Ezequiel Carrera: 26(1)3/GDP/G2R

Notes & reviews

  • originally scored E4, changed to single on 08-15-2012