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Cleveland Guardians @
Minnesota Twins
2012-05-14 Β· Night game Β· Target Field Β· Att: 32313 Β· 84Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 11 mph to LF Β· 2:43
Cleveland Indians defeated Minnesota Twins 5β4. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Smith earned the win and Chris Perez picked up the save. Casey Kotchman went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
W: Joe Smith L: Matt Capps SV: Chris Perez
Umpires β HP: Mike Estabrook Β· 1B: James Hoye Β· 2B: Jim Joyce Β· 3B: Jim Reynolds Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jason Kipnis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asdrubal Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Travis Hafner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Carlos Santana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Michael Brantley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jose Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Casey Kotchman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Shelley Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Aaron Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denard Span | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brian Dozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Josh Willingham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Doumit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Trevor Plouffe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Darin Mastroianni | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Drew Butera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamey Carroll | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chris Parmelee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeanmar Gomez | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Vinnie Pestano | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nick Hagadone | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Perez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Pavano | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Francisco Liriano | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Matt Capps | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shin-Soo Choo: 7/F7LD
- Jason Kipnis: 43/G4
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G
Bot 1
- Denard Span: 6/F6MD-
- Brian Dozier: 143/G13+
- Joe Mauer: 3/G3
Top 2
- Travis Hafner: D9/F8LXD+
- Carlos Santana: K
- Michael Brantley: 43/G4.2-3
- Jose Lopez: 5/F25F-
Bot 2
- Josh Willingham: 3/F3D-
- Ryan Doumit: 8/F8RXD+
- Trevor Plouffe: K
Top 3
- Casey Kotchman: 63/G6
- Shelley Duncan: K
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
Bot 3
- Darin Mastroianni: S8/L8LS
- Drew Butera: 3/G3S.1-2
- Jamey Carroll: W
- Denard Span: PB.2-H(E2/TH3)(UR);1-2
- Denard Span: 53/G56+
- Brian Dozier: W
- Joe Mauer: 64(1)/FO/G6MD+
Top 4
- Jason Kipnis: S8/G4M+
- Asdrubal Cabrera: DGR/F7LD.1-3
- Travis Hafner: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
- Carlos Santana: 7/SF/F7D+.3-H
- Michael Brantley: 6/L6D-
Bot 4
- Josh Willingham: 9/F9D
- Ryan Doumit: W
- Trevor Plouffe: 8/L8LD+
- Darin Mastroianni: 9/F9LM
Top 5
- Jose Lopez: D7/L7LD+
- Casey Kotchman: HR/F9D+.2-H
- Shelley Duncan: 7/F78S
- Shin-Soo Choo: HP
- Jason Kipnis: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 5
- Drew Butera: 63/G6
- Jamey Carroll: S9/L89S
- Denard Span: S7/L7S.1-2
- Brian Dozier: 3/G34S-.2-3;1-2
- Joe Mauer: 43/G4
Top 6
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 9/F89D
- Travis Hafner: 9/F89M
- Carlos Santana: S6/G6MD
- Michael Brantley: 9/F8RXD+
Bot 6
- Josh Willingham: 6!3/G6+
- Ryan Doumit: 63/G4
- Trevor Plouffe: 8/F8LD
Top 7
- Jose Lopez: 53/G5
- Casey Kotchman: 53/G56
- Shelley Duncan: K
Bot 7
- Darin Mastroianni: K
- Drew Butera: 8/F8RS
- Jamey Carroll: 43/G4
Top 8
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Jason Kipnis: 9/L89D+
- Asdrubal Cabrera: W
- Travis Hafner: W.1-2
- Carlos Santana: W.2-3;1-2
- Michael Brantley: K
Bot 8
- Denard Span: W
- Brian Dozier: 8/F8RD+
- Joe Mauer: K+SB2
- Josh Willingham: D7/G5+.2-H
- Ryan Doumit: HR/F7LD+.2-H
- Trevor Plouffe: W
- Darin Mastroianni: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 9
- Jose Lopez: 4/F34D-
- Casey Kotchman: S8/G4M
- Aaron Cunningham: 4/F89S
- Shin-Soo Choo: WP.1-2
- Shin-Soo Choo: S9/L4D.2-H
- Jason Kipnis: 7/F7LSF
Bot 9
- Chris Parmelee: K
- Jamey Carroll: 4/F4D-
- Denard Span: 31/G34S+



























