Cleveland Indians @ Minnesota Twins
22-23, 9-13 Away
5
22-23, 9-13 Away
Final/10
20-25, 13-8 Home
6
20-25, 13-8 Home
Indians Hitting
a-struck out swinging for E Perez in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Michaels (11, J Santana); G Sizemore (10, J Santana); T Hafner (10, J Santana)
- HRE Perez (6, 6th inning off J Santana 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIG Sizemore 2 (25), T Hafner (40), E Perez 2 (19)
- 2Out RBIG Sizemore 2
- GIDPV Martinez
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- SBL Merloni (1, 2nd base off J Santana/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP1 (L Merloni-R Belliard-E Perez)
Twins Hitting
a-struck out swinging for J Castro in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Castro (3, C Lee); J Morneau (7, C Lee)
- HRM Cuddyer (5, 3rd inning off C Lee 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Castro 2 (11), M Cuddyer 2 (19), J Morneau (34)
- 2Out RBIJ Castro 2, M Cuddyer 2
- SFJ Morneau
- GIDPT Batista
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (T Hunter-J Morneau, T Batista-L Castillo-J Morneau)
- ET Batista (3, throw)
- AssistsT Hunter (J Michaels at 1st base)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Cabrera(B,4) |
G. Mota(L,1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 98-60 | 4.65 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 7.07 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 3.72 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-17 | 3.86 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 5.89 |
| 9.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 161-104 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Lee 5-8; F Cabrera 2-2; S Sauerbeck 0-0; R Betancourt 2-1; G Mota 0-2
- Game ScoresC Lee 32
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Nathan(W,7-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 104-75 | 3.42 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 2.45 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30-23 | 2.40 |
| 10.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 147-105 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 6-9; J Rincon 1-1; J Nathan 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Santana 45
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Castro doubled to deep right, T Hunter and R White scored, T Batista to third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | M Cuddyer homered to left, T Hunter scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | G Sizemore doubled to right, R Belliard and A Boone scored, L Merloni to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 6th | T Hafner doubled to deep center, C Blake scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 6th | E Perez homered to center, T Hafner scored. | 5 | 4 | |
| 6th | T Batista grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Morneau scored, R White out at second. | 5 | 5 | |
| 10th | J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to center, T Hunter scored. | 5 | 6 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 24 May 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,334
Game Time:3:13
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- Second Base Umpire - Randy Marsh
- Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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