Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Cabrera (29, N Blackburn); G Sizemore (17, J Crain); S Choo (27, J Crain)
- HRK Shoppach (10, 3rd inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out); L Valbuena (6, 3rd inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out); G Sizemore (17, 3rd inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIK Shoppach (33), L Valbuena (18), G Sizemore 2 (60), A Cabrera (48), J Peralta (62), S Choo (65)
- 2Out RBIS Choo
- GIDPL Valbuena; T Hafner
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-10 (S Choo 1-3, A Marte 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, A Cabrera 0-2, J Peralta 1-2, L Valbuena 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBG Sizemore (11, 2nd base off J Manship/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP3 (A Cabrera-L Valbuena-A Marte 2, A Cabrera-A Marte)
- PBK Shoppach
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Cuddyer (25, A Laffey); N Punto (8, J Smith)
- HRD Young (6, 2nd inning off A Laffey 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Crede (46), D Young 2 (33), D Span (44)
- 2Out RBID Young 2, D Span
- GIDPO Cabrera 2; D Young
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-8 (O Cabrera 0-2, J Kubel 0-1, J Crede 0-1, D Span 1-1, D Young 1-2, M Cuddyer 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Mauer (2, 2nd base off T Sipp/K Shoppach)
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Morneau-O Cabrera-J Morneau, O Cabrera-J Morneau)
- EO Cabrera (18, ground ball)
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPA Marte (By N Blackburn)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA Laffey 14-23; J Smith 2-4; T Sipp 2-5; C Perez 1-1; K Wood 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA Laffey 15-5-23-17; J Smith 2-2-4-3; T Sipp 5-1-5-3; C Perez 2-0-0-1; K Wood 3-3-12-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Laffey 6-8; J Smith 0-2; T Sipp 3-0; C Perez 0-1; K Wood 0-0
- Game ScoresA Laffey 44
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(L,8-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 54-36 | 4.29 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47-31 | 6.75 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27-14 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.36 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.20 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 1.61 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 166-107 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Blackburn 10-14; J Crain 7-9; J Manship 3-7; J Mijares 3-4; M Guerrier 4-4; J Nathan 1-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Blackburn 10-2-13-11; J Crain 4-3-18-6; J Manship 2-2-5-5; J Mijares 2-1-2-3; M Guerrier 3-0-0-4; J Nathan 3-4-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 4-1; J Crain 2-1; J Manship 3-2; J Mijares 2-1; M Guerrier 1-2; J Nathan 0-2
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 23
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Crede grounded out to shortstop, J Kubel scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | D Young homered to center, M Cuddyer scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | K Shoppach homered to left. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | L Valbuena homered to right. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | G Sizemore homered to right, A Marte scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 3rd | A Cabrera doubled to deep left, J Carroll scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 3rd | J Peralta singled to center, A Cabrera scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 4th | S Choo doubled to right center, G Sizemore scored. | 7 | 3 | |
| 9th | D Span singled to center, N Punto scored. | 7 | 4 | |
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
7:10 PM, 16 August 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 30,260
Game Time:3:28
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
- First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- Second Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
- Third Base Umpire - Wally Bell
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
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