Twins 5-1 Indians (25 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Indians

6-11, 3-4 home


MIN
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	5	10	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1

N. Blackburn1-1

7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

R. Hernandez1-3

6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Single
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 2nd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- D Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Crede safe at third on throwing error by third baseman M DeRosa.
  2
  1
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 4th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 5th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- M Cuddyer to second on wild pitch by F Carmona.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- N. Blackburn pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- V. Chulk pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- J. Mijares pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- D Span in left field.
  5
  1
- C Gomez in center field.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- V. Chulk pitching for CLE
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
5
Indians
1

Game 1

25/4

Twins
7
Indians
1

Game 2

26/4

Twins
2
Indians
4

Game 3

26/4

Progressive Field

12:05 AM, 25 April 2009

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 20,219

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
First Base Umpire - Brian Runge
Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce

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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Minnesota Twins

Cleveland Indians

N. Blackburn1-1

R. Hernandez1-3

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Foul Ball
5 Foul Ball
6 Single