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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

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Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, April 17, 1996 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

CLE A    0  2  4    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 15  0
MIN A    0  2  0    0  3  4    0  0  x  -   9  8  1
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lofton cf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Franco 1b                     4   1   1   0       1   2       8   1
Baerga 2b                     5   1   2   1       0   0       2   7
Belle lf                      5   2   3   1       0   1       2   0
Murray dh                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnitz ph,dh               1   1   1   0       2   0       0   0
Ramirez rf                    4   1   1   3       1   1       2   0
Thome 3b                      3   1   2   0       2   0       0   3
T. Pena c                     4   0   1   2       0   0       3   0
  Kirby ph                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Espinoza ss                   3   0   2   0       1   0       2   1
  Vizquel ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Nagy p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Shuey p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Plunk p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   8  15   8       7   5      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Baerga-Espinoza-Franco, Thome-Baerga-Franco, Baerga-Espinoza.
BATTING - 
2B: Baerga (6,off Hansell).
HR: Ramirez (2,3rd inning off Robertson 2 on 1 out).
SH: Lofton (2,off Hansell).
GDP: T. Pena (1,off Mahomes).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Franco (3,2nd base by Hansell/Myers).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch 2b                  5   1   1   1       0   0       2   4
Lawton rf                     2   0   0   1       2   0       3   0
Molitor dh                    3   0   1   1       1   0       0   0
Hollins 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       2   4
Cordova lf                    3   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Myers c                       4   0   1   0       0   1       6   1
Kelly cf                      3   1   0   0       1   0       1   1
Stahoviak 1b                  3   3   2   2       1   0       9   1
Meares ss                     3   2   1   3       0   1       1   2
Robertson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hansell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mahomes p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guardado p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Naulty p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stevens p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   9   8   9       6   3      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hollins-Stahoviak-Meares, Knoblauch-Stahoviak.
E: Meares (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Cordova (2,off Nagy); Myers (4,off Nagy); Knoblauch (3,off Nagy).
HR: Stahoviak (3,2nd inning off Nagy 1 on 2 out); Cordova (1,6th inning off
Shuey 0 on 0 out); Meares (2,6th inning off Shuey 2 on 1 out).
HBP: Meares (1,by Nagy); Cordova (1,by Plunk).
GDP: Hollins 2 (2,off Nagy 2).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lawton (3,2nd base off Plunk/T. Pena); Hollins (1,2nd base off Plunk/T.
Pena).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nagy                          5     6   5   5   2   2   1  22
Shuey L(0-1)                  0.2   2   4   4   3   0   2   7
Plunk                         2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8
Totals                        8     8   9   9   6   3   3  37
HBP: Nagy (1,Meares); Plunk (1,Cordova).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Plunk 1-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Robertson                     2.1   7   6   6   2   1   1  16
Hansell W(1-0)                3.2   4   1   1   2   1   0  14
Mahomes                       1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5
Guardado                      0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2
Naulty                        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Stevens SV(4)                 1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Totals                        9    15   8   8   7   5   1  45
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hansell 1-0; Naulty 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott
Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 11276
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins          
1. Lofton              cf        Knoblauch           2b
2. Franco              1b        Lawton              rf
3. Baerga              2b        Molitor             dh
4. Belle               lf        Hollins             3b
5. Murray              dh        Cordova             lf
6. Ramirez             rf        Myers               c
7. Thome               3b        Kelly               cf
8. T. Pena             c         Stahoviak           1b
9. Espinoza            ss        Meares              ss
   Nagy                p         Robertson           p

INDIANS 1ST: Lofton grounded out (shortstop to first); Franco
struck out; Baerga grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch flied to center; Lawton walked; Molitor
walked [Lawton to second]; Hollins grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Molitor out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Belle singled to center; Murray flied to left;
Ramirez flied to right; Thome singled to shortstop [Belle to
third (error by Meares), Thome to second]; T. Pena singled to
right [Belle scored, Thome scored]; Espinoza singled to right
[T. Pena to second]; Lofton lined to left; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cordova doubled to center; Myers struck out; Kelly
flied to center; Stahoviak homered to right [Cordova scored];
Meares flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins
2.

INDIANS 3RD: Franco walked; Baerga singled to center [Franco to
third]; Belle singled to center [Franco scored, Baerga to
second]; Murray grounded out (third to first) [Baerga to third,
Belle to second]; Ramirez homered to left [Baerga scored, Belle
scored]; Thome walked; HANSELL REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); T.
Pena hit into a double play (third to first) [Thome out at third
(first to shortstop)]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Knoblauch grounded out (third to first); Lawton
grounded out (second to first); Molitor grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Espinoza grounded out (second to first); Lofton
singled to center; Franco singled to center [Lofton to second];
Franco was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Lofton to
third]; Baerga doubled to center [Lofton scored, Baerga out at
third (center to second to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Hollins struck out; Cordova grounded out (second to
first); Myers doubled to center; Kelly grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Belle struck out; BURNITZ BATTED FOR MURRAY;
Burnitz walked; Ramirez flied to center; Thome walked [Burnitz
to second]; T. Pena lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: BURNITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Stahoviak
singled to left; Meares was hit by a pitch [Stahoviak to
second]; Knoblauch doubled to right [Stahoviak scored, Meares to
third]; Lawton grounded out (second to first) [Meares scored,
Knoblauch to third]; Molitor singled to center [Knoblauch
scored]; Hollins grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Molitor out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
7, Twins 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Espinoza singled to right; Lofton out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Espinoza to second]; Franco
lined to right; Baerga grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: SHUEY REPLACED NAGY (PITCHING); Cordova homered to
right; Myers grounded out (second to first); Kelly walked;
Stahoviak walked [Kelly to second]; Meares homered to left
[Kelly scored, Stahoviak scored]; Knoblauch flied to left;
Lawton walked; PLUNK REPLACED SHUEY (PITCHING); Lawton stole
second; Molitor flied to right; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
7, Twins 9.

INDIANS 7TH: MAHOMES REPLACED HANSELL (PITCHING); Belle grounded
out (third to first); Burnitz singled to right; Ramirez walked
[Burnitz to second]; Thome singled to right [Burnitz to third,
Ramirez to second]; T. Pena grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Thome out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
7, Twins 9.

TWINS 7TH: Hollins walked; Hollins stole second; Cordova was hit
by a pitch; Myers flied to left; Kelly lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Cordova out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 9.

INDIANS 8TH: GUARDADO REPLACED MAHOMES (PITCHING); Espinoza
walked; Lofton struck out; NAULTY REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING);
Franco struck out; Baerga lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 7, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: Stahoviak lined to center; Meares was called out on
strikes; Knoblauch flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 7, Twins 9.

INDIANS 9TH: STEVENS REPLACED NAULTY (PITCHING); Belle singled
to left; Burnitz walked [Belle to second]; Ramirez struck out;
Thome reached on a fielder's choice [Belle out at third (third
unassisted), Burnitz to second]; KIRBY BATTED FOR T. PENA; Kirby
singled to left [Burnitz scored, Thome to second]; VIZQUEL
BATTED FOR ESPINOZA; Vizquel popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 8, Twins 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          8  15   0   10
 Twins            9   8   1    4
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