Indians 4, Twins 3
Justin Morneau reacts after striking out in the fifth inning. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Johan Santana had a rough outing, giving up two homers in the first inning, and the Twins couldn't recover as they were swept by the Indians. Torii Hunter, Mike Redmond and Rondell White drove in the Twins' only runs.
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Minnesota
(67-66)
Lost 3
Cleveland 4, Minnesota 3
Today's Boxes 8/29/07
LAD 10, WSH 9
COL 8, SF 0
OAK 5, TOR 4
LAA 8, SEA 2
ATL 7, FLA 4
NYY 4, BOS 3
CIN 8, PIT 0
PHI 3, NYM 2
TB 5, BAL 4
MIL 6, CHC 1
HOU 7, STL 0
KC 5, DET 0
TEX 5, CWS 4
SD 3, ARI 1
Cleveland
(75-57)
Won 5
August 29, 2007
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Standings thru 8/29/07  | Gameday  | Twins Stats  | Indians Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Casilla , 2B4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .243
a-Buscher , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Bartlett , SS2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .280
Hunter , CF4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .297
Morneau , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284
Cuddyer , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .277
White , DH3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .162
Redmond , C4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .288
Tyner , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .304
Punto , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .196
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 4 17
a-Grounded into a double play for Casilla in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Casilla (4, Sabathia), White (3, Sabathia).3B : Cuddyer (5, Betancourt).TB : Casilla 4; Cuddyer 3; White 2; Redmond 2; Tyner 2.RBI : Hunter (94), Redmond (34), White (11).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cuddyer; Morneau.GIDP : Tyner; Hunter; Buscher.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Casilla (9, 2nd base off Sabathia/Martinez). FIELDING DP : (Bartlett-Morneau).Pickoffs : Santana (Sizemore at 1st base).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .279
Cabrera , SS4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .316
Hafner , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
Martinez , C4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303
Garko , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
Gutierrez , RF4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .270
Lofton , LF3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .299
Gomez , 2B3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311
Blake , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263
Totals 32 4 10 4 1 3 11
BATTING 2B : Gutierrez 2 (9, Santana, Santana).HR : Cabrera (2, 1st inning off Santana, 1 on, 0 out), Martinez (21, 1st inning off Santana, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Sizemore; Cabrera 5; Martinez 4; Garko; Gutierrez 4; Lofton; Gomez 2.RBI : Cabrera 2 (10), Martinez (93), Lofton (29).2-out RBI : Lofton.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blake 2.GIDP : Hafner.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Sizemore (9, 2nd base by Santana/Redmond).PO : Sizemore (1st base by Santana). FIELDING DP : 3 (Sabathia-Cabrera-Garko, Cabrera-Gomez-Garko, Garko-Cabrera).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (L, 14-10)6.0 10 4 4 1 2 2 3.06
Rincon 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.81
HBP : Bartlett (by Sabathia), White (by Sabathia).Pitches-strikes : Santana 104-69, Rincon 24-16, Sabathia 109-71, Lewis 9-6, Betancourt 19-12, Borowski 7-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 13-2, Rincon 4-1, Sabathia 9-7, Lewis 2-1, Betancourt 1-0, Borowski 2-1.Batters faced : Santana 27, Rincon 6, Sabathia 27, Lewis 3, Betancourt 4, Borowski 3.Umpires : HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather : 83 degrees, clear.Wind : 8 mph, In from CF.T : 2:54.Att : 27,303.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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