Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 4,
Minnesota 3
When: 12:05 PM ET, Thursday, September 20, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Sam Holbrook
Attendance: 12331
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Sam Holbrook
Attendance: 12331
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .289 |
| Ben Revere | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .321 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .261 |
| Ryan Doumit | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Alexi Casilla | PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| Chris Herrmann | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .203 |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Justin Morneau | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Jamey Carroll | PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Denard Span (36), Josh Willingham (29) | |||||||||
| HR - Trevor Plouffe (23) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span 2, Ben Revere, Josh Willingham 2, Trevor Plouffe 5, Pedro Florimon 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Denard Span (37), Trevor Plouffe (51) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Denard Span (17), Trevor Plouffe (25) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Denard Span (36), Ben Revere (45), Joe Mauer (37), Trevor Plouffe (46) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Pedro Florimon (1, 2nd by Allen/Marson) | |||||||||
| SB - Ben Revere (37, 2nd off Kluber/Marson) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Denard Span (Kipnis at 1st), Ben Revere (Kotchman at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Esmerling Vasquez | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Kyle Waldrop (BS 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 |
| Casey Fien | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.44 |
| Jared Burton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.04 |
| Anthony Swarzak (L 3-5) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| HBP - Brent Lillibridge (by Waldrop) | ||||||||
| IBB - Carlos Santana (by Swarzak), Michael Brantley (by Swarzak) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Esmerling Vasquez 91-54, Kyle Waldrop 16-9, Casey Fien 16-12, Jared Burton 14-11, Anthony Swarzak 17-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Esmerling Vasquez 6-7, Kyle Waldrop 0-0, Casey Fien 2-0, Jared Burton 2-0, Anthony Swarzak 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Esmerling Vasquez 23, Kyle Waldrop 3, Casey Fien 7, Jared Burton 3, Anthony Swarzak 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kyle Waldrop 1-1 | ||||||||
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Vinny Rottino | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Carlos Santana | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Michael Brantley | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Brent Lillibridge | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .193 |
| Jack Hannahan | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| Thomas Neal | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .154 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Lou Marson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Shin-Soo Choo (38), Casey Kotchman (12) | |||||||||
| TB - Shin-Soo Choo 2, Jason Kipnis, Michael Brantley 2, Casey Kotchman 4, Brent Lillibridge, Jack Hannahan 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Casey Kotchman 2 (53), Brent Lillibridge (10), Jack Hannahan (27) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jack Hannahan (21) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Thomas Neal (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Brent Lillibridge (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jack Hannahan (13) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Corey Kluber | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.36 |
| Cody Allen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.10 |
| Chris Perez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 |
| Esmil Rogers (W 3-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.42 |
| WP - Corey Kluber | ||||||||
| HBP - Justin Morneau (by Perez) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Corey Kluber 100-61, Cody Allen 11-6, Vinnie Pestano 19-9, Chris Perez 13-10, Esmil Rogers 14-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Corey Kluber 9-4, Cody Allen 0-1, Vinnie Pestano 1-0, Chris Perez 2-1, Esmil Rogers 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Corey Kluber 25, Cody Allen 3, Vinnie Pestano 4, Chris Perez 5, Esmil Rogers 3 | ||||||||