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Twins
@ Indians
Progressive Field
August 31, 2016
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 31, 2016 at Progressive Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Dean |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Corey Kluber |
| Ballpark | Progressive Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,811 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Ron Kulpa 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Chris Conroy |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | First Baseman |
| Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Sano | DH |
| Eddie Rosario | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Polanco | Shortstop |
| Max Kepler | Right Fielder |
| Juan Centeno | Catcher |
| Logan Schafer | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Jason Kipnis | Second Baseman |
| Francisco Lindor | Shortstop |
| Mike Napoli | First Baseman |
| Carlos Santana | DH |
| Jose Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Brandon Guyer | Left Fielder |
| Abraham Almonte | Right Fielder |
| Roberto Perez | Catcher |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Indians
Progressive Field
August 31, 2016
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Kluber
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Kluber
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kluber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Kluber
Plouffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dean
Davis bunts towards the mound. Dean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kipnis vs. Dean
Kipnis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. Dean
Lindor hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Kluber
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Kluber
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Kluber
Polanco hits a line drive towards the mound. Kluber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Napoli vs. Dean
Napoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Dean
Santana hits a line drive into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Dean
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Napoli moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Guyer vs. Dean
Guyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almonte vs. Dean
Almonte hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rosario. Almonte reaches second base with a double. Napoli scores. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Dean
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kepler vs. Kluber
Kepler hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Centeno vs. Kluber
Centeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Napoli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Centeno for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Kluber
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kipnis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Kluber
Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Kluber
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kipnis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dean
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kipnis vs. Dean
Kipnis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. Dean
Lindor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Kluber
Plouffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Kluber
Sano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Napoli scoops it up and throws to first, with Kluber covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Kluber
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kipnis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Napoli vs. Dean
Napoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Dean
Santana hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Dean
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guyer vs. Dean
Guyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kepler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almonte vs. Dean
Almonte hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Kluber
Polanco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kepler vs. Kluber
Kepler hits a line drive towards first. Napoli catches it and steps on first to double up Polanco. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Centeno vs. Kluber
Centeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Dean
Perez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dean
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kipnis vs. Dean
Kipnis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lindor vs. Dean
Lindor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kipnis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Napoli vs. Dean
Napoli takes first base on ball four. Kipnis moves to third. Lindor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Santana vs. Chargois
J.T. Chargois now pitching.
Santana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kipnis scores. Lindor moves to third. Napoli moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Chargois
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kepler. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Lindor scores. Napoli scores. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Chisenhall vs. Chargois
Lonnie Chisenhall pinch hits for Brandon Guyer.
Chisenhall hits a line drive into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santana tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Almonte vs. Chargois
Almonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Chargois
Perez takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to third. Almonte moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Chargois
Davis hits a line drive towards short. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Kluber
Lonnie Chisenhall now playing right field. Abraham Almonte now playing left field.
Schafer strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schafer out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Kluber
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Kluber
Mauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Almonte. Mauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Plouffe vs. Kluber
Plouffe hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kipnis vs. O'Rourke
Ryan O'Rourke now pitching.
Kipnis strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. O'Rourke
Lindor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Napoli vs. O'Rourke
Napoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Santana vs. O'Rourke
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Kluber
Sano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Kluber
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Kluber
Polanco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chisenhall. Polanco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kepler vs. Kluber
Kepler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Centeno vs. Kluber
Centeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. O'Rourke
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Chisenhall vs. O'Rourke
Chisenhall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Plouffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. O'Rourke
Almonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Rourke covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Kluber
Schafer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Kluber
Dozier hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Kluber
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Kluber
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lindor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sano vs. Kluber
Sano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. O'Rourke
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. O'Rourke
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosario. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kipnis vs. O'Rourke
There goes Davis. The throw from Centeno and he is safe. Davis steals third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kipnis vs. O'Rourke
Kipnis hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. O'Rourke
Lindor hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Garner
Michael Martinez now playing second base. Perci Garner now pitching.
Rosario hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Garner
Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosario moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kepler vs. Garner
Kepler strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Garner
Eduardo Escobar pinch hits for Juan Centeno.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Napoli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escobar for the out. Rosario moves to third. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Schafer vs. Garner
Schafer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Dozier vs. Shaw
Bryan Shaw now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Rosario scores. Polanco moves to third. Schafer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Dozier vs. Shaw
Dozier strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2016 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Dozier B, 2b 4 1 1 2 Davis R, cf 5 1 2 0
Mauer J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kipnis J, 2b 3 1 0 1
Plouffe T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Martinez M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Sano M, dh 4 0 0 0 Lindor F, ss 5 1 2 0
Rosario E, lf 4 1 1 0 Napoli M, 1b 3 2 2 0
Polanco J, ss 4 0 3 0 Santana C, dh 4 2 2 2
Kepler M, rf 3 1 1 1 Ramirez J, 3b 3 0 2 2
Centeno J, c 3 0 0 0 Guyer B, lf 2 0 0 0
Escobar E, ph 1 0 0 0 Chisenhall L, ph-rf 1 0 0 1
Schafer L, cf 3 1 1 0 Almonte A, rf-lf 3 0 1 1
Perez R, c 3 1 1 1
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34 4 8 3 32 8 12 8
Minnesota 001 000 021 -- 4
Cleveland 010 150 01x -- 8
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Dean P (L) 4.1 7 6 6 3 0
Chargois J 0.2 2 1 1 2 0
O'Rourke R 3.0 3 1 1 0 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Kluber C (W) 8.0 6 3 3 2 11
Garner P 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Shaw B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Almonte A, Ramirez J, Mauer J, Polanco J, Davis R
HR -- Kepler M, Santana C, Perez R, Dozier B
SB -- Davis R
SF -- Chisenhall L, Kipnis J
WP -- Shaw B
T -- 2:45
A -- 11811
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