MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
10/03/2004
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 13005 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (72-90) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Minnesota Twins (90-72) 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 X 6 7 0
Indians Drop 6-3 Decision to Twins
The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Johnny Damon, who finished 3rd in the AL in hits with 208 in 2000, starred for Minnesota. He went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Claudio Vargas snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 1.2 innings. He's now 1-0 on the season. Jim Brower, credited with the save, is now 6 for 12 in save opportunities.

Minnesota took control in the bottom of the sixth. With two out and the bases loaded, Ramon Santiago hit a 2-run single to make it 5-3, Twins.

"Nice to keep stacking the wins," said Damon.

Cleveland now owns a losing streak of 5 games.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 7 59
T. Wigginton DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .266 31 83
C. Delgado 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .311 23 93
M. Ordonez CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .283 25 101
A. Rios RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .320 23 106
V. Martinez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .311 20 86
M. Ensberg 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .292 22 88
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .291 6 76
A. Garcia LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .174 4 30
Totals 32 3 6 3 5 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Delgado (49, 4th Inning off T. Armas, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Martinez (38, 4th Inning off T. Armas, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Ensberg (34, 6th Inning off C. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guzman , C. Delgado 2 , M. Ordonez , A. Rios , V. Martinez 2 , M. Ensberg 2
2-out RBI: M. Ensberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rios , A. Garcia 2
GIDP: C. Delgado
Hit by Pitch: C. Delgado
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Young SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .297 8 43
R. Palmeiro DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 21 73
J. Damon CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .337 18 99
M. Cuddyer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .306 27 113
A. Pierzynski C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .353 17 102
J. Willingham LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .245 23 73
B. Harris 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .250 12 79
R. Santiago 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .216 9 63
J. Francoeur RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265 15 79
Totals 31 6 7 6 5 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Young (22, 6th Inning off K. Escobar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Willingham (23, 2nd Inning off K. Escobar, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Damon (18, 7th Inning off D. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Young 2 , J. Damon 5 , M. Cuddyer , J. Willingham 4 , B. Harris , R. Santiago
2-out RBI: B. Harris , R. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Young
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Santiago-Young-Cuddyer)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Escobar L (5-14) 5.2 6 5 5 3 7 1 82 6.73   
D. Williams 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 38 5.79   
M. Cain 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Escobar 41
Batters Faced: K. Escobar 26, D. Williams 9, M. Cain 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Escobar 2-8, D. Williams 4-1, M. Cain 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Escobar 82-54, D. Williams 38-21, M. Cain 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Williams 2-0 , M. Cain 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Armas 5.1 4 3 3 4 7 0 95 5.99   
C. Vargas W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 24 6.94   
J. Brower SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Armas 51
Batters Faced: T. Armas 23, C. Vargas 9, J. Brower 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Armas 5-3, C. Vargas 1-3, J. Brower 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Armas 95-60, C. Vargas 24-15, J. Brower 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Vargas 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Vargas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Damon
Ballpark: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 43626
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