CLEVELAND INDIANS (1-2) @ MINNESOTA TWINS (2-2)
STARTING PITCHERS
8 XYW 4 Z
CLE 000 011 000 2 10 2 LP McDowell (0-2)
MIN 500 000 00x 5 3 0 WP GRANT 1-0 SV Kline 1
2B CLE Davallilo 1 Alvis 1
RBI CLE Alvis (3) Sims (3)
MIN Oliva (7) Versalles (2) Battey 2(2) Carew (2)
The boys from the shores of Lake Erie try to split this short two game set by sending their ace lefty Sam McDowell to the hill to oppose former Indian Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant owner of 45 victories since that trade. The Tribe waste a lead off single opening the game. Bottom on 1st started ominously as Gus Gil booted a routine three hopper. Singles by Rich Rollins and Tony Oliva put the Twinkies on the board. Killebrew skied out for the first out the Suddenly Sam lost the plate filling the bases then forcing in the second run. Just trying to get one over the plate, Earl Battey jumped on the meatball to a 2 run single. A Carew sac fly capped the runs collected at 5. Grant did not have his best stuff, narrowly escaping the 3rd leaving the bases full. He got touched up for a run in the 5th when Davalillo and Alvis doubled breaking the whitewash attempt. McDowell righted himself after the tumultuous first, getting the last 12 he faced. Top 6, Grant flirted with trouble, walking Fred Whitfield while Leon Wagner and Duke Sims singled for a second Cleveland run. That was enough for skipper Sam Mele who tapoed Ron Kline to clean things up. Kline worked two clean innings then had Mele reaching for the Pepto Bismal, putting two runners on in both the 8th and 9th meaning the tying run came to the plate but in the end Ron got Whitfield to roll out to second to end the game.
STAR OF THE GAME 1-3 2RBI
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