MINNESOTA (5-5) & CLEVELAND (6-5)
STARTING PITCHERS
11 XZ 8 XYW
MIN 000 010 001 2 7 2
CLE 000 000 000 0 7 0
2B MIN Carew 2
CLE Colavito 1 Whitfield 2 Alvis 1
RBI MIN Carew 5 Rollins 6
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc
Kaat 9 7 0 3 8 0 0 78
McDowell 7 5 0 4 5 1 1 64
WP Kaat 2-0 1.22
LP McDowell 0-3 4.91
Attendance – 3760
Game 2 of this short series showcases a pair of well established veteran portsiders. Kaat has been exceptional so far but runs support has been lacking. McDowell was much better in his last turn but still has yet to find the win column.Top 1 turned out to be a typical Sudden Sam inning, walking the bases full before striking out the side. Kaat had an easy first getting the side in order. Top 2, Zimmerman singled with one out. Kaat squared times bunt, took a ball resulting in a snap throw to first catching the leaning base runner napping. Zimmerman protested vehemently to the point 1st base umpire Frank Umont thumbed him from the game. Bottom 2, Rocky Colavito lead off with 2 bagger but got left hanging. Top 5, Rod Carew singled leading off. Two outs later, Tovar walked and Rich Rollins singled in the games first run. Bottom 5, Jose Ascue reached on a error by Versalles. With Larry Brown at the plate, Kaat showed why his is a gold Glover, cleaning picking Ascue off first. Umont must have a short fuse today as it took very little for Jose to be excused from the contest. Two double plays got Sam out of trouble in the 6th and 7th. Bottom of those innings Kaat had his own issues. Alvis lead of the 6th with a double and Davalillo drew a walk. Kaat righted his ship via the grounder, ending the frame with a twin killing. Bottom 7, Kitty fanned the first 2 before a second Versalles error taxed the lefty. Brown singled for runners in the corners. Mgr Joe Adcock seeing his opportunity, pinch hit for Sam but Pedro Gonzales whiffed you preserve the shutout and 1-0 lead. George Culver came in and wriggled of trouble on the 8th, but did not fare as well in the 9th. Versalles singled and scooted all the way home on a Carew double for that ever valuable insurance run. With the shutout still in play, Mgr Sam Mele sent Kaat out to finish what he started. Whitfield sliced a double to left center bringing the tying run to the plate. Vern Fuller fanned pinch hitting fir Gus Gil and Duke Sims grounded out, facing the lefty after Ascue got ejected. Larry Brown drew a walk, yet still no activity in the visiting bullpen and a Mele stayed glued to the bench. Rewarding his managers faith, Kitty got Pinch hitter Chico Salmon to tap out to end the game, earning the Twins a split of the series. Larry Brown collected three singles in a losing effort.
STAR OF THE GAME 3-4 2B RBI
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