CLEVELAND (76-62) @ MINNESOTA (72-65)
STARTING PITCHERS
14XY (15-7 2.49) 13XW (10-12 3.27)
The Cuban Assassin himself, Luis Tiant got things rolling by crushing a two run blast that was later duplicated by Max Alvis. By the time they were done with Dave Boswell, the Tribe lead 6-1. They added three more while cruising to a distinctive 9-3 victory.
CLE 002 002 212 9 15 0
MIN 000 100 101 3 7 0
2B CLE Hinton 20 Fuller 8
MIN Oliva 20 Carew 16
HR CLE Tiant 2 (3rd off Boswell) Alvis 19 (6th off Boswell)
MIN Allison 23 (7th off Tiant)
RBI CLE Tiant 2(10) Alvis 2(54) L. Brown 2(38) Wagner 42 T. Horton 51 Fuller 19
MIN Carew 2(50) Allison 64
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Tiant 7 3 1 2 6 2 2 26 67
Boswell 6 9 2 2 6 6 6 30 22
WP Tiant 16-7 2.50 LP Boswell 19-13 3.43
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 3 .. L. Brown walked. Tiant homered scoring two runs. CLE 2 MIN 0
BOTTOM 4 .. Allison singled. Carew doubled scoring a run. CLE 2 MIN 1
TOP 6 .. Wagner singled. Alvis homered scoring two runs. CLE 4 MIN 1
TOP 7 .. Davalillo singled. Hinton singled. Wagner singled scoring a run. Jim Perry relieved Boswell. T. Horton singled scoring a run. CLE 6 MIN 1
BOTTOM 7 .. Allison homered CLE 6 MIN 2
TOP 8 .. Fuller doubled. L. Brown singled scoring a run. CLE 7 MIN 2
TOP 9 .. Azcue singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Fuller singled scoring a run. Fuller advanced on a balk. L. Brown singled scoring a run. CLE 9 MIN 2
BOTTOM 9 .. Oliva doubled. Allison singled. Carew singled scoring a run. CLE 9 MIN 3
NOTES: Third straight win for Luis Tiant moving him into second on the team with a decent shot at 20. Chuck Hinton gas been on fire going 19-41 in his last 10 games, a .463 clip. Tony Horton gas hit in 9 of 10 driving in 13 runs in the process. Max Alvis was mired on a 3-37 slump before going yard.
STAR OF THE GAME: 1-3 HR 2RBI
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