Tribe Falls For Second Straight Game Against Twins

Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 1
April 25, 2009

Twins starting lineup:
Denard Span (CF), Alexi Casilla (2B), Justin Morneau (1B), Jason Kubel (DH), Joe Crede (3B), Michael Cuddyer (RF), Delmon Young (LF), Mike Redmond (C), Nick Punto (SS), Kevin Slowey (P),

Indians starting lineup:
Grady Sizemore (CF), Mark DeRosa (3B), Victor Martinez (1B), Travis Hafner (DH), Shin-Soo Choo (RF), Ben Francisco (LF), Kelly Shoppach (C), Tony Graffanino (2B), Asdrubal Cabrera (SS), Carl Pavano (P),

Umpires -- Brian Runge (HP), Brian Knight (1B), Jim Joyce (2B), Bill Miller (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 22 MPH, Out To RF.

First pitch by C. Pavano at 07:06 PM local time.

Twins 1st (Twins 1, Indians 0) -- D. Span struck out looking. A. Casilla singles up the middle. With J. Morneau batting, A. Casilla steals 2nd base. J. Morneau singles through the hole at second base, A. Casilla scores. J. Kubel flies out to G. Sizemore. J. Crede grounds into a force out, M. DeRosa to T. Graffanino, J. Morneau out at 2nd.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Indians 1st (Twins 1, Indians 0) -- G. Sizemore grounds out, A. Casilla to J. Morneau. M. DeRosa flies out to M. Cuddyer. V. Martinez doubles to left field. T. Hafner struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Twins 2nd (Twins 1, Indians 0) -- M. Cuddyer strikes out swinging. D. Young singles to left field. M. Redmond pops out to T. Graffanino. With N. Punto batting, D. Young steals 2nd base. N. Punto flies out to S. Choo.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Indians 2nd (Twins 1, Indians 0) -- S. Choo strikes out swinging. B. Francisco strikes out swinging. K. Shoppach struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Twins 3rd (Twins 1, Indians 0) -- D. Span ground bunts out to K. Shoppach.D. Span out on batter interference. A. Casilla struck out looking. J. Morneau singles to right-center field. J. Kubel flies out to G. Sizemore.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Indians 3rd (Twins 1, Indians 0) -- T. Graffanino lines out to M. Cuddyer. A. Cabrera singles to left-center field. With G. Sizemore batting, A. Cabrera steals 2nd base. G. Sizemore pops out to N. Punto. M. DeRosa flies out to M. Cuddyer.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Twins 4th (Twins 3, Indians 0) -- J. Crede singles to third base. M. Cuddyer doubles down the left-field line, J. Crede to 3rd. D. Young singles through the hole at shortstop, J. Crede scores; M. Cuddyer to 3rd. M. Redmond singles through the hole at second base, M. Cuddyer scores; D. Young to 3rd. N. Punto flies out to S. Choo. D. Span reaches on a fielder's choice out, M. DeRosa to K. Shoppach to M. DeRosa, D. Young out at home, M. Redmond to 2nd. A. Casilla flies out to S. Choo.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Indians 4th (Twins 3, Indians 0) -- V. Martinez grounds out to J. Morneau. T. Hafner doubles to left-center field. S. Choo flies out to M. Cuddyer, T. Hafner to 3rd. B. Francisco pops out to A. Casilla.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Twins 5th (Twins 4, Indians 0) -- J. Morneau pops out to K. Shoppach in foul territory. J. Kubel hits a home run to right field on a 0-0 pitch. J. Crede grounds out, A. Cabrera to V. Martinez. M. Cuddyer grounds out, M. DeRosa to V. Martinez.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 5th (Twins 4, Indians 0) -- K. Shoppach grounds out, A. Casilla to J. Morneau. T. Graffanino struck out looking. A. Cabrera grounds out, A. Casilla to J. Morneau.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Twins 6th (Twins 5, Indians 0) -- D. Young singles through the hole at shortstop. M. Redmond walks, D. Young to 2nd. N. Punto bunt singles to catcher, D. Young to 3rd; M. Redmond to 2nd. Pitcher Change: R. Perez replaces C. Pavano. D. Span out on a sacrifice fly to B. Francisco, D. Young scores. A. Casilla strikes out on foul tip. J. Morneau grounds out, T. Graffanino to V. Martinez.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Indians 6th (Twins 5, Indians 0) -- G. Sizemore pops out to N. Punto in foul territory. M. DeRosa grounds out, N. Punto to J. Morneau. V. Martinez singles through the hole at second base. T. Hafner flies out to D. Span.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Twins 7th (Twins 5, Indians 0) -- J. Kubel doubles to center field. Pitcher Change: J. Smith replaces R. Perez. J. Crede grounds out, J. Smith to V. Martinez. M. Cuddyer singles to shallow left field, J. Kubel to 3rd. D. Young grounds out, J. Smith to V. Martinez, M. Cuddyer to 2nd. M. Redmond grounds out to V. Martinez.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Indians 7th (Twins 5, Indians 0) -- Defensive switch from center field to left field for D. Span. Defensive Substitution: C. Gomez replaces left fielder D. Young, batting 7th, playing center field. S. Choo doubles to right field. B. Francisco grounds out, J. Crede to J. Morneau. K. Shoppach strikes out on foul tip. T. Graffanino flies out to C. Gomez.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Twins 8th (Twins 5, Indians 0) -- N. Punto struck out looking. D. Span grounds out to V. Martinez. A. Casilla strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 8th (Twins 5, Indians 0) -- A. Cabrera flies out to D. Span. G. Sizemore strikes out swinging. M. DeRosa flies out to C. Gomez.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Twins 9th (Twins 7, Indians 0) -- Pitcher Change: M. Kobayashi replaces J. Smith. J. Morneau grounds out to V. Martinez. J. Kubel hits a home run to right-center field on a 1-0 pitch. J. Crede hits a home run to left field on a 0-1 pitch. M. Cuddyer grounds out, M. DeRosa to V. Martinez. C. Gomez strikes out swinging.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Indians 9th (Twins 7, Indians 1) -- V. Martinez singles to left-center field. T. Hafner singles to right field, V. Martinez to 2nd. S. Choo singles through the hole at second base, V. Martinez to 3rd; T. Hafner to 2nd. Pitcher Change: L. Ayala replaces K. Slowey. B. Francisco strikes out swinging. K. Shoppach singles to left-center field, V. Martinez scores; T. Hafner to 3rd; S. Choo to 2nd. T. Graffanino grounds into double play, N. Punto to A. Casilla to J. Morneau, K. Shoppach out at 2nd.
(1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Final: Twins 7, Indians 1

WP: Kevin Slowey (3-0).
LP: Carl Pavano (0-3).
Time: 2:57.
Attendance: 23186.
Official Scorer: Bob Maver.

Minnesota Twins (9-9) 7,
Cleveland Indians (6-12) 1
April 25, 2009

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