 | | TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE CLEVELAND BLUES AT MINNESOTA TWINS 08/08/1910 |  | | | | |
 | | TRUE COLORS BASEBALL LEAGUE | | CLEVELAND BLUES AT MINNESOTA TWINS | | GAME ID: 905 - MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1910 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Blues (50-64) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | | Minnesota Twins (56-58) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 12 | 1 | | |  | |
| Clutch Hitting Delivers Win for Twins | In the 5-3 Minnesota win over Cleveland, the impact of Nick Gordon was substantial. Gordon, who is tied for 5th in the AL in stolen bases with 27, went 3 for 4 with 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Glen Perkins earned the save, his 18th, for the Twins. The Twins go to 56-58, putting them 4th in the AL.
Bill Robinson hit a 2-run home run off Doug Jones in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Twins ahead, 5-3. In addition to the homer, Robinson had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.
"It was a good effort all around," said Gordon.
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - A. Cabrera pinch hit for A. Otis in the 8th
b - L. Polonia substituted for A. Cabrera in the 8th
c - P. Coscarart pinch hit for H. Johnson in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Pence (18, 5th Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Joseph (11, 6th Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 2 , N. Lajoie 2 , H. Johnson , N. Joseph 5 , T. Savage , H. Pence 6 , A. Leonard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Joseph 2 , A. Leonard
GIDP: A. Otis 2
Sac Bunt: T. Savage
Hit by Pitch: T. Savage
Team LOB: 11
FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Pence(Cruz at home)) | | | | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | D. Span RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 | 5 | 34 | | B. Mackey C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .367 | 6 | 52 | | R. Barnes LF, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | 0 | 5 | | L. Howard DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | 9 | 66 | | S. Cox 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .269 | 2 | 7 | | B. Buxton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | 8 | 47 | | a-J. Wasdell PH, LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | 5 | 21 | | B. Robinson 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .254 | 13 | 50 | | J. Cruz 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .136 | 0 | 0 | | N. Gordon SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | 2 | 29 | | Totals | 34 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | | | | a - J. Wasdell pinch hit for B. Buxton in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Robinson (29, 3rd Inning off A. Porter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (13, 8th Inning off D. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Span , B. Mackey 2 , R. Barnes , L. Howard , J. Wasdell , B. Robinson 6 , J. Cruz , N. Gordon 3
2-out RBI: B. Mackey , B. Robinson , N. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Span , L. Howard
Hit by Pitch: S. Cox
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gordon (27)
CS: B. Mackey (1)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Mackey (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Cruz-Cox, Gordon-Cruz-Cox) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Porter | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 2.91 | | D. Jones L (0-3) | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 5.82 | | E. Klepfer | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.32 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | J. Lackey | 7.2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 4.66 | | G. Zahn W (1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | | G. Perkins SV (18) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.88 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Nick Gordon
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 4595 |
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