Justin Masterson cruised through the first three innings then imploded. Masterson gave up two runs in the fourth, three runs in the fifth and then finally was tagged for five runs in the sixth for a total of 10 runs in 5 2/3rds innings. Not that it really mattered. Twins pitcher Samuel Deduno (2-0, 3.13 ERA) held the Tribe to just one run (and two hits) over seven innings to get the win. The Tribe tacked on two runs in both the eight and the nineth when the game was well beyond reach.
The Tribe looks to avoid the sweep (and remain buyers for Tuesday’s trade deadline) on Sunday, when they send Ubaldo Jimenez (8-9, 4.97 ERA) to the mound to face off against Minnesota lefty Brian Duensing (1-6, 4.86 ERA) at 2:10 PM.
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Final |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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R |
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H |
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E |
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Cleveland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
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Minnesota |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
X |
12 |
12 |
1 |
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WP: S. Deduno (2-0)
LP: J. Masterson (7-9) |
Scoring Summary |
Top 1st: Cleveland |
– C. Santana grounded out to third, S. Choo scored |
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Bot 4th: Minnesota |
– J. Willingham homered to deep left, J. Mauer scored |
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Bot 5th: Minnesota |
– A. Casilla tripled to deep right center, D. Valencia and B. Dozier scored |
– B. Revere singled to shallow left, A. Casilla scored |
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Bot 6th: Minnesota |
– A. Casilla doubled to left center, J. Morneau and D. Valencia scored, B. Dozier to third |
– D. Span doubled to shallow left, B. Dozier and A. Casilla scored |
– B. Revere singled to shallow left, D. Span scored |
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Bot 7th: Minnesota |
– D. Valencia doubled to left center, J. Willingham scored |
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Top 8th: Cleveland |
– C. Santana homered to left, J. Lopez scored |
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Bot 8th: Minnesota |
– J. Mauer singled to center, B. Revere scored |
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Top 9th: Cleveland |
– J. Lopez safe at first on third baseman D. Valencia’s throwing error, C. Kotchman scored, B. Lillibridge to third, S. Choo to second |
– J. Kipnis walked, B. Lillibridge scored, S. Choo to third, J. Lopez to second |
Cleveland |
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AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
LOB |
Season Avg |
S. Choo rf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.295 |
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M. Brantley cf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.289 |
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J. Lopez 3b |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.249 |
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J. Kipnis 2b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
.272 |
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C. Santana c |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
.235 |
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T. Hafner dh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.233 |
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J. Damon lf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.226 |
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C. Kotchman 1b |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.228 |
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J. Hannahan 3b-ss |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.235 |
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B. Lillibridge ss-cf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.165 |
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Totals |
31 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
13 |
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Batting |
HR – C Santana (9, 8th inning off T Robertson 1 on, 2 Out). |
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RBI – J Kipnis (56), C Santana 3 (41). |
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2-out RBI – J Kipnis, C Santana 2. |
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Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – C Santana 2, J Damon 1, B Lillibridge 1. |
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GIDP – M Brantley. |
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Team LOB – 8. |
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Base Running |
SB – S Choo (11, 2nd base off S Deduno/J Mauer). |
Fielding |
E – J Hannahan (8, throw). |
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Outfield assists – S Choo. |
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Minnesota |
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AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
LOB |
Season Avg |
D. Span cf |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.286 |
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B. Revere rf |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.312 |
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J. Mauer c |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
.331 |
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J. Willingham lf |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.273 |
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J. Morneau 1b |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.253 |
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R. Doumit dh |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.293 |
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D. Valencia 3b |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.192 |
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B. Dozier ss |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.238 |
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A. Casilla 2b |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.229 |
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Totals |
36 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
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Batting |
2B – D Span (27, J Masterson); B Revere (9, T Sipp); D Valencia (6, E Rogers); A Casilla (11, J Masterson). |
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3B – A Casilla (2, J Masterson). |
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HR – J Willingham (27, 4th inning off J Masterson 1 on, 2 Out). |
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RBI – D Span 2 (32), B Revere 2 (18), J Mauer (48), J Willingham 2 (78), D Valencia (12), A Casilla 4 (20). |
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2-out RBI – D Span 2, B Revere 2, J Mauer, J Willingham 2, D Valencia, A Casilla 2. |
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Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Mauer 1, B Dozier 1. |
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Team LOB – 4. |
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Base Running |
SB – B Revere (22, 2nd base off J Masterson/C Santana), J Mauer (5, 2nd base off J Masterson/C Santana). |
Fielding |
E – D Valencia (3, throw). |
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DP – 1 (B Dozier-A Casilla-J Morneau). |
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Cleveland |
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IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
J. Masterson (L, 7-9) |
5.2 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1.38 |
4.47 |
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E. Rogers |
1.1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.96 |
2.74 |
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T. Sipp |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.36 |
5.45 |
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Minnesota |
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IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
S. Deduno (W, 2-0) |
7.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1.57 |
3.13 |
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T. Robertson |
1.0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1.45 |
7.84 |
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L. Perdomo |
0.2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
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C. Fien |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.87 |
1.74 |
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HBP – J Morneau (by J Masterson). |
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Pitches-strikes – J Masterson 103-66; E Rogers 27-16; T Sipp 22-15; S Deduno 105-62; T Robertson 19-10; L Perdomo 30-11; C Fien 5-3. |
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Ground balls-fly balls – J Masterson 16-4; E Rogers 2-3; T Sipp 1-3; S Deduno 10-3; T Robertson 0-2; L Perdomo 2-0; C Fien 0-0. |
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Batters faced – J Masterson 28; E Rogers 7; T Sipp 5; S Deduno 27; T Robertson 5; L Perdomo 7; C Fien 1. |
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Game Details |
Umpires: HP–Bill Welke. 1B–Chris Guccione. 2B–Tim Tschida. 3B–Jeff Nelson.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, right to left. |
4 Comments
The Twins; not the Tigers or White Sox are driving the final nails into our seasons coffin.
Ouch.
Pathetic outscored 23-5 through two games. Masterson continues to demonstrate how clearly he’s nothing close to the staff ace I maintain he’s at best a #3 SP and even then that’s being generous. I tried to have some optimism by saying the FO should make some moves before the deadline to try and infuse some new blood and excitement but not anymore. The FO waited a week to long and now I don’t even see the point. If they did make some moves they’d have to be big and this FO has demonstrated an inability to do anything substantial this season. It’s to bad maybe next year when the 9,000 season ticket holders shrink even more they’ll face reality, on the other hand, probably not.
it’s fitting to see willingham destroy our pitching since we passed on signing him in the offseason. beat reporters say that our front office is well respected around baseball but i cant see why. way too many mistakes and that whiff on signing willingham is unacceptable. shapiro and antonetti need to be fired.
As optimistic as I was 48 hours ago, it’s all gone now. See if you can get some good prospects that will be ready in the next couple years and trade Perez and Choo for them. This team is too inconsistent to be considered a contender this season. There is still a decent core in place for the next couple years, but it’s not enough this season.
Contenders don’t get a big win against a division rival, then proceed to get outscored 23-5 combined in 2 consecutive games by one of the worst teams in baseball. Might as well get some more young talent and see if we can extend “the window of contention” (whatever that means at this point) for another couple years.
If we aren’t going to spend any money on quality free agents, it’s all we can do….