MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/05/2044
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2206 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (37-71) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Minnesota Twins (32-78) 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 X 7 9 1
Indians Lose to Twins, 7-4
A good performance from right fielder Joel Kunkler helped the Minnesota Twins defeat the Cleveland Indians, 7-4. Kunkler went 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Twins. The Twins go to 32-78 with the win.

The Twins got a big hit from center fielder Väinö Tapaninen. In the bottom of the fifth, Tapaninen pounded a 3-run home run to left-center. His 12th home run of the season put the Twins ahead, 7-3.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Tapaninen. "And not try to do too much."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Campos RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .245 5 31
D. Thaqi SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 5 29
M. Lester LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275 17 52
A. Dungca 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .303 16 62
P. Word CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .239 12 38
K. Howard DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .185 4 12
C. Manning 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .248 2 12
D. Hill 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .174 11 40
J. Ganey C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .211 4 21
Totals 34 4 6 4 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thaqi (18, 3rd Inning off S. Joseph, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dungca (22, 7th Inning off S. Joseph, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Manning (2, 2nd Inning off T. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ganey (4, 2nd Inning off T. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thaqi 2 , A. Dungca 2 , C. Manning 6 , J. Ganey 4
2-out RBI: A. Dungca , C. Manning , J. Ganey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Word , K. Howard 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Campos (15) , M. Lester (25) , A. Dungca (23)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Muranaka SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .264 9 35
S. Noguchi RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 17 46
J. Kunkler 3B, RF 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .295 20 43
J. Chavez 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .275 10 40
   a-V. Luna SS, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 8 18
B. Hyman DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .184 5 25
J. Molina C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .297 5 16
V. Tapaninen CF 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .231 12 45
M. Starr LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .212 0 5
   b-B. Steele 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 3
J. Zoglmann 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 4 28
Totals 33 7 9 7 4 4 13      
a - V. Luna substituted for J. Chavez in the 9th
b - B. Steele substituted for M. Starr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Chavez (23, 1st Inning off D. Murguia, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Molina (9, 3rd Inning off D. Murguia, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Starr (3, 4th Inning off D. Murguia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kunkler (20, 3rd Inning off D. Murguia, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Chavez (10, 3rd Inning off D. Murguia, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Tapaninen (12, 5th Inning off D. Murguia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Muranaka , J. Kunkler 4 , J. Chavez 6 , B. Hyman , J. Molina 3 , V. Tapaninen 4 , M. Starr 2
2-out RBI: J. Chavez , V. Tapaninen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Muranaka , S. Noguchi , B. Hyman , V. Tapaninen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Tapaninen (21)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kunkler (4)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Murguia L (2-2) 4.2 9 7 7 2 1 3 81 7.20   
J. Finch 3.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 41 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Murguia 17
Batters Faced: D. Murguia 25, J. Finch 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Murguia 7-6, J. Finch 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Murguia 81-49, J. Finch 41-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Vargas 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 2 36 5.74   
S. Joseph W (5-6) 5.0 4 1 1 3 5 0 99 7.32   
T. Feind H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.75   
M. Arce SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Vargas 32
Batters Faced: T. Vargas 9, S. Joseph 23, T. Feind 4, M. Arce 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Vargas 2-2, S. Joseph 5-5, T. Feind 1-3, M. Arce 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Vargas 36-20, S. Joseph 99-61, T. Feind 13-9, M. Arce 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Feind 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Kunkler
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 21643
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