FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/31/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1331 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (65-68) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
Minnesota Twins (74-59) 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 X 9 15 1
Big Day for McNulty in 9-2 Twins Win
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 9-2. Left Fielder Pat McNulty deserved a large share of the credit. McNulty went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Twins. Rick Rhoden, the winner, is now 13-10. He struck out 7 and walked 1 over 7.1 innings, while allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. The Twins have now reeled off 17 straight wins.

Early in the game, McNulty had a 2-run double for Minnesota. It was his 17th double of the season and put the Twins on top, 2-0.

"We're just feeding off each other right now," said McNulty.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Urias 2B, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .259 14 41
M. Brantley CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297 6 44
J. Naylor DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .310 10 50
C. Dalrymple C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .292 19 72
R. Nuñez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .156 1 5
D. Gibson LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 4 31
A. Rendon 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 13 54
   a-J. Baez PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 0 2
J. Rodriguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .242 19 69
G. Hoffman SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214 10 69
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 8 11      
a - J. Baez pinch hit for A. Rendon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Naylor 2 (26, 4th Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Janzen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Urias (14, 8th Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Urias 5 , J. Naylor 4 , C. Dalrymple , D. Gibson , J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Nuñez , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: R. Nuñez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Urias (3)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Davies (2) , L. Urias (24)
Double Plays: 1 (Urias-Hoffman-Nuñez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moore DH 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .265 9 31
N. Siebern 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .281 30 82
T. Plouffe 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .251 12 53
P. McNulty LF 5 1 4 4 0 1 0 .280 18 72
E. Lake SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .253 15 65
J. Offerman 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .231 2 32
L. Marson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 3 31
C. Mauro CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 1 16
   a-P. Veltman PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 3
K. Miller RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 3 29
Totals 39 9 15 9 1 6 14      
a - P. Veltman pinch hit for C. Mauro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. McNulty (17, 1st Inning off Z. Davies, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Moore (30, 6th Inning off L. Griffeth, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Plouffe (1, 3rd Inning off Z. Davies, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Moore (9, 4th Inning off Z. Davies, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Lake (15, 5th Inning off L. Griffeth, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Moore 7 , N. Siebern 3 , T. Plouffe 4 , P. McNulty 5 , E. Lake 4 , C. Mauro , K. Miller
2-out RBI: D. Moore , N. Siebern , P. McNulty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Offerman , L. Marson
GIDP: K. Miller
Hit by Pitch: E. Lake
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mauro (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rhoden-Offerman-Siebern)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Davies L (10-13) 4.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 93 4.44   
L. Griffeth 1.2 5 3 3 0 2 1 38 4.30   
C. Upshaw 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Davies 24
Batters Faced: Z. Davies 21, L. Griffeth 10, C. Upshaw 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Davies 6-2, L. Griffeth 1-2, C. Upshaw 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Davies 93-53, L. Griffeth 38-26, C. Upshaw 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Upshaw 2-0
WP: L. Griffeth
Hit Batsmen: C. Upshaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden W (13-10) 7.1 6 2 2 1 7 1 106 3.83   
M. Janzen 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.71   
J. Bonikowski 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 64
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 28, M. Janzen 5, J. Bonikowski 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 7-6, M. Janzen 1-2, J. Bonikowski 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 106-65, M. Janzen 21-11, J. Bonikowski 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat McNulty
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 29770
Special Notes: RP Marty Janzen was injured while pitching.
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