AL: CLEVELAND (61-47) at MINNESOTA (55-52) <h3>Twins set to play Indians despite heavy hearts</h3> <div class="pre">Cleveland (61-47) at Minnesota (55-52) 8:10 pm EDT</div> MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indianswill get their series started on Friday at the Metrodomedespite continuing recovery efforts just eight blocks away. The Twins postponed Thursday's contest against the Kansas CityRoyals due to a bridge over the Mississippi River on Interstate35W that collapsed on Wednesday. "The Minnesota Twins and all of Major League Baseball areshocked and saddened by the tragic events which took place onthe I-35W bridge in Minneapolis (Wednesday)," Twins presidentDave St. Peter said in a release. "Our thoughts and prayers arewith the individuals and families who are impacted by thishorrific situation. "Since the moments following (Wednesday's) tragedy, the Twinsorganization has been in regular contact with public safetyofficials. Those discussions led to the decision to play(Wednesday's) game and the postponement of (Thursday's) gameversus the Royals. Following additional consultation withvarious agencies - including the Minneapolis Police Departmentand the Department of Public Safety today - the Twins have beenencouraged to proceed with the series against the Indians asscheduled." The heavy-hearted fans who attend Friday's contest should expectto see a terrific pitching matchup, as lefthander's C.C.Sabathia and Johan Santana are set to duel. Sabathia (13-6, 3.58 ERA) has had a hard time finding wins oflate despite some strong performances. The burly lefthander haslost his last two starts while allowing just two total earnedruns in 14 2/3 innings against the Red Sox and the Twins. Santana (11-8, 2.92) is winless in his past three starts, going0-2 with a 4.95 ERA over that span. He did not factor in thedecision last Saturday at Cleveland, allowing two runs and fourhits over seven innings.
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND MINNESOTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Grady Sizemore CF .280 18 58 Jason Tyner LF .282 1 16 Casey Blake 3B .267 15 53 Jason Bartlett SS .260 3 27 Victor Martinez C .306 18 79 Joe Mauer C .299 5 46 Ryan Garko 1B .316 14 44 Michael Cuddyer RF .289 10 56 Travis Hafner DH .255 17 69 Justin Morneau 1B .297 28 89 Jhonny Peralta SS .278 16 55 Torii Hunter CF .288 22 74 Kenny Lofton LF .304 7 25 Mike Redmond DH .278 1 24 Franklin Gutierrez RF .293 7 16 Nick Punto 3B .211 1 20 Josh Barfield 2B .252 2 48 Alexi Casilla 2B .260 0 3 C.C. Sabathia LHP (13-6, 3.58) Johan Santana LHP (11-8, 2.92)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA WARMUPS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (13-6, 3.58) MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (11-8, 2.92) UMPIRES: HP - DALE SCOTT 1B - RON KULPA 2B - PAUL EMMEL 3B - DAN IASSOGNA WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA STARTING BATS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ MIN - JOHAN SANTANA AND JOE MAUER DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.280, 18 HR, 58 RBI) C BLAKE (.267, 15 HR, 53 RBI) V MARTINEZ (.306, 18 HR, 79 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.282, 1 HR, 16 RBI) J BARTLETT (.260, 3 HR, 27 RBI) J MAUER (.299, 5 HR, 46 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Redmond dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90 Pitches-strikes: J Santana 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 0-2. Batters faced: J Santana 3. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.316, 14 HR, 44 RBI) T HAFNER (.255, 17 HR, 69 RBI) J PERALTA (.278, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Redmond dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.56 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90 Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 12-10; J Santana 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 1-0; J Santana 0-2. Batters faced: C Sabathia 3; J Santana 3. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.289, 10 HR, 56 RBI) J MORNEAU (.297, 28 HR, 89 RBI) T HUNTER (.288, 22 HR, 74 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 4 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 M Redmond dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.56 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 2.88 Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 12-10; J Santana 29-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 1-0; J Santana 0-2. Batters faced: C Sabathia 3; J Santana 7. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.293, 7 HR, 16 RBI) J BARFIELD (.252, 2 HR, 48 RBI) G SIZEMORE (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 4 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 T Hunter cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 M Redmond dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 BATTING: GIDP - J Morneau. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - T Hunter (6, 2nd base by C Sabathia). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.53 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 2.88 Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 22-16; J Santana 29-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 3-0; J Santana 0-2. Batters faced: C Sabathia 6; J Santana 7. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GRADY SIZEMORE (19) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JOHAN SANTANA SCORED JOSH BARFIELD. CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, MINNESOTA 0 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 2 2 3 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.278, 0-FOR-0) N PUNTO (.211, 1 HR, 20 RBI) A CASILLA (.260, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Barfield 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 12 2 3 2 1 5 4 BATTING: 2B - C Blake (26, J Santana). HR - G Sizemore (19, 3rd inning off J Santana 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 T Hunter cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 M Redmond dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Totals 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 BATTING: GIDP - J Morneau. Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - T Hunter (6, 2nd base by C Sabathia). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 002 -- 2 MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.53 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 3 3 2 2 1 5 1 2.98 WP - J Santana. Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 22-16; J Santana 53-35. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 3-0; J Santana 0-4. Batters faced: C Sabathia 6; J Santana 13. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ALEXI CASILLA SCORED MIKE REDMOND. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CASILLA ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2 MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.280, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 2 2 3 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 1 1 4 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.255, 0-FOR-0, BB) J PERALTA (.277, 0-FOR-1) K LOFTON (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS MINNESOTA (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Barfield 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 12 2 3 2 1 5 4 BATTING: 2B - C Blake (26, J Santana). HR - G Sizemore (19, 3rd inning off J Santana 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sizemore 2 (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko). MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Tyner lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 T Hunter cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 M Redmond dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 A Casilla 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Totals 11 1 4 1 0 2 2 BATTING: RBI - A Casilla (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bartlett 1. GIDP - J Morneau. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - T Hunter (6, 2nd base by C Sabathia). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 002 -- 2 MINNESOTA - 001 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Sabathia 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.57 MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 3 3 2 2 1 5 1 2.98 WP - J Santana, C Sabathia. Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 45-31; J Santana 53-35. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 6-0; J Santana 0-4. Batters faced: C Sabathia 11; J Santana 13. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 MINNESOTA 0 0 1 1 4 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA MIN - JOHAN SANTANA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.298, 0-FOR-1) M CUDDYER (.292, 1-FOR-1) J MORNEAU (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>
