GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (51-51) at CLEVELAND (60-43)

AL: MINNESOTA (51-51) at CLEVELAND (60-43)

<h3>Twins turn to Santana to end skid</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (51-51) at Cleveland (60-43) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - The Minnesota Twins hope Johan Santana isthe key to ending their current funk.


Mired in a five-game losing streak, the Twins visit theCleveland Indians on Saturday in the second game of a three-gameset.


The defending American League Cy Young Award winner, Santana(11-8, 2.94 ERA) has traditionally been the stopper for theTwins but he's coming off his worst start of the year.

The lefthander was uncharacteristically pounded for six runs,including four home runs, in Monday's 6-4 loss to the TorontoBlue Jays. Santana has lost both starts against Cleveland thisyear and has a 3.86 ERA in those games, a span of 14 innings.

Jake Westbrook (1-6, 6.20) gets the start for the Indians, whose36-18 home record is tops in the AL. In six starts sincereturning for the disabled list (abdominal muscle strain) onJune 24, the righthander is 0-4 with a 4.97 ERA.


Jhonny Peralta hit two home runs and had five RBI to lead theIndians to a 10-4 victory in Friday's series opener.

The win kept the Indians undefeated against the Twins thisseason. Cleveland has won all six meetings between the teams bya combined score of 46-17.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS

MINNESOTA CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Luis Castillo 2B .306 0 18 Grady Sizemore CF .275 18 55
Jason Bartlett SS .257 3 25 Casey Blake 3B .269 14 50
Joe Mauer C .308 5 43 Victor Martinez C .312 17 78
Justin Morneau 1B .296 28 87 Travis Hafner DH .258 16 66
Torii Hunter CF .294 21 73 Ryan Garko 1B .317 13 42
Jason Kubel LF .247 9 42 Jhonny Peralta SS .278 16 55
Rondell White DH .211 0 2 Franklin Gutierrez RF .308 7 16
Brian Buscher 3B .500 0 0 Jason Michaels LF .276 6 29
Jason Tyner RF .274 0 15 Josh Barfield 2B .255 2 48

Johan Santana LHP (11-8, 2.94) Jake Westbrook RHP (1-6, 6.20)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (11-8, 2.94)
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (1-6, 6.20)

UMPIRES: HP - LAZ DIAZ
1B - WALLY BELL
2B - BILL WELKE
3B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, in from center</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA AND JOE MAUER
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.306, 0 HR, 18 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.257, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
J MAUER (.308, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 18 HR, 55 RBI)
C BLAKE (.269, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.312, 17 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
J Tyner rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.94

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.11

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Westbrook 1-1.
Batters faced: J Westbrook 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.296, 28 HR, 87 RBI)
T HUNTER (.294, 21 HR, 73 RBI)
J KUBEL (.247, 9 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
J Tyner rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Buscher-L Castillo-J Morneau).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - V Martinez. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.92

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.11

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 14-7; J Westbrook 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 2-0; J Westbrook 1-1. Batters faced: J Santana 3; J Westbrook 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.258, 16 HR, 66 RBI)
R GARKO (.317, 13 HR, 42 RBI)
J PERALTA (.278, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
J Tyner rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Buscher-L Castillo-J Morneau).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - V Martinez. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.92

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.01

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 14-7; J Westbrook 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Santana 2-0; J Westbrook 3-1. Batters faced: J Santana 3; J Westbrook 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B BUSCHER (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J TYNER (.274, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.305, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
J Tyner rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Buscher-L Castillo-J Morneau).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - V Martinez. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.90

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.01

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 32-20; J Westbrook 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Santana 3-0; J Westbrook 3-1. Batters faced: J Santana 6; J Westbrook 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON TYNER (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF JAKE WESTBROOK.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, CLEVELAND 0

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.305, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J MORNEAU ON FIRST, J BARTLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 2 2 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.308, 7 HR, 16 RBI)
J MICHAELS (.276, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.255, 2 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
J Morneau 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .297
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
J Tyner rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278

Totals 12 2 3 2 2 2 5

BATTING: HR - J Tyner (1, 3rd inning off J Westbrook 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J
Tyner (16), J Morneau (88). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Buscher-L Castillo-J Morneau).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - V Martinez. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 002 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.90

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 6.19

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 32-20; J Westbrook 55-36. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Santana 3-0; J Westbrook 4-3. Batters faced: J Santana 6; J Westbrook 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 2 2 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.247, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R WHITE (.200, 0-FOR-1)
B BUSCHER (.400, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .305
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
J Mauer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
J Morneau 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .297
T Hunter cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
J Tyner rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278

Totals 12 2 3 2 2 2 5

BATTING: HR - J Tyner (1, 3rd inning off J Westbrook 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J
Tyner (16), J Morneau (88). 2-out RBI - J Morneau. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Buscher-L Castillo-J Morneau).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 5 1

BATTING: GIDP - V Martinez. Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 002 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Santana 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 2.87

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 6.19

Pitches-strikes: J Santana 45-29; J Westbrook 55-36. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Santana 3-1; J Westbrook 4-3. Batters faced: J Santana 9; J Westbrook 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 2 0 2 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB)
V MARTINEZ (.311, 0-FOR-1)</div>