Cleveland Indians @ Minnesota Twins GameThread, Jul 5, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Game 87: Indians @ Twins

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 6:00 PM EDT in Game Threads Comment 84 comments

Cleveland Indians @ Minnesota Twins

Lineup

07/05/08 7:10 PM EDT

Cleveland Indians	Minnesota Twins
Grady Sizemore - CF	Carlos Gomez - CF
Jamey Carroll - 2B	Alexi Casilla - 2B
Ben Francisco - LF	Joe Mauer - C
Jhonny Peralta - SS	Justin Morneau - 1B
Shin-Soo Choo - RF	Craig Monroe - DH
Casey Blake - 1B	Delmon Young - LF
David Dellucci - DH	Brendan Harris - 3B
Kelly Shoppach - C	Nick Punto - SS
Andy Marte - 3B	Denard Span - RF

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Kevin Slowey	5-6	12	12	2	1	0	0	72.2	66	28	28	10	9	54	3.47	1.03

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Aaron Laffey	4-5	12	12	0	0	0	0	75.0	73	30	27	6	20	32	3.24	1.24

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lineups

are the lineups going to be uploaded soon? Otherwise I can quickly type them up right here.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ll post the lineups now, but I appreciate your throwing them up in the comments. You’re always welcome to do that if the mood strikes you, because sometimes I’m not around/in bed by the time lineups are posted.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey

no problem….say has my brother contacted you yet?

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not that I'm aware of.

What up?

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

huh

hes really busy I know but I am surprised that he (CarterHayes) has not contacted you.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I remember

you saying he was your brother. I just checked my email but I haven’t seen anything. Email me via the address on my profile, and I’ll check my junkmail folder as well in case it went there by accident.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

I will do that….maybe you can email him and ask him how he is doing. I think he would like to talk to you.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lineups

Tribe:

1. Sizemore – CF
2. Carroll – 2B
3. Francisco – LF
4. Peralta – SS
5. Choo – RF
6. Blake – 1B
7. Dellucci – DH
8. Shoppach – C
9. Marte – 3B

Twins:

1. Gomez – CF
2. Casilla – 2B
3. Mauer – C
4. Morneau – 1B
5. Monroe – DH
6. Young – LF
7. Harris – 3B
8. Punto – SS
9. Span – RF

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

what

a great job by Slowey there! Wow! After a doink triple, Slowey retires the next three without allowing Sizemore to score. Great Job!

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Craigsy!!!!!

Man, for a guy who can’t hit, he’s come up with some mega run-scoring hits.

Mauer scores, Morneau scores…2-0, Twins.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Double by Dellucci...

...Choo scores. 2-1, Twins.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

oofta

Slowey is getting rocked here in the second inning.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

interesting

thing here. Sizemore needs one more stolen base to go 100-100. 100 career homers and 100 career SB. He would be something like second in Indians history to do it.

by 33MorneauMVP on Jul 5, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Slowey

rough inning for Slowey last time

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

comes back

comes back with a fine inning

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was indeed...

....hopefully that’s the bump in the road, and he can finish his night with a string of zeros.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mauer walks

SHOCKER.

Let’s get him ‘round!

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Morneau

strikes out. Damn.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that

that was a tough pitch

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

balk!

balk!
Mauer in scoring postion, hes now pretty much guarenteed to get in

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

How was it a balk?

I’m just watching online, it says Monroe walked.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the pitcher

the pitcher did not stop. he got the signs and threw the ball. you are supposed to wait a second or so.

aw nuts. still pleanty of game to score

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow...

...was that pitch as far outside as it looked to Delmon?

Egads, if so.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the pitch

the pitch had some nasty break to it

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Punto

Punto smoked that ball.

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Span Base Hit

5-3 Indians

by .mnqwerd on Jul 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No Doubt!

Bitch smacked!

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Atta boy Span!

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Go Go

Gomez chased a terrible pitch. oof

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hard they even trying to correct his mistakes at the plate?

he’s been taking extra bad swings lately

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nuts

Gomez K’s it up one more time.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

got one

got one back though. If we keep chiping away at that lead…

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If Slowey can hold 'em

The Twins look like they’ll score 5 or more tonight.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm hoping so...

...every win gets us one win closer to October.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am not ready

to talk about post season until the Twins get through this month. They play a lot of road games against the AL East and finish the month against Chicago at the Dome. If they are still within 4-5 games, then I might be on board.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know...

...just sayin’...it’s true. Every win we get now gets us one win closer to whatever number it would take us to get in.

I’m looking forward to seeing how we do the rest of the month tho…

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I bet

i bet we score some more. Laffey at 82 pitches already, and Clevelands bullpen is not good

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Laffey

probably won’t last more than six innings. He’s thrown a lot of pitches. Cleveland’s bully is vulnerable.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wrote it

before Bert said it!

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

same

same here. haha

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

awesome

awesome pitch to strike out Sizemore. right on the inside corner

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

come slowey hold them at 5

the Twins can still win this one for sure

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

thats one

thats one heck of a play by Punto. Probably on Web gems tonight

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Three up three down for Slowey

in the fifth. Beautiful.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

starting pitcher is really becoming a strength

by the way how was that not an error on Young in the 1st.
Great game yesterday DYoung but you are going to need to knock in a run or two to make up for it (Slowey saved his bacon in the first)

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mauer HR #4

11 more to go

by .mnqwerd on Jul 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

MAUER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

JUSTIN

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

shoot

I mean Mauer!

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 5, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

HR Mauer!

down by 1

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Harris ends the inning.

Twins pick up another one…5-4 after five, Cleveland.

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm off to bed.

WIN TWINS!

by Jesse on Jul 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dream of a Twins win

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Now

It’s time to get Slowey off the hook.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What is Slowey's pitch count?

Why not let him go 7

by .mnqwerd on Jul 5, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

always exciting when Go Go gets on base

let’s go Twins tie it up

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

All right

All-Star Alexi (in my book)

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

call it luck if you want

but that was great hitting by Alexi

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

With the long inning

Runs, pitching changes, whatnot, I’m pretty sure Slowey is done for the night. Nice job though!

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

now if the A's could only rally in Chicago

is it too early to scoreboard watch?

Ha Ha, this is proving to be a fun season after all

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

5-0 Sox

When last I checked. The A’s have Harden going tomorrow, so there is a good chance they’ll win that game.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now

Make ‘em pay Delmon!

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

uh, not what we had in mind

come on Harris!
A 3 run lead would be nice

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cleveland

has used their only lefty in the ‘pen. If they need to, the Twins can pinch hit Buscher, Lamb, and Kubel and not have to worry about facing a lefty. (I am assuming that Perez will not start the seventh)

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

guess not! Perez will start the seventh

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now he's done

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

C'mon Boof

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

does anyone else think that Boof's use out of the pen is too undefined?

Come on Boof give us a quick inning so we can get back at that the Cleveland pen

by caluofmn on Jul 5, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bert

has not too subtly said that Boof needs to pitch inside more. Of all the Twins pitchers, he probably goes inside the least. I think he does have to go inside if he wants to be effective.

by Alexi Casilla All-Star on Jul 5, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs