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Coming from behind with three runs in the eighth inning, the Twins defeated the Indians, 7-6. Harmon Killebrew hit his fifth homer in as many games to help the Twins take a 4-2 lead, but the Indians went ahead, 6-4, in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Tony Horton and a homer by Roy Foster with two men on base. Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 6Game Played on Friday, May 8, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumTwins 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 7 12 1 Indians 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 9 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .311 Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Carew 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .365 Brown 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .444 Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 2 2 2 .337 Pinson rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .345 Oliva rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .346 Horton 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Alyea lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .324 Fosse c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Holt lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .139 Cardenas ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .263 Foster lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .225 Allison 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .154 Heidemann ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Reese 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Mitterwald c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .197 Moore p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .154 Kaat p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .167 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Nagelson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Totals 38 7 12 6 6 8 Totals 35 6 9 6 0 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 6,233 Left on Base: Twins 11, Indians 3 DP: Twins 0, Indians 0 Errors: Carew, Brown Doubles: Cardenas (6), Pinson (6) Triples: Pinson (2) Home Runs: Killebrew (9), Mitterwald (2), Foster (2) Stolen Bases: Tovar (8) Sacrifice Hits: Mitterwald (1) Sacrifice Flies: Horton (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat 5.1 8 5 4 0 3 0 24 2.86 Williams W(3-0) 3.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 1.10 Totals 9 9 6 5 0 4 1 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore L(3-2) 7.2 11 7 7 6 7 2 40 3.98 Hennigan 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.45 Totals 9 12 7 7 6 8 2 45 Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Ron Luciano TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Brown singled to left; Pinson tripled [Brown scored]; Horton grounded out (third to first); Fosse made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1. TWINS 2ND: Oliva made an out to shortstop; Alyea popped to third in foul territory; Cardenas walked; Allison forced Cardenas (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 2ND: Nettles popped to shortstop; Foster flied out to center; Heidemann grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1. TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Kaat singled to second; Tovar singled to left [Kaat to second]; Carew singled to right [Kaat scored, Tovar scored (error by Brown) (no RBI), Carew to second]; Killebrew walked; Oliva flied out to left; Alyea walked [Carew to third, Killebrew to second]; Cardenas made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Moore singled to left; Uhlaender singled to right [Moore to second]; Brown singled to left [Uhlaender to second, Moore to third]; Pinson was called out on strikes; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Moore scored]; Fosse forced Brown (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 2. TWINS 4TH: Allison grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald flied out to right; Kaat was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Nettles struck out; Foster flied out to center; Heidemann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 2. TWINS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to center; Killebrew homered [Carew scored]; Oliva flied out to left; Alyea flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Moore flied out to left; Uhlaender flied out to center; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 2. TWINS 6TH: Cardenas doubled to left; Allison walked; Mitterwald out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Allison to second, Cardenas to third]; Kaat struck out; Tovar was walked intentionally; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Pinson doubled to center; Horton singled to left [Pinson scored]; Fosse singled to left [Horton to third, Fosse to second (error by Carew)]; Nettles flied out to left; WILLIAMS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Foster homered [Horton scored, Fosse scored (unearned)]; Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 6. TWINS 7TH: Killebrew struck out; Oliva struck out; Alyea singled to center; Cardenas forced Alyea (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 6. INDIANS 7TH: Uhlaender flied out to left; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 6. TWINS 8TH: Allison singled to left; Mitterwald homered [Allison scored]; Williams was called out on strikes; Tovar singled to left; Tovar stole second; Carew grounded out (third to first) [Tovar to third]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Oliva singled to right [Killebrew to third, Tovar scored]; HENNIGAN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Alyea flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 6. INDIANS 8TH: REESE REPLACED ALLISON (PLAYING 1B); Horton grounded out (first unassisted); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 6. TWINS 9TH: Cardenas singled to left; Reese forced Cardenas (first to shortstop); Mitterwald forced Reese (third to second); Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 6. INDIANS 9TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Foster flied out to right; KLIMCHOCK BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN; Klimchock popped to third in foul territory; NAGELSON BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Nagelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 6. |
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