Escaping a rundown play with two out in the top of the 10th inning, Jorge Orta raced home with the winning run as the Indians shaded the Twins, 2-1. After the Twins tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth on back-to-back triples by John Castino and Mickey Hatcher, Orta opened the 10th with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Mike Hargrove.

Don Cooper then relieved Pete Redfern on the hill for the Twins and struck out Andre Thornton. Pinch-hitter Miguel Dilone beat out an infield hit. Orta raced around third base on the play but pulled up 10 feet short of home when he saw catcher Sal Butera with the ball. In the ensuing rundown, shortstop Chuck Baker flipped the ball toward the plate but nobody was there to handle it and Orta scored. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 9, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   2 11  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .172      Powell rf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Orta rf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .230      Castino 3b,2b         5   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .232      Hatcher cf            5   0   2   1     0   1   .277
Thornton dh           5   0   2   1     0   1   .275      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Charboneau lf         3   0   0   0     0   3   .170      Ward lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
  Kelly ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Wilfong 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .234
  Littleton lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Engle ph,3b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
  Dilone ph,lf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .196      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Harrah 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Mackanin ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .176
Hassey c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222        Smalley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333        Baker ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Butera c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2  11   1     3   8             Totals               36   1   6   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  4,187
Left on Base: Indians 10, Twins 8
DP: Indians 0, Twins 1
Errors: Kuiper, Baker
Triples: Castino (5), Hatcher (1)
Stolen Bases: Powell (2)
Caught Stealing: Orta (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (2)
GIDP: Hargrove (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  8     6   1   1   1   6   0  30   1.67
Monge W(1-1)            2     0   0   0   2   1   0   9   1.13
Totals                 10     6   1   1   3   7   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(3-2)          9.1  10   2   1   3   7   0  39   2.93
Cooper                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.95
Totals                 10    11   2   1   3   8   0  42

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta
singled to center; Orta was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hargrove walked; Thornton forced Hargrove (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to shortstop; Powell stole second;
Castino flied to center; Hatcher struck out; Adams flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau was called out on strikes; Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Hassey was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ward grounded out (second to first); Wilfong singled
to left [Wilfong out at second (left to second)]; R. Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer popped to catcher
in foul territory; Manning forced Kuiper (second to shortstop);
Orta made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mackanin struck out; Butera grounded out (shortstop
to first); Powell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove singled to center; Thornton made an out to
shortstop; Charboneau struck out; Harrah flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino flied out to right; Hatcher grounded out
(third to first); Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hassey popped to third in foul territory; Kuiper
grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ward flied out to right; Wilfong popped to shortstop
in foul territory; R. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning was called out on strikes; Orta singled to
right; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Mackanin struck out; Butera flied out to center;
Powell singled to left; Castino forced Powell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton singled to left; Charboneau struck out;
Harrah struck out; Hassey singled to left [Thornton to third];
Kuiper forced Hassey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hatcher singled to right; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hatcher to second]; Ward grounded out (second to
first) [Hatcher to third]; Wilfong walked; R. Jackson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
singled to left; Orta lined to left; Hargrove walked [Manning to
second]; Thornton singled to center [Manning scored, Hargrove to
third]; KELLY BATTED FOR CHARBONEAU; Kelly walked [Thornton to
second]; Harrah made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: LITTLETON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); SMALLEY BATTED
FOR MACKANIN; Smalley made an out to third; Butera struck out;
Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING SS); Hassey flied
out to center; Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer flied out to
right; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Castino tripled to center; Hatcher tripled to right
[Castino scored]; MONGE REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Adams struck
out; Ward was walked intentionally; ENGLE BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Engle was walked intentionally [Ward to second]; R. Jackson made
an out to third; Baker flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 1.

INDIANS 10TH: ENGLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CASTINO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Orta singled to right; Hargrove out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Orta to second]; COOPER
REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Thornton was called out on strikes;
DILONE BATTED FOR LITTLETON; Dilone singled to shortstop [Orta
scored (error by Baker) (unearned) (no RBI), Dilone to third];
Harrah flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Twins 1.

TWINS 10TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Butera popped to
catcher in foul territory; Powell made an out to second; Castino
reached on an error by Kuiper; Hatcher popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

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