Twins 3, Indians 2
Matt Garza gave up two earned runs in four innings on Saturday. (Tom Olmscheid/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Joe Mauer and Michael Cuddyer each drove in a run in the fourth, and Cuddyer knocked in the winning run with a forceout in the sixth. Matt Garza held the Indians to two runs, but he only lasted four innings on 93 pitches.
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Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Today's Boxes 8/4/07
NYY 16, KC 8
TOR 9, TEX 5
OAK 2, LAA 1
CHC 6, NYM 2
CWS 7, DET 5
CIN 9, PIT 8
ATL 6, COL 4
FLA 6, HOU 5
MIL 6, PHI 5
WSH 12, STL 1
TB 9, BAL 2
BOS 4, SEA 3
SD 3, SF 2
ARI 8, LAD 7
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Standings thru 8/4/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Twins Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .283
Lofton , LF4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .299
Blake , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .267
Martinez , C4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .304
Hafner , DH2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
Garko , 1B3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312
Nixon , RF4 0 2 0 0 2 4 .257
1-Michaels , PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Peralta , SS4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .278
Barfield , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250
a-Gutierrez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
Rouse , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 8 18
BATTING 2B : Martinez (29, Garza).TB : Sizemore; Lofton; Blake; Martinez 2; Garko; Nixon 2; Peralta 2.RBI : Martinez (80), Blake (54).2-out RBI : Martinez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Barfield 2; Nixon 2; Martinez.SF : Blake.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING Outfield assists : Lofton (Cuddyer at 3rd base).DP : 2 (Peralta-Garko, Peralta-Rouse-Garko).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Tyner , LF3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
Bartlett , SS3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .263
Mauer , DH4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .301
Cuddyer , RF3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .292
Morneau , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
Hunter , CF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
Redmond , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
Buscher , 3B3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294
1-Punto , PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Casilla , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Totals 28 3 8 3 1 2 9
BATTING 2B : Bartlett (15, Laffey), Cuddyer (19, Laffey), Hunter (30, Laffey).TB : Tyner; Bartlett 3; Mauer 2; Cuddyer 2; Hunter 2; Buscher.RBI : Mauer (47), Cuddyer 2 (58).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Casilla.GIDP : Mauer 2.Team LOB : 3.BASERUNNING CS : Tyner (3, 2nd base by Laffey/Martinez).FIELDING DP : (Bartlett-Morneau).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Laffey (L, 0-1)5.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 5.06
Lewis 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48
Mastny 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.60
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza 4.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 1.78
Ortiz (W, 4-4)2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.09
Reyes (H, 8)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.76
Guerrier (H, 9)1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.71
Nathan (S, 25)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.98
Balk : Laffey.IBB : Hafner (by Garza).HBP : Tyner (by Laffey), Hafner (by Garza), Garko (by Garza).Pitches-strikes : Laffey 82-56, Lewis 20-13, Mastny 15-10, Garza 93-55, Ortiz 29-20, Reyes 9-6, Guerrier 14-9, Nathan 13-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Laffey 10-3, Lewis 2-2, Mastny 2-1, Garza 1-6, Ortiz 2-3, Reyes 1-0, Guerrier 1-2, Nathan 1-2.Batters faced : Laffey 21, Lewis 6, Mastny 3, Garza 22, Ortiz 8, Reyes 2, Guerrier 4, Nathan 3.Inherited runners-scored : Lewis 2-1.Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Dale Scott.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:45.Att : 33,663.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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