Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 6, Minnesota 2
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 12:05 PM
When: 12:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 18805
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 000020000241
Cleveland 22000200-6110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 49-62 23-32 26-30 L1
Cleveland 51-60 28-27 23-33 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Cleveland Indians have a 28-27 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 26-30 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Indians have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Justin Masterson pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.68. Brian Duensing took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Alexi Casilla had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Cleveland
Brian Duensing Player Justin Masterson
Loss W/L Win
7.0 IP 7.0
3 Strikeouts 7
11 Hits 3
5.14 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Minnesota   Cleveland
Alexi Casilla Player Shin-Soo Choo
2 Hits 4
2 RBI 2
1 HR 0
5 TB 5
.667 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 4 1 8 .129 7 2 4 0 1
Cleveland 11 0 14 .333 3 6 2 3 0
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Boston. The Indians have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .475 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .449 after a win and .435 after a loss.