Tuesday, October 5, 2021

#215---MIN @ CLE, 7/12/2002

 

The Indians were the erstwhile AL Central power, and the Twins were en route to their first playoff appearance in eleven years. This reversal of fortunes was bound to cause some friction, and it evidenced itself in this one.

Minnesota led 4-2 with one out in the top of the fifth when Danys Baez plunked Torii Hunter. Hunter retrieved the pill and chucked it at Baez, leading to his ejection and a benches clearing fracas.

The video (***) is worth a watch, as Torii Hunter misremembers – he thought he had homered earlier in the game, but actually had bounced to third twice.

This game featured homers by two members of the 500 home run club, plus luminaries Dustin Mohr, Luis Rivas, Bill Selby, and Ben Broussard.

On a scoring note, apparently I missed the location/trajectory of Milton Bradley’s eighth inning single as it’s marked with a generic dash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6CoTcnb_0Y


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