Tuesday, October 17, 2023

#321---MIN @ CLE, 6/21/2001

 


Juan Gonzalez launched a three-run shot off JC Romero in the first, but the Twins answered in the second with a two-run shot from Torii Hunter and a three-run blast from AJ Pierzynski. Cleveland tied it before Romero could even record an out on former Twin Marty Cordova’s two-run homer. Einar Diaz doubled, Kenny Lofton dropped down a bunt single, and then the it started raining. After a forty-one minute delay, Johan Santana was summoned in relief. Diaz scored on a Santana throwing error and Lofton on a Cristian Guzman error to make it 7-3. From that point, Santana pitched mostly to contact, allowing two runs while walking and fanning one over five innings. Steve Woodard replaced Jaret Wright on the mound for the Indians after the delay, and the run he allowed in the fifth closed out the scoring. With two outs in the top of the seventh, the game was delayed again, and this time was not restarted.

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