CLEVELAND 2, MINNESOTA 1 IN MINNESOTA

Date:  Monday, June 7.

Batting stars:  Tony Oliva was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Don Mincher was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Mudcat Grant pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks with six strikeouts.  Jerry Fosnow pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Luis Tiant struck out nine in a complete game, allowing one run on two hits and two walks.  Rocky Colavito was 1-for-3 with a home run (his eleventh) and a walk.  Leon Wagner was 1-for-4 with a home run, his seventh.

The game:  It was scoreless until the fourth, when Grant gave up back-to-back two-out homers to Wagner and Colavito.  That was the only trouble Grant got into, but it was enough.  The Twins got one in the bottom of the fourth on back-to-back doubles by Oliva and Mincher, but did not get another hit the rest of the game.

Of note:  Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-4.  Jerry Kindall was 0-for-3.  Jimmie Hall was 0-for-3.

Record:  The loss dropped the Twins to 31-16 and dropped their lead over Chicago to 2.5 games.

Notes:  Harmon Killebrew was rested, but was used as a pinch-hitter and walked.  Earl Battey remained out of the lineup, but was also used as a pinch-hitter and caught the last inning of the game.