Some extras from a cold night at the ballpark:
On the Twins' next road trip, Paul Molitor said Monday, he owes video coordinator Sean Harlin a steak dinner.
That's because Molitor, at the urging of Harlin, challenged a call in the sixth inning that may have prevented a Cleveland rally and, perhaps, a Twins' loss.
With one out, Yan Gomes hit a hard grounder to shortstop, but Eduardo Escobar's throw to first base was low, and the ball popped out of first baseman Byung Ho Park's glove. Park grabbed the ball out of the air, but Gomes was a step beyond the base and umpire Doug Eddings ruled him safe.
"That was a weird play. To my naked eye, [Park] didn't catch it," Molitor said. But the play "looked funny," he added.
That's because Gomes hadn't stepped on first base with his right foot, instead stepping about a foot past the bag then dragging his left toe across the base. That split-second made a big difference, because it gave Park enough time to grab the ball.
Molitor challenged the play, and it took replay officials awhile to review the video, but the ruling finally came: Out.
It didn't take long to realize how important the play was. The next batter, Marlon Byrd, doubled, a play that may have resulted in a run, or at least would have given the Indians a second-and-third, one-out threat. Instead, Trevor May struck out Juan Uribe and ended the inning.