Win: Akihiro Nakatsuka (11-16) Loss: Juan Gourriel (13-7)
Save: Tom Lewis (33)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Akihiro Nakatsuka pitching. Ken Sasaki strikes out. Freddy Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Darcy walks. Bud Monday grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Juan Gourriel pitching. Mike Steinecke walks. Pete Clarkson singles past the second baseman. Mike Steinecke advances to third on the hit. Craig Cora flies out to the center fielder. Spider Holliday singles to left field. Mike Steinecke scores. Pete Clarkson advances to third on the hit. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Alex Petty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Hideki Birtsas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Christenbury flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Richmond triples. Dewey Lanier singles to left field. Charlie Richmond scores. Juan Gourriel singles to right field. Ken Sasaki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Rohwer walks. Bill Ruether flies out to the center fielder. Akihiro Nakatsuka lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Steinecke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Freddy Wood singles to left field. Carlos Darcy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bud Monday grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pete Clarkson walks. Pete Clarkson steals second. Craig Cora flies out to the center fielder. Spider Holliday flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Hideki Birtsas flies out to the left fielder. Archie Christenbury lines out to the pitcher. Charlie Richmond grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alex Petty strikes out. Ron Rohwer walks. Ron Rohwer steals second. Bill Ruether lines out to the second baseman. Akihiro Nakatsuka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Dewey Lanier doubles to right field. Juan Gourriel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Sasaki strikes out. Freddy Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Steinecke pops out to the shortstop. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Cora flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Carlos Darcy doubles to left field. Bud Monday grounds out to the catcher. Hideki Birtsas singles to left field. Carlos Darcy scores. Archie Christenbury flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Richmond grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Spider Holliday strikes out. Cecil Vickers flies out to the center fielder. Alex Petty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Dewey Lanier pops out to the shortstop. Juan Gourriel strikes out. Ken Sasaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ron Rohwer singles past the second baseman. Bill Ruether doubles to right field. Ron Rohwer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Monty Rothel is pinch hitting for Akihiro Nakatsuka. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Monty Rothel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Richmond. Bill Ruether scores. Mike Steinecke grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Clarkson flies out to the center fielder. Craig Cora grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Verdo Lutzke pitching. Freddy Wood flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Darcy singles to right field. Bud Monday grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Carlos Darcy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hideki Birtsas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Spider Holliday strikes out. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Tom Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Christenbury strikes out. Charlie Richmond strikes out. Dewey Lanier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Escarrega did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Smith did not respond to coaching in range Barry Kutzler did not respond to coaching in arm Barry Kutzler did not respond to coaching in arm Devon Baylor did not respond to coaching in range Guy Chouneau did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ralph Klawitter improves in range Garland Rozema did not respond to coaching in velocity Monte Cross did not respond to coaching in control Casey Spooner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Garland Rozema did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Klawitter did not respond to coaching in speed Count Johnston did not respond to coaching in C