Inning: 1 Minnesota Louis Elliott pitching. Tim Powers strikes out. Moxie Jutze singles to left field. Niko Landreaux singles to center field. Moxie Jutze advances to third on the hit. Niko Landreaux steals second. Sammy Lasher reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roland Gustafsson. Moxie Jutze scores. Niko Landreaux scores. Nick Gaetti flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Hrbek singles to left field. Sammy Lasher scores. Ezra Carew pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Javy Duran pitching. Rod Irelan singles to left field. Scott Hartman flies out to the left fielder. Dante Powers strikes out. Dave Dunkley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rod Irelan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reese Punto flies out to the right fielder. Javy Duran grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Powers doubles past the third baseman. Moxie Jutze flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Fats Butcher walks. Boyd Stargell strikes out. Bill Pliney strikes out. Roland Gustafsson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Niko Landreaux flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Lasher flies out to the left fielder. Nick Gaetti walks. Bobby Hrbek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Louis Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Irelan flies out to the center fielder. Scott Hartman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ezra Carew strikes out. Reese Punto walks. Javy Duran fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Javy Duran singles to right field. Reese Punto advances to third on the hit. Tim Powers grounds out to the third baseman. Javy Duran advances to second on the play. Moxie Jutze walks. Niko Landreaux singles to right field. Reese Punto scores. Sammy Lasher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Seattle Dante Powers grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Dunkley strikes out. Fats Butcher doubles to center field. Boyd Stargell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Nick Gaetti flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Hrbek hits a home run. Ezra Carew walks. Ezra Carew steals second. Ezra Carew gets picked off second (1-4). Reese Punto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Bill Pliney pops out to the third baseman. Roland Gustafsson hits a home run. Louis Elliott strikes out. Rod Irelan triples. Scott Hartman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Javy Duran pops out to the second baseman. Tim Powers flies out to the left fielder. Moxie Jutze flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Dante Powers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Dunkley grounds out to the second baseman. Fats Butcher walks. Boyd Stargell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Niko Landreaux flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Lasher reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fats Butcher. Nick Gaetti singles to center field. Sammy Lasher scores. Bobby Hrbek flies out to the left fielder. Ezra Carew singles to right field. Nick Gaetti advances to third on the hit. Jeff Sorenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Reese Punto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Seattle Bill Pliney grounds out to the shortstop. Roland Gustafsson strikes out. Ash Hayes is pinch hitting for Jeff Sorenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ash Hayes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota PJ Novak pitching. Maddy Castino is pinch hitting for Javy Duran. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Maddy Castino walks. Tim Powers strikes out. Moxie Jutze grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Maddy Castino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Niko Landreaux singles past the third baseman. Sammy Lasher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Brooks Phillips pitching. Rod Irelan flies out to the right fielder. Scott Hartman walks. Dante Powers strikes out. Dave Dunkley singles to right field. Fats Butcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Nick Gaetti flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Hrbek strikes out. Ezra Carew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Rey Quintana enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ezra Carew at 1B. Mordecai Rosso is pinch hitting for Boyd Stargell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mordecai Rosso flies out to the left fielder. Nat Rasmussen is pinch hitting for Bill Pliney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nat Rasmussen singles to right field. Nat Rasmussen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roland Gustafsson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Seattle total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: William Lucier improves in range Casey Cuddyer improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rich Sixsmith improves in arm William Lucier did not respond to coaching in 2B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Heinz Bobb did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Darby improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Darby improves in contact_vs_righty Kevin Martinez improves in speed