Win: Jim Meakim (2-1) Loss: Don Johnson (4-1)
Save: Joe White (12)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Wally Puckett pitching. Ody Herrin walks. Ody Herrin steals second. Ody Herrin is out trying to steal third. Tim Driscoll singles to left field. Aaron Robinson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Mike Torrez pitching. Biff Gaudet grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Schillings grounds out to the third baseman. Daijiro Brando singles to right field. Garvin Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Cunningham strikes out. Joe Galloway flies out to the left fielder. Tim James walks. Mike Doby singles to left field. Tim James advances to third on the hit. Al Rhodes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore George Maldonado strikes out. Toots Sepkowski singles to center field. Steve Croucher singles to left field. Sammy Berardino flies out to the left fielder. Wally Puckett singles to center field. Toots Sepkowski scores. Steve Croucher advances to third on the hit. Biff Gaudet lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Torrez strikes out. Ody Herrin singles to right field. Tim Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Tom Schillings grounds out to the second baseman. Daijiro Brando flies out to the right fielder. Garvin Cox doubles to right field. George Maldonado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Galloway flies out to the right fielder. Tim James pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Toots Sepkowski is hit by a pitch. Steve Croucher grounds out to the pitcher. Toots Sepkowski advances to second on the play. Sammy Berardino singles to left field. Toots Sepkowski scores. Wally Puckett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Biff Gaudet grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Rhodes walks. Al Rhodes steals second. Mike Torrez flies out to the right fielder. Ody Herrin singles to center field. Al Rhodes scores. Tim Driscoll walks. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Tom Schillings grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Daijiro Brando grounds out to the third baseman. Garvin Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Cunningham strikes out. Joe Galloway walks. Tim James grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Galloway is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Doby singles to left field. Tim James advances to third on the hit. Al Rhodes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore George Maldonado grounds out to the catcher. Toots Sepkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Croucher doubles to left field. Alex Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Sammy Berardino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Weintraub is pinch hitting for Alex Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Weintraub grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ody Herrin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tim Driscoll hits a home run. Jim Meakim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Don Johnson pitching. Cliff Roy is pinch hitting for Jim Meakim. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cliff Roy singles to right field. Biff Gaudet singles to center field. Cliff Roy advances to third on the hit. Tom Schillings grounds out to the catcher. Biff Gaudet advances to second on the play. Daijiro Brando singles to center field. Cliff Roy scores. Biff Gaudet scores. Jack Hitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garvin Cox doubles to center field. Daijiro Brando uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Maldonado strikes out. Toots Sepkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe White pitching. Jim Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Joe Galloway grounds out to the second baseman. Tim James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Steve Croucher singles to left field. Sam Orme is pinch hitting for Sammy Berardino. Sam Orme strikes out. Joe White lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Biff Gaudet grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gary Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Orme at C. Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Al Rhodes grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Chapman is pinch hitting for Jack Hitt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Chapman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Baltimore total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carroll Diaz did not respond to coaching in speed Carroll Diaz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Borchers improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Burt Clinton did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Carroll Diaz did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ski Brown improves in control Augie Feldman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jason Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harmon Browning did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Hammaker did not respond to coaching in control Steve Hammaker improves in velocity Charlie Jones did not respond to coaching in LF