Win: Vern Hoffman (2-6) Loss: Ray Klaus (7-3)
Save: Ben Schypinski (11)
Inning: 1 New York Vern Hoffman pitching. Manny Brannan grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sonny Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Klaus pitching. Wenty Williams strikes out. Matt Holland strikes out. Gene Pashnick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Hal Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Mike Roche singles to right field. Joe Pickett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bud Maynard grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Kamm grounds out to the third baseman. Arlie Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Tom Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Young singles to right field. Ray Klaus lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Manny Brannan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Mendoza singles to right field. Hugh Iott grounds out to the pitcher. George Mendoza advances to second on the play. Vern Hoffman strikes out. Wenty Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Leo Boone reached on a 2-base fielding error by Wenty Williams. Sonny Reis strikes out. Hal Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Mike Roche grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Matt Holland flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Gene Pashnick walks. Bud Maynard walks. Johnny Kamm flies out to the left fielder. Arlie Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bud Maynard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Joe Pickett singles to center field. Tom Ortiz triples. Joe Pickett scores. Earl Young flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Ortiz scores. Ray Klaus grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Brannan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota George Mendoza grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Iott walks. Vern Hoffman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wenty Williams singles to right field. Hugh Iott scores. Matt Holland doubles to center field. Wenty Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Gene Pashnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Leo Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Sonny Reis grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bud Maynard strikes out. Johnny Kamm strikes out. Arlie Johnson singles to left field. Arlie Johnson steals second. George Mendoza singles to center field. Arlie Johnson scores. Hugh Iott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Mike Roche grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pickett grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ben Gorin is pinch hitting for Vern Hoffman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ben Gorin strikes out. Wenty Williams hits a home run. Jake Pollet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Holland singles to center field. Gene Pashnick singles to left field. Matt Holland advances to third on the hit. Bud Maynard grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Holland scores. Gene Pashnick advances to second on the play. Johnny Kamm pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Bert Nelson pitching. Mike Hargrove enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wenty Williams at RF. Dick Mertes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hugh Iott at C. Earl Young flies out to the right fielder. Bob Allison is pinch hitting for Jake Pollet. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Allison grounds out to the pitcher. Manny Brannan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Moore pitching. Arlie Johnson strikes out. George Mendoza singles to left field. Dick Mertes singles to right field. Nate Alvarez is pinch hitting for Bert Nelson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Nate Alvarez lines out to the shortstop. Mike Hargrove grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Mertes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Ben Schypinski pitching. Leo Boone flies out to the left fielder. Sonny Reis walks. Hal Grissom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Milt Matos did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Plummer did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Bettencourt improves in contact_vs_righty Todd Nady improves in control Kevin Plummer did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Aramis Mack improves in control Stover Clingman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marty Caulfield improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty