Win: Lee McLaughlin (11-6) Loss: Billy Coles (2-14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Lee McLaughlin pitching. Ray Monroe grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Hines grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lee Wade walks. Dave Easterling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Billy Coles pitching. Cole Barr singles to left field. Tom Lamb reached on a fielding error by Hal Hines. Kentaro Noguchi pops out to the first baseman. Juan Fox grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Lamb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Wesley Hanes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lisandro Martinez strikes out. Mike Sherrill doubles to left field. Cal Burgess pops out to the second baseman. Dave Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Rod Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Cabrera pops out to the first baseman. Frank Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Billy Coles flies out to the left fielder. Ray Monroe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Hal Hines strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Lee McLaughlin singles to right field. Cole Barr walks. Tom Lamb singles to left field. Lee McLaughlin scores. Cole Barr advances to third on the hit. Kentaro Noguchi singles to center field. Cole Barr scores. Tom Lamb advances to third on the hit. Juan Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Lamb scores. Kentaro Noguchi advances to second on the play. John Wesley Hanes strikes out. Rod Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lee Wade flies out to the center fielder. Dave Easterling is hit by a pitch. Lisandro Martinez walks. Dave Easterling steals third. Lisandro Martinez steals second. Mike Sherrill strikes out. Cal Burgess grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Charlie Cabrera hits a home run. Frank Clarke singles to right field. Lee McLaughlin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cole Barr flies out to the left fielder. Tom Lamb singles to left field. Frank Clarke scores. Kentaro Noguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Coles grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Monroe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Juan Fox grounds out to the pitcher. John Wesley Hanes strikes out. Rod Wilson singles to center field. Charlie Cabrera hits a home run. Rod Wilson scores. Frank Clarke doubles to center field. Lee McLaughlin singles to center field. Frank Clarke scores. Cole Barr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hal Hines strikes out. Lee Wade singles to left field. Dave Easterling singles to right field. Lee Wade advances to third on the hit. Lisandro Martinez walks. Mike Sherrill strikes out. Cal Burgess walks. Lee Wade scores. Dave Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Billy Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Lamb singles to center field. Tom Lamb is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kentaro Noguchi strikes out. Juan Fox hits a home run. John Wesley Hanes triples. Rod Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Greg Bolger is pinch hitting for Billy Wagner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Bolger flies out to the left fielder. Ray Monroe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rod Wilson. Hal Hines flies out to the left fielder. Lee Wade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Boileryard Mayhelm pitching. Charlie Cabrera flies out to the left fielder. Frank Clarke pops out to the catcher. Lee McLaughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Easterling grounds out to the second baseman. Lisandro Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Hal Florence is pinch hitting for Mike Sherrill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hal Florence strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Cole Barr singles to right field. Tom Lamb grounds out to the shortstop. Cole Barr advances to second on the play. Kentaro Noguchi strikes out. Joe Birdsall is pinch hitting for Juan Fox. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Birdsall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Cal Burgess singles to right field. Dave Stephenson singles to left field. Bob Robinson is pinch hitting for Boileryard Mayhelm. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Robinson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Cal Burgess advances to third on the play. Ray Monroe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Mike Sherrill (26).GIDP - Bob Robinson.HBP - Dave Easterling (2). Baserunning: SB - Dave Easterling (3), Lisandro Martinez (26). Fielding: E - Hal Hines.
Batting:2B - Frank Clarke (30).3B - John Wesley Hanes (5).HR - Juan Fox (14), Charlie Cabrera 2 (13). Baserunning: CS - Tom Lamb (5). Fielding: E - Rod Wilson.
Game Notes Hal Florence is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Kid Kool Miller improves in arm Todd Snell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Campanella improves in range Rimp Genewich improves in power_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dutch Kincaid did not respond to coaching in control Jan Haan did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Pat Shirey did not respond to coaching in control Kent Ramirez did not respond to coaching in SS