Win: Joe Wertz (14-13) Loss: Bill McMath (8-18)
Save: Ray Paige (20)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill McMath pitching. Vance Doyle pops out to the shortstop. Paul Baird walks. Yoshihisa Takahashi singles to center field. Paul Baird advances to third on the hit. Joe Ernaga strikes out. Hoyt Lake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Joe Wertz pitching. Harry Williams hits a home run. Ed Merullo flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Spillane singles to right field. Lou Schreiber walks. Kamari Strickland strikes out. Frank Slattery grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Wood hits a home run. Jackson Serad strikes out. Bob Earley walks. Joe Wertz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vance Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago John Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Harold Knox grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McMath grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yoshihisa Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ernaga singles to center field. Hoyt Lake walks. Mike Wood pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Harry Williams pops out to the shortstop. Ed Merullo strikes out. Mickey Spillane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jackson Serad reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harry Williams. Bob Earley grounds out to the second baseman. Jackson Serad advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Wertz singles to left field. Jackson Serad scores. Vance Doyle strikes out. Paul Baird doubles past the left fielder. Joe Wertz scores. Yoshihisa Takahashi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Lou Schreiber lines out to the shortstop. Kamari Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Slattery grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Ernaga grounds out to the shortstop. Hoyt Lake flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago John Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Harold Knox grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McMath singles to center field. Harry Williams hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ed Merullo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jackson Serad strikes out. Bob Earley strikes out. Joe Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Mickey Spillane strikes out. Lou Schreiber strikes out. Kamari Strickland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Vance Doyle singles to right field. Paul Baird walks. Yoshihisa Takahashi pops out to the shortstop. Joe Ernaga flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Frank Slattery flies out to the right fielder. John Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Harold Knox pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Burke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Wood flies out to the left fielder. Jackson Serad grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Frank Brack is pinch hitting for Bob Burke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Frank Brack strikes out. Harry Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Merullo walks. Ed Merullo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Si Maier pitching. Tetsuro Tamura is pinch hitting for Joe Wertz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tetsuro Tamura singles to center field. Vance Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Tetsuro Tamura advances to second on the play. Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tetsuro Tamura advances to third on the play. Yoshihisa Takahashi singles in front of the right fielder. Tetsuro Tamura scores. Joe Ernaga walks. Orlin Norton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hoyt Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Ray Paige pitching. Mickey Spillane strikes out. Lou Schreiber strikes out. Kamari Strickland triples. Frank Slattery flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Chicago total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Cole did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Fuller improves in speed Adrian Nill improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Loes improves in speed
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Wenz improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Cash did not respond to coaching in endurance George Northrup did not respond to coaching in control George Northrup did not respond to coaching in velocity Clarence Brazill did not respond to coaching in LF