Win: Shawn Ford (10-8) Loss: Garland Rozema (11-4)
Save: Jeff Dorner (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Shawn Ford pitching. Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Cora singles to right field. Mike Steinecke flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Steve Scott pitching. Ken Sasaki walks. Guy Chouneau strikes out. Jack Billings grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ken Sasaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Billings steals second. Carlos Darcy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Spider Holliday walks. Phil Gray strikes out. Red Garcia singles to center field. Spider Holliday advances to third on the hit. Tim Doherty strikes out. Steve Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bill Cliburn grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Christenbury flies out to the center fielder. Freddy Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi singles to center field. Craig Cora flies out to the center fielder. Mike Steinecke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jerry Allen walks. Shawn Ford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shawn Ford walks. Ken Sasaki grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jerry Allen advances to third on the play. Guy Chouneau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Cecil Vickers lines out to the third baseman. Spider Holliday walks. Phil Gray grounds out to the pitcher. Spider Holliday advances to second on the play. Red Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jack Billings lines out to the pitcher. Carlos Darcy grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Cliburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tim Doherty flies out to the left fielder. Steve Scott flies out to the left fielder. Shigeru Takahashi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Archie Christenbury pops out to the third baseman. Freddy Wood strikes out. Jerry Allen singles to left field. Shawn Ford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Allen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Craig Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Steinecke walks. Cecil Vickers grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Steinecke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Spider Holliday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Ken Sasaki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Guy Chouneau reached on a fielding error by Phil Gray. Jack Billings grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Guy Chouneau is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlos Darcy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Billings is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Phil Gray flies out to the left fielder. Red Garcia pops out to the third baseman. Tim Doherty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Bill Cliburn flies out to the left fielder. Mike Davis is pinch hitting for Archie Christenbury. Mike Davis flies out to the left fielder. Freddy Wood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Farnsworth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Davis at 1B. Jack Adkins is pinch hitting for Steve Scott. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jack Adkins strikes out. Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Garland Rozema pitching. Jerry Allen flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Escarrega is pinch hitting for Shawn Ford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Escarrega singles to left field. Ken Sasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Escarrega advances to second on the play. Guy Chouneau singles to center field. Eddie Escarrega scores. Tom Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Billings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jeff Dorner pitching. Mike Steinecke strikes out. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Spider Holliday walks. Phil Gray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buddy Maisel did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Steve Williams did not respond to coaching in endurance Count Johnston improves in power_vs_lefty Rudy Jacobs improves in arm Dee Williams improves in range Casey Spooner did not respond to coaching in 3B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Trouppe improves in speed Dennis Craddock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Dennis Craddock did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Hutto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Gillis improves in arm