Win: George Strittmatter (2-6) Loss: Wally Thompson (5-1)
Save: Mike Rescigno (2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Steve Cather pitching. Bill Vandagrift singles to center field. J.C. Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Paul Smith singles to left field. Bill Vandagrift advances to third on the hit. Bill Coumbe singles to left field. Bill Vandagrift scores. Stan Morrill flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Ruskin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ken Cheney pitching. Jimmy Robidoux grounds out to the third baseman. George White flies out to the center fielder. John Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Al Smoltz strikes out. Terry Decker flies out to the center fielder. Ken Cheney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Drysdale singles to right field. Marv Wilson reached on a fielding error by Paul Smith. Fred Brabender strikes out. Charlie Barfield grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bill Vandagrift singles to center field. J.C. Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Vandagrift advances to second on the play. Paul Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bill Coumbe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Silvio Garibaldi flies out to the right fielder. Steve Cather singles to center field. Jimmy Robidoux grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Stan Morrill singles to right field. Jimmy Ruskin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Stan Morrill advances to second on the play. Al Smoltz flies out to the left fielder. Terry Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota George White strikes out. John Jordan pops out to the first baseman. Fred Drysdale hits a home run. Marv Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Ken Cheney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vandagrift pops out to the shortstop. J.C. Schmidt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Brabender flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Barfield grounds out to the second baseman. Silvio Garibaldi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Paul Smith strikes out. Bill Coumbe grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Morrill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Cather strikes out. Jimmy Robidoux walks. Jimmy Robidoux steals second. George White strikes out. John Jordan walks. Fred Drysdale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Jimmy Ruskin pops out to the third baseman. Al Smoltz singles to left field. Tito Porter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Terry Decker singles to left field. Ken Cheney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Vandagrift grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Marv Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Brabender grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Barfield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago J.C. Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Paul Smith flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill Coumbe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Silvio Garibaldi grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Hernon is pinch hitting for Tito Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Hernon lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Robidoux reached on a fielding error by Bill Coumbe. George White walks. John Jordan singles to left field. Jimmy Robidoux scores. George White advances to third on the hit. Fred Drysdale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Tilson K Aquino pitching. Stan Morrill hits a home run. Jimmy Ruskin flies out to the center fielder. Al Smoltz singles to right field. Terry Decker pops out to the first baseman. Ed Blackwell is pinch hitting for Ken Cheney. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Brad Carpenter pitching. Marv Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Brabender grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Barfield walks. Silvio Garibaldi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Bill Vandagrift singles to center field. J.C. Schmidt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Vandagrift is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Tilson K Aquino singles to right field. Santiago Oink is pinch running for Tilson K Aquino on 1st base. Santiago Oink steals second. Jimmy Robidoux pops out to the third baseman. George White flies out to the left fielder. John Jordan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Chicago Wally Thompson pitching. Bill Coumbe grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Morrill flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Ruskin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Fred Drysdale flies out to the center fielder. Bob Falk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Marv Wilson singles to center field. Fred Brabender pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Barfield lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Chicago Al Smoltz walks. Terry Decker singles past the third baseman. Al Smoltz advances to third on the hit. Jim Brenton is pinch hitting for Bob Falk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Brenton strikes out. Bill Vandagrift strikes out. J.C. Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Minnesota Dick Johnson pitching. Silvio Garibaldi flies out to the center fielder. Wally Thompson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jimmy Robidoux singles to left field. Jimmy Robidoux steals second. George White walks. Passed ball. Jimmy Robidoux advances to third. George White advances to second. John Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Chicago Paul Smith walks. Bill Coumbe singles to left field. Paul Smith advances to third on the hit. Stan Morrill strikes out. Jimmy Ruskin strikes out. Al Smoltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Minnesota Fred Drysdale grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Wilson singles to left field. Fred Brabender doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. George Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Barfield grounds out to the shortstop. Silvio Garibaldi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Chicago Terry Decker doubles to left field. Kirk Patterson is pinch hitting for George Strittmatter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kirk Patterson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Vandagrift hits a home run. Terry Decker scores. J.C. Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Smith singles to left field. Bill Coumbe pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Minnesota Mike Rescigno pitching. Wally Thompson strikes out. Jimmy Robidoux flies out to the right fielder. George White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 12 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Fred Brabender (20).HR - Fred Drysdale (11).GIDP - Jimmy Robidoux, Charlie Barfield. Baserunning: SB - Jimmy Robidoux 2 (53), Santiago Oink (3).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Mountain improves in speed Kitty Burkart improves in control Charlie Goldstein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Goldstein improves in contact_vs_righty Stu Flanigan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Compton improves in contact_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Criscione did not respond to coaching in control Nellie Lagger did not respond to coaching in velocity Nellie Lagger improves in velocity Johnny Criscione did not respond to coaching in velocity Taisuke Tahara did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Peterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty