Win: Roberto Jones (2-3) Loss: John Vinson (0-5)
Save: George Strittmatter (6)
Inning: 1 Chicago Frank Olivo pitching. Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Ford strikes out. Kirk Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Vina pitching. Alan Shea grounds out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Shimizu grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Graves triples. Fred Brabender grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Stu Flanigan pops out to the shortstop. Herm Curtright strikes out. Bill Coumbe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ross Gharrity is hit by a pitch. Hideyuki Inoue strikes out. Bud Hoblitzel lines out to the first baseman. Jose Porter singles to center field. Ross Gharrity advances to third on the hit. Frank Olivo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Terry Decker singles to right field. Randy Mota walks. Jeff Vina fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Vina flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Goldstein flies out to the left fielder. Lou Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Alan Shea walks. Tsutomu Shimizu strikes out. Ted Graves singles to right field. Alan Shea advances to third on the hit. Fred Brabender flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Shea scores. Ross Gharrity grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ted Graves is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Kirk Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Flanigan strikes out. Herm Curtright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hideyuki Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Bud Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Porter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bill Coumbe singles past the first baseman. Terry Decker doubles to center field. Bill Coumbe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Mota strikes out. Jeff Vina grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Olivo strikes out. Alan Shea singles to center field. Alan Shea is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tsutomu Shimizu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Lou Ford flies out to the left fielder. Kirk Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Flanigan walks. Herm Curtright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ted Graves strikes out. Fred Brabender strikes out. Ross Gharrity walks. Hideyuki Inoue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Coumbe strikes out. Terry Decker singles to right field. Randy Mota strikes out. Jeff Vina flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bud Hoblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Jose Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Olivo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Kirk Patterson walks. John Vinson 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. Stu Flanigan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Alan Shea pops out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Shimizu grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Graves singles to right field. Roberto Jones 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. Fred Brabender flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Herm Curtright singles to left field. Bill Coumbe singles to left field. Herm Curtright advances to third on the hit. Terry Decker singles to right field. Herm Curtright scores. Randy Mota flies out to the center fielder. Paul Smith is pinch hitting for Roberto Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Coumbe advances to third on the play. Terry Decker advances to second on the play. Charlie Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Strittmatter pitching. Ross Gharrity singles to center field. Hideyuki Inoue strikes out. Bud Hoblitzel grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ross Gharrity is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Porter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Roberto Jones is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Champ Bonham did not respond to coaching in velocity Champ Bonham did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Stone did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ralph Smith improves in power_vs_righty Matt Gile did not respond to coaching in endurance
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Herges did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Stan Gore improves in velocity Bruce Hernon did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Healy did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Barfield improves in range Charlie Barfield did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty