Inning: 1 Minnesota Ryne Terry pitching. Alan Shea doubles to center field. Fred Brabender walks. Tsutomu Shimizu flies out to the right fielder. Ted Graves grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Nellie Lagger pitching. Jack Brito flies out to the center fielder. Connie McDonald hits a home run. Bob Peters flies out to the left fielder. Yasuo Katayama singles to center field. Jim Orengo singles to center field. Yasuo Katayama advances to third on the hit. Jack K Scoffic flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ross Gharrity strikes out. Hideyuki Inoue singles to right field. Bud Hoblitzel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Hank Townsend singles to right field. Jody Pettitte hits a home run. Hank Townsend scores. Ryne Terry strikes out. Jack Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Connie McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jose Porter walks. Nellie Lagger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alan Shea grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Brabender strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Bob Peters strikes out. Yasuo Katayama hits a home run. Masaharu Matsuzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Orengo flies out to the center fielder. Jack K Scoffic strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tsutomu Shimizu flies out to the center fielder. Ted Graves singles to center field. Ted Graves is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ross Gharrity lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Hank Townsend walks. Jody Pettitte flies out to the center fielder. Ryne Terry lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Townsend steals third. Jack Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hideyuki Inoue grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Hoblitzel singles to right field. Jose Porter doubles to center field. Bud Hoblitzel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Masaharu Matsuzaki strikes out. Alan Shea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Connie McDonald strikes out. Bob Peters pops out to the shortstop. Yasuo Katayama grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Fred Brabender grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Shimizu grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ted Graves singles to center field. Ross Gharrity walks. Hideyuki Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jim Orengo strikes out. Jack K Scoffic is hit by a pitch. Hank Townsend flies out to the right fielder. Jody Pettitte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bud Hoblitzel doubles to right field. Jose Porter pops out to the pitcher. Bucky Derringer is pinch hitting for Masaharu Matsuzaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bucky Derringer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Hoblitzel advances to third on the play. Alan Shea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Taisuke Tahara pitching. Ryne Terry flies out to the center fielder. Jack Brito grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Connie McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Heath enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack K Scoffic at 2B. Fred Brabender grounds out to the second baseman. Tsutomu Shimizu grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Graves triples. Art Gardiner 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 2nd. Ross Gharrity walks. Hideyuki Inoue grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Bob Peters singles to center field. Yasuo Katayama grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bob Peters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Orengo strikes out. Dave Heath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dax Munoz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bud Hoblitzel strikes out. Jose Porter walks. Jimmy Robidoux is pinch hitting for Taisuke Tahara. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Robidoux grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jose Porter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alan Shea pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Masaharu Matsuzaki is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Ortiz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alan Herges improves in speed Ed Wright improves in power_vs_righty Cliff Clemente did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rube Stuper did not respond to coaching in control Luis Ortiz did not respond to coaching in speed
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl Crosby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Conroy did not respond to coaching in velocity Jon Zaun did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Bagby improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Remsen did not respond to coaching in arm Freddy Blomberg did not respond to coaching in control