Inning: 1 New York Joe Bowler pitching. Chris Cannizzaro pops out to the second baseman. Roy Carroll strikes out. Rip Merullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Arturo La_O pitching. Bill Theobald strikes out. Frank Key flies out to the center fielder. Joe Blake grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jeff Rodriguez lines out to the third baseman. Brandon Nimmo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hack Pettis singles to right field. Jack Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dan Belden grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Bill Waugh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Lefty Bocek walks. Arturo La_O fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Arturo La_O pops out to the shortstop. Chris Cannizzaro walks. Roy Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Rip Merullo singles to center field. Lefty Bocek scores. Jeff Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fran Malinosky strikes out. Jack Nielsen singles to center field. Joe Bowler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Theobald singles to left field. Frank Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Brandon Nimmo singles to left field. Hack Pettis walks. Jack Lauder pops out to the second baseman. Brandon Nimmo is out trying to steal third. Lefty Bocek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Belden walks. Bill Carroll singles to left field. Dan Belden advances to third on the hit. Bill Carroll steals second. Bill Waugh flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Belden scores. Fran Malinosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Arturo La_O strikes out. Chris Cannizzaro flies out to the left fielder. Roy Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jack Nielsen strikes out. Joe Bowler grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Theobald is hit by a pitch. Frank Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Rip Merullo grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Rodriguez doubles to center field. Brandon Nimmo grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Hack Pettis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Blake strikes out. Dan Belden singles to right field. Bill Carroll doubles to right field. Dan Belden uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Waugh singles to center field. Bill Carroll scores. Fran Malinosky doubles to left field. Bill Waugh is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Donne Pulido comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Nielsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Jack Lauder strikes out. Lefty Bocek grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe LeMay is pinch hitting for Donne Pulido. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe LeMay singles to center field. Chris Cannizzaro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe LeMay is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Quinn Bickham pitching. Joe Bowler pops out to the first baseman. Bill Theobald strikes out. Frank Key pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Bruce Hart enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Waugh at 3B. Roy Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Rip Merullo strikes out. Jeff Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Blake flies out to the center fielder. Dan Belden walks. Bill Carroll strikes out. Dan Belden steals second. Bruce Hart singles to left field. Dan Belden scores. Bruce Hart steals second. Fran Malinosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Toby Crosby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Brandon Nimmo pops out to the shortstop. Hack Pettis doubles to right field. Jack Lauder singles to right field. Hack Pettis scores. Lefty Bocek walks. Ken Riggs is pinch hitting for Quinn Bickham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Riggs grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Bill Carroll (17), Fran Malinosky (15).SF - Bill Waugh.HBP - Bill Theobald (5). Baserunning: SB - Dan Belden (17), Bill Carroll (23), Bruce Hart (2).
Game Notes Donne Pulido is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Smith improves in power_vs_righty Frank Young did not respond to coaching in range Pat Loudell did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Young did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian Mulligan improves in power_vs_lefty George Horn improves in arm Mack Bruggy improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Reninger did not respond to coaching in velocity Moe Warhop did not respond to coaching in 2B