Inning: 1 Chicago Chick Lyle pitching. John Mountain walks. Dennis Touchstone grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Mountain is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Goldstein singles to center field. Lou Ford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Goldstein is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Smoltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Orator Church pitching. Tsutomu Shimizu strikes out. Ted Graves doubles to right field. Fred Brabender strikes out. Ike Walker singles to center field. Ted Graves scores. Mike Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Mike Stone singles to left field. Ken Compton strikes out. Terry Decker singles to center field. Mike Stone advances to third on the hit. Orator Church flies out to the right fielder. John Mountain walks. Dennis Touchstone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marv Wilson strikes out. Alan Shea grounds out to the pitcher. Ross Gharrity flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Charlie Goldstein singles to right field. Lou Ford walks. Al Smoltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Goldstein advances to third on the play. Lou Ford advances to second on the play. Mike Stone pops out to the shortstop. Ken Compton singles to right field. Charlie Goldstein scores. Lou Ford scores. Terry Decker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chick Lyle grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Shimizu strikes out. Ted Graves singles to left field. Fred Brabender walks. Ike Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Orator Church strikes out. John Mountain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Touchstone singles to center field. Charlie Goldstein singles to center field. Dennis Touchstone advances to third on the hit. Lou Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Peterson singles past the second baseman. Marv Wilson walks. Alan Shea is hit by a pitch. Ross Gharrity grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Peterson scores. Marv Wilson advances to third on the play. Alan Shea advances to second on the play. Chick Lyle grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Wilson scores. Alan Shea advances to third on the play. Tsutomu Shimizu is hit by a pitch. Ted Graves singles to right field. Alan Shea scores. Tsutomu Shimizu advances to third on the hit. Ted Graves steals second. Fred Brabender grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Al Smoltz flies out to the right fielder. Mike Stone singles to center field. Ken Compton strikes out. Terry Decker singles to left field. Orator Church grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ike Walker pops out to the second baseman. Mike Peterson singles to center field. Roberto Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Wilson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Peterson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alan Shea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago John Mountain singles to center field. Taisuke Tahara 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. Dennis Touchstone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Goldstein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ross Gharrity singles to center field. Taisuke Tahara lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tsutomu Shimizu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ross Gharrity advances to third on the play. Ted Graves grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Lou Ford singles to left field. Al Smoltz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lou Ford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Stone hits a home run. Al Smoltz scores. John Vinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Compton walks. Ken Compton steals second. Terry Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Compton advances to third on the play. Bill Coumbe is pinch hitting for Roberto Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Coumbe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hardie Lemke pitching. Fred Brabender strikes out. Ike Walker pops out to the shortstop. Mike Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago John Mountain grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Touchstone flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Marv Wilson reached on a fielding error by Lou Ford. Alan Shea grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marv Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alan Shea is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ross Gharrity strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Lou Ford singles to center field. Al Smoltz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lou Ford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Stone singles to left field. Ken Compton lines out to the shortstop. Terry Decker is hit by a pitch. Ramon Lanfranconi is pinch hitting for Hardie Lemke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ramon Lanfranconi singles to center field. Al Smoltz scores. Mike Stone scores. Jim Armas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Mountain doubles to center field. Terry Decker scores. Ramon Lanfranconi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dennis Touchstone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Strohmayer pitching. Sammy Keen is pinch hitting for Jim Armas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sammy Keen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tsutomu Shimizu strikes out. Ted Graves flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 12 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - John Mountain (6).HR - Mike Stone (1).GIDP - Dennis Touchstone.HBP - Terry Decker (1). Baserunning: SB - Ken Compton (2). Fielding: E - Lou Ford.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Jones improves in arm Erv English improves in speed Ed Martz did not respond to coaching in control Ed Martz did not respond to coaching in control Fred Washington did not respond to coaching in control Tony Walling improves in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernest Pinnance improves in arm Alan Herges improves in arm Grady Edwards improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Hale did not respond to coaching in control Jose Steevens did not respond to coaching in control Bud Guindon improves in velocity