Win: Kelly Gehringer (8-16) Loss: George Gessler (3-14)
Save: Joe Sundberg (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Gessler pitching. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Jim Gainey singles to right field. Passed ball. Jim Gainey advances to second. Ron Gertenrich singles to center field. Jim Gainey scores. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Kelly Gehringer pitching. Tom Brown doubles to left field. Paul Smith strikes out. John Lattimore flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ponce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sandy Melton strikes out. Chuck Cook flies out to the left fielder. George Neighbors pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Jose Carlyle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Gibson strikes out. Rick Jefferson walks. Rick Jefferson steals second. Harry Lukachyk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kelly Gehringer strikes out. Johnny Hook grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Ayers singles to center field. Jim Gainey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago George Gessler strikes out. Tom Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Smith singles to right field. Paul Smith steals second. John Lattimore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich flies out to the left fielder. Koichi Nakamura singles to right field. Sandy Melton walks. Chuck Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Koichi Nakamura advances to third on the play. Sandy Melton advances to second on the play. George Neighbors singles to right field. Koichi Nakamura scores. Kelly Gehringer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Ponce strikes out. Jose Carlyle flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Hook singles to right field. Johnny Hook steals second. Paul Rayford 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. Clarence Ayers triples. Johnny Hook scores. Jim Gainey singles to left field. Clarence Ayers scores. Ron Gertenrich pops out to the second baseman. Jim Gainey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Koichi Nakamura hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sandy Melton singles to center field. Chuck Cook grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sandy Melton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Rick Jefferson grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Lukachyk strikes out. Paul Rayford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Neighbors grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Gehringer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Hook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tom Brown hits a home run. Paul Smith flies out to the center fielder. John Lattimore singles to right field. Bill Ponce singles to right field. John Lattimore advances to third on the hit. Jose Carlyle strikes out. Jerry Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clarence Ayers grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gainey flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gertenrich walks. Koichi Nakamura hits a home run. Ron Gertenrich scores. Sandy Melton reached on a fielding error by John Lattimore. Sandy Melton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Rick Jefferson flies out to the right fielder. Harry Lukachyk grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Paul Rayford reached on a fielding error by Chuck Cook. Tom Brown hits a home run. Paul Rayford scores. Paul Smith lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chuck Cook hits a home run. George Neighbors grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Gehringer pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Hook doubles to center field. Clarence Ayers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago John Lattimore strikes out. Bill Ponce walks. Jose Carlyle walks. Joe Sundberg 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. Jerry Gibson strikes out. Rick Jefferson walks. Harry Lukachyk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Gainey reached on a fielding error by Jerry Gibson. Jim Gainey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Gertenrich flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Paul Rayford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Craig Reitz pops out to the shortstop. Tom Brown singles to right field. Paul Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Brown advances to second on the play. John Lattimore reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Cook. Tom Brown scores. Bill Ponce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Tom Brown (7).HR - Tom Brown 2 (11). Baserunning: SB - Paul Smith (17), Rick Jefferson (6). Fielding: E - John Lattimore, Jerry Gibson.PB - Harry Lukachyk.
Game Notes Joe Sundberg is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Creighton Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Link Bowcock did not respond to coaching in control Bob Youngs did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Buchanan improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Layana did not respond to coaching in range Creighton Masterson did not respond to coaching in control Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Parker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Lopez improves in arm Fred Blankenship improves in control Fred Blankenship improves in velocity Rich Henderson improves in arm Felix Diaz did not respond to coaching in velocity Marcus Hageman did not respond to coaching in CF