Win: Sugar Cain (2-6) Loss: Mike Minton (4-4)
Save: Stephen Strasburg (8)
Inning: 1 Chicago Sugar Cain pitching. Shoji Yokotani strikes out. Masaru Tomashino strikes out. Joe Bell walks. John Spiers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Minton pitching. Mark Newfield grounds out to the shortstop. Skip Jutze singles to left field. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Roberto Mejia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Curt Smith pops out to the shortstop. Sid Pratt pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Remsen singles to left field. Davy Wasinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Joe DiMaggio walks. Onix Concepcion strikes out. Joe DiMaggio steals second. Jiro Asakura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Mike Minton grounds out to the third baseman. Shoji Yokotani walks. Masaru Tomashino pops out to the shortstop. Joe Bell singles to right field. John Spiers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sugar Cain flies out to the center fielder. Mark Newfield singles to left field. Mark Newfield steals second. Skip Jutze singles to center field. Mark Newfield scores. Bob Bailor singles to right field. Roberto Mejia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Curt Smith singles to center field. Curt Smith steals second. Sid Pratt flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Remsen flies out to the left fielder. Davy Wasinger singles to center field. Curt Smith scores. Mike Minton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Julio Rodriguez walks. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Onix Concepcion flies out to the left fielder. Jiro Asakura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Shoji Yokotani grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Masaru Tomashino flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sugar Cain grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Newfield walks. Mark Newfield steals second. Skip Jutze doubles to right field. Mark Newfield scores. Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago John Spiers singles to left field. Curt Smith singles to center field. Sid Pratt flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Remsen flies out to the right fielder. Davy Wasinger walks. Mike Minton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Joe DiMaggio hits a home run. Onix Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Jiro Asakura singles to center field. Sugar Cain singles to center field. Jiro Asakura advances to third on the hit. Mark Newfield singles to center field. Jiro Asakura scores. Frank Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skip Jutze grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Newfield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Shoji Yokotani singles to center field. Masaru Tomashino walks. Joe Bell strikes out. John Spiers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Bailor pops out to the third baseman. Roberto Mejia grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Rodriguez walks. Joe DiMaggio doubles past the third baseman. Julio Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Milt Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Onix Concepcion doubles past the left fielder. Joe DiMaggio scores. Jiro Asakura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Curt Smith singles to center field. Sid Pratt singles to left field. Curt Smith advances to third on the hit. Jack Narleski is pinch hitting for Kevin Remsen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Narleski hits an infield single to the pitcher. Curt Smith scores. Davy Wasinger flies out to the center fielder. Bill Telgheder is pinch hitting for Milt Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Telgheder walks. Shoji Yokotani grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sid Pratt is out at home. Kiko Markland is pinch hitting for Masaru Tomashino. Kiko Markland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Les Lane pitching. Kiyoshi Sato enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kiko Markland at C. Sugar Cain singles to left field. Mark Newfield walks. Skip Jutze pops out to the second baseman. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Sugar Cain advances to third on the play. Mark Newfield advances to second on the play. Roberto Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Joe Bell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Spiers singles to center field. Curt Smith singles to right field. John Spiers advances to third on the hit. Stephen Strasburg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sid Pratt reached on a fielding error by Bob Bailor. John Spiers scores. Jack Narleski strikes out. Davy Wasinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners left on base: 14 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Juan Locklear did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Caldwell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carl Ogrodowski improves in arm Hack Hockett did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Duke Sims Jr. did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Justin Verlander did not respond to coaching in control Ronald Acuna Jr. improves in arm Rogers Hornsby did not respond to coaching in speed