Win: Mitch McDowell (5-10) Loss: Al Oliver (10-5)
Save: Otto Finley (19)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mitch McDowell pitching. Miguel Driscoll strikes out. Joe Blake hits a home run. Hugh Hopkins lines out to the first baseman. Bill Theobald singles to left field. Dan Belden singles to right field. Bill Theobald advances to third on the hit. Frank Key grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Al Oliver pitching. Kenny Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Toshishige Kato strikes out. Gil Busby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bruce Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Carroll walks. Al Oliver lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Miguel Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Larry Anderson reached on a fielding error by Bill Carroll. Larry Anderson steals second. Ernie Meals flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Harkness singles to left field. Larry Anderson scores. Kenny Sularz strikes out. Splurge Shocker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Blake flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Hopkins grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Theobald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Mitch McDowell singles to right field. Kenny Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Toshishige Kato flies out to the center fielder. Gil Busby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dan Belden grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Key singles to center field. Frank Key steals second. Bruce Hart grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Larry Anderson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ernie Meals strikes out. Charlie Harkness reached on a fielding error by Al Oliver. Kenny Sularz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Al Oliver walks. Miguel Driscoll strikes out. Al Oliver is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Blake pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Splurge Shocker walks. Mitch McDowell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kenny Johnson walks. Toshishige Kato doubles to center field. Splurge Shocker scores. Kenny Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gil Busby flies out to the center fielder. Larry Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hugh Hopkins strikes out. Bill Theobald flies out to the center fielder. Dan Belden walks. Frank Key flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ernie Meals singles to right field. Charlie Harkness grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kenny Sularz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bruce Hart bunts for a base hit. Bill Carroll doubles to center field. Bruce Hart is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Al Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Driscoll pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Splurge Shocker singles to right field. Cot Kelly is pinch hitting for Mitch McDowell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cot Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Kenny Johnson singles to right field. Toshishige Kato flies out to the left fielder. Gil Busby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Otto Finley pitching. Joe Blake flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Hopkins pops out to the shortstop. Bill Theobald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Larry Anderson strikes out. Ernie Meals walks. Toby Crosby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Charlie Harkness strikes out. Ernie Meals steals second. Kenny Sularz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dan Belden singles in front of the center fielder. Frank Key singles to center field. Dan Belden advances to third on the hit. Bruce Hart pops out to the first baseman. Bill Carroll strikes out. Gary Austin is pinch hitting for Toby Crosby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Austin doubles to left field. Dan Belden scores. Frank Key is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Bill Carroll (12), Gary Austin (6).HR - Joe Blake (11). Baserunning: SB - Frank Key (19).CS - Al Oliver (1). Fielding: E - Bill Carroll, Al Oliver.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chick Serna improves in power_vs_righty Slim Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Chick Serna improves in power_vs_righty Moe Warhop did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kid Munson did not respond to coaching in CF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Sanford improves in speed Claude Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Claude Fletcher improves in control Jim Douthit did not respond to coaching in velocity Ricky Keen did not respond to coaching in 1B