Win: Steve Blass (16-2) Loss: Aaron Lake (6-17)
Save: John Moran (4)
Inning: 1 Chicago Aaron Lake pitching. Hughie Viola strikes out. Nate Allen flies out to the center fielder. Snake Williams walks. Heinie Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Sterling Strazzullo pitching. Bip Curtis walks. Lenny Randle singles to left field. Bip Curtis advances to third on the hit. Pat Coppola singles past the shortstop. Bip Curtis scores. Lenny Randle advances to third on the hit. Pat Coppola is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Allie Blyzka grounds out to the second baseman. Lenny Randle scores. Hank Hundley walks. Flame Jeffcoat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Eddie Chavez flies out to the left fielder. Ivy Skaggs singles to left field. Miguel Clarke grounds out to the pitcher. Ivy Skaggs advances to second on the play. Garland Sanderson hits a home run. Ivy Skaggs scores. Sterling Strazzullo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Eddie Tompkins flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rincon flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Hughie Viola strikes out. Nate Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Snake Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bip Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Lenny Randle grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Coppola strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Heinie Twitchell singles to center field. Eddie Chavez flies out to the right fielder. Ivy Skaggs strikes out. Miguel Clarke singles to right field. Heinie Twitchell advances to third on the hit. Garland Sanderson hits a home run. Heinie Twitchell scores. Miguel Clarke scores. Sterling Strazzullo is hit by a pitch. Hughie Viola pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Allie Blyzka reached on a fielding error by Garland Sanderson. Hank Hundley singles to center field. Allie Blyzka aggressively advances to third on the hit. Flame Jeffcoat strikes out. Eddie Tompkins flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Allie Blyzka is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Ron Nastu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Allen singles past the second baseman. Snake Williams strikes out. Heinie Twitchell singles to left field. Eddie Chavez pops out to the shortstop. Ivy Skaggs walks. Miguel Clarke lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Rincon singles past the shortstop. Ron Nastu lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bip Curtis strikes out. Lenny Randle walks. Pat Coppola grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Garland Sanderson doubles to right field. Sterling Strazzullo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hughie Viola singles to right field. Garland Sanderson scores. Joe Krug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Allen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Allie Blyzka grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hundley grounds out to the third baseman. Flame Jeffcoat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Snake Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Chavez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eddie Tompkins strikes out. Dave Rincon grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Perrine is pinch hitting for Joe Krug. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Perrine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Sadie Napier pitching. Ivy Skaggs flies out to the left fielder. Miguel Clarke doubles to right field. Garland Sanderson walks. Eddie Anderson is pinch hitting for Sterling Strazzullo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Hughie Viola grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Kevin Malis pitching. Bip Curtis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lenny Randle grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Coppola hits a home run. Allie Blyzka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Nate Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Snake Williams singles to center field. Snake Williams steals second. Heinie Twitchell singles to center field. Snake Williams scores. Darrell McGilvray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Chavez grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Twitchell advances to second on the play. Ivy Skaggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hank Hundley strikes out. Flame Jeffcoat singles to center field. Eddie Tompkins singles to right field. Herb Righetti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Rincon singles to left field. Flame Jeffcoat scores. Eddie Tompkins advances to third on the hit. Andres Goddard is pinch hitting for Darrell McGilvray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andres Goddard singles to right field. Eddie Tompkins scores. Dave Rincon advances to third on the hit. Bip Curtis flies out to the right fielder. Lenny Randle singles to left field. Dave Rincon scores. Andres Goddard advances to third on the hit. John Moran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Coppola grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Sabo improves in range Jocko Piercy improves in control Allen Woodard did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Brondell did not respond to coaching in range Gale Hardy improves in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Alex Casey did not respond to coaching in control Jim Huston did not respond to coaching in velocity Greek Trucks did not respond to coaching in control Gus Balsamo did not respond to coaching in control