Win: Andy Niekro (9-4) Loss: Andy Anderson (3-3)
Save: Burt Clinton (8)
Inning: 1 Seattle Joe Christmas pitching. Leroy Anchor singles to center field. Xavier Deez walks. Bien Pappas strikes out. Reggie Shiver hits a home run. Leroy Anchor scores. Xavier Deez scores. Mo Mejia singles to left field. Dave Borchers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rafer Nicholas pitching. Mike Doby pops out to the first baseman. Tim Driscoll hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bob Smith hits an infield single to the second baseman. Herm Schalk hits a home run. Tim Driscoll scores. Bob Smith scores. Aaron Robinson is hit by a pitch. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Roy Moeller singles to center field. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Seattle Dave Tiernan grounds out to the third baseman. Luke Sawatski flies out to the right fielder. Rafer Nicholas singles to left field. Leroy Anchor singles to left field. Rafer Nicholas advances to third on the hit. Xavier Deez singles to center field. Rafer Nicholas scores. Leroy Anchor advances to third on the hit. Bien Pappas singles to center field. Leroy Anchor scores. Xavier Deez advances to third on the hit. Rudy Busby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Shiver pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rudy Busby grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Doby flies out to the left fielder. Tim Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Mo Mejia pops out to the third baseman. Dave Borchers flies out to the right fielder. Dave Tiernan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Herm Schalk pops out to the third baseman. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Luke Sawatski flies out to the left fielder. Rafer Nicholas grounds out to the third baseman. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carroll Diaz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bien Pappas. Roy Moeller singles to right field. Carroll Diaz scores. Gerald Magnuson doubles to center field. Rudy Busby singles to center field. Roy Moeller scores. Mike Doby flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gerald Magnuson scores. Koji Igarashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Driscoll grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rudy Busby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Driscoll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Xavier Deez hits a home run. Bien Pappas flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Shiver strikes out. Mo Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Herm Schalk grounds out to the second baseman. Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Dave Borchers walks. Dave Tiernan pops out to the first baseman. Dave Borchers is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Luke Sawatski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Moeller strikes out. Gerald Magnuson singles to right field. Ody Herrin is pinch hitting for Rudy Busby. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ody Herrin strikes out. Mike Doby singles past the second baseman. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Seattle Andy Niekro pitching. Marty Meyer is pinch hitting for Koji Igarashi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Marty Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Xavier Deez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Anderson pitching. Bob Smith grounds out to the catcher. Herm Schalk strikes out. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Bien Pappas flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Shiver strikes out. Mo Mejia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carroll Diaz singles to right field. Roy Moeller walks. Gerald Magnuson pops out to the third baseman. Reggie Flannery is pinch hitting for Andy Niekro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reggie Flannery triples. Carroll Diaz scores. Roy Moeller scores. Steve Hinch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Doby flies out to the center fielder. Tim Driscoll singles in front of the left fielder. Reggie Flannery scores. Bob Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Burt Clinton pitching. Dave Borchers walks. Dave Tiernan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Borchers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luke Sawatski singles to center field. Dave Tiernan advances to third on the hit. Raul Belosi is pinch hitting for Steve Hinch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Raul Belosi flies out to the left fielder. Leroy Anchor walks. Xavier Deez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Seattle total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Felix Edmondson did not respond to coaching in control Steve Cipriani did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Felix Edmondson did not respond to coaching in control Harley Miller improves in control John Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Mitchell improves in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marty Durham improves in range Alan Miller improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Jonnard improves in power_vs_righty Larry Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty