Win: John Jones (6-3) Loss: Jim Reinhart (2-7)
Save: Ed Constable (34)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Reinhart pitching. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace strikes out. Placido Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York John Jones pitching. Jim Turner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Placido Beck. Sandy Hutto walks. Chick Ross grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Turner advances to third on the play. Cotton Durham pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Paul Shoemaker walks. Debs Westlake grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Skip Crowell grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Wood singles to right field. Makoto Ishii grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pat Whiten singles to center field. John Clemens grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Fred Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Jim Reinhart grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Turner triples. Sandy Hutto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Placido Beck singles to center field. Paul Shoemaker singles to left field. Placido Beck advances to third on the hit. Debs Westlake walks. Jeff Castillo singles to left field. Placido Beck scores. Paul Shoemaker scores. Debs Westlake advances to third on the hit. Pat Whiten singles past the shortstop. Debs Westlake scores. John Clemens singles to left field. Jeff Castillo scores. Pat Whiten advances to third on the hit. John Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Chick Ross strikes out. Cotton Durham grounds out to the third baseman. Skip Crowell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Cupid Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Jim Wood singles to center field. Makoto Ishii grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Wood is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Nelson walks. Billy Sosa is pinch hitting for Jim Reinhart. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Billy Sosa strikes out. Jim Turner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Nelson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cookie Oliva pitching. Paul Shoemaker singles to center field. Debs Westlake grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Shoemaker advances to second on the play. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Whiten triples. Paul Shoemaker scores. John Clemens singles past the second baseman. Pat Whiten scores. George Carroll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Clemens steals second. John Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Sandy Hutto strikes out. Chick Ross hits a home run. Cotton Durham hits a home run. Skip Crowell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lamar Textor grounds out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace singles past the shortstop. Cupid Grace steals second. Placido Beck strikes out. Paul Shoemaker hits a home run. Cupid Grace scores. Walt Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Makoto Ishii grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Walt Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Jeff Castillo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Whiten grounds out to the catcher. John Clemens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Jim Turner strikes out. Sandy Hutto strikes out. Chick Ross singles to right field. Cotton Durham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chick Ross is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota John Jones walks. Lamar Textor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ryan Long is pinch hitting for Cupid Grace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lamar Textor steals second. Ryan Long grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Beck walks. Paul Shoemaker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Eddie Baldwin is pinch hitting for Skip Crowell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Baldwin singles to right field. Jim Wood singles to left field. Makoto Ishii hits a home run. Eddie Baldwin scores. Jim Wood scores. Ed Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Nelson strikes out. B.J. Leonard is pinch hitting for Walt Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. B.J. Leonard strikes out. Jim Turner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Wagner did not respond to coaching in control Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Rosenthal improves in power_vs_lefty Robin Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Walt Rosenthal improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Gregg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete Smyres did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Coleman did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnny Aurilia improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Campisi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Fiske did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Coogan did not respond to coaching in arm