Win: Walt Johnson (9-6) Loss: Tommy Robinson (4-7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kurt Slaughter pitching. Cupid Grace walks. Paul Shoemaker flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Castillo strikes out. Debs Westlake walks. Ryan Long flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Harry Lawson pitching. Sandy Hutto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Turner singles to right field. Chick Ross singles in front of the right fielder. Cotton Durham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Whiten strikes out. John Clemens flies out to the right fielder. Ian McNulty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Daryl DeMontreville strikes out. Skip Crowell pops out to the shortstop. Jim Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Harry Lawson flies out to the left fielder. Cupid Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Shoemaker doubles to left field. Jeff Castillo walks. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Fred Nelson singles to left field. Kurt Slaughter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sandy Hutto doubles to left field. Fred Nelson scores. Jim Turner flies out to the center fielder. Chick Ross flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ryan Long doubles to center field. Pat Whiten grounds out to the shortstop. John Clemens singles to center field. Ryan Long scores. Ian McNulty singles to left field. Harry Lawson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cupid Grace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Cotton Durham walks. Daryl DeMontreville strikes out. Skip Crowell flies out to the right fielder. Jim Wood singles to right field. Cotton Durham advances to third on the hit. Fred Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Shoemaker singles to center field. Paul Shoemaker steals second. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Debs Westlake walks. Ryan Long grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York B.J. Leonard is pinch hitting for Kurt Slaughter. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. B.J. Leonard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Hutto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryan Long. Jim Turner flies out to the center fielder. Chick Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Matty Pearson pitching. Pat Whiten doubles to right field. John Clemens flies out to the left fielder. Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Harry Lawson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Cotton Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl DeMontreville flies out to the left fielder. Skip Crowell singles to right field. Skip Crowell steals second. Jim Wood walks. Fred Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cupid Grace strikes out. Paul Shoemaker strikes out. Jeff Castillo doubles to right field. Debs Westlake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Al Sturdivant is pinch hitting for Matty Pearson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Al Sturdivant walks. Sandy Hutto strikes out. Jim Turner singles to center field. Chick Ross singles to right field. Al Sturdivant scores. Cotton Durham strikes out. Jonathan Knoblauch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Daryl DeMontreville pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Carroll pitching. Ryan Long flies out to the left fielder. Pat Whiten walks. John Clemens grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Whiten is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Todd Zeile is pinch running for John Clemens on 1st base. Ian McNulty grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Todd Zeile is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Bobby Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Zeile at C. Skip Crowell reached on a fielding error by Ryan Long. Skip Crowell steals second. Jim Wood strikes out. Fred Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Sosa is pinch hitting for George Carroll. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Billy Sosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Walt Johnson pitching. Johnny Matthews is pinch hitting for Jonathan Knoblauch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace doubles to right field. Paul Shoemaker grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace advances to third on the play. Jeff Castillo singles to center field. Cupid Grace scores. Jeff Castillo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Tommy Robinson pitching. Sandy Hutto flies out to the center fielder. Jim Turner flies out to the center fielder. Chick Ross pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ryan Long walks. Pat Whiten flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Long steals second. Bobby Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Cotton Durham pops out to the catcher. Daryl DeMontreville singles to center field. Skip Crowell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Wood singles to center field. Skeeter Ennis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Fred Nelson singles to left field. Daryl DeMontreville scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 New York total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Cupid Grace (18), Paul Shoemaker (23), Jeff Castillo (23), Ryan Long (4), Pat Whiten (13).GIDP - Ryan Long. Baserunning: SB - Paul Shoemaker (18), Ryan Long (13).CS - Jeff Castillo (11). Fielding: E - Ryan Long 2.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Tavener improves in range Al Tavener improves in contact_vs_righty Al Tavener did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Brower did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty Fernandez did not respond to coaching in control Chet Duran 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: Papa Frazier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jimmy Coleman did not respond to coaching in control John Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Paul Javier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dutch Repulski did not respond to coaching in control Jack Wan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty