Win: Horace Baumgarten (13-12) Loss: Frank Castillo (12-12)
Save: Billy Ostermueller (34)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Horace Baumgarten pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gumpert lines out to the pitcher. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Frank Castillo pitching. Chick Dunkle strikes out. Osamu Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Jim Gutierrez singles to center field. Irv Fennelly doubles to center field. Jim Gutierrez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Irv Fennelly steals third. Charlie Steineder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jacura Hernandez strikes out. Alan Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sloppy Jones walks. Sloppy Jones steals second. Herschel Justice singles to right field. Sloppy Jones scores. Allen Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Ed Overmire flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Kavanagh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to right field. Bob Gumpert flies out to the right fielder. Makoto Kaneyoshi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Horace Baumgarten strikes out. Chick Dunkle flies out to the right fielder. Osamu Misawa triples. Jim Gutierrez singles to center field. Osamu Misawa scores. Irv Fennelly walks. Charlie Steineder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Spiezio singles to left field. Ed Spiezio steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Spiezio scores. Alan Johnson hits a home run. Sloppy Jones lines out to the shortstop. Herschel Justice flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ed Overmire pops out to the shortstop. Dennis Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Kavanagh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Allen Nichols walks. Frank Castillo pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Allen Nichols is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Gumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Horace Baumgarten singles to center field. Chick Dunkle flies out to the right fielder. Osamu Misawa walks. Jim Gutierrez strikes out. Irv Fennelly hits a home run. Horace Baumgarten scores. Osamu Misawa scores. Charlie Steineder walks. Ed Overmire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Spiezio strikes out. Jacura Hernandez strikes out. Alan Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Dennis Gilbert strikes out. Chet Kavanagh reached on a fielding error by Bob Gumpert. Horace Baumgarten fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Horace Baumgarten singles to right field. Chick Dunkle flies out to the right fielder. Osamu Misawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sloppy Jones strikes out. Herschel Justice grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Allen Nichols hits a home run. Bill Pezold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Frink is pinch hitting for Frank Castillo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Frank Frink pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Al Harris pitching. Jim Gutierrez walks. Irv Fennelly strikes out. Charlie Steineder is hit by a pitch. Ed Overmire grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Steineder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dennis Gilbert singles past the first baseman. Jim Gutierrez scores. Chet Kavanagh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Howie Delker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Gilbert at C. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Gumpert grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Spiezio doubles to left field. Jacura Hernandez singles to right field. Ed Spiezio scores. Fred Groskloss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore M. Castillo is pinch hitting for Fred Groskloss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. M. Castillo doubles to left field. Dennis Holborow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Dunkle flies out to the center fielder. Osamu Misawa hits a home run. M. Castillo scores. Jim Gutierrez strikes out. Irv Fennelly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Billy Ostermueller pitching. Sloppy Jones singles to center field. Herschel Justice pops out to the shortstop. Allen Nichols pops out to the first baseman. Frank Morgan is pinch hitting for Dennis Holborow. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Baltimore total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Ed Spiezio (29).HR - Alan Johnson (27), Allen Nichols (14). Baserunning: SB - Ed Spiezio (10), Sloppy Jones (7).CS - Makoto Kaneyoshi (5). Fielding: E - Bob Gumpert.
Game Notes Frank Morgan is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Lewis improves in contact_vs_righty Don Burrell did not respond to coaching in speed Adam Kasko did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry McGeary did not respond to coaching in CF
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Monty Cahill did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed McLaughlin improves in velocity Chad Dolan did not respond to coaching in arm