Win: Vern Howard (8-2) Loss: Lee Cordova (7-14)
Save: Ray Strittmatter (23)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Lee Cordova pitching. Reggie McCarthy singles to right field. Hans Ullrich pops out to the first baseman. Bob Engel strikes out. Jack Purdy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Clayton Davison pitching. Haruki Kagitani singles to left field. Paul Bennett walks. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Cal Jaeger strikes out. John Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Toby Kamm singles to center field. Sam Vail grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Hawkes singles to center field. Joe Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jouett Breeden doubles past the right fielder. Tony Carroll walks. Frank Neale singles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Lee Cordova grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jouett Breeden scores. Tony Carroll advances to third on the play. Haruki Kagitani singles to right field. Tony Carroll scores. Paul Bennett singles to right field. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Clayton Davison grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Hans Ullrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Cal Jaeger flies out to the center fielder. John Bailey singles to center field. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Tony Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Engel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Purdy grounds out to the third baseman. Toby Kamm grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Frank Neale pops out to the third baseman. Lee Cordova pops out to the first baseman. Haruki Kagitani grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sam Vail grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Hawkes flies out to the right fielder. Joe Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Paul Bennett walks. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Cal Jaeger strikes out. John Bailey singles to left field. Paul Bennett advances to third on the hit. John Bailey steals second. Jouett Breeden grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pat Oliver is pinch hitting for Clayton Davison. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pat Oliver strikes out. Reggie McCarthy singles to center field. Hans Ullrich doubles to right field. Reggie McCarthy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Engel walks. Jack Purdy walks. Toby Kamm singles to center field. Hans Ullrich scores. Bob Engel scores. Sam Vail grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Purdy advances to third on the play. Toby Kamm advances to second on the play. Jim Hawkes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Vern Howard pitching. Tony Carroll hits a home run. Frank Neale lines out to the shortstop. Lee Cordova strikes out. Haruki Kagitani walks. Paul Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Boyd strikes out. Johnny Cook is pinch hitting for Vern Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Johnny Cook walks. Reggie McCarthy singles to left field. Johnny Cook advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Lynn 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. Hans Ullrich flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Cook scores. Bob Engel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Clayton Bell pitching. Steve Ratliff grounds out to the shortstop. Cal Jaeger flies out to the right fielder. John Bailey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Purdy singles to right field. Toby Kamm grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Purdy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sam Vail grounds out to the third baseman. Toby Kamm advances to second on the play. Jim Hawkes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jouett Breeden doubles to right field. Tony Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Neale walks. Mule Berkman is pinch hitting for Bob Lynn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mule Berkman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dave Hayden pitching. Joe Boyd bunts for a base hit. Amos Fain is pinch hitting for Clayton Bell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Amos Fain singles to center field. Reggie McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Hans Ullrich strikes out. Bob Engel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ray Strittmatter pitching. Haruki Kagitani grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Bennett strikes out. Steve Ratliff pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Baltimore total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hippo Hrabosky did not respond to coaching in endurance Happy Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Katt did not respond to coaching in control Les Falteisek improves in range Scott Crow did not respond to coaching in 2B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Everitt improves in velocity Bob Everitt did not respond to coaching in control Bob Everitt did not respond to coaching in control Red Schoonmaker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty