Win: Len Dedrick (13-15) Loss: Mike Gardner (4-12)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Gardner pitching. Lamar Textor strikes out. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Jeff Castillo strikes out. Placido Beck doubles to center field. Cupid Grace uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Shoemaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Len Dedrick pitching. Jim Turner walks. Sandy Hutto grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Turner advances to second on the play. Orie Bunker grounds out to the pitcher. Cotton Durham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Clemens flies out to the center fielder. Marty Cruz walks. Ian McNulty triples. Marty Cruz scores. Len Dedrick pops out to the second baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Skip Crowell grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Wood pops out to the second baseman. Makoto Ishii singles to center field. Fred Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Cupid Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Mike Gardner hits an infield single to the catcher. Jim Turner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Gardner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sandy Hutto strikes out. Orie Bunker singles past the first baseman. Cotton Durham walks. Skip Crowell hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jim Turner scores. Jim Wood reached on a fielding error by Len Dedrick. Orie Bunker scores. Makoto Ishii strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Paul Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. John Clemens singles past the shortstop. John Clemens steals second. Marty Cruz doubles to right field. John Clemens scores. Ian McNulty singles to center field. Marty Cruz scores. Ian McNulty steals second. Len Dedrick grounds out to the second baseman. Ian McNulty advances to third on the play. Lamar Textor triples. Ian McNulty scores. Cupid Grace lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Fred Nelson strikes out. Billy Sosa is pinch hitting for Mike Gardner. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Billy Sosa flies out to the right fielder. Jim Turner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charlie Richardson pitching. Jeff Castillo singles to right field. Placido Beck walks. Paul Shoemaker walks. John Clemens walks. Jeff Castillo scores. Marty Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Horace DeHart 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 1st. Ian McNulty grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Sandy Hutto grounds out to the shortstop. Orie Bunker strikes out. Cotton Durham grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Len Dedrick singles to right field. Lamar Textor singles to center field. Cupid Grace flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Castillo triples. Len Dedrick scores. Lamar Textor scores. Edwin Coleman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Placido Beck flies out to the center fielder. Paul Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Skip Crowell singles to right field. Jim Wood flies out to the left fielder. Makoto Ishii strikes out. Fred Nelson singles to center field. Skip Crowell advances to third on the hit. Edwin Coleman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Paul Shoemaker. Skip Crowell scores. Jim Turner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Clemens flies out to the right fielder. Marty Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Ian McNulty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Sandy Hutto singles to left field. Orie Bunker grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sandy Hutto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cotton Durham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Len Dedrick grounds out to the second baseman. Lamar Textor singles to right field. Cupid Grace strikes out. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Jeff Castillo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lamar Textor steals second. Mike Benitez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Skip Crowell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wood strikes out. Makoto Ishii flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Placido Beck singles to center field. Placido Beck is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Shoemaker walks. John Clemens flies out to the left fielder. Paul Shoemaker steals second. Marty Cruz doubles past the third baseman. Paul Shoemaker scores. Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Ian McNulty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Fred Nelson singles to center field. Walt Poat is pinch hitting for Edwin Coleman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Poat strikes out. Jim Turner triples. Fred Nelson scores. Sandy Hutto flies out to the left fielder. Orie Bunker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Placido Beck (15), Marty Cruz 2 (13).3B - Lamar Textor (4), Jeff Castillo (6), Ian McNulty (2).GIDP - Ian McNulty. Baserunning: SB - Lamar Textor (42), Paul Shoemaker (25), John Clemens (6), Ian McNulty (13).CS - Placido Beck (9). Fielding: E - Paul Shoemaker, Len Dedrick.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Gregg improves in contact_vs_lefty Walt Rosenthal improves in contact_vs_lefty John Brower improves in control Lefty Fernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Jonathan Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in control Jim Jonnard did not respond to coaching in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Coogan did not respond to coaching in speed Fritz Robertson improves in arm Jack Wan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Coogan improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Wan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Robertson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty