Win: Joe Christmas (15-10) Loss: Rafer Nicholas (13-5)
Inning: 1 Seattle Joe Christmas pitching. Leroy Anchor lines out to the second baseman. Xavier Deez doubles to right field. Bien Pappas strikes out. Mo Mejia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rafer Nicholas pitching. Roy Moeller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Polivka singles to left field. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Herm Schalk singles to center field. Aaron Robinson hits a home run. Frank Polivka scores. Herm Schalk scores. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Reggie Shiver strikes out. Dave Borchers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carroll Diaz. Dave Tiernan grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Flannery strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka singles to center field. Joe Christmas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Moeller singles to left field. Frank Polivka singles to left field. Moonlight Blyzka scores. Roy Moeller advances to third on the hit. Bob Smith walks. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Seattle Rafer Nicholas strikes out. Leroy Anchor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Xavier Deez flies out to the right fielder. Bien Pappas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Carroll Diaz singles in front of the center fielder. Reggie Flannery grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carroll Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Mo Mejia grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Shiver flies out to the left fielder. Dave Borchers singles to right field. Dave Tiernan singles to right field. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Christmas grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Moeller flies out to the left fielder. Frank Polivka hits a home run. Roger Ujdur comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Roger Ujdur pops out to the third baseman. Leroy Anchor singles to right field. Leroy Anchor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Xavier Deez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Herm Schalk hits a home run. Aaron Robinson singles to left field. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Bien Pappas grounds out to the third baseman. Mo Mejia grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Shiver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Mike Doby doubles to left field. Joe Christmas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Christmas strikes out. Roy Moeller singles to center field. Mike Doby scores. Frank Polivka strikes out. Bob Smith singles to right field. Roy Moeller aggressively advances to third on the hit. Herm Schalk triples. Roy Moeller scores. Bob Smith scores. Aaron Robinson doubles to left field. Herm Schalk scores. Carroll Diaz singles to left field. Aaron Robinson scores. Reggie Flannery hits a home run. Carroll Diaz scores. Mike Doby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Doby at C. Dave Borchers strikes out. Dave Tiernan strikes out. Luke Sawatski singles to right field. Marty Meyer is pinch hitting for Roger Ujdur. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Marty Meyer singles to right field. Luke Sawatski advances to third on the hit. Leroy Anchor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Hinch pitching. Joe Christmas flies out to the right fielder. Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka walks. Bob Smith is hit by a pitch. Herm Schalk singles to center field. Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Seattle Xavier Deez walks. Bien Pappas strikes out. Xavier Deez steals second. Mo Mejia walks. Reggie Shiver singles to left field. Xavier Deez scores. Mo Mejia advances to third on the hit. Dave Borchers reached on a fielding error by Frank Polivka. Mo Mejia scores. Dave Tiernan grounds out to the pitcher. Reggie Shiver advances to third on the play. Dave Borchers advances to second on the play. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carroll Diaz doubles to left field. George Kilduff is pinch hitting for Reggie Flannery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Kilduff singles to center field. Carroll Diaz scores. Larry Knoblauch grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Kilduff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Christmas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Raul Belosi is pinch hitting for Steve Hinch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Raul Belosi singles to center field. Gary Queen is pinch hitting for Leroy Anchor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Queen doubles to center field. Raul Belosi is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Carmelo Brady is pinch hitting for Xavier Deez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carmelo Brady grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Queen advances to third on the play. Lary White is pinch hitting for Bien Pappas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lary White hits a home run. Gary Queen scores. Mo Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Seattle total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Goldy did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Goldy did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Titcomb improves in contact_vs_righty Rod Kinzy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hipolito Lagger did not respond to coaching in velocity John Bradshaw did not respond to coaching in control Steve Gaedel did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walt Richert did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walt Richert did not respond to coaching in velocity Shawn Doheny improves in power_vs_righty Joe Kinslow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tim Lyons improves in contact_vs_lefty Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in 3B