Win: John Espino (6-4) Loss: Frank Cottier (15-9)
Save: Tim Candiotti (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Frank Cottier pitching. Desi Sprague strikes out. Les Thielman doubles to left field. Mitchell Fisk singles past the first baseman. Les Thielman scores. Pat Meyer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York John Espino pitching. John Lopez walks. John Lopez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Brendan McCabe walks. Pit Zak walks. Randall Clarke walks. George Friedrichs singles to left field. Brendan McCabe scores. Pit Zak scores. Randall Clarke advances to third on the hit. Shane McAvoy strikes out. Lucas Morrison pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Russ Sykes singles to center field. Russ Sykes steals second. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Gene Gomez singles to center field. Russ Sykes scores. Gene Gomez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Donn Duvall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Masaru Yasui grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Cottier singles to left field. John Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Brendan McCabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Espino grounds out to the shortstop. Desi Sprague flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mitchell Fisk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Pit Zak doubles to center field. Randall Clarke strikes out. George Friedrichs lines out to the second baseman. Shane McAvoy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Russ Sykes strikes out. Gus Lavelle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Lucas Morrison grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Masaru Yasui grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Cottier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gene Gomez strikes out. Donn Duvall singles to right field. John Espino fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Espino pops out to the second baseman. Desi Sprague singles to left field. Les Thielman hits a home run. Donn Duvall scores. Desi Sprague scores. Charlie Riconda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitchell Fisk singles to left field. Pat Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York John Lopez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Brendan McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Pit Zak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Russ Sykes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Lavelle strikes out. Gene Gomez walks. Donn Duvall doubles to center field. Gene Gomez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Becker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Espino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Randall Clarke lines out to the second baseman. George Friedrichs singles to right field. Shane McAvoy flies out to the right fielder. George Friedrichs steals second. Lucas Morrison singles to left field. George Friedrichs scores. Kenji Kurataka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaru Yasui flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Desi Sprague flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman lines out to the first baseman. Mitchell Fisk singles to right field. Pat Meyer singles to right field. Russ Sykes walks. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Tim Smith is pinch hitting for Joe Becker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. John Lopez walks. Brendan McCabe singles to right field. Pit Zak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Lopez advances to third on the play. Brendan McCabe advances to second on the play. Randall Clarke triples. John Lopez scores. Brendan McCabe scores. Chet Jaeger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Friedrichs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rich Yochim pitching. Gene Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Donn Duvall strikes out. Hub Hawes is pinch hitting for Chet Jaeger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Hub Hawes hits a home run. Desi Sprague walks. Passed ball. Desi Sprague advances to second. Les Thielman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Tim Candiotti pitching. Shane McAvoy grounds out to the shortstop. Lucas Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Masaru Yasui strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gil Alcaraz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitchell Fisk singles to center field. Pat Meyer strikes out. Russ Sykes pops out to the second baseman. Gus Lavelle walks. Gene Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Tommy Larkin is pinch hitting for Gil Alcaraz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. John Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Brendan McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes George Friedrichs is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee May improves in power_vs_lefty Luis Gentry did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Henninger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Gentry did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Glenn Wallace did not respond to coaching in control Yamil Freese improves in velocity Joe Winchester did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Robertson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Latimer did not respond to coaching in C