Win: Herb Meulens (2-0) Loss: Daff Hunt (1-2)
Save: Burt Clinton (5)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Christmas pitching. Irv Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rob Branca hits a home run. Bill Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Daijiro Brando flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Daff Hunt pitching. Frank Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Moeller hits a home run. Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gerald Magnuson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Joey Hernandez walks. Joey Hernandez steals second. Toshiya Ueda flies out to the right fielder. Hub Sain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey Hernandez advances to third on the play. Felix Moreira singles to right field. Joey Hernandez scores. Daff Hunt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Felix Moreira is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carroll Diaz walks. Aaron Robinson pops out to the third baseman. Reggie Flannery flies out to the left fielder. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Irv Parker doubles to left field. Rob Branca doubles to right field. Irv Parker scores. Bill Cox singles to right field. Rob Branca scores. Bill Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Daijiro Brando grounds out to the shortstop. Joey Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Christmas pops out to the first baseman. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Roy Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Polivka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Toshiya Ueda strikes out. Hub Sain walks. Hub Sain steals second. Felix Moreira flies out to the center fielder. Daff Hunt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson hits a home run. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reggie Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Irv Parker walks. Rob Branca strikes out. Irv Parker steals second. Moonlight Blyzka throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bill Cox singles past the second baseman. Irv Parker scores. Herb Meulens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daijiro Brando singles to left field. Bill Cox advances to third on the hit. Joey Hernandez is hit by a pitch. Toshiya Ueda strikes out. Hub Sain strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Meulens pops out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Felix Moreira singles to center field. Daff Hunt lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Irv Parker singles past the first baseman. Rob Branca strikes out. Bill Cox pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Moeller singles to left field. Bob Smith strikes out. Gerald Magnuson singles past the shortstop. Roy Moeller advances to third on the hit. Carroll Diaz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Daijiro Brando grounds out to the third baseman. Joey Hernandez strikes out. Luis Charlton is pinch hitting for Toshiya Ueda. Luis Charlton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Aaron Robinson singles to left field. Reggie Flannery singles to right field. Moonlight Blyzka reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Cox. Aaron Robinson scores. Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Herb Meulens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Reggie Flannery scores. Moonlight Blyzka advances to third on the play. Frank Polivka singles to left field. Moonlight Blyzka scores. Mike Bailey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Polivka steals second. Roy Moeller doubles to center field. Frank Polivka scores. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Gerald Magnuson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Burt Clinton pitching. Hub Sain reached on a fielding error by Carroll Diaz. Steve Dopson is pinch hitting for Felix Moreira. Steve Dopson strikes out. George Perkins is pinch hitting for Mike Bailey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Perkins grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hub Sain is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Irv Parker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Brusstar pitching. Sammy Berardino enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Dopson at C. Carroll Diaz singles to center field. Carroll Diaz steals second. Sammy Berardino throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Aaron Robinson singles to right field. Carroll Diaz scores. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Aaron Robinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Burt Clinton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Cox walks. Daijiro Brando strikes out. Joey Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carlos Trillo did not respond to coaching in velocity Darrin Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Hutch Cunningham did not respond to coaching in range Darrin Patterson improves in control Pop-Boy Grube did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Pavano did not respond to coaching in range Ed Masters improves in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walt Richert did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Ellingsen did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in arm Shawn Doheny did not respond to coaching in 3B