Win: Felix Edmondson (1-1) Loss: Herb Meulens (2-1)
Save: Jerry Banks (9)
Inning: 1 Seattle Roy Sisk pitching. Leroy Anchor hits a home run. Xavier Deez grounds out to the second baseman. Bien Pappas singles to right field. Reggie Shiver grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Atkinson pitching. Frank Polivka walks. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the catcher. Frank Polivka advances to second on the play. Bob Smith pops out to the catcher. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Dave Borchers strikes out. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Tiernan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery hits a home run. Herm Schalk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moonlight Blyzka walks. Roy Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Billy Crowell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Atkinson grounds out to the third baseman. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Polivka pops out to the shortstop. Dave Sheridan strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Xavier Deez flies out to the center fielder. Bien Pappas doubles to center field. Reggie Shiver singles to center field. Bien Pappas scores. Dave Borchers grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Shiver advances to second on the play. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Dave Tiernan strikes out. Billy Crowell strikes out. Jim Atkinson singles in front of the center fielder. Leroy Anchor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Atkinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Herm Schalk strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka singles to left field. Roy Sisk lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Xavier Deez pops out to the catcher. Bien Pappas singles to center field. Bien Pappas steals second. Reggie Shiver strikes out. Dave Borchers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Smith singles to center field. Aaron Robinson walks. Carroll Diaz singles to center field. Bob Smith scores. Aaron Robinson advances to third on the hit. Reggie Flannery flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Aaron Robinson is thrown out at the plate. Herm Schalk singles to center field. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Seattle Luke Sawatski singles to left field. Dave Tiernan walks. Billy Crowell walks. Jim Atkinson grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Luke Sawatski is out at home. Leroy Anchor flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Tiernan scores. Xavier Deez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Moeller is pinch hitting for Roy Sisk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roy Moeller grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Polivka grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Herb Meulens pitching. Bien Pappas strikes out. Reggie Shiver grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Borchers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Felix Edmondson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Smith singles to right field. Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery doubles to right field. Bob Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herm Schalk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Luke Sawatski singles past the second baseman. Dave Tiernan strikes out. Billy Crowell flies out to the right fielder. Carmelo Brady is pinch hitting for Felix Edmondson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Carmelo Brady doubles past the third baseman. Luke Sawatski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jerry Banks pitching. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Ody Herrin is pinch hitting for Herb Meulens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Kilduff is pinch running for Moonlight Blyzka on 1st base. Ody Herrin lines out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka grounds into a force play to the first baseman. George Kilduff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Sheridan singles to center field. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Seattle total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Dave Borchers is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hipolito Lagger did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Wright improves in range Billy Mitchell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Cipriani improves in range Steve Gaedel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Gaedel did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bud Romanick improves in power_vs_righty Larry Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in speed Shawn Doheny improves in power_vs_righty Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alan Miller improves in power_vs_righty Shawn Doheny did not respond to coaching in 3B