Win: John Cloninger (1-0) Loss: Rick Pierson (4-1)
Save: Ed LaRoss (1)
Inning: 1 Seattle John Cloninger pitching. Gary Varga doubles to left field. Tommy Downs singles to right field. Gary Varga scores. John McDonald strikes out. Mike Grapenthin triples. Tommy Downs scores. Danny Rucker strikes out. Randy Roman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Gil Zaske pitching. Bruce McCauley doubles to center field. Joe Yingling strikes out. Ike Weiss strikes out. Brooks Denny hits a home run. Bruce McCauley scores. John Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Johnny Mayo singles to right field. Steve Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Gil Zaske lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Varga singles to center field. Johnny Mayo is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Phil Dugas grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Osborn walks. Dad Morgan flies out to the left fielder. John Cloninger lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Tommy Downs strikes out. John McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Grapenthin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bruce McCauley grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Yingling pops out to the second baseman. Ike Weiss singles to center field. Brooks Denny grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Danny Rucker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Roman singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Johnny Mayo strikes out. Steve Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Phil Dugas grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Osborn is hit by a pitch. Dad Morgan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Osborn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Roy Wickman is pinch hitting for Gil Zaske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roy Wickman singles to center field. Roy Wickman steals second. Gary Varga singles to center field. Gary Varga is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). The defense is playing the infield in. Tommy Downs flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Wickman scores. John McDonald walks. Mike Grapenthin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rick Pierson pitching. John Cloninger lines out to the shortstop. Bruce McCauley grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Yingling walks. Ike Weiss singles to center field. Brooks Denny singles to left field. Joe Yingling scores. Ike Weiss advances to third on the hit. Wally Brashear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brooks Denny steals second. John Kennedy singles to center field. Ike Weiss scores. Brooks Denny scores. John Kennedy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Danny Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Randy Roman walks. Johnny Mayo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Phil Dugas singles to right field. Pat Osborn singles to right field. Phil Dugas advances to third on the hit. Dad Morgan singles in front of the left fielder. Phil Dugas scores. Pat Osborn advances to third on the hit. Charlie Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Cloninger pops out to the third baseman. Bruce McCauley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Steve Anderson walks. Charlie Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Varga walks. Tommy Downs reached on a fielding error by Joe Yingling. John McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Anderson scores. Gary Varga advances to third on the play. Tommy Downs advances to second on the play. Jimmy Bonura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Grapenthin singles to left field. Gary Varga scores. Tommy Downs is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Yingling flies out to the right fielder. Ike Weiss singles to right field. Ike Weiss is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Brooks Denny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Danny Rucker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Roman doubles to center field. Johnny Mayo grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Dugas singles to center field. Phil Dugas steals second. Pat Osborn grounds out to the third baseman. Dad Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Ed LaRoss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Walt McLaughlin is pinch hitting for Charlie Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt McLaughlin walks. Gary Varga flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Downs walks. John McDonald singles to left field. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Danny Rucker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Seattle total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Gary Varga (1), Randy Roman (4).3B - Mike Grapenthin (1).SF - Tommy Downs.GIDP - Johnny Mayo. Baserunning: SB - Roy Wickman (2).CS - Gary Varga (1).
Batting:2B - Bruce McCauley (1).HR - Brooks Denny (2).GIDP - Bruce McCauley.HBP - Pat Osborn (1). Baserunning: SB - Brooks Denny (2), Phil Dugas (7).CS - Ike Weiss (2), John Kennedy (2). Fielding: E - Joe Yingling.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John Tessmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Valerio Radford did not respond to coaching in range Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity John Tessmer did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Garcia did not respond to coaching in control James Novoa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ben Lennox improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Bielaski improves in arm Jeff Davis did not respond to coaching in control Frank Lyden did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Eric Nixon did not respond to coaching in endurance Bruce Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sixto Ramirez did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Cox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Craig Rudi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Listach improves in power_vs_righty Julio Frazier improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Maas did not respond to coaching in arm Alan Campbell improves in range Andy Gore did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Rudi improves in LF