Inning: 1 Minnesota Tony Barrett pitching. Rico Rice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Desi Sprague pops out to the second baseman. Les Thielman doubles to left field. Pat Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jody Newman pitching. John Lopez doubles to right field. Brendan McCabe strikes out. Randall Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Pit Zak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Russ Sykes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pit Zak. Donn Duvall flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Wilshere grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Sykes advances to third on the play. Gus Lavelle singles to left field. Russ Sykes scores. Jody Newman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Tommy Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Lucas Morrison grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Masaru Yasui flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rico Rice strikes out. Desi Sprague pops out to the shortstop. Les Thielman bunts for a base hit. Pat Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Hideaki Sugi is hit by a pitch. Tony Barrett lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Hideaki Sugi forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Lopez strikes out. Brendan McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Russ Sykes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Donn Duvall singles to right field. Oscar Wilshere pops out to the shortstop. Gus Lavelle walks. Jody Newman grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gus Lavelle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Randall Clarke lines out to the third baseman. Pit Zak pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rico Rice singles to center field. Desi Sprague grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Thielman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Lucas Morrison singles to center field. Masaru Yasui pops out to the first baseman. Lucas Morrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hideaki Sugi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pat Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Russ Sykes flies out to the right fielder. Donn Duvall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Tony Barrett singles to right field. John Lopez singles to center field. Brendan McCabe doubles to left field. Tony Barrett scores. John Lopez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randall Clarke singles to left field. Brendan McCabe scores. Walt Kyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pit Zak pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Randall Clarke advances to second on the play. Lucas Morrison singles to right field. Randall Clarke scores. Masaru Yasui doubles to right field. Hideaki Sugi doubles past the first baseman. Lucas Morrison scores. Masaru Yasui scores. Gene Brow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Oscar Wilshere grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gus Lavelle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Brow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ray Cedeno is pinch hitting for John Lopez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Herbert is pinch hitting for Brendan McCabe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Herbert doubles to center field. Randall Clarke singles to right field. Bob Herbert scores. Jose Soff is pinch hitting for Pit Zak. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Soff singles to center field. Randall Clarke advances to third on the hit. Tommy Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Luis Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lucas Morrison hits a home run. Randall Clarke scores. Jose Soff scores. Masaru Yasui flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rico Rice flies out to the right fielder. Desi Sprague grounds out to the second baseman. Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Hideaki Sugi strikes out. Tony Barrett walks. Ray Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Bob Herbert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Barrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pat Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Sykes singles to center field. Donn Duvall walks. Oscar Wilshere hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gus Lavelle pops out to the second baseman. Gene Gomez is pinch hitting for Luis Harris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Jody Newman is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Glenn Ramirez did not respond to coaching in control Lee May did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Gentry did not respond to coaching in control Ricky Vaughn improves in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Winchester improves in velocity Joe Winchester did not respond to coaching in control Hal Stires improves in arm