Inning: 1 Minnesota George Connally pitching. Rico Rice singles to right field. Gus Lavelle singles to center field. Mitchell Fisk strikes out. Russ Sykes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gus Lavelle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Les Thielman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Les Wood pitching. John Lopez singles to center field. Brendan McCabe grounds out to the second baseman. John Lopez advances to second on the play. Tommy Larkin strikes out. Tim Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hideaki Sugi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ricky Vaughn singles to center field. Ricky Vaughn steals second. Al Gorsica singles to right field. Ricky Vaughn scores. Donn Duvall flies out to the right fielder. Les Wood fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Les Wood grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Gorsica is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rico Rice singles to left field. Les Wood advances to third on the hit. Gus Lavelle walks. Mitchell Fisk hits an infield single to the shortstop. Les Wood scores. Russ Sykes walks. Rico Rice scores. Les Thielman doubles to center field. Gus Lavelle scores. Mitchell Fisk scores. Russ Sykes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Riconda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricky Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Ray Cedeno singles to left field. Ray Cedeno is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Masaru Yasui flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Collins singles to right field. Charlie Riconda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Al Gorsica strikes out. Donn Duvall strikes out. Les Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York John Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Brendan McCabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rico Rice lines out to the first baseman. Gus Lavelle singles to left field. Mitchell Fisk strikes out. Russ Sykes hits a home run. Gus Lavelle scores. Les Thielman walks. Ricky Vaughn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Tim Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hideaki Sugi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gus Lavelle. Ray Cedeno strikes out. Masaru Yasui singles to left field. Hideaki Sugi scores. Jeff Collins grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masaru Yasui is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alex Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Gorsica singles to center field. Donn Duvall grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Les Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Alex Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. John Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. Brendan McCabe walks. Brendan McCabe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rico Rice strikes out. Gus Lavelle walks. Mitchell Fisk walks. Russ Sykes strikes out. Les Thielman singles to left field. Gus Lavelle scores. Mitchell Fisk advances to third on the hit. Ricky Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Tommy Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Hideaki Sugi singles to center field. Ray Cedeno hits an infield single to the pitcher. Masaru Yasui singles to center field. Hideaki Sugi scores. Ray Cedeno advances to third on the hit. Jeff Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Becker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Gorsica walks. Donn Duvall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Gorsica advances to second on the play. Les Wood singles to left field. Al Gorsica scores. Rico Rice flies out to the left fielder. Gus Lavelle hits a home run. Les Wood scores. Oscar Wilshere is pinch hitting for Mitchell Fisk. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oscar Wilshere walks. Russ Sykes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Susumu Kadota is pinch hitting for Joe Becker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Susumu Kadota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Mouton is pinch hitting for John Lopez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Earl Mouton strikes out. Brendan McCabe singles to right field. Tommy Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Pearson pitching. Les Thielman strikes out. Ricky Vaughn strikes out. Al Gorsica strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tim Smith singles to left field. Hideaki Sugi flies out to the right fielder. Ray Cedeno reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rico Rice. Mike Escalera is pinch hitting for Masaru Yasui. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Escalera grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Smith scores. Ray Cedeno advances to third on the play. Jeff Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Donn Duvall hits a home run. Gene Gomez is pinch hitting for Les Wood. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gene Gomez strikes out. Rico Rice flies out to the center fielder. Gus Lavelle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Luis Gentry pitching. Matt Lopez is pinch hitting for Bill Pearson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Lopez walks. Earl Mouton singles to right field. Brendan McCabe walks. Tommy Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Lopez scores. Earl Mouton advances to third on the play. Brendan McCabe advances to second on the play. Tim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Hideaki Sugi walks. John Espino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Rueter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Fondy improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Rueter improves in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yamil Freese did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Wallace did not respond to coaching in control Ed Bickford did not respond to coaching in control