Win: Burt Clinton (5-7) Loss: Terry Alperman (3-5)
Save: Herb Meulens (12)
Inning: 1 Seattle Joe Christmas pitching. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bien Pappas singles to left field. Reggie Shiver flies out to the right fielder. Mo Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Atkinson pitching. Frank Polivka doubles to center field. Dave Sheridan strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Dave Tiernan pops out to the shortstop. Dave Borchers hits a home run. Raul Belosi hits a home run. Gary Queen flies out to the right fielder. Jim Atkinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Charlton singles to right field. Ody Herrin flies out to the center fielder. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Luke Sawatski flies out to the center fielder. Bien Pappas strikes out. Reggie Shiver singles to center field. Mo Mejia walks. Dave Tiernan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mo Mejia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Christmas pops out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka singles to left field. Dave Sheridan strikes out. Bob Smith singles to left field. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Seattle Dave Borchers flies out to the left fielder. Raul Belosi pops out to the third baseman. Gary Queen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Reggie Flannery strikes out. Luis Charlton walks. Ody Herrin strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Jim Atkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the second baseman. Bien Pappas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Christmas flies out to the right fielder. Frank Polivka grounds out to the catcher. Dave Sheridan hits a home run. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Reggie Shiver strikes out. Mo Mejia hits a home run. Dave Tiernan strikes out. Dave Borchers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Aaron Robinson walks. Reggie Flannery doubles to center field. Aaron Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Charlton lines out to the shortstop. Ody Herrin strikes out. Al Douglass is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Al Douglass grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Gerald Magnuson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Douglass at C. Raul Belosi strikes out. Gary Queen strikes out. Jim Atkinson walks. Luke Sawatski 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: 7 Minnesota George Kilduff is pinch hitting for Joe Christmas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Kilduff walks. Frank Polivka flies out to the center fielder. George Kilduff steals second. Dave Sheridan singles to right field. George Kilduff uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Burt Clinton pitching. Bien Pappas singles to right field. Reggie Shiver grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mo Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Terry Alperman 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. Reggie Flannery reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Queen. Luis Charlton pops out to the shortstop. Ody Herrin grounds out to the shortstop. Topper Carney is pinch hitting for Gerald Magnuson. Topper Carney singles to right field. Reggie Flannery scores. Burt Clinton walks. Frank Polivka walks. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Seattle Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Topper Carney at C. Herb Meulens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Tiernan strikes out. Dave Borchers grounds out to the third baseman. Raul Belosi singles to center field. Gary Queen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Raul Belosi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Jim Atkinson is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stan Rusteck improves in range Bucky Benzinger did not respond to coaching in control Pete Trombley did not respond to coaching in range Dan James did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Trombley improves in speed Jack Sundra did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walt Richert did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty Hoak did not respond to coaching in control Walt Richert did not respond to coaching in velocity Bud Romanick improves in power_vs_righty Shawn Doheny did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in 3B