Win: Ray Hood (8-3) Loss: Bill W Swentor (5-3)
Save: Mike Steverson (49)
Inning: 1 Anaheim Wes Bader pitching. Hiroshi Motonishi grounds out to the pitcher. Don K Santana flies out to the left fielder. Ken Sagmoen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Johnny Ward pitching. Yoanis Vega flies out to the right fielder. Milt Gilbert walks. Yuhei Sano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Milt Gilbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Julio Polanco triples. Yuhei Sano scores. Mike Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Gerry Samuel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Len Lee singles to right field. Bennie Grilli flies out to the center fielder. Rolla Waner singles to right field. Len Lee advances to third on the hit. Solomon Jones doubles to right field. Len Lee scores. Rolla Waner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Chris Hutchison strikes out. Jorge Nahem flies out to the center fielder. Toshiaki Yamashita strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Hiroshi Motonishi lines out to the third baseman. Don K Santana doubles to left field. Ken Sagmoen grounds out to the shortstop. Gerry Samuel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wes Bader strikes out. Yoanis Vega flies out to the left fielder. Milt Gilbert hits a home run. Yuhei Sano walks. Julio Polanco hits a home run. Yuhei Sano scores. Mike Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Len Lee flies out to the center fielder. Bennie Grilli singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Rolla Waner grounds out to the second baseman. Bennie Grilli advances to third on the play. Solomon Jones walks. Johnny Ward singles to center field. Bennie Grilli scores. Solomon Jones advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Motonishi singles to center field. Solomon Jones scores. Johnny Ward advances to third on the hit. Bill W Swentor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don K Santana grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Chris Hutchison walks. Jorge Nahem grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ray Hood 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. Toshiaki Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Ken Sagmoen flies out to the center fielder. Gerry Samuel flies out to the left fielder. Len Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill W Swentor strikes out. Yoanis Vega doubles to right field. Milt Gilbert hits a home run. Yoanis Vega scores. Yuhei Sano singles to center field. Julio Polanco lines out to the third baseman. Mike Pierce doubles to center field. Yuhei Sano uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Hutchison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Bennie Grilli reached on a fielding error by Mike Pierce. Rolla Waner doubles to center field. Bennie Grilli uses his aggressiveness and scores. Solomon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Ray Hood singles to right field. Rolla Waner scores. Rowdy Gunderson is pinch running for Ray Hood on 1st base. Hiroshi Motonishi singles to center field. Rowdy Gunderson advances to third on the hit. Don K Santana hits a home run. Rowdy Gunderson scores. Hiroshi Motonishi scores. Art Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Sagmoen grounds out to the shortstop. Gerry Samuel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Skeeter Iburg pitching. Jorge Nahem strikes out. Toshiaki Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Art Brown singles to left field. Yoanis Vega strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Len Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Bennie Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Rolla Waner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Milt Gilbert flies out to the left fielder. Yuhei Sano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Julio Polanco walks. Mike Pierce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Solomon Jones walks. Rich Taylor is pinch hitting for Skeeter Iburg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rich Taylor strikes out. Hiroshi Motonishi singles to right field. Don K Santana flies out to the left fielder. Ken Sagmoen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hiroshi Motonishi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fritzie Mann pitching. Bruce Rucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don K Santana at CF. Chris Hutchison singles to right field. Jorge Nahem lines out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Hutchison advances to second on the play. Jurickson Profar is pinch hitting for Art Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jurickson Profar pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Anaheim Russ Alexander pitching. Gerry Samuel walks. Len Lee singles to right field. Bennie Grilli hits a home run. Gerry Samuel scores. Len Lee scores. Rolla Waner grounds out to the shortstop. Solomon Jones strikes out. Bill Graney is pinch hitting for Fritzie Mann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Graney singles past the shortstop. Hiroshi Motonishi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Homer Hoiles pitching. Yoanis Vega doubles to right field. Milt Gilbert hits an infield single to the pitcher. Milt Gilbert gets picked off first. Yuhei Sano singles to left field. Yoanis Vega scores. Julio Polanco singles to center field. Mike Steverson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Pierce strikes out. Chris Hutchison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Anaheim total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Homer Hoiles is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Gross improves in control Abe Kennedy did not respond to coaching in control Belden Pearce did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Claude Bruett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chico Myers improves in range Herb Pettit improves in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Balor Helms improves in power_vs_righty Tim K Parker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Balor Helms improves in contact_vs_righty Walt Currie improves in speed Junior Grimes did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Ragan improves in arm