Win: Alf T Gardner (3-0) Loss: Ed Nippert (0-1)
Save: Akihiko Ota (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Charlie Putman pitching. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Kramer singles to right field. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Gene K Pettini pitching. Roy Staiger walks. Bill McCarver strikes out. Passed ball. Roy Staiger advances to second. Wes Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Staiger advances to third on the play. Tom Midkiff doubles to center field. Roy Staiger scores. Bert Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dutch K Young strikes out. Billy Devarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet K Daviault grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Roberto Williams grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jim Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Errol Abbassid flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Art K McDonald singles to center field. Gene K Pettini lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Charlie Putman doubles to right field. Roy Staiger pops out to the first baseman. Bill McCarver strikes out. Wes Pena singles to right field. Charlie Putman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wes Pena steals second. Tom Midkiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the shortstop. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Dutch K Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Bert Terry walks. Bert Terry steals second. Roberto Williams strikes out. Jim Brito walks. Errol Abbassid strikes out. Charlie Putman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Billy Devarez grounds out to the third baseman. Chet K Daviault flies out to the center fielder. Art K McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Roy Staiger grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McCarver strikes out. Wes Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene K Pettini grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tom Midkiff singles to right field. Tom Midkiff is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bert Terry walks. Bert Terry steals second. Roberto Williams flies out to the center fielder. Jim Brito grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella singles to center field. Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the shortstop. Claude TK Estalella advances to second on the play. Dutch K Young singles to center field. Claude TK Estalella scores. Dutch K Young steals second. Billy Devarez flies out to the left fielder. Chet K Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Errol Abbassid flies out to the center fielder. Bill TK Murray is pinch hitting for Charlie Putman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill TK Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Staiger grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Satoshi Kinoshita pitching. Art K McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Mattingly is pinch hitting for Gene K Pettini. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rube Mattingly lines out to the shortstop. Ox TK Cubillan doubles to center field. Jack Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Alf T Gardner pitching. Bill McCarver lines out to the first baseman. Wes Pena doubles to center field. Tom Midkiff pops out to the catcher. Bert Terry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed Nippert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Claude TK Estalella singles to right field. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Dutch K Young grounds out to the shortstop. Claude TK Estalella advances to second on the play. Billy Devarez reached on a fielding error by Jim Brito. Chet K Daviault singles to right field. Claude TK Estalella scores. Billy Devarez advances to third on the hit. Art K McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Roberto Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Errol Abbassid strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Ike Powell is pinch hitting for Alf T Gardner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ike Powell singles to left field. Ox TK Cubillan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ike Powell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Kramer singles to left field. Ox TK Cubillan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Claude TK Estalella singles to center field. Ox TK Cubillan scores. Steve McAuliffe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the center fielder. Dutch K Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Chicago Akihiko Ota pitching. Henry Piereaux is pinch hitting for Steve McAuliffe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Henry Piereaux grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Staiger singles to center field. Bill McCarver grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Wes Pena (1), Tom Midkiff (3), Charlie Putman (1).GIDP - Bill McCarver. Baserunning: SB - Wes Pena (8), Bert Terry 2 (4).CS - Tom Midkiff (4). Fielding: E - Jim Brito.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc K Milacki did not respond to coaching in velocity Cactus Keltner improves in power_vs_righty Tom German improves in power_vs_righty George Paredes did not respond to coaching in velocity
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ross Timberlake did not respond to coaching in velocity Darrell Thomas did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Graber improves in control Roy Wilkins did not respond to coaching in control Darrell Thomas improves in LF