Win: Satoshi Kinoshita (1-0) Loss: Akihiko Ota (0-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tsutomu Tokutake pitching. Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Jack Kramer reached on a fielding error by Bunk Spehr. Claude TK Estalella walks. Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Kramer advances to third on the play. Claude TK Estalella advances to second on the play. Billy Devarez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Juan Marichal pitching. Henry Piereaux grounds out to the shortstop. Bill TK Murray singles to center field. Bill TK Murray steals second. Passed ball. Bill TK Murray advances to third. Tom Midkiff lines out to the shortstop. There goes the runner on third! Bill TK Murray is out trying to steal home. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ryuzo Morimoto flies out to the left fielder. Rube Mattingly singles to center field. Ike Powell strikes out. Juan Marichal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Bert Terry singles past the second baseman. Bunk Spehr flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Steve Ducey pops out to the catcher. Bill McCarver grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bert Terry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan walks. Ox TK Cubillan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Claude TK Estalella pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jim Brito pops out to the first baseman. Tsutomu Tokutake flies out to the left fielder. Henry Piereaux strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Devarez grounds out to the second baseman. Ryuzo Morimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill TK Murray walks. Tom Midkiff singles to center field. Bill TK Murray advances to third on the hit. Bert Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill TK Murray scores. Bunk Spehr strikes out. Steve Ducey doubles to center field. Tom Midkiff uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill McCarver walks. Jim Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rube Mattingly strikes out. Ike Powell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Juan Marichal singles to center field. Juan Marichal is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Tsutomu Tokutake singles to right field. Henry Piereaux lines out to the shortstop. Bill TK Murray walks. Tom Midkiff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Jack Kramer strikes out. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bert Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Bunk Spehr grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Ducey singles to right field. Bill McCarver singles to left field. Steve Ducey aggressively advances to third on the hit. Wes Pena is pinch hitting for Jim Brito. Wes Pena singles to left field. Steve Ducey scores. Bill McCarver advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Tokutake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava singles to right field. Billy Devarez flies out to the left fielder. Ryuzo Morimoto flies out to the right fielder. Rube Mattingly walks. Ike Powell doubles to left field. Tomokazu T Kuzava scores. Rube Mattingly uses his aggressiveness and scores. Art K McDonald is pinch hitting for Juan Marichal. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Art K McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Pablo Torrealba pitching. Henry Piereaux flies out to the center fielder. Bill TK Murray flies out to the left fielder. Tom Midkiff walks. Bert Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Jack Kramer grounds out to the third baseman. Claude TK Estalella singles to left field. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Roberto Williams is pinch hitting for Bunk Spehr. Roberto Williams singles to center field. Steve Ducey walks. Bill McCarver strikes out. Wes Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Williams advances to third on the play. Steve Ducey advances to second on the play. Roy Staiger is pinch hitting for Tsutomu Tokutake. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roy Staiger walks. Henry Piereaux strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Satoshi Kinoshita pitching. Errol Abbassid enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roberto Williams at SS. Billy Devarez doubles to left field. Ryuzo Morimoto reached on a fielding error by Satoshi Kinoshita. The defense is playing the infield in. Rube Mattingly strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Ike Powell singles to right field. Billy Devarez scores. Ryuzo Morimoto is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Hank T Napier is pinch hitting for Pablo Torrealba. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hank T Napier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Akihiko Ota pitching. Bill TK Murray walks. Bill TK Murray steals second. Tom Midkiff hits a home run. Bill TK Murray scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Garland did not respond to coaching in control Ernie K Burns improves in arm Doc K Milacki did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie K Burns improves in range
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shigeru Suzuki did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Pike did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Huckleberry did not respond to coaching in range Jake Inglett did not respond to coaching in speed Darrell Thomas did not respond to coaching in LF