Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Hodges pitching. Rico Rice singles to center field. Gus Lavelle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Thielman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Jody Newman pitching. Rick Decker doubles to center field. Mike Courtney grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Erickson pops out to the shortstop. Rick Decker steals third. Ed Brinkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Russ Sykes grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Al Gorsica flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ned Stapleton flies out to the center fielder. Les Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fumiya Nakanowatari advances to third on the play. Patsy Gick walks. Bill Hodges strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ricky Vaughn walks. Donn Duvall strikes out. Jody Newman lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ricky Vaughn forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rico Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rick Decker walks. Mike Courtney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Decker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Courtney gets picked off first. Henry Erickson triples. Ed Brinkman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gus Lavelle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Les Thielman hits a home run. Russ Sykes flies out to the center fielder. Pat Meyer hits a home run. Al Gorsica walks. Ricky Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Fumiya Nakanowatari pops out to the shortstop. Ned Stapleton grounds out to the shortstop. Les Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Donn Duvall grounds out to the second baseman. Jody Newman grounds out to the third baseman. Rico Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Patsy Gick flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hodges singles to center field. Rick Decker walks. Mike Courtney strikes out. Henry Erickson singles to left field. Bill Hodges scores. Rick Decker advances to third on the hit. Ed Brinkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gus Lavelle strikes out. Les Thielman singles to left field. Russ Sykes grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Les Thielman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Meyer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to center field. Ned Stapleton lines out to the third baseman. Les Williams singles to left field. Fumiya Nakanowatari advances to third on the hit. Patsy Gick strikes out. Morikazu Tsutsui is pinch hitting for Bill Hodges. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Morikazu Tsutsui grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lee Isales pitching. Al Gorsica doubles to center field. Ricky Vaughn is hit by a pitch. Donn Duvall strikes out. Jody Newman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rico Rice flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Rick Decker strikes out. Mike Courtney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gus Lavelle grounds out to the second baseman. Les Thielman bunts for a base hit. Les Thielman steals second. Russ Sykes strikes out. Pat Meyer doubles to right field. Les Thielman scores. Jake Stafford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Gorsica strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ed Brinkman strikes out. John Espino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Fumiya Nakanowatari walks. Ned Stapleton strikes out. Les Williams walks. Patsy Gick walks. Jim Hernandez is pinch hitting for Jake Stafford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Hernandez singles to center field. Fumiya Nakanowatari scores. Les Williams scores. Patsy Gick advances to third on the hit. Jim Hartsock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hanson Richert pitching. Ricky Vaughn singles to right field. Gene Gomez is pinch hitting for Donn Duvall. Gene Gomez strikes out. Bob Henninger is pinch hitting for Jim Hartsock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Henninger flies out to the left fielder. Rico Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Luis Harris pitching. Pinky Tucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Gomez at 2B. Mike Courtney singles to center field. Henry Erickson strikes out. Ed Brinkman singles to center field. Mike Courtney advances to third on the hit. Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to right field. Mike Courtney scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Baltimore total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Henry Erickson is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buck Munoz improves in power_vs_righty Gorman Penson improves in contact_vs_righty Candy McMullin improves in speed Maury Turner did not respond to coaching in velocity
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bunny Ehmke improves in contact_vs_righty Corey Karl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bunny Ehmke improves in range Walt Crandall did not respond to coaching in control