Win: Pat Ricketts (6-3) Loss: Freddie Schuster (4-7)
Inning: 1 Chicago Eddie Mendoza pitching. Tino Black flies out to the left fielder. Alvin Ritter strikes out. Doc Rittwage pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mitsujiro Okagami pitching. Dwight McNally walks. Hugh Iott flies out to the left fielder. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight McNally advances to second on the play. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Les Daniels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chikafusa Ohmura reached on a fielding error by Shawn Rensa. Fred Rhomberg doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Reggie Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Sitton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shawn Rensa lines out to the shortstop. Ron Hartung grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Santana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Mitsujiro Okagami singles to center field. Tino Black pops out to the shortstop. Alvin Ritter walks. Doc Rittwage grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Charlie Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Mendoza walks. Dwight McNally flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Iott doubles to center field. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Les Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Chikafusa Ohmura strikes out. Fred Rhomberg singles to right field. Reggie Sutton walks. Scott Sitton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Caulfield singles to center field. Shawn Rensa walks. Ron Hartung flies out to the center fielder. Eric Santana hits a home run. Marty Caulfield scores. Shawn Rensa scores. Charlie Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Con Wheeler is pinch hitting for Eddie Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Con Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Harry Robinson pitching. Mitsujiro Okagami grounds out to the shortstop. Tino Black pops out to the third baseman. Alvin Ritter singles to right field. Doc Rittwage grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alvin Ritter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dwight McNally grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Marty Caulfield singles to center field. Shawn Rensa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marty Caulfield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Les Daniels doubles to right field. Chikafusa Ohmura hits a home run. Les Daniels scores. Fred Rhomberg grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Sutton pops out to the shortstop. Scott Sitton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Hartung pops out to the third baseman. Eric Santana grounds out to the catcher. Charlie Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Leon Taylor is pinch hitting for Mitsujiro Okagami. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Leon Taylor walks. Tino Black singles to center field. Leon Taylor advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Alvin Ritter flies out to the left fielder. Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doc Rittwage grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bruce Aloma pitching. Yasufumi Ochiai is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yasufumi Ochiai flies out to the right fielder. Dwight McNally lines out to the second baseman. Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Jim Tate pitching. Les Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Chikafusa Ohmura grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Rhomberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gino Hill singles to right field. Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Gino Hill advances to third on the hit. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Caulfield advances to second on the play. Ron Hartung strikes out. Eric Santana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Reggie Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Fear is pinch hitting for Scott Sitton. Pat Fear hits a home run. Dirk Campbell is pinch hitting for Bruce Aloma. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dirk Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Pat Ricketts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tino Black grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Freddie Schuster pitching. Bill Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Fear at C. John Kennedy is pinch hitting for Charlie Hunt. John Kennedy lines out to the third baseman. Yamil Torriente is pinch hitting for Pat Ricketts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yamil Torriente singles to center field. Dwight McNally pops out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott walks. Gino Hill walks. Marty Caulfield singles to center field. Yamil Torriente scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Marty Caulfield is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kid Flener did not respond to coaching in control Larry Laskey did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Bagby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Juul improves in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Shields did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Gerber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Besana did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Wilkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty