Win: Snake Pliskin (6-1) Loss: Marv Hernandez (3-14)
Save: Dick Porter (25)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Marshall Wright pitching. Jacque Kramer strikes out. Steve Hayward strikes out. Bill Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Marv Hernandez pitching. Marsh Sorrells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tito Clemenza singles to center field. Tito Clemenza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Juan Jenkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ray Heffner strikes out. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Damian Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Karl Maeda strikes out. Jon Peterson walks. Bill Kirby hits a home run. Jon Peterson scores. Kevin Shelton flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Velazquez doubles to right field. Marshall Wright pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. George Sularz flies out to the left fielder. Marv Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Marsh Sorrells walks. Tito Clemenza reached on a fielding error by George Sularz. Juan Jenkins strikes out. Karl Maeda singles past the second baseman. Marsh Sorrells scores. Tito Clemenza advances to third on the hit. Jon Peterson strikes out. Karl Maeda is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jacque Kramer hits a home run. Steve Hayward walks. Steve Hayward steals second. Bill Bradley singles to right field. Steve Hayward scores. Ray Heffner strikes out. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Damian Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bill Kirby grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Shelton flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Velazquez singles to center field. Marshall Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the catcher. George Sularz flies out to the right fielder. Marv Hernandez singles to center field. Jacque Kramer grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Marsh Sorrells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tito Clemenza singles to center field. Tito Clemenza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Juan Jenkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Hayward grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bradley hits a home run. Ray Heffner flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Patterson singles to left field. Damian Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Karl Maeda flies out to the left fielder. Jon Peterson walks. Bill Kirby flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Shelton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez singles in front of the right fielder. Mark Miller is pinch hitting for George Sularz. Mark Miller singles to center field. Punch Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Marv Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Jacque Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Punch Rodriguez scores. Bob Mintz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Hayward walks. Bill Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Orlando Velazquez singles to right field. Yoshitaka Ohmura is pinch hitting for Bob Mintz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Orlando Velazquez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Yoshitaka Ohmura grounds out to the shortstop. Marsh Sorrells flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Snake Pliskin pitching. Ray Heffner strikes out. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Damian Baker doubles to center field. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Tito Clemenza flies out to the center fielder. Juan Jenkins walks. Karl Maeda singles to center field. Juan Jenkins advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jon Peterson triples. Juan Jenkins scores. Karl Maeda scores. Al Flaherty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Kirby singles to left field. Jon Peterson scores. Kevin Shelton walks. Orlando Velazquez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Juan Bautista enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marsh Sorrells at CF. Ray Brooks enters the game as a defensive replacement for Orlando Velazquez at SS. Dick Porter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Miller singles to center field. Jerry Stringer is pinch hitting for Al Flaherty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Stringer flies out to the center fielder. Jacque Kramer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mark Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Hayward grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Diggs improves in endurance Cal McConnell did not respond to coaching in control Pat Shepard did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Diggs did not respond to coaching in endurance Ben Johnson did not respond to coaching in RF
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dutch Lehner improves in speed Herb Thompson improves in control Juan Randolph improves in range Bob Hansell improves in speed