Win: Kozo Furukawa (1-0) Loss: Mike McLeland (0-1)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mike McLeland pitching. Morgan wallen flies out to the center fielder. Yordan Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Layton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Kozo Furukawa pitching. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Sammy Perticia grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Himes walks. Matt Helfrich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Harry Thomas strikes out. Tony beets grounds out to the shortstop. Tetsuya Murakami grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Barrett flies out to the left fielder. James bond walks. Wes Purdin strikes out. James bond is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Chuck Ordaz singles to center field. Oscar Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Kozo Furukawa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Morgan wallen singles to left field. Chuck Ordaz scores. Morgan wallen steals second. Yordan Alvarez singles to left field. Morgan wallen scores. Mike Layton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pryor Addis walks. Mike McLeland lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pryor Addis steals third. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pryor Addis scores. Sammy Perticia singles to center field. Gene Himes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Harry Thomas walks. Harry Thomas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tony beets strikes out. Tetsuya Murakami flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Matt Helfrich grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Barrett singles to center field. Mike Barrett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). James bond flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Chuck Ordaz flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Kozo Furukawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wes Purdin strikes out. Pryor Addis strikes out. Mike McLeland walks. Fred Walker singles to left field. Mike McLeland advances to third on the hit. Sammy Perticia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Morgan wallen hits a home run. Yordan Alvarez singles to left field. Yordan Alvarez steals second. Mike Layton hits a home run. Yordan Alvarez scores. Harry Thomas strikes out. Tony beets doubles to left field. Tetsuya Murakami walks. Chuck Ordaz strikes out. Oscar Garcia bunts for a base hit. Kozo Furukawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Himes flies out to the center fielder. Matt Helfrich strikes out. Mike Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Morgan wallen flies out to the left fielder. Yordan Alvarez singles to left field. Mike Layton singles to left field. Yordan Alvarez advances to third on the hit. Harry Thomas reached on a 2-base fielding error by Matt Helfrich. Yordan Alvarez scores. Tony beets strikes out. Ken Granger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tetsuya Murakami strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota James bond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wes Purdin grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pryor Addis walks. Yorelvis Scull is pinch hitting for Ken Granger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yorelvis Scull pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Roy Heismann pitching. Chuck Ordaz singles to right field. Oscar Garcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chuck Ordaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kozo Furukawa lays a bunt down the first base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Morgan wallen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fred Walker walks. Andy Sheely is pinch hitting for Sammy Perticia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Sheely flies out to the left fielder. Gene Himes singles to right field. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Matt Helfrich doubles to left field. Fred Walker scores. Red Faneyte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. James bond flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Yordan Alvarez hits a home run. Cal Birkofer is pinch hitting for Mike Layton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cal Birkofer singles to center field. Cal Birkofer steals second. Harry Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Tony beets lines out to the shortstop. Tetsuya Murakami grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Wes Purdin hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pryor Addis singles to center field. Wes Purdin advances to third on the hit. Lefty Houtteman is pinch hitting for Roy Heismann. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lefty Houtteman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Wes Purdin scores. Mike McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tony beets (2).HR - Morgan wallen (1), Yordan Alvarez (1), Mike Layton (1). Baserunning: SB - Morgan wallen (1), Yordan Alvarez (1), Cal Birkofer (1).CS - Harry Thomas (1).
Batting:2B - Matt Helfrich (2).SF - Fred Walker.GIDP - Lefty Houtteman. Baserunning: SB - Pryor Addis (1).CS - Mike Barrett (1), James bond (1). Fielding: E - Matt Helfrich.
Game Notes Ken Granger is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Al Richardson improves in power_vs_lefty Al Richardson did not respond to coaching in range Todd hoffman improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gus Shaw did not respond to coaching in control Fred Shirley did not respond to coaching in control Sam Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Schultz did not respond to coaching in control