Win: Al Flaherty (7-1) Loss: Jordan Kernan (9-9)
Save: Bibb Kilhullen (27)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Rich Tackett pitching. Juan Jenkins reached on a fielding error by George Sularz. Yoshitaka Ohmura grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Juan Jenkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Helms grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jordan Kernan pitching. Jacque Kramer singles to center field. Steve Hayward strikes out. Bill Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Jacque Kramer advances to second on the play. Ray Heffner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Paul Dagres strikes out. Bill Kirby singles to center field. Tito Clemenza singles to center field. Bill Kirby advances to third on the hit. Tito Clemenza steals second. Don Lapan strikes out. Ray Brooks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Damian Baker flies out to the right fielder. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jordan Kernan strikes out. Juan Jenkins singles to center field. Yoshitaka Ohmura walks. Paul Helms singles to right field. Juan Jenkins scores. Yoshitaka Ohmura advances to third on the hit. Paul Dagres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshitaka Ohmura scores. Paul Helms advances to second on the play. Bill Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Sularz singles to center field. Rich Tackett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jacque Kramer strikes out. Steve Hayward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Tito Clemenza flies out to the right fielder. Don Lapan pops out to the second baseman. Ray Brooks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Ray Heffner flies out to the left fielder. Damian Baker singles to left field. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jordan Kernan grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Jenkins strikes out. Yoshitaka Ohmura pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Brown strikes out. George Sularz strikes out. Rich Tackett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Paul Helms walks. Paul Dagres doubles past the third baseman. Paul Helms uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Kirby grounds out to the third baseman. Tito Clemenza singles to left field. Paul Dagres scores. Tito Clemenza is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Don Lapan walks. Ray Brooks singles to left field. Jordan Kernan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Brooks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jacque Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hayward walks. Bill Bradley singles past the third baseman. Steve Hayward advances to third on the hit. Ray Heffner grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Bradley advances to second on the play. Damian Baker singles to right field. Steve Hayward scores. Bill Bradley scores. Damian Baker steals second. Punch Rodriguez singles past the first baseman. Damian Baker is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore David Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Jenkins grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshitaka Ohmura grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Helms hits a home run. Paul Dagres doubles to center field. Bill Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Johnny Brown singles to left field. Mark Miller is pinch hitting for George Sularz. Mark Miller walks. Jerry Stringer is pinch hitting for David Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Stringer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mark Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jacque Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Brown scores. Steve Hayward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Al Flaherty pitching. Tito Clemenza walks. Juan Bautista is pinch hitting for Don Lapan. Tito Clemenza is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Juan Bautista grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Brooks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Orlando Velazquez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Bautista at 2B. Bill Bradley singles to right field. Ray Heffner strikes out. Damian Baker strikes out. Punch Rodriguez singles to right field. Bill Bradley advances to third on the hit. Johnny Brown doubles to left field. Bill Bradley scores. Punch Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Mintz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Miller reached on a fielding error by Bill Kirby. Billy Amalfitano is pinch hitting for Al Flaherty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Billy Amalfitano singles to left field. Johnny Brown scores. Mark Miller advances to third on the hit. Jacque Kramer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bibb Kilhullen pitching. Marsh Sorrells is pinch hitting for Bob Mintz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marsh Sorrells strikes out. Juan Jenkins strikes out. Yoshitaka Ohmura singles to center field. Paul Helms grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Yoshitaka Ohmura is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Herb Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Lehner improves in arm Stan Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rick Rasmussen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Day improves in speed Jeff Zamora did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Orlando Snell improves in power_vs_lefty George Begley did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Johnson did not respond to coaching in RF