Win: Happy Lee (15-5) Loss: Bob Bielaski (8-14)
Save: Ray Strittmatter (33)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Bielaski pitching. Scott Crow strikes out. Toby Kamm singles in front of the right fielder. Hans Ullrich flies out to the center fielder. Toby Kamm steals second. Hugh Riles walks. Joe Polanco walks. J.D. Virgil grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Seattle Happy Lee pitching. Walter Smalley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Fontenot hits a home run. Sol Spencer lines out to the third baseman. Speed Host singles to right field. Speed Host steals second. Rob Cash strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Boyd singles to center field. Les Falteisek strikes out. Happy Lee pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Scott Crow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Boyd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Jim Blank strikes out. Chuck Ward strikes out. Jesse Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Toby Kamm flies out to the right fielder. Hans Ullrich grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Riles hits a home run. Joe Polanco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Bob Bielaski singles to left field. Walter Smalley strikes out. Bob Fontenot grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota J.D. Virgil singles to center field. Joe Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Les Falteisek doubles to center field. J.D. Virgil uses his aggressiveness and scores. Happy Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Crow grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Sol Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Speed Host hits a home run. Rob Cash singles to left field. Jim Blank strikes out. Chuck Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Toby Kamm singles to left field. Hans Ullrich flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Riles strikes out. Joe Polanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Jesse Clark grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Bielaski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Smalley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota J.D. Virgil singles to left field. Joe Boyd walks. Les Falteisek flies out to the left fielder. Happy Lee lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and J.D. Virgil is thrown out at third. Joe Boyd advances to second on the play. Joe Boyd advances to second on the play. Scott Crow flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Bob Fontenot strikes out. Sol Spencer pops out to the third baseman. Speed Host flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Toby Kamm pops out to the first baseman. Hans Ullrich grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Riles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Rob Cash flies out to the left fielder. Jim Blank hits a home run. Chuck Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Jesse Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Polanco doubles to right field. J.D. Virgil walks. Koichi Matsui is pinch hitting for Joe Boyd. Koichi Matsui singles to center field. Joe Polanco scores. J.D. Virgil advances to third on the hit. Julio Lake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Les Falteisek singles in front of the right fielder. J.D. Virgil scores. Happy Lee lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Koichi Matsui is thrown out at third. Les Falteisek advances to second on the play. Les Falteisek advances to second on the play. Scott Crow bunts for a base hit. Toby Kamm flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Les Falteisek scores. Hans Ullrich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Jack Purdy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Koichi Matsui at RF. Carl Grebeck is pinch hitting for Julio Lake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Carl Grebeck grounds out to the shortstop. Walter Smalley flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fontenot strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmy Gardner pitching. Hugh Riles grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Polanco walks. J.D. Virgil hits a home run. Joe Polanco scores. Kurt Hodges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Purdy walks. Les Falteisek flies out to the left fielder. Bill Garcia is pinch hitting for Happy Lee. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jack Purdy steals second. Bill Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Rudy Spencer pitching. Sol Spencer doubles to center field. Speed Host grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Cash walks. Ray Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Blank grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rob Cash is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Ward singles to right field. Sol Spencer scores. Jesse Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Seattle total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill James did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Martinez improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Crimian did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Guiney improves in contact_vs_lefty
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Mueller did not respond to coaching in control Petie Russell improves in velocity Don Hudson did not respond to coaching in control Ray Gaspar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty