Win: Dave Rittwage (4-1) Loss: Kazuya Sugawara (1-1)
Save: Gil Hallett (6)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Kazuya Sugawara pitching. Lenn Schwamb doubles to right field. Johnny Colon doubles to center field. Lenn Schwamb scores. Milt Aguilera grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Lockhart flies out to the right fielder. Walt Sparks singles to right field. Johnny Colon scores. Walt Sparks steals second. Jackie Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dave Rittwage pitching. Bill Scott walks. Kite Squires strikes out. Doc Sprite strikes out. Sammy Fitzgerald singles past the shortstop. Willie McCabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Kevin Bacon flies out to the right fielder. George Schillings walks. Dave Rittwage fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Rittwage singles to right field. Lenn Schwamb flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Colon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Maury Castleman grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Kennedy singles to center field. Eddie Andrew reached on a fielding error by Kevin Bacon. Kazuya Sugawara lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Scott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Milt Aguilera strikes out. Mike Lockhart strikes out. Walt Sparks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kite Squires flies out to the left fielder. Doc Sprite grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jackie Abbott singles to center field. Kevin Bacon singles past the second baseman. Jackie Abbott advances to third on the hit. Kevin Bacon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Schillings walks. Dave Kenworthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Rittwage grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Abbott scores. George Schillings advances to second on the play. Lenn Schwamb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Willie McCabe lines out to the second baseman. Maury Castleman flies out to the right fielder. Ed Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Johnny Colon pops out to the third baseman. Milt Aguilera flies out to the center fielder. Mike Lockhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Eddie Andrew flies out to the right fielder. Dave Kenworthy grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Walt Sparks strikes out. Jackie Abbott strikes out. Kevin Bacon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kite Squires walks. Doc Sprite doubles to right field. Sammy Fitzgerald singles to center field. Kite Squires scores. Doc Sprite scores. Willie McCabe grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sammy Fitzgerald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Maury Castleman strikes out. Ed Kennedy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore George Schillings singles to right field. Dave Rittwage lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lenn Schwamb strikes out. Johnny Colon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eddie Andrew strikes out. Dave Kenworthy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Scott singles to right field. Kite Squires grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Scott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Milt Aguilera grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Lockhart singles to center field. Walt Sparks pops out to the shortstop. Jackie Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Egan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doc Sprite singles to right field. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Willie McCabe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Kevin Bacon strikes out. George Schillings singles to left field. Frank Loman is pinch hitting for Mike Egan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Loman flies out to the center fielder. Lenn Schwamb singles to left field. George Schillings aggressively advances to third on the hit. Edmund Kean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. Johnny Colon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gil Hallett pitching. Maury Castleman flies out to the center fielder. Damien Garcia is pinch hitting for Ed Kennedy. Damien Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Andrew singles to center field. Marcos Epps is pinch hitting for Edmund Kean. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marcos Epps grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brett Randall improves in contact_vs_righty Whitey Torve improves in contact_vs_lefty Dad Crockett did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Lauzerique did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Whitey Torve did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Crazy Rau did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Phillips did not respond to coaching in control Joe Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Rescigno did not respond to coaching in control