Win: Gene K Pettini (5-2) Loss: Aries Nebula (5-5)
Save: Alf T Gardner (13)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Aries Nebula pitching. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Devarez singles to left field. Billy Devarez steals second. Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Claude TK Estalella pops out to the third baseman. Rudy K Roenicke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Gene K Pettini pitching. Scott Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Lee walks. Mad Max reached on a fielding error by Tomokazu T Kuzava. Johnny Laxton singles to center field. Jim Nunez grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Lee scores. Mad Max advances to third on the play. Johnny Laxton advances to second on the play. Carl Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wilmer Chavez singles to center field. Wilmer Chavez steals second. Art K McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Herman singles to center field. Wilmer Chavez scores. Gene K Pettini lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Smith singles to right field. Billy Devarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Brutus Baxter singles to center field. Mike Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Aries Nebula lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the center fielder. Claude TK Estalella walks. Rudy K Roenicke doubles to right field. Claude TK Estalella uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wilmer Chavez grounds out to the shortstop. Art K McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Tommy Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Mad Max flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Laxton walks. Jim Nunez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Herman walks. Blackie Lawless Jr. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene K Pettini lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Smith doubles to center field. Charlie Herman scores. Billy Devarez strikes out. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Carl Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Brutus Baxter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Halladay singles to left field. Blackie Lawless Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella triples. Rudy K Roenicke grounds out to the pitcher. Wilmer Chavez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Claude TK Estalella scores. Sam McDavid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art K McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Scott Kelly walks. Tommy Lee strikes out. Mad Max flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Laxton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charlie Herman singles to left field. Passed ball. Charlie Herman advances to second. Gene K Pettini lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Charlie Herman is thrown out at third. Mike Smith flies out to the left fielder. Billy Devarez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gene K Pettini is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jim Nunez singles past the first baseman. Carl Lewis grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Nunez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brutus Baxter singles to right field. Mike Halladay singles to right field. Carl Lewis scores. Sam McDavid lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava doubles to center field. Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Rudy K Roenicke flies out to the center fielder. Wilmer Chavez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Tommy Lee singles to center field. Tommy Lee is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mad Max singles to left field. Akihiko Ota 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. Johnny Laxton flies out to the right fielder. Jim Nunez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Art K McDonald lines out to the pitcher. Charlie Herman grounds out to the second baseman. Ox TK Cubillan is pinch hitting for Akihiko Ota. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ox TK Cubillan doubles to center field. Mike Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Bert TK Terry pitching. Carl Lewis singles to center field. Brutus Baxter pops out to the catcher. Mike Halladay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl Lewis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Boyd is pinch hitting for Sam McDavid. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Rosecrans pitching. Billy Devarez singles to left field. Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Claude TK Estalella walks. Rudy K Roenicke walks. Billy Devarez scores. Hunter Hollywood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wilmer Chavez strikes out. Art K McDonald grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Tomokazu T Kuzava is out at home. Charlie Herman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Dutch K Young enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Smith at 1B. Alf T Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scott Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Lee flies out to the center fielder. Mad Max is hit by a pitch. Mad Max steals second. Johnny Laxton walks. Jim Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Mike Smith (7), Tomokazu T Kuzava (8), Rudy K Roenicke (5), Ox TK Cubillan (6).3B - Claude TK Estalella (4).SF - Wilmer Chavez. Baserunning: SB - Billy Devarez (11), Wilmer Chavez (5). Fielding: E - Tomokazu T Kuzava.
Game Notes Tommy Lee is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernie K Burns improves in contact_vs_righty Tom W German did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry K Forsch improves in velocity Jack K Tischinski did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie K Burns did not respond to coaching in SS
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Josh Reardon did not respond to coaching in range Vance Gagliano improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Billings did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Richards improves in arm