Win: Jeff Branch (8-8) Loss: Sam Seaborn (9-3)
Save: Joel Estock (41)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Howard pitching. Leo McGarry strikes out. Art Henninger singles to center field. Bob Gumpert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Josh Lyman pitching. Charlie Steineder hits a home run. Eddie Aloma grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Fowler flies out to the right fielder. Gary Hoover pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charles Young grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Pettit strikes out. Yoshio Mochizuki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Dot Lutz flies out to the left fielder. Sam Ball flies out to the right fielder. Hector McGhee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shinobu Kawanishi grounds out to the third baseman. Lev Lalev grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Josh Lyman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Darrel Sisk grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Howard strikes out. Charlie Steineder lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Leo McGarry singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Art Henninger singles to right field. Leo McGarry scores. Bob Gumpert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Henninger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charles Young grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gumpert advances to second on the play. Johnny Pettit flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Eddie Aloma strikes out. Ron Fowler doubles past the left fielder. Gary Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. Dot Lutz singles to center field. Ron Fowler scores. Sam Ball lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoshio Mochizuki singles to center field. Shinobu Kawanishi hits a home run. Yoshio Mochizuki scores. Lev Lalev strikes out. Josh Lyman singles to right field. Leo McGarry grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Hector McGhee pops out to the catcher. Darrel Sisk singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Howard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Howard grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Darrel Sisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Steineder singles to center field. Eddie Aloma walks. Ron Fowler hits a home run. Joe Howard scores. Charlie Steineder scores. Eddie Aloma scores. Gary Hoover singles to right field. Dot Lutz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Art Henninger grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gumpert singles to center field. Charles Young walks. Johnny Pettit doubles to center field. Bob Gumpert scores. Charles Young uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lee Suche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshio Mochizuki grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Pettit advances to third on the play. Shinobu Kawanishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Sam Ball flies out to the right fielder. Hector McGhee strikes out. Darrel Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lev Lalev pops out to the shortstop. Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for Josh Lyman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo McGarry reached on a 2-base fielding error by Sam Ball. Art Henninger singles to right field. Leo McGarry scores. Bob Gumpert singles to center field. Charles Young grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Gumpert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Sam Seaborn pitching. Chick Dunkle is pinch hitting for Lee Suche. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Chick Dunkle flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Steineder grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Aloma grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jeff Branch pitching. Johnny Pettit grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshio Mochizuki singles to right field. Shinobu Kawanishi pops out to the shortstop. Lev Lalev strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ron Fowler singles to center field. Gary Hoover triples. Ron Fowler scores. Dot Lutz strikes out. Albie Murray is pinch hitting for Sam Ball. Albie Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gary Hoover scores. Danny Concannon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector McGhee singles to center field. Darrel Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joel Estock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Knode is pinch hitting for Danny Concannon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Knode strikes out. Leo McGarry hits a home run. Art Henninger grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Baltimore total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Sam Ball is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Naoyuki Ohata did not respond to coaching in control Jerald Hoeft did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Bearse improves in velocity Ellis Kinney did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Doe improves in CF
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Banister improves in arm Ed McLaughlin improves in control Garry McMackin did not respond to coaching in endurance Andy Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity