Inning: 1 Minnesota Steele Fortress pitching. Ethan Braun pops out to the third baseman. Maddy Castino pops out to the second baseman. Joe Battey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Nate Hawkins pitching. Ken Jarvis flies out to the left fielder. Gravity Goldberg doubles to center field. Precious Orji flies out to the left fielder. Rockwell Bonecutter singles to right field. Gravity Goldberg scores. Vern Collier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ezra Carew walks. Pedro Cruz singles to center field. Rich Sixsmith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ezra Carew advances to third on the play. Casey Cuddyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Takayuki Kobayashi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mercedes Bunz grounds out to the second baseman. Alpha McMath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gary Winters singles to right field. Nate Hawkins lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Gary Winters forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ethan Braun flies out to the center fielder. Maddy Castino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Steele Fortress strikes out. Ken Jarvis walks. Gravity Goldberg grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Jarvis advances to second on the play. Precious Orji flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Battey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Takayuki Kobayashi. Ezra Carew strikes out. Pedro Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Battey advances to third on the play. Rich Sixsmith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Rockwell Bonecutter grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Collier strikes out. Takayuki Kobayashi walks. Mercedes Bunz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Takayuki Kobayashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Winters strikes out. Nate Hawkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Alpha McMath singles to right field. Steele Fortress fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steele Fortress flies out to the right fielder. Ken Jarvis strikes out. Gravity Goldberg pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ethan Braun grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Maddy Castino walks. Joe Battey grounds out to the third baseman. Maddy Castino advances to second on the play. Ezra Carew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Precious Orji strikes out. Rockwell Bonecutter strikes out. Vern Collier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pedro Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Sixsmith pops out to the shortstop. Casey Cuddyer singles to center field. Gary Winters pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Takayuki Kobayashi doubles to right field. Mercedes Bunz doubles to right field. Takayuki Kobayashi scores. Alpha McMath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mercedes Bunz advances to third on the play. Steele Fortress grounds out to the second baseman. Mercedes Bunz scores. Ken Jarvis singles to right field. Gravity Goldberg singles to left field. Ken Jarvis advances to third on the hit. Precious Orji doubles to center field. Ken Jarvis scores. Gravity Goldberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kevin Dreifort comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rockwell Bonecutter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Kevin Dreifort. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bubba Thompson singles to center field. Ethan Braun strikes out. Maddy Castino flies out to the left fielder. Joe Battey walks. Ezra Carew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Ron Reardon pitching. Tony Orlandoni is pinch hitting for Vern Collier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Orlandoni strikes out. Mike Diaper is pinch hitting for Takayuki Kobayashi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Diaper strikes out. Mercedes Bunz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pedro Cruz hits a home run. Rich Sixsmith triples. Porsnak Pongthong comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Casey Cuddyer flies out to the left fielder. Gary Winters grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Sixsmith scores. Niko Landreaux is pinch hitting for Ron Reardon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Niko Landreaux walks. Erby Ferby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ethan Braun strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Chicago total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lew Weyhing did not respond to coaching in range Joe Smith improves in velocity Lew Weyhing did not respond to coaching in arm Brian Bailey improves in power_vs_righty Mack Lawton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Kinnunen improves in contact_vs_lefty Gennaro Bizzaro did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Ciaffone did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.