Inning: 1 Seattle Lefty Hoak pitching. Yasuhiro Yamazaki grounds out to the shortstop. Eppa Reynolds singles to center field. Eppa Reynolds steals second. Rick Blanco triples. Eppa Reynolds scores. Dave Tiernan grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Blanco scores. Mo Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Eduardo Tatis pitching. Tim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kilduff walks. Carroll Diaz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Kilduff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shawn Doheny pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Rod Kinzy strikes out. Dave Borchers triples. Luke Sawatski flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Borchers scores. Eduardo Tatis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Rickey McCloskey singles to right field. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Lefty Hoak singles to right field. Tim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Seattle Yasuhiro Yamazaki flies out to the left fielder. Eppa Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. Rick Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Dave Tiernan walks. Mo Mejia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Tiernan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rod Kinzy grounds out to the third baseman. Mo Mejia advances to second on the play. Dave Borchers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Luke Sawatski grounds out to the shortstop. Eduardo Tatis grounds out to the shortstop. Yasuhiro Yamazaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marty Durham is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Marty Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Hoak pops out to the third baseman. Tim Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Sal MacCormack enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Durham at C. Eppa Reynolds strikes out. Rick Blanco flies out to the center fielder. Dave Tiernan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Kilduff strikes out. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Mo Mejia walks. Rod Kinzy walks. Dave Borchers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mo Mejia advances to third on the play. Luke Sawatski walks. Eduardo Tatis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Kinslow strikes out. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Rickey McCloskey doubles to left field. Sal MacCormack singles to right field. Herm Schalk is pinch hitting for Lefty Hoak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Herm Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Harry Fuller pitching. Yasuhiro Yamazaki strikes out. Eppa Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Blanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chad Chase 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. Tim Lyons walks. George Kilduff grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carroll Diaz walks. Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Dave Tiernan pops out to the shortstop. Mo Mejia flies out to the right fielder. Rod Kinzy hits a home run. Dave Borchers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Kinslow strikes out. Bill Jonnard flies out to the right fielder. Rickey McCloskey reached on a fielding error by Mo Mejia. Sal MacCormack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Batting:3B - Rick Blanco (7), Dave Borchers (4).HR - Rod Kinzy (6).SF - Luke Sawatski.GIDP - Dave Borchers. Baserunning: SB - Eppa Reynolds (13). Fielding: E - Mo Mejia.
Game Notes Harry Fuller is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cot Sewell did not respond to coaching in range Paul Sothern improves in speed Tony Brill did not respond to coaching in arm Monty Daniel did not respond to coaching in control Tony Brill improves in speed Cot Sewell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tony Brill did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ricky Goossen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marty Anderson improves in range Kevin Spencer did not respond to coaching in endurance Harvey Gabler did not respond to coaching in arm Turk Yount did not respond to coaching in control Bud Romanick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty