Win: Roberto Ferdinand (8-0) Loss: Phil Zanni (15-9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Roberto Ferdinand pitching. Adam Boisclair pops out to the first baseman. Fran Malinosky walks. Gary Austin walks. Bill Carroll strikes out. Rod Amelung grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Phil Zanni pitching. Freddie Rutherford flies out to the left fielder. Roy Okomoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommie Juliet singles to left field. John Stewman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Russ Snyder pops out to the catcher. Brian Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Dan Belden walks. Phil Zanni pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Lewis Lavender singles to left field. Lewis Lavender steals second. Shintaro Furuya walks. Gerald Hofeldt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lewis Lavender advances to third on the play. Shintaro Furuya advances to second on the play. Sandy Amoros walks. Roberto Ferdinand grounds out to the third baseman. Lewis Lavender scores. Shintaro Furuya advances to third on the play. Sandy Amoros advances to second on the play. Freddie Rutherford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Adam Boisclair walks. Fran Malinosky grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gary Austin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Roy Okomoto grounds out to the second baseman. Tommie Juliet strikes out. John Stewman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Amelung singles to right field. Rod Amelung is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Russ Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Lewis Lavender strikes out. Shintaro Furuya singles to right field. Gerald Hofeldt hits a home run. Shintaro Furuya scores. Sandy Amoros doubles to center field. Roberto Ferdinand flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Rutherford doubles to left field. Sandy Amoros scores. Roy Okomoto doubles to right field. Freddie Rutherford scores. Tommie Juliet flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Brian Mulligan pops out to the third baseman. Dan Belden singles to center field. Phil Zanni lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Adam Boisclair singles to center field. Dan Belden scores. Fran Malinosky grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Adam Boisclair is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago John Stewman hits a home run. Lewis Lavender flies out to the right fielder. Shintaro Furuya singles in front of the right fielder. Gerald Hofeldt flies out to the center fielder. Shintaro Furuya steals second. Sandy Amoros strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gary Austin strikes out. Bill Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Rod Amelung flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Roberto Ferdinand strikes out. Freddie Rutherford walks. Freddie Rutherford is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Okomoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Russ Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Brian Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dan Belden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Tommie Juliet grounds out to the shortstop. John Stewman grounds out to the shortstop. Lewis Lavender strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Phil Zanni strikes out. Adam Boisclair strikes out. Ron Black is pinch hitting for Fran Malinosky. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Black doubles to left field. Gary Austin walks. Birdie Huskey is pinch hitting for Bill Carroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Birdie Huskey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Shintaro Furuya walks. Gerald Hofeldt flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Amoros flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! John Lutz is pinch hitting for Roberto Ferdinand . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Lutz walks. Freddie Rutherford singles to center field. Shintaro Furuya scores. John Lutz advances to third on the hit. Roy Okomoto singles to right field. John Lutz scores. Freddie Rutherford advances to third on the hit. Scott Greenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Tommie Juliet flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hilton Smith pitching. Sohichiro Hirayama is pinch hitting for Rod Amelung. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sohichiro Hirayama strikes out. Russ Snyder singles to right field. Brian Mulligan strikes out. Leo Fabregas is pinch hitting for Dan Belden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Fabregas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Faircloth improves in range Ron Faircloth improves in arm Buddy Barnicle improves in range Carlton Clancy improves in arm Elmer Lira did not respond to coaching in 1B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Francisco Pena did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Shawn Gallagher did not respond to coaching in velocity Cecil Parks did not respond to coaching in speed Sadik Hakim improves in arm