Win: John Sasaki (14-11) Loss: Mike Platt (4-6)
Save: Jimmy Gardner (34)
Inning: 1 Seattle Mike Platt pitching. Red Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Neill is hit by a pitch. Freddie Brizzolara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Julio Neill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scrappy Stottlemyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Sasaki pitching. J.D. Virgil doubles past the center fielder. Scott Crow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J.D. Virgil advances to third on the play. Scott Ciardi strikes out. Roger Husta singles to center field. J.D. Virgil scores. Ed Salmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Byung-Hyun Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Joe Gonzalez lines out to the first baseman. Ray Gaspar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Urbane Crowley pops out to the first baseman. Merle Schulze lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Chuck Ward strikes out. John Sasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Red Graham pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Platt strikes out. J.D. Virgil singles to center field. J.D. Virgil is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Scott Crow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Julio Neill grounds out to the shortstop. Freddie Brizzolara walks. Scrappy Stottlemyre walks. Freddie Brizzolara gets picked off second (1-6). Byung-Hyun Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Scott Ciardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Husta bunts for a base hit. Ed Salmon grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Husta advances to second on the play. Ron Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Joe Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Gaspar singles to right field. Ray Gaspar steals second. Chuck Ward hits a home run. Ray Gaspar scores. John Sasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Red Graham doubles to center field. Julio Neill walks. Freddie Brizzolara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Julio Neill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Urbane Crowley grounds out to the second baseman. Merle Schulze strikes out. Mike Platt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Scrappy Stottlemyre walks. Byung-Hyun Donahue strikes out. Joe Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Ray Gaspar singles to right field. Scrappy Stottlemyre advances to third on the hit. Chuck Ward singles to left field. Scrappy Stottlemyre scores. Ray Gaspar advances to third on the hit. John Sasaki singles to right field. Ray Gaspar scores. Red Graham singles to left field. Chuck Ward scores. John Sasaki advances to third on the hit. Chris Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Neill strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota J.D. Virgil lines out to the second baseman. Scott Crow strikes out. Scott Ciardi singles to left field. Scott Ciardi steals second. Roger Husta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Freddie Brizzolara walks. Freddie Brizzolara steals second. Scrappy Stottlemyre singles to right field. Freddie Brizzolara scores. Byung-Hyun Donahue strikes out. Joe Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Adonis Duarte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Gaspar reached on a fielding error by J.D. Virgil. Chuck Ward pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Salmon flies out to the center fielder. Ron Wells singles to right field. Urbane Crowley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle John Sasaki strikes out. Red Graham strikes out. Julio Neill singles to right field. Freddie Brizzolara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Julio Neill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Merle Schulze walks. Jeff Martinez is pinch hitting for Adonis Duarte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jeff Martinez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. J.D. Virgil reached on a fielding error by John Sasaki. Scott Crow singles to left field. Scott Ciardi triples. J.D. Virgil scores. Scott Crow scores. Roger Husta singles to right field. Scott Ciardi scores. Ed Salmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Rudy Spencer pitching. Scrappy Stottlemyre grounds out to the shortstop. Byung-Hyun Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Joe Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmy Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ron Wells strikes out. Urbane Crowley walks. Merle Schulze flies out to the center fielder. Bill James is pinch hitting for Rudy Spencer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill James singles to left field. Urbane Crowley advances to third on the hit. J.D. Virgil walks. Scott Crow walks. Urbane Crowley scores. Scott Ciardi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Seattle total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Red Graham (29).HR - Chuck Ward (5).HBP - Julio Neill (2). Baserunning: SB - Freddie Brizzolara (12), Ray Gaspar (13). Fielding: E - John Sasaki.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ross Griffin did not respond to coaching in control Rob Deal did not respond to coaching in control Frank Frazier improves in range Ed Connelly improves in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jorge Kahdot improves in contact_vs_righty Roy White did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Craghead did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Heinkel improves in range George Martin did not respond to coaching in C