Win: Stan Bell (1-0) Loss: Fred Larose (0-1)
Save: Dickie Noles (2)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Stan Bell pitching. Buttons Green flies out to the center fielder. Rick Burg strikes out. Roy Mason walks. Harry Clough flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Larose pitching. Luke Such walks. Lenny Randle singles to left field. Luis Guillorme grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lenny Randle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Wohlford strikes out. Hunter White doubles to left field. Luke Such scores. Cliff Shindle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Gary Harper triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Gerald Mathis pops out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Red Harvey walks. Brian Redmond grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Harper scores. Red Harvey advances to second on the play. Fred Larose flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rey Ordonez singles to right field. Neal Bodie singles to center field. Rey Ordonez advances to third on the hit. Stan Bell strikes out. Luke Such doubles to left field. Rey Ordonez scores. Neal Bodie uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Esser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lenny Randle strikes out. Luis Guillorme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Buttons Green grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Burg hits a home run. Roy Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Clough strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Wohlford grounds out to the shortstop. Hunter White hits a home run. Cliff Shindle singles to left field. Rey Ordonez doubles to center field. Cliff Shindle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tatsunori Araki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neal Bodie strikes out. Stan Bell is hit by a pitch. Luke Such grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Gary Harper singles to center field. Gerald Mathis walks. Red Harvey strikes out. Brian Redmond grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Harper advances to third on the play. Gerald Mathis advances to second on the play. Tatsunori Araki lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lenny Randle lines out to the third baseman. Luis Guillorme grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Wohlford singles to right field. Hunter White reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Mason. Cliff Shindle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Buttons Green strikes out. Rick Burg singles to center field. Rick Burg is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rey Ordonez strikes out. Neal Bodie grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Bell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Harry Clough doubles to left field. Gary Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Gerald Mathis lines out to the third baseman. Red Harvey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Luke Such grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lenny Randle flies out to the right fielder. Luis Guillorme walks. Bob Wohlford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Tom Wilks is pinch hitting for Brian Redmond. Tom Wilks flies out to the center fielder. Tatsunori Araki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buttons Green singles to right field. Rick Burg singles to center field. Buttons Green advances to third on the hit. Rick Burg steals second. Roy Mason walks. Spud Ducey 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. Harry Clough singles to right field. Buttons Green scores. Rick Burg scores. Gary Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Parisse enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Wilks at C. Hunter White flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Shindle singles to right field. Cliff Shindle steals second. Rey Ordonez grounds out to the third baseman. Neal Bodie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Gerald Mathis singles to center field. Leo Mahaffey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Harvey strikes out. Jim Parisse strikes out. Robert Timlin is pinch hitting for Tatsunori Araki. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gerald Mathis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Art Hinds pitching. Butch Gorman is pinch hitting for Leo Mahaffey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Gorman strikes out. Luke Such singles to center field. Lenny Randle strikes out. Luis Guillorme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Dickie Noles pitching. Danny Mangum is pinch hitting for Art Hinds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Mangum grounds out to the third baseman. Buttons Green flies out to the center fielder. Rick Burg walks. Rick Burg is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Harry Clough (1).3B - Gary Harper (1).HR - Rick Burg (1). Baserunning: SB - Rick Burg (1).CS - Rick Burg 2 (3), Gerald Mathis (2). Fielding: E - Roy Mason.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lynn McKnight improves in contact_vs_righty Roger Kelley improves in range Lynn McKnight did not respond to coaching in range Todd Norman improves in velocity Johnny Sanford improves in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Akers did not respond to coaching in arm Rollie Fingers did not respond to coaching in endurance John Akers improves in range John Akers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Crash Caldwell improves in 1B