Win: Mal Blake (1-1) Loss: Denny Wardle (3-6)
Save: Tom Rambert (9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Denny Wardle pitching. Jim Borbon singles to right field. Bill Roper grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Borbon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Roper steals second. Jose Bobb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Roper advances to third on the play. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Mal Blake pitching. Tom Figueroa singles to right field. Eric Lawry walks. Wayne Griner strikes out. T.J. Towns strikes out. Benny Batts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Thomas Pfister pops out to the shortstop. Matt Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Consolo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Chris Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Webster strikes out. Cisco Kid Klugman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jake Jacobs walks. Mal Blake lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Borbon singles to center field. Jake Jacobs scores. Bill Roper flies out to the left fielder. Jose Bobb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Borbon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Denny Wardle strikes out. Tom Figueroa flies out to the right fielder. Eric Lawry hits a home run. Wayne Griner walks. T.J. Towns pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rob Daugherty grounds out to the shortstop. Thomas Pfister singles to center field. Matt Mitchell singles to center field. Billy Consolo doubles to left field. Thomas Pfister scores. Jake Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Mitchell scores. Mal Blake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Benny Batts singles to left field. Chris Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Webster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Borbon singles to center field. Bill Roper walks. Jose Bobb grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Roper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rob Daugherty walks. John Schnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Thomas Pfister doubles to center field. Jim Borbon scores. Jose Bobb scores. Rob Daugherty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Thomas Pfister advances to third on the play. Billy Consolo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Cisco Kid Klugman singles to center field. John Schnell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Figueroa grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Lawry singles to left field. Cisco Kid Klugman scores. Wayne Griner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jake Jacobs strikes out. Mal Blake reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Figueroa. Jim Borbon grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Roper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore T.J. Towns strikes out. Benny Batts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chris Davis walks. Bobby Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jose Bobb singles to center field. Rob Daugherty hits an infield single to the pitcher. Thomas Pfister pops out to the second baseman. Matt Mitchell strikes out. Billy Consolo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Lou Davison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Mitchell at RF. Cisco Kid Klugman flies out to the right fielder. John Schnell strikes out. Tom Figueroa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jake Jacobs grounds out to the third baseman. Mal Blake flies out to the center fielder. Jim Borbon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Eric Lawry singles to right field. Wayne Griner singles to left field. Ed Palmquist 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. T.J. Towns flies out to the left fielder. Benny Batts strikes out. Chris Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Roper doubles to right field. Jose Bobb singles to center field. Bill Roper scores. Tom Duggan is pinch hitting for Rob Daugherty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Duggan walks. Thomas Pfister flies out to the left fielder. Lou Davison strikes out. Barry Rogers is pinch hitting for Billy Consolo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barry Rogers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bobby Webster lines out to the shortstop. Cisco Kid Klugman walks. Todd Oakly is pinch hitting for John Schnell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Todd Oakly pops out to the catcher. Mickey Wilson is pinch hitting for Tom Figueroa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Wilson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Roper. Eric Lawry singles to center field. Cisco Kid Klugman scores. Mickey Wilson scores. Tom Rambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wayne Griner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ralph Strickland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lefty Petagine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Eibel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Frye improves in range Johnny John did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jophery Patterson did not respond to coaching in speed
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chico Santos did not respond to coaching in control U.B. Slade did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Owchinko did not respond to coaching in control John Mathes improves in contact_vs_lefty Walter Moeller improves in power_vs_lefty U.B. Slade did not respond to coaching in velocity George Helfrich did not respond to coaching in CF