Win: Ivan Riggan (2-2) Loss: Dutch Ellingsen (1-4)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Dutch Ellingsen pitching. Bob Decker walks. Felipe Davila singles to right field. Bob Decker advances to third on the hit. Jack Storie singles to center field. Bob Decker scores. Felipe Davila aggressively advances to third on the hit. Overton Chalmers flies out to the left fielder. Wes Jones strikes out. John Woods singles to right field. Felipe Davila scores. Jack Storie advances to third on the hit. Robby Brock strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ivan Riggan pitching. Tim Lyons strikes out. George Kilduff strikes out. Shawn Doheny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Chad Heim grounds out to the shortstop. Ivan Riggan strikes out. Bob Decker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Kinslow singles to left field. Joe Kinslow is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rickey McCloskey singles past the shortstop. Doug Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Felipe Davila singles to right field. Felipe Davila steals second. Felipe Davila steals third. Jack Storie walks. Overton Chalmers hits a home run. Felipe Davila scores. Jack Storie scores. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wes Jones singles to center field. John Woods grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wes Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Robby Brock grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Woods is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chad Heim flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Marty Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Burt Clinton flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lyons walks. George Kilduff hits an infield single to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ivan Riggan strikes out. Bob Decker walks. Felipe Davila grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Decker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Storie singles to left field. Felipe Davila advances to third on the hit. Overton Chalmers hits a home run. Felipe Davila scores. Jack Storie scores. Wes Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the third baseman. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles John Woods pops out to the shortstop. Robby Brock singles past the second baseman. Chad Heim strikes out. Ivan Riggan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Robby Brock is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Jim Werth flies out to the center fielder. Burt Clinton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Bob Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Davila singles to right field. Jack Storie strikes out. Kevin Spencer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Felipe Davila gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Lyons flies out to the right fielder. George Kilduff walks. Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff steals second. Joe Kinslow pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Overton Chalmers hits a home run. Wes Jones doubles to right field. John Woods flies out to the center fielder. Bill Childress is pinch hitting for Robby Brock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Childress doubles past the third baseman. Wes Jones scores. Chad Heim flies out to the left fielder. Ivan Riggan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey singles to right field. Doug Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Jim Werth lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Bob Decker strikes out. Felipe Davila lines out to the third baseman. Jack Storie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dizzy Wilmet is pinch hitting for Kevin Spencer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dizzy Wilmet reached on a fielding error by Wes Jones. Tim Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Bud Romanick is pinch hitting for George Kilduff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Romanick pops out to the first baseman. Shawn Doheny grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dizzy Wilmet is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Harry Fuller pitching. Overton Chalmers grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Jones flies out to the right fielder. John Woods grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey McCloskey triples. Doug Shoemaker hits a home run. Rickey McCloskey scores. Sal MacCormack is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sal MacCormack hits a home run. Jim Werth flies out to the center fielder. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for Harry Fuller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Sheridan doubles to right field. Tim Lyons walks. Billy Purcell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Romanick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Chad Heim is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. Joe Kinslow is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: T.J. Ortiz improves in arm Pat Curtis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Curtis improves in power_vs_righty Jim Brady improves in arm Ruben Garcia improves in control Ruben Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Frank Hutton did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Devon Brown did not respond to coaching in control Cliff Smith improves in speed Mike Beltre improves in range Curt Vidal improves in power_vs_righty Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in velocity Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B