Win: Ivan Riggan (3-4) Loss: Dutch Ellingsen (2-6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ivan Riggan pitching. Tim Lyons singles to center field. George Kilduff flies out to the left fielder. Franklin Redmon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sal MacCormack singles to right field. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Dutch Ellingsen pitching. Bob Decker hits a home run. Jack Storie strikes out. Wes Jones strikes out. Overton Chalmers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker lines out to the second baseman. Bruno Clemensen flies out to the center fielder. Marty Anderson walks. Dutch Ellingsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Gene Fultz singles to right field. John Woods grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Robby Brock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Lyons pops out to the first baseman. George Kilduff singles to center field. Franklin Redmon singles to left field. George Kilduff advances to third on the hit. Sal MacCormack strikes out. Rickey McCloskey singles past the shortstop. George Kilduff scores. Doug Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bill Mejia singles to right field. Ivan Riggan pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bob Decker singles to right field. Bill Mejia advances to third on the hit. Bob Decker steals second. Jack Storie strikes out. Wes Jones doubles to left field. Bill Mejia scores. Bob Decker scores. Overton Chalmers doubles to left field. Wes Jones scores. Gene Fultz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bruno Clemensen singles to right field. Marty Anderson bunts for a base hit. Dutch Ellingsen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Bruno Clemensen scores. Marty Anderson advances to third on the play. George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles John Woods singles to center field. Robby Brock flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mejia walks. Ivan Riggan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Franklin Redmon pops out to the third baseman. Sal MacCormack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey McCloskey doubles to right field. Doug Shoemaker is hit by a pitch. Bruno Clemensen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Jack Storie flies out to the center fielder. Wes Jones strikes out. Overton Chalmers flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Jim Werth flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Ellingsen flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Gene Fultz singles to center field. John Woods flies out to the right fielder. Robby Brock walks. Bill Mejia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Fultz advances to third on the play. Robby Brock advances to second on the play. Dave Karp is pinch hitting for Ivan Riggan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Karp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alberto Pena pitching. George Kilduff flies out to the left fielder. Franklin Redmon walks. Sal MacCormack strikes out. Rickey McCloskey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Franklin Redmon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Harry Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Decker strikes out. Jack Storie flies out to the right fielder. Wes Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the third baseman. Bruno Clemensen flies out to the right fielder. Waite Hendrickson is pinch hitting for Jim Werth. Waite Hendrickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Overton Chalmers walks. Gene Fultz pops out to the shortstop. John Woods walks. Robby Brock grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Overton Chalmers advances to third on the play. John Woods advances to second on the play. Bill Mejia hits a home run. Overton Chalmers scores. John Woods scores. Paul Felderman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Childress is pinch hitting for Alberto Pena. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Childress doubles past the third baseman. Bill Childress steals third. Bob Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Billy Purcell pitching. Dizzy Wilmet is pinch hitting for Paul Felderman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dizzy Wilmet pops out to the first baseman. Tim Lyons pops out to the third baseman. Bud Romanick is pinch hitting for George Kilduff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Romanick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Wes Jones (3), Overton Chalmers (8), Bill Childress (4).HR - Bob Decker (5), Bill Mejia (2).GIDP - John Woods. Baserunning: SB - Bob Decker (14), Bill Childress (2).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Weldon Gagnon did not respond to coaching in control Mike Beltre did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Soriano improves in power_vs_righty Curt Vidal improves in range Rance Velasquez improves in arm Ricky Goossen did not respond to coaching in speed Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ruben Garcia improves in control Truck Kell did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Simons did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Brady improves in contact_vs_righty Dennis Delahanty improves in arm Red Smith improves in range Dennis Delahanty improves in CF