Win: John Sasaki (5-3) Loss: Clay Crawford (1-9)
Save: Bill Mueller (5)
Inning: 1 Seattle Clay Crawford pitching. Red Graham flies out to the right fielder. Ray Gaspar flies out to the left fielder. Freddie Brizzolara singles to left field. Julio Neill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Sasaki pitching. J.D. Virgil flies out to the left fielder. Scott Crow flies out to the center fielder. Scott Ciardi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Joe Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Byung-Hyun Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Frank Frazier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Roger Husta doubles to right field. Bill James flies out to the left fielder. Ron Wells flies out to the center fielder. Urbane Crowley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Scrappy Stottlemyre strikes out. John Sasaki strikes out. Red Graham grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jeff Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. J.D. Virgil flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Ray Gaspar singles to right field. Freddie Brizzolara grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Gaspar advances to second on the play. Julio Neill grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Gaspar advances to third on the play. Joe Gonzalez singles past the third baseman. Ray Gaspar scores. Byung-Hyun Donahue flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Scott Crow grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Ciardi singles to left field. Roger Husta bunts for a base hit. Bill James flies out to the right fielder. Ron Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Seattle Frank Frazier walks. Scrappy Stottlemyre flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Sasaki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Urbane Crowley pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Martinez strikes out. Clay Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Ray Gaspar singles to right field. Freddie Brizzolara flies out to the center fielder. Julio Neill hits a home run. Ray Gaspar scores. Joe Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Byung-Hyun Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota J.D. Virgil reached on a 2-base throwing error by Freddie Brizzolara. Scott Crow singles to left field. J.D. Virgil scores. Scott Ciardi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Crow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Ciardi steals second. Roger Husta grounds out to the shortstop. Bill James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Frank Frazier singles to center field. Scrappy Stottlemyre grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. John Sasaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ron Wells grounds out to the pitcher. Urbane Crowley doubles to center field. Jeff Martinez singles to left field. Urbane Crowley scores. George Martin is pinch hitting for Clay Crawford. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Martinez advances to second on the play. J.D. Virgil strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Steven Webster pitching. Red Graham flies out to the center fielder. Ray Gaspar grounds out to the second baseman. Freddie Brizzolara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Scott Crow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Ciardi strikes out. Roger Husta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Julio Neill singles to center field. Joe Gonzalez walks. Byung-Hyun Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Frank Frazier strikes out. Scrappy Stottlemyre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill James grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Wells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbane Crowley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Seattle total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes George Martin is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Bartirome did not respond to coaching in velocity John Hamlin did not respond to coaching in range Don Hudson did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Jones did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Craghead did not respond to coaching in velocity Sid Holton improves in power_vs_righty Wally Bolling improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Bailey improves in contact_vs_righty