Win: Stan Niles (2-0) Loss: Steve Kelly (1-1)
Save: Billy Stevens (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Earle Campbell pitching. Dave Misse walks. Tim Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Toshio Kajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Steve Kelly pitching. Mike Fohl hits a home run. Danny Williams pops out to the first baseman. Vic Zeiser walks. Tommy Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Zeiser advances to second on the play. Luis Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Keith Irwin strikes out. Joe Sackinsky doubles to right field. Don Stearns singles to left field. Joe Sackinsky scores. Bud Rodas singles to left field. Don Stearns advances to third on the hit. Jack Gonzales singles to left field. Don Stearns scores. Steve Kelly lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Dave Misse grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Shawn Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Herrera singles to left field. Steve Moore walks. Earle Campbell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Earle Campbell grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Steve Moore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Fohl grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Toshio Kajima singles to right field. Keith Irwin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shawn Sanders. Joe Sackinsky flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Toshio Kajima scores. Don Stearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Danny Williams singles to left field. Danny Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vic Zeiser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Sanders grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bud Rodas singles to right field. Bud Rodas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Gonzales strikes out. Steve Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Luis Sasaki singles to center field. Shawn Sanders grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Luis Sasaki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Herrera pops out to the first baseman. Steve Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Misse singles to right field. Tim Smith pops out to the first baseman. Toshio Kajima singles to left field. Dave Misse advances to third on the hit. Toshio Kajima is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Keith Irwin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Earle Campbell strikes out. Mike Fohl grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky singles to left field. Don Stearns grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Sackinsky advances to second on the play. Bud Rodas flies out to the center fielder. Jack Gonzales flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Vic Zeiser grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Sanders lines out to the third baseman. Luis Sasaki singles to left field. Shawn Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Misse strikes out. Tim Smith walks. Toshio Kajima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Mike Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Moore flies out to the left fielder. Earle Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Keith Irwin doubles past the right fielder. Stan Niles 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. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Don Stearns walks. Bud Rodas lines out to the first baseman. Jack Gonzales grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Mike Fohl hits a home run. Danny Williams doubles past the first baseman. Vic Zeiser flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Sanders hits a home run. Danny Williams scores. John Porter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Sasaki grounds out to the pitcher. Shawn Sanders hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mike Herrera hits a home run. Shawn Sanders scores. George Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johan Brazill is pinch hitting for George Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johan Brazill grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Misse strikes out. Tim Smith singles to right field. Tim Smith steals second. Toshio Kajima singles to right field. Tim Smith scores. Billy Stevens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keith Irwin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toshio Kajima is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 New York total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Keith Irwin (3), Joe Sackinsky (2).SF - Joe Sackinsky.GIDP - Dave Misse, Tim Smith. Baserunning: SB - Tim Smith (1).CS - Toshio Kajima (2), Bud Rodas (1).
Batting:2B - Danny Williams (3).HR - Mike Fohl 2 (3), Tommy Sanders (2), Mike Herrera (1). Baserunning: CS - Danny Williams (3). Fielding: E - Shawn Sanders.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Temple Shirley improves in power_vs_righty Tomohiro Nakada did not respond to coaching in control Archie Hooper did not respond to coaching in arm 'Dandy' Dan Daniels did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty 'Dandy' Dan Daniels did not respond to coaching in 3B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Batista improves in power_vs_lefty Pat Merritt did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Shea improves in arm Bucky Valdez improves in range Mike Shea did not respond to coaching in 2B