Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mike Bailor pitching. Bob Decker flies out to the left fielder. Jack Storie flies out to the center fielder. Robby Brock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Alberto Pena pitching. Bud Romanick grounds out to the shortstop. Franklin Redmon singles to right field. Bill Jonnard singles to right field. Franklin Redmon advances to third on the hit. Jim Werth walks. Shawn Doheny walks. Franklin Redmon scores. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Bill Jonnard scores. Doug Shoemaker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Overton Chalmers doubles to center field. Mike Gonzalez strikes out. John Woods flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mejia lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey lines out to the second baseman. Mike Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Bud Romanick singles to right field. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Wes Jones doubles to right field. Alberto Pena fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alberto Pena flies out to the center fielder. Bob Decker strikes out. Jack Storie doubles to center field. Wes Jones scores. Robby Brock pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Jonnard lines out to the third baseman. Jim Werth singles past the shortstop. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Jim Werth steals second. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Overton Chalmers flies out to the center fielder. Mike Gonzalez singles to right field. John Woods flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the third baseman. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Wes Jones pops out to the shortstop. Alberto Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Decker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bud Romanick grounds out to the pitcher. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jack Storie hits a home run. Robby Brock flies out to the right fielder. Overton Chalmers singles to center field. Mike Gonzalez strikes out. John Woods grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Werth flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moonlight Blyzka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Dave Karp is pinch hitting for Bill Mejia. Dave Karp grounds out to the pitcher. Wes Jones singles to left field. Bill Childress is pinch hitting for Alberto Pena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Childress walks. Bob Decker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Miller pitching. Chad Heim enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Karp at C. Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Rickey McCloskey singles to left field. Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Mike Bailor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Bud Romanick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Burt Clinton pitching. Jack Storie flies out to the right fielder. Robby Brock reached on a fielding error by Shawn Doheny. Overton Chalmers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robby Brock advances to second on the play. Mike Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Franklin Redmon grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Jonnard singles to center field. Jim Werth singles to center field. Bill Jonnard advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Werth advances to second on the play. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles John Woods pops out to the first baseman. Chad Heim doubles to right field. Wes Jones strikes out. Ken Hilly is pinch hitting for Ed Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ken Hilly singles to left field. Chad Heim is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Billy Purcell pitching. Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey McCloskey doubles to left field. Tim Lyons is pinch hitting for Burt Clinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Lyons singles to center field. Rickey McCloskey scores. Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Burt Clinton is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ben Simons did not respond to coaching in control Pat Curtis improves in contact_vs_lefty Ruben Garcia improves in control Billy Smith did not respond to coaching in control Mark Purtell improves in power_vs_lefty Ben Simons did not respond to coaching in control T.J. Ortiz did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Weldon Gagnon did not respond to coaching in control Ed Aaron improves in control Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in velocity Rance Velasquez improves in contact_vs_righty Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B