Win: Ollie McConnell (4-0) Loss: Koji Kuroda (1-3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ollie McConnell pitching. Frank Land singles to right field. Bill May strikes out. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mulligan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Land is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Anaheim Koji Kuroda pitching. Jim Augustine grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Scioscia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Guy Miranda strikes out. John Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Zubal singles past the third baseman. Sammy Halladay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Roy Ponce strikes out. Tatsuo Saito strikes out. Frank Murphy singles to center field. John Correll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Koji Kuroda singles to center field. Frank Land flies out to the left fielder. Bill May reached on a fielding error by Tom Freeman. Matt Saberhagen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill May is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Anaheim Cliff Roque reached on a 2-base throwing error by Koji Kuroda. Ollie McConnell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Augustine grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Guy Miranda flies out to the left fielder. John Gwosdz singles to right field. Jon Zubal lines out to the shortstop. Sammy Halladay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Gwosdz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Ray Scioscia walks. Roy Ponce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Scioscia advances to second on the play. Ray Scioscia steals third. Tatsuo Saito strikes out. Frank Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Koji Kuroda grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Land grounds out to the third baseman. Bill May singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill May is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim John Correll doubles to center field. Cliff Roque walks. Ollie McConnell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ollie McConnell grounds out to the pitcher. John Correll advances to third on the play. Cliff Roque advances to second on the play. Jim Augustine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Correll scores. Cliff Roque advances to third on the play. Tom Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Mulligan bunts for a base hit. Bill Mulligan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Guy Miranda pops out to the first baseman. John Gwosdz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Anaheim Ray Scioscia walks. Roy Ponce singles to left field. Tatsuo Saito walks. Frank Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ray Scioscia scores. John Correll walks. Cliff Roque strikes out. Ollie McConnell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jon Zubal grounds out to the catcher. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Koji Kuroda walks. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Jim Augustine pops out to the shortstop. Tom Freeman strikes out. Ray Scioscia singles to center field. Ray Scioscia steals second. Guy Miranda throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Roy Ponce doubles past the center fielder. Ray Scioscia scores. Tatsuo Saito grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill May strikes out. Matt Saberhagen pops out to the first baseman. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Anaheim Matteo Darmian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Frank Murphy strikes out. John Correll singles past the second baseman. Cliff Roque doubles to center field. John Correll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Wasinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Marion is pinch hitting for Ollie McConnell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brad Marion hits a home run. Cliff Roque scores. Jim Augustine grounds out to the third baseman. Diego Forlan is pinch hitting for Tom Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Diego Forlan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Milt Taylor pitching. Guy Miranda grounds out to the shortstop. John Gwosdz hits a home run. Jon Zubal grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Anaheim total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Roy Ponce (3), John Correll (4), Cliff Roque (4).HR - Brad Marion (3).SF - Frank Murphy. Baserunning: SB - Ray Scioscia 2 (12). Fielding: E - Tom Freeman.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom McCaffery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brian Herbel did not respond to coaching in speed Carl Gorecki improves in power_vs_righty Tom McCaffery improves in range
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Deer did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Banks did not respond to coaching in speed Corky Schoendienst did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Irv Encarnacion did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Banks did not respond to coaching in SS