Win: Ryan Stricker (8-11) Loss: Gene Wilmet (9-12)
Inning: 1 New York Gene Wilmet pitching. Brandon Nimmo flies out to the right fielder. Dave Mulliniks flies out to the right fielder. Paul Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ryan Stricker pitching. Brian Mulligan pops out to the shortstop. Rod Amelung singles to center field. Leo Fabregas strikes out. Bill Carroll singles to left field. Rod Amelung advances to third on the hit. Ron Black strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Hank Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Bocek strikes out. Julio Roy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Monte Wacker pops out to the third baseman. Russ Snyder singles to left field. Adam Boisclair doubles to center field. Gene Wilmet strikes out. Brian Mulligan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Al Schlitzer grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Yerkes singles to left field. Ryan Stricker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brandon Nimmo singles to left field. Bob Yerkes scores. Brandon Nimmo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rod Amelung grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Leo Fabregas singles to right field. Bill Carroll walks. Ron Black flies out to the left fielder. Monte Wacker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leo Fabregas is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Dave Mulliniks strikes out. Paul Smith flies out to the center fielder. Hank Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Russ Snyder reached on a fielding error by Hank Smith. Adam Boisclair grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Snyder advances to second on the play. Gene Wilmet singles past the third baseman. Gene Wilmet steals second. Brian Mulligan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Snyder scores. Gene Wilmet advances to third on the play. Rod Amelung singles to center field. Gene Wilmet scores. Leo Fabregas singles to left field. Bill Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Leo Fabregas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Lefty Bocek strikes out. Julio Roy grounds out to the third baseman. Al Schlitzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ron Black flies out to the center fielder. Monte Wacker strikes out. Russ Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bob Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Stricker singles to left field. Brandon Nimmo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Adam Boisclair grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Wilmet strikes out. Brian Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Dave Mulliniks strikes out. Paul Smith singles to center field. Hank Smith pops out to the second baseman. Lefty Bocek hits a home run. Paul Smith scores. Julio Roy singles to right field. Al Schlitzer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rod Amelung flies out to the left fielder. Leo Fabregas strikes out. Bill Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Bob Yerkes doubles past the third baseman. Ryan Stricker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brandon Nimmo strikes out. Dave Mulliniks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ron Black strikes out. Monte Wacker doubles to center field. Russ Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. Adam Boisclair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Paul Smith doubles to center field. Hank Smith walks. Bill Morgan 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. Lefty Bocek doubles to right field. Paul Smith scores. Hank Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Julio Roy flies out to the center fielder. Al Schlitzer hits a home run. Lefty Bocek scores. Bob Yerkes doubles to center field. Ryan Stricker grounds out to the third baseman. Brandon Nimmo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Fran Malinosky is pinch hitting for Bill Morgan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fran Malinosky singles in front of the left fielder. Fran Malinosky steals second. Brian Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Rod Amelung flies out to the right fielder. Leo Fabregas lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Julio Roy is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Ciaffone did not respond to coaching in control Ty Pickering improves in power_vs_lefty Russ Samuels improves in range Fritz Schlitzer did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Hovlik did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Courtright improves in control Jim Courtright did not respond to coaching in control Chick Serna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chick Serna did not respond to coaching in 1B