Win: Lefty Hoak (11-12) Loss: John Upright (17-8)
Save: Phil Baez (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota John Upright pitching. Tim Lyons walks. Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lyons advances to second on the play. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Shawn Doheny singles to center field. Tim Lyons scores. Bill Jonnard is hit by a pitch. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Seattle Lefty Hoak pitching. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuhiro Yamazaki grounds out to the third baseman. Eppa Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Anderson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Luke Sawatski. Jim Werth strikes out. Lefty Hoak flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lyons singles to center field. Marty Anderson scores. Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Mo Mejia walks. Sam Micheltorena grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mo Mejia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Blanco grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Joe Cordero pops out to the first baseman. Takahiko Nagao walks. John Upright lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Anderson strikes out. Jim Werth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Yasuhiro Yamazaki strikes out. Eppa Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Mo Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lefty Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Sam Micheltorena grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Blanco strikes out. Joe Cordero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Bill Jonnard walks. Joe Kinslow doubles to left field. Bill Jonnard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marty Anderson singles past the third baseman. Joe Kinslow scores. Jim Werth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Takahiko Nagao doubles to right field. John Upright lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Takahiko Nagao is thrown out at third. Luke Sawatski hits a home run. John Upright scores. Yasuhiro Yamazaki flies out to the left fielder. Eppa Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lefty Hoak walks. Tim Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Doug Shoemaker pops out to the first baseman. Rickey McCloskey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lefty Hoak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Mo Mejia hits a home run. Sam Micheltorena flies out to the center fielder. Rick Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Cordero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Shawn Doheny singles to center field. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Joe Kinslow flies out to the left fielder. Marty Anderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shawn Doheny is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Phil Baez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Pete Trombley is pinch hitting for John Upright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Trombley strikes out. Luke Sawatski walks. Yasuhiro Yamazaki singles to center field. Luke Sawatski advances to third on the hit. Eppa Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chad Chase pitching. Jim Werth walks. Phil Baez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Lyons strikes out. Doug Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Mo Mejia singles to center field. Sam Micheltorena grounds out to the pitcher. Mo Mejia advances to second on the play. Rick Blanco flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cordero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Seattle total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Joe Kinslow is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Beltre did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Smith improves in speed Johnny Brennan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Smith improves in power_vs_righty Bob Soriano improves in power_vs_lefty Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dave Darling did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Sothern improves in speed Dave Darling did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Sothern did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Sothern did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Mattingly improves in arm Fritz Beck did not respond to coaching in SS