Win: Hajime Yamamoto (2-1) Loss: Bob Lake (1-3)
Save: Van LaPalme (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Hajime Yamamoto pitching. Joseph Orwell flies out to the left fielder. Ed Gregory strikes out. Dave Waddell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Lake pitching. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Al Miller strikes out. Bob Brantley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate walks. Yuuji Iwadate steals second. Mike Hawk grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Geddes grounds out to the second baseman. Yuuji Iwadate advances to third on the play. Yoelvis Carbonell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim McIntosh walks. Carl Leonard hits a home run. Jim McIntosh scores. Len Hesterfer singles to center field. Masatoshi Kusaka lines out to the second baseman. Brian Simmons strikes out. Hajime Yamamoto singles to left field. Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Lake singles to left field. Bob Lake steals second. Al Miller throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Lake scores. Ed Gregory grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Al Miller grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Brantley walks. Jim McIntosh singles to left field. Carl Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Len Hesterfer singles to right field. Masatoshi Kusaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dave Waddell lines out to the pitcher. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hawk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brian Simmons singles to right field. Hajime Yamamoto lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Brian Simmons forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Altenburg walks. Al Miller strikes out. Bob Brantley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tom Geddes grounds out to the second baseman. Yoelvis Carbonell strikes out. Gordon Fosnow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim McIntosh doubles to right field. Carl Leonard singles to right field. Jim McIntosh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Len Hesterfer pops out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Kusaka flies out to the right fielder. Brian Simmons pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Lake singles to left field. Buckshot Small 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 1st. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Ed Gregory grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lake advances to second on the play. Dave Waddell doubles to right field. Bob Lake scores. Dave Waddell steals third. Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Buckshot Small flies out to the left fielder. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Al Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Hawk strikes out. Tom Geddes flies out to the center fielder. Greg Forbes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Yoelvis Carbonell walks. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McIntosh flies out to the center fielder. Carl Leonard singles to center field. Len Hesterfer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Blue is pinch hitting for Bob Lake. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Blue strikes out. Joseph Orwell lines out to the second baseman. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gregg Haldeman pitching. Masatoshi Kusaka grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Ed Johnson is pinch hitting for Greg Forbes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Van LaPalme pitching. Dave Waddell pops out to the third baseman. Yuuji Iwadate singles to right field. Mike Hawk reached on a fielding error by Van LaPalme. Tom Geddes pops out to the first baseman. Yoelvis Carbonell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: J.R. Blackburn improves in range Ebba Batch improves in control Ebba Batch did not respond to coaching in velocity Robin Politte improves in speed Woodie Howard improves in velocity Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tsutomu Kadota did not respond to coaching in range Chris Dalesandro improves in power_vs_righty Fenton Arft did not respond to coaching in control Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in control Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in control