Inning: 1 Kansas City Yoshio Kaneko pitching. John Brown strikes out. Alex Altenburg hits a home run. Patrick McDavid doubles to left field. Hank Aurilia pops out to the catcher. Brian Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fenton Arft pitching. Ian McNulty hits a home run. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Ed Gregory singles to center field. Ed Gregory steals second. Dave Waddell flies out to the right fielder. Carl McElveen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Brantley singles to right field. Carl Leonard grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Brantley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carl Leonard steals second. Hirotsugu Araidai flies out to the left fielder. Fenton Arft singles to center field. Carl Leonard scores. John Brown walks. Alex Altenburg singles to right field. Patrick McDavid flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Eric Kroll triples. Yuuji Iwadate singles to right field. Eric Kroll scores. Mike Hawk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yoshio Kaneko singles past the shortstop. Ian McNulty grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hank Aurilia doubles to center field. Brian Simmons walks. Bob Brantley strikes out. Carl Leonard strikes out. Hirotsugu Araidai grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Simmons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joseph Orwell strikes out. Ed Gregory hits a home run. Dave Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Carl McElveen singles to center field. Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fenton Arft strikes out. John Brown hits a home run. Alex Altenburg flies out to the center fielder. Patrick McDavid walks. Patrick McDavid steals second. Hank Aurilia lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate singles to center field. Mike Hawk strikes out. Yoshio Kaneko lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Yuuji Iwadate forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Yoshio Kaneko steals second. Ian McNulty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brian Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Carl Leonard singles to center field. Hirotsugu Araidai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Boileryard Picone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joseph Orwell walks. Ed Gregory strikes out. Dave Waddell walks. Carl McElveen strikes out. Eric Kroll walks. Yuuji Iwadate singles to left field. Joseph Orwell scores. Dave Waddell scores. Eric Kroll advances to third on the hit. Gene Farner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hawk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gene Farner strikes out. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Alex Altenburg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshio Kaneko singles to center field. Yoshio Kaneko is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ian McNulty strikes out. Joseph Orwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Patrick McDavid flies out to the left fielder. Hank Aurilia singles to center field. Brian Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Bob Brantley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Gregory hits a home run. Greg Forbes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Waddell strikes out. Carl McElveen walks. Eric Kroll doubles to right field. Carl McElveen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buckshot Small comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hawk singles to left field. Eric Kroll scores. Yoshio Kaneko walks. Ian McNulty walks. Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Carl Leonard singles to right field. Hirotsugu Araidai grounds out to the catcher. Carl Leonard advances to second on the play. Jim McIntosh is pinch hitting for Buckshot Small. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim McIntosh strikes out. Al Miller is pinch hitting for John Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Miller singles to center field. Carl Leonard scores. Jack Roberts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Altenburg walks. Patrick McDavid singles to center field. Al Miller scores. Alex Altenburg advances to third on the hit. Hank Aurilia walks. Brian Simmons singles to left field. Alex Altenburg scores. Patrick McDavid scores. Roy Harrington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Brantley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brian Simmons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Harry Haas pitching. Ed Gregory grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Waddell singles to left field. Dave Waddell steals second. Carl McElveen pops out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Dave Waddell scores. Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jonathan Bohen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carl Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Hirotsugu Araidai singles to center field. Harry Haas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Harry Haas strikes out. Al Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Eric Kroll (21).3B - Eric Kroll (4).HR - Ian McNulty (14), Ed Gregory 2 (19), Eric Kroll (14).GIDP - Mike Hawk. Baserunning: SB - Ed Gregory (33), Dave Waddell (13), Yoshio Kaneko (3).CS - Yoshio Kaneko (4).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Ross Rohr-Beck did not respond to coaching in arm Eddie Lambert did not respond to coaching in control Ross Rohr-Beck improves in power_vs_righty Clete Schoonmaker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eddie Lambert did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Kipper improves in velocity Johnny Matthews improves in contact_vs_lefty Ronn Moreno improves in speed Mike Benitez did not respond to coaching in arm Robin Politte improves in speed Larry Roettger improves in contact_vs_lefty