Win: Dave Hansen (1-0) Loss: Jack Gosger (0-1)
Save: Tom Lewis (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Hansen pitching. Jim Colangelo grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Thorpe strikes out. Garland Girardi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Gosger pitching. Mike Steinecke grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Cora singles to right field. Monty Rothel strikes out. Cecil Vickers pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Emmett Bair singles to right field. Jimmy Sheridan grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Spider Holliday singles to right field. Alex Petty pops out to the second baseman. Spider Holliday steals second. Bill Ruether grounds out to the catcher. Tim Doherty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ken Schriver doubles to right field. Bill Flood strikes out. Jack Gosger grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Colangelo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dave Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Mike Steinecke doubles past the center fielder. Craig Cora singles to center field. Mike Steinecke scores. Monty Rothel grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Phil Thorpe flies out to the right fielder. Garland Girardi grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Robles singles to right field. Mike Robles is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Cecil Vickers grounds out to the second baseman. Spider Holliday singles in front of the center fielder. Alex Petty singles past the shortstop. Bill Ruether grounds out to the third baseman. Spider Holliday advances to third on the play. Alex Petty advances to second on the play. Tim Doherty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Emmett Bair flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Ken Schriver walks. Bill Flood singles to right field. Jack Gosger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Hansen walks. Mike Steinecke grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Hansen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Craig Cora singles to right field. Mike Steinecke advances to third on the hit. Monty Rothel singles to center field. Mike Steinecke scores. Cecil Vickers grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Cora advances to third on the play. Monty Rothel advances to second on the play. Spider Holliday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Colangelo grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Thorpe hits a home run. Garland Girardi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ruether walks. Tim Doherty strikes out. Dave Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Emmett Bair grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Ken Schriver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Steinecke grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Cora hits a home run. Monty Rothel strikes out. Cecil Vickers doubles to right field. Spider Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Flood singles in front of the right fielder. Keiji Takagi is pinch hitting for Jack Gosger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Keiji Takagi strikes out. Bill Flood steals second. Jim Colangelo strikes out. Phil Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Manny May pitching. Alex Petty doubles past the third baseman. Bill Ruether singles to right field. Alex Petty scores. Tim Doherty grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Ruether is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shigeru Takahashi is pinch hitting for Dave Hansen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shigeru Takahashi walks. Mike Steinecke walks. Craig Cora strikes out. Monty Rothel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tom Lewis pitching. Jack Adkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Monty Rothel at 2B. Garland Girardi singles to center field. Mike Robles singles to center field. Garland Girardi advances to third on the hit. Emmett Bair lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Ken Schriver singles to left field. Garland Girardi scores. Mike Robles advances to third on the hit. Bill Flood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Oad Heitmuller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oad Heitmuller did not respond to coaching in range Ken Brown did not respond to coaching in control Oad Heitmuller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harvey Boggs improves in power_vs_righty Kurt Grover did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Preston Mills did not respond to coaching in velocity Toshiaki Kawamura did not respond to coaching in arm Dee Williams improves in range Todd Ley did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Breckinridge did not respond to coaching in velocity Toshiaki Kawamura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Count Johnston did not respond to coaching in C