Win: Josh Barnes (11-12) Loss: Victor Vaughn (2-7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Victor Vaughn pitching. Curt Smith walks. Mike Oulliber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Smith advances to second on the play. Joe Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Izzy Morales singles to center field. Curt Smith is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Josh Barnes pitching. George Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Josh Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Doug Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Merritt Hancock grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Montalvo singles to right field. Tom Montalvo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Tuttle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm flies out to the right fielder. Alex Gold grounds out to the third baseman. Brick Drake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kent Davison grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Josh Barnes strikes out. Curt Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Doyle grounds out to the pitcher. Victor Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Oulliber hits a home run. Joe Bell pops out to the second baseman. Izzy Morales doubles to right field. Merritt Hancock flies out to the right fielder. Tom Montalvo walks. Fred Tuttle triples. Izzy Morales scores. Tom Montalvo scores. Kent Davison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Sanders strikes out. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Josh Barnes strikes out. Curt Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mike Oulliber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm pops out to the shortstop. Alex Gold singles to center field. Brick Drake strikes out. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Bell flies out to the center fielder. Izzy Morales singles to right field. Merritt Hancock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Izzy Morales advances to second on the play. Bill Pryor 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. Tom Montalvo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Aaron Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Pryor strikes out. George Sanders walks. Josh Reynolds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Sanders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Fred Tuttle grounds out to the third baseman. Kent Davison hits a home run. Josh Barnes pops out to the shortstop. Jim Howley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Smith lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Doug Smith singles to center field. Frank Wilhelm doubles to right field. Doug Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Gold flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Brick Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Oulliber walks. Joe Bell doubles to right field. Mike Oulliber uses his aggressiveness and scores. Izzy Morales strikes out. Merritt Hancock lines out to the shortstop. George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Montalvo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Seiichiro Ishikawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Curt Smith at SS. Aaron Doyle singles to center field. Steve Hodkey is pinch hitting for George Lipetri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Hodkey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Alvis pitching. Fred Tuttle singles to right field. Kent Davison walks. Josh Barnes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Seiichiro Ishikawa walks. Mike Oulliber flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Josh Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Smith flies out to the left fielder. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Girardi improves in contact_vs_lefty Carl Ogrodowski improves in arm Marty Ruhle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Burkhart did not respond to coaching in endurance Danny Girardi did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Youngs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Merritt improves in range Frank Rauch improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Miller improves in power_vs_righty Frank Rauch improves in RF