Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Lake pitching. Alex Altenburg singles to center field. Bill Ruberto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tsutomu Kadota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fenton Arft pitching. Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lamar Textor strikes out. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Reid Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Bubba McDaniel grounds out to the shortstop. Quilvio Zitzmann pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Gregory pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the third baseman. Gene McGovern grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jason Metz triples. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Metz scores. Fenton Arft grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dave Waddell grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Panther flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Ruberto grounds out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Kadota flies out to the right fielder. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Benitez lines out to the first baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Debs Westlake singles to center field. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bubba McDaniel grounds out to the second baseman. Quilvio Zitzmann singles past the shortstop. Jason Metz singles to right field. Quilvio Zitzmann advances to third on the hit. Bob Brantley doubles to left field. Quilvio Zitzmann scores. Fenton Arft grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Metz scores. Bob Brantley advances to third on the play. Alex Altenburg singles to left field. Bob Brantley scores. Alex Altenburg steals second. Bill Ruberto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Matthews flies out to the right fielder. Gene McGovern grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Waddell singles to right field. Todd Panther flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tsutomu Kadota singles to center field. Reid Nicholson singles to right field. Bubba McDaniel doubles to center field. Tsutomu Kadota scores. Reid Nicholson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Quilvio Zitzmann strikes out. Jason Metz strikes out. Bob Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Mike Benitez walks. Mike Benitez steals second. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Benitez advances to third on the play. Debs Westlake strikes out. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alec Worrell pitching. Fenton Arft grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Altenburg walks. Bill Ruberto flies out to the center fielder. Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Johnny Matthews grounds out to the catcher. Gene McGovern grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Waddell doubles to center field. Todd Panther hits a home run. Dave Waddell scores. Cliff Akers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joseph Orwell is pinch hitting for Alec Worrell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lucky Mankowski pitching. Reid Nicholson pops out to the shortstop. Bubba McDaniel singles past the third baseman. Quilvio Zitzmann singles to center field. Bubba McDaniel advances to third on the hit. Jason Metz flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bubba McDaniel scores. Bob Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Benitez strikes out. Lamar Textor grounds out to the third baseman. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gregg Haldeman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Johnson is pinch hitting for Cliff Akers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Johnson walks. Alex Altenburg triples. Ed Johnson scores. Bill Ruberto flies out to the right fielder. Teruo Takeuchi is pinch hitting for Tsutomu Kadota. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Steve Finley pitching. Ed Gregory singles to center field. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Gene McGovern singles to center field. Ed Gregory advances to third on the hit. Dave Waddell grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Gregory scores. Gene McGovern advances to second on the play. Red Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Panther singles to left field. Gene McGovern scores. Jimmy Kane is pinch hitting for Gregg Haldeman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Kane doubles to left field. Mike Benitez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Bubba McDaniel (5), Bob Brantley (17).3B - Alex Altenburg (6), Jason Metz (2).SF - Jason Metz, Bob Brantley.GIDP - Bill Ruberto. Baserunning: SB - Alex Altenburg (8).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Gerner did not respond to coaching in range Ross Rohr-Beck improves in speed Jay Brewster did not respond to coaching in speed Irv Barthelson improves in range Steve Foxen did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Gerner did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Cruz improves in arm Cupid Grace did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in velocity Howie Spognardi did not respond to coaching in endurance Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in control