Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Lake pitching. Quilvio Zitzmann walks. Sean Wright singles to center field. Quilvio Zitzmann advances to third on the hit. Reid Nicholson singles to left field. Quilvio Zitzmann scores. Bob Brantley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Sean Wright advances to third on the play. Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Barrett pitching. Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lamar Textor singles to right field. Joseph Orwell singles to center field. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Kane singles to center field. Lamar Textor scores. Ronn Moreno walks. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Dick Holt singles to right field. Joseph Orwell scores. Jimmy Kane scores. Ronn Moreno aggressively advances to third on the hit. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Johnson singles to right field. Jack Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Johnson advances to second on the play. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the shortstop. John Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Lake strikes out. Mike Benitez pops out to the first baseman. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Wright flies out to the center fielder. Reid Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joseph Orwell walks. Joseph Orwell steals second. Joseph Orwell steals third. Jimmy Kane grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ronn Moreno doubles to right field. Joseph Orwell scores. Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Matthews doubles to left field. Ronn Moreno scores. Dick Holt grounds out to the third baseman. Debs Westlake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Brantley hits a home run. Teruo Takeuchi strikes out. Ed Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Lake pops out to the third baseman. Mike Benitez strikes out. Lamar Textor hits a home run. Joseph Orwell walks. Jimmy Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the center fielder. Harry Romero strikes out. Quilvio Zitzmann hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sean Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ronn Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Holt singles to right field. Debs Westlake doubles to center field. Bob Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Reid Nicholson pops out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley singles to left field. Teruo Takeuchi doubles to left field. Ed Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Brantley scores. Jack Smith singles to center field. Teruo Takeuchi scores. Clete Schoonmaker triples. Jack Smith scores. Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Romero walks. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Benitez singles to center field. Lamar Textor grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Benitez advances to second on the play. Joseph Orwell singles to center field. Mike Benitez scores. Joseph Orwell steals second. Jimmy Kane hits a home run. Joseph Orwell scores. Ronn Moreno hits an infield single to the third baseman. Johnny Matthews hits a home run. Ronn Moreno scores. Dick Holt flies out to the center fielder. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sean Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Reid Nicholson doubles past the left fielder. Bob Brantley is hit by a pitch. Teruo Takeuchi strikes out. Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ian McNulty walks. Mike Benitez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lucky Mankowski pitching. Jack Smith strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the right fielder. Harry Romero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joseph Orwell strikes out. Jimmy Kane walks. Ronn Moreno walks. Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Dick Holt lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann doubles to right field. Bubba McDaniel is pinch hitting for Sean Wright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bubba McDaniel flies out to the center fielder. Reid Nicholson walks. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Teruo Takeuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Ronn Moreno (3), Johnny Matthews (7), Debs Westlake (5).HR - Lamar Textor (1), Jimmy Kane (5), Johnny Matthews (4).GIDP - Mike Benitez. Baserunning: SB - Joseph Orwell 3 (12).
Game Notes Ronn Moreno is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in control Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Pete Haad did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pete Haad did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in control Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in velocity Aurelio Brideweser did not respond to coaching in velocity Placido Beck improves in range Bobby Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control