Win: Orval Cotter (1-0) Loss: Eric Belliard (3-4)
Save: Adam Pico (11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dana Housie pitching. Tim Simon strikes out. Brad Hopkins walks. Bill Gallagher singles to center field. George Maddux doubles to left field. Brad Hopkins scores. Bill Gallagher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clyde Jones pops out to the third baseman. Don Shallock pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Hines pitching. Tony Whisenant pops out to the third baseman. Ernesto Lalana strikes out. Jim Oates reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tony Greene. Steve Kampouris reached on a 2-base fielding error by Monte Teed. Jim Oates scores. Jose Adams flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Monte Teed grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Greene singles to right field. Ray Hines lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Simon singles to left field. Tony Greene is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carl Bartley grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Nick Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Dillard walks. Dana Housie singles to left field. Ed Dillard advances to third on the hit. Tony Whisenant pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brad Hopkins reached on a fielding error by Nick Nichols. Bill Gallagher grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ernesto Lalana singles to center field. Jim Oates grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ernesto Lalana is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Kampouris lines out to the first baseman. Jose Adams doubles to left field. Jim Oates uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Bartley singles to left field. Jose Adams scores. Nick Nichols walks. Ed Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Clyde Jones flies out to the left fielder. Don Shallock pops out to the first baseman. Monte Teed flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dana Housie flies out to the right fielder. Tony Whisenant strikes out. Ernesto Lalana doubles to right field. Jim Oates grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tony Greene lines out to the shortstop. Ray Hines walks. Tim Simon flies out to the right fielder. Brad Hopkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Kampouris singles to center field. Steve Kampouris steals second. Don Shallock throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jose Adams singles to right field. Steve Kampouris scores. Jose Adams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carl Bartley strikes out. Nick Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Gallagher strikes out. George Maddux flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Dillard strikes out. Dana Housie strikes out. Tony Whisenant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Don Shallock hits a home run. Monte Teed walks. Tony Greene strikes out. Jose Moran is pinch hitting for Ray Hines. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Monte Teed steals second. Jose Moran singles to left field. Monte Teed scores. Orval Cotter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Simon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Walter Oliver pitching. Ernesto Lalana doubles to center field. Jim Oates walks. Steve Kampouris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ernesto Lalana advances to third on the play. Jose Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Brad Hopkins singles to left field. Brad Hopkins is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Gallagher strikes out. George Maddux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Eric Belliard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Bartley strikes out. Nick Nichols walks. Ed Dillard flies out to the center fielder. Frank Washburn is pinch hitting for Orval Cotter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nick Nichols steals second. Frank Washburn singles to center field. Nick Nichols scores. Tony Whisenant grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Washburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Adam Pico pitching. Clyde Jones flies out to the center fielder. Don Shallock pops out to the shortstop. Monte Teed singles to right field. Tony Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - George Maddux (14).HR - Don Shallock (5).GIDP - Tim Simon, Bill Gallagher. Baserunning: SB - Monte Teed (4).CS - Brad Hopkins (3). Fielding: E - Don Shallock, Monte Teed, Tony Greene.
Batting:2B - Ernesto Lalana 2 (9), Jose Adams (10).GIDP - Steve Kampouris. Baserunning: SB - Steve Kampouris (3), Nick Nichols (4).CS - Jose Adams (2). Fielding: E - Nick Nichols.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bert Crawford did not respond to coaching in speed Jermaine Brubaker did not respond to coaching in control Bill Johnson improves in arm Mike Castino improves in arm Anders Lloyd improves in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Ratliff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Armando Templeton did not respond to coaching in velocity Brett Coulter did not respond to coaching in control Armando Templeton improves in control Larry Metzig improves in 3B