Inning: 1 Minnesota Lynn Keener pitching. Johnny Hook singles to right field. Bill Mitchell lines out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Hook is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bret Konieczny grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Howard Smith pitching. Jim Maynard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Porter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dwayne Werhas doubles to left field. Chris Lundbom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder. Ed Unglaub doubles to center field. Beiker Miller singles to right field. Ed Unglaub scores. Ron Gertenrich flies out to the right fielder. Howard Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Shawn Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Greene triples. Terry Brewington singles to left field. Bud Greene scores. Gene Wehmeier strikes out. Lynn Keener grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Terry Brewington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnny Hook flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Ayers doubles to center field. Bret Konieczny singles to left field. Clarence Ayers scores. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Maynard walks. Harry Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Maynard advances to second on the play. Dwayne Werhas walks. Chris Lundbom walks. Shawn Sims strikes out. Bud Greene lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Unglaub grounds out to the pitcher. Beiker Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Gertenrich reached on a fielding error by Dwayne Werhas. Ron Gertenrich steals second. Howard Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Terry Brewington grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Wehmeier strikes out. Lynn Keener grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Hook flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mitchell walks. Clarence Ayers hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Maynard singles to right field. Harry Porter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dwayne Werhas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Unglaub singles past the third baseman. Ed Unglaub steals second. Beiker Miller singles to left field. Ed Unglaub scores. Ron Gertenrich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Beiker Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Howard Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Howard Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dwayne Werhas. Johnny Hook strikes out. Bill Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Chris Lundbom grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Sims walks. Bud Greene singles to left field. Terry Brewington lines out to the shortstop. Gene Wehmeier singles to right field. Shawn Sims scores. Rude Justin Rudi is pinch hitting for Lynn Keener. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rude Justin Rudi singles to left field. Bud Greene uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Wehmeier advances to third on the hit. Rude Justin Rudi steals second. Jim Maynard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cupid Ross pitching. Clarence Ayers singles to right field. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Ed Unglaub flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Porter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwayne Werhas doubles to right field. Chris Lundbom walks. Shawn Sims grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Beiker Miller doubles to left field. Ron Gertenrich singles to right field. Beiker Miller scores. Ron Gertenrich steals second. The catcher fields the ball and Ron Gertenrich is thrown out at third. Johnny Hook flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mitchell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Howard Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bud Greene flies out to the center fielder. Terry Brewington singles past the second baseman. Gene Wehmeier doubles to right field. Terry Brewington uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tyson Sanford is pinch hitting for Cupid Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tyson Sanford walks. Jim Maynard walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Sundberg 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. Harry Porter lines out to the shortstop. Dwayne Werhas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jose Miller pitching. Clarence Ayers flies out to the left fielder. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Shawn Sims strikes out. Bud Greene walks. Terry Brewington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Ed Unglaub strikes out. Beiker Miller doubles to center field. Jim Gainey is pinch running for Beiker Miller on 2nd base. Ron Gertenrich singles to right field. Jim Gainey scores. Joe Sundberg lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Gene Wehmeier flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Smith is pinch hitting for Jose Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ricardo Smith strikes out. Jim Maynard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Joe Sundberg is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dixie Ortiz did not respond to coaching in control Link Bowcock did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Alberts did not respond to coaching in velocity Nelson McLeland did not respond to coaching in control Lee Bouchee did not respond to coaching in velocity Loren Bramhall improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brook Veres did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Lindsey did not respond to coaching in control Cannonball Archer improves in velocity Walt Donnels improves in speed Dave Busby improves in range Eddie Chiozza did not respond to coaching in speed