Win: Kazuhiro Inagaki (7-4) Loss: Howard Smith (12-4)
Save: Jose Miller (22)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kazuhiro Inagaki pitching. Johnny Hook strikes out. Bill Mitchell strikes out. Clarence Ayers walks. Bret Konieczny walks. Tomas Tenace pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Howard Smith pitching. Jim Maynard walks. Terry Brewington singles to right field. Shawn Sims singles to left field. Jim Maynard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Terry Brewington advances to third on the hit. Bud Greene flies out to the right fielder. Chris Lundbom singles to left field. Terry Brewington scores. Shawn Sims aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chris Lundbom is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dwayne Werhas reached on a fielding error by Carlos Chiamparino. Shawn Sims scores. Rude Justin Rudi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich singles to left field. Koichi Nakamura singles to center field. Carlos Chiamparino grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ron Gertenrich advances to third on the play. Howard Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuhiro Inagaki strikes out. Jim Maynard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnny Hook grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mitchell pops out to the shortstop. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Terry Brewington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shawn Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bret Konieczny singles to right field. Tomas Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gertenrich singles to left field. Koichi Nakamura grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bret Konieczny is out at third base. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chris Lundbom flies out to the left fielder. Dwayne Werhas strikes out. Rude Justin Rudi singles to left field. Frank Ford walks. Kazuhiro Inagaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Howard Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Hook grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mitchell walks. Clarence Ayers walks. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Maynard flies out to the left fielder. Terry Brewington pops out to the first baseman. Shawn Sims grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tomas Tenace hits a home run. Ron Gertenrich walks. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gertenrich steals second. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder. Howard Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bud Greene flies out to the right fielder. Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Dwayne Werhas flies out to the right fielder. Rude Justin Rudi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Johnny Hook strikes out. Bill Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Ford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuhiro Inagaki strikes out. Jim Maynard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bret Konieczny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Tomas Tenace pops out to the third baseman. Ron Gertenrich singles to center field. Watty Downs 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 1st. Ron Gertenrich steals second. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terry Brewington grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Sims flies out to the right fielder. Bud Greene hits an infield single to the shortstop. Chris Lundbom walks. Dwayne Werhas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jose Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlos Chiamparino pops out to the first baseman. Tsuyoshi Yoshida is pinch hitting for Howard Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tsuyoshi Yoshida strikes out. Johnny Hook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jackie Meusel did not respond to coaching in control Bud Morgan improves in power_vs_righty John Pena did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lee Bouchee did not respond to coaching in control Pete Ferens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Creighton Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity 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: Nigel Joseph improves in speed Earle Manrique did not respond to coaching in control Brook Veres did not respond to coaching in control Lloyd Foster did not respond to coaching in velocity Nigel Joseph did not respond to coaching in speed Ike Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity