Win: Chris Williams (3-4) Loss: Joe Bollo (4-3)
Save: Tim Sain (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Williams pitching. Phil Gray grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeru Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Bollo pitching. Keiji Takagi singles to right field. Bill Juul lines out to the third baseman. Harvey Boggs strikes out. Garland Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alex Petty strikes out. Jim Hermoso grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Emmett Bair singles to right field. Tony Brackenridge singles to right field. Emmett Bair advances to third on the hit. Kurt Grover singles to right field. Emmett Bair scores. Tony Brackenridge is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Chris Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Toshiaki Kawamura reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Sheridan. Joe Bollo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Bollo flies out to the center fielder. Phil Gray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toshiaki Kawamura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Keiji Takagi strikes out. Bill Juul grounds out to the second baseman. Harvey Boggs doubles to left field. Garland Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Casey Spooner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alex Petty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Emmett Bair grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Brackenridge singles past the shortstop. Kurt Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Hermoso flies out to the left fielder. Pete Clarkson strikes out. Jack Adkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chris Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Keiji Takagi hits a home run. Bill Juul flies out to the left fielder. Harvey Boggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Toshiaki Kawamura flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bollo flies out to the right fielder. Phil Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Garland Girardi singles to left field. Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Emmett Bair flies out to the center fielder. Tony Brackenridge hits a home run. Garland Girardi scores. Toshihisa Oishi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kurt Grover grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Casey Spooner walks. Alex Petty grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chris Williams walks. Keiji Takagi strikes out. Bill Juul grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harvey Boggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Hermoso flies out to the center fielder. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Adkins singles to center field. Toshiaki Kawamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Garland Girardi strikes out. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Emmett Bair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ralph Klawitter is pinch hitting for Toshihisa Oishi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Klawitter flies out to the left fielder. Phil Gray singles to left field. Shigeru Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Casey Spooner doubles to left field. Phil Gray uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Sain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alex Petty doubles to left field. Casey Spooner scores. Jim Hermoso grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Cuyler improves in control Dee Williams improves in range Scipio Wilson improves in arm Dave Hansen did not respond to coaching in endurance Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in range Bud Baker did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rene Carey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Pittaro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Milner improves in range Monte Cross did not respond to coaching in control Monte Cross did not respond to coaching in control Jason Gibson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty