Win: Gary Grimes (5-2) Loss: Takumi TK Ogai (1-9)
Save: Alex Kilgus (28)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Benny Heath pitching. Rube Harris pops out to the second baseman. Mike Cafego strikes out. Mac Falls hits a home run. Romeo Hobbs singles to right field. George Bowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Reggie King pitching. Tomokazu T Kuzava pops out to the catcher. Claude TK Estalella hits a home run. Dutch K Young strikes out. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Cap Jennings singles to left field. Al Embree grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cap Jennings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wes Pena singles to center field. Reggie King lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rube Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed K Fain reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Embree. Terry W Carr strikes out. Ralph W Brow grounds out to the second baseman. Ed K Fain advances to third on the play. Chris Stewart reached on a fielding error by Wes Pena. Ed K Fain scores. Benny Heath grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chris Stewart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Cafego flies out to the left fielder. Mac Falls grounds out to the shortstop. Romeo Hobbs doubles to left field. George Bowers lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella hits a home run. Dutch K Young strikes out. Chet K Daviault walks. Chet K Daviault is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Al Embree flies out to the center fielder. Wes Pena walks. Reggie King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed K Fain singles to right field. Terry W Carr pops out to the third baseman. Ralph W Brow doubles to center field. Ed K Fain uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rube Harris triples. Mike Cafego flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rube Harris scores. Mac Falls hits a home run. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. George Bowers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella singles to center field. Dutch K Young strikes out. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Cap Jennings flies out to the right fielder. Al Embree flies out to the right fielder. Wes Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed K Fain doubles to right field. Terry W Carr grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph W Brow strikes out. Chris Stewart hits a home run. Ed K Fain scores. Chris Bullett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Randy Reyes is pinch hitting for Chris Bullett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Reyes strikes out. Rube Harris strikes out. Mike Cafego is hit by a pitch. Mac Falls pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gary Grimes pitching. Tomokazu T Kuzava singles to right field. Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Dutch K Young singles to center field. Tomokazu T Kuzava is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Chet K Daviault pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Grady Sizemore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Claude TK Estalella at LF. Andy Maler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Romeo Hobbs singles to right field. George Bowers singles to left field. Cap Jennings hits a home run. Romeo Hobbs scores. George Bowers scores. Takumi TK Ogai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Embree flies out to the right fielder. Wes Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Thomasson is pinch hitting for Gary Grimes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Thomasson walks. Rube Harris hits a home run. Gary Thomasson scores. Mike Cafego hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mac Falls flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Alex Kilgus pitching. Vern Charles enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Bowers at 3B. Ed K Fain strikes out. Terry W Carr flies out to the right fielder. Ralph W Brow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dixie Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Romeo Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Vern Charles singles to center field. Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Charles advances to second on the play. Al Embree strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chris Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Toporcer is pinch hitting for Dixie Slaton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Toporcer walks. Tomokazu T Kuzava lines out to the third baseman. Grady Sizemore walks. Dutch K Young grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Grady Sizemore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Eaton improves in power_vs_righty Doug Eaton improves in speed Doug Eaton improves in arm Lou Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Baker improves in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ox TK Cubillan improves in power_vs_lefty Art K McDonald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick TK Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bo K Taylor improves in control Jim K Brito did not respond to coaching in 1B