Win: Luis W Bennett (4-1) Loss: Frank Olivo (1-4)
Save: Ed Ortenzio (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Olivo pitching. Felix TK Engel hits a home run. Mike Meares triples. Wade K Almeida singles to left field. Mike Meares scores. Dorsey W Stewart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve K Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Luis W Bennett pitching. Alan Shea flies out to the right fielder. Ted Graves grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Peterson singles to left field. Mike Peterson steals second. Ike Walker hits a home run. Mike Peterson scores. Tsutomu Shimizu grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark K Eunick flies out to the left fielder. Chuck W Pierce hits a home run. Von Foster strikes out. Luis W Bennett singles to left field. Felix TK Engel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Brabender walks. Marv Wilson strikes out. Ross Gharrity singles to center field. Fred Brabender advances to third on the hit. Frank Olivo strikes out. Alan Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Meares grounds out to the second baseman. Wade K Almeida walks. Wade K Almeida steals second. Dorsey W Stewart singles past the first baseman. Wade K Almeida scores. Ruben K Puente comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve K Ward singles past the second baseman. Mark K Eunick strikes out. Chuck W Pierce doubles to left field. Dorsey W Stewart scores. Steve K Ward uses his aggressiveness and scores. Von Foster pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ted Graves grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ike Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Luis W Bennett pops out to the second baseman. Felix TK Engel grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Meares flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tsutomu Shimizu flies out to the left fielder. Fred Brabender singles to right field. Marv Wilson strikes out. Fred Brabender is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wade K Almeida grounds out to the second baseman. Dorsey W Stewart singles to left field. Steve K Ward hits a home run. Dorsey W Stewart scores. Taisuke Tahara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark K Eunick pops out to the catcher. Chuck W Pierce pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ross Gharrity doubles to left field. Taisuke Tahara lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alan Shea strikes out. Ted Graves lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Von Foster lines out to the shortstop. Luis W Bennett strikes out. Felix TK Engel walks. Mike Meares walks. Wade K Almeida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Peterson grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Walker strikes out. Tsutomu Shimizu doubles to center field. Fred Brabender singles to left field. Tsutomu Shimizu scores. Fred Brabender steals second. Marv Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dorsey W Stewart strikes out. Steve K Ward strikes out. Mark K Eunick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ross Gharrity grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Keen is pinch hitting for Taisuke Tahara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sammy Keen grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Shea singles to left field. Ted Graves flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie W Lemon pitching. Chuck W Pierce singles to center field. Dave W Woods is pinch hitting for Von Foster. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave W Woods strikes out. Luis W Bennett lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Chuck W Pierce forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Felix TK Engel singles to right field. Jesus K Stark is pinch hitting for Mike Meares. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jesus K Stark singles in front of the center fielder. Wade K Almeida reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tsutomu Shimizu. Luis W Bennett scores. Felix TK Engel scores. Dorsey W Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Peterson grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Walker strikes out. Tsutomu Shimizu doubles past the left fielder. Fred Brabender walks. Marv Wilson doubles to left field. Tsutomu Shimizu scores. Fred Brabender uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ross Gharrity walks. Jimmy Robidoux is pinch hitting for Charlie W Lemon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Robidoux singles past the third baseman. Marv Wilson scores. Ed Ortenzio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Shea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tony Gates pitching. Steve K Ward strikes out. Mark K Eunick strikes out. Chuck W Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ted Graves flies out to the left fielder. Mike Peterson lines out to the second baseman. Ike Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Chuck W Pierce (1).3B - Mike Meares (4).HR - Felix TK Engel (6), Steve K Ward (15), Chuck W Pierce (1).GIDP - Dorsey W Stewart. Baserunning: SB - Wade K Almeida (8).
Batting:2B - Tsutomu Shimizu 2 (13), Marv Wilson (8), Ross Gharrity (1).HR - Ike Walker (7). Baserunning: SB - Mike Peterson (5), Fred Brabender (4).CS - Fred Brabender (7). Fielding: E - Tsutomu Shimizu.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Herges did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Oscar Hale did not respond to coaching in control Chick Lyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Kneisch did not respond to coaching in velocity Otis Connaughton improves in contact_vs_lefty Chick Lyle did not respond to coaching in endurance