Win: Carlos Velasquez (9-9) Loss: Bill Monoboquette (3-10)
Save: Ray Bare (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Buck Barberie pitching. Pretzel Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Manny Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Carlos Velasquez pitching. Jay Rolen strikes out. Doug Smith singles past the second baseman. Aaron Doyle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Aaron Doyle steals second. Frank Rauch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Skip Jutze strikes out. Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Julio Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Gold strikes out. Josh Reynolds singles to center field. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Josh Reynolds advances to second on the play. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Seth Wright walks. Jiro Asakura singles to right field. Carlos Velasquez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pretzel Roberts reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jay Rolen. Seth Wright scores. Jiro Asakura scores. Bob Bailor singles to center field. Manny Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Skip Jutze flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Buck Barberie grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Rolen flies out to the right fielder. Doug Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Julio Rodriguez strikes out. Seth Wright lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Aaron Doyle grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Frank Rauch doubles past the right fielder. Alex Gold grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Reynolds walks. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jiro Asakura grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Velasquez grounds out to the pitcher. Pretzel Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg is hit by a pitch. Buck Barberie lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Rolen singles to left field. Bruce Spongberg scores. Doug Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Rolen advances to second on the play. Aaron Doyle singles to center field. Jay Rolen scores. Aaron Doyle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Skip Jutze hits a home run. Ronald Acuna Jr. is hit by a pitch. Julio Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frank Rauch singles to right field. Frank Rauch is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Gold singles to left field. Josh Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Alex Gold is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Seth Wright doubles past the first baseman. Bob Alvis 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. Jiro Asakura singles to right field. Seth Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Velasquez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Chesnes is pinch hitting for Pretzel Roberts. Johnny Chesnes flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bailor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Bailor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Johnny Egloff enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Chesnes at CF. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Spongberg walks. Brick Drake is pinch hitting for Bob Alvis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brick Drake pops out to the shortstop. Jay Rolen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Cy Brunson pitching. Manny Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Skip Jutze strikes out. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Doug Smith singles to right field. Aaron Doyle pops out to the second baseman. Doug Smith steals second. Frank Rauch singles to left field. Doug Smith scores. Alex Gold flies out to the right fielder. Josh Reynolds singles to left field. Frank Rauch advances to third on the hit. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Julio Rodriguez is hit by a pitch. Julio Rodriguez steals second. Seth Wright strikes out. Jiro Asakura grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Fox is pinch hitting for Carlos Velasquez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Fox singles to center field. Julio Rodriguez scores. George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Egloff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lee Bare pitching. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the pitcher. George Sanders is pinch hitting for George Lipetri. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Sanders pops out to the pitcher. Jay Rolen singles past the shortstop. Doug Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Frank Rauch (21).HBP - Bruce Spongberg (1). Baserunning: SB - Doug Smith (13), Aaron Doyle (19).CS - Aaron Doyle (7), Frank Rauch (9), Alex Gold (11). Fielding: E - Jay Rolen.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Denny McLain did not respond to coaching in control Heinie Stephenson did not respond to coaching in range Tillie Marshall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Denny McLain did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian Merritt improves in power_vs_righty Elmer Clark did not respond to coaching in control Bill Garrison did not respond to coaching in arm Brian Merritt improves in arm