Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Thirteentwo pitching. Jim Gilbert singles to center field. Jim Gilbert is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Callahan walks. Jose Kaline flies out to the right fielder. Scott Ruffing flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Balor Kemp pitching. Jose Duval strikes out. Angel Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stan Javier singles to left field. Neal Chappelle strikes out. Stan Javier is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Robbie Bell walks. Keenan McCoy walks. Balor Kemp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jed Wilie singles to center field. Shawn Powers singles to right field. Gary Corriden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jed Wilie advances to third on the play. Henry Lee IV strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Gilbert strikes out. Ron Callahan strikes out. Jose Kaline walks. Scott Ruffing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Karl Crosby grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Thirteentwo lines out to the third baseman. Jose Duval singles to left field. Angel Jones singles to left field. Jose Duval advances to third on the hit. Angel Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Stan Javier flies out to the left fielder. Neal Chappelle singles to center field. Robbie Bell strikes out. Keenan McCoy walks. Balor Kemp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Willie Gilbert strikes out. Jed Wilie walks. Jed Wilie is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shawn Powers singles to left field. Gary Corriden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ron Callahan singles to center field. Jose Kaline doubles to left field. Ron Callahan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Ruffing grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jose Kaline advances to third on the play. Stan Javier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Henry Lee IV triples. Karl Crosby doubles to right field. Henry Lee IV scores. Bill Thirteentwo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Thirteentwo grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Duval singles to center field. Karl Crosby scores. Angel Jones walks. Willie Gilbert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Neal Chappelle singles to right field. Robbie Bell singles past the first baseman. Turner McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keenan McCoy singles to right field. Neal Chappelle scores. Balor Kemp pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jim Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Robbie Bell advances to third on the play. Keenan McCoy advances to second on the play. Ron Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jed Wilie singles to center field. Shawn Powers walks. Ferdie Hodge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Corriden walks. Henry Lee IV singles to right field. Jed Wilie scores. Karl Crosby singles to left field. Shawn Powers scores. Gary Corriden scores. John Powers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Davidson is pinch hitting for Turner McGee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Greg Davidson strikes out. Jose Duval lines out to the second baseman. Angel Jones singles to center field. Henry Lee IV scores. Karl Crosby advances to third on the hit. Angel Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Fred Rader pitching. Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Ruffing strikes out. Stan Javier pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Willie Gilbert singles to right field. Jed Wilie grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Shawn Powers lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Neal Chappelle singles to left field. Robbie Bell singles to left field. Keenan McCoy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Robbie Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Claude Cantwell is pinch hitting for John Powers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Claude Cantwell flies out to the right fielder. Jim Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Donnell Rawlings pitching. Gary Corriden grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Lee IV grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Crosby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ron Callahan singles to right field. Jose Kaline strikes out. Scott Ruffing walks. Tom Gooch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Stan Javier strikes out. Neal Chappelle walks. Robbie Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 14 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Karl Crosby (24).3B - Henry Lee IV (6).GIDP - Willie Gilbert, Jed Wilie, Gary Corriden. Baserunning: CS - Angel Jones 2 (13), Jed Wilie (9).
Game Notes Tom Gooch is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Grady Hoyt did not respond to coaching in speed Grady Hoyt improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Encarnacion did not respond to coaching in control Grady Hoyt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lee Ferrara did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Klinger improves in power_vs_righty Don Montague improves in arm Henke Rammstein did not respond to coaching in control Al Klinger improves in speed